| There Will Be Blood [Blu-ray] | ![There Will Be Blood [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51zLSZPVpML._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors: Daniel Day-lewis, Paul Dano, Ciaran Hinds, Martin Stringer, Matthew Braden Stringer
Studio: Paramount Vantage
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (301 reviews)
Sales Rank: 485
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Running Time: 158 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 137420
UPC: 097361374208
EAN: 0097361374208
ASIN: B0018QCXH8
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: January 11, 2008
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Product Description
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: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: DRAMA/INNOCENCE LOST Rating: R UPC: 097361374208 Manufacturer No: 137420
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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
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 Fantastic Character Development July 16, 2008
This movie would have won a lot more Oscars this year if it were not for No Country For Old Men. Daniel Day-Lewis's performance was one of the best of this generation and his character, Daniel Plainview, is one of the most developed characters of all time. We are able to see his transformation that occurs due to the greed and hatred for all those around him. By the end of the film we are left with a character that confuses the viewer, which it should. The fact remains that if you did not enjoy this film, you did not engage it. If you did enjoy it, then it should be a memorable film, to say the least. The Blu-ray version is top notch and I suggest it for anyone who enjoyed this film or enjoys film in general.
 If your not in a bad mood, you will be after this movie. July 14, 2008
This movie is about greed and pride and how ugly they can be. Its long and tough to watch in parts. I really don't think I could sit through it all again. The movie starts out well but becomes less entertaining as Daniel Day Lewis character becomes meaner and greedier.
 Would have made a great sitcom July 13, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you can fully encapsule the plot and and outcome in five words, chances are it's a story not worth telling: "Miserable greedfilled man stays miserable".
 Blood, Sweat, Tears...and Oil! July 13, 2008
The Good Things
*Excellent filming style, editing, and cinematography. Stylistically similar to a Sergio Leone film.
*Some fascinating ideas; in particular, a lot of paralell cases where people are using or abusing each other for gain. Makes for subtle but complex story.
*Also provides some fascinating insight on the oil drilling business.
*Excellent acting; interesting group of characters.
*Good writing.
*Excellent music; John Williams can eat his heart out.
The Bad Things
*Very very long.
The Ugly (or Questionable) Things
*Pretty weak story; focus is more on internal conflicts and rivalries than on any physical conflict.
*Despite the movie's title, there are only a few violent scenes, and they are not too graphic. If you're looking for a bloody action film, this would not be it.
*Abrupt, crazy ending.
This is basically like "Citizen Kane" in the west; a broad story about relentless ambition and corruption. It's a very long, slow-moving film, with an epic scope and scale. The story can be seen as tedious or boring, and perhaps even pointless, but the main attraction are the characters, all of whom are well-developed and well-acted. With patience, it is worthwhile watching at least once.
Image and sound quality is excellent (especailly in blu-ray). The single-disc DVD has no special features. The two-disc and blu-ray versions have a 1923 silent film depicting the oil business, a fifteen-minute montage of behind-the-scenes stuff, a few deleted scenes, and a couple of the trailers.
Extraordinary July 8, 2008
Truly a masterful work of film making from P.T. Anderson, who has clearly found his footing as one of our leading directors. Daniel Day Lewis delivers a commanding performance as the oil tycoon Daniel Plainview, who creeps in on unknowing farmers to claim his prize. Based loosely on Upton Sinclair's 'Oil!' There Will Be Blood is masterful in its rich colors and textural sounds. It is a highly engaging allegory about the hypocritical bargain between the bourgeoisie and the church. It is at once a tragedy and an excruciatingly painful portrait of the demonic underbelly of the American dream.
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