list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Lara Croft: Tomb Raider on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Lara_Croft_Tomb_Raider/191296/default.aspx Title: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Year: 2001
Director: Simon West
Plot: A popular video game comes to the screen with this big-budget adventure starring Angelina Jolie as a buxom heroine recalling equal parts Indiana Jones and James Bond. Jolie is Lara Croft, a proper British aristocrat groomed at schools for the children of the elite. Croft leads a double life, however, as an acquirer of lost antiquities through questionable means, highly trained in combat skills with the help of a robotic opponent called Simon. Despite her exciting profession and a life of wealth and breeding, Lara pines for her father, Lord Croft (Jon Voight), whose passing left her orphaned. On the eve of a celestial event that will also mark the anniversary of Lord Croft's death, Lara comes up against an ancient organization called the Illuminati, represented by the sinister Powell (Iain Glen), who's in pursuit of an ancient relic with power over time and even death itself. With the aid of her high-tech support team, Lara travels to some exotic locales in search of the artifact, including a foray into a decrepit Asian temple guarded by lethal stone apes and other creatures that spring to life. Filmed at various locations in Great Britain as well as Iceland and the Angkor Wat temples of Cambodia, Tomb Raider co-stars Noah Taylor, Chris Barrie, Daniel Craig, Rachel Appleton, Leslie Phillips, Mark Collie, and Julian Rhind-Tutt. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:08:11 GMTLara Croft: Tomb Raider2001Simon WestA popular video game comes to the screen with this big-budget adventure starring <a href="/players/P____36009/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Angelina Jolie</a> as a buxom heroine recalling equal parts Indiana Jones and James Bond. Jolie is Lara Croft, a proper British aristocrat groomed at schools for the children of the elite. Croft leads a double life, however, as an acquirer of lost antiquities through questionable means, highly trained in combat skills with the help of a robotic opponent called Simon. Despite her exciting profession and a life of wealth and breeding, Lara pines for her father, Lord Croft (<a href="/players/P___115561/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jon Voight</a>), whose passing left her orphaned. On the eve of a celestial event that will also mark the anniversary of Lord Croft's death, Lara comes up against an ancient organization called the Illuminati, represented by the sinister Powell (<a href="/players/P____27225/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Iain Glen</a>), who's in pursuit of an ancient relic with power over time and even death itself. With the aid of her high-tech support team, Lara travels to some exotic locales in search of the artifact, including a foray into a decrepit Asian temple guarded by lethal stone apes and other creatures that spring to life. Filmed at various locations in Great Britain as well as Iceland and the Angkor Wat temples of Cambodia, Tomb Raider co-stars <a href="/players/P____70078/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Noah Taylor</a>, Chris Barrie, <a href="/players/P____15549/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Daniel Craig</a>, Rachel Appleton, <a href="/players/P____56579/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Leslie Phillips</a>, Mark Collie, and Julian Rhind-Tutt. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide16Tag Target (>10)34342http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t86686dfhfu.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Lara_Croft_Tomb_Raider/191296/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Top_5_Ass_Kicking_Heroine_Films/190/39311/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: seely
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Post Date: 1/9/2009 12:34:14 PM
Body: I re-watched Kill Bill the other day (its almost weekly for me, sadly) and realized that I don't know of a ton of other ass-kicking heroines on celluloid out there. Honestly, that may be the only one I know of besides perhaps Lara Croft, who started life on a game cartridge. So--help me out and give me your Top 5 heroine films!
