The General Tomb Raider Movie discussion thread - Page 1985

HarleyCroft · 24-12-22, 00:14

^all of that, yes. The product placement actually hurt the already cruddy movie.

Tonyrobinson · 02-01-23, 20:37

I kind of hope with Amazon shepherding they pump money into a Silent Hill style event and announce the film and game alongside eachother. There's potential to do a big reveal with everything upcoming for the franchise under the new unified timelines.

Pennywisebill · 05-01-23, 00:33

I'm very sad, I had high expectations with Alicia in Tomb Raider 2. Now we don't know what the future holds for the saga. I still can't believe it, Alicia doesn't deserve it.. That's not fair ��

Moon-Safari · 05-01-23, 00:56

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Originally Posted by Pennywisebill

I'm very sad, I had high expectations with Alicia in Tomb Raider 2. Now we don't know what the future holds for the saga. I still can't believe it, Alicia doesn't deserve it.. That's not fair ��

The whole Island should have been flashbacks and Alicea should have been tasked as a Lara on the mend building up her life and getting over her PTSD from the game. It was a wasted opportunity to do a whole movie production on the same story. The repetition strikes again. People want an evolution of the story already. I still want remakes, but when it comes to new games why does the same exact story have to be remade over and over again like the father with an ana figure and using his research. Surely Lara can do a game with her own research.

Tonyrobinson · 09-01-23, 19:32

It sucks that we probably won't see Alicia in the role again, I really hoped that she would reprise it for atleadt one more film. Lara should be a character like Bond that they replace every so often but I bet she had atleast another two films I'm her before giving up the role.

Tonyrobinson · 09-01-23, 21:36

For anyone interested there are more storyboards up from Ben Wheatleys version of the film on Jake Lunt Davies website.

The film featured Lu Ren, Dominguez, Ana, Rourke and even Sam!

https://jakelunt.com/tomb-raider-2

It seems that it lifted plot points from all three of the reboot trilogy games whilst also mirroring the AJ films and being a true sequel to the 2018 movie aswell. It couldve turned out a tad convoluted but we will never know.

PinkyPromise · 09-01-23, 22:53

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Originally Posted by Tonyrobinson

For anyone interested there are more storyboards up from Ben Wheatleys version of the film on Jake Lunt Davies website.

The film featured Lu Ren, Dominguez, Ana, Rourke and even Sam!

https://jakelunt.com/tomb-raider-2

It seems that it lifted plot points from all three of the reboot trilogy games whilst also mirroring the AJ films and being a true sequel to the 2018 movie aswell. It couldve turned out a tad convoluted but we will never know.

OMG very interesting!

I'm disappointed that Ben didn't want to use dual pistols...visually it was very faithful to the reboot (arrow again)

Indeed it seemed to be a mix of all the games in the trilogy.

Tonyrobinson · 09-01-23, 23:04

It seems that everything we had heard from that Geekvibesnation website was the truth judging by these storyboards they really hit the nail on the head with Wheatleys version.

PinkyPromise · 09-01-23, 23:12

Yes, hopefully the script will leak to know the full story

Tonyrobinson · 09-01-23, 23:15

I'd loved to have seen what Micha had cooked up for us in her version of the screenplay, the news broke that her and Alicia didn't agree on the script so I wonder if she wanted something more like Wheatleys.

From what we seen there was a lot of references in Amy Jumps script that seemed to be taken from the other games and films.

The motor bike/car chase wouldn't have been out of place in Cradle of Life and the assault on the Manor had LC:TR vibes. Is it just me or did Ana turn into a giant gold monster in the end after stabbing herself with the knife when Dominguez failed to sacrifice Sam?

From what we see from the storyboards that leaked:

- Lara starts by scuba diving I think this probably then led into the sequence of her in the tomb with the skeletons and using their arm on the trap, in that storyboard she still has her wet suit on and portable lungs so I'm assuming that's from the opening of the film where she finds the knife.

- At some point Rourke is sent to assassinate Lara, we know this from the leaked plot description a year or two ago which said he was sent by Ana.

- The Manor is attacked and the artifact possibly stolen.

- Sam and Lu Ren show up somewhere in the story.

- Trinity chase Lara who steals a motorcycle and begins a car chase/action sequence.

