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Tarfumes.com - There Will Be Blood (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
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Manufacturer: Paramount
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds, Martin Stringer, Matthew Braden Stringer
Directed By: Paul Thomas Anderson
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: THERE WILL BE BLOOD - 2-DISC EDITION (DVD MOV
EAN: 0097361325743
Format: Widescreen
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-04-08
Running Time: 158
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 2008-04-08
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A sprawling epic of family faith power and oil THERE WILL BE BLOOD is set on the incendiary frontier of California s turn-of-the-century petroleum boom. The story chronicles the life and times of one Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) who transforms himself from a down-and-out silver miner raising a son on his own into a self-made oil tycoon. When Plainview gets a mysterious tip-off that there s a little town out West where an ocean of oil is oozing out of the ground he heads with his son H.W. (Dillon Freasier) to take their chances in dust-worn Little Boston. In this hardscrabble town where the main excitement centers around the holy roller church of charismatic preacher Eli Sunday (Paul Dano) Plainview and H.W. make their lucky strike. But even as the well raises all of their fortunes nothing will remain the same as conflicts escalate and every human value love hope community belief ambition and even the bond between father and son is imperiled by corruption deception and the flow of oil.System Requirements:Running Time: 158 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â DRAMA/HISTORICAL EPIC Rating:Â R UPC:Â 097361325743 Manufacturer No:Â 132574
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Summary: The history of greed in the oil business
Comment: This film was a little slow but I found myself engaged and entertained throughout. The main character is a trip, always talking about how much he hates people and how only sees their bad qualities. The guy basically does anything and everything possible to control as much oil as possible. It seemed to me an analogy of our country not just in our pursuit of oil, but the extent to which we exploit others for our own purposes.
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Summary: Fine drama, confused in places
Comment: This is an intense study of a single minded oil man and his struggles and tests in reaching the top. It also shows the various delusions, brutalities and neglects he is a party to in his rise in his field.
Without some first rate acting, this film would not hold together. It has too many uneven elements and parts of the story do not fit as naturally as might be liked. That it remains a stunning piece of cinema is a tribute to everyone involved, but I strongly recommend people to watch and decide for themselves. At the very least, you will see some stunning acting and fine, affecting drama.
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Summary: Boring.
Comment: There's a reason why nobody saw this movie until after the Oscars. Now, of course, all kinds of people are trying to tell you how great it is, but the fact is that it's boring, and the... let's call it "acting" done by Daniel Day Lewis is of about the same caliber as Jim Carey in "The Mask". If you like long, dull, depressing movies, filled with scenery-chewing and spastic over-acting, then this is for you. But really, why not save yourself some time, and just TELL everyone you "loved" it? Because really, that's what this movie is about- pretending you liked it so that everyone will know what a pretentious cineophile you are.
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Summary: horrible and dark indictment of frontier capitalism
Comment: This is the story of one of the most eccentrically evil and heartless men that has ever been put on film. DDL exudes the alienation and hatred of a psychotic achiever, who will stop at no humiliation or violence to achieve his goal of building a house as he remembers it from his childhood.
The portrait of a raw Texas, shorn of romantic myth, is unbelievably vivid and graphic. From the silent work that DDL carries out in a dank mine, you get a feeling for the lack of all social structure and decency in the greedy poor. As he works his way up, he leaves a trail of damaged people in all his achievements. However, this work of art is no caricature. The characters are realistic and believable, if uglier than we care to imagine much of our past to have been.
DDL creates a truly unique character. He hates and uses everyone, even the son he adopts, letting no one close, especially women. His one unguarded moment leads inexorably to murder. His alcoholism and seething rage are all that he has, beyond his oil wealth. It is truly frightening.
Recommended. THis is a true artistic success, but I would recommend renting it rather than buying it: you will only want to watch it once.
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Summary: Boring
Comment: There might be blood, but you might sleep through it. While the acting is superb, the storyline in this film leaves much to be desired. When I finished watching this one, the first thought that came to me was "that's it"?
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