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There Will Be Blood (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097361325743
Format: Widescreen, Color, Dolby, Dubbed
Item Dimensions: 125
Label: Paramount
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: PARD132574D
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 08, 2008
Running Time: 158 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: April 08, 2008
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Editorial Review:
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 04/08/2008 Run time: 158 minutes Rating: R
Unmistakably a shot at greatness, Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood succeeds in wild, explosive ways. The film digs into nothing less than the sources of peculiarly American kinds of ambition, corruption, and industry--and makes exhilarating cinema from it all. Although inspired by Upton Sinclair's 1927 novel Oil!, Anderson has crafted his own take on the material, focusing on a black-eyed, self-made oilman named Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), whose voracious appetite for oil turns him into a California tycoon in the early years of the 20th century. The early reels are a mesmerizing look at the getting of oil from the ground, an intensely physical process that later broadens into Plainview's equally indomitable urge to control land and power. Curious, diverting episodes accumulate during Plainview's rise: a mighty derrick fire (a bravura opportunity that Anderson, with the aid of cinematographer Robert Elswit, does not fail to meet), a visit from a long-lost brother (Kevin J. O'Connor), the ongoing involvement of Plainview's poker-faced adoptive son (Dillon Freasier). As the film progresses, it gravitates toward Plainview's rivalry with the local representative of God, a preacher named Eli Sunday (brimstone-spitting Paul Dano); religion and capitalism are thus presented not so much as opposing forces but as two sides of the same coin. And the worm in the apple here is less man's greed than his vanity. Anderson's offbeat take on all this--exemplified by the astonishing musical score by Jonny Greenwood--occasionally threatens to break the film apart, but even when it founders, it excites. As for Daniel Day-Lewis, his performance is Olivier-like in its grand scope and its attention to details of behavior; Plainview speaks in the rum-rich voice of John Huston, and squints with the wariness of Walter Huston. It's a fearsome performance, and the engine behind the film's relentless power. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Fantastic movie
I had heard that There Will Be Blood was a very slow and long movie. I saw a preview on tv that intrigued me enough to take the time to watch it and I am glad I did. This is one of the best movies I've seen in recent memory. I enjoyed it from start to finish. Daniel Day-Lewis is an amazing actor. The movie is 2 1/2 hours long, but does not seem like it. I will definitely take the time to sit down and watch this movie again. My only regret is that I waited so long to watch it the first time.
Rating:  - This movie was made to win awards, not to be entertaining
THERE WILL BE BLOOD is a perfect example of the disconnect of Hollywood and its version of a "good" movie and what the American public will pay to go see. This movie was nominated for several awards, including best picture, and Daniel Day Lewis picked up the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Daniel Plainview. Daniel Plainview is an oil man. He's an independant oil man and very persuasive at getting land owners to let him drill on their land. Plainview gets word of a town that has tons of oil, ... Read More
Rating: - Scenic gritty early 20th century
A beautiful tale of greed and consuming madness. Wonderfully gritty and very beautiful yet maintains its early 20th century Upton Sinclair feel. Blu ray is the way to go. Rich sharp viewing.
Rating: - Even better than my superlatives will make it seem
This adaptation of OIL! by Upton Sinclair is so stunning that I'll forgive the author for his exclamation point. 158 minutes, and Sinclair's one of those respected writers we've all heard about without ever reading. I am guilty. And the movie weighs in at 158 minutes, so I expected boring but watchable. Nope. I was blown away. Over already? Damn.
It makes me want to read the guy's work, and to learn more about the screenwriter responsible for such a powerful adaptation of the novel. ... Read More
Rating: - amazing
What an amazing film. Definite must see. i was really stunned by this film being a huge Paul Anderson fan. I thought how could he top Magnolia and then he made this. I do not really get how the coen brothers won for both best direction and best picture considering No Country For Old Men is nowhere near as good as both this film or the Coens' previous films. In saying this though I cannot be surprised though the academy has been filled with people who picked "Going My Way" as the best picture over "Double ... Read More
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