]]>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:34:14 GMTseelyTop 51/9/2009 12:34:14 PMI re-watched Kill Bill the other day (its almost weekly for me, sadly) and realized that I don't know of a ton of other ass-kicking heroines on celluloid out there. Honestly, that may be the only one I know of besides perhaps Lara Croft, who started life on a game cartridge. So--help me out and give me your Top 5 heroine films! http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_August_11_The_Secret_Society/625/34016/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 8/14/2008 5:20:00 PM
Body: Well, my persistent fear of fraternities throughout college started after seeing the amusingly bad The Skulls in which a Yale fraternitiy is cover for a secret group that can pretty much do whatever they want. The Da Vinci Code deals with all those various secret groups like the Prior of Scion and the Knights Templar. I just remember Tom Hanks and his creepy semi-mullet that made him look like a child molester. Tomb Raider mentioned the Illuminati but never really explained too much about it. More mainstream are of course is Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix which probably doesn't need any explanation; Batman Begins had the League of Shadows which again probably needs to explaining; Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events had that group that the children's parents belonged to and were trying to find out about through the movie; The Mummy which had that secret group of nomads that were protecting/guarding the pyramid from crazy morons like Brendan Fraser; and lastly Star Wars which in the newer trilogy introduced the Sith and that whole secret anti-Jedi group. My favorite films with mention of secret socieites are: Eyes Wide Shut which was already mentioned (when Tom Cruise's character gets called out during the ritual and is asked to strip gave me the willies when I first saw it); The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen which I ended up hating because it was nothing like the graphic novels which are so incredible; and Cruel Intentions. What you ask? Cruel Intentions? Well, the scene in which Sarah Michelle Gellar's character convinces the naive Selma Blair that being a bisexual slut means you are in a "secret society" is just plain hilarious. Other notable mentions are The Beach which was a group of hippie potheads inhabiting an isolated island off of Thailand and starting their own secret society, going to extreme measures to make sure it stays a secret and The Stepford Wives (remake - I didn't see the original) which was horrible but had it's moment of hilarity when the men of the gated community are all together at their secret clubhouse being complete nerds and fighting robots.
]]>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:20:00 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme8/14/2008 5:20:00 PMWell, my persistent fear of fraternities throughout college started after seeing the amusingly bad The Skulls in which a Yale fraternitiy is cover for a secret group that can pretty much do whatever they want. The Da Vinci Code deals with all those various secret groups like the Prior of Scion and the Knights Templar. I just remember Tom Hanks and his creepy semi-mullet that made him look like a child molester. Tomb Raider mentioned the Illuminati but never really explained too much about it. More mainstream are of course is Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix which probably doesn't need any explanation; Batman Begins had the League of Shadows which again probably needs to explaining; Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events had that group that the children's parents belonged to and were trying to find out about through the movie; The Mummy which had that secret group of nomads that were protecting/guarding the pyramid from crazy morons like Brendan Fraser; and lastly Star Wars which in the newer trilogy introduced the Sith and that whole secret anti-Jedi group. My favorite films with mention of secret socieites are: Eyes Wide Shut which was already mentioned (when Tom Cruise's character gets called out during the ritual and is asked to strip gave me the willies when I first saw it); The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen which I ended up hating because it was nothing like the graphic novels which are so incredible; and Cruel Intentions. What you ask? Cruel Intentions? Well, the scene in which Sarah Michelle Gellar's character convinces the naive Selma Blair that being a bisexual slut means you are in a "secret society" is just plain hilarious. Other notable mentions are The Beach which was a group of hippie potheads inhabiting an isolated island off of Thailand and starting their own secret society, going to extreme measures to make sure it stays a secret and The Stepford Wives (remake - I didn't see the original) which was horrible but had it's moment of hilarity when the men of the gated community are all together at their secret clubhouse being complete nerds and fighting robots. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/4/23/27702.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 4/23/2008 2:00:43 PM
