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| Day Watch / Dnevnoy Dozor - (PAL/R5 - Russian Import) | 
 enlarge | Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Actors: Konstantin Khabensky, Aleksei Chadov, Vladimir Menshov, Mariya Poroshina, Galina Tyunina
Studio: The First Videocompany
Category: DVD
Buy New: $8.64
New (2) Used (1) from $3.25
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 94467
Format: Pal, Widescreen, Import, Collector's Edition
Languages: Russian (Unknown), Russian (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 140
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.8
EAN: 4607058044060
ASIN: B000EN4R3E
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Publication Date: 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | - Deluxe Digipak (Collector's Edition) | | • | - Region 5 |
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Product Description
NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES!!! PAL formatted, Region 5, Russian DVD. Audio track: DD 2.0 and DD 5.1 RUSSIAN. WILL NOT play on regular R1 DVD player (multisystem PAL/NTSC compatible, region free DVD player required).........................................SYNOPSIS: This time the World happens to be on the threshold of war between the Dark and Light Powers... The Inquisitor steps into the limelight. It means that stakes are very high now and all the participants are only pawns in the big game. Anton Gorodetsky, the operative of Night patrol, nightly battling witches and vampires in the streets of Moscow, becomes such a pawn in intrigue that has very thin plot. But neither the master manipulator, nor the victim can imagine what the outcome of this chain of unfortunate events will follow...
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Could be a little better.... October 24, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Well, not as impressive as the first one. Partly because Nightwatch (first part) showed off all the great ideas in their movie making.
Acting is much better that in Nightwatch.
Soundtrack could use some editing : sometimes action on the screen does not confirm to the music on top of that. Good followup story, but sometimes dialogs are too complex to follow. Seems like with this movie director falls to a trap of "short shots" 1-3 seconds shots - personaly for me it's a little annoying, but it's everyone's personal preference. Giving it four stars.
Great job - keep it up!
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V.
 Fun May 29, 2006
4 out of 19 found this review helpful
Very free fantasy, continuation of the adventures of Light and Dark bands of super-human Russian (or something like it) trying to salvage their relationship. Everything is inconsequential but also extreme. It represents well the Russian character, or at least its stereotype: it looks like a hard night drinking, a lot of lights and nothing really happening. But in its own terms is better than the feeble attempts of the American industry to impress us with CGI that is done cheaper in Eastern Europe. The director of this film would do an incredible second unit helmet in greener lands. Is this cinema? Well, is more cinema than some script-based attempts at drama which I saw lately ("Transamerica", for example). At least the man here thought about something called frame.
 Incredible urban fantasy June 19, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The basics don't sound like anything special: "They" are among us, supernatural forces in opposition, poised for all-out war. Some object of huge mystical power is in play, the only thing that can save humanity from the vampires and others. You know, the usual.
That's the last thing that's usual about this outstanding movie. It's tight-paced - a cliche I might never use again, but if you miss a minute of this movie, you've missed something that matters. Effects are exceptional, from the minor touches you could miss up to set-pieces you will never forget. Some of the characters go almost (but not quite) over the top, possibly in terms of uniquely Russian stereotypes. Even the subtitles have a little extra going for them - a bit of fun that could easily have been driven into the ground.
Lots remains unexplained all the way to the end, but might have made sense if I had seen the first movie. No matter, it's dark, powerful, and exciting. And somehow, I think only a Russian creative team could bring such mastery to scenes of urban desolation.
-- wiredweird
(reviewing a subtitled theater presentation in the US - I'll move this review when there's a listing for that version)
Hold your horses...R1 DVD coming soon!!! August 6, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just a heads up, the Pathfinder DVD has a intro preview of Day Watch and it says it's coming to DVD soon, so for those who might think of buying a R5 import, just hold off a little while.
I rate this review as 5 stars because the trailer on the Pathfinder DVD looked awesome. Much better than Night Watch.
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