The Watchers: Revelation

An archeological dig at Cahokia burial mounds in southwest Pennsylvania manifests a tablet linked to the Anunnaki, supposedly technologically advanced extraterrestrial beings who interact with world leaders, including the President of the USA. As their true nature and plan is exposed, they come after those responsible, including a 9 years-old prodigy.

"The Watchers: Revelation" (2013) is an Indie costing only $50,000. "Beyond the Darkness," aka "Heaven's War" (2018), was actually shot before this, but it took 7 years for it to be released due to how long it took to add the CGI effects (which were done really well for a non-blockbuster). I mention that movie because this one is cut from the same cloth, just with less funds. Despite that, the effects are certainly serviceable.

The people complaining about the acting must not have seen many spare-change Indies because I thought they did a respectable job for no-names. Remember, when you only have $50,000 to work with, you have to get the shot done and move on. You can't wait around for the perfect delivery and so forth because time means money in this biz.

At the end of the day, this is a watchable low-rent sci-fi movie with an interesting story that includes exposition on the Sumerian Anunnaki and Igigi. Kaitlin Lory does well as the blonde protagonist, Sarah, and Carissa Dallis is precious as the girl, Kara.

It runs 1 hour, 30 minutes, and was shot in areas south of Dayton, Ohio, including Kettering, Trenton and Hamilton.

GRADE: B-/C+

Great story and plot Low budget Terrible acting Worth watching, though!

I did not watch any of the other "watcher" movies, so no idea on this one. The Religious theme is fine, very shallow and one verse lines. The Plot others are saying is good...nope. Plotline is thin, while I could follow the basic plot, their attempt at complexity fell very short. The attempt to tie the Anunnaki into the movie fell short. Only mentioned a few times. Then the alleged "tablet" was supposedly in Cuneiform but wasn't. IT has some cuneiform, but only a bit, especially when "Sumerian" was mentioned, I expected a WHOLE cuneiform tablet, not a few slashes. Then there is confusion amongst the igigi, Anunnaki and B'nai Elohim. Mostly though it is who is igigi and who is Anunnaki, while they are denying that they are, but they are, but they aren't type of thing. It is almost like the screenwriter FORGOT what they had written in scene 3 and suddenly changed their mind and wrote something completely different for scene 5 for the same character. This is not even a Grade B, but D or even further into the alphabet. Even the Sci-fi channel movies are better and THAT is saying a Lot. Fight scenes were shallow and very elementary school play. Ending much to be desired. IF you want just an inane movie to just have some noise in the background, movie is perfect for that.

Mr. Dallis should stop now and never write, direct or produce anything again. Period. The acting in this travesty is nothing short of a grammar school play. I have no idea how a director could watch this taking place and be happy with it. There is no single pretender in this flick that could be called an actor. The story could be ok, if you can get past all the rest. Anyone rating this above two stars should never do another movie review.

The christian over-, and undertone are evident. It seems like christian actors would at least try and be actors. The overall story is executed awfully. Seriously. Acting is bad, costuming is horribly off for the period they are trying to convey, and the subliminal proselytizing, which is hardly below the surface, is overdone. Terrible flick. Churches should be ashamed about taking donations to fund piles like this.