Citizen Kane - Movie Review

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Chris Stuckmann reviews Citizen Kane, starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore. Directed by Orson Welles.

[@solidsnake9898]

This movie is *literally* the Citizen Kane of movies!

[@kevinschultz6091]

Eh, it's really more the Dark Souls of movies, tbh.

[@joshshin6819]

Fuck dark souls. It ain't no citizen kane

[@thelastpepsi9369]

I read that in a snake voice

[@hawkflame9584]

That comment is the Citizen Kane of Citizen Kane comparisons.

[@Cod4Wii]

Was looking for this comment

[@douglasammirati8450]

I heard this is the "The Room" of good movies

[@semajjarrett3877]

Just like how The Room was the Citizen Kane of bad ones

[@oldhead2854]

Semaj Jarrett no

[@mythgravenn]

No The Room is the Citizen Kane of bad movies

[@jungshin87]

It's a great movie but you need to "get" it. It's about the spirit of a great man

[@rmv2204]

@@mythgravenn its a joke

[@Caladras]

Orson Welles was 25 during the production of Citizen Kane. I'm 25 now. How do I do this?

[@CannibalWHORE22]

David Payne Start a talk show and see what follows

[@TheReneDorion]

give it the 2 hours that it is get movie equipment and software and hope for the best....

[@kexkrueml2]

don't mind if you get it next year

[@captainbrodude8251]

24 actually

[@lukedoyle3002]

CaptainBroDude Nah it was 25

[@fruzz]

I think the thing that stunned me the most about Citizen Kane aside from the almost contemporary camera work and story-telling was the make-up work. The ageing of Welles in the film was utterly convincing; to the point that on first viewing I didn't realize that the elderly Kane was played by the twenty-five year old Orson Welles.

[@davidw.2791]

Maëlys McArdle Not just the aging, but the reverse-aging too. The youngest Wells-as-Kane scene we see, “I’ll have to close the newspaper in sixty years”, he was actually made to look younger than he regularly looked.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

It's also a great film to cite the next time someone sees a film with a nonlinear structure and tries to say it's a Tarantino rip-off. I love the guy's films, but he really didn't invent any of the things he's known for, which doesn't stop lazy critics from saying otherwise every other week.

[@lilbun444]

@@Corn_Pone_Flicks I think this is just Recency Bias - it’s easier for lazier critics to draw comparisons to more contemporary material like Tarantino’s but he would be the first to admit he is riffing on everything that has come before him, like all good directors they are influenced and then use this to create.

[@annaclarafenyo8185]

@@Corn_Pone_Flicks Citizen Kane isn't nonlinear the way Pulp Fiction was, it has flashback sequences that are introduced with a framing device. Pulp Fiction just tells the story out of order, and doesn't make any excuses, it just does it. It was the FIRST film to do so, and later examples of films doing this are Memnto and Arrival (and I think that's it).

[@matheus5230]

Camera work here is so flawless. Make-up is so convincing too.

[@Hulavuta]

Near the end of the film, the Butler mentions that he heard Kane say his last word

[@Andythedrew1]

This is the Citizen Kane of Stuckmann videos

[@1997residente]

Citizen Kane: Synonymous of The Best of filmmaking Empire strikes back: Synonymous of Best and darkest second part.

[@aaronflorian8150]

Symptoms of Stuckmannism

[@maximumoccupancy]

@@1997residente Someone hasn't seen The Dark Knight...

[@1997residente]

@@maximumoccupancy I have seen It. It's good but i don't believe it's better than citizen Kane (It's rated 9.0 on imdb,CK is rated 8.0)

[@maximumoccupancy]

@@1997residente What do your personal feelings have to do with overall consensus ratings?

[@highwind1991]

As a film lover, you eventually learn to love this film and understand why it's such a masterpiece. It's so ahead of its time that the fact that it stands up to films made today speaks to its Timeless quality

[@tdsims1963]

I saw your comment and I agree. It's an amazing film. Have you also seen "The Magnificent Ambersons"? Also Welles, atmospheric, disturbing, brilliant. Check it out.

[@santi_super_stunts2573]

It’s ahead of its time because everything is overrated now just like this movie

[@highwind1991]

@@tdsims1963 I have. Only seen it once. It sucks that the studio basically ruined the film and the version we have isn't the original cut. Half of that film is a masterpiece, the rest is so rushed

[@highwind1991]

@@santi_super_stunts2573 yeah except it's not

[@Glassesgirl2002]

i respect it, however, it's dog shit outside of it's technical improvements to cinema.

