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Summary: why is this movie praised?
Review: That is a good question for a psychologist to study. Also, why those modern paintings that are just some smears are praised. All the people I know (including me) who said they tried to watch this movie didn't watch much of it because it's so boring. I don't like Wells's acting either, not in this movie or in any other movie. He's pretentious and bombastic, and when he tries to convey tender emotion he's completely fake.
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Summary: The Best American film of all time? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!
Review: There is not much to tell about this movie except for the fact that it is the most overated movie of all time. It is remotely interesting, but if that is the best our country has to offer, then I think I would just stop watching movies.
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Summary: ...and Orsen Welles was only 26.
Review: About 10 years ago, I was near an art theatre in San Francisco that was playing "Citizen Kane". I'd heard it was a great movie, but knew little else about it. Fortunately, I had a few hours to kill, waiting for my then-wife, so I went in to see it. I came out convinced that Welles was, without a doubt, an absolute genius! I've seen "Citizen Kane" many times since then, & I never fail to find something new each time.Orsen Welles co-wrote the screenplay, he produced the movie, he directed it, he starred in it, and Orsen Welles was only 26. At the time of its release, "Citizen Kane" was controversial, political, & an absolute breakthrough in filmmaking. Welles's junxtaposition of the time sequence of the flashback scenes which comprise the bulk of the film is dramatic in & of itself, & his use of deep-focus cinematography, while not original but borrowed from slightly earlier German films, adds tremendously to the visual impact of many scenes. Deep focus (enhanced depth of field) also meant that Welles the Director had to work painstakingly to position each scene element for specific impact, unable to use focus to direct the viewer's eye. This film has become so important in American culture that I've seen or heard indirect references to "Rosebud" many times in other genres. When you learn at the end of the movie what it refers to, you grasp its symbolism immediately (& you see where others got the idea of using this technique in other films). "Citizen Kane" may be in black & white, but its power will make you forget that quickly, as you become immersed in the story. The characterizations are true to the era, unlike the characterizations in more recent films about the same era -- another point that makes "Citizen Kane" a standout.
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Summary: The Greatest Film of all-time
Review: This is truly a remarkable film, considering the restrictions put on filmmakers back in 1941. Orson Welles is a emarkable actor\director, and this film has the same lasting effect whichever ediotion you see. Welles paves the way for actor\directors such as Roberto Benigni(Life is Beautiful)today.
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Summary: it will never be surpassed
Review: The geatest movie that ever has, or ever will be made, it inspired me towards a career in film. Even though best appreciated on the big screen, its not too bad on video.
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Summary: Tired and hackneyed
Review: I fail to see what the enduring appeal of this film could possibly be! Not only is it in black and white but there's hardly a special effect worth a fart in a lift to look at! Who cares who Rosebud is anyway - I only wished that they'd burnt it earlier. Do yourself a favour and get a good Rodney Dnagerfield movie instead. In summary, get a burger and get laid.
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Summary: Is everyone else mad !! The Film never starts
Review: Ok for its' time it might have been good because it did things never done before. I went in expecting the film to be brilliant, but it never started, it just kept on giving details all the way through.The basic idea that he was a man with lots of money who tried buy happiness but couldn't is a fine idea to start off with. The film didn't go any further in trying to challenge this idea are show the effects of this idea, it was just incredibly shallow and predictable. If people really want to watch films about what it is to be human watch almost any french film such as those of traffaut, and you will realise just how shallow Citizen Kane is
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Summary: Why it is the greatest
Review: The essential aspect of cinema (compared, for example, with books) is that it can speak through visual images. In "Citizen Kane" Welles manages to express the most basic human need/desire in one image (the final one), which lasts only a few seconds - with no words spoken, or needed.
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Summary: The most over-praised movie ever!
Review: Whether the AFI list or the Sight&Sound poll this is the film considered the finest by the so called experts.Have any of them really watched The Godfather?
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: This movie has a very interesting plot. It really is genius on Welles' part. It is on the edge of being a failure, but Welles' mastery makes it the greatest film of all time.
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