>How can you compare the two movies saying you like one over the other? They are completely different movies. How do you qualify movies that are that desparate?

Naw, it is simple if you rate it on a scale such as this:
1) Was I absorbed by the movie? Pearl yes, TombRaider no.
2) Did I laugh or was any other emotion evoked? Pearl Yes, Tomb No.
3) Did I feel like I am seeing something that is well crafted? The acting is good, the story is good, the effects are good. Pearl and Tomb. Kind of.
4) Can I recommend this movie to a friend that is not necessarily into the genre?

Can I say I like beer better than drinking motor oil, sure... but they are quite different things.