Film critics love Blanchett and Christie too

I will be seeing There Will Be Blood and for one reason - Paul Thomas Anderson. And that is reason enough. I love his films and am eternally grateful to him for introducing me to the utterly amazing Aimee Mann (music in Magnolia) and the amazing - but in a completely different way - Heather Graham (Boogie Nights).

I saw There Will Be Blood this past Friday, and boy was the theater packed. The movie is quite something to experience and a must see for any serious film buff, or fan of Daniel Day Lewis, or fan of PT Anderson's work, or just really cool looking movies. Anyway, it's true there are no female characters in the movie. Well, I think there is one woman with some lines, but it's still quite striking that a movie over two hours has such intense masculine energy throughout. It seems like a detraction to the film, and something that will likely be lamented, but not really criticized since that's what usually happens in male dominated industries. Well, it's a shame the movie doesn't care about women at all, but the movie is still good, so what are you going to do? Which is always an irritating stance, and so status-quo.

On the other hand the movie is also very out there, that I'm not even sure what I think of it. It's either too pretentious and too in love with itself and for that reason sort of disappointing in the end, or it's totally awesome and the lack of women in the movie is part of the point of the story (which is a harsh look at greed and men and religion in the early American 20th century).

I could ramble on further, but my point is this: It's a behemoth of a movie and I'd have to see it again and talk to even really have an opinion. But the lack of women in the movie is VERY striking and I'm not sure what to make of it.

... a little too indulgent on paul thomas andersen's part as the director. Although it was shot beautifully and the first 15-20 minutes of no dialogue was an interesting choice, I didn't find the story intriguing, and actually quiet dull in sections with the timbre of the film set too low.

i did, however, find daniel day lewis' performance stunning and the most worthy of an oscar.

i can't fully explain why i didn't connect with the film, but perhaps some of it lies in my need for character growth and how they intertwine with one another. this story was 100% about the DDL character; the quasi-good, the bad and the ugly, which to his credit he handled magnificently.

due to the lackluster films this year, it might crack my top 10 but wouldn't get close to the top five.

 

I love Catte  Blanchett , she's the better actris than ever know

...i seriously love laura linney! yeah, thats all i have to say, ha. 

Having first read the comic book, I can say that it was the.best.book-to-movie. adaptation.ever. They took some stuff out, added more and produced a fantastic cinematographic experience based on an amazing story. I'd put all my ballots there folks.