Night Watch

Blu-ray Disc Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 - Russian, English, French

Additional Release Material:

• Alternate Scenes - "The Roof" (Extended Ending) with Optional Commentary
• Audio Commentary - 1. Timur Bekmambetov - Director (With Subtitles)
                               2. Sergei Lukyanenko - Source Writer (With Subtitles)
• Behind the Scenes - Making of NIGHT WATCH
• Deleted Scenes (7) with Commentary by Director Timur Bekmambetov
• Featurettes - 1. "Night Watch Trilogy"
                     2. "Characters, Story and Subtitles"
                     3. "D-Box"
• Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
                2. Fox On Blu Ray: DAY WATCH, ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, FROM HELL,                   THE FLY, MAN ON FIRE, SUNSHINE

Text/Photo Galleries:

• Galleries - 1. Comic Book Gallery
                  2. Poster Gallery

Product Description:

The first part of a trilogy, NIGHT WATCH is an old-fashioned good vs. evil parable that relies on some thoroughly modern special effects to ensnare its audience. Set in present-day Moscow, the movie begins with a quick skip back through the centuries to inform us how a delicate truce was struck between the forces of Light and Dark. These forces still exist in Moscow, with both sides keeping a close eye on each other as they attempt to disguise themselves from the earth's mere mortals. NIGHT WATCH's central character is Anton Gorodetsky (Konstantin Khabensky), who is defined as an "Other" by the legions of Light and Dark. Anton and his cohorts live as vampires, and await the arrival of a virgin who will announce the resumption of hostilities between the forces of Light and Dark; as the film progresses, it becomes apparent that an epic battle is just around the corner.

One of the biggest films of all time in its native Russia, director Timur Bekmambetov's NIGHT WATCH positions itself somewhere in between THE MATRIX and BLADE in the pantheon of CGI-fueled sci-fi flicks. Although the plot is mind-boggling and occasionally verges on the incomprehensible, Bekmambetov is presumably using this first part of the trilogy to lure viewers into his wild cinematic world. Impressively, Bekmambetov's film was shot on a tiny budget, but it belies its meager origins. Even the English subtitles are integrated into several scenes, with words zipping across the screen and melting into the action as a heavy-metal soundtrack thumps away. Knowing he is set to film two sequels, Bekmambetov leaves his audience hanging as NIGHT WATCH nears its climax, with his second installment (DAY WATCH) promising further FX-laden feuding, and, in an intriguing twist, an English-language climax to the trilogy with DUSK WATCH.

Plot Keywords:

Apocalypse | Based On A Novel | Battles | Good Vs. Evil | Horror | Monsters | Sci-Fi / Horror / Fantasy | Science Fiction | Theatrical Release | Thriller | Vampires

Production Notes:

• Theatrical Release: February 17, 2006

Cast and Crew: