Letters to the Editor
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Modern "cineplexes" ruin movies like this
I wonder how much of the lackluster box office of "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" are attributable to the generally lousy moviegoing experience most major theater chains provide. These are both superb films (each with gorgeous cinematography that deserves to be seen on the biggest screen possible) but are also the type of literate, challenging films that most modern cineplexes make impossible to enjoy with cellphones and Blackberry's going off, people stumbling in thirty minutes into the film and (loudly) looking for a seat, crying kids, teens talking throughout the movie, etc.
I'd bet that a lot of the audience for these movies has probably invested in a really good home theater system, and would rather watch them there. Look for both pics to do really good business on DVD and Blu-Ray.