Body: Discussion of this summer’s heroine lack is in full throttle. Last friday, New York’s Vulture blog asked, “Where are the Roles for Superwomen?; Stu at Defamer jumped off from there, ultimately suggesting an X-Men spin-off for Ellen Page; John at The Movie Blog listed reasons “Why Most Female Lead Action Films Don’t Succeed” (shocker: men can’t identify with or believe in strong — and strong — female characters). Now, adding to the conversation in the least noble way possible, USA Weekend presents the appropriately titled “Girls Want to Have Fun, Too”, a cover story (with the least flattering photos I’ve ever seen) from its summer movie preview that spotlights Gwyneth Paltrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Liv Tyler as the “leading ladies” of the season’s three big comic book adaptations. Of course, each of these three actresses are only secondary figures to their superhero counterparts (in Iron Man, The Dark Knight and The Incredible Hulk, respectively). But that’s not the worst of it: the women are asked what kind of super powers they would like to have in real life (how about in movie life, as in what superheroine they’d like to play?), and when questioned on the subject of women’s roles in superhero movies, each suggests that we’ve seen great progress: How do you think women have changed in these kind of films over the years? Gwyneth: There’s a reason why they’re hiring actresses like us. We’re all women, we’re all mothers, and we all normally do different films. There’s a certain understanding of who we are and what we bring and a certain respect for that. Maggie: Twenty or 30 years ago, the women in these films were vapid and just appeared for extra silliness. Liv: In all these films, our characters have real jobs and really fall in love and have real dilemmas. When you look at the history of the comic books, the women also have changed. Well, maybe none of them has to suffer a wet t-shirt scene, ala Kirsten Dunst in Spider-Man, but that doesn’t mean things are truly better. Really, it would be much better if the women in these kinds of movies were the actual leads. And it’s not like we’ve never seen a great action heroine — two of the greatest action films of all time, Aliens and Terminator 2, both directed by James Cameron, feature non-sexualized, kick-ass female leads. Plus, as silly as they come, movies like Charlie’s Angels, Kill Bill, Lara Craft: Tomb Raider, Underworld and Resident Evil have shown that sexy female-led action films can be relatively successful, too. So, why does it still take forever to get a Wonder Woman film off the ground? (The rumored re-cancellation of Warner Bros.’ Justice League movie is another bad sign for that one). Why are there no female spin-offs from the X-Men movies? Is Hollywood really dumb enough to think the disappointments of Catwoman, Aeon Flux, Elektra, Supergirl, Barb Wire, etc. can be blamed on the gender of their stars? Just as many male-led superhero movies have been terrible, right? OK, so let’s compromise, at least. Give us a movie were there’s at least a male-female superduo, like Cloak and Dagger or even The Wonder Twins. Or give Wolverine a sidekick, either Kitty Pryde or Jubilee, in his next solo outing. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:00:43 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com4/23/2008 2:00:43 PM Discussion of this summer’s heroine lack is in full throttle. Last friday, New York’s Vulture blog asked, “Where are the Roles for Superwomen?; Stu at Defamer jumped off from there, ultimately suggesting an X-Men spin-off for Ellen Page; John at The Movie Blog listed reasons “Why Most Female Lead Action Films Don’t Succeed” (shocker: men can’t identify with or believe in strong — and strong — female characters). Now, adding to the conversation in the least noble way possible, USA Weekend presents the appropriately titled “Girls Want to Have Fun, Too”, a cover story (with the least flattering photos I’ve ever seen) from its summer movie preview that spotlights Gwyneth Paltrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Liv Tyler as the “leading ladies” of the season’s three big comic book adaptations. Of course, each of these three actresses are only secondary figures to their superhero counterparts (in Iron Man, The Dark Knight and The Incredible Hulk, respectively). But that’s not the worst of it: the women are asked what kind of super powers they would like to have in real life (how about in movie life, as in what superheroine they’d like to play?), and when questioned on the subject of women’s roles in superhero movies, each suggests that we’ve seen great progress: How do you think women have changed in these kind of films over the years? Gwyneth: There’s a reason why they’re hiring actresses like us. We’re all women, we’re