The Watch (I) (2012)

Four men who form a neighborhood watch group as a way to get out of their day-to-day family routines find themselves defending the Earth from an alien invasion.

Director:

Akiva Schaffer

Writers:

Jared Stern, Seth Rogen,

Stars:

Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Stiller	...	Evan
Vince Vaughn	...	Bob
Jonah Hill	...	Franklin
Richard Ayoade	...	Jamarcus
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Abby
Will Forte	...	Sgt. Bressman
Mel Rodriguez	...	Chucho
Doug Jones	...	Hero Alien
Erin Moriarty	...	Chelsea
Nicholas Braun	...	Jason
R. Lee Ermey	...	Manfred
Joe Nunez	...	Antonio Guzman
Liz Cackowski	...	Carla
Johnny Pemberton	...	Skater Kid
Sharon Gee	...	Mrs. Kim

Storyline

In Glenview, Ohio, Evan is the manager of the Costco department store and married to Abby. When the Costco night watchman, Antonio Guzman, is mysteriously murdered, Evan organizes The Neighborhood Watch, a watch team with his suburban neighbors Bob, Franklin and Jamarcus to protect the neighborhood and find the killer of Antonio. Soon they discover that the murderer is an alien that is preparing to invade Earth, and they become the last hope of mankind on Earth.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | neighborhood watch | alien invasion | ohio | neighbor | 

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Taglines:

Got Protection?

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong sexual content including references, pervasive language and violent images

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 July 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vecinos cercanos del 3er tipo

Filming Locations:

Marietta, Georgia

Box Office

Budget:

$68,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,750,297 (USA) (27 July 2012)

Gross:

$34,350,553 (USA) (12 October 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 21 Laps Entertainment, Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Akiva Schaffer:  During the orgy scene. Also appearing with Akiva is Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone who with Akiva make up The Lonely Island.

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Goofs

After finding out about the invasion, Bob loads a pistol and Franklin says "nice 10mm Beretta." There is no such thing as a 10mm Beretta.

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Quotes

Hero Alien: We are already among you!

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Crazy Credits

Teenager Announcer is played by 'Dax Flame' (qv), but is credited as Flax Dame

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Ante Up"
Written by Eric Murry, Darryl Pittman, Jamal Grinnage
Performed by M.O.P.

User Reviews

Not really worth the money that it cost

Given the all star comedy cast you walk into the cinema with high hopes (generally not a good idea for a film), but you are confronted with very few moments of actual comedy compared to the majority of lame jokes in the film. Very few films maintain a good level of comedy throughout the film and this is no exception as the comedy was very spaced out and produced a giggle at best.

I think this film could have been very well made and the acting could have been better, most actors are good at one kind of acting in a specific area and the characters seemed to show it as everyone looked as though they were out of their comfort zone (apart from Richard Ayoade who seemed to really get along with his character).

All in all I believe that if you were looking forward for this film wait for the DVD otherwise it isn't really worth watching.