Mark Kermode Reviews There Will Be Blood - BBC Radio 5 Live

[tejoHr]

This is how I'm gona watch Master when it gets out. 5 seats!

[Oblivionator]

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!

[lordtufty]

My favourite Paul Anderson film is Mortal Kombat

[moveablebeast]

If only he was more outspoken with his praise for such films, rather than constantly babbling about third rate horror flicks, to which only he has a sentimental attachment. I wish he would focus on promoting significant and intelligent films like this, rather than imposing intellectual ideas on terrible ones. He spends too much time trying to justify his nostalgia for B movies by pretending they have depth. Herzog really said it when he called him "intellectually warped".

[moveablebeast]

@moveablebeast That being said, he's one of the few film critics we can take seriously and when he's a little more objective, I value his opinion as much as Ebert.

[ToneSpectra]

Books and films are a seperate medium. you have to be an idiot to think they are in any way equivalent.

[ToneSpectra]

I like Kermode's choice of films but HATE how he arrives at his 'decisions'. I don't think there should be a decision, where's the decision? You should rely on your natural aesthetic response, not decide after ticking boxes, pros & cons.

[mediocrefunkybeat]

@ToneSpectra Some of us are very cold people! I'm not sure I have much of an emotional reaction to anything - except this film, which is just extraordinary.

[paulod27]

I loved this film also. It was the most perfect film ever made.

[MrHennessy30]

@paulod27 It's simply incredible. It is the most amazing looking film I've ever seen. It's the first film I ever watched where could just look at it, and divorce what I was seeing from the plot and the audio (which is also great) and just think "this is just fucking amazing."

[Kyusoath]

i cannot think of a better crafted movie in history. powerful skilled performances, multilayered, every element tuned to perfection.

[chanceie12]

its an amazing character directed movie , if your looking for example ''there will be blood'' look again.

this is an amazing movie well directed , written , acted (DDL), and the score blew my mind.

[WAAAAAAAAAAAY]

One of the best films I've ever seen. Paul Thomas Anderson is a great director, excellent performance by Daniel Day Lewis. Amazing story, script, score etc

WATCH IT!!! :)

[10kokesly]

The man doing the interview is fucking retarded. Ignorant prick.

[revolutiongeorge]

@10kokesly That's Simon Mayo, bitch. Respect him.

[WinterXL]

@10kokesly it's not an "interview", they do a show together ... you do notice the channel is called "kermode and mayo" eh?

[SamHain1031666]

If ever there was a film about nothing, it was There Will Be Blood. it has no story, all the performances are absolutely perfect, but....no stort at all. from what i can gather the title of teh film refers to the blood of christ and recieving the blood means being washed of your sins, the lead character sins all the way through this movie so it makes sense. Its ending is misleading though, i dunno, i dont think the film is meant to have much meaning, you can gather what you will from it

[cichriz]

@SamHain1031666 I beg to differ

SPOILERS (maybe)

I think the movie its a tragedy about a man that wants sucess, and while he gets monetary wealth he fails miserably in a more personal level, the relations with fake brother and the son shows his desire to have someone to trust. The title does have many interpretations but I wouldn't say it refers to the blood of christ, even with the church implied I don't see the relation you make.

SPOILERS END

[SamHain1031666]

@cichriz I dissagree, i think there is definitely a link in the title of the movie and the blood of christ. Put simply the film is about a man thats gradually sinking lower and lower, you notice him getting worse and worse as the film progresses. He begs for the blood of christ, "give me the blood" he screams, but he never recieves it. Then (SPOILER!!) at the end when he kills the pastor, the puddle of blood represents the title...(I DRINK YOUR  MILKSHAKE........SLUUUUURPPPP!­!) LOL

[LicoriceLain]

@SamHain1031666 The story is there, it is just not in your face. It is rhythmic, pulsing type film. It is an experience, not too unlike Tarantino's work. Anyway, the story is taken from a part of Oil! by Upton Sinclair which is a fictionalized take on family feuding during the era portrayed. PTA has even said that that was the aspect that drew him into making the film. He wanted to make a film about family.

[mrmitchell78]

I love it - although when I watched it I was three members of my family who all thought it was the worst film of all time. I have had them whacked.

[ewanmcfadyen]

*SPOILER ALERTS BELOW*

[EcologicalFighter]

The ending shot of Blood will haunt me for the rest of my days. "I'm finished."

[MrFitzek]

there will be blood,jesse james and no counrty for old men all came out the same year..3 modern classics in my opinion

i didnt get to see any of them in the cinema and regret it deeply

there will be blood is staggeringly good..a true masterpiece on all levels..20 years time this will be in the top ten movie polls of all time..watch this space

[nath909]

Shut the fuck up Mayo, and i know you read these comments so take heed.

