Lakeview Terrace (US - DVD R1 | BD RA)
Sony has sent over the Blu-ray artwork for the recent Samuel L Jackson film
Title: Lakeview Terrace
Starring: Samuel L Jackson
Released: 13th January 2009
SRP: $28.96 (DVD)
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced DVD ($28.96) and Blu-ray ($39.95) releases of Lakeview Terrace which stars Samuel L Jackson, Patrick Wilson, and Kerry Washington. Each will be available to own from the 13th January. Extras will include a commentary with Director Neil LaBute and Kerry Washington, deleted scenes with optional commentary, and 3 featurettes (An Open House, Meet Your Neighbors, Home Sweet Home). We've attached the official package artwork below:
News by Tom Woodward
Starring: Samuel L Jackson
Released: 13th January 2009
SRP: $28.96 (DVD)
Further Details:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced DVD ($28.96) and Blu-ray ($39.95) releases of Lakeview Terrace which stars Samuel L Jackson, Patrick Wilson, and Kerry Washington. Each will be available to own from the 13th January. Extras will include a commentary with Director Neil LaBute and Kerry Washington, deleted scenes with optional commentary, and 3 featurettes (An Open House, Meet Your Neighbors, Home Sweet Home). We've attached the official package artwork below:
News by Tom Woodward
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this move looked good. definitely buy it
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it actually wasn't good, but overly predictable. The cover matches the film itself. Terrible cover + Terrible movie.
Wow, that's a bad cover. I didn't want to see this one already, and that art sure isn't helping matters.
interesting boxart
It's gotta be better than that 'Wicker Man' remake! What happened to Neil LaBute? Oh and terrible cover art as well.
Missed out in theaters, definitely gonna rent.
Is that cover a joke?
Didn't have any desire to see this, but DAMN that is an UGLY cover. Wow. I'm actually impressed with how bad that is.
I actually thought this one was very good. But that cover art is atrocious! They should have just stuck with the theatrical poster. Anything would be better than what they decided to go with.
I wouldn't necessarily say it was bad. Predictable and formulaic, perhaps, but that doesn't automatically make it bad. Not every single film that comes along is going to break the mold, nor is that always the goal...
IMDB shows a 6.4 user rating (out of 2,777 votes) and if you combine the three separate ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, you get about a 5.6 - those are pretty much average.
Then again, as with anything that generates public opinion, it's all subjective anyway, so what do my thoughts matter?...
IMDB shows a 6.4 user rating (out of 2,777 votes) and if you combine the three separate ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, you get about a 5.6 - those are pretty much average.
Then again, as with anything that generates public opinion, it's all subjective anyway, so what do my thoughts matter?...
That is a horrible cover.
That's a horribly funny cover.
can ya say LOUSY?
Wow.....wow........wow
HORRIBLE cover
HORRIBLE cover
I actually like the cover, it's a good representation of the movie: average and ordinary. The first half of the movie dragged but the second half got interesting and entertaining. This movie is DEFINITELY better than the awful Wicker Man remake by the same director. I may pick it up.
Why didnt they put Ebert's 4 stars on there?
The film was predictable, mildly diverting and seriously undercooked. It lacked both bite and kick.
As for the cover, I just hate it. Sam Jackson's eyes do not look remotely menacing, Patrick Wilson does the same face he always does (except when he's getting castrated) and Kerry Washington's eyes are as intense as a dead fish's.
As for the cover, I just hate it. Sam Jackson's eyes do not look remotely menacing, Patrick Wilson does the same face he always does (except when he's getting castrated) and Kerry Washington's eyes are as intense as a dead fish's.
I will definitely rent it. The reviews were okay and I love Samuel L. Jackson. But the artwork is AWFUL. I'm sorry that I was like the 20th person to say that, but Sony's DVD artwork has gotten from bad to worse. The extras are okay though.
Monkeys designed the cover again....
Is it me? Or does this sound like a direct rip off of that Ray Liotta movie with Kurt Russell and Madeline Stowe? The one where Ray is the psycho cop? I can't remember the name, but when I saw the previews that is exactly what I thought of. Pass.
