Saw the trailer with Pineapple Express. Looks like a great unintentional comedy. For one thing, it doesn't seem to have an original bone in its body, looking like a mix of Unlawful Entry, Training Day, Disturbia, and countless other movies. For another, Sam Jackson seems to be playing the Dave Chappelle version of himself. He even delivers a line in the trailer with the same inflection that Chappelle used when he said "IT'LL GET YOU DRUNK!". The line in the trailer is "I'M THE POLICE, YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT I SAY!". The funniest part of the trailer is when Jackson is cutting down the trees saying they didn't have permission to plant them.
Does anyone think this actually looks good? Or just good in the so-bad-its-good way? I vote for the latter.
riotinmyskull
08-08-08, 10:12 AM
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809886698/trailer
Saw the trailer with Pineapple Express. Looks like a great unintentional comedy. For one thing, it doesn't seem to have an original bone in its body, looking like a mix of Unlawful Entry, Training Day, Disturbia, and countless other movies. For another, Sam Jackson seems to be playing the Dave Chappelle version of himself. He even delivers a line in the trailer with the same inflection that Chappelle used when he said "IT'LL GET YOU DRUNK!". The line in the trailer is "I'M THE POLICE, YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT I SAY!". The funniest part of the trailer is when Jackson is cutting down the trees saying they didn't have permission to plant them.
Does anyone think this actually looks good? Or just good in the so-bad-its-good way? I vote for the latter.
disturbia was original? shit.
Zen Peckinpah
08-08-08, 10:35 AM
The line in the trailer is "I'M THE POLICE, YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT I SAY!". The funniest part of the trailer is when Jackson is cutting down the trees saying they didn't have permission to plant them.
Does anyone think this actually looks good? Or just good in the so-bad-its-good way? I vote for the latter.
Yes, this looks hilariously bad. Chainsaw-wielding Samuel L. Jackson...awesome.
In a perfect world the trailer obnoxiously proclaims "From the director of The Wicker Man and the writer of Star Trek V!" And that line has the potential of being the new "Killing me won't bring back your GODDAMNED HONEY!"
chris_sc77
08-08-08, 10:39 AM
It seems weird this is only rated PG-13. What happened to Neil Labute? However I dont think it looks terrible and will give it a rent at least.
KillerCannibal
08-08-08, 12:43 PM
When did they decide to remake <i>Unlawful Entry</i>?
Matthew Chmiel
08-08-08, 01:14 PM
It seems weird this is only rated PG-13. What happened to Neil Labute? However I dont think it looks terrible and will give it a rent at least.
He never had any talent to begin with.
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Seantn
08-08-08, 01:54 PM
It's funny because in this trailer Samuel L Jackson says, "I'm the PO-LICE!"
And then the movie this trailer was attached to had what got the biggest laugh from the audience, which was James Franco exclaiming, "FUCK THE PO-LICE!"
NiCK Crush
08-08-08, 02:12 PM
what a joke Samuel L. Jackson has become...
Cornelius1047
08-09-08, 12:41 AM
Yeah, because I, for one, always found him to be such a serious actor. How he didn't get the nod for Deep Blue Sea I'll never know...
K
NoirFan
08-09-08, 12:51 AM
With all the junk this guy appears in, I'd hate to see the scripts he turns down.
Zen Peckinpah
08-09-08, 12:57 AM
With all the junk this guy appears in, I'd hate to see the scripts he turns down.
what a joke Samuel L. Jackson has become...
His performance in Black Snake Moan was fantastic, fit perfectly into the character and easily his best since Pulp Fiction. One of my favorites from last year too.
He admittedly does show up in some bad movies, but many of them do shine.
SPiRAL
08-09-08, 02:36 AM
One of my clients works at Sony, has seen this and said the movie horrible.
Zen Peckinpah
08-09-08, 08:42 AM
One of my clients works at Sony, has seen this and said the movie horrible.
Maybe we'll get a Wicker Man-like reel of clips from the movie when it comes out on DVD that'll make it funny.
vasb
08-09-08, 09:23 AM
I saw the trailer for this abortion in front of Pineapple Express, but until I read this thread I had no idea that it was directed by Neil Labute.
How does the writer/director of some of the best films of the 90s end up with such a horrible track record? I completely understand selling out to get paid well, but for christ's sake you made Your Friends and Neighbors, can't you sell out for something better than Lakeview Terrace?
Labute is coming close to taking the record for biggest career 180 in the history of cinema.
Gilgamesh1082
08-09-08, 10:33 AM
With all the junk this guy appears in, I'd hate to see the scripts he turns down.
Much like Walken, the guy likes to work. He doesn't turn many things down because the man likes earning a living. Nothing wrong with that.
And much like Walken, I'll usually give a chance to any film with Jackson in it. Because if nothing else, he can turn the movie into a laughably bad film, instead of just terrible.
TheMovieman
08-09-08, 01:16 PM
Yeah, this does look terrible. No wonder they're dumping this in September (though it looks more like a DTV flick).
troystiffler
08-09-08, 04:05 PM
Looks alright. From the reactions here, I was expecting a more laughable trailer.
