Night Watch (DVD, 2006) (English)

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In this dark apocalyptic tale of a perpetual battle between light and dark, light being the human race and dark being a race of monsters, this film is the first of three in a trilogy. Russian director Timbor Bekmambetov adapts NIGHT WATCH from the series of sci-fi novels by Sergei Lukyanenko.

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ProducerKonstantin Ernst, Anatoly Maximov
EAN5039036028172
eBay Product ID (ePID)53692047

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ActorValeri Zolotukhin, Vladimir Menshov, Konstantin Khabensky
Film/TV TitleNight Watch
DirectorTimur Bekmambetov
LanguageRussian
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time114 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2006
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, With Subtitles
GenreHorror/Occult, General

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Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureRussia
Additional InformationNIGHT WATCH is an old-fashioned good vs. evil parable that relies on some thoroughly modern special effects to ensnare its audience. Set in present-day Moscow, the movie begins with a quick skip back through the centuries to inform us how a delicate truce was struck between the forces of Light and Dark. These forces still exist in Moscow, with both sides keeping a close eye on each other as they attempt to disguise themselves from the earth's mere mortals. NIGHT WATCH's central character is Anton Gorodetsky (Konstantin Khabensky), who is defined as an 'Other' by the legions of Light and Dark. Anton and his cohorts live as vampires, and await the arrival of a virgin who will announce the resumption of hostilities between the forces of Light and Dark; as the film progresses, it becomes apparent that an epic battle is just around the corner. One of the biggest films of all time in its native Russia, director Timur BekmambetovÆs NIGHT WATCH positions itself somewhere in between THE MATRIX and BLADE in the pantheon of CGI-fueled sci-fi flicks. Although the plot is mind-boggling and occasionally verges on the incomprehensible, Bekmambetov is presumably using this first part of the trilogy to lure viewers into his wild cinematic world. Impressively, Bekmambetov's film was shot on a tiny budget, but it belies its meager origins. Even the English subtitles are integrated into several scenes, with words zipping across the screen and melting into the action as a heavy-metal soundtrack thumps away. Knowing he is set to film two sequels, Bekmambetov leaves his audience hanging as NIGHT WATCH nears its climax, with his second installment (DAY WATCH) promising further FX-laden feuding and--in an intriguing twist--an English-language climax to the trilogy with DUSK WATCH.
ReviewsSunday Mirror - Dazzling, crazy and scary, Mail On Sunday - The year's most exhilarating horror, Empire - Twisted, mysterious, bold and compelling.. Open your mind and it'll blow you away, Total Film - It's brilliant... a supercharged cinematic Molotov cocktail... a true original, The People - Mind-blowing...spectacular, imaginative and memorable... set to become a massive cult hit
Dubbing LanguagesEnglish
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleNight Watch

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  • Timur Bekmambetov's "Night Watch"

    Supernatural armies of Good and Evil, Light and Darkness, gear up to do battle with each other. Set on the modern streets and subways of Russia and harkening back to brutal medieval days, these blood-suckers, changelings and bloodthirsty urban heroes are locked together in an apocalyptic battle for the ages. We learn that in the year 1342, the Warriors of Light and Darkness met in a fight on a bridge, so bloody was their carnage that it appeared both teams of Others (so called, I think, because they are not Sames) would lose all of their warriors. But it was not to be; Gesser and Vavulon, the leaders of Light and Darkness, established a truce which holds until present day in Moscow 1992, when a new Other is born whose existence may reopen the ancient struggle.

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