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UK Holidays - Lara Croft Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (Special Collector's Edition)
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List Price: $12.98
Our Price: $6.11
Your Save: $ 6.87 ( 53% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Paramount Pictures
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Chris Barrie, Ciarán Hinds, Noah Taylor
Directed By: Jan de Bont
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Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 9780792189381
Format: Anamorphic
ISBN: 0792189388
Label: Paramount Pictures
Manufacturer: Paramount Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2003-11-18
Running Time: 117
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2003-07-25
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Editorial Reviews:
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In LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER –THE CRADLE OF LIFE, Pandora’s Box is said to house the most unspeakable evil ever known, and it is hidden in Africa in an area known as "The Cradle Of Life." Now, it is up to Lara Croft to find the infamous box before it falls into the hands of a maniacal Nobel Prize-winning scientist (Hinds), who’s intent on harnessing the evil power. Facing her greatest challenges yet, the intrepid tomb raider travels the world on a spectacular adventure that takes her to such exotic places as Hong Kong, Kenya, Tanzania, Greece and the Great Wall of China.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Movies Are Hard to Find
Comment: I'm a fan of most Angelina Jolie films, but her series of Lara Croft Tomb Raider films are great. There is so much action & adventure that these films don't leave you bored. The actors that work with her are a good group and transform into a great cast of characters. We have made these movies among our top picks to take on vacations/trips with our portable DVD player.
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Summary: Suspense and romance - just Gerry.
Comment: What can I say...where would Lara Croft be without Gerry Butler around the corner? He is believable in most any role and is such eye candy...it should have been easy for Lara to have lost interest in Pandora's Box with Gerry back in her life....
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Summary: "Your're A Hard Act To Follow Croft" ~ Rocking The Cradle As Only Lara Can
Comment: The further adventures of the fabulously sexy and deadly Lara Croft continue in the '03 sequel `Lara Croft Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life'. This film is definitely a worthy addition to the Croft mythos sending Lara in search of not so mythical Pandora's Box. Not alone in her quest, she find herself in competition with a ruthless foe determined to possess the box and release a plague upon mankind for which he possesses the only antidote.
As with the film the production values are first rate, the action fast and furious and Angelina looks fantastic. The inclusion of Gerard Butler as fellow treasure hunter and Lara's love interest is also a welcome addition to the cast. On the slightly negative side, I found the dialogue not quite as crisp as in the first film and the exclusion of that tight fitting, bluish-purple shorts outfit of Lara's was an unfortunate choice.
As far as the plot, I liked the premise and the execution of the storyline for the most part but was marginally disappointed by the ending. It wasn't quite as spectacular as one might have expected. Be that as it may, `Lara Croft Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life' is a lot of fun, I enjoyed it!
Customer Rating:
Summary: an action movie with a woman
Comment: I like movies that have some action in them. But what I really like in this movie is that it is a women that is strong willed and can get it done. Most movies have the man as the risk taker but the stunts and effects in this movie make it fun to watch.
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Summary: Average at best
Comment: The best thing about this film is Angelina Jolie, who as we know now can be a fine actress (see A Mighty Heart) as well as looking stunning. However in general this is just an overblown blockbuster with a plot thats similar to that used in the Indiana Jones films. After an admittedly promising beginning this rapidly descends into stunt after stunt followed by explosion after explosion then gun battle after gun battle and unarmed combat fight ad-nauseum. Credit where credit is due the stunts are well done, and I believe that Jolie did many herself.
So if you like films of this type then this for you - it'll be a great film you should buy regardless of how much Amazon are selling it for. For me it needed a better script and more characterisation. The combination of these two changes could easily have been done at the expense of a few stunts/explosions/fights. Theres no reason why this can't be done with films based on games. After all it has been done successfully with films based on comic strip characters (think X-men or Batman Begins).
So my advice is only buy if very cheap.
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