First watched this film when I was about 12 years old - I'm now 72 and it still grips, entertains and amazes me. When it first came out it broke all the rules of film making - especially from such a young film maker (Orson Welles). Of all the films I have watched over the last sixty years(!) this still comes in my personal top ten (probably No.1!) The film plots the rise (and fall) of the main character (Citizen Kane) a newspaper baron and the ending is so poignant it never falls to move me. A MUST watch for real film buffs!
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One of the greatest movies ever. And a double disk with extras, great value.
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A true masterpiece of Cinema, Orson Welles is Magnificent
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This film is heralded as the best film ever made by many film experts and it does not disappoint. However I purchased this particular DVD as it also includes two radio shows made by Orson Wells, the Happy Prince with Bing Crosby providing the voice of the prince and orson the narrator and the original War of the Worlds broadcast that had americans believing the marshions had landed and running for the hills. A rare treat and make this particular DVD beyond compare with any other. Excellent Film with fantastic extras, no better purchase for anyone.
Rated by many critics as the best film ever made and one to see before you die. Frequently appears at No 1 in various top 100 films. So I just had to see it for myself. I must say it lives up to the hipe. Enjoyed every minute of it. Orsen Wells is fantastic as are the supporting cast. Make up do a great job of ageing Orsen Wells from a young twenty something to a 70 year old man. Without spoiling the film for anyone who has not seen it. As a young boy Orsen Wells parents come in to money in the 1920,s and pack him off to the big city as a small boy were they know is prospects are far better. He manages to build up a vast media empire and although he seems to achieved everything in life anyone could wish for he stills yearns for the one thing he can never have. What that thing is only becomes clear at the end of the film. At this point I felt truly sorry for him. Its perhaps true what they say money can not buy you happiness. Happy viewing!!!Read full review
This is a wonderful film showing that power and money doesn't always bring happiness, and how friends are only around when you have money, Orson welles, plays the part wonderfully you can actually feel for Citizen Kane. This is Orson Welles first film as director and i would say his best the black and white film still looks good today as it did in 1941 when it was released. A classic film with class division, that wouldn't look out of place in modern times. Before buying this film i had only heard from other people how good the film was, but sometimes you are disappointed when the film doesn't live up to the rave reviews friends give, but this film is a classic and well worth watching, you won't be disappointed, this is a film that would look good in anyones collection.
I had heard a lot about Citizen Kane, but had never seen this film, which has been called the best movie ever made. The techniques are common now, but at the time were ground-breakingly revolutionary. I half-expected it to be standard stuff about the rise of a ruthless entrepreneur. It was so much more than that, and explored the motivation and emotional state of Kane as well. The rosebud mystery that permeates the film has been called a mcguffin, but in fact is at the core of Kane's motivation and central to the film's theme of striving for a goal. The secret is not revealed until the film's final moments and suddenly everything falls into place. This is an old black and white movie. If you can see beyond its dated low-tech appearance to the techniques and message inside, you cannot fail to be impressed by its quality.Read full review
my favourite film in the whole world must be its a wonderful life and some of the opening scenes of citizen kane just bought in all those warm feelings that remind me of watching that. so i was hooked from there. so not what i expected, was the storyline, but what a great great film. absolutely timeless, buy this film and pass it on to your children.
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