watch film watch previously known american science fiction comedy film directed written stars film follows bob group neighbors form suburban neighborhood watch group uncover alien plot threatening world forced action film began development producer teen targeted project written late saw different directors stars join project november moved new direction rewrote script adult audience filming began october state georgia concluding january film marketing campaign affected shooting neighborhood watch member result campaign alien premise instead film leads film changed watch released july film received generally negative reviews critics focusing plot frequent vulgar offensive jokes numerous product lead cast positively received plot town ohio active participant community senior manager local store life disrupted store night security guard murdered local police leads interest investigating determined find killer bring justice decides form neighborhood watch manages recruit bob construction worker loving father franklin high school dreams police officer failed written physical mental health tests recent watch members use group excuse drink fun annoyance driving patrol accidentally hit discover strange metallic acts highly destructive weapon alien origin townspeople mysteriously killed watch responds murders encounters alien attacks apparently kills lawn group returns creature bob house creature regains consciousness escapes stealing metallic warning aliens town watch aliens stealing victims skin humans alien bob worried daughter trust boyfriend admits avoiding wife revealing cause leave suspects neighbors alien strange stiff way speaking watching watch scouts neighbor house bob learns party jason bob orders rushes party franklin bob prevents jason jason beats franklin investigate odd neighbor discovering hosts basement bob returns argue putting daughter watch bob fired watch saying friends tries control goes home admits accepts news tells work things receives urgent visit confesses aliens decided humanity experiencing human culture oral sex warns group aliens building beneath store summon destroy earth expelled watch deception bob franklin arm infiltrate destroy bob encounters jason reveals alien fight franklin attempt disable surrounded aliens arrives saves pair revealing aliens brains located bob kills jason discovers powered metallic removes machine aliens arrive forcing group flee watch uses metallic destroy building killing aliens inside epilogue passion adopt daughter bob closer accepts new boyfriend intimidated stories bob killed jason dick franklin finally accepted continues participating secret neighborhood group maintains watch continuing protect criminals aliens cast manager suburban resident forms neighborhood watch friend murdered keeps forming new groups friends resident uses watch spy teenage daughter began negotiations star june character relationship daughter convinced role franklin resident emotional problems joins watch rejected local police force hill involvement confirmed august prior commitment watch forced decline role considered perfect step following academy award nomination later secured role film hill spent weeks learning use knife character recently divorced resident considered role signed wife cast includes bob daughter jason boyfriend partner chief alien villain local resident colleague murder start neighborhood watch appears uncredited creepy neighbor paul director collaborators comedy troupe cameo appearances film participants paul production development film began development early levy developing project years based idea 20th century fox executive levy described original vision kind thing original screenplay written negotiating direct star respectively involvement progressing stern script august left project december negotiations direct film november project named director november brought project rewrite script adult oriented rated film june saturday night live alumnus given option direct second feature film following comedy months film release renamed watch filming principal photography began october georgia filming occurring atlanta including areas including subdivisions city filming took place square city businesses renamed alley treated artificially age buildings scenes filmed involved young boy abducted aliens scenes filmed community october casting extras fill football stadium nights filming november georgia november minor walk role film auctioned benefit role sold undisclosed late november site georgia converted appearance shooting january hill announced filming concluded multiple scene takes allowing cast follow script written special effects company legacy effects provided creature designs effects aliens alien costume featured head remotely controlled people suit hot cold areas let cool takes costume enhanced cgi number ways including replacing arms pupils thought creature alive marketing marketing campaign began february release teaser poster trailer unveiling film website film trailer nominated golden trailer award recognizing achievements marketing march reported 20th century fox poster trailer removed florida theaters response increasing controversy surrounding february shooting death florida neighborhood watch captain trailer featured hill imitating gun hand pretending shoot teenagers poster featured bullet ridden alien themed neighborhood watch sign according fox intended phase marketing campaign soon possible focusing film science fiction aspects replacing previous posters images cast fox maintained july release date remain unchanged martin case marketing changes statement changes fox said sensitive case film broad alien invasion comedy bears absolutely relation tragic events florida initial marketing materials released incident came light teaser materials early phase marketing planned long term use alien focused campaign began release new trailer coinciding fox changing film title watch distance film martin case release premiere watch took place july hollywood released north_america july july sixth largest north american cinema chain announced showing film failing reach financial agreement fox box office film earned million north_america million markets worldwide total million week release pre release tracking showed percent north american audiences reluctant visit cinemas following mass murder colorado cinema previous week plus competition simultaneous launch summer olympics negatively impact ticket sales watch tracking showed film earn million opening weekend film earned estimated million opening day opening weekend earned million theaters average theater ranking ice age million million largest segments opening weekend audience age male film left theaters october weeks total gross million outside north_america film successful opening weekends united_kingdom million australia million russia million countries represented largest total million million australia million russia critical reception watch received negative reviews critics review aggregate website rotten_tomatoes garnered approval rating reviews average rating site critical consensus reads watch mixes sci elements gross gags strands talented cast script favors wit nearly turn metacritic gave score critics indicating generally unfavorable reviews polls reported average grade gave film scale described film feeling like past prime franchise criticizing plot moving setup setup particular point punch roger_ebert awarded film stars stating film lots energy inspiration commented comic timing lead actors benefits dialog frequent instances crude vulgar offensive comedy rolling_stone awarded film stars stating crazy stupid fun stupid critical use plot considered product placement praised hill scene stealing performance entertainment_weekly commented film struggles find coherent style rated aliens adult themes dialogue compared film stating struggles replicate film successful formula fails story characters criticized frequent promotion praised unpredictable element group dynamic film sort performance ought use better movie variety complimented interaction leads criticized film ethnic characters murder victims female characters protected described film lame mash patrol comedy sci held barely endless string jokes praised mellow funky appeal represents film novel aspects positive stating funniest stuff comes kind happen try things like catch aliens clearly cut considered previous experience directing short comic videos saturday night live partially responsible individual comic moments broken transitions things tend fall apart positive calling film funny praising feel scenes ingenious set pieces critical promotion products offered positive stance stating plot moves supporting cast lively action stays small scale intimate overwhelming laughs felt profanity commented film forgettable accolades home media watch released dvd blu ray disc digital download november dvd version contains deleted scenes gag reel theatrical trailer 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