16 Jan 08 There Will Be Bitchslaps!
I saw the local premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood last night. I was wary of being biased due to all of the award attention it has already garnered but I must say, it was damn good. From a movie-nerd perspective it had all of the right elements without being bogged down with too many of the trappings of bad drama.
Daniel Day-Lewis is awesome as usual, something I will have to comment about another time.
The reason for the post title is that there are, in fact, several scenes in the movie where someone just gets severely bitch slapped. I’ve never seen a period piece, let alone a drama like this, where the pimp hands were so strong. Most of the slapping was done by Day-Lewis’ character but even his son and creepy Paul Dano got down on some of the bitch slapping action.
This has nothing to do with the quality of the movie but I thought it was an interesting thing to point out.
Great movie though and worth the time for anyone that likes dramatic movies with deep, yet not always obvious, themes and allusions. The movie has also already received a small cult following and the line, “I drink your milkshake!” has been called the new, “Say hello to my little friend!”
Want a real review? Talk to Nick, he’s completely spot on in his review. Though I disagree with how he felt about Punch-Drunk Love, Anderson’s previous movie that I loved.
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