Quick Movie Reviews
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3/4
Allison - wrote on 12/21/2007
Yeah, it's good. Big deal. Nah, just kidding. Joseph Cotten is great. Orson Welles' masterpiece. Agnes Moorehead is a doll. The sled is a knockout. So is Kane's cabaret singing wife. If you've always wanted to be a newspaper man, learn from the best.
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4/4
Alex - wrote on 09/06/2007
I could not get past the news reel the first three times I watched it, but once I did, I could see why everyone was calling it a master piece. Great performances from Welles, and some of the best cinematography ever recorded.
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4/4
kustaa - wrote on 08/31/2007
I remember watching this flick, really excited about what I was going to find. And... I really found a pretty nice gem. We all know the technical aspects that makes this movie unique, so, I'll limit to point that is certainly one of the best original plots ever about someone that doesn't exist. Wells was a master, and he deserves all the credit for it. Is not the best movie ever made, in my opinion, but it's a masterpiece for sure. As well stated others, a must see.
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4/4
Gabe - wrote on 08/13/2007
ROSEBUD...The one word that to this day has mystified generations of movie watchers. And, of course, Orson Welles. His acting and directing is brilliant. But the stars of the movie are Greg Toland's beautiful cinematography and Bernard Herrmann's score. Toland wasn't the first to use deep focus in his shots, but he was the first to use it in this capacity. And Herrmann, who would go on to do more famous score like The Day the Earth Stood Still and Psycho, got his start with this film. And maybe even more fascinating than the movie itself is the story behind it. Kane basically made a movie about media conglomerate, William Randolph Hearst. If you buy the DVD disc two has the documentary The Battle Over Citizen Kane.
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4/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/10/2007
There is a reason this is consistently at the top of movie lists - simply put it is as near a perfect film as you will find. Casting, directing, score, cinematography, story - it's the most well-put together film I have seen.
