The Drummer The Drummer
Feb
21
2008

“NATTEVAGTEN” finally gets a decent DVD-release with English subs!

Posted by Ard Vijn at 8:22am.

Posted in DVD News , Thriller, Cult, Horror, Continental Europe & Russia.

How’s this for coincidence. A few days after posting news about Danish director Ole Bornedal’s new movie, UK distributor Metrodome announces a DVD release of the movie which made him famous: the serial killer thriller “Nattevagten”.

The region 2 release will be in English shops on March the 17th, and will feature the original Danish soundtrack with English subs.
Ill-advisedly, it will be titled “Nightwatch”.

Ouch. This is very unfortunate.

Not only is there already a well-known Russian fantasy-epic out with the same name, but two years after the original was released Bornedal remade his own movie for the English-speaking market. Guess what: that version is ALSO called “Nightwatch”.
It starred Ewan McGregor and Brad Dourif and is easily available on DVD, but make no mistake: it’s far inferior to the older Danish one which stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.

But confusing title or not, the DVD which Metrodome releases in a few weeks (with the cover art shown here) is the brilliant original, not the lackluster remake.

Rejoice! I’ve been itching to own this ever since I saw it on television a few years back…

  • Digg This
  • Stumble It!
  • Reddit
 

Reader Comments

  1. Collin Armstrong 02/21/2008 @ 9:32am

    Ooh, nice find Ard!  I love this film.  Can finally ditch my old VHS!

  2. The Visitor 02/21/2008 @ 10:51am

    thanks a mil, Ard! yeah what a coincidence since we’ve just discussed this.

  3. Swarez 02/21/2008 @ 10:58am

    Anchor Bay released a disc a few years ago.

  4. The Visitor 02/21/2008 @ 11:29am

    isn’t the Anchor Bay one OOP?

  5. Collin Armstrong 02/21/2008 @ 11:51am

    I think it is OOP.  Going for a decent sum on Amazon right now.  I passed over this release in a bargin bin at Wal-Mart(!) a few years back.  Still steamed at myself for it.

  6. LoBo 02/21/2008 @ 12:01pm

    Great film! I think it`s suspenseful.

  7. Ard Vijn 02/21/2008 @ 12:04pm

    Stop steaming Collin.
    That disc wasn’t even anamorphic. And it’s indeed OOP and doing business on Ebay.

    Hence the word ‘decent’ in the title… wink

  8. dullboy 02/21/2008 @ 7:41pm

    The old Anchor Bay disc is anamorphic.  Yes, it is OOP.  One sold on ebay the other day for $33.

    The remake was the one that was non-anamorphic on a Miramax disc here in the US.

  9. Ard Vijn 02/22/2008 @ 1:26am

    Thanks for the correction, dullboy, could have sworn it was the other way round.
    See? It’s confusing!

  10. san ku kai 02/22/2008 @ 12:33pm

    Since I got the pretty decent R1 Anchor Bay disc already years ago (hey hey hey), I am more awaiting an acceptable dvd release for another Skandivanian thriller “Mørkets øy"(1997) (aka ‘Isle of Darkness’). Though nowhere near as masterfull as ‘Nattevagten’ it does again star the ever charming Sofie Gråbøl.
    So far, I have only heard of German dubbed (Insel der Dunkelheid) and French dubbed (Une porte vers l’enfer) releases ...

Post Your Comments

You must be a registered member to post comments.

If you have a Twitch account, click here to sign in.

If you don't have a Twitch account, click here to register. Don't worry, it's free!

Launch The Twitch Video Player

Stuff We Like

Shop at our affiliated sites and support Twitch while feeding your pop-culture addiction.

Our Latest Film & DVD Reviews

More Film & DVD Reviews...

Our Latest Interviews

More Interviews...

Recent Contests & Featured Content

Recent Comments