Neighborhood Watch

[yoco]

Release Date: July 27, 2012
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Akiva Schaffer
Screenwriter: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jared Stern
Starring: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, Will Forte, Billy Crudup
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: Not Available

"Neighborhood Watch" is a sci-fi comedy about a suburban "neighborhood watch" group that serves as a front for dads to get some male-bonding time away from their families. The group finds itself in over its head when it uncovers a plot to destroy the world.

[shawshankraj]

not much to look for in trailer expect jonah hill

[yoco]

Typical american movie!

6/10

[Rebound]

Better than the imdb rating. Stiller, Vaughn and Hill are a good team. No idea who was the black guy.

7/10

[DarkSaibot v.1.3.10]

it was a nice comedy , i laugh a lot
8/10

[slikrapid]

on the other hand i -ed a lot due to:
- cheap jokes mostly of the toilet-kind (they got old very fast)
- trying-too-hard unfunny/annoying vaughn (take the nesting doll part as a good example)
- mediocre other characters, somewhat decent stiller (but still not interesting)
- too accurate regarding real political developments (widespread neighborhood watch units/organizations in usa & worldwide, increased spying and surveillance depicted as desirable, aliens = another term used for foreigners)
- pro-guns people supposedly against neighborhood watch? not if its done their way


for better movies/comedies with stiller (incl. minor roles) see:

Tropic Thunder (2008)
Meet the Fockers (2004)
Zoolander (2001)
Meet the Parents (2000)
There's Something About Mary (1998)
The Cable Guy (1996)

Empire of the Sun (1987) war drama, not a comedy, minor role