Citizen Kane - need I say more?

Advantages: Twisty, complex narrative, great technical achievement, ROSEBUD SCENE!
Disadvantages: It is a bit slow in the middle

...Where do you even begin reviewing such a classic film as Citizen Kane? It's frequently hailed as the greatest film ever made, and normally appears in the top 5 of any film list you come across. In 1941 a 25-year old Orson Welles burst into Hollywood and was given free reign to direct, produce, write and star in a film about whatever he wanted. So what did he do? He created a debut picture of such amazing technical quality that even today it still influences the film industry. The film begins with one of the most famous and memorable movie sequences ever made. One simple word - Rosebud - is whispered from his lips. But what does it mean? And what is the significance of the snowglobe which drops out of Charles Foster Kane's hand as he issues his final words? Set in the creepy location of an old, decrepit mansion on a hill...

l-m-n-o-p 21.08.2006 · Read review
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Citizen Kane

Advantages: Greatest Film Ever?
Disadvantages: You Find One....... I can't!

...It is commonly argued that Citizen Kane is the greatest film of all time, It has become a part of American Folklore It was the first film by Orson Welles. He was only 26 when he wrote, produced, directed and starred in the film Plot: Charles Foster Kane, a Multimillionaire newspaper tycoon, dies alone in his Mansion, Xanadu. Before he dies he drops a Crystal ball and utters the Word 'Rosebud' In what is one of the most famous clips in Cinema History. The film then follows a reporter who attempts to solve the mystery behind the word 'Rosebud'. Despite never understanding the mystery the audience does find out at the very end. Opinon: Every element of this film; Direction, Production, Screenplay, Cinematography, etc is faultless. Orson Welles has done a fantastic job in making a movie that will captivate the viewer to the end...

lukedspurs 04.05.2007 (05.05.2007) · Read review
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Greatest ever - I dont think so

Advantages: Historically important
Disadvantages: Hard work

...Citizen Kane! Mention it's name and you imagine a masterpiece of film making, the holy grail of the cinema. Actually watch it and you're in for a shock. Let's be honest here, this is a visually stunning film and certainly a masterpiece but that alone doesn't make a great film and that's the big problem here. Yes this is an artistically brilliant film, and those arty types who get off on this sort of thing may love it, but your everyday man in the street doesn't (generally) go around empathising (for example) with everything he/she sees and with Kane you'll end up finding it dull, dull, dull. For most people this will be hard work if you're trying to simply sit back and be entertained. What we do get is a great idea for a story (the life tale of a newspaper tycoon), a set of excellent performances, and the one of the most memorable...

TheNeil 07.12.2000 · Read review
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Why this isnt the greatest movie ever made

Advantages: Groundbreaking.
Disadvantages: Dislikeable characters.

...How can a reviewer possibly approach 'Citizen Kane' from a fresh angle? Revered and studied and analyzed in the minutest detail by anyone with even the slightest interest in film, there's very little new to be said about it. So let me begin by saying, as Film student, I can sit down in front of Welles' third greatest achievement and pick out all the reasons why every critic for the past 60 years has hailed it as the greatest film ever made. I can also sit here and say, with all honesty, that while I recognise it as one of the greatest films ever made, I could pick 200 films I'd rather watch. Poor kid Charles Foster Kane is adopted by a starchy millionaire at an early age. Having a silver spoon forced into his mouth, the child thrives. Money leads to more money, and as an adult, he becomes a successful newspaper magnate. We...

Plissken 26.01.2001 · Read review
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Delighted With The Citizen Eco-Drive Calibre Watch

Advantages: fast delivery, first class customer service
Disadvantages: none to be honest

...i've recently ordered the Citizen Eco-Drive Watch for my father online and found both the product and the company i ordered from to be top class. The delivery was next day, and it was free too (which makes a nice change) and the old man really liked his present too, so all in all, a good experience. I have to recommend the company i purchased from, as i found them very helpful when i called them to find out more information about delivery, and returns policy, so thank you Mores Jewellers The watch it's self i've been told is very comfortable and feels natural when wearing, it's heavy enough due to the quality, but light enough to not get in the way. The gold remains to be as shiny today as it was when i brought the item (over 3 months ago) and the face isn't scratched, even though the watch is worn every day and not just...

