 --- Part 1 of the Lara Croft Double Feature --- Tagline: Born into Wealth. Groomed by the Elite. Trained for Combat. Exploring lost empires, finding priceless treasures, punishing villains in mortal combat.. It's all in a day's work for adventurer Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie). But a secret from her father's (Jon Voight) past is about to lead Lara to her greatest challenge: the Triangle Of Light, a legendary artifact with the power to alter space and time. Lara must find the Triangle before it falls into the clutches of the Illuminati, a secret society bent on world domination. To stop the Illuminati, Lara will have to survive a cross-continental chase filled with unimaginable danger. But for the Tomb Raider, danger is the name of the game. Storyline: A member of a rich British aristocratic family, Lara Croft is a "tomb raider" who enjoys collecting ancient artifacts from ruins of temples, cities, etc. worldwide, and doesn't mind going through death-defying dangers to get them. She is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, weapons training, and foreign languages - and does them all in tight outfits. Well, the planets of the solar system are going into planetary alignment (Which occurs every 5,000 years), and a secret society called the Illuminati is seeking an ancient talisman that gives its possessor the ability to control time. However, they need a certain clock/key to help them in their search, and they have to find the talisman in one week or wait until the next planetary alignment to find it again. Lara happens to find that key hidden in a wall of her mansion. The Illuminati steal it, and Lara gets an old letter from her deceased father telling her about the society's agenda (Her father was also the one who hid the key). Now, she ... Written by Vampirok Reviewer's Note: Reviewed by Sir Terrence, January 19, 2008 -- Lara Croft; Tomb Raider is a film adaptation of the video game Tomb Raider. Tomb Raider is a series of games featuring Lara Croft, and its appearance on film comes during a period of time that Hollywood starts on a video game tear. Completed in 2001, it went on to do very well at the domestic and international box offices making $130 million domestically and another $147 million internationally. By all intended purposes, Tomb raider is a women's version of Indiana Jones series complete with non-stop action, dangerous stunts, and unpredictable situations that at some points seem out of this world in terms of reality. The date is May 15, the beginning of the alignment of planet that will ultimately lead to a solar eclipse of the earth. This astronomical occurrence happens only once every 5,000 years. Meanwhile, in Italy a secret order known as the illuminati is anxious to find the key that joins the "Triangle of Light". The joining of the Triangle must been accomplished before the alignment is complete. Later that evening Lara has a dream of here father telling of the alignment, and of an object linked to the alignment. She awakens to the sound of a ticking clock coming from somewhere within the mansion. When she finds the clock, she discovers a key within the clock, the key that eventually leads to the next clue. This begins the race to see who will reach the triangle of light first, join the pieces together, and gain its power. Will it be the Illuminati, or Lara Croft? This movie kicked butt in a major way. Yes there were some slow spots, and points of bad dialog. But overall this was great popcorn munching fun. It is a shame that the second movie tanked so bad, thereby killing off what could have been a pretty good franchise for Paramount (imagine this and Indiana Jones series). I have to admit, I am a sucker for action, especially when Angelina Jolie is the central character. Cast Notes: Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft), Jon Voight (Lord Croft), Iain Glen (Powell), Noah Taylor (Bryce), Daniel Craig [I] (Alex), Richard Johnson [I] (Distinguished Gentleman), Chris Barrie (Hillary), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Mr. Pimms), Leslie Phillips [I] (Wilson), Robert Phillips [I] (Assault Team Leader), Rachel Appleton (Young Lara), Henry Wyndham (Boothby's Auctioneer), David Cheung [I] (Head Laborer), David K.S. Tse (Head Laborer), Ayla Amiral (Little Cambodian Girl). IMDb Rating (06/06/15): 5.7/10 from 141,821 users IMDb Rating (11/18/01): 5.5/10 from 6,588 users
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