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There Will Be Blood (2007)
description written by member Zara:
A sprawling epic about family, greed, corruption, and the pursuit of the American dream. Set in the booming West coast oil fields at the turn of the 20th century, "There Will Be Blood" follows the rise of rugged prospector Daniel Plainview (Day-Lewis) who becomes an independent oilman after hitting it rich with the strike of a lifetime. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film is inspired by Upton Sinclair's novel "Oil!"
| Release Date: | December 26th, 2007 |
| MPAA Rating: | R |
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There Will Be Blood Movie Review by Zara  (5/12/2008) |
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Let me start off by explaining that I love frontier stories. I grew up reading about them and watching old westerns with my grandfather. I like when stories of this nature don't try to modernize and I especially like it if they take their time developing the characters into something other than one dimensional illusions of...
(complete There Will Be Blood review by Zara)
| There Will Be Blood Movie Review by Matthew (1/7/2008) |
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"There Will Be Blood", the new film from Paul Thomas Anderson ("Boogie Nights", "Magnolia" and "Punch Drunk Love") stars Daniel Day Lewis as oil prospector Daniel Plainview. While I know many people did not like "Magnolia", "Blood" is about as different as could be from the director's other works. And it stars Daniel Day...
(complete There Will Be Blood review by Matthew)
I have to say that this is the most powerful performance I have seen from a man. Daniel Day Lewis was just about the most evil, heartless, opportunistic sociopath that I ever hope to come across. His performance was mesmerizing.
The cinematography for this film was also very good. It was a real pleasure to watch.
Well,...
(complete There Will Be Blood review by Movie Addict)
| There Will Be Blood Movie Review by Chris (5/17/2008) |
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Set in the early 20th century, the film follows the rise to power of Daniel Plainview -- a charismatic and ruthless oil prospector, driven to succeed by his intense hatred of others and psychological need to see any and all competitors fail. When he learns of oil-rich land in California that can be bought cheaply, he moves...
(complete There Will Be Blood review by Chris)
| There Will Be Blood Movie Review by Luz (4/15/2008) |
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I love going into a film with big ol' honkin' blinders on. I knew absolutely nothing about this movie other than the fact that Daniel Day-Lewis starred in it... and that was enough for me to give it a shot.
But as much as I like his work, I was not expecting anything half as intense as the ride he took me on with this...
(complete There Will Be Blood review by Luz)
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