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WWF Kane

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...Kane; The man behind the mask is Glenn Jacobs, but with the mask he is known as the seven foot tall monster brother of the Undertaker - Kane. However lets take a look at the man behind the mask... Glenn Jaocbs has been the Fake Diesel, the man who took over the name of Diesel after Kevin Nash walked out on the company. This gimmick failed miserably and Jacobs was thrown to the side. He then returned as Isaac Yankem DDS - A terrible dentist gimmick who was teamed with Jerry Lawler to take out Bret Hart, Jacobs fought Hart at Summerslam which resulted in a DQ, He appeared a few more times on Pay Per View before vanishing completely. Then, in 1998 at the " Badd Blood " spectacular in the first ever Hell in a Cell match the music which is now familiar to us all hit as Kane walked down the aisle , ripped off the door to...

Marshwwf316 28.09.2001 · Read review
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Citizen Skyhawk A-T Eco-drive watch

Advantages: Atomic time-keeping, solar powered, 200m WR
Disadvantages: Not the lightest of watches

...Citizen Skyhawk A-T Eco-drive watch, model no JY0000-53E. At the time of writing, this watch is the top of the Skyhawk model range, Citizen's take on aviation themed watches. In addition to the usual Skyhawk features, the A-T model synchronises with the atomic clock signal. As well as being able to receive the European signal, it can also be trained to the USA and Japan time signals by setting the relevant time zone - an advantage over some of the cheaper atomic watches offered by other manufacturers. The watch is a chunky design with a stainless steel bracelet and base contrasting the black face and rotating slide rule bezel. The hands are metallic with luminous inserts, and all the hour markers also contain the luminous inserts. The watch weighs in at 178g (on our digital kitchen scales) and the glass is 34mm diameter...

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Critics like me have ruined this film

Advantages: several brilliant "firsts" - still engaging
Disadvantages: tests the modern imagination

...I love this film, but no one should be forced to watch it. I have reasons. My wife and daughters tell me they do not enjoy watching films with me because I tend to ridicule the characters... and the special effects.... and the shallow plot lines. They are right. Sure. That happens with Sleepless in Seattle or Beaches. But this all changed last year when I requested... OK... forced them to sit through Citizen Kane. This time the roles reversed. I fawned over the brilliant camera work and the mystery of "Rosebud". They made fun of the melodramatic characters and threw popcorn at me. I learned all over again that there are no absolute standards for literary taste. I still believe, though, that critics are warranted in praising this as one of the greatest of all time. Citizen Kane tells the rags to riches story of Charles...

rahfl 08.06.2004 (09.06.2004) · Read review
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Not a Film, a lesson about life

Advantages: Fast moving
Disadvantages: One must concentrate intensily

...Citizen Kane might be a film difficult to watch, understand and learn something. It is a philosophycal biography. It is about power, money, ressentment. A man (rather a boy,- this is the first lesson: we always remain children trying to make up our lost childhood. He, Kane, played by the excellent Orson Wells compensates, in his adult life, the poverty and loss of the comfort of having a loving family, by making money, money and money. Not enough, he has attempted to gain power over everybody, political power, domination. Failing, as he perceives it, he isolated himself in a Castle (Xenadu) full of expensive objects and possessions. He dies alone, thinking about his early days in his family, toys, cradle - Rosebud. A master-piece that must be watched intensely, so not very pleasant, but thought-inspiring....

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Not Quite the greatest - but almost

Advantages: A Classic
Disadvantages: Not exciting by modern day standards, but a wonderful film nevertheless

...I was first introduced to Citizen Kane after buying the video in a pound store! It was the best bargain I have ever had. Orson Welles was undoubtedly a genius and at 25, his first film was destined to be an all-time classic. It broke all the rules. The story of a powerful US businessman, the film begins with his death. Everything else is in flashback. The cinematography, the script, the music - everything was ahead of its time. The only film to come near it (and I believe to surpass it) was Kubrick and Clarke's 2001:A Space Odyssey. The flashbacks are extremely clever - each story by Kane's associates, friends, relatives etc is tainted with their own ideas and experiences of Kane, so that the viewer gradually pieces together the complex picture that was Charles Foster Kane. However, the viewer is left still guessing the meaning...

JohnG 08.08.2000 · Read review
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