having seen night watch upon its theatrical release back in 2004 i knew exactly what to expect, and that was to expect to not understand what was really going on. what was originally found the film to be confusing beyond belief (and this is coming from a fan of guy maddin) and unenjoyable for the that reason, was enjoyed much more the second time and 4 years later.
while the story is at least comprehensible second time around, the story still plays second fiddle to the visuals. the film looks great, albeit in a slightly overwhelming manner on occasion. it suffers from the problem of looking a bit too much like a music video at times, perhaps this is a product of the influence of american popular culture after the wall fell.
i picked up 'night watch' as part of a double pack containing 2006's sequel 'day watch', a film i ignored upon release.
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