Author Topic: Citizen Kane is an okay movie (Read 1720 times)

TakingBackSunday · « **on:** November 26, 2007, 05:12:56 PM »

Watched it for the first time last night. Pretty good, I can see why it's so beloved, even though I don't think it's the best movie ever or anything. I'll try and write a review for it later tonight, but I gots to go to my girlfriend's house.

It's a 7/10 or 8/10, can't decide.

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #1 on:** November 26, 2007, 05:59:33 PM »

You have to understand when it came out and what it did to change cinema.

Powerslave · « **Reply #2 on:** November 26, 2007, 06:02:13 PM »

i didnt get it

bagofeyes · « **Reply #3 on:** November 26, 2007, 06:04:28 PM »

needed more action

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #4 on:** November 26, 2007, 06:06:14 PM »

It needed surfing penguins.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5 on:** November 26, 2007, 06:15:59 PM »

Why am I not surprised that a Bob Dylan fan has horrible taste

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #6 on:** November 26, 2007, 06:33:31 PM »

I've long ago accepted that I 'just dont get' most of the classic films. Kinda figured it out once I realized I wont watch movies from the 70s cause I didnt like how movies were colored back then.

Mandark · « **Reply #7 on:** November 26, 2007, 06:45:19 PM »

It's a very technically accomplished and influential movie which few people really enjoy. Cause it has such a reputation, everyone thinks they're in the minority when they watch it and are underwhelmed.

Off the top of my head, I can't think of anyone (in real life or among you fake internet people) who likes it better than The Third Man.

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #8 on:** November 26, 2007, 06:58:53 PM »

Kane influenced modern filmaking by establishing angles and lighting rules, and innovating techniques both on a technical level and on a storytelling level. It was a commercial and critical flop at the time, only coming into recognition for its mastery after the fact. At least that's what I was taught.

I saw the movie, it was pretty interesting although obviously I could never call it best film ever. Things have just come way too far, however there is still a lot to be said for its innate beauty. It's a very well photographed film.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #9 on:** November 26, 2007, 07:23:49 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on November 26, 2007, 06:45:19 PM

I can't think of anyone (in real life or among you fake internet people) who likes it better than The Third Man.

Add another fake internet person

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #10 on:** November 26, 2007, 07:33:01 PM »

Im pretty sure Howard the Duck > Citizen Kane anyway

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #11 on:** November 26, 2007, 08:45:57 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on November 26, 2007, 06:15:59 PM

Why am I not surprised that a Bob Dylan fan has horrible taste

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid > Citizen Kane

But really though, I totally understand the influence it had on modern films. Orson Welles did a fucking awesome job for what he had to work with, and yeah, the lighting and everything like that is pretty damn good.

What I didn't like about the movie were the actors surrounding Welles. They were pretty shit, like most actors of that time. Also, I don't think the later parts of the movie were all that incredibly interesting–his marriage with Susan and Xanadu's prison-like effect on her were snore-inducing. His interactions with Bernstein and Leland with the Inquirer were the best and most memorable parts. The whole portion when he's around 25 is all pretty great.

I think my favorite scene was his speech for his campaign. Welles has an awesome and powerful voice for that kind of thing, and the angles and lighting for it were incredible. Good shit all around.

Oh, and the beginning fade-ins to Xanadu, where the window light is always in the same place on the screen. Pretty rad for its time.

Ichirou · « **Reply #12 on:** November 26, 2007, 11:55:26 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on November 26, 2007, 06:15:59 PM

Why am I not surprised that a Bob Dylan fan has horrible taste

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #13 on:** December 02, 2007, 11:26:05 PM »

MY FAVORITE MOVIE EVER ASSHOLE!

enjoy bell woods · « **Reply #14 on:** December 02, 2007, 11:28:27 PM »

He also directed it when he was what, 25?

Ichirou · « **Reply #15 on:** December 02, 2007, 11:32:40 PM »

Citizen Kane was awesome. BrandNew is a teenager. I don't think your opinions for anything should count until you are legally emancipated from your parents.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #16 on:** December 02, 2007, 11:33:28 PM »

Rear Window is ok. Saw it yesterday. A few things annoyed me.

I saw Vertigo too, though. That was much better.

Ichirou · « **Reply #17 on:** December 02, 2007, 11:36:00 PM »

Watch Rope next.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #18 on:** December 02, 2007, 11:37:21 PM »

Ok, I'll put that on the list of a million classic movies I need to see. At least I got two off the list. HDNet Movies is pretty sweet.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #19 on:** December 02, 2007, 11:42:27 PM »

Quote from: Ichirou on December 02, 2007, 11:32:40 PM

Citizen Kane was awesome. BrandNew is a teenager. I don't think your opinions for anything should count until you are legally emancipated from your parents.

I'm a teenager and I love Kane. All our kind doesn't have bad taste.

etiolate · « **Reply #20 on:** December 03, 2007, 12:57:48 AM »

I really enjoyed it. I watched Kane, and the first two Godfather movies in a row and I'd rank them:

Citizen Kane
Godfather
Godfather 2

And I know people prefer the second Godfather, but I found that it just sort of meandered around and that it made Michael's character make no sense. I liked Kane more than either of them though. There's just something about the cold dark loneliness of the film which I like.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #21 on:** December 03, 2007, 12:58:55 AM »

There's plenty of people that prefer the original Godfather, etiolate.

I'm not one of them, but I can see where they (and you) are coming from.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #22 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:40:35 AM »

Putting "Rear Window" and "okay" in the same sentence is blasphemy. It's a classic film.

Rope is another classic film, but if you think Rear Window is "okay" you'll probably hate on Rope. If so I'll have to call some Haitian niccas on you

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #23 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:47:48 AM »

Blade Runner > Rear Window

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #24 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:49:37 AM »

A Beautiful Mind>Blade Runner

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #25 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:51:23 AM »

Ichirou · « **Reply #26 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:04:40 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on December 03, 2007, 01:49:37 AM

A Beautiful Mind>Blade Runner

Uhm, I'm pretty sure A Beautiful Mind sucked.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #27 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:13:42 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on December 03, 2007, 02:04:40 AM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on December 03, 2007, 01:49:37 AM
A Beautiful Mind>Blade Runner

Uhm, I'm pretty sure A Beautiful Mind sucked.

See, I need to make a thread about this. I watched the movie again a couple days ago; I hadn't seen it in awhile. How someone could describe it as "horrible" is baffling to me. The acting is great, especially concerning Crowe, Wood, and Bettany. The dialogue/script is well written. It's entertaining, etc. So where exactly is the suck? Does it lie with the "sensationalist" aspect of the film, best seen in films such as the one where everyone puts a pen on Nash's table out of respect and admiration?

Ichirou · « **Reply #28 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:28:28 AM »

It's a neutered movie made to cater to the bourgeois middle class who have no idea (and probably no real interest) about what schizophrenia is really like, molded onto the formula of the standard biopic (man rises from humble origins, achieves greatness, has a downfall only to be redeemed in the end by the love of a good woman - see also: Walk The Line). It's a horrible movie.

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Author Topic: Citizen Kane is an okay movie (Read 1720 times)