all mothers, and we all normally do different films. There’s a certain understanding of who we are and what we bring and a certain respect for that. Maggie: Twenty or 30 years ago, the women in these films were vapid and just appeared for extra silliness. Liv: In all these films, our characters have real jobs and really fall in love and have real dilemmas. When you look at the history of the comic books, the women also have changed. Well, maybe none of them has to suffer a wet t-shirt scene, ala Kirsten Dunst in Spider-Man, but that doesn’t mean things are truly better. Really, it would be much better if the women in these kinds of movies were the actual leads. And it’s not like we’ve never seen a great action heroine — two of the greatest action films of all time, Aliens and Terminator 2, both directed by James Cameron, feature non-sexualized, kick-ass female leads. Plus, as silly as they come, movies like Charlie’s Angels, Kill Bill, Lara Craft: Tomb Raider, Underworld and Resident Evil have shown that sexy female-led action films can be relatively successful, too. So, why does it still take forever to get a Wonder Woman film off the ground? (The rumored re-cancellation of Warner Bros.’ Justice League movie is another bad sign for that one). Why are there no female spin-offs from the X-Men movies? Is Hollywood really dumb enough to think the disappointments of Catwoman, Aeon Flux, Elektra, Supergirl, Barb Wire, etc. can be blamed on the gender of their stars? Just as many male-led superhero movies have been terrible, right? OK, so let’s compromise, at least. Give us a movie were there’s at least a male-female superduo, like Cloak and Dagger or even The Wonder Twins. Or give Wolverine a sidekick, either Kitty Pryde or Jubilee, in his next solo outing. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Dish_Me_Up_Some/Re_angelina_jolie/332/10465/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: divinemsjunebug
Post To: Dish Me Up Some
Post Date: 6/9/2007 1:36:42 AM
Body: Yes, I hope those children will be extremely fortunate and grow up with a lot of love (either from them or their nannies...lol). It seems they really love their children and the kids always seem happy when you see pictures of them, so I hope they will grow up well adjusted.You know, I have to say my favorite Angelina Jolie movie is Original Sin with Antonio Bandares (it might have been because of him) but I really thought it was a good movie. Lara Kroft Tomb Raider was a pretty fun movie as well as Mr. and Mrs. Smith too.Brad Pitt - sigh, I just love looking at him. I think he was good in Meet Joe Black and of course A River Runs Through it...
]]>Sat, 09 Jun 2007 05:36:42 GMTdivinemsjunebugDish Me Up Some6/9/2007 1:36:42 AMYes, I hope those children will be extremely fortunate and grow up with a lot of love (either from them or their nannies...lol). It seems they really love their children and the kids always seem happy when you see pictures of them, so I hope they will grow up well adjusted.You know, I have to say my favorite Angelina Jolie movie is Original Sin with Antonio Bandares (it might have been because of him) but I really thought it was a good movie. Lara Kroft Tomb Raider was a pretty fun movie as well as Mr. and Mrs. Smith too.Brad Pitt - sigh, I just love looking at him. I think he was good in Meet Joe Black and of course A River Runs Through it... http://www.spout.com/blogs/moviebabe/archive/2007/3/9/6218.aspx Post By: MovieBabe
Post To: MovieBabe Blog
Post Date: 3/9/2007 7:29:00 PM
Body: Did you hear about the blond couple who froze to death at the drive-in? They went to see Closed for Winter. What did the fish say when he hit a concrete wall? "Dam." The above jokes -- which make me laugh every time -- are an appropriate introduction to the year's worst cinematic disasters for the following reasons: (1) The first is my favorite movie-related joke, (2) both indicate that I'm easily amused, and (3) the punch line of the second has typically been my reaction when I learn of the films I've been assigned to review. It's been a dismal year at the movies, from disappointing summer fare (how do you make Pearl Harbor boring?) to so-so independents and foreign films that have been successful simply because people are tired of feeling so bad (Amelie? Cute, but about 20 minutes too long). Then there are the no-name, no-plot groaners that I get stuck with, this year's unusually high number of which is attributable to either frantic green-lighting during the threat of a writers' strike or my getting old. I've had to sit through the worst of the worst, ranging from so-bad-they're-funny to so-bad-I'm-pissed. According to the numbers, many of you have wisely avoided this dreck at the theaters, but let this serve as a warning that the worst 10 movies of 2001 do not even a Blockbuster night make. I started to rank these in order of hatefulness, with No. 1 being the, um, lowest, but after the first few the badness is pretty much uniform: 1. Tomcats: A group of undesirable guys doing undesirable things to way-too-desirable-for-them women. In other words, Penthouse Forum come to life. Oh, and Jerry O'Connell and Jake Busey are the slimiest leading men ever. 2. Say It Isn't So: A heartfelt story about the trials faced when one sleeps with his sister. (Let's hope no one sat in the theater thinking, It's funny because it's true!) And could someone please tell me how Chris Klein broke into Hollywood? 