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Ur...Why? Tomb Raider doesn't even make that good of a plot...or interesting character... At least Indiana Jones had Harrison Ford, Nazis and crazy shamans that ripped peoples hearts and put them on fire. So unless they get rid of "Personality? I don't need no stinkin' personality" that is Lara Croft, this reboot won't be good. And we know how Holywood works so this wont be good. You heard it here first! The new Tomb Raider will be average/bad save you money folks! | |
Cute picture. Back OT: I never liked the Tomb Raider franchise, mostly because if they're not releasing a new game with only a minor gimmick (TR: Underworld, I'm looking at you) they're focusing too much on her physique. Besides, the Movies were only Mediocre, and I can't believe you just said that:
Now I don't know what to think about you, seeing as, at least in this respect, we seem to be diametrically opposed. | |
Well, given Dan Lin was the guy in charge of Terminator Salvation, I'm holding out on this being at least a chance. And holding up Temple Of Doom as Indiana's best effort doesn't do you any favors ;)
As long as you don't like Torchwood, we'll get along fine :) | |
Lara croft was only good because Angelina Jolie was hot. | |
This may be because I'm slightly stupid, but when you said that I thought it was some kind of animated series, so I googled it, in retrospect I realize what it means. If however you do google it, stay clear of the first page (I didn't check after that) there's apparently a women going by the name of Angelina Croft, I will let you see what I mean... | |
Forgive me, but I liked Jolie as Lara. I felt she had the right look. Perhaps the acting could have been better, but she's improved since then, hasn't she? I just hope they're careful with the casting, or it might be spoiled for me. Lara has a very bodacious look. I heard they may choose Summer Glau, and while I love her and think she's very attractive, she's a different breed than Ms. Croft. Before everyone gets the wrong idea that there's only one thing I'm interested in, I'll have you know I'm gaaaaaaay. I'm an artist and I hold authenticity in high regard. | |
The I guess we will get along Perfectly. I Hated Torchwood!! | |
I don't care if they remake it, I'm not going to stop people from making movies. But I'd rather saw my nads off with a rusty butter knife than see another TR movie. | |
+1. Other movie sucked, new one will. | |
Hey that scene was awesome! I didn't say that the movie was good. :p I could have listed more Indy cool stuff...and I will! Sean Connery! face melting wrath of God, Hitler signing Indiana's father diary, a big Nazi guy getting all chopped up in a plane fans, deadly Holy Grail, the truck scene from Raiders, the tank scene from Last Crusader, Face melting wrath of God!, monkey brains, the first 10 minutes of Raiders with the whole boulder escape thing and of course... Tomb Raider doesn't stand a chance! | |
Right. Because apparently, big titties make for an awesome movie. Fuck You Hollywood and your lust for Cocaine Cash. | |
cool, i havent seen the first one, but i enjoyed The Cradle of Life. it was pretty awesome. | |
agreed. shes pretty good in her role. Angelinas looks are pretty good on her. and to all you people who think TR sucks, go watch Super Mario Bros by Uwe Bowel. only then will you feel the pain of a really bad game movie. | |
Argh! the Tomb raider movies are only a few years old and pretty crap anyway! they neither need or deserve a reboot! | |
Torchwood had its moments, although someone got theretarded idea to try and bill it in Australia as an American crime series, like a Noirier Law and Order. I especially like the episoder with the cannibal village. | |
Because rebooting video game franchises just works so well, isn't that right Chun-Li. | |
They managed to make a 6 foot Wolverine work, make a watchable Watchmen film and three reasonable Spidey films; if Dan Lin gets people on board who actually know their stuff, we could be in for a treat. Fair enough that Hollywood aren't known for their intelligent but strong and flirtatious females, but it's been sometime since we had Lieutenant Ellen Ripley that I think it could happen. Look at Charlise Theron in Monster, there's proof it can be done. | |
It also had a piggyback of a season of adverts from Who, some of the dullest/ugliest characters around, ridiculous plotholes, juvenile ideas on maturity, managing to make even guns look stupid (count how many times a gun is drawn but never used), a plot that regularly opposed the point of the series and is almost as laughable as Bonekickers. (Try and get to see that one; you'll be in tears) | |
