I haven't seen the movie yet. I think I'm going to pop There Will Be Blood inblooddemon666
There Will Be Blood was really good, but I think it would benefit from losing about 30 minutes. I'm all for slow-moving films, but it dragged a lot in some spots. I prefer No Country overall.
But besides that, it's an impeccably crafted, acted, and written masterpiece that easily ranks in the top five in one of the finest years we've had for cinema.
[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"][QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]It was a great film, but I can name about six other films that should of won best picture instead.SaintLeonidas
Those being?
I liked all the following better then NCFORM:
Michael Clayton - Nah. It was well acted by Tom Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton, but this isn't anything original. 6/10 The Lives of Others - This was last year...it was solid, but it suffered from some annoying contrivances. 7/10 Atonement - ZZZZZZZZZZ....had it won, it would've been the next English Patient. That's not a compliment. 5/10 The Assassination of Jesse James - I'll give you this one, though I put it just below NCFOM. 9.5/10 There Will Be Blood - I actually put this just above NCFOM myself. 10/10 Eastern Promises - Superb, but not quite as good as AHOV or indeed NCFOM 9/10
And of those, There Will Be Blood defiantly should of beaten NCFOM for the best pic.
I actually put two films slightly above NCFOM personally: There Will Be Blood and Syndromes and a Century. However, I will gladly accept the decision of NCFOM.
I thought it was very well done, not really what I had expected when I rented it but I did enjoy it. The acting was very good - woody allen though a small part is really becoming a good actor again and the rest of the cast was great. The script was very well written and the story was just interesting.
I didn't really "get" the movie when I first saw it but after a while I realized why it was so great. It has a wonderful atmosphere and Anton Chigurh (the bad guy I guess you would call him) is the ultimate film badass.
I like how it showed how bad the texas border has gotten whe have a major problem with drugs gangs and violince IMO all along the border and its creeped all into texas
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