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There Will Be Blood (DVD, 2009)

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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.

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ActorDaniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano

RatingR

Movie/TV TitleThere Will Be Blood

DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson

FormatDVD

Release Year2009

GenreDrama

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion [Unknown],1

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Leading RoleDaniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano

Film CountryUSA

Release Date20090728

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by jaylovestuff
23 Feb, 2020
Overblown
This is strictly a vehicle for Daniel Day Lewis to the point of self indulgence. LONG old testament type story of vergence and retribution. Horrible ending after watching this really SLOW movie for 2 1/2 hours. If you want to see this type of story watch East of Eden, same idea 1000 times better.
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by 7paul7
15 Jun, 2016
Good acting by Day-Lewis, but awful plot line, stagnant tempo, weak characters, unlikable lead make it a struggle to finish. Thrown in the trash.
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by chrikro_78
24 May, 2023
Could be better
This was an okay movie
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by morrison1405
09 Apr, 2025
DVD worked great. Thanks for a great dea...
DVD worked great. Thanks for a great deal. 👍
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by kevinscott42
30 Apr, 2020
I would recommend this movie to the discrimination viewer.
A very compelling story with superb acting.
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by mcchcjm-ms2aal
25 Oct, 2021
Good Purchase.
Just as described. Thank you. See you next time.
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by jactoor0
10 Aug, 2021
Fabulous film
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by jebvette_0
20 Dec, 2023
Right on the money
Good Movie
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by jjdmayc
27 May, 2017
Good show.
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by hrvy1946123
13 Nov, 2019
A tremendous performance, by one of the greatest actor of all time
A tremendous performance
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