Tomb Raider trailer: despite teasing all the makings of proper tomb raids, it looks a little dull for me.

Live action video game adaptations despite being equally as popular as comic books have sadly not caught that lucky break like their comic book counterparts have to become the new hub directors go to for content and inspiration.

It’s been nothing but less than stellar reviews from Mario World back in the 90’s to most recently Assasins Creed (one I rooted strong for thanks to that spectacular trailer). So yeah, I am really hoping on that one live action adaptation that will come and set the stage for others. Enter Tomb Raider.

Imagine my excitement learning Tomb Raider was getting redone. Hearing it was going to be heavily inspired by the recent pair of games. That it will star Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft. Fast forward to today, I sit through near two minutes of its first trailer and came away feeling major un-impressed.

Something about the trailer just did not sit with me despite having all the recipes of the positively reviewed games it is inspired by. Yet, considering the caliber of movie trailers dropping every day, this one felt like it belonged in the 2000’s. In fact, even the trailer of the original movie starring Anjelina Jolie looks better compared to this and that one was made in the early 2000’s. Then again, who knows, that could turn around and be a good thing. I mean look at all the buzz the first trailer of Assasins Creed generated compared to how the movie turned out hence going by that logic, Tomb Raider could turn out to be the s#!t despite a lackluster first trailer. Fingers crossed.