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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
A Decent Movie That Could Have Been Better
I gave this movie seven stars out of 10. Alot of people try to compare Tomb Raider to Indiana Jones, but that's like trying to compare the Lost in Space Movie to Star Wars. Both were quality, but one was the ultimate in its genre. The characters in Tomb Raider were lacking in depth, you had your bad guy and you had your good guys, that was that. Also, I couldn't help but feel that the end was a bit rushed, the whole movie promises a big, major, dramatic showdown at the end, or at least some interesting usage of the device that was the prize sought throughout the entire movie. All in all, however, the movie was what I was expecting: an adventure movie with alot of action and a semi-decent plot. You can't expect a movie like Citizen Kane from an adventure movie, it just doesn't happen. Adventure movies are meant to entertain without making us think too hard. This one could have used a little more thought behind it, however, and there were alot of things that the writers never clued us in on. Lara's old... nemesis? Love interest? Both? All I can say is that I hated the character, and if I were Lara, I would have let him die, but that's just my opinion. Other than the lack of deep thought, I found the movie quite enjoyable.
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (1999)
Marvelous Game!
I've heard alot of people say bad things about this game. Personally, I find it to be the best Tomb Raider game I have played. For me, it's all about gameplay AND plot... without one, the other is useless. There were quite a few challenging puzzles in this one, lots of nasty traps and enemies, too. I'll admit that I caught on fire more times than I'd like to remember, but it's all for the love of the game. I also think that this game also had the best Lara voice. I don't know if it was just the audio quality, or if they used a different voice actress, but I thought the voice acting was quite superb. My only complaint is that there weren't more "movies"... instead they gave us animations that looked like the game. If my gameplay is going to be interrupted for an animation, at least make it QUALITY animation. All in all, I found the game quite challenging and fun, and as I stated before, the plot was great. Possibly even better than the movie released this summer, which I loved.