Whistle Stopper - Day Watch (Unrated) [Blu-ray]

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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Vladimir Menshov, Valery Zolotukhin, Nikolai Olyalin, Anna Dubrovskaya, Nurzhuman Ikhtymbaev

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: Blu-ray
EAN: 0024543545750
Format: Anamorphic
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: 2008-09-09
Running Time: 146
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2006

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Summary: style triumphs over substance
Comment: Timur Bekmambetov's "Day Watch" has the look and feel of a deliberately manufactured "cult phenomenon." This in-your-face, aggressively stylish sequel to the hit Russian film "Night Watch" tells a hyper-kinetic but largely incoherent tale of vampires from another dimension who keep crossing over into the "real world" to wreak all sorts of havoc on the people who live there. Anton and Svetlana are two law enforcement officials trained to combat these otherworldly terrorists.

It doesn't much matter if the story itself doesn't make a whole lot of sense, since "Day Watch" is really all about atmosphere and style anyway. The ginned-up editing, the frenetic camerawork, the subtitles dancing all over the screen, and the twisty/turny scenario involving shape-shifting, body-switching secret agents all add up to a full two-hours-and-eleven-minutes worth of migraine-inducing sensory overload (not unlike a Robert Rodriguez film on crack). Yet, for all that, the film is never boring and, indeed, all the visual and auditory stimuli makes it virtually impossible for one to tear one's eyes off the screen even for a moment.

Thus, "Day Watch" will probably satisfy the niche audience for which it's aiming. And even those with a lesser inclination for this sort of thing may find the movie watchable and even intriguing at times - even if it all does get to be just a tad much after awhile.

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Summary: Great Film (Just watch it in Russian with subtitles)
Comment: If you don't like watching movies in subtitles, then don't get this movie. IT IS IN RUSSIAN. The English version of this is pathetic, so don't bother. Its a very good film, but not a masterpiece.

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Summary: Can't wait...
Comment: I loved the movie in standard definition. I don't have a Blu-ray player yet but I just wanted to make sure that the minute I get one I'll have Day Watch in Hi Def ready!

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Summary: Sloppy work
Comment: What a mess! Amazon should be ashamed for putting this out without warning that the entire film is a sloppy foreign work which looks like it was filmed with a hand-held video camera. The entire mess is subtitled, but the pace of the film is so fast, and the film so shaky, that you can't read the subtitles. I am aware that the "buyer should beware," but Amazon should give enough information to make an intelligent decision when we are shopping from the comfort of our homes. I watched 15 minutes of this disaster, and for the first time in my life, I want a refund.

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Summary: No animated subtitles on bluray
Comment: How can a studio release this film on hi-def and not include the coolest effect of the entire film - the animated subs? Anyone buying this is just encouraging studios to put out overpriced substandard releases - don't put up with it.

And even more bizarrely - their release of Night Watch doesn't have them either.

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Like The Matrix, Day Watch combines cutting-edge digital effects and mind-blowing action to create a stunningly original world. This Unrated Edition takes you on an even wilder ride with more intense thrills and incredible effects.

Only one thing stands between peace and Armageddon: the supernatural agents of Day Watch, who fight to control the armies of light and darkness. When the son of a senior Day Watch officer turns to the darkness, forces beyond the imagination are unleashed and the fate of the world hangs in the balance!