ROTTEN TOMATOES: There Will Be Blood, No Country For Old Men Top Critics' Awards

There Will Be Blood, No Country For Old Men Top Critics' Awards

by Jeff Giles | December 10, 2007

Summary

Multiple honorees from four regional critics' circles include the Coen Brothers' No Country for Old Men, P.T. Anderson's There Will Be Blood, Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Gone, Baby, Gone's Amy Ryan, and more. Back to Article

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empoor writes:
on Dec 10 2007 07:37 AM

JULIE CHRISTIE! Yeaahhh... (Agree with some of the winning movies, not all.)

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stanleykubrickr.i.p. writes:
on Dec 10 2007 07:44 AM

I'm glad to hear that "There Will Be Blood" has won best picture from the Los Angeles Film Critics. When "NO Country for Old Men" won last week from the NBR and TWBB was completely shut out I began to worry that maybe the film really wasn't what early reviews have said. But, with this win I am sure that it is going to be great.

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wordweaver writes:
on Dec 10 2007 08:36 AM

Amy Ryan for Gone baby Gone? what is freakin' wrong with Boston critics?

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empoor writes:
on Dec 10 2007 09:05 AM

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Word.

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BjornFree writes:
on Dec 10 2007 09:09 AM

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I thought Amy Ryan did a very solid job. I also think Javier Bardem is the right choice on the male side.

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TheGreatOne13 writes:
on Dec 10 2007 09:31 AM

Amy Ryan really pissed me off in Gone Baby Gone DAMN IT

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nathanpoitras writes:
on Dec 10 2007 10:22 AM

I hated Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone as well, I guess that means she did a pretty good job.

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dahluzz writes:
on Dec 10 2007 10:24 AM

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uhh, also selected by LA and will probably win the Oscar if academy darling Blanchett doesn't cop it. be specific about what you didn't like, because from where i was sitting she completely nailed the Dorchester coke slut that you can't have any sympathy for. i'm assuming you actually saw the movie...

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Elixor writes:
on Dec 10 2007 10:28 AM

Absolutely loved Javier Bardem in NCfOM. An absolutely awesome job.

Gone Baby Gone was a very good movie and Ryan was solid in it, but was that really the best job by a supporting actress this year? Can't think of a better one off of the top of my head (this wouldn't have come to mind either). Amy Ryan has been in three really solid movies this year with Gone Baby Gone, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, and Dan in Real Life, but I couldn't say that her roles really stuck out to me as great acting. Gone Baby Gone was definately the best out of the three. hmmm ...

George Clooney in Micheal Clayton for best actor seems questionable too. Sounds like I definately need to see There Will be Blood.

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Poor_Frisco writes:
on Dec 10 2007 10:29 AM

can't wat for There Will Be Blood.
P.T. Andeson is fantastic.
Magnolia is my all time favorite movie.

I really want to see I'm Not here

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Poor_Frisco writes:
on Dec 10 2007 10:30 AM

Obviously meant to say I'm Not There
RT you kill me with your lack of editing options

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Darule17 writes:
on Dec 10 2007 10:42 AM

So far my best picture is no country for old men, but it might change when I see There will be blood.

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Bardego writes:
on Dec 10 2007 11:33 AM

Wow, Amy Ryan wins four supporting actress awards and Blanchett only wins one? Didn't see that coming...

Anyway, I'm glad There Will Be Blood is getting some love. Maybe there is hope for it come Oscar time after all...

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danielfrohlich writes:
on Dec 10 2007 11:43 AM

the lives of others should have gotten more nods in the foreign film category.

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nardoguz writes:
on Dec 10 2007 11:45 AM

i give the trailer for there will be blood best picture of the year.

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BatsInTheBelfry writes:
on Dec 10 2007 12:04 PM

I'll hold any "Best" picks I have until the end of the year. However, I think one thing we can all agree on is this was a great year for movies. It's nice to see good movies being spread out throughout the year rather than all in November and December. We got The Lookout and Zodiac early on, The Bourne Ultimatum and Knocked Up in the summer, and Gone Baby Gone and 3:10 to Yuma in the fall.

