Tomb Raider Boxset [4K Ultra-HD and BD] [Blu-ray]

This is a review for the PAL UK DVD set (not the Blu-ray). This is a cheap twin DVD standard resolution set of two excellent adventure movies. OK, I loved the first movie and was familiar with Tomb Raider games. I didn't really worry about the loose plot and stately home scenes, after all the movie was a recreation of a young adults PC game and not an adaptation of Shakespeare, and it had to stay firmly with its roots. I wasn't quite sure about the casting of Christopher Barrie as Laura Croft's butler (as he's a bit young to have known Laura's dad, Lord Richard Croft, that well), but in fact he's an asset in both movies. Although many disliked the original Tomb Raider movie and it did not fare well critically, Tomb Raider [2001] was a commercial success, and it held the world record for the highest grossing movie of it's type (game inspired) until that was taken by Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in 2010. Personally I was bowled over by the TombRaider sequel 'The Cradle of Life' [2003] and I was surprised it was badly received in some quarters - in fact this sets worth a fiver just to see Angelina Jolie in that wet suit one more time (when I first saw the movie with my kids I joked 'your mother looked like that when she was younger'). The Cradle of life is fast paced with some incredible action sequences, and although the final scenes perhaps fall a little flat, the path to them is certainly worth viewing more than once.This DVD set has quite a few extras: TombRaider: 'Digging into Tomb raider [cast/production team interviews], Crafting Laura Croft [fitness training for Angelina Jolie], Stunts and Visual Effects of TombRaider, Are you Game [looking at the PC game that inspired the film], Simon West's commentary, 4 deleted scenes, Alternative title sequence, U2 music video 'Elevation', plus DVD features 'TombRaider time-line, TR Chronicles game demo, and 'web site and online access experience'. Our DVD is English audio Dolby 5.1 only, with English HOH subtitles and English commentary subtitles only. Rated 12 and 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, run time 96 minutes.The second DVD 'TombRaider 2: The Cradle of life' has similar extras: Commentary by director John de Bont, deleted scenes [with John De Bon commentary], Training, vehicles, weapons, stunts and effects documentary, The Davey brother 'heart goes faster' music video, original theatrical web site archive. Our DVD is English and Czech audio Dolby 5.1, with English HOH subtitles and English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian and Swedish subtitles. Rated 12 and 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, run time 113 minutes. Both DVDs are Pal[2]UK region locked. Picture quality and sound is fine on a standard TV - for hi-def there's always the expensive  Tomb Raider/Cradle Of Life  Blu-ray double set.

Totally love these films, both from start to finish.I don't understand the poor ratings these films get when you see them in viewing schedules. It seems like they are being picked on because they are from a game franchise. (As if gaming is somehow a negative thing.) I don't know though.I love the mysticism of them both. The planetary alignment imagery in the first film, was beautiful. For me, both films were full of gems. Angelina Jolie did great job, and her supporting casts made top-notch performances. (Like her tech dude, her suited butler, and Gerard Butler and the east Asian cast in the second film.)I loved the model solar system at the end of the first film. People seemed to think that was weird, and too far fetched. Not me, I could not get enough. Then that triangle made of non-earth metal, and time manipulation. Anon, anon, I could go on, but both films were gems to me.

Worth the money

First off I have to say Amazon do themselves no favours by lumping in reviews for DVD or foreign language German editions, this review is for the English speaking 15 certificate on the front of the disc case U.K. Edition, two films for £4.99.Tomb Raider is censored on DVD, on blu ray it is now uncut, that's why the package has the new 15 certificate.Both films are good in my opinion but the second one, Cradle of Life, is superior and has an excellent orchestral music score, the picture quality is fine for two films which have had 2k scans, obviously a future re-release using a 4K film scan and downconversion will yield superior results.Sound quality is also very good, all in all I do not think you can go wrong for the present price of £4.99.It's just a shame Angelina never did a third one.

I really like tomb raider and the cradle of life films they are both so fab and worth watching

An action-packed two movie collection with Angelina Jolie in the lead role as Lara.See her outwit the baddies in both films in a race to complete the quests.Superb Entertainment.

Good movie, great service from amazon

A decent boxset slightly let down because of a lack of english subs, you're wondering why is he going on about subs when it's got an english soundtrack? Well in both films there are 1 or 2 instances when another language is spoken and when this happens you don't know what is being said because the only subs are in german/dutch. Both films come with really good picture and audio quality + standard extras - music videos deleted scenes, nothing substantial.