Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor)
The first chapter in an epic fantasy trilogy.
Ancient prophecy foretells that one day a "Great One" will arrive who can end the apocalyptic battle between Light and Dark conclusively. That time has arrived in Moscow - but which side will the Great One choose?
The first instalment of a trilogy based on the best-selling Russian sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko (which also include Day Watch and Dusk Watch).
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ok - Wentai
The first 20 minutes were magnificent. A lovely, amazing, action packed, stylish entry in a great genre -- two sides facing each other replete with midieval armor, swords, menace and unquenchable anger.
The rest of the movie slows down a bit and is very different, taking place in a more modern era. I think it would have been better if the whole thing had taken place in the distance past, but this is still a great movie.Should look at imports more often - Chris_W_(ON)
Was fairly impressed with the quality of this movie coming out of Russia, and was very intrigued by the premise of the story. Its not terribly original, a movie about a prophecy of a powerful other that will change the balance between good and evil. But I love movies about dark, underworld societies, living with us, but not with us, and this fit the bill perfectly. I was hoping it would have been a little more dark then it was, previews for it seemed that way. Movie is dubbed, but done well. Effects were quite good for a non-Hollywood based movie, and definitely left me wanting to search for more movie imports as the usual Hollywood fare seems to be spreading thin. Its the first of a trilogy, and definitely looking forward to the sequel.Fun - OhHenry
I liked. I'm a big fan of anything vampire and have been for a long time. You can see a lot of the classics played out here but also, it marchs to the beat of its own drum. Lots of special effects and fun action sequences. Personally, I found that the concept would have played better as a weekly tv show but who am I to complain. Definitely worth a look see if you are into the genre.
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ok - Wentai
The first 20 minutes were magnificent. A lovely, amazing, action packed, stylish entry in a great genre -- two sides facing each other replete with midieval armor, swords, menace and unquenchable anger.
The rest of the movie slows down a bit and is ...Should look at imports more often - Chris_W_(ON)
Was fairly impressed with the quality of this movie coming out of Russia, and was very intrigued by the premise of the story. Its not terribly original, a movie about a prophecy of a powerful other that will change the balance between good and evil. But ...Fun - OhHenry
I liked. I'm a big fan of anything vampire and have been for a long time. You can see a lot of the classics played out here but also, it marchs to the beat of its own drum. Lots of special effects and fun action sequences. Personally, I found that the ...