3. 3000 Miles to Graceland: You get Vegas, you get cool criminals, you get Elvis. Yet this seeming sure shot quickly degenerates into as much of an unsightly mess as a bloated, hopped-up King after too many peanut-butter-and-nanner sandwiches. Kevin Costner -- I could stop right here, couldn't I? -- plays the baddest Elvis of a gang of five thievin' impersonators, and once the rather stylish casino robbery ends and the rampant bloodshed begins, you simply count down the minutes until all the Elvii have finally left the building. 4. See Spot Run: Drug busts and severed testicles -- but for kids! Even the sight of David Arquette covered in dog doo isn't worth the price of a rental. 5. Glitter: The most reasonable explanation for Mariah Carey's emotional breakdown. 6. Sweet November: Keanu Reeves as a mover-and-shaker ad exec? Please. And with all due respect to Charlize Theron's loveliness, you just can't act that crazy and still get the guy. A restraining order, maybe. (Then again, perhaps it's hard for a guy to find someone who also enjoys walking on the beach to Enya.) This 30-days-of-love-therapy cheesefest -- complete with the revealing of terminal-illness secrets -- is so leaden that it even takes away your ability to enjoy Reeves' bumbling attempts to emote toward the end. 7. Summer Catch: You think watching an entire baseball game on TV is boring? You'll never find less exciting play -- on or off the field -- than in this Freddie Prinze Jr.-led rip-off of Bull Durham, which ends with Prinze's full-of-promise pitcher abandoning a no-hitter to go after the girl -- with the smiling support of his teammates. Worst...ending...#ever. 8. AntiTrust: Though Ryan Phillippe's golden curls and empty, pretty face were much better suited to the flesh fair that was 54, it's kind of fun to watch him concentrating really hard as he connects the dots in this Bill Gates-gone-bad anti-thriller. But Phillippe as Super Genius, Tim Robbins as Evil Computer Man, and Claire Forlani as the Most Boring Girlfriend Ever ultimately leave you feeling that the only dangers awaiting Phillippe are carpal tunnel syndrome and eyestrain. 9. Shallow Hal: I'm not sensitive, and I'm not large, but this is one insulting movie. You've got men whose jackassery prevents them from seeking any but the most stunning women and women who are judged by looks alone, but in the end it's the gals who are pitied and deemed in need of rescue. 10. The Wedding Planner: OK, so a lot of my female friends liked this fluff about the loneliest wedding planner of them all. I was game until Jennifer Lopez -- looking as Jennifer Lopez does -- gives up on finding love after one rejection and decides to agree to an arranged marriage with a cousin she previously couldn't stand, thinking it's her only way to happiness. Way to role-model, J. Lo. But, as I said, I'm easily amused. So even when I walk out of an assigned movie thinking that maybe I should grab one of those Work at Home! fliers on the way to the Metro, I can find something worthwhile amid the film's awfulness to make up for my trauma. In an effort to put a positive spin on this year's collection of otherwise horrible flicks -- this is the season of giving, after all -- here are some little ways in which these bombs excel: The In-a-Nutshell Award for Best Unintentional Criticism "He's pretty honest with his feelings. I don't think he knows how to act" (AntiTrust, said about Phillippe). Gaggiest Gag A tie: A wayward testicle that's chased through a hospital and ends up in someone's dessert (Tomcats) and a shit explosion when a toilet -- complete with the gassy girl who is occupying it -- crashes through the floor to the classroom below (Not Another Teen Movie). The Thank-God-for-Big-Girls Teen-Choice Award Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, whose shower scene and cat suits persuaded little boys everywhere to stop fucking around with video games and work on finding Dad's Playboy collection (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider). Best Use of a Non-Jiggly Body Part to Hold Audience Interest The raven-haired Emmanuelle Chriqui, whose follicular stylings blessedly took the focus off her lame boy-band co-stars (On the Line). The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living Award for Best Philosophizing "It's weird. Three days ago, I had a phat job and not a worry in the world -- and now I'm going to turn into a vampire" (The Forsaken). And, finally: Best Keanu-as-Himself Moment Since Bill & Ted Eulogizing a 9-year-old as "a little man; just a boy, really" (Hardball).
