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There Will Be Blood

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There Will Be Blood (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 182 Fresh: 166  Rotten:16 Average Rating: 8.3/10
 
Consensus: A sparse and sprawling epic that boasts incredible lead performances. Widely touted as a masterpiece, this sparse and sprawling epic about the underhanded "heroes" of capitalism boasts incredible performances by leads Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano, and is director Paul Thomas Anderson's best work to date. more
 
Rated: 15
Runtime: 2 hrs 38 mins
Theatrical Release: 08-02-2008
Synopsis:
Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s THERE WILL BE BLOOD is a masterly, unflinching examination of a consummately evil man. Daniel Plainview (via a transcendent performance by the great Daniel Day-Lewis) is, as he likes to remind those around him, an oil man: he finds it, he drills for it, and he... [More]
Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s THERE WILL BE BLOOD is a masterly, unflinching examination of a consummately evil man. Daniel Plainview (via a transcendent performance by the great Daniel Day-Lewis) is, as he likes to remind those around him, an oil man: he finds it, he drills for it, and he makes money from it. Following a tip from a visitor named Paul Sunday, whose family sits atop a veritable ocean of oil, Plainview travels to the town of New Boston, California, with his young son. Sunday’s preacher brother Eli (both roles are played by the excellent Paul Dano) grudgingly accepts Plainview’s ambitions under the condition that he help fund the town church. As Plainview’s plans come to fruition, a series of events begin to fracture the insular world he has constructed for himself, pitting Plainview against Sunday and forcing him to become even more vindictive and ruthless. Anderson proved with BOOGIE NIGHTS and MAGNOLIA that he was adept at handling expansive storylines and layered plots; however, he stakes out a claim here as a new master of the cinematic epic. The film is visually stunning, and alternates between lush widescreen shots of the desert and meticulously composed, darkly lit close-up of his actors, presenting complex images of the American landscape and the souls that dot it. As a narrative, THERE WILL BE BLOOD is told with a sense of economy, yet never at the expense of the film’s inherently grand scope. It’s difficult to determine precisely what Anderson wants his viewers to take from the experience: the film is, in the end, appropriately complex and ambiguous. THERE WILL BE BLOOD forces us to confront Plainville, who seems to be a larger-than-life personification of evil; that we don’t entirely understand him at the film’s conclusion is not a shortcoming, but rather a tribute to the depths of this most vile creature and this most brilliant film. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciaran Hinds, Dillon Freasier

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Screenwriter: Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer: Paul Thomas Anderson, Joanne Sellar, Daniel Lupi
Composer: Jonny Greenwood

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 4, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case - Sensormatic
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - French, Spanish - Optional

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A towering, tour-de-force display in cinematic virtuosity; and an incredibly ambitious, deliberate stab at greatness by the director. Only time will tell if he's pulled it off.

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02/08/08 09:35 AM
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This operatic drama rivets us to the seat from the wordless opening reel and never lets us go.

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12/13/07 03:15 AM
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ena stoiheiotiko portraito tis skoteinis pleyras tis kynigioy tis epityhias, poy oso gigantonetai, metatrepetai sto teras tis aplistias, toso dynato poy katabrohthizei akomi kai toys pneymatikoys igetes poy tha eprepe na to katapolemisoyn

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05/06/08 03:58 AM
Joseph Proimakis
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[I]t's a movie that people who love movies will discuss, argue over, and rewatch for years to come.

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05/01/08 04:54 PM
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC
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The visuals, the pacing, an all-time great performance and a timely theme add up to make There Will Be Blood one of the most memorable films I have seen.

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04/27/08 09:53 PM
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views
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Featuring one of the most complex and interesting lead characters you will ever find in the movies, Paul Thomas Anderson's film marks a big step forward for the director.

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04/24/08 03:36 PM
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide
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Daniel Day-Lewis does an oil maniac in this emotionally drenched gut-slicing and grueling bipolar gore, and what is surely the most grotesque screen image ever of a warped male maternal instinct.

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04/17/08 05:05 AM
Prairie Miller
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And the winner of the overrated Oscar front-runner award goes to...

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04/15/08 06:52 PM
Mike Sage
Peterborough This Week
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Coen brothers, Paul Thomas Anderson drinks YOUR milkshake! This is the best film of 2007. Hands down.

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04/13/08 01:38 PM
Brian Holcomb
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The original Beverly Hillbillies, only sans the cement pond.

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04/07/08 03:29 PM
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze
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Anderson's triumphant epic about the bone-breaking, death-defying, orphan-making early days of the oil industry will serve as a benchmark for all of his future films.

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03/17/08 06:01 PM
Matt Kelemen
Las Vegas CityLife
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If Day-Lewis isn't front and center, the film drags with themes such as oil vs. religion, and greed is always around...

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03/04/08 10:15 AM
Jeff Bayer
Daily Herald (IL)
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After years of achieving a Hollywood cult following, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson hits the big time with his adaptation of Upton Sinclair's novel, "Oil."

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03/01/08 09:54 PM
Michael A. Smith
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Daniel Day Lewis' blistering, devilish performance is the greatest of his accomplished career, and director Paul Thomas Anderson has made a second masterpiece to go alongside Magnolia.

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02/25/08 09:28 PM
Bob Grimm
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Una obra mayor sobre codicia y religión y el retrato de una personalidad oscura y fascinante, compuesta con maestría por Daniel Day-Lewis. Confirma la madurez de Paul Thomas Anderson, el notable director de Boogie Nights y Magnolia.

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02/21/08 08:51 PM
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total
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There has been plenty of critical pants-wetting about Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film, and I am an Anderson admirer to be sure %u2013 but beyond an acting nomination for Daniel Day Lewis, I just can't get on that train.

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02/16/08 10:55 AM
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
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Anderson volta a exibir, em Sangue Negro, seu talento para o simbolismo e para opções narrativas intrigantes.

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02/15/08 11:13 PM
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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