This is why I'm for the death penalty. | |
they may or may not make this work, time will tell | |
OP Lara doesn't have an air of vunerability even in the first game she went one on one with a T-rex with dual 9mm's. | |
I hope this doesn't happen. The last two were absolutely awful in my opinion. | |
I haven't seen the movies or played the games much so I don't know, but I feel that character development is definitely important in all formats. | |
Only if Chris Barrie reprises his role as the butler. It's almost the best role he's played... The best of course being Rimmer. But yeah, I think the second film was better than the first but neither were brilliant. It could work. | |
Did you notice how none of those movies are video game movies? | |
So... no Angelina? fuck that. I loved the movies with her in them, I'm hoping this will be good. | |
Did you notice how all have become movie video games? | |
And that none of them were actually good? | |
i didn't mind the movies, the games didn't really have all that great character development it was mostly solve this puzzle, get item or get screwed and then on to the next puzzle | |
I'd say some of the later Spidey games were very good. | |
All those points are debatable, especially that one about Watchmen. Also I would hardly call Aileen Wournos an 'intelligent and strong flirtatious female.' You knew that Monster was a based on a psychopathic prostitute, right? I kinda hang with Yahtzee on Lara Croft, as well. She's an over-priviliged rich-bitch that basically tries to beat the bad guys to archaeological treasures so she can steal them first. Something of a morally ambiguous 'hero'. If it wasn't for the boobs, she would be just another villianess. And no, I never saw the movies, because they were based on videogames and we all know how that goes. Ugh, I still remember Super Mario Bros. Who could believe that a movie with Bob Hoskins, John Leguiziamo AND Dennis Hopper could suck so hard? | |
Angelina's acting was fine, it was the script and direction she was given that stunk, but considering the material they were working off of doesn't really lend to true movie storytelling, then perhaps everyone's excused. Frankly the studio thats greenlighting this project needs to take a moment and go, "OMG! What are we doing? STOP!" But they won't, and the money they lose on this will hurt future movies that the studio tries to do. When are studios going to stop and realize that game movies are NOT moneymakers? There is only one movie based on a game that worked: Clue. If a studio were to pull something that good off again, I might.... ....express a moment of brief surprise. No, its not worth getting that excited over to go so far as make a Yahtzee promise. Nothing is perfect, and one person's concept can be another person's endresult of a triple burrito with tequila night. | |
.... why what news....this has shaken my foundations of life.... my emotional range has gone insane at these words.... I feel so.... so... indifferent. | |
Yeah, I did. I'd say that a psychopathic prostitute filled that role quite well. Probably not a great role-model though.
*look of sarcastic surprise*
Riiiiight, and Gordon Freeman/Master Chief/Chell/Zoey are so much better?
Again, Zoey (L4D)/ Chell.
So...you're condemning something based on what might have happened in the movies? Don't you think that's a wee bit irrational? | |
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Tomb Raider Movies May Be Getting Reboot
Franchise reboots seem to be "the new black" at the moment in Hollywood and in the vein of Batman Begins and Superman Returns, Lara Croft may soon get her own new beginning.
In an interview with About.com, producer Dan Lin let slip some interesting information about the possible reboot of the Tomb Raider film franchise.
Lin says that this next movie will be an origin story so viewers can find out more about who Lara is, and was. That means a much younger Lara. Gamepro seem to think that means a lack of Angelina Jolie, who played Lara in the previous two Tomb Raider flicks, but Lin steered clear of officially denying her return.
While the "Angelina Croft" movies were passable as entertainment, they got routine panned for focusing primarily on the action without any character depth. That depth is what Lin hopes to bring back to Lara.
"It's definitely a tightrope. You want to honor the existing mythology but at the same time bring in new fans," he says.
As a big Tomb Raider fan, I hope they look into bringing someone new in. The celluloid Lara never had that air of vulnerability that made the character interesting. Angelina was far more Lara's doppleganger than the real deal.
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