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"There Will Be Blood Starring: Daniel Day Lewis, Paul Dano, Dillon Freasier and Kevin J. O'Connor. Written and Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson ( Boogie Nights , Magnolia , Punch Drunk Love ) Running Time: 168 Minutes Rated R Rating: 9.5 out of 10 From the opening scenes, There Will Be Blood is a complete departure from any other film that has been released in recent memory. A simple title in an olde English-style font flashes in white on a black screen. Johnny Greenwood’s discordant score of predominantly primal beat arrangements plays over a view of the desolate hilly California Landscape. A non descript man (Daniel Day Lewis) becomes chipping away with intensity while sparks fly off the pick emanating small flickers of light to the in the depths of the mine. Lewis climbs in and out of the mine with chilling silence, acclimating the viewer to the claustrophobic surroundings that form the basis of the film’s spatial atmosphere. No dialogue is spoken. The bui ... " [More]
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"5. 2006's top gultiest pleasures Paul Walker's ridiculous Running Scared and the even more ridculous Amy Smart having sex with Jason Statham in the middle of the street Crank4. Freddy Got Fingered - Only when very drunk at 4 AM. 3. Judge Dredd - I am above the law.2. Robin Hood: Men in Tights - I blame HBO of the mid to late 90's for this one. Whatever happened to Cary Elwes comedic career?1. Necessary Roughness - Scott Bakula as the30 something cattle rancher that tries to relive his glory days by going to college. Add in Sinbad as a College Psychics Teacher / Vegetarian. The best of the best bad sports movies. Thanks to shop rite and it's $5.99 and it' Superbowl DVD special, I now own this baby. Joehttp://ireadsomething.blogs pot.com " [More]
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"My Top 3 happen to be my all time favorite top 3 1. Fargo 2. 12 Monkeys3. Usual Suspects4. Big Lebowski - Chandler-esque awesomeness at its best from the Coen Brothers. 5. Dark City - Ultimate Neo-Noir. A couple of honorable mention:Chinatown Unbreakable L.A. ConfidentialBrick - A new favoriteI wonder if anyone would agree with Spartan. I see it mostly by the way Mamet wrote the dialogue and of course the movies darkish overtones. Joehttp://ireadsomething.blogs pot.com " [More]