There Will Be Blood

[FUS1ON]

I'm surprised there is not a thread on this movie.

IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469494/
Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml2Ae2SIXac


From the IMDB page "A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business."

Daniel Day-Lewis is a snakey @#$%&ing BASTARD in this movie, I swear there are times you would love to just kick him in the 'nads .... HARD!

Great movie ..... 9!

[BobtheCkroach]

I guess I never realized there wasn't - of the 5 oscar movies nominated for best picture (Juno, Atonement, Michael Clayton, No Country For Old Men, and There Will Be Blood), this was easily my favorite.

Day-Lewis does such an insane job of playing that character that you just have a blast watchinghim, even if he is terrible person.

The end scene is incredible.

[Pathos]

There will be... [assumes posh, childish accent] ... BLOOD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fVDGu82FeQ)!

Grr. Was it someone here who initially posted that link? Huh? Sepra maybe? I need to assign blame, for it's been months now and I simply cannot hear/say the word blood anymore without that lads intonation ringing forth. Daddyyyyy...

As for the movie itself, i fear my hype-induced anticipation may have sullied the experience, and i find I'm leaning towards Term's view... might need to see it again to give it a fair run. Certainly was a thing of beauty, with Day Lewis' performance nothing short of electric. So much so in fact that i have since grown an evil oilman's moustache and switched entirely to speaking in a gruff, Plainview voice.

Except of course in the use of the word "blood"...

[Asian Invasian]

Ugh I tried watching this movie twice and both times I couldnt finish it...

[BobtheCkroach]

no likeable characters to cheer for

That's the second time lately I've heard that comment lately (Sweeney Todd being the other time), and I gotta say...so what?

I don't get why a movie has to have a good guy.

Now the rest of your arguement, about it being boring and such, if you feel that way, I understand not liking the movie, but I've never understood why not having someone to cheer for is grounds to not like a movie.

Maybe it's just me.

[BobtheCkroach]

I guess maybe if no movies were made w/ a "good guy", I would eventually want one, but I see enough movies that have good guys that when I see a movie that utterly lacks one, it doesn't bother me because it's something different.

[ME BIGGD01]

I saw this movie on dvd a month ago and thought it was too boring. I honestly gave this movie a 5 out of 10 because alot of it just made no sense. I may watch it again but feel I will have the same response.