If The Watchers (2024) consisted of just the first two acts and half of the dialogue was cut out, it would have been a decent horror movie. But man 🤦🏻♂️...those lines of dialogue were hard to stomach and the last act was just awful!
I think you are one of the few that seemed to at least like it okay. As you likely know, it is not getting very good reviews at all. I didn't see it yet, but I get the impression critics are being to hard on it. I may end up giving it a see what movie pass, but if I had to flat out pay for it I wouldn't.
The twin aspect was not utilized. She has a twin. The mirror where she puts her head next to might indicate that her sister is only a copy of her. So, I thought the older lady was her mom. Who watched her using the mirror. So her mom was a watcher, and she and her sister may have been a haflings. The professor was able to get to a village and hire workers that he sacrificed? So wouldn't the professor be able to escape? Maybe the bike was his? Was the initial car trouble caused by the watchers? And yeah, the first thing i would do is either wait for the morning and then go back from where i came or go forward depending on how far it may have been. But never to the woods.
I was thinking about this. The folklore talks about children being replaced with Changelings, and twins being copies of one child. After seeing the movie. Now I am thinking, by the way she behaved as a child, that Dakota may be another Changeling. It would also explain her and Madeline not being attacked in the woods.
It definitely felt like they were watching random episodes of Lost when putting this together. I can’t tolerate it when characters don’t ask obvious basic questions to their situation that would just be natural for any living person in a different environment. Even If you don’t get answers the audience at least knows where you’re head is at and don’t get completely knocked out of the story because they’re so god damned frustrated they need to walk away. Thats another reason it gave me Lost vibes. The overall film looks good but if you’re over 10 years old I’m sure it’s nothing that new to you. It’s a shame though because I really wanted to like this. I think stories lose their audience when the people they are supposed to empathize with or follow don’t behave like any single person would on the most basic level at least at first. Once you establish that then you can move the character around in the smarter dumber categories. I will say the movie left me wanting to read the book to see if it works better.
@@festo512 having someone’s last name is one thing but being a director vs producing is something entirely different she was doing most the work and you can see in her interviews she’s passionate about what she does and that’s all I can ask for as an audience member,for a first time movie I didn’t think it was bad not at all I just maybe am willing to give it more grace I liked the imagery for sure
@@ethanmyers4882 the movie was self financed by her dad then sold to Warner bros. Also the movie is the same story as her dads movie the village. But your saying he didn't have anything to do with the making of the film?
wait you just described the shitty movie of her father in the beach, they can't leave and they need to go back to the same beach over and over again lol.
I saw it and I liked it! Stop telling people not to go to the movies. That’s why we’re getting the movies we are. Tell them to get a monthly pass so we can fix this mess. If you see at least two movies a month it’s worth it.
I really didn’t think it was as bad as all the reviewers make it out to be. yeah the third act isn’t that great but it’s not horrible either. And then people talk about bad dialogue those are the same Idiots that probably praise avengers endgame with some of the stalest dialogue I’ve ever heard in my life.
rare when I disagree with one of your reviews but its all subjective. I thought the acting was ridiculously bad considering the horrible situation they were in. It just seemed like everyone was chilling, looked well fed and didnt really question much of what was going on. The decisions they made throughout the movie was nonsensical. And the ending was gawd awful.
Watched the movie today and I wasn‘t scared at all - topic wise I think ‚The Hallow‘ is a much better and scarier horror movie with less plot holes or ‚intended‘ twists and the lore suited better for this horror flick. Or Netflix ‚the Ritual’ did a better job on scary in-the-woods-no-way-out topic with an evil antagonist and the burden of guilt involved. I was confused that in „the watchers“ there was no twisted character dynamics in this situation locked in a rooms for some time and people usually develop a toxic behavior against one another even if they know each other but here they going along better than every other one at a Christmas dinner …
Not great. Solid idea squandered in typical Shyamalan fashion. Twists pretty much revealed the second there was any set up and really insulted the audience moving into the third act. I'd recommend bc it was done fine, but if you've seen a lot of horror movies, this is a wasted opportunity with no surprises.
