Furtherman
07-21-2004, 11:00 AM
This is from IMDB.com:
After years of stagnation, the Russian film industry has finally produced a bona fide blockbuster, Night Watch, a film which is beating such American features as Spider-Man 2 and Troy at the Russian box office, the New York Times reported today (Wednesday). In its first 11 days, it has taken in $8.5 million versus $5.5 million for Spider-Man 2.The film, based on a sci-fi trilogy by Sergei Lukyanenko, reportedly employs impressive Russian-programmed special effects and offers a solid, well-told story. Russian film critic Aleksei V. Prostyakov told the Times, "I always felt a little embarrassed for Russian movies. ... It was like the Stone Age in terms of special effects and editing. This one? You can love it or not, but it's a very high-quality film."
Now I can't recall ever seeing a Russian film, let alone a good one. So I checked out the trailer. It's 4 minutes long but I was impressed by what could be a movie worth checking out. I like the plot line they set up.
Although I never herd of a curse that involves a super fast U-Haul truck. Watch the preview to see what I mean.
Night Watch Trailer (http://www-download.1tv.ru/sales/chor_34.asf)
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...with thanks to JustJon
After years of stagnation, the Russian film industry has finally produced a bona fide blockbuster, Night Watch, a film which is beating such American features as Spider-Man 2 and Troy at the Russian box office, the New York Times reported today (Wednesday). In its first 11 days, it has taken in $8.5 million versus $5.5 million for Spider-Man 2.The film, based on a sci-fi trilogy by Sergei Lukyanenko, reportedly employs impressive Russian-programmed special effects and offers a solid, well-told story. Russian film critic Aleksei V. Prostyakov told the Times, "I always felt a little embarrassed for Russian movies. ... It was like the Stone Age in terms of special effects and editing. This one? You can love it or not, but it's a very high-quality film."
Now I can't recall ever seeing a Russian film, let alone a good one. So I checked out the trailer. It's 4 minutes long but I was impressed by what could be a movie worth checking out. I like the plot line they set up.
Although I never herd of a curse that involves a super fast U-Haul truck. Watch the preview to see what I mean.
Night Watch Trailer (http://www-download.1tv.ru/sales/chor_34.asf)
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...with thanks to JustJon