Customer Reviews

Watchers [VHS]

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

Appauling from start to finish
Nothing like the excellent book by Dean Koontz
Im sure that they stuck Corey in this film because of his high
poularity at the time,but I heard that Haim seriously regretted
being in the film
This film is about as scary as opening a box of Coco Pops,the
effects are poor,The music belongs to an action cartoon,the other actors in the film range from boarderline exceptable to stand up comedian
Michael Ironside was convincing and Corey Haim was watchable
but only because he was popular at that time
Barbra Williams has acted in better films too!!
Give it a miss (for Coreys sake)

Never have I viewed a movie that strayed so far from the source material it was practically unrecognizable. I'm writing this review to save you from ever considering buying or renting this movie. I watched it because I loved the Koontz book--but this movie was obviously just a ploy to cash in on the popularity (at the time) of Corey Haim. The protagonist in the book is an man, not a teenager. Trying to turn this movie into a teen flick was a big mistake. Too bad they didn't stick with the novel and make a great movie, with great actors. The book deserved better treatment.

ACK! Please, I beg of you, don't waste your time.

Once in a while, a movie comes along like this. While one actor is slowing descending into the B-movie pit, another actor is paying his dues. I'm talking about Corey Haim and Jason Priestley, who are both in this movie. Somewhere between The Lost Boys and Me, Myself, and I, Corey Haim made a silly movie about an intelligent dog, a crazy killer, a blood-thirsty gorilla like creature and the late 80's punk teen caught up in the middle. I liked the movie as a child, but find it laughable now that I'm older. Any movie that has Michael Ironside gouging out a man's eyeballs with his bare fingers as least deserves some credit. Too bad they couldn't give the then unknown Jason Priestley a groady death scene. While running from the monster, he falls off a cliff and is never heard from no more.

I just watched this movie & the only thing I didn't like about it was it was too dark. For a horror movie it wasn't bad at all. If you like horror movies & don't want to buy it, rent it first just to check it out. Then if you like it, buy it. You can get it for a low price on Amazon.com.

I truly enjoyed this movie. But I find no genre funnier than low-budget horror. The special effects, scare scenes, and music in this film were all terrible. The acting might have been half decent, had the actors been given something to work with. There is at best minimal relation between this film and the book by Dean Koontz (the book was good). So if you want a movie that follows the book, or a movie to scare you, or just a good movie, don't waste your time and avoid this one...this film is what you're looking for. I can't rate it well for horror, but for hilarity, it gets a 3.

But I don't see how. This film is not even close to the great thriller novel that Dean Koontz wrote. I am reading the Koontz novel for perhaps the fifth time, and enjoying it as much the first time. I watched the movie once, and that was one time too many. The only similarity I can see between the two is the Golden Retreiver.

I would like to see a remake that is actually based on the novel as Dean Koontz wrote it.

I thought this movie was great....i use to watch it all the time as a kid...but i have seem to of lost it so i must get another...

I LOVE this movie. And YES, it IS a teen horror movie from the 80's using Corey Haim's popularity! That's the point. I love Dean Koontz books also and this is definitely different from the book, but for what it is, it's great! I loved this movie as a kid, and I still have all the lines memorized.

Any similarities between the book "Watchers" written by Dean Koontz and this movie ended in the first scene. Hollywood in its typical fashion missed the point of this story. If you really want to enjoy "Watchers", read the book.

(...)This movie wasn't only bad. It was worse. There weren't that many actors in this movie, and the filmwork looked pretty poor. I remembered I liked this film when I was about twelve years old. But I've recently seen it, and I can tell you, it ain't that much of a good movie.

Yes, it's got lots of gore, and the acting ain't that bad, but it's too stupid. If you're a Dean R. Koontz fan, then I would suggest you stick with his novels. There's a major difference between books and films. I myslef haven't read the novel yet, so I wouldn't know.(...)