Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) vs Tomb Raider (2018): Original vs Remake

Lara Croft needs no introduction. If you grew up in the 90s, you remember her one-of-a-kind shape racing across your monitor in the Tomb Raider games, one of the earliest blockbuster video game franchises. And, of course, anything that enters the zeitgeist gets snatched up by Hollywood. So in 2001, we got our first film with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, starring Angelina Jolie fresh off her Oscar win for Girl, Interrupted. While the film was a box office success and many agreed that Jolie was perfect for the role, critics largely panned the film. 

After a lacklustre sequel in 2003, the movie franchise went dormant for a long while until being resurrected in 2018 with another Oscar-winner, Alicia Vikander, taking on the role in Tomb Raider. That reboot resulted in a modest box office return and mixed reviews, along with a sequel that is currently in development. But which of these films deserves to go home with the gold? Only one way to find out: FACE OFF!

This episode of Face Off was written by Eric Walkuski, narrated by Shawn Knippelberg, edited by Jay Saint G, produced by Matthew Hacunda and executive produced by Berge Garabedian. What some other episodes below!

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