Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
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So wait... why is Lara saving humanity? Isn't she just an explorer that gets stranded on the island? Trinity isn't a god.
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Trailer: Tomb Raider Movie feat. Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft
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Very difficult for the movie guys to make anything useful when the source material has identity issues. You look at the Tomb Raider reboot and it's just so "design by committee" which I'd imagine was as a result of Square Enix being corporate suits about it. It's a shame because the name has such a huge fan Base and reach that it feels like wasted potential all in the name of completing some corporate bullet point.
Crystal Dynamics lost my respect when they proved how devoid of creative common sense they are twice!!
I hope the movie does well, at least well enough not to jeopardise the careers of the actors involved.
Crystal Dynamics lost my respect when they proved how devoid of creative common sense they are twice!!
I hope the movie does well, at least well enough not to jeopardise the careers of the actors involved.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
That's the same chick?
Honestly, English people seem to be divided on her accent. I've heard lots of English people say that they think her accent is bad/poor/terrible and I've heard lots of English people say hat it's spot-on/good/alright.
Alicia Vikander is the actress who played Ava in Ex Machina, yeah.
Eh.. not sure how I feel about the trailer. Some parts are ok, others bad. Gonna go dark on this from now on and hope for the best.
Didn't help that the game had shit story either.
Yea, that annoyed me a lot too. At the end I was like; Finally she is Tomb Raider. Then they announced the next game title: Rise of the Tomb Raider. WTF.The 2013 reboot ended with her picking up two pistols and shooting the bad guy.
But in the sequel she didn't use them.
¯\_(ツ_/¯
Didn't help that the game had shit story either.
NullPointer
Member
Yes.
I can't stop cringing at this. She's supposed to look and sound like a badass, but instead she looks like she anything but.
Duchess O'Death
Member
Right? Why don't just make her continue her father's expedition without "saving the world" part and Trinity?
The games had Trinity because there has to be a huge militia group for the endless combat encounters to make sense in a video game.
The movie doesn't need that! I think the movie should've been about Lara surviving the wilderness, exploring the area, and dealing with animals like bears. Ok maybe she meets few bad people along the way but why Trinity and saving the world?
RedAssedApe
Banned
watch the movie to find out
They should've taken the "my daddy was an adventurer who went missing" BS out, too, while they were at it.
Inuteu
Member
That's a near perfect description of pre-2013 Lara.
I'd also love to have Camilla as LC but she is NOWHERE near Vikander in terms of Holywood bankability.
ronaldthump
Member
um, they mostly sorta gave the movie away - showcasing a lot of set piece events in the movie.
What movie is she an academy award winner for?
What movie is she an academy award winner for?
Polygonal_Sprite
Gold Member
Looks terrible imo. Also what is it with trailers showing the whole movies main beats in trailers... I'll probably watch it if it ever comes to Netflix just to see how bad it was.
TRUE ORDER
Member
It looks okay.
It could be better than the previous films... maybe.
It could be better than the previous films... maybe.
Equanimity
Member
NecromorphTX
Member
Written by: Geneva Robertson-Dworet
Who es she?
Who es she?
MisterJabo
Neo Member
MegaSackman
Member
Especially when the games are extremely weak from a narrative standpoint, like... it's almost impossible for the movie to have a worst plot.
After yesteday tease I expected the trailer to be really bad, it's not good but at least doesn't look offensive.
uncledonnie
Banned
I loved the last 2 TR games, including the story and the voice acting.
This looks horrible.
This looks horrible.
Equanimity
Member
Bizarre.
uncledonnie
Banned
The dialogue just seems so bad. The actress has the right look for sure and Walton Goggins is of course amazing, but it doesn't seem like they've been given much to work with.
PerfectFlaw
Member
The only way this could have looked more generic and cliched is if after she starts a big jump you hear a record skip and Lara breaks into a, "Yup, that's me. You might be wondering how I got here..."
And the "I'll take two" line is just horrible acting. I've never seen Alicia Vikander in anything and this trailer makes me not regret it.
Maybe after I Redbox it I'll change my tune but currently this doesn't even seem like it's worth a Movie Pass trip.
And the "I'll take two" line is just horrible acting. I've never seen Alicia Vikander in anything and this trailer makes me not regret it.
Maybe after I Redbox it I'll change my tune but currently this doesn't even seem like it's worth a Movie Pass trip.
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
Member
Hmmm, I just don't like this Lara at all.
Beerman462
Member
Not a fan of the actress so far. I was going to say she looked to young to be Laura but she's 28.
Yeah, she's not selling it very well.
I would love to see Charlize Theron here.
Yeah, she's not selling it very well.
I would love to see Charlize Theron here.
Hidden One
Member
Ah no need to see this because it'ls basically the 2014 video game.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Yeah that was fucking terrible.
The whole thing looked pretty bad tbh
Was pretty shocked at the boat scene. Basically straight out TR
NecromorphTX
Member
Is a retorical question.
This movie looks like a Uwe Boll tier. The Oscar curse is real.
They're basically combining the first and the second game into one film. ROTR spoilers:
Rise deals a lot more with Trinity and at the end, Lara swears she's going to stop them because she's the only one who can. Basically they're dialing that up to 11.
tearsintherain
Member
The only positive thing I guess I can say is usually great trailer = bad movie, so maybe a meh trailer means good movie! Right?
I do feel legit bad that Naughty Dog can't seem to get any traction on its movies,The Last of Us or Uncharted would really make for great movies. Tomb Raider just feels like its gonna be another completely forgettable video game movie, I guess the only debate will be - is it gonna be better or worse than Assassin's Creed?
I do feel legit bad that Naughty Dog can't seem to get any traction on its movies,The Last of Us or Uncharted would really make for great movies. Tomb Raider just feels like its gonna be another completely forgettable video game movie, I guess the only debate will be - is it gonna be better or worse than Assassin's Creed?
Peroroncino
Member
Well that trailer certainly didn't win me over... also, that actress doesn't really sit with me well as Lara Croft, at least physically, she seems way too petite for the role [and I'm not talkin' about the lack of giant triangle boobs].
Duchess O'Death
Member
She looks perfect as Lara IMO. She's also ripped af!
CanUKlehead
Member
Ehhhh...doubt I'll see it in theatres, but should be a fun one to pop in on Netflix on a snowy day next Xmas or so.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Nathan Fillion is homely? wtf
Duchess O'Death
Member
Did you just say Nathan Fillion is not handsome? :O
cringe
Rellik
Member
It looks like one of those fan movies on YouTube.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Yeah looks like some cosplay shit.