Thanks for the feedback. I never viewed it in a theater just on a flat screen. Glad you liked it.

You gave it a fair shot. Kudos to you.
It was a film of its time, with Hearst and his control of the media. And Orson Welles used very innovative camera shots. I got to see it in the massive Thalia Theater & it was an experience I'll never forget. We went out afterwards with theater people & discussed it at a coffee bar. Do I want to see it again? No, I've done the Citizen Kane experience. It was fab, & I enjoyed watching how the light played around on the huge screen, enjoyed the story of a man with too much power, his newspaper, the politics, the ending with "Rosebud", laughed at his choice of mistress, his castle, the art, enjoyed the swanky people in the coffee bar afterwards, but it is filed away under 'good experience but enough.' (I did watch it on TCM later, to catch Alan Ladd in the film. Yes, he's very obvious, but I never noticed him on the big screen, oddly.)
However I do respect its place in movie history. I've had friends who were studying film making at NYU, and who take this film quite seriously. There is a reason for its legend. However I do think a person needs to be well rested before seeing it, as it is very long, and quite involved. Same as with Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, etc.

I watched the whole thing. Just was not impressed or captivated.

Drop by the CFB sometime, and watch her preface nearly every film-related comment she makes (out of the many OT ones) with
"I couldn't get through ten minutes of that film"
or
"Great film, I don't remember anything about it".
People need to boycott posters that say those words. Watch the whole thing or keep your mouth shut. That should be between you & your cat only.

Don't feed the attention-craving troll. She simply wants someone to validate her intelligence, without having to be put to the inconvenience of having to display any.
Despite the fact that I've seen hundreds of classics
Drop by the CFB sometime, and watch her preface nearly every film-related comment she makes (out of the many OT ones) with "I couldn't get through ten minutes of that film" or "Great film, I don't remember anything about it".

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That lets me out. Despite the fact that I've seen hundreds of classics, I'm just not smart enough to grasp such an important movie.

Jim Hutton (1934-79) & Ellery Queen

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So what? Your responses have had precious little to do with what the OP is asking, but that hasn't stopped you from posting them.
You're like a blowfly with a decomposed corpse on this boardyou can't stop buzzing around it. Which looks peculiar as hell, considering it's a film you claim to have no interest in.
People who constantly hang around boards which cover subjects they have no interest in, only to disparage the subject can often enough be spelled out in one word: T-R-O-L-L. Since you graduated from high school in 1994, I feel fairly confident you can identify that word.

So what? That doesn't have anything to do with what the OP is asking.

Jim Hutton (1934-79) & Ellery Queen

All things are a question of taste-you don't like it that's your privilege. I personally hate Star Wars but acknowledge the influence it has on film. With Kane it's a writer/producer/actors first film there has not been anything since to surpass it in that category.

I'll leave the evaluation of
Citizen Kane
to you. I'm just simply not smart enough to evaluate it.

Jim Hutton (1934-79) & Ellery Queen

It's a result of watching too many episodes of
The Road Runner
, I'm afraid.

Jim Hutton (1934-79) & Ellery Queen

Aren't you another pretentious one!

I'll try to live with the shame.
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by MrsElleryQueen1976 17 hours ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 13:19:34)
IMDb member since June 2004
I'll try to live with the shame.

Jim Hutton (1934-79) & Ellery Queen
You've had enough years to get good at it, I'm certain.

I'll try to live with the shame.

Jim Hutton (1934-79) & Ellery Queen

Who cares what you think on the subject of Citizen Kane: Only you do. You've provided nothing other than your opinion and self admitted lack of intelligence as proof. Period.
There's absolutely no need to convince a stubborn person of the validity of a work of art. Anyone worth convincing of its validity will have already recognized the facts in the face of pure ignorance. Art on some level is almost always subjective, but in the case of Citizen Kane it's greatness (even if you disagree with the storytelling) is established both historically and technologically as fact.
That's your loss in failing to recognize this.

Re: I just didn't like it. Period.
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by MrsElleryQueen1976 3 hours ago (Mon Oct 19 2015 00:24:30)
IMDb member since June 2004
I stand by what I wrote here earlier. I didn't like Citizen Kane and that's that.

Jim Hutton (1934-79) & Ellery Queen
And when you come back over and over again to a board, or boards, to simply repeat that same statement over and over again, you become a trollwhich is precisely what you are at this point.

I stand by what I wrote here earlier. I didn't like
Citizen Kane
and that's that.

Jim Hutton (1934-79) & Ellery Queen

Why thank you!
As a bonus, here's what I'm currently listening to National Lampoon Radio Hour:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1NAwlepnSs&index=3&list=PL649F2BA40CE69DE9
Great playlist if you like '70s era comedy (Chevy Chase, John Belushi, etc.). Deteriorata was written by Christopher Guest, best known for his role as Nigel in This is Spinal Tap and the six fingered man in Princess Bride, both Rob Reiner movies; and performed by Norman Rose the voice of GOD.
National Lampoon itself was established in 1970 right when Mrs Ellery Queen stopped being relevant. I listen to National Lampoon Radio to remember the great authors of comedy that came to dominate our lives from 1970 until today.

Eras don't define greatness. Great films define eras! I can't think of a single decade without great directors and great films. I don't think oldness or newness is good enough to define art.
Well said! Look forward to reading more of your posts.

God must be an idiot for challenging people to name movies they enjoy before 1970. Eras don't define greatness. Great films define eras! I can't think of a single decade without great directors and great films. I don't think oldness or newness is good enough to define art. But it certainly is good enough for some people: PERIOD. snicker

Well I have watched it at least three times completely and a couple of aborted attempts. I was very bored. The plot was thin and the acting especially by Wells was dismal.
But if you like it then great!

Well that's it, Everyone. God has spoken.
PERIOD.