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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

Raising Kane:

Okay, so I stole the title of this review from Pauline Kael. Sue me. Yet without Ms. Kael's revivalist view of "Citizen Kane," this work of art would never have finally achieved the prominence it so deserves on the mantle of great cinema. I'd practically worn out my VHS of the movie, which was not made from an exactly pristine print of the film, so when I watched the DVD it was like seeing the movie again for the first time. This new digitally remastered version is almost too gorgeous, too perfect to put... more info

My all time favorite film:

Can you imagine what the perception of RKO was at the time they made this decision? Let's see, how about we give complete control of a major film to a twenty five year old radio voice with zero film experience (whose claim to fame was scaring the life out of the public with a fake story about aliens landing on earth) and even better, let him staff the movie with actors who have little to no screen experience. On top of that, we'll let it become one of the most controversial pictures of its time because it... more info

AFI got this one right:

Can you imagine what the perception of RKO was at the time they made this decision? Let's see, how about we give complete control of a major film to a twenty five year old radio voice with zero film experience (whose claim to fame was scaring the life out of the public with a fake story about aliens landing on earth) and even better, let him staff the movie with actors who have little to no screen experience. On top of that, we'll let it become one of the most controversial pictures of its time because it... more info

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