Reminds me of "Changing Lanes", which was an alright flick. Glad I saw it and I'll probably never watch it again ... one of those movies.
Bad neighbors can get weird. I have a friend who did stuff like this (cutting the plants, the opposing flood lights, etc.). Can't say that it ever escalated to gunshots. But they definately got at each other.
Cornelius1047
08-09-08, 04:45 PM
Yeah, this does look terrible. No wonder they're dumping this in September (though it looks more like a DTV flick).
What's funny is that when I rented 21 and saw the trailer for this on that DVD, I just naturally assumed it was direct-to-video. It wasn't until I saw the trailer in theatres (before Pineapple Express) that I realized it was actually coming out in theatres. It's true. It totally has DTV written all over it.
K
mndtrp
08-09-08, 06:20 PM
And much like Walken, I'll usually give a chance to any film with Jackson in it. Because if nothing else, he can turn the movie into a laughably bad film, instead of just terrible.
Same here. I'll rent it, as I thought it looked entertaining.
trespoochies
08-09-08, 11:29 PM
Really pisses me off seeing LaBute do stuff like this. After In the Company of Men and Your Friends and Neighbors, I thought he was the new Mamet. Really not seeing it beyond his first two movies.
DGibFen
08-09-08, 11:34 PM
This will make a fantastic Rifftrax film, I'm sure.
Rockmjd23
08-22-08, 07:57 PM
I've started seeing commercials for this. Definitely a possible 'so bad it's good' movie. :lol:
NoirFan
08-22-08, 08:01 PM
Really pisses me off seeing LaBute do stuff like this. After In the Company of Men and Your Friends and Neighbors, I thought he was the new Mamet. Really not seeing it beyond his first two movies.
Yeah, he's really fallen off. What ever happened to the smart, edgy LaBute who seemed poised for big things in the late '90s?
mdc3000
08-22-08, 09:30 PM
Sam Jackson will do any movie you offer him it seems...I'm sure this will rank along side other shitfests like Freedomland... I like Patrick Wilson too but this looks like shit.
Mondo Kane
09-03-08, 03:33 PM
I've started seeing commercials for this. Definitely a possible 'so bad it's good' movie. :lol:
Same exact thoughts. Can't wait to see this puppy!! :D2:
In other news, I've been sleeping on Kerry Washington for far too long now...
Giles
09-03-08, 04:40 PM
Really pisses me off seeing LaBute do stuff like this. After In the Company of Men and Your Friends and Neighbors, I thought he was the new Mamet. Really not seeing it beyond his first two movies.
his plays are better IMO. This seems to be right up Neil's alley though, whether it will be a good movie is debateable.
d2cheer
09-04-08, 12:03 AM
When did they decide to remake <i>Unlawful Entry</i>?
No kidding, it IS the same movie only this time the cop is black...
droidguy1119
09-04-08, 02:33 AM
I think it looks both kinda good and kinda so-bad-it's-good. For me, Sam Jackson elevates anything he's in. There are a lot of actors where you pay to get the personality and not the performance, like Christopher Walken or Morgan Freeman or Michael Caine, and Sam is at the top of that scale for me. He's never given a performance that doesn't have him written all over it, but that never weakens them (IMO) and oftentimes it's brilliant. I don't understand why he doesn't have an Oscar.
As for the movie, I like the whole neighbor vs. cop concept, a plot that seems like something LaBute might be keen to explore, and I really, really like the totally unintentional but inexorably stunning backdrop of the California fires raging behind the houses in the picture (there's a particularly great shot of Jackson standing on his porch as it's getting dark and you can see the black and orange smoke on the horizon behind him). In the realm of so-bad-it's-good, I like how the movie escalates to an absolutely ridiculous pitch of gunshots and car chases by the end.
But it's totally the easy way out to make the movie about a black cop vs. a white male/black female couple. I don't quite think it's racist, or it's making some statement about Jackson's character because he's black, but it seems to present less of a challenge if it was a white cop. If I'd have been casting this movie, I'd have cast Sam's good friend Bruce Willis as the neighbor, which in my mind is more interesting.
NoirFan
09-11-08, 06:38 PM
Five clips from the film (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809886698/video/9655669).
NoirFan
09-15-08, 07:56 PM
Moderately positive Variety (http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117938230.html?categoryid=31&cs=1) review:...."Lakeview Terrace" delivers fairly tense and engrossing drama before succumbing to thriller convention.
Seantn
09-15-08, 08:40 PM
But it's totally the easy way out to make the movie about a black cop vs. a white male/black female couple. I don't quite think it's racist, or it's making some statement about Jackson's character because he's black, but it seems to present less of a challenge if it was a white cop. If I'd have been casting this movie, I'd have cast Sam's good friend Bruce Willis as the neighbor, which in my mind is more interesting.
Actually, from the reviews I have read on Rotten Tomatoes, That is THE reason that Samuel L Jackson's character hates these new neighbors. He doesn't like interracial couples.
candyrocket786
09-16-08, 10:40 AM
When did they decide to remake <i>Unlawful Entry</i>?
