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Right now this looks like something I will stay away from....
The game is superb
Yeah I don't understand the hate for that one. Wasn't a great film but I appreciated that they really tried, I think they took a lot of risks with it and it didn't deserve the critical slating they got. The main protagonist is a psychologically scarred convicted murderer, basically raised as a child soldier (his dad killed his willing mum in front of the kid rather than let her be captured, that's pretty messed up) who's been sentenced to death by lethal injection and who seems to be losing his mind. The historical protagonist is a Muslim and those bits are entirely in Spanish. They at least deserve props for doing something different imo and the stunts and fight scenes were really great, I loved their commitment to doing it all for real rather than just CGI, really made it feel like I was watching the action from the games come to life. I even enjoyed the modern day stuff, which I've always hated in the games and thought was completely unnecessary, because of how weird and trippy they went with it.
It wasn't great (the animus scenes were just action scenes which were cool but the games have these long historical epic stories with really well written fleshed out characters) but I think it was probably as good an Assassin's Creed film as they could have made. The problem is there's just too much there to try and fit into a two hour movie imo. A TV series would be a better option. But even though it wasn't perfect I think it deserved more credit than it got for just doing something different by blockbuster standards. Could have easily done a Marvel style blockbuster but instead they made a weird, surreal and pretty bleak film, with some very good action scenes. I think that if it wasn't a video game adaptation the critics would have gone easier on it and if it wasn't Assassin's Creed the online communities wouldn't have ripped it to shreds the way they did. I wouldn't mind a sequel but I do think a Game Of Thrones style TV show would be a better fit.
I thought Mark Kermode's review was very fair
Even as a fan of the games, and Charlotte Rampling, I still have not seen the Assassin's Creed film.
The problem with these game- film adaptations I think is people's expectancy. It's the gamers of Assassins' creed that are negative about the film (personally I like it a lot, but I never played the game) and here I think we'll see the same forces at work. I don't understand why people can't accept films for what they are: a different take on the story. Video games have far more time for in-depth storytelling then movies, so choices have to be made, whilst at the mean time often a more 'boring' part can be explained with some interaction of the player, something impossible with a film. Both media have their own rules and you can't copy- paste them.
What i don't like about this film is the rather CGI look of jungle-assets (like the plane). |They should've made those into real sets.
I don't know, but I'm still giving it the benefit of the doubt. I'm a big fan of adventure as a genre and hope that this film succeeds.
The poster is even more jarringly awful once someone pointed out how badly Photoshopped her neck is.
Im a huge fan of the TR games; especially the rebooted games and although i wasnt THAT impressed wwith the trailer and I'm not really a fan of Vikander, this video has enticed me. I'm hoping I can enjoy this.
I whant adventure - treasure movie. Poster give it much if horror look, but mabey movie is more darker and violence then trailer show. It is also Stuart Baid who edit the movie and Casino Royale trailer was also difrent then final movie.
I really hope this movie has legs because I'd love to see a sequel!
I don't know anything about the games so can't comment on character authenticity, but I thought Alicia Vikander was terrific as Croft, and portrayed a rounded character. She's athletic and believable in the fight and chase sequences. Moreover, she's a good actress and handles the emotional elements very well too. The villain (Walter Goggins) lacks charisma and is pretty forgettable however. He sadly pales in comparison to Iain Glen from the first film.
Norwegian director Roar Uthaug makes very good use of the locations (particularly London and Hong Kong). Once again I was uncomfortably reminded of what a piss poor effort we got in this respect for the last Bond film.
Overall it's worth a watch, even if the plot is a bit predictable and the finale in the caves is very 'been there, done that'.
It's Vikander's film, and she carries it.
Wow you really sold it.
Sorry, but were you expecting a film called "Tomb Raider" to be great cinema?
Best bit for me was (and I think this was a lift from the re-boot game) set piece down the river and on/in the Messerschmitt Bf110. Quite tense even though I knew she'd escape!