Watching a movie and having made a movie are two different things. It is easier to criticize a movie you have seen than to criticize it from a director's chair. If you sat in the director's chair you have more clout to criticize other people's movies, because you made your own. But if you're just a patron, you have every right to an opinion because you paid to see it, but when you criticize, your opinion is as worth as a fart in the wind.
It's not passable for me. There is no tension or interesting characterization. The visuals are fine but, overall it felt empty. Regardless of the plot, the characters feel dead on arrival. A movie on tranquilizers.
PLEASE ignore Adam Does Movies' review of this movie - he is clearly out of his element - I found this movie worth my time and I highly recommend it - watch it and draw your own conclusions
The plot is directly ripped off from the television show FROM. When the monsters are vampires, it makes more sense than shape shifters. And it's extremely more scarier than this movie.
I haven't seen the movie but a friend of mine did and he said pretty much the same thing. He said it was very watchable and worth streaming but not worth paying to watch in theaters.
If The Watchers (2024) consisted of just the first two acts and half of the dialogue was cut out, it would have been a decent horror movie. But man 🤦🏻♂️...those lines of dialogue were hard to stomach and the last act was just awful!
"There's food! We can stay here for years.". 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I think you are one of the few that seemed to at least like it okay. As you likely know, it is not getting very good reviews at all. I didn't see it yet, but I get the impression critics are being to hard on it. I may end up giving it a see what movie pass, but if I had to flat out pay for it I wouldn't.
I'll try not to spoil any specifics but for those who have seen it, the film should have ended in the office
If it did, I would never accept the plot of none of them checking the damn rug!
I kept praying the credits would roll. I found this boring and tedious. Not scary at all.
I’m just gonna see this on streaming.
The twin aspect was not utilized. She has a twin. The mirror where she puts her head next to might indicate that her sister is only a copy of her.
So, I thought the older lady was her mom. Who watched her using the mirror. So her mom was a watcher, and she and her sister may have been a haflings.
The professor was able to get to a village and hire workers that he sacrificed? So wouldn't the professor be able to escape? Maybe the bike was his?
Was the initial car trouble caused by the watchers? And yeah, the first thing i would do is either wait for the morning and then go back from where i came or go forward depending on how far it may have been. But never to the woods.
I was thinking about this. The folklore talks about children being replaced with Changelings, and twins being copies of one child.
After seeing the movie. Now I am thinking, by the way she behaved as a child, that Dakota may be another Changeling.
It would also explain her and Madeline not being attacked in the woods.
Saw it today. It was good should have explained more about the watchers earlier in the film
It definitely felt like they were watching random episodes of Lost when putting this together. I can’t tolerate it when characters don’t ask obvious basic questions to their situation that would just be natural for any living person in a different environment. Even If you don’t get answers the audience at least knows where you’re head is at and don’t get completely knocked out of the story because they’re so god damned frustrated they need to walk away. Thats another reason it gave me Lost vibes. The overall film looks good but if you’re over 10 years old I’m sure it’s nothing that new to you. It’s a shame though because I really wanted to like this. I think stories lose their audience when the people they are supposed to empathize with or follow don’t behave like any single person would on the most basic level at least at first. Once you establish that then you can move the character around in the smarter dumber categories.
I will say the movie left me wanting to read the book to see if it works better.
Dakota should know better after Hide and Seak.
Watched it today and enjoyed the movie. It did keep me on the edge of my seat waiting to figure out the mystery. The bad reviews are too harsh.
I enjoyed my time at the movies with it so I’d say yes if you want to support a first time director
You don't think her father helped her out at all?
"...if you want to support a nepobaby."
@@festo512 having someone’s last name is one thing but being a director vs producing is something entirely different she was doing most the work and you can see in her interviews she’s passionate about what she does and that’s all I can ask for as an audience member,for a first time movie I didn’t think it was bad not at all I just maybe am willing to give it more grace I liked the imagery for sure
@@michaelboyes5849 what
@@ethanmyers4882 the movie was self financed by her dad then sold to Warner bros.
Also the movie is the same story as her dads movie the village.
But your saying he didn't have anything to do with the making of the film?
wait you just described the shitty movie of her father in the beach, they can't leave and they need to go back to the same beach over and over again lol.
