Day Watch (Unrated)
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Movie Reviews of Day Watch (Unrated)
Movie Review: "Day Watch" was fun to watch
Summary: 4 Stars
"Day Watch" or "Night Watch II" (2006) is the sequel to "Night Watch" (2004) in which the eternal battle between forces of Darkness and Light continues in present day Moscow. The Dark Forces are winning because the Chosen one has decided to join them. Is it possible to change the destiny, to undo one deed in the past that could destroy the universe?
The second movie in the series was as entertaining, dark, and funny as the first one, and the ending really made it for me. The scene of apocalypse - Moscow style was very impressive but behind the eye-popping effects and crazy car races, there was really an interesting story about the mistakes we make and how it is almost impossible to predict their significance, leave alone to correct them. There were also stunningly beautiful girls on both sides of Good and Evil, running and fighting on high (very) heels. At least three of them were simply breathtaking, and the fourth one - a very good actress.
Movie Review: No clue what I was getting into
Summary: 4 Stars
I watched this having only seen a few previews about a piece of chalk and seeing Anton jump through the bus billboard, so I didn't actually know this was a sequel or that it was based off books or anything. That said...
I actually was completely fascinated. I did use the spoken english option which I very much appreciated and the voices didn't detract from the movie.
It was a little confusing but it was easy to piece together the story line. The vampire bit was a little interesting point, because that's when my brain went "huh?" but dutifully it filed it away to be thought of later.
The action was good, the acting nice, the plot was pretty good as well (now I just need to watch the first one!) as in it wasn't hard to pick up on. And there was so much detail that it would easily stand a second viewing.
Definately recommend this as a buy.
Movie Review: subtitles different
Summary: 4 Stars
I just want to point out that the English subtitles on this DVD are not the same as the ones in the theatrical release. If you saw Day Watch in the theaters, you probably remember the animated subtitles. This DVD doesn't have them for some reason. I don't know why, since the DVD of Night Watch has the animated subtitles. This isn't a huge drawback, but you should probably be aware of this before buying this DVD.
I still love this movie. Besides the visuals and effects, what makes this movie so great is its sense of humor. I love all the satirical elements. For instance, the dark others wear trendy clothes and look like the Russian mafia. Critics seem to miss the fact that this movie is often supposed to be funny.
Then there's the themes of love, parenthood, and responsibility. This film has so much. It's not for everyone, but I highly recommend this film.
Movie Review: Great Flick, But Lacking Night Watch's Charm
Summary: 4 Stars
All in all this movie is a pretty good watch (no pun intended).
The effects were stylish and fun to view, the acting was much improved over the first movie and I didn't catch nearly as much product placement in this film.
However...
For those wanting to buy this DVD and expecting to see the animated subtitles that were included in the theaters (And on the US Night Watch DVD) you will be disappointed. Apparently Fox decided that the subtitles were not worth releasing in their animated form for this first dvd launch, so we are stuck with normal player-based subtitles (white and plain).
A bit of a let down, but perhaps we will get a definitive version later down the line. Here's to hoping, nyeh?
Movie Review: Love the movie, hate the English intro
Summary: 4 Stars
Not the greatest movie of all time but I love it anyways. Only problem is that the product description is inaccurate. I wanted the original film in its entirety, i.e., as it was released in Russia, with optional En subtitles. This version has the subtitle option but anytime the narrator speaks, the voice is in English. I'm sure this won't bother most people but it is unbelievably irritating to me. Would have been nice if the distributors had included this linguistic hiccup in the packaging information. Still - an awesome, ridiculous movie.