For centuries, the battle between light and darkness have kept an un easy truce.The underground members of the night watch have formed a supernatual police force protecting our world from the dark ones.
These are Russian blockbusters about Vampires, witches, shape- shifters and sorcerers that wage war on each other, and it is completly mental!
The films are crazy and make very little sense.
They even make the entire Highlander series of movies look like a master work in fluent story telling.
But what makes these two movies work is the imagination. The effects are mind blowing and even put the Matrix to shame for ground breaking imagination.
Don't buy thses movies thinking your going to get a thought provoking Russian classic. But if you want a fantasy horror, thats runs like a Hybrid of Highlander, Blade and the Matrix thats addicted to Red Bull, Then the film will score high.
Also watch the films with the sub-titles on as the dubbed english sound track… more »

For centuries, the battle between light and darkness have kept an un easy truce.The underground members of the night watch have formed a supernatual police force protecting our world from the dark ones.
These are Russian blockbusters about Vampires, witches, shape- shifters and sorcerers that wage war on each other, and it is completly mental!
The films are crazy and make very little sense.
They even make the entire Highlander series of movies look like a master work in fluent story telling.
But what makes these two movies work is the imagination. The effects are mind blowing and even put the Matrix to shame for ground breaking imagination.
Don't buy thses movies thinking your going to get a thought provoking Russian classic. But if you want a fantasy horror, thats runs like a Hybrid of Highlander, Blade and the Matrix thats addicted to Red Bull, Then the film will score high.
Also watch the films with the sub-titles on as the dubbed english sound track is off putting.
Crazy, off it's head and out of it's skull, But good fun.