Have you even seen that movie?
This seems like a very average movie that I could definitely afford to miss.
i travelled to the subscribe button lol
you had me at "its like an episode of Lost"
for me. 7/10 ;D
I saw it and I liked it!
Stop telling people not to go to the movies. That’s why we’re getting the movies we are. Tell them to get a monthly pass so we can fix this mess. If you see at least two movies a month it’s worth it.
I agree with you.
Adam threatened by a strong female lead? Predictable. Khalessegrimes82 will have his day.
JFC. Stay on point. You ramble. Going elsewhere.
Such an incredible atmosphere and concept wasted
The guys at Double-Toasted said that the bird was clearly the best actor in the movie 😂😂😂
It sounds like m nights kid watched twilight zone but didnt understand what made those episodes work?
It is like the twilight zone episode with Roddy McDowell as an astronaut who ends up in Martian zoo.
@@parkerren Have you seen the twilight zone episode five characters in search of an exit?
This movie yielded ZERO action screams and ZERO action punches from Adam. Not sure if I need to see it now. 😬
Looks boring 🥱
Dakota was in the equalizer 3 last year
I really didn’t think it was as bad as all the reviewers make it out to be. yeah the third act isn’t that great but it’s not horrible either. And then people talk about bad dialogue those are the same Idiots that probably praise avengers endgame with some of the stalest dialogue I’ve ever heard in my life.
Is this better than the movie cube?
Perfectly average movie for me
@@festo512 no. cube is so unique and definitely had a better consistent story
@@AdamDoesMoviesagreed
@@djcruiselover3827 If it's not as good as cube then what were they thinking filming this script?
rare when I disagree with one of your reviews but its all subjective. I thought the acting was ridiculously bad considering the horrible situation they were in. It just seemed like everyone was chilling, looked well fed and didnt really question much of what was going on. The decisions they made throughout the movie was nonsensical. And the ending was gawd awful.
Watched the movie today and I wasn‘t scared at all - topic wise I think ‚The Hallow‘ is a much better and scarier horror movie with less plot holes or ‚intended‘ twists and the lore suited better for this horror flick. Or Netflix ‚the Ritual’ did a better job on scary in-the-woods-no-way-out topic with an evil antagonist and the burden of guilt involved. I was confused that in „the watchers“ there was no twisted character dynamics in this situation locked in a rooms for some time and people usually develop a toxic behavior against one another even if they know each other but here they going along better than every other one at a Christmas dinner …
She went into the woods at the start because there was a sign…she went to go look at it.
You’re misleading the scenario so much
Not great. Solid idea squandered in typical Shyamalan fashion. Twists pretty much revealed the second there was any set up and really insulted the audience moving into the third act.
I'd recommend bc it was done fine, but if you've seen a lot of horror movies, this is a wasted opportunity with no surprises.
Watching a movie and having made a movie are two different things.
It is easier to criticize a movie you have seen than to criticize it from a director's chair.
If you sat in the director's chair you have more clout to criticize other people's movies,
because you made your own.
But if you're just a patron, you have every right to an opinion because you paid to see it,
but when you criticize, your opinion is as worth as a fart in the wind.
So isn't this like vivarium?
IT SUCKED!🥴😒👎🏾
It's not passable for me. There is no tension or interesting characterization. The visuals are fine but, overall it felt empty.
Regardless of the plot, the characters feel dead on arrival. A movie on tranquilizers.
So … His daughter took Signs, The Village, and The Beach, put it in a blender and got this. 😕
But was Fanning a strong female lead? Every movie should have one as it’s about time.
PLEASE ignore Adam Does Movies' review of this movie - he is clearly out of his element - I found this movie worth my time and I highly recommend it - watch it and draw your own conclusions
The plot is directly ripped off from the television show FROM. When the monsters are vampires, it makes more sense than shape shifters. And it's extremely more scarier than this movie.
Or it's based on her dad's movie the village?
It is based on the book of the same name. The book was published before From premiered. But they are most likely similar.
I haven't seen the movie but a friend of mine did and he said pretty much the same thing. He said it was very watchable and worth streaming but not worth paying to watch in theaters.