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Night Watch

Original title: Nochnoy dozor
  • 2004
  • 12
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
56K
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Night Watch (2004)
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Dark FantasyVampire HorrorActionFantasyHorrorThriller

A fantasy-horror set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.A fantasy-horror set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.A fantasy-horror set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.

  • Director
    • Timur Bekmambetov
  • Writers
    • Timur Bekmambetov
    • Laeta Kalogridis
    • Sergey Lukyanenko
  • Stars
    • Konstantin Khabensky
    • Vladimir Menshov
    • Mariya Poroshina
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    56K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Timur Bekmambetov
    • Writers
      • Timur Bekmambetov
      • Laeta Kalogridis
      • Sergey Lukyanenko
    • Stars
      • Konstantin Khabensky
      • Vladimir Menshov
      • Mariya Poroshina
    • 329User reviews
    • 149Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Konstantin Khabensky
    Konstantin Khabensky
    • Anton
    • (as Konstantin Khabenskiy)
    Vladimir Menshov
    Vladimir Menshov
    • Geser
    Mariya Poroshina
    Mariya Poroshina
    • Svetlana
    Valeriy Zolotukhin
    Valeriy Zolotukhin
    • Otets Kosti
    Galina Tyunina
    Galina Tyunina
    • Olga
    Gosha Kutsenko
    Gosha Kutsenko
    • Ignat
    Aleksey Chadov
    Aleksey Chadov
    • Kostya
    Zhanna Friske
    Zhanna Friske
    • Alisa
    Ilya Lagutenko
    • Andrey
    Viktor Verzhbitskiy
    Viktor Verzhbitskiy
    • Zavulon
    Rimma Markova
    Rimma Markova
    • Koldunya Darya
    Mariya Mironova
    • Mat Egora
    Aleksey Maklakov
    Aleksey Maklakov
    • Semyon
    Aleksandr Samoylenko
    Aleksandr Samoylenko
    • Medved
    Dmitriy Martynov
    Dmitriy Martynov
    • Egor
    • (as Dima Martynov)
    Anna Slyu
    Anna Slyu
    • Tigryonok
    Anna Dubrovskaya
    • Vampirsha
    Sergey Prikhodko
    • Pyotr
    • Director
      • Timur Bekmambetov
    • Writers
      • Timur Bekmambetov
      • Laeta Kalogridis
      • Sergey Lukyanenko
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    User reviews329

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    8nobbytatoes

    mind boggling

    When the forces of light and dark take to battle and realize they are equally strong, decide to make a truce. The people of light will become the Nightwatch, and the people of darkness will become the Daywatch. Neither side can force people to join their side, they have the freedom of choice. The Daywatch and Nightwatch keep tabs to make sure this truce holds.

    When Anton finds out he is an other; a person with special powers, he joins the side of light. Anton is a seer and when he is finding a victim of two vampires, he runs into Svetlana, a virgin cursed with bad luck and key into the Apocolpes.

    Night Watch is a mind blowing, visually astounding triumph of Russian cinema. Its dark, claustrophobic, grungy and a very thrilling ride. You can see that Timur Bekmambetov has a history in commercials, this moves at a fast paced and the camera doesn't stop moving, with constant fast swoops and always tracking around. The story has been done many times before, but it seems so fresh here. The flaw of the story though is that it's so layered it's hard to understand at first. As it moves at such at fast pace, there isn't much chance to take everything in and to nut everything out. But with all the energy Nightwatch contains, you don't care, cause you'll gladly go again.

    For the small budget it had, you wonder how they made this film. You are constantly blown away by the visual effects. They are so flawless. The subtitles are cleverly used as well; they come into a form of their own.

    All i can say is i cant wait for the sequels to now make there way over.
    i0nesco

    Excellent movie about the struggle between light and darkness

    A thousand years ago two forces met on the battle field, the warriors of light and the army of darkness. As the battle raged, the two forces proved to be exactly balanced, and so a decision was made maintain that balance and the two sides came to an agreement that neither side would breach. And to enforce the agreement two watches were formed: the Day Watch and the Night Watch. The Night Watch is composed of the forces of good who work keep the forces of evil from breaching the agreement and vice versa. The watches continue today... Warriors of virtue (some are shape changers, others have less definable talents) who fight against rogue vampires, witches, etc. Both sides are usually invisible to normal people unless they choose to be seen, except for a few "others" who can see and interact with the immortals. And therein lies the instability, because the "others" also have the potential to become immortals and they can go toward either side. Plus, there is a prophecy of a "Great One" who will shift the balance, plunging the world into an era of light or darkness.

    Great action, good use of CGI and practical effects. Excellent soundtrack. It reminded me quite a bit of Jeunet's directional style (CITY OF LOST CHILDREN), but more than anything the movie reminded me of the recent Bollywood sci-fi actioner RUDRAKSCH.

    This one is definitely recommended if you are tired of the same old Hollywood formula crap. Especially if you are a fan of Horror/Action with a dash of Sci-Fi.
    mvvik

    No masterpiece, but quite entertaining and imaginative

    I enjoyed this movie quite a lot; if you are into Jeunet-type fantasy, I would recommend that you see it. Overall, I would give it a rating of 7 out of 10. The reason for the Jeunet comparison (e.g. Delicatessen, City of Lost Children) is that it has the same dark antiutopian/surrealistic ambiance to it, and is very imaginative. It is also very elaborate in its style, which lends most of the appeal to the movie. This being said, the biggest disappointment of the movie is the plot, which is overly straightforward and simple-minded, but at least it does not devolve into some technical meaningless psycho-babble as many Hollywood fantasy movies do, and maintains its fairy-tale quality.

