Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Alex]

We made it a day out in The City yesterday, ending with seeing There Will Be Blood way out at the Bridge Theater.

It wasn't the best conclusion to a great day we could have had but it certainly sparked conversation. Daniel Day-Lewis is fantastic. The movie was obviously made by an amazing filmmaker. The first hour was pretty great. The final 15 minutes pretty much forces you to consider it in relation to Citizen Kane, a sure sign of an extremely confident writer/director but in the end it isn't a comparison made well.

I was never bored but did eye my watch several times through the movie and when they moved to 1927 from 1911 I was definitely dreading another long segment. Fortunately it was only 15 minutes or so.

We had about 5 walkouts during our showing. I don't think anybody was disgusted by the movie (the usual cause of walkouts in my experience) but rather simply worn down, bored, and not sure how much more they were in for.

Glad I saw it, but my vote for No Country for Old Men as the best 2007 movie I've seen is safe. There Will Be Blood wouldn't make my top five.