This is a definite Blu-ray purchase for me. I find myself comparing it to Training Day a lot, for the fact that both movies overall would be pretty average and instantly forgetable, if not for the intense, menacing performaces from Denzel and Sam......
That cover is horrid, but it'll be a blind buy for me.
Hopefully this has put Neil LaBute back on track. How someone can make "In the Company of Men" and then "The Wicker Man" is beyond me!
Billy Black wrote: Is it me? Or does this sound like a direct rip off of that Ray Liotta movie with Kurt Russell and Madeline Stowe? The one where Ray is the psycho cop? I can't remember the name, but when I saw the previews that is exactly what I thought of. Pass.That was "Unlawful Entry," and your right, there does seem to be some similarities!
Hopefully this has put Neil LaBute back on track. How someone can make "In the Company of Men" and then "The Wicker Man" is beyond me!
Billy Black wrote: Is it me? Or does this sound like a direct rip off of that Ray Liotta movie with Kurt Russell and Madeline Stowe? The one where Ray is the psycho cop? I can't remember the name, but when I saw the previews that is exactly what I thought of. Pass.That was "Unlawful Entry," and your right, there does seem to be some similarities!
I'll give this one a chance on DVD. I passed on it during its run because of negative reviews.
I can only imagine what Samuel L. Jackson is getting ready to yell on that cover. "I've had it with these motherfu**ing yuppies....moving into my motherfu**ing neighborhood!!!"
Billy Black wrote: Is it me? Or does this sound like a direct rip off of that Ray Liotta movie with Kurt Russell and Madeline Stowe? The one where Ray is the psycho cop? I can't remember the name, but when I saw the previews that is exactly what I thought of. Pass.
I think "direct rip off" is a grossly exaggerated statement. To begin with, the central conflict in Lakeview Terrace revolves around Abel Turner's intolerance of interracial relationships and the unfortunate escalations of that misplaced hatred. In Unlawful Entry, Pete Davis' issues at first seem much more ambiguous, but quickly become evident: he's an irrationally unstable individual, motivated mostly by his obsession for Michael's wife, Karen.
"a few similar elements" is probably the best you could shoot for with the "rip-off" argument. Other than the fact that both antagonists are LAPD officers who have problems..?? Sorry, I don't see much beyond that...
True, both films are cut from the same genre cloth, but their respective stories are completely different.
I think "direct rip off" is a grossly exaggerated statement. To begin with, the central conflict in Lakeview Terrace revolves around Abel Turner's intolerance of interracial relationships and the unfortunate escalations of that misplaced hatred. In Unlawful Entry, Pete Davis' issues at first seem much more ambiguous, but quickly become evident: he's an irrationally unstable individual, motivated mostly by his obsession for Michael's wife, Karen.
"a few similar elements" is probably the best you could shoot for with the "rip-off" argument. Other than the fact that both antagonists are LAPD officers who have problems..?? Sorry, I don't see much beyond that...
True, both films are cut from the same genre cloth, but their respective stories are completely different.
didn`t even Sam Jackson himself diss this film ? There is a somekind cop party scene with strippers, I mean s-t-r-i-p-p-e-r-s and no skin is shown and mr Jackson thought it was a joke. so I`ll surely pass this joke of a film !
Did not know Will Smith produced this movie... gonna check it out, anyways.
Nevunder wrote:
I think "direct rip off" is a grossly exaggerated statement. To begin with, the central conflict in Lakeview Terrace revolves around Abel Turner's intolerance of interracial relationships and the unfortunate escalations of that misplaced hatred. In Unlawful Entry, Pete Davis' issues at first seem much more ambiguous, but quickly become evident: he's an irrationally unstable individual, motivated mostly by his obsession for Michael's wife, Karen.
"a few similar elements" is probably the best you could shoot for with the "rip-off" argument. Other than the fact that both antagonists are LAPD officers who have problems..?? Sorry, I don't see much beyond that...
True, both films are cut from the same genre cloth, but their respective stories are completely different.
