Comments on: Provocative “There Will Be Blood” is the Best Film of the Year http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/ Movies with Rock Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:10:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Phil http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-8175 Phil Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:54:44 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-8175 Yeah, but it's hardly a discussion when you have people cursing at you in caps lock and giving you shit. Yeah, but it’s hardly a discussion when you have people cursing at you in caps lock and giving you shit.

]]> By: Eric Melin http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-8141 Eric Melin Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:32:44 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-8141 Phil- Just the facts, ma'am. Having any kind of discussion about movies that are worth talking about is great fun for me. That's why I do this. Phil-
Just the facts, ma’am. Having any kind of discussion about movies that are worth talking about is great fun for me. That’s why I do this.

]]> By: Phil http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-8135 Phil Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:44:35 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-8135 Eric, I'm amazed at how you remain so calm in the face of such baffling hostility. You're a true gentleman. Eric, I’m amazed at how you remain so calm in the face of such baffling hostility. You’re a true gentleman.

]]> By: Eric Melin http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-7015 Eric Melin Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:56:55 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-7015 Will G- Don't shred it, donate it to me-- I haven't bought it yet! Will G-

Don’t shred it, donate it to me– I haven’t bought it yet!

]]> By: Will G http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-7013 Will G Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:26:30 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-7013 Thank you Josh (post #14). If you think this movie was great then you are a fucking ASSHOLE. I spent good money to buy this and now I'm going to run the DVD through my fucking shredder. I haven't seen a movie this FUCKING LAME in years. AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH! Thank you Josh (post #14). If you think this movie was great then you are a fucking ASSHOLE. I spent good money to buy this and now I’m going to run the DVD through my fucking shredder. I haven’t seen a movie this FUCKING LAME in years. AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!

]]> By: confused http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-6715 confused Wed, 28 May 2008 01:13:52 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-6715 at what point do you realize paul and eli are the same person? at what point do you realize paul and eli are the same person?

]]> By: Reed http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-4069 Reed Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:18:41 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-4069 Great review, Eric. What a BIG movie. It has so much going on in it, you could talk about it forever. Best movie in an excellent year for film. Great review, Eric. What a BIG movie. It has so much going on in it, you could talk about it forever. Best movie in an excellent year for film.

]]> By: Eric Melin http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-4033 Eric Melin Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:54:16 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-4033 I don't think we were supposed to know that Paul and Eli were the same person. We realize that at a very speific moment in the film, and it is one of the most powerful moments because of it. I like movies that have more to them than action-- this is character drama-turned-nightmare like no other I've seen. Part of what makes it so great is that it has the patience to put you in the era. That certainly didn't bore me. I don’t think we were supposed to know that Paul and Eli were the same person. We realize that at a very speific moment in the film, and it is one of the most powerful moments because of it. I like movies that have more to them than action– this is character drama-turned-nightmare like no other I’ve seen. Part of what makes it so great is that it has the patience to put you in the era. That certainly didn’t bore me.

]]> By: Josh http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-4026 Josh Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:17:24 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-4026 THIS MOVIE SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was 2 1/2 hours of total boar. Nothing happened! The acting was atrocious! how this is up for best picture is beyond me. Paul and Eli? HOW THE HELL WAS ANYONE SUPPOSED TO KNOW THOSE WERE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? There was nothing to this movie. the most action I remember from the entire film was when the oil pump went up in flames. That was about it. This film could have been cut down to 30 minutes easily. it might have been more interesting that way. If you are planning on seeing this movie some time soon, SAVE YOUR MONEY! go see something better (all the other best picture nominations are better than this) THIS MOVIE SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was 2 1/2 hours of total boar. Nothing happened! The acting was atrocious! how this is up for best picture is beyond me. Paul and Eli? HOW THE HELL WAS ANYONE SUPPOSED TO KNOW THOSE WERE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? There was nothing to this movie. the most action I remember from the entire film was when the oil pump went up in flames. That was about it. This film could have been cut down to 30 minutes easily. it might have been more interesting that way.

If you are planning on seeing this movie some time soon, SAVE YOUR MONEY! go see something better (all the other best picture nominations are better than this)

]]> By: Eric Melin http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-3628 Eric Melin Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:47:38 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/provocative-there-will-be-blood-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/#comment-3628 Here I am, then , proved wrong. A little hyperbole never hurt to get people as excited about a film as I am about this one. Sorry you were so insulted. Obviously, blood runs through your veins, so I stand corrected. All joking exaggeration removed, the point I'm getting across is that PTA isn't using any new techniques here at the beginning of the film. This is good, old-fashioned storytelling at its best, condensing years of hardship and pain into one bravura 15-minute sequence where the only line of dialogue ("No!") is a guttural no-surrender. If you thought this review was "flashy," I wonder what you're used to? Perhaps the film pushed too many of your buttons? Here I am, then , proved wrong. A little hyperbole never hurt to get people as excited about a film as I am about this one. Sorry you were so insulted. Obviously, blood runs through your veins, so I stand corrected. All joking exaggeration removed, the point I’m getting across is that PTA isn’t using any new techniques here at the beginning of the film. This is good, old-fashioned storytelling at its best, condensing years of hardship and pain into one bravura 15-minute sequence where the only line of dialogue (”No!”) is a guttural no-surrender.
If you thought this review was “flashy,” I wonder what you’re used to? Perhaps the film pushed too many of your buttons?

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