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Fri 15/06/01 at 12:28
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Posts: 787
These are from aint-it-cool.com, a pretty reliable site on what's good and what isn't.
See what you think and, I'm sad to say I'm not suprised:


"It tosses plot at us in ungraceful chunks and just lays there, inert, like we're watching someone play a game for us with a cheat guide open and steering them through. There's no tension. Everything is just handed to Lara, and we're never once engaged, because we never once actually know what the hell is happening.
Why is Noah Taylor in this film? Why is Chris Barrie in this film? Why does Iain Glenn give such an incredibly painful performance as the bad guy in this film?Where is the sense of fun?
TOMB RAIDER is neither the end of modern cinema nor the guilt-free pleasure machine that lifelong mammary fan Roger Ebert paints it as. It is a lifeless movie from a truly horrible commercial filmmaker. It is a misstep in the starring career of a promising lead actress. And it's a major setback for two producers who have a great slate of material. I hope this ends up being an expensive lesson that spurs everyone involved to do better things in the future."


"This film is ugly, boring and uninspired.
In a single shot, they manage to defecate not only upon the beauty of Angkor Watt, but in a blink…. They voided upon Venice…. In a single transition they made both places look like total logs.
The plotline was overly convoluted and badly told onscreen. There are random left turns that are not surprising, just boring. There is no sexuality in this movie… Plenty of alleged chest, but no titillation.

The lights are never on in TOMB RAIDER… except to over light all the sets and make them look cheap and fake…. People should be imprisoned for making Angkor Watt look pedestrian and ugly. One of mankind’s greatest achievements and it looks like crap here…. How do you do that? Is there a class in film school somewhere that teaches one how to make beauty plain? Does it come before or after the class on making sure to WINK at the camera every 3 minutes?
Do not waste a dime on this! "

. . .

There you go kids, another Mummy Returns special effect laden t**d.
Fri 15/06/01 at 13:15
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"Profit of Doom"
Posts: 1,881
...And she's topless in Pushing Tin, which I thought, was quite a good flick.

../..Steve
Fri 15/06/01 at 13:14
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Posts: 23,089
So buy a poster and use that instead.
Please, dont give them your £ just to get a chubby, it will only encourage them to make more.

Wait and get the DVD, it's out in November anyway.
Just wait and dont hand over your money to it.

But why am I bothering?
Nobody cares, "it's got Angelina in it".

This sucks, I know this will rocket to the top of the chart whilst I have to go to The Curzon to watch anything decent.

Idiotic studio crap.
Do you know they used 11 writers on this one, took all the best bits and used those.
"Incoherent" is what I'm reading as the main criticism.

The studios churn this Mcfilm out, we'll all go and stare at the screen, drooling and shovelling popcorn into our faces, they laugh and make more rubbish.

It's how the system works.
Fri 15/06/01 at 13:10
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Posts: 6,492
But Angelina Jolie is in it wearing a small pair of shorts!!!
Fri 15/06/01 at 13:09
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Posts: 23,089
Yep, also checked out some other American movie sites and every single one of them say this film is utter, utter tripe.

But, it will make millions and a sequel is already planned.

*sigh*

At least Crouching Tiger is out on Monday to buy on DVD
Fri 15/06/01 at 12:28
Regular
"Infantalised Forums"
Posts: 23,089
These are from aint-it-cool.com, a pretty reliable site on what's good and what isn't.
See what you think and, I'm sad to say I'm not suprised:


"It tosses plot at us in ungraceful chunks and just lays there, inert, like we're watching someone play a game for us with a cheat guide open and steering them through. There's no tension. Everything is just handed to Lara, and we're never once engaged, because we never once actually know what the hell is happening.
Why is Noah Taylor in this film? Why is Chris Barrie in this film? Why does Iain Glenn give such an incredibly painful performance as the bad guy in this film?Where is the sense of fun?
TOMB RAIDER is neither the end of modern cinema nor the guilt-free pleasure machine that lifelong mammary fan Roger Ebert paints it as. It is a lifeless movie from a truly horrible commercial filmmaker. It is a misstep in the starring career of a promising lead actress. And it's a major setback for two producers who have a great slate of material. I hope this ends up being an expensive lesson that spurs everyone involved to do better things in the future."


"This film is ugly, boring and uninspired.
In a single shot, they manage to defecate not only upon the beauty of Angkor Watt, but in a blink…. They voided upon Venice…. In a single transition they made both places look like total logs.
The plotline was overly convoluted and badly told onscreen. There are random left turns that are not surprising, just boring. There is no sexuality in this movie… Plenty of alleged chest, but no titillation.

The lights are never on in TOMB RAIDER… except to over light all the sets and make them look cheap and fake…. People should be imprisoned for making Angkor Watt look pedestrian and ugly. One of mankind’s greatest achievements and it looks like crap here…. How do you do that? Is there a class in film school somewhere that teaches one how to make beauty plain? Does it come before or after the class on making sure to WINK at the camera every 3 minutes?
Do not waste a dime on this! "

. . .

There you go kids, another Mummy Returns special effect laden t**d.

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