[skinwalkerxxx]

@kenzoi cause every loser in his 20s and early 30s love the movie. an average flick but all their dicks think about is Kate Winslet. that's why they love this movie. she plays their dream girl.

[alphaenemy]

@skinwalkerxxx You're really doing a lot of speculating. Oh, and you're wrong, too. Nothing average about it. It's actually quite extreme in its approach, not sure how you missed that. Kate Winslet is more average than the plot. I can speculate and say you're just attempting to be some sort of hard ass, but I will refrain.

[ehmazin]

A great year for American film

"No Country for Old Men" was an amazing piece of work to

[ASAMOAH24]

One of the most amazing performances from an actor in movie history.

[socillizt4life]

This is 1 of the best films I've EVER seen,especially impressive is the soundtrack & the perfomances.

[machiaveliyoohoo]

....Some other 80's gems...Brian De Palma's "Blow Out" and "Scarface"..Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" and "The Shining"...Lawrence Kasdan's "Accidental Tourist', Barry Levinson's "Diner"..David Cronenberg's brilliant remake of "The Fly"..Wim Wender's majestic 'Paris, Texas'..Woody Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters"..come to think of it..this "Best film of the decade" game is horseshit..too much great cinema to ignore

[SethHesio]

Fight Club was the best film of the 1990's There Will Be Blood is the best film of the 2000's. The best film of the 1980's is...?

[machiaveliyoohoo]

Fight Club is ok but is far from the best film of the 90s( David Fincher's other major 90's film "Seven" was much better).How bout "Schlinder's List", the Coen Brothers "Barton Fink", Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" or Scorsese's "Goodfellas" ( my choice)?.Best film of the 80s for me is between David Lynch's "Blue Velvet", Leone's "Once Upon A Time in America", Oliver Stone's "Platoon", Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing", Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" and Scorsese's "Raging Bull".winner: "Blue Velvet"

[SethHesio]

@machiaveliyoohoo it was a stupid quesion really. (my question I mean) There were obviously brilliant and diverse films in the 90s. Goodfellas is as near to a perfect film as I've ever seen. That would, in retrospect be my favourite. But I think you're way off the mark saying Seven was better than Fight Club. Seven is an excellent film, but Fight Club is so much more film for your buck. For my money Ghostbusters was more fun than Blue Velvet. But then we're getting into a genre war.

[machiaveliyoohoo]

@SethHesio : Fair enough..I actually liked "Ghostbusters" too!..not sure if you've read my most recent comment,but i find the "best of" lists difficult because as you've said, there is so much diversity out there and those of us who really love cinema ( and i can tell that you do), lazy "best of " lists don't do justice to the great film experiences to be had....which reminds me..oh the 80s...there's Walter Hill's "Southern Comfort"...then there was Bertolucci's "The Last Emperor"......

[SethHesio]

@machiaveliyoohoo The Shining is probably my favourite film of all. I have never not enjoyed watching it and I love showing it to people for the first time, it's just wonderful. I forget that it's an 80's film... just. I'm pretty sure some if not a great deal of the filming took place in 1979. But yeah, it's superb. A lot of the films you've mentioned I haven't seen. There's a great deal of Lynch films on my list too. But you're right, lists are lazy generally. Unless broken down into genre.

[skinwalkerxxx]

@machiaveliyoohoo Agreed about Fight Club. It's a half finished idea. But it's the quintessential young male power fantasy. This, Shawchank and Eternal Sunshine are the three most overrated flicks amongst young males.

[ellbo2]

@SethHesio For the last decade for me it is Pans Labyrinth, for the 90s (and my favourite film of all time) Silence of the Lambs 1980s, Platoon was great, Blade Runner as well, Once Upon A time in Ameria, but i'm finding it hard to choose for the 1980s, 1970s is Alien. 1960s, not seen enough, but i loved Pyscho.

[SethHesio]

I love Kermode's Spinal Tap reference... anyone else get that?

[lordtufty]

I didn't really get what was so good about it. Nothing special imo!

[MrTweedsmuir]

I'M FINISHED

[Beestroker]

(sic) on the "cnut", by the way.

[Beestroker]

Kermode.....why don't you move to a nice little cottage instead of living six feet up your own arse, you My Little Pony-headed cnut!!!!!

[worldwidedownload]

''AFTERBIRTH!'' A real film.How a story should be told.

[carbine125]

Simon Mayo Shut The Fuck Up.

[theburlystrapper]

I found the soundtrack to be the worst thing about the movie

[frenchkids]

"I AM A FALSE PROPHET, GOD IS A SUPERSTITION".

[zionravescene]

Mark's opening statement regarding watching it several times is so true.

