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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | I watched "Day Watch" last night and I have a question...Did anyone else Not "get" this film? I got lost after the first 10 minutes and I doubt watching it again will make any more sense than the first time  . Talk about disjointed...  | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: June 9, 2007 |  Posts: 1,208 |
| | Posted: | | | | As soon as I saw a car driving across the side of a building in the trailer I knew this film wasnt for me! lol |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 793 |
| | Posted: | | | | I haven't seen any yet, but I have both Night Watch, and the sequel, Day Watch (assuming you really do mean the russian movie Dnevnoy Dozor), but my brother-in-law borrowed them both and loved every minute. He even said I should move them to my "watch very soon" list. |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 585 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
I watched "Day Watch" last night and I have a question...Did anyone else Not "get" this film? I got lost after the first 10 minutes and I doubt watching it again will make any more sense than the first time . Talk about disjointed... I haven't seen Day Watch yet, but I guess one question would be.. have you seen Night Watch? Not to say the movies aren't a bit disjointed on their own, but if you haven't seen the first one then I can imagine you might be more than a little lost watching the sequel. | | | "Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men" - Douglas Bader
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,279 |
| | Posted: | | | | The few reviews I've read have also suggested it didn't entirely make sense, but I've yet to buy it and judge for myself. | | | | IVS Registered: January 2, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Vega: Quote:
Quoting 8ballMax:
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I watched "Day Watch" last night and I have a question...Did anyone else Not "get" this film? I got lost after the first 10 minutes and I doubt watching it again will make any more sense than the first time . Talk about disjointed...
I haven't seen Day Watch yet, but I guess one question would be.. have you seen Night Watch? Not to say the movies aren't a bit disjointed on their own, but if you haven't seen the first one then I can imagine you might be more than a little lost watching the sequel. No, I haven't seen Night Watch. I suppose that might make a difference...but I kinda doubt it . | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 20,111 |
| | Posted: | | | | Night Watch was okay, for what it was. I'll probably give this one a rental sometime all the same. | | | | Corey |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 93 |
| | Posted: | | | | Definitely try and watch Night Watch now. I have seen it a few years back and just watched Day Watch on the weekend and got a bit lost as well, because I forgot some of the details that happened in the first one. Just saw Night Watch again last night and it explained a whole lot... Cannot wait for the Third Movie  | | | | - Life is just a form of animated death. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Okey...I just purchased "Night Watch" and plan on watching it tonight. I'll let ya'll know if it helps me make sense of "Day Watch". | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,741 |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 742 |
| | Posted: | | | | What do you mean?  Kinda like look at black print on white paper and turn pages by hand?  Very suspicious, I think you want me to move from my screens.... | | | | Lutz |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,804 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Darxon: Quote:
What do you mean?
Kinda like look at black print on white paper and turn pages by hand?
Very suspicious, I think you want me to move from my screens.... | | | | Thorsten | | | | Last edited: by kahless |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,293 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
Okey...I just purchased "Night Watch" and plan on watching it tonight. I'll let ya'll know if it helps me make sense of "Day Watch". Good plan... all the reviews/comments i've read say you will stand NO chance of following Day Watch if you haven't seen Night Watch. FWIW I enjoyed Night Watch (tough I had to rewatch with a bit less alcohol in my bloodstream before I appreciated it!) and am looking forward to Day Watch which is supposed to be even 'better' | | | | It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 188 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
Okey...I just purchased "Night Watch" and plan on watching it tonight. I'll let ya'll know if it helps me make sense of "Day Watch". There's your problem. Unlike Hollywood films, these do not insult your intelligence with "recaps" of what happened during the first film. I actually re-watched Night Watch right before seeing Day Watch (second viewing of Night Watch made it ALL make perfect sense) and am really glad I did. I noted that in the first 10 minutes of the film they re-introduced no less than 4 characters from the first film with NO explanation of who they were or what they did previously. During the course of the film nearly ALL of the characters re-appeared and you had better know who they all are and what they're capable of. Day Watch had a bit of a cop-out ending for me, but I am holding out hope because there is a scheduled 3rd film that could blow that all away once again. All in all, they really are great films if you like "different" films (probably the majority here.) | | | | Build a man a fire and you keep him warm for a day. Set a man on fire and you keep him warm the rest of his life. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | UPDATE: I see the light!  "Day Watch" makes so much more sense now after watching "Night Watch". Like RHFactor said, there's no tie-in from "Night Watch" in "Day Watch" so the character's actions and powers made absolutely no sense and seemed ludicrous. After watching "Night Watch", which I liked by-the-way, I at least had a sense of the characters and could understand their motivations in "Day Watch". I'm looking forward to the third installment, which, if I understood the Director correctly, will take place somewhere in the U.S.? I appreciate everyone's responses. You helped make what I thought at first to be a mediocre film, a "dark" and more enjoyable experience  . | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 188 |
| | Posted: | | | | Glad you liked it, Max. I do love this series. Upon my second watching of the first film, I really loved it even more. The second film, loved what they did with the characters, disliked the ending. However, the very fact that there is a third film should rectify my dislike of that ending. I'm hoping they really turn that ending on its head instead. From what I've read, the third film, 'Twilight Watch', will be filmed in the US and I believe I even heard in English. It will really be different if that's the case. I've also read that while there are three films planned, there are actually four books. I am not sure what that means to the film franchise. | | | | Build a man a fire and you keep him warm for a day. Set a man on fire and you keep him warm the rest of his life. |
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