blacklab
Well-Known Member
So, I work with these Russian girls. Spoiler: This story does not end how you are imagining it to.
They are way smarter than me and totally make our entire org look great, all the time. Both of them moved to the U.S. and naturalized with their parents during the 80's. Their families fled Russia because of various reasons. We don't really get into it but I take that things got really unsafe for awhile after Communism fell. Both moved to the U.S. without knowing English, then learned the language and graduated with 4 yr Accounting degrees. To me, that's levitation, holmes. Drop me in a foreign country and I'd be screwed for sure.
Anyway, one of them told me about this Russian movie that was released that was kind of like the Matrix. I think I was yakking about it in a meeting or something. So, a couple of weeks ago I downloaded this movie to my Iphone, so I could watch it on an airplane. I was expecting a good plotline, with really, really awful SFX. In my head I pictured Ed Wood type stuff, with visible strings and whatnot.
Well, of course I'm jackass Westerner, assuming that everywhere else in the world is running on swamp coolers and diesel. NIGHT WATCH was the name of the movie, and it's the best Sci Fi/Action film I've seen since The Matrix. Apparently it's the film version of a very popular Russian comic book - and it's a trilogy. Day Watch is the second installment. They are working on part 3 right now.
Anyway - if you like Sci Fi/Action films and can deal with subtitles, check it out. It's really good stuff.
Part one - Night Watch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Watch_(2004_film)
Part two - Day Watch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_Watch
They are way smarter than me and totally make our entire org look great, all the time. Both of them moved to the U.S. and naturalized with their parents during the 80's. Their families fled Russia because of various reasons. We don't really get into it but I take that things got really unsafe for awhile after Communism fell. Both moved to the U.S. without knowing English, then learned the language and graduated with 4 yr Accounting degrees. To me, that's levitation, holmes. Drop me in a foreign country and I'd be screwed for sure.
Anyway, one of them told me about this Russian movie that was released that was kind of like the Matrix. I think I was yakking about it in a meeting or something. So, a couple of weeks ago I downloaded this movie to my Iphone, so I could watch it on an airplane. I was expecting a good plotline, with really, really awful SFX. In my head I pictured Ed Wood type stuff, with visible strings and whatnot.
Well, of course I'm jackass Westerner, assuming that everywhere else in the world is running on swamp coolers and diesel. NIGHT WATCH was the name of the movie, and it's the best Sci Fi/Action film I've seen since The Matrix. Apparently it's the film version of a very popular Russian comic book - and it's a trilogy. Day Watch is the second installment. They are working on part 3 right now.
Anyway - if you like Sci Fi/Action films and can deal with subtitles, check it out. It's really good stuff.
Part one - Night Watch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Watch_(2004_film)
Part two - Day Watch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_Watch