[chillibeans777]

I'm surprised the soundtrack is being praised at all, I found it quite distracting. Its like he picks a note he likes, starts fading it in, plays it for a few seconds then doesn't know where to go next so fades it back out again.

[deathfromabove77]

"Bastard in a basket!!"

[BigBoss7777777]

A mind-numbingly dull, pretentious, self indulgent piece of trash. Possibly the most overrated film of the decade, if not all time.

[Zttbm]

The excitement in the reviewers voice says it all really. The film was so good you can't express it quickly enough.

[Kitsua]

I love it when Mark really loves a movie I love too. This film deserves every ounce of praise and more. Jonny Greenwood's score really is an integral part of what makes it so brilliant. Anyone intrigued should check out his score for the film "Bodysong" and, naturally, the Radiohead catalogue.

[dowling1981]

@Kitsua I have it but I haven't watched it. Should I?

[shawndimery]

Amazing movie, loved every minute of it

[firekind1980]

I hated punch drunk love but love magnolia. I am certain its because i hate adam sandler and i will never see one more thing he is in.

[benwaddelling]

Kermode is damn right. I need to watch it again.

[machiaveliyoohoo]

Fully agree with Kermode..My opinion is that it is possibly the best American film of the decade..I certainly rate it higher than "No Country For Old Men" or say "The Departed" , both of which I like, but neither have the emotional and intellectual weight this film has. Improves with repeated viewings, a sign of a great movie.

[roryphelan]

yes you're very right. thank you for some sanity. I hate these 'no country for old men is better' opinions that I keep on hearing. I think such an opinion is crazy. No country is a good film obviously, but TWBB is clearly the best to come out of America for a very long time. One of the decade's best

[ridleyrockets]

Jesus Christ Simon Mayo is so annoying.

[stucknda60s]

TWBB easily one of my favorite movies. Not a sour note in it.

[m0hadino]

look at those hands they are massive

[Hughie521324K]

for once i agree with kermode

[adamshawboro]

A BASTARD FROM A BASKET!

What do you reckon though....Do you think the film would have as much impact if daniel day lewis did not play the part of Daniel? i think a major weight of the film, as good as Paul Anderson is, relied on DDL's fantastic representation of this character.

[roryphelan]

I think it was one of those films when a few significant factors came in to compliment each other perfectly - As good as daniel day is, if Paul thomas andersons direction was taken away, or the cinematography, or Jonny greenwoods score was taken away it would be a noticably weaker film, as bad as it would have been if Day lewis was taken away. It was like a perfect calibration, that was brilliant not just because of Day Lewis, but because of a number of factors combined, as a whole, together...

[Prytanus]

I agree with his assessment. During my first viewing, I kept thinking to myself: "this is an art flick that is trying waaaay too hard to be taken seriously."

Then all of the stuff with religion got brought into it, with the final scene of the film capping it off, and I was like: "holy shit, that was awesome!" I had a paradigm shift and knew how to interpret the rest of the film.

On the second view, after I'd been thinking about it for a few weeks, I just about cried it was so good.

[CyberDeadly]

I was expecting something a bit arty, and ultimately perhaps underwhelming like no country for old men. Was very impressed by a completely immersive film with a jaw dropping performance.

[adamshawboro]

i think you are right there, i have had chance now to go back and watch it again and enjoyed it alot more than the first time, it really is a grower.i found the same with magnolia, first time i really didnt get it, second time i was spellbound

[chanceie12]

watch i twice , i thought it was awful first time round , amazing second

[leostoltoy]

I saw bits of it on a long haul flight, out of sequence. The first thing I did when I got home was get hold of a copy of the movie to watch it again, and I'm normally not a big film buff. This was an exceptional movie.

[RockBottomRiser21]

Best film of the last ten years.

[edmonddantes64]

I love the line when Daniel Day Lewis' character says: "I don't like people"...just the way he says it-his characters cadence of the dialogue.

[larma7]

The first 10-15 minutes might be the best 10-15 minutes in cinema history!

[hippotoast]

I don't know about that, have you seen Space Jam?

[ECDCXL]

lmfao

[nowthatsavid]

amazing piece of film

[detriplea]

THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!

[f1tevaldo]

Unbelievable film but Daniel Day Lewis as Daniel Plainview is the single greatest piece of acting EVER, i will never see better as long as i live. However i feel Paul Dano was overlooked in his performance in which i thought it was a truly great piece of acting and i'm sure that if Day Lewis wasn't opposite him he would have got the credit he deserved.