]]>Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:29:00 GMTMovieBabeMovieBabe Blog3/9/2007 7:29:00 PMDid you hear about the blond couple who froze to death at the drive-in? They went to see Closed for Winter. What did the fish say when he hit a concrete wall? "Dam." The above jokes -- which make me laugh every time -- are an appropriate introduction to the year&#39;s worst cinematic disasters for the following reasons: (1) The first is my favorite movie-related joke, (2) both indicate that I&#39;m easily amused, and (3) the punch line of the second has typically been my reaction when I learn of the films I&#39;ve been assigned to review. It&#39;s been a dismal year at the movies, from disappointing summer fare (how do you make Pearl Harbor boring?) to so-so independents and foreign films that have been successful simply because people are tired of feeling so bad (Amelie? Cute, but about 20 minutes too long). Then there are the no-name, no-plot groaners that I get stuck with, this year&#39;s unusually high number of which is attributable to either frantic green-lighting during the threat of a writers&#39; strike or my getting old. I&#39;ve had to sit through the worst of the worst, ranging from so-bad-they&#39;re-funny to so-bad-I&#39;m-pissed. According to the numbers, many of you have wisely avoided this dreck at the theaters, but let this serve as a warning that the worst 10 movies of 2001 do not even a Blockbuster night make. I started to rank these in order of hatefulness, with No. 1 being the, um, lowest, but after the first few the badness is pretty much uniform: 1. Tomcats: A group of undesirable guys doing undesirable things to way-too-desirable-for-them women. In other words, Penthouse Forum come to life. Oh, and Jerry O&#39;Connell and Jake Busey are the slimiest leading men ever. 2. Say It Isn&#39;t So: A heartfelt story about the trials faced when one sleeps with his sister. (Let&#39;s hope no one sat in the theater thinking, It&#39;s funny because it&#39;s true!) And could someone please tell me how Chris Klein broke into Hollywood? 3. 3000 Miles to Graceland: You get Vegas, you get cool criminals, you get Elvis. Yet this seeming sure shot quickly degenerates into as much of an unsightly mess as a bloated, hopped-up King after too many peanut-butter-and-nanner sandwiches. Kevin Costner -- I could stop right here, couldn&#39;t I? -- plays the baddest Elvis of a gang of five thievin&#39; impersonators, and once the rather stylish casino robbery ends and the rampant bloodshed begins, you simply count down the minutes until all the Elvii have finally left the building. 4. See Spot Run: Drug busts and severed testicles -- but for kids! Even the sight of David Arquette covered in dog doo isn&#39;t worth the price of a rental. 5. Glitter: The most reasonable explanation for Mariah Carey&#39;s emotional breakdown. 6. Sweet November: Keanu Reeves as a mover-and-shaker ad exec? Please. And with all due respect to Charlize Theron&#39;s loveliness, you just can&#39;t act that crazy and still get the guy. A restraining order, maybe. (Then again, perhaps it&#39;s hard for a guy to find someone who also enjoys walking on the beach to Enya.) This 30-days-of-love-therapy cheesefest -- complete with the revealing of terminal-illness secrets -- is so leaden that it even takes away your ability to enjoy Reeves&#39; bumbling attempts to emote toward the end. 7. Summer Catch: You think watching an entire baseball game on TV is boring? You&#39;ll never find less exciting play -- on or off the field -- than in this Freddie Prinze Jr.-led rip-off of Bull Durham, which ends with Prinze&#39;s full-of-promise pitcher abandoning a no-hitter to go after the girl -- with the smiling support of his teammates. Worst...ending...#ever. 8. AntiTrust: Though Ryan Phillippe&#39;s golden curls and empty, pretty face were much better suited to the flesh fair that was 54, it&#39;s kind of fun to watch him concentrating really hard as he connects the dots in this Bill Gates-gone-bad anti-thriller. But Phillippe as Super Genius, Tim Robbins as Evil Computer Man, and Claire Forlani as the Most Boring Girlfriend Ever ultimately leave you feeling that the only dangers awaiting Phillippe are carpal tunnel syndrome and eyestrain. 