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Ne regardons pas ce film.

Ne regardons pas ce film.
Let's not watch this movie.
From Lesson 67:The imperative mood·French

Questions & Answers about Ne regardons pas ce film.

Wait, doesn't regardons mean "we watch"? How does it mean "let's watch" here?
In French, you create a "let's..." command by using the nous (we) form of the verb but completely dropping the subject pronoun. Because there is no nous in front of it, regardons changes from a regular statement ("we watch") into a suggestion or command ("let's watch").
Where do ne and pas go when making a command negative?
You wrap ne and pas around the verb, exactly like you do in a normal sentence! Since the verb here is regardons, the negative command simply becomes ne regardons pas (let's not watch).
Why does the tu form of regarder drop its 's' in commands, but regardons keeps its 's' here?
The rule about dropping the final 's' in the imperative mood only applies to the tu form of -er verbs (so "watch!" to a single friend is just regarde). The nous and vous command forms keep their exact present tense spelling, which is why regardons still ends in 's'.
Why use ce film instead of just le film?
The word ce is a pointing word (a demonstrative adjective) that means "this" or "that" for masculine nouns. If you used le film, it would mean "Let's not watch the movie." Using ce film specifically means "Let's not watch this movie."

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