- Trinity want to use the dagger to bring about a new world.

- It looks like Dominguez tries to use the dagger on Sam but Lara saves her by shooting him with an arrow so Ana plunges it into herself and that's when the light beams start killing people.

- Ana seems to turn into some sort've gold statue giant thing and Lara removes the dagger from her.

24-12-22, 00:14	#19841
HarleyCroft Professor Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Coulrophilia Posts: 4,233	^all of that, yes. The product placement actually hurt the already cruddy movie. __________________ Well if that ain't aren't the isn't

02-01-23, 20:37	#19842
Tonyrobinson Tomb Raider Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Devil's Pit Posts: 20,698	I kind of hope with Amazon shepherding they pump money into a Silent Hill style event and announce the film and game alongside eachother. There's potential to do a big reveal with everything upcoming for the franchise under the new unified timelines. __________________ Does anybody really read these?!

09-01-23, 19:32	#19845
Tonyrobinson Tomb Raider Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Devil's Pit Posts: 20,698	It sucks that we probably won't see Alicia in the role again, I really hoped that she would reprise it for atleadt one more film. Lara should be a character like Bond that they replace every so often but I bet she had atleast another two films I'm her before giving up the role. __________________ Does anybody really read these?!

09-01-23, 21:36	#19846
Tonyrobinson Tomb Raider Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Devil's Pit Posts: 20,698	For anyone interested there are more storyboards up from Ben Wheatleys version of the film on Jake Lunt Davies website. The film featured Lu Ren, Dominguez, Ana, Rourke and even Sam! https://jakelunt.com/tomb-raider-2 It seems that it lifted plot points from all three of the reboot trilogy games whilst also mirroring the AJ films and being a true sequel to the 2018 movie aswell. It couldve turned out a tad convoluted but we will never know. __________________ Does anybody really read these?! Last edited by Tonyrobinson; 09-01-23 at 22:28.

09-01-23, 23:04	#19848
Tonyrobinson Tomb Raider Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Devil's Pit Posts: 20,698	It seems that everything we had heard from that Geekvibesnation website was the truth judging by these storyboards they really hit the nail on the head with Wheatleys version. __________________ Does anybody really read these?! Last edited by Tonyrobinson; 09-01-23 at 23:16.

05-01-23, 00:33	#19843
Pennywisebill Hobbyist Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Venezuela Posts: 40	I'm very sad, I had high expectations with Alicia in Tomb Raider 2. Now we don't know what the future holds for the saga. I still can't believe it, Alicia doesn't deserve it.. That's not fair ��

09-01-23, 23:12	#19849
PinkyPromise Professor Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 2,696	Yes, hopefully the script will leak to know the full story

09-01-23, 23:15	#19850
Tonyrobinson Tomb Raider Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Devil's Pit Posts: 20,698	I'd loved to have seen what Micha had cooked up for us in her version of the screenplay, the news broke that her and Alicia didn't agree on the script so I wonder if she wanted something more like Wheatleys. From what we seen there was a lot of references in Amy Jumps script that seemed to be taken from the other games and films. The motor bike/car chase wouldn't have been out of place in Cradle of Life and the assault on the Manor had LC:TR vibes. Is it just me or did Ana turn into a giant gold monster in the end after stabbing herself with the knife when Dominguez failed to sacrifice Sam? From what we see from the storyboards that leaked: - Lara starts by scuba diving I think this probably then led into the sequence of her in the tomb with the skeletons and using their arm on the trap, in that storyboard she still has her wet suit on and portable lungs so I'm assuming that's from the opening of the film where she finds the knife. - At some point Rourke is sent to assassinate Lara, we know this from the leaked plot description a year or two ago which said he was sent by Ana. - The Manor is attacked and the artifact possibly stolen. - Sam and Lu Ren show up somewhere in the story. - Trinity chase Lara who steals a motorcycle and begins a car chase/action sequence. - Trinity want to use the dagger to bring about a new world. - It looks like Dominguez tries to use the dagger on Sam but Lara saves her by shooting him with an arrow so Ana plunges it into herself and that's when the light beams start killing people. - Ana seems to turn into some sort've gold statue giant thing and Lara removes the dagger from her. __________________ Does anybody really read these?! Last edited by Tonyrobinson; 09-01-23 at 23:32.