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A brutal, bloody, and gripping saga of obsession, corruption, and poisonous greed; Paul Thomas Anderson's Award Winning There Will Be Blood is a masterly, unwavering inspection of a consummately evil man whose trailblazing spirit is equalled only by his murderous ambition. In the dying years of the nineteenth century Daniel .. Read more

Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds
Director Paul Thomas Anderson
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama, Thriller

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There Will Be Blood

A brutal, bloody, and gripping saga of obsession, corruption, and poisonous greed; Paul Thomas Anderson's Award Winning There Will Be Blood is a masterly, unwavering inspection of a consummately evil man whose trailblazing spirit is equalled only by his murderous ambition.

In the dying years of the nineteenth century Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), a struggling silver miner, realises that true wealth lies in oil extraction. Driven by a passionate hatred for others and an intense psychological need to see competitors fail, he heads for the oil-rich land of California in a bid to manipulate and exploit the landowners of dust-worn Little Boston in to selling him their properties. Forefront of the town is self-styled `faith healer' Eli Sunday (Paul Dano) who is structuring his own sinister plan to funnel the residents' impending wealth into his self-founded church. As Plainview's empire expands, so does his obsession with the intrinsic value of power and he becomes increasingly irascible and paranoid along the way. What follows is a vindictive, ruthless, and violent chain of events as Plainview fails to deliver on promises as he pits himself against the town's perturbed and unstable charismatic teenage preacher.

In addition to stunning visuals and an exceptional, captivating score from accomplished composer (and Radiohead guitarist) Jonny Greenwood, director Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia) owes his best work to date to the incredible Academy Award winning performance as Plainview by Daniel Day-Lewis and the staggering portrayal of Eli Sunday by Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine). Bearing similarities to Citizen Kane and Giant, There Will Be Blood is an intelligent, thought-provoking, and powerfully-eccentric epic masterpiece that is as enchanting as it is timeless.

Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, Russell Harvard
Director Paul Thomas Anderson
Studio BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 32 mins
Blu-ray: 2 hrs 32 mins
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Collections 100 Hot Hits
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama, Thriller
Language English
Released DVD: 07 Jul 2008
Blu-ray: 07 Jul 2008
Production year: 2007
Format DVD
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  • In the beginning there is darkness. And in the darkness, a man with a pickaxe claws at the earth as if he's looking for the way back in. He grunts from such heavy labour but he keeps right on... read more »

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  • 211 out of 216 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Daniel Day Lewis extravaganza

    I have been a big fan of Daniel Day-Lewis for a very long time. In terms of acting ability he must be classed as amongst the top echelon of those people without peer. This performance is totally enthralling and the only downside is that as with a film such as Gangs of New York, the rest of the cast simply cannot match the sheer intensity of who they are performing with. This film is excellent to watch, exciting and interesting all the way through and I would recommend it to anyone.

      • Katherine from London
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  • 7 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    awesome!

    Historically interesting! Power house performances! Excellent ending! Loved it!!!

      • PGL from Kendal
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    There Will Be Blood star lines up new project

    • 27 Feb 2008

    An up-and-coming actor who recently starred in Oscar-winning There Will Be Blood has lined up his next project, in which he will both appear and executive produce. Paul Dano, who played two characters in There Will Be Blood and managed to steal some of the attention away from critically acclaimed co-star Daniel Day-Lewis, will next be seen in Gigantic, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The film is described as an "offbeat romantic comedy" and will also feature Zooey Deschanel of... Read more

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