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| Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors: Daniel Day-lewis, Paul Dano, Ciaran Hinds, Martin Stringer, Matthew Braden Stringer
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  348 reviews
Sales Rank: 2637
Format: Widescreen, Color, Dolby, Dubbed
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 158 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.5 x 0.5
MPN: 132574
UPC: 097361325743
EAN: 0097361325743
ASIN: B00104QSOM
Theatrical Release Date: April 8, 2008
Release Date: April 8, 2008
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Condition: DAILY SHIPPING!! Case is lightly worn. The disc are in excellent condition. All original artwork. This DVD is in very good condition and may or may not have very light scratches, which in no way has affected the viewing capabilities. Case shows little signs of wear and includes all original artwork. . Daily Shipping!
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 Another one impossible to rate October 1, 2008
Dr. Christopher Coleman (HONG KONG)
There Will Be Blood is another one of those movies that you will either love or hate. Daniel Day Lewis is fantastic in this extensive character study; the acting in general was superb. But the pacing was very peculiar--long passages occur when nothing much happens; and the music was overwhelming more than a few times, literally covering the dialogue. I am a composer myself, and I appreciated the composer's skill, but I think the sound engineer should never work in Hollywood again. All in all, the reviewer below who described this as an "Oily Citizen Kane" was pretty close to the mark, although this movie was more violent. All in all, I was left with too much of a sense that the director was trying too hard to create a film that would last for all time. To my mind, a somewhat more direct method would have made a better film. But perhaps it's me.
I don't get it... September 28, 2008
Eddie Landsberg (Tokyo, Japan)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Despite the reviews, I don't get it...
Daniel Day Lewis undoubtedly carries the film powerfully, but outside that, its more like watching an OMNIMAX film featuring breathtaking images of turn of the century American Wild West... complete with gushy pseudo-classical music and great costumes. - - My gosh, why not simply re-issue a wide screen version of Little House in the Prairie... as sparse on plot as the film is, maybe the director should have even watched Little House to get some ideas for secondary stories or enable the development of more interesting supporting characters.
Did I miss something? True, the film is escapist entertainment from the modern world, but the Zen like pacing of the story development borders on quizzical on me. One can't help but think... Is there a reason why? Is something going to happen? and What's this all about? - - As the director attempts to explain this we find out something interesting... ha ha... if the film seems a bit disjointed at times there's a reason... GENIUS ! ! ! ...or not....
Again, I realize my opinion is way in the minority -- but I simply just don't get it...
It takes way to long for the plot to unfold... and thanks to the disjointed nature of the film it seems that Daniel Day's one man show and "the crowd" is so bizarre one wonders if all his scenes were shot in a day, then filled with misc. "breathtaking stuff" - - then again... maybe I missed something...
 TRITE September 21, 2008
Jay Berggren (SHERMAN OAKS, CA United States)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
The movie is trite. Yes, good acting, good directing, good camera work, etc; but that doesn't make a Masterpiece or even a great movie. The story: There Will Be Blood--you will find such stories in every sidestreet bar. So what makes a great movie? Welles understtod. Humanity. The movie had no humanity. You didn't take anything away with you you didn't already know. It didn't have "Rosebud".
 There Will Be ... Extras? September 17, 2008
Tintin (Cherbourg, France)
Daniel Day Lewis rightly deserved his Oscar for his performance as oil-man Daniel Plainview in this stunning film. The casting was perfect including Dillon Freasier as his adopted son H.W. As a young actor, I hope that we get to see more of him in the future.
With only a modest filmography, Paul Dano has already has proved his incredible acting abilities with nominations not just for this film but for other roles including last year's hit Little Miss Sunshine. His calm yet at other times ferocious nature as the local evangelical preacher sent shivers down my spine!
Overall, it is a wholly American film that recalls the nostalgic era of "big oil" in the early 1900's. If you are looking for intense action or special effects, this movie may not be for you. It is long and drawn out but worth every minute if you are interested in the early days of U.S. oil drilling.
The only reason I gave this movie 4 out of 5 stars was because the BluRay disc did not come with many extras. I was disappointed that there was no commentary by director Paul Thomas Anderson or any special features involving the rest of the cast and crew. Certainly a behind-the-scenes documentary would have been sufficient. Unfortunately, the consumer is only left with two alternate scenes, a 15-minute photo montage and a 26-minute silent film from 1923, "The Story of Petroleum."
Excellent sound, cinematography, music and high-caliber acting make this a MUST HAVE for any BluRay enthusiast.
 Citizen Plainview September 15, 2008
lochnessa7 (Half Hollow Hills, NY)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This movie will be known as one of the greats, one for the ages. Like other great films; Citizen Kane, 2001: A Space Odyssey etc, it is not for everyone. The pacing is deliberate, the characters complicated, the music bizarre, the moral of the story cloudy. But what a story.
We follow the career of Daniel Plainview- misanthrope, miser, oil-man- as he gains a fortune and loses everything that makes it worth having. Daniel Day-Lewis' performance is astounding, one of the most complete transformations in modern cinema. He perfectly captures the few moments of peace and humanity that Plainview has before rejecting human-kind as imperfect. And Paul Dano as Plainveiw's nemesis, the self-made (or self-deluded) preacher Eli, holds his own against the veteran actor. On one level, There Will Be Blood can be seen as the struggle between religion and capitalism, a clash of the titans with Plainview and Eli locked in a battle from which neither can back down. Very few films create such perfectly crafted characters with such real, moving and dramatic conflict between them. Their battle is at once epic and relatable as they continue to one-up the other in a series of betrayals and humiliations.
With such over-the-top performances, the whole movie could easily have degenerated into a camp-fest, but the restraint and calm of the cinematography and the deliberate pacing balances everything. Under the painstaking direction of Paul Thomas Anderson the film becomes a series of peaks and valleys, with periods of peace and violence as perfect as a Beethoven symphony.
But again, Beethoven isn't for everyone. And if none of the above appeals to you, by all means, please skip it. At nearly three hours it would be a painful experience to anyone who wasn't in the mood for it. I was awed by There Will Be Blood, I think its one of the greatest American films ever made. But its not the movie for a night of relaxing in front of the tv. There's a time for mindless entertainment, and a time for something more. When you want something more- then give There Will Be Blood a try.
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