tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post4091333814496577499..comments2023-11-24T07:20:02.991-05:00Comments on Classic Movies Digest: Citizen Kane (1941): "Rosebud"Ruperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526556689348727001noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-5725163398258967272013-02-13T07:47:00.251-05:002013-02-13T07:47:00.251-05:00Great review! I've always been indifferent to ...Great review! I've always been indifferent to the characters; all rather coldly drawn except for Comingore's. Cotten was wonderful, but there was only a few minutes of Moorehead. Magnificent script and cinematography.<br /><br />Won't ever forget my first viewing, in a college auditorium. Some lunkhead behind me kept yelling: (SPOILER ALERT) It''s da sled! It's da f***ing sled."<br /><br />Of the three "best" mentioned, my vote goes to "Wind" too, with all its own flaws, or "Casablanca" for all the dumb luck of its casting and making.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573954429558960281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-63107401557948521892010-07-05T20:58:12.292-04:002010-07-05T20:58:12.292-04:00Very well-written review. I think Orson Welles is ...Very well-written review. I think Orson Welles is a fantastic filmmaker... But I still don't get this one. If anyone does, please explain it to me.<br /><br />I may be putting myself in the middle of a battlefield, but, in my humble opinion, Gone With the Wind is an all-around better film than Citizen Kane AND Casablanca. *shrug*Sir Lukehttp://www.stayclassicfilm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-23806021392698871852010-02-16T14:11:53.733-05:002010-02-16T14:11:53.733-05:00classicmoviesdigest.blogspot.com; You saved my day...classicmoviesdigest.blogspot.com; You saved my day again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-60430820981919932862010-01-25T18:02:51.896-05:002010-01-25T18:02:51.896-05:00I am really glad that you finally watched it. I sa...I am really glad that you finally watched it. I saw this for the first time when I was in a film class in college. I love this movie and learning that before making this movie, Orson Welles had no experience whatsoever in film making, he had to learn everything from people at the studio. Having learned this, I think that the movie is so beautifully filmed and the filmmaking and editing does a great job of telling the story. Orson Welles was truly the genius that RKO had banked on him to be. If it wasnt for the bad press that Hearst had given it, it probably would have done better right away. The different points of view that were presented through camera angles and editing was so amazing!Cassidy Abbottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-13270438854188486282009-11-10T15:04:58.007-05:002009-11-10T15:04:58.007-05:00Great post. The technical innovations are what get...Great post. The technical innovations are what gets the movie talked about, but it is a profound work of story-telling. Can anyone ever be known or understood? KANE hits so many universal truths, it's staggering.<br /><br />I also have a post on KANE at my blog, THE LAST REVEAL, a blog on screenwriting. Check it out!Lee Matthiashttp://thelastreveal.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-87873915667151512182009-10-07T21:30:35.905-04:002009-10-07T21:30:35.905-04:00I finally saw this film this past year as well. Th...I finally saw this film this past year as well. The acting and cinematography are extremely complimentary. This is one of those films that I actually enjoy seeing more than once.Naomi Vidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660371458349028408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-4419245998274102232009-10-01T17:32:57.447-04:002009-10-01T17:32:57.447-04:00Great review Rupert. Pretty much on the same viewp...Great review Rupert. Pretty much on the same viewpoint as me. Really liked the film but not anywhere near the best movie ever made. I myself liked The magnificent Ambersons more of Welles, I agree with one of the other posters. I also wonder if you have seen that movie.ClassicJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18084603957211826254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-88446657171621387432009-09-28T09:00:13.806-04:002009-09-28T09:00:13.806-04:00Any film that gets called the greatest ever is ask...Any film that gets called the greatest ever is asking to be knocked down, but it's important to remember that Welles never claimed any such thing himself! I think it stands up to such an impossible weight of expectation better than most films could... but The Magnificent Ambersons is still my favourite. I admire Kane but don't enjoy it all that much. <br />Have you seen Ambersons? A fascinating change of pace for a follow-on project, and a remarkable piece of work, even in the mutilated form in which it now exists.Matthew Coniamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302989527514886503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-77233045236608779232009-09-27T08:15:57.280-04:002009-09-27T08:15:57.280-04:00Excellent analysis!!
