Russian Magic Fiction
Added 9/12/2009
I bought this movie because he had just bought an HD LCD TV (and got a free bluray player from Amazon). I was looking for some sci-fi/zombie/killer robot movies and stumbled across this.
It is, apparently, a translation of a russian novel (actually, it's a series, but you know what I'm saying). The backstory and plotlines are WONDERFUL! I can see that this setting has a fantastic potential.
Unfortunately, I don't think it was pulled off. I don't mind dubbing. I'd rather have dubbed than subtitled. The special effects were rather cheesey and a number of the characters were strictly two-dimensional (and some even almost one dimensional). I inferred a lot of the plot and had to explain it to the spouse as things progressed.
I want to like this movie. I REALLY want to like it, but I just can't.
I gave it two stars because of the potential of the setting. I'll probably trade this one off or put it up on eBay.
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No animated subtitles!
Added 9/1/2009
Please note that I am rating the disk alone and not the film which I give 4 stars. Why Fox decided to release this great Russian epic without the original animated subtitles is beyond me! It really does take a lot out of the movie and unless Fox realizes that both Night Watch and Day Watch suffer for this and re-releases them with the original subtitles, I will refuse to buy!
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Artistic and Creative
Added 8/31/2009
The director, Timur Bekmambetov, deserves a great amount of credit for bringing such a difficult series of books to life on the big screen. The books are not difficult to understand but without reading them they would be very hard to portray. Anyone who enjoys creative and artistic movies will like this one. The cinematography is fantastic.
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Dark Days...
Added 7/30/2009
Anton (Konstantin Khabensky) is back, trying to fulfill his duties on the nightwatch, while suffering through his son's chosen allegiance to the dark. Filled w/ incredible action sequences and the same crazy, light-speed pacing, DAYWATCH is another russian masterpiece of apocalyptic madness! My favorite scenes include the "hotel hallway sportscar drive", "body switch", and "utterly frantic party climax". My one wish / hope is that hollywood does NOT attempt to remake this (or Nightwatch) into its latest billion dollar mega-turd...
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MOVIE? WHAT MOVIE
Added 7/26/2009
I MADE A TRANSACTION WITH BKNYSOURCE TO PURCHASE THIS ITEM. HE NEVER DELIVERED IT, HE NEVER RESPONDED TO MY E-MAILS AND HE NEVER REFUNDED MY MONEY. A VERY UNRELIABLE AND UNTRUSTWORTHY DEALER...DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SELLER
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Russian Magic Fiction
Added 9/12/2009
I bought this movie because he had just bought an HD LCD TV (and got a free bluray player from Amazon). I was looking for some sci-fi/zombie/killer robot movies and stumbled across this.
It is, apparently, a translation of a russian novel (actually, it's a series, but you know what I'm saying). The backstory and plotlines are WONDERFUL! I can see that this setting has a fantastic potential.
Unfortunately, I don't think it was pulled off. I don't mind dubbing. I'd rather have dubbed than subtitled. The special effects were rather cheesey and a number of the characters were strictly two-dimensional (and some even almost one dimensional). I inferred a lot of the plot and had to explain it to the spouse as things progressed.
I want to like this movie. I REALLY want to like it, but I just can't.
I gave it two stars because of the potential of the setting. I'll probably trade this one off or put it up on eBay.
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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No animated subtitles!
Added 9/1/2009
Please note that I am rating the disk alone and not the film which I give 4 stars. Why Fox decided to release this great Russian epic without the original animated subtitles is beyond me! It really does take a lot out of the movie and unless Fox realizes that both Night Watch and Day Watch suffer for this and re-releases them with the original subtitles, I will refuse to buy!
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Artistic and Creative
Added 8/31/2009
The director, Timur Bekmambetov, deserves a great amount of credit for bringing such a difficult series of books to life on the big screen. The books are not difficult to understand but without reading them they would be very hard to portray. Anyone who enjoys creative and artistic movies will like this one. The cinematography is fantastic.
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