[TobeUK]

Yeah, Dano was great- i saw him in a film few years ago called 'L.I.E.' he's really good in that for such a young guy.. single greatest piece of acting ever? thats quite a call- im not an actor, but i do know a fair few actors and al ot of them think it's up there with Pacino in godfather, Brando in waterfront... but i know at least one person who thinks rourke in the wrestler is the single greatest performance ever too

[TvDead]

I love this review and i love Mark. Also adore the fact he stood up for jonny. Too rite he was wrongly snubbed by the oscars, he at least deserved a nomination. Bastards!!!

Great Review, Great Film...

[brighdaylen]

I agree. Never will there be another film like it again. I often think the first and only masterpieces (so far) of the 21st Century are: Lord of the Rings and There Will Be Blood. If you've not seen TWBB, see it I implore you!

[bashthebandello]

@brighdaylen lord of the rings hahahahahahah!

[toonuraccoon]

One of the greatest movies ever, a total classic and Mark is defiently spot on.

[RockBottomRiser21]

"Like being on a ship, when you have no idea where this ship is going."

Very well put.

[Nrrody]

he talks way too fast

[ChrisCummins]

that is a benefit in his profession - he manages to get all of his content in in under 5 minutes. That's impressive. I envy people who can think and talk on their feet like that.

[Ulfar22]

Your FACE talks way too fast!

OH, SNAP!

[TobeUK]

hahahaha - that is such a ridiculous non-burn- i love it lol :)

[lichtermeer]

when was this originally aired?

[diefortacos]

loved this modern classic/masterpiece. preferred it to the coen's no country.

[woosp]

best movie i seen for a long time, what he is sayin about the score is 100% right, awesome!!!!

[AnythingButLA]

LOVED There Will be Blood! I think it's one of those movies that won't be truly appreciated for about 10 years. Phenomenal movie. Primal.

[Redondo]

Totally agree on There Will Be Blood. One of the greatest films of all time. Punch Drunk Love, however, is utter bollocks!

[trevster2905]

Johnny Greenwood is amazing.

God I LOVE radiohead.

[aestusmaris]

I like the way Kermode reviews films, even in 4 to 9 minute clips, he is always enthusiastic regardless of whether he loves or hates a movie. I try to avoid full blown reviews of a film before I see it myself, I find it more interesting to hear/read them afterwards if I can, but I find myself agreeing with him most of the time.

[liu11]

best movie of the decade imo

[jimmyhvac]

top comment

[hippotoast]

@liu11 No doubt.

[zrogoszinski]

@liu11 Lord of the Rings?

[Guedingen]

It's an outstanding film, no doubt, but I thought Punch Drunk Love was pretentious shite

[cancerparty]

Aw, that's a shame you think that. I thought it was so tender, and the way that Sandler's character is literally looking for harmony in his life is beautifully done. He's so hurt and broken and scared to commit to human interaction. Maybe worth another look?

[Guedingen]

Thanks for the toughtful comment. Maybe I'll give it another go.

[liambussell]

Dr Cruel....is this what you do? You lurk around the YouTube Kermodian watercooler and make bad comments about Mark Kermode? Dick. As I see it, your slagging off him on his video watched by thousands of people, he's not on your Facebook.....don't watch them maybe?

[TopDog69]

I adore this film.

[garpsgirl7]

There is one moment in film, which for me,was almost transcendent.Just like in the directors last film Magnolia with the rain of frogs at the end.

[HiDefKong]

Finally. I film agree with Kermode on.

[MrKipps1]

Deeply impressed by the film. V good review.

[Sibelius92]

Fine review.

[DrCruel]

The movie is good, but not because this idiot says so. He likes it solely because he thinks it's a clever allegorical criticism of the Coalition policy in Iraq. It works for him because it presses all the right neo-Marxist buttons.

The man truly is shockingly stupid.

[BioBoosterGuyver]

Yeah, i guess that's why he has a phd...

[slantedeskimo]

from the video i'd say he loved the movie because of the atmosphere,the characters,and the score.

[julesmorton]

no it's because oil + desert = iraq. Paul thomas anderson didn't look at the book and think "oh i'll make that film" with out putting any thought into it what so ever.

He wanted to show us what money can do to a man, and what the consequences of his actions to get the money.

Kermode knows exactly what he is talking about, I think you need to look at the film again.

[doosher]

I agree, especially about the score on both parts. Fuck the Academy.

[BurdTV]

he's much more fun when he gesticulates.

This review I think demonstrates very well why Kermode is the best movie reviewer around today.

[RockBottomRiser21]

My god, fantastic review, fantastic movie.

[JAMFREAK06]

this film is certianly the best acting that's ever been captured through cinema,this film said to me that cinema has to lost hope!

[LucretiaBorgia]

I completely agree that There Will Be Blood is overwhelming, Biblical and immense, and I've onlly seen it once! Nice to see this review again having watched the movie; it all starts to make sense.