Night Watch (nochnoy dozor)

Dr. Whom · September 14, 2005, 07:49:07 AM

Just saw the trailer. What in the world is this?

Gerry · September 14, 2005, 11:48:12 AM

I just wrote up a lengthy review of the movie (based on the Russian DVD) for my web site:

<http://www.scifilm.org/reviews3/nightwatch.html>

Lots of pics and 99% spoiler free!

BeyondTheGrave · September 14, 2005, 01:27:44 PM

You know this was suppose to come out in thearters this past summer but I think It was pushed back till next year.

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Dr. Whom · September 14, 2005, 02:20:52 PM

Many thanks. It is coming out in Belgium in two weeks time. I won't miss it!

daveblackeye15 · September 14, 2005, 06:25:45 PM

It was your review that caught my interest in this movie. I'm keeping an eye out for it.

Nice review BTW.

Mofo Rising · September 14, 2005, 11:46:42 PM

I think it looks pretty interesting, but I despair for it ever getting a theatrical release here in Phoenix.

Gerry · September 15, 2005, 10:59:45 AM

daveblackeye15 wrote:

> Nice review BTW.

Thanks.

Archivist · September 21, 2005, 08:51:04 PM

I was very intrigued by the theatrical trailer that I saw online a while ago. The review posted above is great and makes me want to see this movie even more. I am cautious of horror movies these days, especially vampire/werewolf movies, given the way things like Underworld and Blade Trinity went, but I am interested to see the 'Russian take' on this genre.

Does anyone know how to save/download the Quicktime trailer? I've been trying to get the URL from the Source but I can't seem to make it work.

~Archivist~

Gerry · September 22, 2005, 01:12:07 PM

Archivist wrote:

> Does anyone know how to save/download the Quicktime trailer?
> I've been trying to get the URL from the Source but I can't
> seem to make it work.

Direct download link:

<http://movies.apple.com/movies/fox_searchlight/night_watch/night_watch_m480.mov>

Very tricksy they are these hobbitses.

Three Oranges · September 22, 2005, 03:42:14 PM

It doesn't make a whole heck of a lot of sense, but it is interesting and entertaining all around, and has lots of cool visuals.

CheezeFlixz · July 29, 2007, 09:59:16 AM

Well gee I hate to dig up 2 year old threads, but I hate to start new ones when there already is one ...

So anyway,
I finally got to watch this film late last night, and it was pretty cool. Filmed in Russia, the dubbing wasn't that great, wasn't that bad either. Being a little hard of hearing I tend to read lips and listen and this just doesn't work to well with dubbed films.
I thought the film was a little over the top with some of the CGI, it came across as look we have a new toy and we're going to wear it out. I really liked the cinematography it was a fresh change from a lot of the same ol same ol in America films. Extreme angles, slo-mo in unusual spots, color shifts and the lot. A few gags here and there to keep it from being to serious. Like the hot rod truck flipping over the guy. Overall a really enjoyable film with a good storyline, now I have to find the books and read them.
Night Watch 2 (Day Watch) is already out, not officially released in the US yet but there are bootlegs copies floating around and they are already filming Night Watch 3 which is being filmed in English and funded by Fox since 1 and 2 made a splash, should be interesting to see how bad they screw up the trilogy by sticking their Hollyweird hand on it.
Anyway as far as this films goes I'm giving it a solid 4 out of 5.

Dr. Whom · July 29, 2007, 04:07:51 PM

This is serendipity indeed. Just today I finally got started on the book, and lo and behold, my ancient thread gets revived.

I have seen the film in the meantime, and I found it a refreshing change from the usual glossy productions. Mind you, many times I wondered WTF was going on.

dean · July 30, 2007, 04:13:16 AM

Night Watch is great, and luckily for me, the Melbourne International Film Festival is playing "Day Watch" the sequel here either this week or the next, at cinemas, so yippees all round. I missed the initial theatre run here of Night Watch, but I have the dvd, so I'm looking forward to seeing the next one on the big screen.

Dr. Whom · July 30, 2007, 09:26:42 AM

According to IMDB, we'll get Day Watch in Belgium in October

. I think I will have finished the book by then. There ought to have been a limited US release in June.

Gerry · July 30, 2007, 11:24:12 AM

I got the Russian DVD of DAY WATCH about a year ago. I like it even better than NIGHT WATCH.