Night Watch
by Timur Bekmambetov
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Actor: Galina Tyunina, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Mariya Poroshina, Valeriy Zolotukhin, Vladimir MenshovDirector: Timur Bekmambetov
Brand: KHABENSKY,KONSTANTI
Writer: Timur Bekmambetov
Producer: Aleksei Kublitsky
Producer: Aleksei Kulibin
Producer: Anatoly Maximov
Producer: Arthur Gorson
Writer: Laeta Kalogridis
Writer: Sergei Lukyanenko
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Russian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of Night Watch
DVD Review: Complex Supernatural Thriller - Highly Recommended!
Summary: 5 Stars
Night Watch is a surprisingly good Russian supernatural thriller that is only just short of a modern cinematic masterpiece. No plot spoilers from me; the movie follows Anton, an agent of the "Night Watch", who keeps an eye on Dark Forces and protects a 1000 year old truce. There is a "vortex" forming in Moscow that heralds the restarting of the war between Light and Dark and Anton is assigned to find the cause. Along the way, we see that there is another reality that sort of runs concurrently with ours and it is filled with people who have special abilities (vampires, witches, fortune tellers, etc) and who have chosen a side, either Light or Dark. The plot is solid and there are a few really good twists that makes this so much better than the standard horror flick.
The acting is very good, but the dialog is in Russian with subtitles in English. I understand that the theatrical release had much better subtitles that were actually like a part of the movie, but the ones on this version were perfectly serviceable. Where this movie really excels is in the creative use of special effects, which are often subtle and not over done, and in the often inspired cinematography.
Highly Recommended!
DVD Review: WHERE ARE THE ANIMATED SUBTITLES ON BLU RAY!!!
Summary: 3 Stars
Movie- 5 stars
The only reason I'm giving this a three is because the Blu Ray does not come with the animated subtitles. The subtitles on the DVD added such a great element to the film! I miss them oh so much and am quite upset that the Blu Ray does not utilize them!
DVD Review: Simply Complex on BD
Summary: 5 Stars
It seems hard to follow but it's not; and it's a lot of fun. Creative style takes lead with story close at hand. BDs make films more involving and after loving and forgetting the DVD, the Blu-ray got me! Even though the animated subtitles are gone...as in NOT THERE. Don't look. Just enjoy the A/V of the BD. The expressive subs are on a DVD version, save it. DVD Review: Light + Dark = Grey...
Summary: 5 Stars
NIGHT WATCH is not just another simple "good vs. eeevil" story. It is the battle of light and darkness within the realm of grey reality. A reality where no one is 100% pure and nothing is perfectly righteous. A world of omens, curses, prophecies, and a coming messiah. A planet in balance due to the inability of light and darkness to annihilate each other. In this first film, the powers-that-be must bring an ancient prophecy to its history-altering fulfillment. The delicate balance is about to tip in one direction or the other. The centuries-old truce may be lost. Which side will gain the advantage? What will become of those of us caught in the middle? We'll have to see the entire trilogy to find out! NIGHT WATCH is every bit as grand as THE MATRIX was. I only hope that the next installments don't suffer from the same flatness and redundancy that killed that trilogy... DVD Review: Must Watch Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a very well put together Russian film. I like how they brought in Russian culture and also made the film appealing to American audiences as well. Can't wait for the 3rd and 4th films!
Description of Night Watch
Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the forces of light govern the day while the night belongs to their dark opponents. In modern day, the dark Others actually roam the night as vampires while a "Night Watch" of light forces, among them Anton, try to control them and limit their outrage.Night Watch is that rare film that--like The Matrix--is not only visually dazzling but creates an intriguing, seductive, and thrilling alternative world. A young man named Anton, after dabbling in black magic to bring back the wife who left him, discovers that the world is populated by fantastical Others (vampires, shape-shifters, witches, and more) who have chosen sides--Light or Dark--in an epic battle. A truce has been declared; both sides watch the other to ensure the truce is maintained. But a prophecy has predicted that a powerful Other will tilt the balance, and Anton--who is himself an Other--finds himself crucial to the prophecy's fulfillment. There's no question that Night Watch has weaknesses. Numerous plot holes get glossed over by pell-mell pacing, the visual conception of the apocalyptic battle between Light and Dark is curiously pedestrian (a bunch of knights fighting a bunch of guys in fur with swords--what happened to their various powers?), and more--but, much like similar problems with The Matrix, it doesn't matter.
The alternative world Night Watch presents is so rich with possibilities that it takes on a life of its own, both as an imaginative universe and as a vivid metaphor for the moral complexities of our own lives--for example, though the forces of Light claim to be good, their often brutal actions call their virtue into question, and the forces of Dark make some compelling moral arguments on the topic. The movie is so overstuffed with ideas that many don't get fleshed out, but that only contributes to the sense of vitality and unexplored dimensions. Even the subtitles are used creatively. The impending sequels (this is the first film of a trilogy) may--like The Matrix--take all the stimulating possibilities Night Watch raises and drag them into the toilet, but for the moment, this is the sort of electric excitement that blockbuster movies promise but so rarely deliver. --Bret Fetzer
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