I stand corrected. I didn't see the film, I was generalizing from what I gathered from the trailers. It seemed pretty close, aside from the fact that they are neighbors. You are right, direct rip off is overstating it. But the story didn't look that different at first glace, at least to me. So did it end with the husband hitting Sam Jackson in the face with that pyramid thingy?
I think "direct rip off" is a grossly exaggerated statement. To begin with, the central conflict in Lakeview Terrace revolves around Abel Turner's intolerance of interracial relationships and the unfortunate escalations of that misplaced hatred. In Unlawful Entry, Pete Davis' issues at first seem much more ambiguous, but quickly become evident: he's an irrationally unstable individual, motivated mostly by his obsession for Michael's wife, Karen.
"a few similar elements" is probably the best you could shoot for with the "rip-off" argument. Other than the fact that both antagonists are LAPD officers who have problems..?? Sorry, I don't see much beyond that...
True, both films are cut from the same genre cloth, but their respective stories are completely different.
I stand corrected. I didn't see the film, I was generalizing from what I gathered from the trailers. It seemed pretty close, aside from the fact that they are neighbors. You are right, direct rip off is overstating it. But the story didn't look that different at first glace, at least to me. So did it end with the husband hitting Sam Jackson in the face with that pyramid thingy?
Billy Black wrote: Nevunder wrote:
I think "direct rip off" is a grossly exaggerated statement. To begin with, the central conflict in Lakeview Terrace revolves around Abel Turner's intolerance of interracial relationships and the unfortunate escalations of that misplaced hatred. In Unlawful Entry, Pete Davis' issues at first seem much more ambiguous, but quickly become evident: he's an irrationally unstable individual, motivated mostly by his obsession for Michael's wife, Karen.
"a few similar elements" is probably the best you could shoot for with the "rip-off" argument. Other than the fact that both antagonists are LAPD officers who have problems..?? Sorry, I don't see much beyond that...
True, both films are cut from the same genre cloth, but their respective stories are completely different.
I stand corrected. I didn't see the film, I was generalizing from what I gathered from the trailers. It seemed pretty close, aside from the fact that they are neighbors. You are right, direct rip off is overstating it. But the story didn't look that different at first glace, at least to me. So did it end with the husband hitting Sam Jackson in the face with that pyramid thingy?
No worries, man - I think everyone tends to do that. It's inherently human to compare similar things with one another. And on the surface, if you haven't seen Lakeview Terrace or read any reviews about the film? Sure, I can see Unlawful Entry evoking a Ray Stantz moment, immediately "popping" to mind...
...And thanks for not getting defensive, bro. Some people would have taken my response as an attack and "retaliated". That certainly wasn't my intention, I just wanted to impart a little insight and set the record straight!
I think "direct rip off" is a grossly exaggerated statement. To begin with, the central conflict in Lakeview Terrace revolves around Abel Turner's intolerance of interracial relationships and the unfortunate escalations of that misplaced hatred. In Unlawful Entry, Pete Davis' issues at first seem much more ambiguous, but quickly become evident: he's an irrationally unstable individual, motivated mostly by his obsession for Michael's wife, Karen.
"a few similar elements" is probably the best you could shoot for with the "rip-off" argument. Other than the fact that both antagonists are LAPD officers who have problems..?? Sorry, I don't see much beyond that...
True, both films are cut from the same genre cloth, but their respective stories are completely different.
I stand corrected. I didn't see the film, I was generalizing from what I gathered from the trailers. It seemed pretty close, aside from the fact that they are neighbors. You are right, direct rip off is overstating it. But the story didn't look that different at first glace, at least to me. So did it end with the husband hitting Sam Jackson in the face with that pyramid thingy?
No worries, man - I think everyone tends to do that. It's inherently human to compare similar things with one another. And on the surface, if you haven't seen Lakeview Terrace or read any reviews about the film? Sure, I can see Unlawful Entry evoking a Ray Stantz moment, immediately "popping" to mind...
...And thanks for not getting defensive, bro. Some people would have taken my response as an attack and "retaliated". That certainly wasn't my intention, I just wanted to impart a little insight and set the record straight!
Thanks Nevunder!
Now I'll be thinking Stay-Puft all day.
Now I'll be thinking Stay-Puft all day.
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