“Nightwatch” (or “Nochnoj Dozor”) caused much debate amongst my friends and I. One friend bought the Russian DVD and hated it, though I’m guessing that had much to do with the subtitles – the translations may have been too literal.
I saw the film at the cinema and thoroughly enjoyed it, loved the way the subtitles in the proper UK/US release were done and can’t wait for the DVD to come out over here.
Anyway, off I went to the Nightwatch site, just to have a look-see if it had anything on there about “Daywatch” (part two of the trilogy). Unfortunately not, but they have a new feature since last I looked – the movie available to watch (in a flash page), condensed to 2.5 minutes. So nip over there, strap yourselves down and get ready for a rollercoaster ride.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Nightwatch – in 2.5 minutes
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I really liked it also, but it's one of the most difficult movies to follow I've seen in a while. So while I really liked it, I can't honestly say that I know exactly what it's about. Like the whole bit with the airplane... and the Night Watch van that goes to that woman's house for some unknown reason. There is a lot of stuff that gets lost in translation, and the quantity of things makes it difficult to sort it all out.
Mateo, it was a highly complex film, though from what I've been told the US/UK translations (the version I saw) made it that little bit easier than the version currently on Russian DVD. One does get the feeling, however, that it is a film that should not really be seen in isolation but as a whole with the rest of the trilogy - when it is eventually completed
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