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Day Watch (Unrated)
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List Price: $27.98
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Konstantin Khabensky, Mariya Poroshina, Vladimir Menshov, Galina Tyunina, Viktor Verzhbitsky
Directed By: Timur Bekmambetov
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543465065
Format: AC-3
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-10-30
Running Time: 146
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Like The Matrix, Day Watch combines cutting-edge digital effects and mind-blowing action to create a stunningly original world. This Unrated Edition takes you on an even wilder ride with more intense thrills and incredible effects. Only one thing stands between peace and Armageddon: the supernatural agents of Day Watch, who fight to control the armies of light and darkness. When the son of a senior Day Watch officer turns to the darkness, forces beyond the imagination are unleashed and the fate of the world hangs in the balance!
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Summary: Movie: 3/5 Picture Quality: 3.75~4.75/5 Sound Quality: 4.25/5 Extras: 2/5
Comment: Version: U.S.A / Region-A
Russian DTS-HD MA 24-bit
English DTS
Version: Japan / Europe [REGION FREE / ENGLISH / JAPANESE MENU]
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50
Running time: 2:25:48
Movie size: 44,533,014,528 bytes
Disc size: 46,537,441,336 bytes
Total bit rate: 40.72 Mbps
Average Video Bit Rate: 29.47 Mbps
Dolby TrueHD Audio Russian 3617 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 3617kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
DTS Audio English 768 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 768kbps
DTS Audio French 768 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 768kbps
DTS Audio German 768 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 768kbps
DTS Audio Russian 768 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 768kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Japanese 448 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 448kbps
Subtitles: English / Japanese / Danish / Dutch / Finnish / French / German / Norwegian / Swedish
Number of chapters : 41
Customer Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable film marred by awkward pacing and script
Comment: I'm not usually one to harp on the differences when a book is turned into a film. The fact that the author of the books worked on the screenplay shows that perhaps he was able to make changes that were needed for a book to film translation. I was surprised at how many differences there were however but I guess on the flip side this kept things surprising, as the plot was not the same as the novels. As others have said the movie will be very hard to follow if you haven't seen the first movie, Night Watch.
The Good
As in Night Watch the visuals are excellent. I especially liked the scenes at the Dark party near the end. There were a lot of frenetic scenes however. I'm a fan off the director's style but these scenes work best when contrasted with slower paced sequences. When there is a constant barrage of these action scenes it film becomes monotonous and tiring. Night Watch seems almost calm compared to the amount of active scenes in Day Watch. It felt like the director had to top himself from the effects in the previous film. I would have traded many of these sequences for more focus on the plot and characterization.
The acting was well done, many of the characters have different motivations but there personalities were interesting. The character of Zabulon received a much more fleshed out role in the film.
The Bad
The script was frankly a mess. The books are difficult to translate to film since they mostly consist of short episodes but parts of stories were taken and mixed in with others, some characters were changed or excluded. The movie felt like it was made up as it went along. Some of the transitions and pacing are very awkward. An example is when Anton and Olga are on a plane to find an item. She tells him its not there and suddenly Anton is back in Moscow and Olga is nowhere to be found. In some ways it feels like two movies condensed into one, I enjoyed it but the pacing is all over the place.
I recommend reading the books. They are much more evenly paced and as books allow for greater depth with the characters. Day Watch was entertaining but lacked the focus of the first film. I would give the visuals a 5 and the pacing, script a 3 so 4 is the average.
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Summary: Beautiful!! Perfect Film! best movie Ive seen this year so far!
Comment:
A few years ago I saw Nightwatch in theathers accidentally and left feeling confused and not really liking it, but days later still had that movie on my mind. I soon realized why I didnt like it-at first. These movies are probably the most original movies since the early 1980s when Bladerunner, Aliens, Star Wars, etc...popularized the new genre combination of action sci-fi horror. Unlike those films and the millionsthat copied them Nightwatch basically delivers the same message but in a totally different and selfish way.
Daywatch in a billion times better movie. the budget and effects are like night and day between the two respectively. After I eventually appreciated Nightwatch, the only flaw I could give it is that it had low budget feel in terms of production and design. Here Daywatch ramps that up exponentially and also ramps up the action, style and plot exponentially!
I loved the originality of both these movies and this must be the best sequel in the history of sequels. Also the saturation of Russian culture, style and personality into these films is a bit of a shock at first, but you get to love it and love the way its done. Ive never seen a Russian or eastern European movie that made me think hey, I should go visit there until these movies. I expect more goodies like this from Russia and this director/producer in the future. The cast was also brillant in acting and carried the plot well. I also like the decentralization of the main character. In Hollywood or western story telling everything centers around good vs. bad and good is usually our hero and we follow him/her for 2 hours on the screen whiles him/her try to stop the bad. In these films good can be bad and bad can be very entertaining! The story follows everyone and that makes everything in the story count for something. I know it sounds confusing but when you see this film you will get what Im saying around the time they Lights try to hide Anton.
5 stars!!! Definately in my all time top ten movies next to Bladerunner (for pace), 2046 (for cinematography), Alien (for kick azz-ness), Brazil (for wow factor), THX1138 (for originality), even the timeless classic Casablanca is well rivaled via the sweet romance we get in Daywatch.
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Summary: Incoherent Mess
Comment: The previews for this movie looked so cool... but this was a completely incoherent mess of a movie. I watched the first movie on Netflix first, and that was also a mess that made no sense. Way too many characters doing things that make no sense. I never got any real feeling people were magical, would have been cooler if you could see the powers more and how they relate to people. The story just doenst make any sense. Maybe if I was Russian I would get it, kind of like how you gotta be British to get most british humor.
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Summary: DVD Flaws
Comment: As it's already been mentioned many times before, I felt that Fox made a huge mistake releasing this movie with the plain white subtitles. One of the first draws to Night Watch for me was the subtitle play. The fact that they were actively incorporated in the film itself was really cool. I saw the sequel in the theaters in the first week and walked away feeling that it was even better than Night Watch. For one thing, it developed many of the background characters much more thoroughly. For another thing, the subtitles again were really fun to watch...almost advancing the plot themselves.
Then...I saw the DVD. Had I seen this on DVD first, there is no question about it...I would have probably HATED this movie. The plain white subtitles really took a LOT from the movie quality. I may also be mistaken that other things were removed (though I can't think of any example).
That said...wait to buy this version. Eventually Fox will want to suck more money from people by releasing the "original theater release" version. Wait for that before buying.
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