History Recap / TheNostalgiaCriticS11E2

* CrazyAwesome: Considers Lara Croft to be this as she's an adrenaline junkie who does crazy stunts and only does archaeology because it's cool. He even admits that the character's credibility was Creator/AngelinaJolie's performance (who at the time, was a bit of a wild star).

* WorthyOpponent: He notes that Lara and the villain have a very interesting dynamic centered around this and considers it one of the best parts in the movie.

* HeReallyCanAct: [[invoked]] The Critic is puzzled by Creator/DanielCraig's unconventionally invested performance in the film, questioning whether or not that really ''is'' Daniel Craig.

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-->'''Robber:''' I won't!

* VideoGameMoviesSuck: Subverted. In the end, the Nostalgia Critic considers it the better of the video game movies he had reviewed in the past and how it was faithful to how the original games (pre-2013 reboot) at the time of its release.

* ShmuckBait: A particularly dark take on the trope. Poking fun at Lara's "security system", the Critic describes a scenario in which a robber (Jim Jarosz) comes across an unlocked house and a big bag of money labeled "take it"... except the owner of the house (Malcolm Ray) is sitting there with a {{SlasherSmile}} and a [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter loaded shotgun]], goading him to take the bag. The robber, disturbed by this setup, wisely decides to leave the money alone and head out.

* CrazyAwesome: Considers Lara Croft to be this as she's an adrenaline junkie who does crazy stunts and only does archaeology because it's cool. He even admits that the character's credibility was Angelina Jolie's performance (who at the time, was a bit of a wild star).

* VideoGameMoviesSuck: Subverted. In the end, the Nostalgia Critic considers it the better of the video game movies he had reviewed in the past and how it was faithful to how the original games (pre-2013 reboot) at the time of its release.

Release date: January 9, 2018
Film: [[Film/LaraCroftTombRaider]]
Tagline: The game was a ground breaker, but is the movie a good representation, or like every other video game movie? Nostalgia Critic takes a look at Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

* GeekyTurnOn: As early as 1997, the young Critic develops an apparent fetish for blocky video game character models due to his fascination with the original Tomb Raider's Lara Croft. At the end of the review, Critic tells the original Lara that he's since moved on to a higher form of love, namely a female character model from [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Minecraft]].
* {{Irony}}: Points out that ''American Angelina'' Jolie is doing a fake British accent while ''British'' Daniel Craig is doing a fake American accent.
* VideoGameMoviesSuck: Subverted. In the end, the Nostalgia Critic considers it the better of the video game movies he had reviewed in the past and how it was faithful to how the original games (pre-2013 reboot) at the time of it's release.

* GeekyTurnOn: As early as 1997, the young Critic develops an apparent fetish for blocky video game character models due to his fascination with the original Tomb Raider's Lara Croft. [[spoiler: At the end of the review, Critic tells the original Lara that he's since moved on to a higher form of love, namely a female character model from [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Minecraft]].]]