9. Shallow Hal: I&#39;m not sensitive, and I&#39;m not large, but this is one insulting movie. You&#39;ve got men whose jackassery prevents them from seeking any but the most stunning women and women who are judged by looks alone, but in the end it&#39;s the gals who are pitied and deemed in need of rescue. 10. The Wedding Planner: OK, so a lot of my female friends liked this fluff about the loneliest wedding planner of them all. I was game until Jennifer Lopez -- looking as Jennifer Lopez does -- gives up on finding love after one rejection and decides to agree to an arranged marriage with a cousin she previously couldn&#39;t stand, thinking it&#39;s her only way to happiness. Way to role-model, J. Lo. But, as I said, I&#39;m easily amused. So even when I walk out of an assigned movie thinking that maybe I should grab one of those Work at Home! fliers on the way to the Metro, I can find something worthwhile amid the film&#39;s awfulness to make up for my trauma. In an effort to put a positive spin on this year&#39;s collection of otherwise horrible flicks -- this is the season of giving, after all -- here are some little ways in which these bombs excel: The In-a-Nutshell Award for Best Unintentional Criticism "He&#39;s pretty honest with his feelings. I don&#39;t think he knows how to act" (AntiTrust, said about Phillippe). Gaggiest Gag A tie: A wayward testicle that&#39;s chased through a hospital and ends up in someone&#39;s dessert (Tomcats) and a shit explosion when a toilet -- complete with the gassy girl who is occupying it -- crashes through the floor to the classroom below (Not Another Teen Movie). The Thank-God-for-Big-Girls Teen-Choice Award Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, whose shower scene and cat suits persuaded little boys everywhere to stop fucking around with video games and work on finding Dad&#39;s Playboy collection (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider). Best Use of a Non-Jiggly Body Part to Hold Audience Interest The raven-haired Emmanuelle Chriqui, whose follicular stylings blessedly took the focus off her lame boy-band co-stars (On the Line). The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living Award for Best Philosophizing "It&#39;s weird. Three days ago, I had a phat job and not a worry in the world -- and now I&#39;m going to turn into a vampire" (The Forsaken). And, finally: Best Keanu-as-Himself Moment Since Bill &amp; Ted Eulogizing a 9-year-old as "a little man; just a boy, really" (Hardball). http://www.spout.com/blogs/moviebabe/archive/2007/2/27/5855.aspx Post By: MovieBabe
Post To: MovieBabe Blog
Post Date: 2/27/2007 11:30:00 PM
Body: For a virtual babe, Lara Croft has a pretty cool life. When she's not traveling the world -- the heiress is as skilled at photojournalism and archaeology as she is at tomb-raiding -- she lives in an elegant, light-filled mansion, has spiderlike robots specially designed for her fightin' pleasure, and employs a foxy butler to ensure that all of her other aristocratic needs are promptly met. And, as brought to life by the boobalicious Angelina Jolie, Croft also believably commands both respect and dropped-jaw fascination from the cadre of men she keeps in her company. Jolie spends the majority of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider chasing myriad and sometimes unidentified bad guys with her double guns, smiling deliciously at each new challenge, and -- a little something for those who are rightfully frustrated watching the PG-13 flick -- even takes a slo-mo shower and unabashedly drops her towel as she saunters to the closet, her butler scolding her for not being ladylike while he droolingly marvels at his professional luck. Oh yeah: There's also something about an impending planetary alignment, an all-seeing eye, an evil secret society, and the need