The Watch (2012)

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This movie is terrible. Big names, filthy jokes, aliens, no laughs.

 

Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill are often left to just improv their lines. At least I hope they are improv.

 

I heard that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were brought in later to try to make this movie more appealing to a Super Bad type audience.

 

I have a lot to say about this movie, but I wanted to see what others thought before I unleashed on it.

 

17% on Rotten Tomatoes http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_watch_2012/

 

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=neighborhoodwatch.htm

[PlanBFromOuterSpace 3138]

I don't get all the hate for this one. I thought it was OK, pretty average overall, but this thing got shredded in reviews like it was a Uwe Boll-directed romantic comedy or something...which I would "Watch".

[Ofcoursemyhorse 1043]

Kevin Smith should be the guest if they ever do this one, I know he was particularly annoyed with a runner involving VInce Vaughn and Russian nesting dolls.

[HipGuide 196]

this movie came out when the trayvon martin stuff happened. not a good combo.

[PlanBFromOuterSpace 3138]

this movie came out when the trayvon martin stuff happened. not a good combo.

No, it only really affected the marketing, as it was "Neighborhood Watch" (which we had posters for) before it just became "The Watch". That was quite a while before its release and the movie itself didnt resemble that event in any way, shape, or form, besides it being about A neighborhood watch, so I don't think the Martin controversy had any hand in the movie underperforming, as it was still the same movie that it would have been anyway.

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I really wanted it to be good because I am a Richard Ayoade fan and I generally like the other guys.

 

I'm going to watch it again and take some notes. But here are some general thoughts.

• They mention that Stiller's character always starts clubs. Were there other examples besides the running club and now the neighborhood watch?
  
• Does R. Lee Ermey's character even live in the neighborhood? Why do they even end up at his house?
  
• They find that orb at R. Lee Ermey's house. That seems so shoved in there.
  
• After they find the orb, now they are definitely out in the country. What? This seems just to set up (SPOILER) the Costco exploding later.
  
• The initial meeting of the watch seems like there were no written lines, and they were just asked to wing it.
  
• A couple of scenes that seem haphazard:
  
  • The Watch checking out customer in the Costco from a camping display.
    
  • Stiller and Vaughn have a scene on a park bench in the neighborhood. Setting just seems random.
    

  [*]The aliens look terrible. Maybe this was on purpose to make it more campy.

  [*]SPOILER: Ayoade's character being an alien. Leaving. Then coming back to save them. Huh?

I guess I probably just had too high of hopes for this movie.

 

I did love the scene where Ayoade's character is shooting and reloading in slow motion at the end. It was amazing.