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EmmG389 writes:
on Dec 10 2007 02:58 PM

This looks good for There Will Be Blood, after some polarizing reviews I was worried. But after that deleted scene, I felt good about it again. I felt good about it after the trailer, but look at American Gangster's trailer, that was awesome. I think now that There Will Be Blood will live up to the trailer now.
Sweeney Todd is also getting major love from the critics in top ten lists(New Yorker, Newsweek), so I am looking forward to that. And this confirms the fact that I knew Charlie Wilson's War was going to be a disappointment, good but not great.

You know it is a great year for movies when movies surpass and live up to their trailers.
Mentions:
Gone Baby Gone (poor trailer)
No Country (amazing)
Superbad
Knocked Up (cheesy like all of Apatow's trailers)
Rescue Dawn (not great either)
3:10 to Yuma

And for all of you Amy Ryan haters, Amy Ryan pissed every one off in Gone Baby Gone. Although Cate Blanchett should win it.

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Dec 10 2007 03:09 PM

Just watched No Country last night, I was disapointed it was a solid film but not great, definitely not the best Coen film or film of the year. There Will Be Blood looks damn good, I can hardly wait. And Amy Ryan did do a good job in Gone Baby Gone.

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VICVEGA06 writes:
on Dec 10 2007 03:56 PM

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It was only a solid film? You're crazy in the coconut mang!

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Pyramids writes:
on Dec 10 2007 04:05 PM

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seeing as it won last year's foreign language film oscar, i'm pretty sure it's exempt from this year's lists lol

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sfsilver writes:
on Dec 10 2007 04:12 PM

I didn't appreciate how good Amy Ryan was in Gone Baby Gone until I then saw her in the other two films she was in within a month. She's pretty great in Gone Baby Gone, you can't take your eyes off her when she's on the screen. I haven't seen I'm not there so can't comment on Blanchett, but I do think she's one of the top actresses working so a rock solid performance there would be no surprise.

I can't say that I think this has been a "great year for movies" The films I've been really excited about after seeing them in 2007 were more because of their high entertainment value and not their overall achievement as great films or artistic acheivements (I think there's a difference). I usually have a list of ten films that I would be happy to see be nominated for Best Picture at this point but I can't say that this year. I'm majorly excited for TMBB - Paul Thomas Anderson is genius typically.

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tobias1237 writes:
on Dec 10 2007 04:54 PM

In my opinion NCFOM is better than TWWB. I give NCFOM 5 stars and TWWB four stars. TWWB would have gotten 4 1/2 if it were not for the ending.

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orangesmurf173 writes:
on Dec 10 2007 08:27 PM

No Country is definitely the Coen's best film to date, and I am very happy to see that Javier Bardem is cleaning up for best supporting. One of the more memorable supporting roles in recent memory.

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lamer writes:
on Dec 10 2007 09:52 PM

Wow...

I have got to see Persepolis.

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zooman writes:
on Dec 10 2007 10:02 PM

awesome! my favorite filmmakers, the Coens and PTA having films out!, Then, add to that that Tim Burton is having a good one out also, plus gus van sant and fincher had done one too which isnt at all bad.... Maybe minghella and Payne should have added themselves to the list just for effect!

And added to all this... there's still Perseopolis to come from other markets... And more yet, all this comes after a great pixar film a pretty good beowulf, and a great second half of the summer in movies!

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zooman writes:
on Dec 10 2007 10:05 PM

oh and theres atonement as a bonus,,,, plus other few decent simpler indie films through the year...

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highdough writes:
on Dec 11 2007 12:02 AM

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I thought the trailer for Gone Baby Gone was excellent. It definitely made me want to see the film. I thought the trailer for No Country for Old Men was not at all appealing. I saw the film despite the trailer, not because of it.

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highdough writes:
on Dec 11 2007 11:17 AM

I'm not sure why the backlash against Amy Ryan. To those who think he isn't deserving, did you not buy her in the role she played, or did you just not like the character she played. If it's the latter, then you really need to rethink your criteria for what constitutes a good acting job. Her character was unlikeable, not her performance.

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reavus4983 writes:
on Dec 11 2007 03:06 PM

I'm glad Into the Wild isn't winning everything even though it's already being nominated. I hated that movie. No Country For Old Men unquestionably should eliminate any competition unless it's There Will Be Blood.

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farleydave3 writes:
on Dec 11 2007 04:01 PM

Seeing Charlie Wilsons War tonight, will see Sweeny Todd and There Will Be Blood soon... yeah, agreed that so far, it is No Country For Old Men, and that Javier Bardem is the cold, sick force behind Anton Chigurh~!~

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