Day Watch

I have to say, I liked the Russian film Night Watch even thought it disappointed me the first time. On repeat viewings I have come to see it as a visionary film in some ways. I like the fact that the hero is a total loser. Night Watch is sort of a cross between Ghost Busters and the X-Men if the X-Men were a bunch of sorry F-ups. It’s not a comedy, exactly. But it is very wild and it’s shot entirely in Moscow. It’s based on these popular books over there, so there is a lot of Mythology you have to absorb which is why it’s better after a couple viewings.

Here’s the trailer to part two of the trilogy: Day Watch, coming soon. Looks very impressive. I read the third film will be shot in the US.

The Night Watch are the bad guys, supposedly. They represent the forces of darkness.  The Day Watch are supposed to be the good guys. They represent the forces of light.  I don’t know what the third film is called yet. 

I really liked Night Watch in the sense that it had no boundaries. It was a lot of fun and I loved that old truck they drove around in.
Got a bootleg copy of Day Watch (yeah, I know), and it’s very interesting how it ends.
I believe ‘Dusk Watch’ is the working title for the third film.

Posted by  on  03/28  at  07:48 AM

Dusk Watch sounds logical. I thought the ending to Night Watch was surprising.

Yeah, these films seem to break a lot of rules, and I generally like the way they do it.

Like having the hero be such a mess. Yet I found myself rooting for the guy, even though he was such an F-up.

Posted by  on  03/28  at  07:55 AM

The books are a great modern fantasy(not horror) with a lot of action, philosophy and interesting characters. The things I like the most are the atmosphere and the mythology. This is why I hate the movies. All the changes are to make the story stranger, not better. For example, there is a lot of magick in the books and it is almost unexistent in the movies.

Posted by  on  03/28  at  12:04 PM

Is there a translation or did you read the books in Russian?

Posted by  on  03/28  at  12:54 PM

I read them in Bulgarian. But there is already an english translation, I think.

Posted by  on  03/28  at  01:37 PM

Thanks

Posted by  on  03/28  at  01:39 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Night-Watch-Sergei-Lukyanenko/dp/038566365X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/103-6721443-2272665?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175118017&sr=8-2

Here’s the book in English, whomever might be interested

Posted by  on  03/28  at  01:41 PM

Yes, Night and Day Watch have English translations. There are four books and the next
one is expected in 2008.
You can read more about the world here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Watch_(Russian_novel)

Posted by  on  03/28  at  01:48 PM

My local Barnes & Noble carries the English version. I’m just worried that a literal translation from Russian to English may resemble really bad subtitles.

Posted by  on  03/28  at  06:17 PM
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