for Croft to complete her late father's mission of finding half of an ancient triangle in the interest of saving the world. But who cares? The action sequences are rote and hardly summer-blockbuster-exhilarating (no insult to Bono, but maybe some Mortal Kombat-style industrial-strength techno would have helped) and most of them seem rather tangential to the plot, which is senselessly overdetailed. (When Croft is asked by one of her hangers-on why she's taking off to some exotic locale this time, the writers have her trot out the tired "If I told you, I'd have to kill you," apparently to avoid having to reiterate the whirl of events leading up to her departure.) Occasionally, a character will growl, "You're the tomb raider!" abruptly reminding the audience of the movie's whole alleged point. Moviegoers, however, will have already gleaned the real purpose of the film: to whet everyone's appetite for more ass-kickin' Jolie in Tomb Raider 2.
]]>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:30:00 GMTMovieBabeMovieBabe Blog2/27/2007 11:30:00 PMFor a virtual babe, Lara Croft has a pretty cool life. When she&#39;s not traveling the world -- the heiress is as skilled at photojournalism and archaeology as she is at tomb-raiding -- she lives in an elegant, light-filled mansion, has spiderlike robots specially designed for her fightin&#39; pleasure, and employs a foxy butler to ensure that all of her other aristocratic needs are promptly met. And, as brought to life by the boobalicious Angelina Jolie, Croft also believably commands both respect and dropped-jaw fascination from the cadre of men she keeps in her company. Jolie spends the majority of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider chasing myriad and sometimes unidentified bad guys with her double guns, smiling deliciously at each new challenge, and -- a little something for those who are rightfully frustrated watching the PG-13 flick -- even takes a slo-mo shower and unabashedly drops her towel as she saunters to the closet, her butler scolding her for not being ladylike while he droolingly marvels at his professional luck. Oh yeah: There&#39;s also something about an impending planetary alignment, an all-seeing eye, an evil secret society, and the need for Croft to complete her late father&#39;s mission of finding half of an ancient triangle in the interest of saving the world. But who cares? The action sequences are rote and hardly summer-blockbuster-exhilarating (no insult to Bono, but maybe some Mortal Kombat-style industrial-strength techno would have helped) and most of them seem rather tangential to the plot, which is senselessly overdetailed. (When Croft is asked by one of her hangers-on why she&#39;s taking off to some exotic locale this time, the writers have her trot out the tired "If I told you, I&#39;d have to kill you," apparently to avoid having to reiterate the whirl of events leading up to her departure.) Occasionally, a character will growl, "You&#39;re the tomb raider!" abruptly reminding the audience of the movie&#39;s whole alleged point. Moviegoers, however, will have already gleaned the real purpose of the film: to whet everyone&#39;s appetite for more ass-kickin&#39; Jolie in Tomb Raider 2. http://www.spout.com/groups/Best_movie_quotes/Re_Guess_The_Movie_Quote/17/2952/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: davisfreeberg
Post To: Best movie quotes
Post Date: 9/14/2006 1:29:32 PM
Body: I was going to guess Scary Movie, but that is from the wrong decade and doesn't have Angelina Jolie in it, so I'll guess Tomb Raider instead, but I'm pretty sure that's not it either.
]]>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:29:32 GMTdavisfreebergBest movie quotes9/14/2006 1:29:32 PMI was going to guess Scary Movie, but that is from the wrong decade and doesn't have Angelina Jolie in it, so I'll guess Tomb Raider instead, but I'm pretty sure that's not it either. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/fun/MemberTagFilms.aspxfun
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