Day Watch (2006)
A man (Khabensky) who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Timur Bekmambetov
Written By: Timur Bekmambetov, Sergei Lukyanenko
Starring: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Yuriy Kutsenko, Vladimir Menshov, Aleksey Chadov, Valeri Zolotukhin, Rimma Markova, Sergei Lukyanenko, Galina Tyunina, Zhanna Friske, Igor Lifanov, Mariya Poroshina
Genres: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Franchise: Night Watch
AKAs: Night Watch 2, Dnevnoy dozor
Country: Russia
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1. Netflix Instant (collaborative: moderated by somnivore - 29 stars)
2. Netflix USA (public: mpowell - 8 stars)
3. Russian, Soviet and Eastern European Science Fiction (collaborative: moderated by djross - 4 stars)
4. Eurohorror (collaborative: moderated by Shmendrek - 1 star)
5. City Fantasy (collaborative: moderated by td888 - 1 star)
6. Duology (collaborative: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 1 star)
7. Between two and three hours long (collaborative: moderated by tipar - 1 star)
8. Availability: Disney+ and Star Canada (collaborative: moderated by geohawk - 1 star)
9. Available on Starz (public: Jason212 - 1 star)
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11. My movie collection (public: ravenheart)
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15. Owned (public: ribcage)
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Paxton | 62 40th |
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Picks up where Nightwatch left off and perfectly continues this convoluted mess that I couldn't grasp the first time and slipped between my fingers entirely in this second entry.
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| 2 | triffid | 70 18th |
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This film has a pretty major flaw - the storyline doesn't make sense. Or perhaps it does, but it's too complicated and too rapidly told, and therefore almost impossible to follow. And without a coherent story, the film doesn't really work. What's more, the "chalk of fate" has to be one of the cheesiest magical object names ever devised. I mean, seriously.
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Zealot185 | 4 0th |
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So incomprehensible that it angered me. You don't even have to look hard for all of the plot holes of this mess of a film; even watching the previous film will not help you decipher wtf is going on. Bekmambetov clearly doesn't care for plot when he spends so much effort on action scenes where a car rides on the side of a building for absolutely no reason.
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Obdurate | 60 22nd |
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This movie is pretty ridiculous a lot of the time. Some of the visuals really are impressive but I feel like it spends way too much time going for the "OH SWEET, MAN, YA SEE THAT!" reaction without the real chops to do so. It doesn't have an engaging plot or characters, really. Where Shoot 'Em Up got silly action right, this falls flat on its face too much. Still worth a watch but never a second.
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TheDiceman | 50 35th |
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Interesting camera work and effects.
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Kojiless | 20 22nd |
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Wow. What a letdown. It was like watching one of those Taxi flicks, but with Mr. Bean level humor. It must take some kind of genius to make such a simple story so convoluted.
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| 1 | Herbert Eder (ItsVery.net) | 60 36th |
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There are plenty of powerful images that will linger in the mind: the warrior riding straight through the walls of a fortress, the man stopping a bus with outstretched hands, the brief visits in the Twilight - though most of them are given away in the trailer already.
It's a bit like The Matrix Reloaded, with the difference that Day Watch makes sense when you read the books or do some internet research. [Full Review]
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parcaliham | 80 64th |
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22 Eylul 07
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| 1 | Skenkere | 64 44th |
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It's got the same "I don't know what the hell I just watched, but I'm pretty sure I liked it" feel to it that Night Watch had, except this time, the budget allowed for some awesome visuals. It's basically everything Night Watch was (style, good visuals, and discombobulated plotline) just more of it.
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Spunkie | 55 52nd |
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Otherwise extremely basic good/bad story smudged into visual and thematic rapture (sometimes visuals are the thematic). Bekmambetov needs some more substance in future for his machina to keep working.
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bowfinger | 55 47th |
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the first third is really promising, but cant say the same for the rest
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| 1 | ChanceMcGunn | 55 31st |
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I enjoyed it a little more than the first movie I think, maybe because I had a head start on understanding what was going on this time. It's a cool, great looking action fantasy movie, but hard to get into as it doesn't make as much sense as it could.
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JokerXgg | 20 12th |
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BORING AWESOME EFFECTS = merh
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fyngyrz | 3 2nd |
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production values: poor. Plot: incomprehensible. Wardrobe: cultural collision. Verdict: didn't even finish watching... yes, it's that bad.
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Biedronski | 50 26th |
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After seeing the first and waiting in suspense for the next installment, I have never been so let down. It was still visually awesome, but I thought this was going to be a horror trilogy. The ending of this did not leave much room for a third, not to mention it was a total cop-out ending.
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whatismyname | 60 49th |
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A little confusing storyline with some nice CG.
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| 1 | thesleepwalk | 30 14th |
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Very disappointing follow-up to Night Watch. I know I go for the silly over-the-top Russian themes, but the magic chalk is just a little too much. Kind of annoying that this continuation of the cool story in Night Watch ends like this...bummer.
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RealMacgyver | 60 29th |
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Extremely weird, but has it's good moments. I was a bit dissapointed with this one as I would have liked some more transformations, but it keeps moving even though its a bit jumpy
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FantacBob | 62 49th |
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Forces of Light and Dark battle in contemporary Russia. A biographical account of some of the team.
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| 1 | andy1000 | 30 1st |
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Not as good as a first movie (Night Watch).
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| 1 | Telemecus | 37 37th |
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Great effects and concepts but plot is difficult to follow and unclear. Loved the Tamerlane sequence at the start and the allusions to Samarkand!
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Velvet Crowe | 44 43rd |
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I really don't get how anyone could like this movie. The editing is lazy and indulgent. The acting is dull and, when the melodrama escalates, hilariously corny. At no time does the rambling plot ever become coherent or understandable. Everything is incredibly vaguely explained and it's impossible to understand the full reasoning of everything that is explained. The ending is also shit given it's a predictable and laughable deus ex machina.
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hellboy76 | 63 34th |
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Sometimes striking visuals but I still couldn't get into it.
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closedmouth | 60 20th |
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Man I had no idea what the fuck was going on.
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SlantMag | 15 21st |
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"Aside from one stunning image of a sports car skidding along the face of a curved high-rise hotel, Day Watch fails to even equal its forebear's handful of flashy CG moments." - Nick Schager
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| 1 | eritsuku | 76 46th |
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Started off on the wrong foot w/ 2 plot twists that seemed added ad hoc to the story (i.e., the cursed one now a "great other," and the chalk of fate). these newly introduced elements left a bad taste in my mouth throughout. Still a well done film, keeping in line w the spirit of Night Watch. However, being a sequel, some of the new car smell had worn off. Some of the characters (Yegor) and the plot elements (2nd level of Gloom, categories of Others) could have been further explored.
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| 1 | Arberwaticus | 81 37th |
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The sequel to Night Watch, Day Watch tries to be many things but succeeds at few. It's plot has many holes, the powers are inconsistent at best and it has pacing issues among other things. However like the first it does have some amazing visuals and moments that make this bizarre Russian dark fantasy worth watching.
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| Average Percentile 47.01% from 805 Ratings |  |