This may frustrate folks who prefer physical media or have less stable internet connections, so make sure you’re aware going in. If you want to listen to available commentary or watch any featurettes, you’ll have to go digital to do so. Additionally, and this is important when it comes to the bonus features, the 4K UHD discs in the two-pack include no bonus materials at all. All of the previous bonus features are included with no new materials added for the anniversary. In honor of Lara Croft hitting the 20 year mark, Paramount’s doing two things: releasing an anniversary edition Blu-ray with a remaster of the 2001 film and a first-time two-pack of both Jolie-led films on 4K UHD. L-R: Ciarán Hinds as Jonathan Reiss, Christopher Barrie as Hillary, Noah Taylor as Bryce, and Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft in LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE. Instead, we get this sex-positive capable heroine whose honor and morals guide her as she seeks lost items of antiquity in an effort to restore them to their rightful home. Putting aside the fantastical elements, the dated CG, and even more dated music (these were summer blockbusters, not artistic ventures after all), both films still hold up largely because of Jolie who is so captivating and charming in a role which could easily have just been a cash-grab to stimulate the attention of gamers with disposable income. A mix of Indiana Jones and 007, Jolie plays her as possessing all the best pieces with none of the misogyny or patriarchal traits the masculine cinematic heroes were built upon. It’s one of the things which makes the cinematic version of the character work as well as it does, her performance implies a woman who knows her worth when confronted by adversaries yet is gentle and respectful to those deserving. Looking back on Lara Croft and the 2003 Jan De Bont-directed sequel The Cradle of Life, Jolie commands the screen, indisputably comfortable in the role of the self-assured Croft.
Instead, she’s jumped between genres and mediums, never allowing any one thing to become a moor. She’s always possessed this Golden Age starlet quality, but she never allowed it to become her sole defining trait. Two decades later, with a host of roles in front and behind the camera to her credit, Jolie remains a giant draw, continuing to demonstrate a versatility that enables her to outshine her contemporaries. Having never played any of the Tomb Raider games at the time of Lara Croft’s release, the best I would’ve said about the film is that it’s a fun popcorn ride lead by the captivating Jolie.
Iain Glen as Manfred Powell in LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER. Nearly 20 years after its release, Paramount Pictures is putting out a commemorative Blu-ray of the Angelina Jolie-headlined film, as well as the first 4K UHD two-pack containing both Jolie-as-Croft adventures.
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After a series of audience and critical wins for The Bone Collector (1999) and Girl, Interrupted (1999), she would eventually intersect with Croft in 2001 as the series released its sixth entry, Curse of the Sword, taking on the mantle of the swashbuckling history hunter in the Simon West-directed Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. At the same time, actor Angelina Jolie was still in the process of transitioning from smaller screen work in music videos to film with performances in Hackers (1995), Love Is All There Is (1996), and Mojave Moon (1996). Centered around archeologist/adventurer Lara Croft, the title challenged gamers to solve puzzles and confront strange enemies in pursuit of recovering lost treasures. Its 1996 and British gaming company Core Design has released action-adventure game Tomb Raider for PC, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn consoles. In honor of the 20th anniversary of Angelina Jolie’s “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” snag both adventures in a new 4K UHD 2-pack. Home › Recommendation › Home Release › In honor of the 20th anniversary of Angelina Jolie’s “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” snag both adventures in a new 4K UHD 2-pack.