In 1996, Eidos Interactive put out the first “Tomb Raider” video game. It was wildly successful, spawning several more installments in the game series, action figures, comics, and two feature films with Angelina Jolie as the titular heroine.
After the films, Lara Croft even became a popular Halloween costume choice for women (and their boyfriends presumably) for several years in a row. So it was a bit of a surprise when video game publisher Square Enix decided to release a reboot of the game in 2013 that transformed the iconic Lara from Kelly LeBrock-esque fantasy babe with breasts bigger than her head and guns holstered to bare thighs, to a sinewy thing who sports practical cargo pants and totes a bow and arrows. …
Original article: http://screenpicks.com/2018/03/movie-review-tomb-raider/
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