Lakeview Terrace (2008)- new Samuel L. Jackson flick
08-08-08, 09:09 AM
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Lakeview Terrace (2008)- new Samuel L. Jackson flick
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.
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.
08-08-08, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by hapgilmore
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.
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.
08-08-08, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by hapgilmore
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.
Does anyone think this actually looks good? Or just good in the so-bad-its-good way? I vote for the latter.
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!"
08-08-08, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by chris_sc77
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.
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08-08-08, 12:54 PM
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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!"
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!"
08-08-08, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
With all the junk this guy appears in, I'd hate to see the scripts he turns down.
Originally Posted by NiCK Crush
what a joke Samuel L. Jackson has become...
He admittedly does show up in some bad movies, but many of them do shine.
08-09-08, 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by SPiRAL
One of my clients works at Sony, has seen this and said the movie horrible.
08-09-08, 08:23 AM
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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.
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.
08-09-08, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
With all the junk this guy appears in, I'd hate to see the scripts he turns down.
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.
08-09-08, 12:16 PM
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Yeah, this does look terrible. No wonder they're dumping this in September (though it looks more like a DTV flick).
08-09-08, 03:05 PM
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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.
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.
08-09-08, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TheMovieman
Yeah, this does look terrible. No wonder they're dumping this in September (though it looks more like a DTV flick).
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08-09-08, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Gilgamesh1082
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.
08-09-08, 10:29 PM
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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.
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08-22-08, 07:01 PM
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Yeah, he's really fallen off. What ever happened to the smart, edgy LaBute who seemed poised for big things in the late '90s?
08-22-08, 08:30 PM
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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.
09-03-08, 02:33 PM
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09-03-08, 03:40 PM
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his plays are better IMO. This seems to be right up Neil's alley though, whether it will be a good movie is debateable.