Tomb Raider (2018)

[BrandonJF]

Originally Posted by russdornisch

Went last Night and saw it in Dolby Cinema... there was roughly 15 people at the 7 PM showing... The film was serviceable, but like everyone else, Vikander was the best part of the film. I would love for a sequel, but have a bad feeling about this with how poor it may preform.... Not looking good for it, I think the critics killed this one, which sucks.

Yeah, I think a sequel is unlikely. I'll be surprised if it hits 30M this weekend.

I really liked it, but wasn't able to leave the theater saying it was everything I hoped it would be. I didn't know if I was to blame since I was constantly comparing it to the game's story (which I thought was preferable) and imaging the various "what ifs". I don't know if it would've been possible to adapt everything in 2 hours, but they pretty much gutted the supporting cast from the game which would've given Lara more to interact with.

Vikander was so perfect. They just didn't let her have an arc, IMO.

And it seemed to take a long time to get to the island. I wasn't bored, but I was getting worried since I knew the run time of the movie. If they were spending that much time off the island, how much time would we have on the island? And, yeah, things moved a bit too briskly for my taste once she got there.

Again, I really liked it, but I know I'm also grading on a curve. I can't go tell anyone else that they have got to see this.

Plus,

[Show spoiler] they played it real safe when it came to the supernatural stuff... meaning, there wasn't really any. I don't know why. They set it up throughout the entire movie, but then wanted to substitute "supernatural" for "science". I just kept thinking of how much better it would've been had Lara's best friend been with her, kidnapped, used as a vessel for the supernatural force, Lara rescuing her....

[Creed]

Originally Posted by Kazutaka

One for Dally and his missus.

Digital Playground Presents: "Poon Raider: A DP XXX Parody" (OFFICIAL TRAILER) - YouTube

Didn't the guy with glasses do Fake Driving School?

I'll watch it, for reasons...
Kimmy Granger!

[Beefbowl]

Originally Posted by BrandonJF

Yeah, I think a sequel is unlikely. I'll be surprised if it hits 30M this weekend.

I really liked it, but wasn't able to leave the theater saying it was everything I hoped it would be. I didn't know if I was to blame since I was constantly comparing it to the game's story (which I thought was preferable) and imaging the various "what ifs". I don't know if it would've been possible to adapt everything in 2 hours, but they pretty much gutted the supporting cast from the game which would've given Lara more to interact with.

Vikander was so perfect. They just didn't let her have an arc, IMO.

And it seemed to take a long time to get to the island. I wasn't bored, but I was getting worried since I knew the run time of the movie. If they were spending that much time off the island, how much time would we have on the island? And, yeah, things moved a bit too briskly for my taste once she got there.

Again, I really liked it, but I know I'm also grading on a curve. I can't go tell anyone else that they have got to see this.

Plus,

[Show spoiler] they played it real safe when it came to the supernatural stuff... meaning, there wasn't really any. I don't know why. They set it up throughout the entire movie, but then wanted to substitute "supernatural" for "science". I just kept thinking of how much better it would've been had Lara's best friend been with her, kidnapped, used as a vessel for the supernatural force, Lara rescuing her....

I felt the same way about the beginning. Could have done without the bike and dock scenes.

[phobicsquirrel]

For some reason, that hottie from the jumanji sequel seems to be a better Lara croft.... she kicked butt and was very easy on the eyes!!

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by Kazutaka

One for Dally and his missus.

[Show spoiler]Digital Playground Presents: "Poon Raider: A DP XXX Parody" (OFFICIAL TRAILER) - YouTube

Move over, Blade Runner. I've found a new favourite film.

[Beefbowl]

Originally Posted by phobicsquirrel

For some reason, that hottie from the jumanji sequel seems to be a better Lara croft.... she kicked butt and was very easy on the eyes!!

She looks better in blue. [emoji14]

[dgoswald]

Going off the thumbnail to that video a few posts above, the girl looks incredibly similar to the design of Lara from the first few games of the 90's. That's amazing.

[Creed]

Originally Posted by dgoswald

Going off the thumbnail to that video a few posts above, the girl looks incredibly similar to the design of Lara from the first few games of the 90's. That's amazing.

Kimmy Granger. She kinda does.

[nonametofame]

Originally Posted by russdornisch

Went last Night and saw it in Dolby Cinema... there was roughly 15 people at the 7 PM showing... The film was serviceable, but like everyone else, Vikander was the best part of the film. I would love for a sequel, but have a bad feeling about this with how poor it may preform.... Not looking good for it, I think the critics killed this one, which sucks.

My experience and impressions of the movie match up with yours quite a bit. There was probably closer to 30-40 people during my viewing though.

Dolby Cinema 7PM showing. It's the second week it's been open at the AMC Tustin 14. Presentation was excellent, except the rumble in the seats were not turned on (was kinda disappointed but they compensated with some readmits).

PQ: Great detail, sharpness and contrast, despite it being a relatively dark movie. So it definitely benefited from the HDR projector. Only a few HDR touches, some flare shots, and sun reflections. But that fit the more naturalistic feel of the movie. Besides a few obvious made for 3D scenes, I don't think this one would have great impact in 3D, especially with the dimmer screen.

AQ: Wide sound stage, and a lot aural carnage during the big action scenes. Overheads relatively limited, mainly noticeable during the end sequence. Bass was more than adequate, but never reached reference levels. Overall mixing and design felt natural, but still immersive.

I'm assuming probably 2k DI for this, but I think this would be a great 4K demo disc. Not as clean as John Wick or Zero Dark Thirty, but relatively grain free, naturalistic, and sharp like Logan or Get Out.

[phobicsquirrel]

Originally Posted by Beefbowl

She looks better in blue. [emoji14]

Blue? I'm intrigued

[Pounder]

I liked it.

[LegacyCosts]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Okay, I'm hijacking my fiancee's laptop to elaborate on my thoughts (I ruined my own last week by spilling beer on it).

Anyway, I'm a massive fan of the games, so that obviously factors into my enjoyment of the film and makes me a teeny weeny bit biased. Alicia Vikander isn't just good as Lara, she's great as Lara. The trailers don't do her justice. She's charismatic, arguably more so than the Lara of the rebooted games (who has her moments but is bland for the most part idgaf). There's little moments throughout, like the camera trailing behind Lara as she races out of a collapsing tomb, which gave my inner fanboy's boner a good ol' tug.

The three acts are clearly defined. The first is set largely in London and does an admirable job of fleshing out Lara's character. There's some questionable music along the way, mind you, and there's one too many flashbacks to Daddy Croft performing opposite a Young Lara who cannot act for toffee, but on the whole, it's good shit. Act Deux is basically a PG-13 'best of' compilation of scenes from the 2013 reboot. Act Trois conjures up the spirit of TR beautifully, with spike traps, puzzle-solving, and chasm leaping galore.

I honestly thought the writing was solid across the board. Nothing that's going to garner a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination, obviously, but I don't think I ever winced at a terrible line, which is something of a rarity when it comes to tentpole action films. Maybe if this had a lot more quips, it'd be receiving glowing reviews. Lololololololololololololol. But srsly, apart from a couple of problems inherent with the source material (like Lara recovering from her first kill mighty fast), I thoroughly enjoyed it. Everybody see this, please, so that we can get Tomb Raider 2.

As a massive fan of the first reboot you've convinced me. Moviepass time. I liked the second game too but the dad story line and Laura's horrible personality in that game definitely dragged it down. Those pc visuals tho.

[Leonidas King]

It's very mediocre. Didn't hate it but I most certainly did not love it.

Still not even the best video game movie to be made

Jolie will always remain the best Lara

[DarkEco910]

Going again tonight with a different group of friends who all have MoviePass!

[Creed]

Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

It's very mediocre. Didn't hate it but I most certainly did not love it.

Still not even the best video game movie to be made

Jolie will always remain the best Lara

Dally now:

[Leonidas King]

Things I hated (it’s a long list):

[Show spoiler]
- Her being a courier. She has no reason to be doing that!
- For a moment I thought I was revisiting Premium Rush in the opening.
- The horrible song selections they went with in the beginning.
- The Asian gang so obsessed with stealing her bag just so they can add some momentum to a boring start.
- We don’t get to see at all Lara crafting arrows, fixing up her wounds, etc like in the reboot game (major turn off).
- The father actually being in the island and actually taking part of Lara’s adventure (another major turn off).
- The villain was weak and uninteresting.
- The third act felt rushed.

[morphinapg]

Originally Posted by Vangeli

Vikander perfectly matches the rebooted Lara (in look and naivete) but improves upon her by being less of a cardboard cutout.

Nobody else could've been better for the role. She is Lara now.

Eh I would say Camilla Luddington had a better performance in the games than Vikander did in this movie, but Vikander still did a good job.

[BrandonJF]

Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

Things I hated (it’s a long list):

[Show spoiler]
- Her being a courier. She has no reason to be doing that!
- For a moment I thought I was revisiting Premium Rush in the opening.
- The horrible song selections they went with in the beginning.
- The Asian gang so obsessed with stealing her bag just so they can add some momentum to a boring start.
- We don’t get to see at all Lara crafting arrows, fixing up her wounds, etc like in the reboot game (major turn off).
- The father actually being in the island and actually taking part of Lara’s adventure (another major turn off).
- The villain was weak and uninteresting.
- The third act felt rushed.

Haha... I liked it a lot while agreeing with most of the things you hated.

[Leonidas King]

Originally Posted by BrandonJF

Haha... I liked it a lot while agreeing with most of the things you hated.

I really want to replay the 2013 reboot but not because this movie inspired me to but because its a much better movie within a game lol. There is actually a great character arc in the game that is not found in this movie.

[The Great Owl]

Three and a half stars (rounded up to four for the poll)

Seven years after her father disappeared due to unknown circumstances, the resourceful and independent Lara Croft, played by Alicia Vikander, spends her days working as a bike courier in London and trying to make her own way in the world while refusing to acknowledge her inheritance. When she discovers a key to her father's office, however, and learns that his last destination was a remote island where a mythical queen with a deathly power was entombed, she takes off on a perilous journey to the island in order to come to terms with her loss. Unfortunately, a sinister organization is one step ahead of her in their quest to open the tomb. Lara's athletic agility, her puzzle-solving skills, and her stubborn toughness are soon put to the ultimate test.

Tomb Raider is a reboot that nobody asked for, and, on the surface, it's a pointless cinematic endeavor all around, considering that the time window for another movie adaptation of the video game of the same name seems to have long since expired. Fortunately, this movie defies the logic behind its cash-grab existence, and it succeeds admirably on its own terms as an energetically fast-paced action extravaganza that owes more to the Indiana Jones movies of the 1980s and the Tarzan movies of the 1930s and 1940s than it does to the earlier video game adaptations that proceeded it.

Alicia Vikander, who has been one of my favorite actresses since I first saw her in Ex Machina, owns this film all around. She is featured in almost every single still frame, and every sequence is a wondrous celebration of her beauty and her rugged physique. This is one of those movies that inspires everyone who sees it, male or female, to hit the gym as soon as the credits roll. In contrast to the earlier Lara Croft: Tomb Raider films that depicted the title character as an impossibly statuesque pin-up in the form of Angelina Jolie, Vikander's incarnation presents a surprisingly grounded testament to what real human bodies are capable of doing. From the early London scenes, where Croft evades pursuers on a bike through the chaotic city traffic, to the island jungle moments, where she evades death by waterfalls or collapsing underground caverns, Tomb Raider is a visually-arresting reminder that choreography and stunts can still win the day over digital effects.

This may not be the most relevant or necessary movie in theaters this year, but it is one of the most fun ones out there.