New Tomb Raider reboot coming?

BAYLOR said:
All I see in this film is continuation of the last two films.
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What were you expecting? Deep drama and a love triangle?

I like movies with great stories - but TR was never a serial story. I strongly believe in judging movies by what their goal is/should be. And for a Tomb Raider movie, this one looks like it's going to hit the mark!
 
Cathbad said:
What were you expecting? Deep drama and a love triangle?

I like movies with great stories - but TR was never a serial story. I strongly believe in judging movies by what their goal is/should be. And for a Tomb Raider movie, this one looks like it's going to hit the mark!
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I want a good story t go with the action and I just don't see that here.
 
BAYLOR said:
I want a good story t go with the action and I just don't see that here.
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There never will be "a good story" with TR movies, my friend. They're about action and excitement. Fans won't go to this movie expecting to see a tear-jerker, a love story, or a murder mystery. They'll go to see a ridiculously scantly-dressed, beautiful woman perform amazing stunts to achieve her goals!
 
Cathbad said:
There never will be "a good story" with TR movies, my friend. They're about action and excitement. Fans won't go to this movie expecting to see a tear-jerker, a love story, or a murder mystery. They'll go to see a ridiculously scantly-dressed, beautiful woman perform amazing stunts to achieve her goals!
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Yes they actually could probably do quite a bit better with Tomb Raider, but they won't .
 
I think he's basing it on Hollywoods current crop of writers and directors for action flicks; coupled with the fact that most computer game IPs that make it into Hollywood tend to get treated rather badly. In general Tomb Raider is pretty simple; hot gal, boobies, two guns, shoots stuff, gets old treasure, some magic thrown in for good measure.
 
I think there's a chance for something here. I Might be wrong but I think Terry Pratchetts Daughter, a proven screen writer, has had something to do with the reboot games. And I think the story line has been stronger in recent games, to the detriment of gaming. I actualy think this could work.

I'm worried origin storys are getting tired but treat it as a standalone film with the right script it might work.
 
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" had a pretty decent storyline - not particular deep or involving, but just enough to give the brain a tiny workout in between all the - rather excellent - action sequences.

Tomb Raider at its most basic level is nothing more than a derivative of that, but the writers/dorectors totally messed up and/or misunderstood how to combine the best bits from the game with what makes Raiders work so well on film in terms of storytelling.
 
Honestly I hope we don't get an origin story. I feel as if they tend to be a very rushed affair with films because the film doesn't just want to do an origin, it then wants to do a big bad evil and regular plot as well. This tends to result in a lot of origin stories rushing the origin part and character development in order to leapfrog their way to the finale and still have time to do that justice; with the result that they run out of time on both. The most recent stand alone Superman film suffered greatly from that.

Origins work if you've got something like Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings where the next two or three films are almost guaranteed or made at the same time. Thus letting you take your time with the first to lead into the rest.
 
Gee... next they could do a Punisher origin!!

Oh... they did... in the new series.

Again.
 
To be honest I think Lara Croft is a little long in the tooth now.

But then again with a decent makeover she may have the appeal of the Wonder Woman / Hunger Games Millennial demographic
 
Could go either way for me. I like that there are puzzles in the movie, because that is my favourite part of the games. I doubt that it will lure me into the cinema though. Nothing seems to do that these days, not even the latest Star Wars movie.

We are a spoiled bunch aren't we? ;)
 
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