    It is unfortunate that modern Russian cinematography seems to be chasing the success of Hollywood (which is ironic, given the country's negative attitude towards US in general and Hollywood in particular), but this movie benefits from Hollywood-style special effects, and is free of annoying clichés (unlike the atrociously pretentious "Barber of Siberia" - another recent style-heavy Russian blockbuster; sorry Mikhalkov).

    To sum up, this movie is quite original, imaginative, stylish and at times visually stunning, which in my book constitutes success, but don't expect any depth of ideas.
    7deepcheck

    Shows promise as the beginning of a trilogy...

    I have always respected fantasy-set films that try and take themselves seriously as cinematic pieces. When a director takes the actual construction of the film seriously, or tries to, I can respect the intent. As such "Night Watch" is difficult to judge. The cinematography is excellent: the camera-work is superb, the mood is perfect, the effects are beautifully rendered (and not overused), and the timing of individual scenes is consistent throughout the piece. The problem is the overall timing of the film. For over half the film, the overall plot and premise is ignored. It is very much as if we are watching two different episodes of the same TV series; the characters are the same, the premise is the same, it is clear how the plots fit together visually and thematically, but otherwise they have pretty much nothing to do with one another. They are not disjointed in their construction or presentation, it is simply that the plot threads are mostly unrelated.

    It is worth pointing out that this is the first film in a planned trilogy. Every hanging plot/character moment in the film is very strongly intended to be followed through upon in the next two films, and it shows. Characters and references are not simply tossed aside, but are led into gently just enough to let the audience know that greater things are intended. While I'm not particularly a fan of this kind of thing, Night Watch does it very well, and I await the sequels with anticipation.

    Many people on this board have made comparisons to Star Wars EpI-II, and for the life of me I haven't the faintest clue why. The concept of Imperfect Good vs Seductive Evil within the human soul was hardly invented by George Lucas (though vampires in Star Wars would be pretty freakin' cool), and its presentation in Night Watch is tight and interesting. There is no resemblance whatsoever, this is one of the more original films that I have ever seen, and I recommend it both for its flaws and perfections.
    7WriterDave

    Disarming and Marginally Effective Russian Vampire Romp

    "Night Watch" is far more entertaining than many of its American counterparts in the "secret underground world of vampires and good vs. evil" genre. Unlike "Underworld" and "Constantine" it kept my attention throughout, but still this Russian smash is severely flawed.

    First, let's applaud the good parts. "Night Watch" is distinctly Russian. Moscow is presented as a vibrant mix of modern metropolis and Gothic-style throwback to the middle ages. The plot, heavily steeped in its own fabricated mythology from a series of popular books, also serves on some level as an allegory for the fall of Communism and the rise of Capitalism. In my mind, the forces of "dark" forced underground are the Communists, while the forces of "light" (whose HQ is fronted by the City Electric Company) are the Capitalists, who often get caught up in their own bureaucracy in their vain attempts to keep the peace and not violate the truce. Some of the special effects and modern riffs on vampirism are highly imaginative and disarming (I loved "The Gloom" aspect). The American distributors also deserve some credit for their creative use of subtitles which often become part of the scene without ever distracting from the visuals.

    Unfortunately, the director is clearly a veteran of music videos, and he makes the action sequences hyper kinetic and often incoherent. When he does manage to create an alluring visual, he quick-cuts, and you wish he would've had the patience to hold some of the shots longer. This hectic visual style is evident in the plotting as well, which clearly is setting up for sequels with the introduction of many characters, though some of the subplots (especially involving the cursed virgin woman and her evil vortex) seemed unnecessary. Likewise, the rushed finale seemed oddly anti-climatic and didn't pack the wallop I feel the filmmakers intended.

    Despite the flaws, I will eagerly await the American distribution of the sequels, and I suppose that is the greatest compliment a film like this can receive.

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    • Trivia
      The film was intended to be the first in a trilogy. A second movie was released as Day Watch (2006). A third movie, titled Twilight Watch, was announced as the first English film in the series, but director Timur Bekmambetov left Russia to make Wanted : Choisis ton destin (2008) first. He later said that Wanted had become how he had envisioned Twilight Watch, so he had no immediate plans to start working on the film. The project has since been shelved.
    • Goofs
      The episode of "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" (1997) that Yegor is watching skips to a different scene that happens much later in a matter of seconds.
    • Quotes

      [Geser lies on the floor with a book, telling the tale of the Virgin of Byzantium, the origin of the Others, the Great War, and the prophecy of the Great Other]

      Geser: ...And so it will be, until a man emerges who is meant to become the Great One. And, if he chooses the side of Light, then Light will win. But, those, to whom the truth has been revealed, say that he will choose Darkness. For it is easier to kill the Light within oneself, than to scatter the Darkness around... The prophecies are coming true.

    • Crazy credits
      In the international version of the film, the first words of the prologue appear as a Russian text title which then transforms into its English translation. The Russian version does not have any text title.
    • Alternate versions
      On the US DVD the French Audio contains different music than the English and Spanish Audio tracks on the disc.
    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Nochnoy bazar (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Na teplokhode muzyka igrayet
      ("Music is Playing on the Motor Ship")

      Music by Vyacheslav Dobrynin

      Lyrics by Mikhail Ryabinin (as M.I. Meyerovich)

      Performed by Olga Zarubina (uncredited)

      Played on a motor ship early in the film

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 2005 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Russia
    • Official site
      • Author Lukyanenko's Official "Nochnoy dozor" Forum (Russia)
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Thế Lực Ánh Sáng
    • Filming locations
      • St. Petersburg, Russia(subway train scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Bazelevs Production
      • Perviy Kanal
      • TABBAK
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,502,188
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $86,985
      • Feb 19, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $50,336,279
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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