Glad you saw it!!Excellent analysis!!<br />Glad you saw it!!JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703832050420887343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-63556860493405896642009-09-26T22:31:52.899-04:002009-09-26T22:31:52.899-04:00Hey Rupert!Nice Review!I am glad you enjoyed it,as...Hey Rupert!Nice Review!I am glad you enjoyed it,as for-mentioned by so many others,I too agree,it does not deserve best film of all time.As for me, I love this film from a technical standpoint. dont get me wrong, the screenplay,and performances are first-rate. but I watch it admire the individual elements,technical study points,and character performances.Ernie Orsinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-34978832311661863162009-09-26T09:26:16.381-04:002009-09-26T09:26:16.381-04:00I too was very lucky to see this as a young man be...I too was very lucky to see this as a young man before the "best movie of all time" talk. I personally like the story very much and find the script and its structure are very memorable. The score, the cinematography, the acting---it all came together for me. I loved it viscerally and only when I read the critical essays did I understand why. All classic films deserve to be seen on the big screen to fully appreciate their quality but until you see Citizen Kane in a theater you really haven't seen it the way it was meant to be seen. Loved your analysis Rupert. I have a feeling that since you wathed it you've been thinking about this film & its effects on other films that came after.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-16152065034192615732009-09-25T17:40:47.806-04:002009-09-25T17:40:47.806-04:00I read that Hearst offered RKO more than twice the...I read that Hearst offered RKO more than twice the budget of "Kane" to block its release. It was tempting for the ever-bankrupt studio, but they wisely refused, recognizing it as a significant piece of art.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037813828508466079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-1563641668753028832009-09-25T15:18:45.080-04:002009-09-25T15:18:45.080-04:00Yay! You watched it!
This was a great review...an...Yay! You watched it!<br /><br />This was a great review...and very interesting.<br /><br />I really love Citizen Kane. But, I think that sometimes it's reputation of "greatness" can disappoints first-time viewers. Thankfully, when I first saw it, I was ten or eleven...and was just fascinated with it AND did not know that it was considered the greatest movie ever made!<br /><br />Anyway, great review!Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562702535170134885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-26568447179458576032009-09-25T13:56:20.903-04:002009-09-25T13:56:20.903-04:00I'm so glad you got to see this film and that ...I'm so glad you got to see this film and that you enjoyed it. One of my many personal favourite films.Classic Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452165665779363139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-87734709892629856052009-09-25T11:15:13.526-04:002009-09-25T11:15:13.526-04:00The first time I watched this movie I was looking ...The first time I watched this movie I was looking for the best movie of all time and I was vastly disappointed and I didn't really enjoy it at all. However I decided to revisit the film (since it praised by so many) and the second time just looked for a great film. I ended up enjoying the film much more when I wasn't expecting the best film ever made. <br /><br />It's definitely not my favorite film and I am still not sure I would say it is the best film ever made (but then again I don't think any one film should have that honor) but I do admire what Orson Welles did. I think the fact that he put so much artistry into a simple tale of one man's life might be what makes the film so special.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798552679871435314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-58409540010820694742009-09-25T10:44:56.102-04:002009-09-25T10:44:56.102-04:00Nicely done. This is a very good movie but I think...Nicely done. This is a very good movie but I think it's overrated...don't trash me...but there is no greatest and I think because of AFI etc, it sort of trickled down that this is the best movie bar none so people are afraid of even saying they don't like it that much. It's good though. However after he mutilated Macbeth I don't like Orson Welles.Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-6459519616034700822009-09-25T10:00:07.071-04:002009-09-25T10:00:07.071-04:00Great review, Rupert. I've always thought that...Great review, Rupert. I've always thought that the film's admitted greatness can be attributed more to its artistic & technical contributions to the art of film making, than to its very average (to me anyway) story content. In that respect, I think it deserves its #1 ranking. But on my favorites list it places much lower.pjowens75noreply@blogger.com