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OUTRAGEOUSLY ENTERTAINING FUN! 8.75 OUT OF 10, April 25, 2009
This review is from: Lara Croft Two Pack (Tomb Raider/The Cradle of Life) - Widescreen (DVD)
Are you bummed that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was a failure (I sure am, I'm still pissed about it)? Have you already watched The Mummy trilogy a dozen times over? Then this package is sure to give you a very nice fix when it comes to adventure films. Pull out the popcorn and soda, because these films are both kickass thrill rides of non-stop action.
TOMB RAIDER: SCORE: 9
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: The story focuses on a woman named Lara Croft (played by the sexy Angelina Jolie) who is an a rich archaeologist armed to the teeth and has great acrobatic skills as well. During a dream, she discovers there is a hidden compartment in her staircase with a box that her deceased father left for her to find. She then finds a mythical item called the Triangle of Life. When she begins to learn more details about it, someone else does as well, and her mansion is attacked and the item is stolen. Now she must take a dangerous journey to recover the item and prevent the thieves from using it in all the wrong ways.
MUSIC: The music has a nice adventure theme to it, and it's a great film for something like this.
ACTION: This film contains ludicrous, yet absolutely awesome action scenes with people and strange monsters. This film is explosive and is loaded with shootouts and even puzzle-solving like the game franchise. This film has many awesome action scenes, and it's hard to not have a good time watching this film.
ACTING: The actors seemed to know what they were doing, and I didn't have any problems with their acting.
OVERALL: A very good film that is ridiculously awesome. This is the closest you will ever get to a true modern-day Indiana Jones film (Let's try to pretend the fourth one didn't happen, okay?).
THE GOOD: Non-stop action, Angelina Jolie, cool shootout scenes with monsters, the puzzle-solving, the interesting storyline, and the great music.
THE BAD: It's slow in the beginning, and some of the action scenes are a little over the top.
TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE: SCORE: 8.5
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: During a dive in Italy, Lara Croft discovers a hidden area underwater from a civilization that was swallowed up by the sea many centuries previously. Then she finds clues that will lead to the most dangerous treasure yet; Pandora's Box. Like in the previous film, she has another group out to get it as well, and now she (along with a male partner) must travel to world and get to Pandora's Box before the other group does.
MUSIC: This music is pretty much just as good as the previous film's. It fits the adventure theme nicely.
ACTION: Like the first film, this one is loaded with crazy action sequences. This time they're even crazier than the previous film and it's filled with even more shootouts, and this film is more violent than the previous film.
ACTING: This film's acting is not quite as good as the first film, but it's still good.
OVERALL: Not as good as the first film, but it's still a really fun time.
THE GOOD: The action scenes, Angelina Jolie, the music, and the storyline.
THE BAD: Sometimes the action scenes are a little too crazy, this time the film's slower than the first one.
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