watch/see

This summer I'll be excited to watch/see The Dark Knight Rises! ( future tense - you have not seen it yet, and you are not excited yet, but you will be.)
I am excited because The Dark Knight Rises is coming to the theaters this summer. (present tense, anticipation of a future event)
We're going to watch/see a movie.

AlpheccaStarsThis summer I'll be excited to watch/see The Dark Knight Rises! ( future tense - you have not seen it yet, and you are not excited yet, but you will be.)I am excited because The Dark Knight Rises is coming to the theaters this summer. (present tense, anticipation of a future event)We're going to watch/see a movie.

We're going to watch/see a

Sometimes they are interchangeable, but there are differences:

Watch means to look for a period of time with attention.
I watch the news on TV every evening. (I am interested in the news.)
The cat watched the mouse come out of its hole. (The cat was hungry and wanted to catch the mouse.)

See means just that they are in your field of vision:

I see Mr. Jones every

AlpheccaStarsSometimes they are interchangeable, but there are differences:Watch means to look for a period of time with attention.I watch the news on TV every evening. (I am interested in the news.)The cat watched the mouse come out of its hole. (The cat was hungry and wanted to catch the mouse.)See means just that they are in your field of vision:I see Mr. Jones every m

In that case, yes, they are.

I tend to say "see a movie" when I go to a theater to see it. It's an 'accomplishment' to see a movie.
I tend to say "watch a movie" when I stay home and watch it. It's an 'activity' to watch a movie.

See see or watch movie?.

CJ

In British English, it is more usual to see a film at the cinema, and watch one on TV.