Citizen Kane [VHS]
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Movie Review: Citizen Kane; what can I say?
Summary: 5 Stars
Citizen Kane is truly a masterpiece. The first time I watched it, I didnt really liked it. By the second time, it was awesome. I give the movie 5 stars and the DVD 5 stars.Movie Review: Literally the most overrated film in history.
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm probably going to be hated for this but here it goes. I really don't see what all the hype is about over CITIZEN KANE. Pros: yes, it is a classic. Yes, it is controversial. And yes, it is revolutionary. I know that the film represents man's struggle through life and that it demonstrates achieving the American Dream in order to conquer that struggle. It does also demonstrate that man is corrupt and full of greed but can still rise to the top. Cons: it is completely shallow and empty. The characters including the title character show little or no human quality or are even worth caring about. In fact, I can't even remember any of the characters besides Kane (only because he was in almost every scene). None of the others are worth caring for. I felt no connection with any of them. I think the reason people these days are preferring Shawshank Redemption as the best movie ever is because we love the characters so much. We are able to relate to them in some way at least. That's not the case here. Plus, the whole "Rosebud" at the end (while slightly intelligent) seemed anticlimactic. I asked myself after finishing, "It was a sled? The whole movie was about a sled?" I know it's supposed to represent the time of when he was young where he didn't have to worry about life but still I found that to be a pretty weak metaphor. I don't know if this film will last very long in the 21st century where times have changed so much. That's another problem with this film: it's dated. It's not able to stand the test of time. To me, the greatest movie ever has to be able to stand the test of time. This one doesn't. I think that's all I can think of right now. In short, CITIZEN KANE is a classic that's past its prime.Movie Review: Unwatchable...........
Summary: 1 Stars
When all reviews of a move starts with words like groundbreaking, ahead of its time, or god forbit "a classic", one should proceed with extreme caution. If the AFI never put out a top 100 list, this film would have fallen into obscurity long ago, and it would have stayed where it belongs, a novelty for film school students...
First let me start by saying that although I appreciate Star Wars, I was not brought up on MTV.
I am a tremendous fan of movies in general, and a huge fan of black-and-white films..the greatest ever....Casablanca....also very good, almost anything by Frank Capra...and for those into action, go rent (or better buy) a copy of Gunga Din........
But Citizen Kane is simply....unwatchable....
It is sooooooo boring......
I give Orsen Wells a lot a credit for making a movie at 24, but if he was 44 and this was his 20th film would everyone still be so enamored with it??
If film people like it because it has "out of the ordinary" camera angles, and uses film tricks like "flashbacks", fine, but that does not make this a good movie...
By the way, one thing has always bothered me about the movie that nobody ever brings up. Everyone says that Wells was so "brave" in making a film belittling William Randolf Hearst (one of the most powerful men of his time). My question is, how shallow was Orsen Wells that he had to try to make a name for himself by attacking someone else. Now maybe Hearst was a creap, and deserved to be attacked, but if you made the same movie and had the lead character be an oil tycoon, or a bank president, Wells (and his movie) would not have had the buzz it did back in 1941 or even today for that matter. I wonder then if history would still speak so highly of this film..............
So in conclusion.....any film that helped make Steven Speilberg or Martin Scorsese want to be a film Director, yea........but that dosen't make it a good film....
My advice (sorry amazon), rent it, or watch it on late night television, and then decide if it is something that you want in your home film library.............it will never be in mine......................
Movie Review: Ears Wide Shut
Summary: 5 Stars
Here at Amazon, "Citizen Kane" and "Eyes Wide Shut" have close to the same number of customer reviews. Judging by the reviews for both of the movies, it is apparent that each respective director has truly and deeply screwed with the heads of the viewers, perhaps on a scale unmatched by any other writers or directors in the history of the big screen. Had Stanley Kubrick written and directed "Citizen Kane," it is very likely that he would ultimately have titled it "Ears Wide Shut."
With this Citizen Kane DVD, what you have before you is one of the greatest jokes anyone has ever played on the American movie-goer. From the dimension revealed to us by Kubrick, some 41 years ago, Orson Welles, seated comfortably on his plush, over-sized recliner, has been having one of the longest "last laughs" on heavenly record. And to make matters even more ironic (in the Socratic sense), ridiculous, and "in-your-face," this film was--in essence--remade and subsequently released in 1999. Sure, the format was different, the director was different, the Oscar-winning actor playing the lead role was different, and just about everything else--including the title--was different. But the message was the same.
Orson Welles, when still young, realized and utilized the power of the "radio" broadcast. The listener could "hear" the story. But not being provided any visuals, the listener was forced to conjure the necessary images. Through this process, Welles wielded a huge amount of control over the audience. He had the medium (the radio), the voice (the spell), and the words (the image inducers): he was aurally good to go. My impression is that 99.99% of "viewers" do just that: they "view" the movie. If you simply "watch" the movie, and don't listen very, very attentively, you will miss the crux. If you focus predominately (or even entirely) on the underscore music (as some reviewers have done) and do not absorb the "source sounds," you will miss the imbedded sinister theme.
This is not just another dreary "film noir": it is much, much more. Expertly and beautifully crafted, this is a film about two acts of crime: the first, the crime that thousands of parents commit against their children, somewhere, every day, even in "civilized" countries; and the second, the sadistically horrific crime, one which you realize did indeed happen in the movie, one that psychically puts to shame the crime only "suggested" in "Eyes Wide Shut." The crime will not be seen: it will be felt.
Once you figure it out--and I mean "really" figure it out, it will haunt you. Forever.
Joseph L. D'Agostino, author of "Modern Music Systems: a new perspective on music scales, clefs, and chords"
Movie Review: The Battle for Citizen Kane
Summary: 4 Stars
This review is for the Turner Home Ent version of Citizen Kane (Two-Disc Special Edition). The reason I emphasize that fact, is the reason I recommend it. As everyone knows, Citizen Kane appears every year near the top of the list of the greatest films ever made. In my opinion, if that were objectively true, then you could show it to anyone and they would agree, but they don't. I have shown the film to many friends over the years and most seem puzzled by its status as the greatest. Why?
In art, there are works that stand alone. There is no question why they were created. Alongside these are works that are incomplete although the art dealers and art critics would never admit it. These works have a hidden secret interpretation. The best example is minimalism. To the uninitiated, a solid-colored canvas seems like someone forgot to paint a picture into it, but once the concept of color fields as art is revealed, you may realize that the works connect to that idea. So then and now, the art question hinges on whether or not an art work that needs THE BIG EXPLAINATION in order to connect to the audience is a great or even good work of art.
On the second disk is a fascinating documentary film called, `The Battle for Citizen Kane.' It is THE BIG EXPLAINATION and I have found that not only do people tend to agree that Citizen Kane deserves is status as The Greatest after they view it, but often they want to see Citizen Kane again to see what they missed. Since the documentary is somewhat required viewing for "the greatest movie ever made," I have a hard time giving Citizen Kane my vote for the greatest, but I recommend anyone to watch the documentary first unless they were there in 1941.