| Day Watch (Unrated) [Blu-ray] | ![Day Watch (Unrated) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61dCdTg6e4L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Vladimir Menshov, Valery Zolotukhin, Nikolai Olyalin, Anna Dubrovskaya, Nurzhuman Ikhtymbaev
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  64 reviews
Sales Rank: 752
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Subtitled
Languages: Russian (Original Language), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Cantonese (Subtitled), Mandarin Chinese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Cantonese (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), Korean (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 146
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 2254575
UPC: 024543545750
EAN: 0024543545750
ASIN: B001ARDBXA
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: September 9, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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The dizzying supernatural Russian epic started in Night Watch continues with Day Watch, in which once again the battle between the forces of Light (the Night Watch) and Dark (the Day Watch) threatens to crack open the world as we know it. The plot centers around Anton (Russian superstar Konstantin Khabensky), an Other (one of many beings with varied supernatural powers) whose son, Yegor, has joined the Day Watch, who are grooming him to be their superpowerful savior. Anton's protoge, Svetlana, also has high-capacity power, and if Yegor and Svetlana come into conflict, the resulting devastation could shatter everything. The key to success seems to lie with the Chalk of Fate, a simple piece of chalk that can rewrite reality. Day Watch is full of plotholes and underdeveloped story points (at one point, to keep him safe, Anton's consciousness is switched into the body of his Night Watch colleague Olga--but mere moments later the Day Watch knows what's happened, before any suspense could be mined from it; as a result, this promising plot twist seems only to exist to allow for some girl-on-girl action), but it's forgivable. As with the first film, Day Watch bubbles over with its wildly imaginative world, its ravishing style, and its fantastic visual effects. If a Hollywood blockbuster had half as much creativity, it would be praised to the skies and be the hit of the year. Don't let the subtitles put you off (particularly since even the subtitles reflect the movie's wit and imagination)--Day Watch is a cinematic feast that any movie fan should devour. --Bret Fetzer
Product Description
Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 09/30/2008 Run time: 142 minutes Rating: R
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 style triumphs over substance November 8, 2008
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.
 Great Film (Just watch it in Russian with subtitles) October 26, 2008
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.
Can't wait... October 20, 2008
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!
 Sloppy work September 29, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
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.
No animated subtitles on bluray September 12, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
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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