Coud have been worse.
Added 7/24/2008
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.
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One of my favorites!
Added 11/24/2006
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.
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Beyond Terrible
Added 6/2/2006
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.
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Campy at Best
Added 8/21/2005
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.
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It's not that bad
Added 6/13/2004
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.
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Koontz could be filmed, if in talented hands
Added 3/10/2009
I, too, am a huge fan of Dean Koontz. I saw "Watchers" before I read the book. I enjoyed the low-budget effort, however painful it is to watch Corey Haim. Certainly things must be modified to translate a book to film. I'm a sucker for a good dog portrayal, and I wasn't dsappointed. Other Koontz books, "Phantoms" and "Hideaway", were pretty good, and the TV mini-series of "Intensity" was very good. Bottom line: I enjoyed "Watchers" a lot and would buy the DVD in a minute if it was at a decent price. I taped the film off AMC years ago (before commercials), so I can still enjoy it. I can appreciate low budget efforts and crappy special effects if there's some substance. Not great, but the entertainment level met my needs.
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Just Reviewing the First Film
Added 9/14/2008
I never saw the 2nd film but I saw the first and that's what this review is on. If you watch...Watchers and think it's a crappy movie, I strongly recommend the book. The book is engaging and smart and the movie is barely like it. In the book, you have a former soldier named Travis who's used to people dieing that he gets close to and he's a lonely man. He finds a special dog and meets a self-concious woman named Nora. He loves them both dearly and fears losing them. There's a monster after them, that was a lab experiment like the dog and like the dog, he also escaped. While a crazy hitman is after the dog as well who believes he absorbs the energy of the people he kills.
In the movie, you just get...Corey Haim as a Travis, a teenage boy who's dad was in the Delta Force like Travis was supposed to be part of in the book. He finds a smart dog who was part of a lab experiment and a dangerous creature that hates the dog is after them. The dog is about as likable and cute as he was in the book but other than that it's a terrible adaption of a very good Dean Koontz book. I mean you have Corey Haim with his big 80's hair cut with a shot gun shooting at a monster. He has nothing on the Travis in the book. Hell, the movie only does the dog justice and that's it. I really hope they remake this with a good cast and director. This makes Dreamcatcher look like a great adaption to a book.
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When will a movie follow the book?
Added 9/23/2007
Short and sweet ... Why does Hollywood think that a movie can have the title of a good book, yet not follow the story line? About the only simularity to Mr. Koontz' book is a "smart" Golden Retriever. We do not see the gradual awareness the "hero" has of the dog's intelligence, based upon the question/answer process and the Scrabble letter machine. Where does a Teen come in, in the book? It doesn't! I was really disappointed ... as I usually am with Hollywood's pictures from a book I have read.
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