Review of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) by Steven W — 01 Jul 2011

Once again proving why video games make bad movies.

This review of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) was written by Steven W on 01 Jul 2011.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider has generally received mixed reviews.

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This, this is pretty much exactly what it should be. They made it exactly like what a video game fan in the early 2000s would want…

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Tombraider das waren Zeiten. :-D Ich liebe es. 4/5 * Schöner ,spannender Film…

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Five stars because, compared to the awfull last episode, this one is a masterpiece... at least this one looks like the great game it came from…

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