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for my PTA lovers out there...

I just realized that One Battle After Another is starting to be released to buy/rent from a few places, and I definitely plan to watch it soon - seeing as it's been one of the most talked about movies this year!

in your professional movie-lover opinion, should I cram in any other PTA movies before watching One Battle? I was specifically wondering about There Will Be Blood, since that's arguably his biggest movie. what do y'all think?

thanks in advance for your feedback 🤠 it's always helpful!

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Alex Tan

You should be able to watch OBAA without having seen PTA's other movies.

N M

There Will Be Blood is a unique, standalone film featuring a brilliant performance by Daniel Day Lewis. He won an Oscar for his performance as the lead actor. This movie needs to be savored in all its glory. Highly recommend not rushing through this.

Alexander George

"There will be Blood" is equally a long film over 2hrs & 30min... you may want to consider just OBAA right now. If you want to squeeze in another film maybe "Planes , Trains & Automobiles" . It's only a little over 90 minutes and it would be the perfect time of the year with Thanksgiving only 1 week away.

Steve Holton

Like many great artists Paul Thomas Anderson tries not to repeat himself or reference past work to any great degree. "There Will Be Blood" is a properly lauded film, but watching it is not a necessary precursor to enjoy any other work. "There Will Be Blood" is likely to perform adequately on YouTube, so it would be worth exploring for both artistic and business reasons at some point though.

Grinznmore

Agree. A great Thanksgiving classic that's uplifting and well-received in other reactions. Planes, Trains... and Scent of a Woman are my intro to the holidays.

Camron

The only movie I’ve given 5 stars on Letterboxd this year. You can definitely watch it without having seen his other movies, but There Will Be Blood is worth watching anytime.

DaveDewd

I personally am very much looking forward to your reaction to There Will Be Blood. The Master is also a great one, as well as Phantom Thread, but if I had to choose one—Blood.

hrafhraf

I have no strong feelings one way or the other.