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LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE (2003) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| Intrepid British archaelogist Lara Croft has made perhaps the most important archaeological discovery in history: an orb that leads to the mythical Pandora's Box. Unfortunately, the orb falls into the hands of Jonathan Reiss, an evil scientist who deals in killer viruses and hopes to sell the secrets of the box as the ultimate weapon. Recruited by British Intelligence to get the orb back from Reiss, Lara recruits Terry Sheridan, a British marine turned mercenary -- and her former love interest -- to help. The two embark on an adventure that spans continents in an attempt to regain the orb. |
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| Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft), Gerard Butler (Terry Sheridan), Ciaran Hinds (Jonathan Reiss), Chris Barrie (Hillary), Noah Taylor (Bryce), Djimon Hounsou (Kosa), Til Schweiger (Sean), Simon Yam (Chen Lo), Terence Yin (Xien), Daniel Caltagirone (Nicholas Petraki), Fabiano Martell (Jimmy Petraki), Jonathan Coyne (Gus Petraki), Robert Cavanah, Ronan Vibert (M16 Agents), Lenny Juma, Raymond Ofula, Hezron Ajuala (Village Leaders), Alfred Kalipso, Vincent Mbaya (Tribesmen), Ace Yonamine (Shay Ling Giant), Robert Atiko (Armin Kal), Shirley Chantrell (Shu Mei), Sang Lui (Shay Ling Messenger), Richard Ridings (Mr. Monza), Elizabeth Seal, Hajaz Akram, Daryl Kwan, Richard Woo, David Kershaw (Buyers), Marem Hernandez, Kate Loustau (Air Stewardesses), Ralf Beck, Tom Wu, Gerald Kyd (Sean's Men), Mark Sung, Loan Tran, Charlotte Nguyen, Vincent Poon (Taipei People), Tom Yang, Jamie Cho, Khan Bonfils, Jose Cuenco Jr., Andrew Joshi, Mark Hampton (Reiss' Guards), Michael Wagg (Lead Tech), Martin Glyn Murray (Submarine Medic), Graham McTavish (Submarine Captain). |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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DIRECTOR: Jan de Bont (Twister).
WRITERS: Steven E. de Souza, James V. Hart and Dean Georgaris.
PRODUCERS: Lawrence Gordon and Lloyd Levin.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Shelly Clippard and Holly Soline.
CO-PRODUCER: Louis A. Stroller.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jeremy H. Smith.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Alan Silvestri.
DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures. |
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QUOTES |
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Kosa: Lara! Do you ever do anything the easy way?
Lara Croft: And risk disappointing you? |
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Terry Sheridan: All right, you go first.
Lara Croft: No, you for first. [Thugs shoot at them]
Lara and Terry: I'll go first. |
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FACTS |
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RELEASE DATE: July 25th, 2003 (USA)
DVD RELEASE DATE: November 18th, 2003 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $21.7 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $65.6 million (USA)
BUDGET: $95 million (USA)
SHOOTING DATES: August 2002 -- March 2003
- One of Angelina Jolie's stunt doubles was a man.
- In the scene where Lara Croft and partner jump off a building with "flying suits" on, the stunt was performed by the two men who invented the suits. No CGI, wires, nets, or other SFX were involved.
- At one point in the movie, Lara Croft attacks a bad guy using very sophisticated movements with an antique rifle. Her movements are taken from Queen Anne Drill used by the United States Army Drill Team.
- Nominated for one 2004 Razzie Award for Worst Actress (Angelina Jolie). |
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Nicholas Petrakis: Lara, what do you say to two handsome Greek partners!?
Lara Croft: Well, when you find two, be sure to let me know! |
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Lara Croft: In nature there's always a balance. The world comes in pairs. Yin and Yang. Right and Wrong. Man and Woman. What's pleasure without pain. That sort of thing. |
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Lara Croft: Bit rusty, are we?
Terry Sheridan: I think it's coming back.
Lara Croft: I expected better from a Scot!
Terry Sheridan: I don't expect anything from an English woman! |
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Terry Sheridan: You okay?
Lara Croft: Never been better.
Terry Sheridan: Looks like they got away.
Lara Croft: [Pulls out a tracing receiver] Not really. I put a tracer on the helicopter.
Terry Sheridan: I'm impressed.
Lara Croft: I don't go leaping into thin air for nothing. |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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| "At least a bit more comprehensible than it's predecessor -- say, a second-rate Indiana Jones rip-off instead of a third-rate Indiana Jones rip-off." -- Michael Tunison, Box Office Magazine |
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Terry Sheridan: Would you stop looking at my ass. |
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Lara Croft: You know that 'no gun' rule? I've changed my mind. |
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[Upon hearing word that the queen insists Lara retrieves the orb]
Lara Croft: Well, now that I have her majesty's permission... |
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| "Diverting but far from memorable." -- Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News |
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| "How could something so expensive, so loud and so frenetic simultaneously be so mindnumblingly boring?" -- Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News |
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| "Scenery can't save this blindingly dull sequel." -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone |
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"A vast improvement over its impenetrable 2001 predecessor." -- Christopher Smith, Bangor Daily News |
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| "Silly, cheesy and tacky." -- Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper |
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"Without sacrificing velocity, de Bont gives us a clean, watchable film, with some exciting sequences." -- Mick La Salle, San Francisco Chronicle |
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| "A highly enjoyable summer thrill ride." -- Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com |
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