First thing I thought of when I saw the trailer
WTF?
DRG
09-16-08, 11:28 AM
The trailer seems to spoil the entire movie. I've seen the trailer so many times it actually feels like I saw the movie a few months ago but I only remember vague details about it.
Jam Master Jay
09-19-08, 02:54 AM
I have had it with these motherfucking white people in this motherfucking neighborhood!
Geofferson
09-19-08, 10:39 AM
Ebert's 4-star review(!) here (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080918/REVIEWS/809180303)
hapgilmore
09-19-08, 10:42 AM
I've said it once and I'll say it again, Ebert sucks now.
RichC2
09-19-08, 10:51 AM
I've said it once and I'll say it again, Ebert sucks now.
I dunno, he's been pretty spot-on this last year, though he has liked a lot more than he has hated. You gotta remember this is the same Ebert that gave Spawn a 3.5 out of 4 about 11 years ago and felt The Godfather III was superior to #2 (at least rating wise).
Goldblum
09-19-08, 12:03 PM
Yeah, because I, for one, always found him to be such a serious actor. How he didn't get the nod for Deep Blue Sea I'll never know...
K
Not only was he nominated for Deep Blue Sea, he won the acadamy award
for best delivery of a monologue while being eaten by a shark.
Hell, the competition wasn't even close.
Goldblum
09-19-08, 12:12 PM
Ebert delivers well-written reviews, but Jesus, man...4 stars?
mcfly
09-19-08, 12:38 PM
I saw the trailer for this before Tropic Thunder and thought it looked lame - and I eat up Sam Jackson swearing with a spoon.
Dunno about this one. Surprised at Ebert's review.
cardsfan111
09-19-08, 04:58 PM
Just caught this -- I enjoyed it, more than I thought I would based on the opinions of folks in this thread. ;) The performances by all the leads were solid. It was easy to figure out early on how the movie was going to end, it followed the conventional formula. However, I don't think it's as bad as some of you think it might be.
Mondo Kane
09-19-08, 05:40 PM
Just caught this -- I enjoyed it, more than I thought I would based on the opinions of folks in this thread. ;) The performances by all the leads were solid. It was easy to figure out early on how the movie was going to end, it followed the conventional formula. However, I don't think it's as bad as some of you think it might be.
Good to know. I'll check it while I'm out of town this weekend.
CloverClover
09-20-08, 01:52 PM
Although I didn't 'like' the movie, I admired it and agree with Ebert more so than the DVDtalk reviewer who said this is LaBute's paycheck movie. I can see that with Wicker Man, but in Lakeview there are lots of intricacies at work which fit along with his body of work, and show that he has a future making mainstream social dramas. One detail I thought about last night:
why the police at the end shootout instantly sided with Patrick Wilson's character, even though he was the one pointing a gun and one of them knew Jackson was a cop... of course that was another racial point
Overall, I can't say the trailers lied, I don't know if Samuel L. Jackson is a great actor, or if he's just great, as in 'the great' SLJ.
Patman
09-20-08, 09:48 PM
The first half of "Lakeview Terrace" is almost always played for laughs as an interracial couple moves next door to a police office, Abel Turner (Samuel L. Jackson), who has a way of looking at things with black-n-white glasses, while having the law on his side, making it difficult for the couple to have the law deal with Abel's passive-aggressiveness in making the couple feel unwelcome in their new neighborhood.
The setup is entertaining enough for a script that swings far too broadly at times and ends up stumbling to a finish, which diminishes most of the first half setup of the film, and delivers a less than interesting or entertaining conclusion.
I give it 2.5 stars, or a grade of C+.
toddly6666
09-21-08, 12:38 AM
I saw this film tonight - a pretty damn entertaing film just once. I wouldn't watch it again, but just very good once. The main thing is that this is an entertaining film for what it is. It's not trying to be a masterpiece. These are the type of films that fit Samuel L. Jackson so well - he's best playing an asshole or villain....It's also great to watch Patrick Wilson. He was great in Hard Candy, Little Children, and now this film. I'm looking forward to what he does in Watchmen. Kerry Washington was great as well - she needs to be starring in movies, instead of being on the side...
DRG
09-22-08, 01:51 AM
I ened up catching this on Saturday. I actually thought it was a well-made character clash up until the point it falls into typical thriller territory and a few stupid decisions undermine the climax.
hapgilmore
02-20-09, 04:44 PM
I rented this the other day, and now I must eat my words. I actually liked the movie, not in a so-bad-its-good kind of way but as a good movie period. Now if you wanted, you could pick this movie apart for characters making illogical or dumb decisions, as well as plot holes, but as far as entertainment goes, it is pretty solid. Jackson has a few comical scenes, but for the most part he plays it straight and is effective. I thought Patrick Wilson was the weak link here, he seemed boring and lacked charisma. But overall I liked it and would give it 3/4.
RichC2
03-24-09, 02:59 PM
I was reading Richard Roeper's review for something and saw his Twitter from the other night:
Just caught up with "Lakeview Terrace" late last night. (It fell through the cracks last year.) Wow. What a load of overcooked horseshit.
Buy: