Is The Lake House a chick flick or what? - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Sonny · 02-12-2008, 11:19 PM

I bought it for my wife & WE watched it together & both liked it & YES it has a good story line very creative with good twists. The PQ is good for a VC-1 you know & it only comes with a DD 5.1 SOOOO....

mike79 · 02-12-2008, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by onumb

Lady in the Water was probably the worst movie I have ever seen. I sure hope the Lake House is better than it because I ordered it for the lady!

My wife loved Lady in the water, I thought it was horrible too. I think I actually liked lake house better, and that does not say much.

Chuey · 02-12-2008, 11:27 PM

Lakehouse is one of the movie I brought today from the Amazon B2G1 sales, I thought it was an interesting story and my GF likes it. I also brought Good Fellow and Knight's Tale, the total came to $28.11 with my never ending 10% early adopter discount and free 2 days shipping, that's $9.37 per movie, what a deal.

BTW I do not like Lady's In The Water at all.

Xerosaber · 02-12-2008, 11:35 PM

i absolutely loved it. great movie, great story. i dont know why nobody else liked it. i loved it so much i traded my bluray copy of shooter for it.

JasonR · 02-12-2008, 11:37 PM

I'll pass on this, I'll suffer enough when The Notebook is released on Blu.

Septimus Prime · 02-12-2008, 11:40 PM

If you can, try to watch the Korean original, titled "Il Mare," instead of "The Lake House." It's a lot better, and its stars are also much more attractive.

bighorns · 02-12-2008, 11:42 PM

Chick Flick

ClaytonMG · 02-13-2008, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu-Raider

Could well top Gigli as the worst pos movie ever made.

I am slightly challenged or something because I liked Gigli. Yes, there is a ton of flaws and you want to punch the main characters, but I love John Powell's score (which the movie didn't diserve) and it has kind of a light heartedness to it.

nycomet · 02-13-2008, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by davidPS3

Pretty sad when a chick flick is not even liked by the ladies, ouch!

OMG!
ROTFLMAO!

I guess the only chick flick I will get is Chicken Little.

dgator783 · 02-13-2008, 12:56 AM

I watched it twice and enjoyed it....yes, im a male and I watched it alone both times....lol......I enjoy all movies

but I would recommend it if you enjoy a good love story....its actually suspensefull in parts....the ending acutally brought a tear to the eye, not green mile tears, but a tear nontheless.

o shit....post 666....the most evilest of posts!!!!!

man, I love evil! mwhahahahaha!

Ranger-R · 02-13-2008, 01:01 AM

Horrible chick flick, Neo's acting skills are right up there with Kevin Costner. All these Chinese remakes suck, The Eye, One missed Call, Dark Water horrible remakes.

benzboi3 · 02-13-2008, 01:01 AM

if you have to ask...lol

mightypen · 02-13-2008, 01:01 AM

dreadful dreadful movie. I haven't seen it in blu, just dvd, and have no desire to see it again.

if you watch this, try not to be too critical of the time travel aspects, it will be difficult.

Blu_Ray_UK2007 · 02-13-2008, 12:17 PM

I got this on blu for my lady not long ago, not sure I really want to sit with her and watch it after reading all this!

AlienHeadBoy · 02-14-2008, 01:53 AM

The lake house is a chick flick, but I thought it was worth watching at least once...not sure about owning it though. And I too only saw it on dvd, so I have no idea if the blu version is a good transfer or not.

Keiths Light · 02-14-2008, 02:31 AM

total chick flick, and not a very good one either.

Unowho · 02-14-2008, 12:36 PM

If you go to IMDB and look at filming locations, and google earth the "Lake"
zoom in, you can see the production trucks and boom cameras and even two copies of the blue/green truck he drove sitting on the road to the lake house.
Just a fun side note.

TLBradbury · 02-14-2008, 12:44 PM

I think you're all missing the best part of the disc! Go to the special features, and there's some bloopers there. In the scene where the car is hit and explodes, and crewman rolls a mannequin head down the street to Sandra Bullock - it is hysterical!

EDIT - Oh, Crap! I just realized I was thinking of 'Premonition' - I never did watch Lake House (my wife has watched it without me twice). What a moron. Maybe someone will wise up and take away my ability to post before 6:00 am.

Canada · 02-15-2008, 01:17 AM

Chick Flick not a good one either.

Early Memphis · 12-22-2013, 11:09 PM

Another dead thread.

I actually remember this fondly. No. it's not the movie of the decade, or even the year or the month, but it's better than a lot of romance flicks - imho (if memory serves). It's not a "rom-com" and I would argue that the sci-fi element takes it out of the strict "chick flick" category, but YMMV.

The real reason I posted was to ask : if anyone out there has this BD and the DVD, is the BD an actual upgrade. The reviewer failed to cover that (while giving this a real low score) - and, no, BDs are not "always better", especially these early ones. I would assume that the AQ is similar to the DVD as they didn't go lossless

(unless they tamped down the volume), but is there an uptick in PQ - despite the lousy rating?

02-12-2008, 11:19 PM	#21
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	I bought it for my wife & WE watched it together & both liked it & YES it has a good story line very creative with good twists. The PQ is good for a VC-1 you know & it only comes with a DD 5.1 SOOOO.... Last edited by Sonny; 02-12-2008 at 11:22 PM.

02-13-2008, 12:56 AM	#30
dgator783 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Lakeland,FL 4K collection:377 Blu-ray collection:1521 Blu-ray reviews:11 Trading Score:14	I watched it twice and enjoyed it....yes, im a male and I watched it alone both times....lol......I enjoy all movies but I would recommend it if you enjoy a good love story....its actually suspensefull in parts....the ending acutally brought a tear to the eye, not green mile tears, but a tear nontheless. o shit....post 666....the most evilest of posts!!!!! man, I love evil! mwhahahahaha! Last edited by dgator783; 02-13-2008 at 01:00 AM.

02-14-2008, 12:36 PM	#37
Unowho New Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Indianapolis	One cool thing about the Lake If you go to IMDB and look at filming locations, and google earth the "Lake" zoom in, you can see the production trucks and boom cameras and even two copies of the blue/green truck he drove sitting on the road to the lake house. Just a fun side note.

02-14-2008, 12:44 PM	#38
TLBradbury Member Member since:Aug 2007	I think you're all missing the best part of the disc! Go to the special features, and there's some bloopers there. In the scene where the car is hit and explodes, and crewman rolls a mannequin head down the street to Sandra Bullock - it is hysterical! EDIT - Oh, Crap! I just realized I was thinking of 'Premonition' - I never did watch Lake House (my wife has watched it without me twice). What a moron. Maybe someone will wise up and take away my ability to post before 6:00 am. Last edited by TLBradbury; 02-14-2008 at 01:28 PM.

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02-12-2008, 11:27 PM	#23
Chuey Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Dallas, TX 4K collection:428 Blu-ray collection:1363 Blu-ray reviews: 2	Lakehouse is one of the movie I brought today from the Amazon B2G1 sales, I thought it was an interesting story and my GF likes it. I also brought Good Fellow and Knight's Tale, the total came to $28.11 with my never ending 10% early adopter discount and free 2 days shipping, that's $9.37 per movie, what a deal. BTW I do not like Lady's In The Water at all.

02-12-2008, 11:35 PM	#24
Xerosaber Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:93 Trading Score:10	i absolutely loved it. great movie, great story. i dont know why nobody else liked it. i loved it so much i traded my bluray copy of shooter for it.

02-12-2008, 11:37 PM	#25
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	I'll pass on this, I'll suffer enough when The Notebook is released on Blu.

02-12-2008, 11:40 PM	#26
Septimus Prime Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:2	If you can, try to watch the Korean original, titled "Il Mare," instead of "The Lake House." It's a lot better, and its stars are also much more attractive.

02-12-2008, 11:42 PM	#27
bighorns Junior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Winnemucca, NV Trading Score:1	Chick Flick

02-13-2008, 01:01 AM	#31
Ranger-R Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Washington Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:1808 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:80	Horrible chick flick, Neo's acting skills are right up there with Kevin Costner. All these Chinese remakes suck, The Eye, One missed Call, Dark Water horrible remakes.

02-13-2008, 01:01 AM	#32
benzboi3 Member Member since:Dec 2007 Trading Score:2	if you have to ask...lol

02-13-2008, 01:01 AM	#33
mightypen Banned Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:46	dreadful dreadful movie. I haven't seen it in blu, just dvd, and have no desire to see it again. if you watch this, try not to be too critical of the time travel aspects, it will be difficult.

02-13-2008, 12:17 PM	#34
Blu_Ray_UK2007 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Location:UK 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:782 Trading Score:1	I got this on blu for my lady not long ago, not sure I really want to sit with her and watch it after reading all this!

02-14-2008, 01:53 AM	#35
AlienHeadBoy Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Flint, MI 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:495 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:6	The lake house is a chick flick, but I thought it was worth watching at least once...not sure about owning it though. And I too only saw it on dvd, so I have no idea if the blu version is a good transfer or not.

02-14-2008, 02:31 AM	#36
Keiths Light Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Canada Blu-ray reviews:1	total chick flick, and not a very good one either.

02-15-2008, 01:17 AM	#39
Canada Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Victoria, BC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1201 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:42	Chick Flick not a good one either.

12-22-2013, 11:09 PM	#40
Early Memphis Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Texas 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:1233 DVD collection:127 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:657	Another dead thread. I actually remember this fondly. No. it's not the movie of the decade, or even the year or the month, but it's better than a lot of romance flicks - imho (if memory serves). It's not a "rom-com" and I would argue that the sci-fi element takes it out of the strict "chick flick" category, but YMMV. The real reason I posted was to ask : if anyone out there has this BD and the DVD, is the BD an actual upgrade. The reviewer failed to cover that (while giving this a real low score) - and, no, BDs are not "always better", especially these early ones. I would assume that the AQ is similar to the DVD as they didn't go lossless (unless they tamped down the volume), but is there an uptick in PQ - despite the lousy rating?

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