The Watch

2012 "Got protection?"
5.7| 1h42m| R| en
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Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.

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Diagonaldi Very well executed
HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.
PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
plasticanimalz Too be honest, I'm surprised I liked this, or at least was entertained the whole way through. When I originally saw the trailer I thought it was an Attack the Block ripoff. The only similarities ended up being there are aliens in both. My bad. The only thing that made me consider watching this is when I realized Richard Ayoade was in it. He's hilarious in The IT Crowd, so, watching him could make up for the movie sucking, if that were the case. This ended up being a good dumb comedy. Not rocket science but followed along on a decent plot, had some funny lines and moments, and Vince Vaughn was definitely in one of his better moments, and Jonah Hill's character complimented the group nicely. The writers did a good job of distinguishing the four characters, and the actors played those roles well. Good if you're in a light mood and just want to sit back and be entertained. If you're not a sci-fi fan...maybe try something else. If you're not into a light comedy pallet cleanser to balance out some of the deeper or more complex film / TV, definitely not for you.
Miguelito2009 It's a story of aliens invading the world and one of them is defecting to the earthlings. Crazy situations and scenes. Believers that organize a watch. This is a movie to relax by, to put your brains on zero and enjoy. This movie makes you laugh. Some situations are created to make this movie believable and even this scenes make you laugh. Like I said, it's a movie to relax by.
cliffhomewood First time I've written on here, because I just watched the watch on the TV (didn't bother at the cinema because of the bad reviews) and it was good fun. A good fun movie, made me laugh out loud at least three times, had some good jokes. Nothing serious, a lads movie e.g. full of sex jokes which isn't normally my sort of thing, but this had some good ones, as well as some other good jokes/scenarios, didn't drag, a hell of a lot better than some higher rated comedies. I think it should be 6.8 out of 10 on IMDb, currently at 5.8. It's not a 7 movie for me, as that's for exception films, but this is sturdy entertainment and as I can't see how to rate something 6.8 I have rounded it up.
bowmanblue The Watch has been getting a fair few negative reviews. Yeah, sure, it's no cinematic masterpiece, but I don't think it's meant to be. It's a comedy full of amusing conversations. There aren't really that many punchlines which will have your sides splitting, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have a certain charm.Ben Stiller leads a neighbourhood watch team that accidentally stumbles across an alien plot to take over the world. Yes, it's as silly as it sounds. Yes, there are plenty of unbelievable moments and yes, there are plenty of plot holes. But, there's also so much right with this film, that I think, if you try, you should be able to gloss over any misgivings you may have for this and enjoy it for what it is.It's the perfect movie to sit down and relax your brain. Let the silly men entertain you and snigger at their attempts to save the world. Plus, for all you horror fans out there, the aliens themselves are pretty decent budget with a few gory moments thrown in for added bonus.It's daft, it's smutty, it's silly, but it's also very enjoyable.Kudos to Richard Ayoade for getting his foot into Hollywood's door. Good luck to him - he shows he can hold his own among Hollywood's comedic A-listers.