[@TheDarkStigmataVA]

Spoilers! (Kinda) Rosebud is the name of his wooden sled. The movie was practically saying that for all the money, land, women, power he accumulated, the one thing he never could get was a childhood, which was lost when his parents sold him away.

[@ricmorales3406]

Thanks was looking for this

[@theavocado6061]

Oh come on brah, it only came out in 1941 I haven’t had a chance to see it yet! 🤣

[@Ismail-Ibrahim841]

I have a dream that someday you'll review The Godfather trilogy.

[@jacobmartin7481]

He should. If not all three, the first two especially.

[@philswift1252]

Jacob Martin the second movie is redundant change change my (and Francis Ford Coppola’s)mind.

[@possummagic3571]

Phil Swift I just finished watching it and too me the ending signified the end of the Corleone family's reign, while the first movie was the beginning of a new era. I don't think it was as good as the first but I don't think it was redundant.

[@philswift1252]

Autism is Unstoppable the way I view it the whole trilogy is really about Michael and from the end of Godfather to the end of part 2 he didn’t really change much other than killing his brother which just didn’t seem like enough to me, I felt like he was already corrupted. Don’t get me wrong I still love watching part 2 just because I still love the characters and most of the directing but that and the Young Vito story line (which was also enjoyable but just kind of out of place) just bring it down a couple notches compared to the first. I feel like Part 3 had far more potential as a script than part 2 did but obviously that was pretty much a total shit show.

[@MissGigglesdotcom]

A+ - A+ - C+

[@SuperDood077]

Review Lawrence of Arabia!!!

[@coopercarter]

This

[@wtfyoutube4873]

Well that will be an A+ as well

[@kuff6859]

(Palpatine Voice) Do it.

[@Highfive3395]

Yes plz

[@kgbt2082]

YES! Pleeeeease

[@dylan8736]

I wonder why it's popular, now I know... It's the cinematography!

[@nagi159]

I think that's a bit of an oversimplification.. I think there's tons more to like about it, but the cinematography is absolutely stunning ^^

[@tobyty123]

@@nagi159 i think Dylan was making a joke

[@nagi159]

@@tobyty123 Were they? I couldn't tell ;/

[@tobyty123]

@@nagi159 yeah thats the tough thing about text. but yeah i think it was a subtle dig at Chris for only really praising the cinematography, referring to what he liked about the film lo,l.

[@apictureoffunction]

A lot of people forget to credit it for having a nonlinear narrative, which was ahead of it's time

[@Dot2TrotsLowCarbLiving]

I recently discovered your channel and have to say I love it. I find many reviewers either too pompous or too fan boyish. You really hit the right note in WHY a film works or doesn’t. And I LOVE your reviews of older films. My love of them stems from watching them with my dad (oh I hope you look at the old Universal monster flicks too!). Even though Hollywood imposed a code on film makers, it seems that this is when the cream rose to the top. Today’s freedom seems to evoke fear of taking chances. So as a result I’m more cautious of forking out $15 (cost of a ticket in my area) for a film. But your reviews give me an idea of what to check out. Keep up the awesome work.

[@SolusBatty]

You're saying Chris is not a fanboy? Oh man :D

[@riverpinkston8884]

Dot2Trot's Low Carb Living continue watching, the dark knight is the first film that really changed my perspective on what film can be but Chris solidified it. It’s truly beautiful and meaningful. True filmmakers continue to bring stories to us that strike home.

[@kingplunger6033]

nah, he is fine, but sometimes completely off

[@LuisSierra42]

He grew up watching movies

[@VillaBoys123]

I grew up fanboying.

[@AmazingOneTV]

This is the citizen Kane of citizen Kane reviews

[@mindseyemelodies]

This is the Citizen Kane of youtube comments!

[@MrShaiya96]

@@mindseyemelodies This is the Citizen Kane of KZbin replies.

[@420happyhippy]

Citizen Kane is the Citizen Kane, of Citizen Kane!

[@Filmatic5]

I saw it when I was 17 or 18, in film class. I thought it was good. Every time I saw it after that it just got better and better. It’s greatness is undeniable.

[@Ivosferatus]

"You're not writing an opera!" "But I am writing an opera..." ~ Mank (2020), dir. David Fincher

[@alexanderg1297]

Here in anticipation for David Fincher’s Mank.

[@CD-603]

Mank was great

[@vinblack85]

A truly boring movie

[@CD-603]

@@vinblack85 have you seen citizen Kane

[@vinblack85]

@@CD-603 yes I have and it's great. But Mank was boring and while maybe good just too inside and meh

[@CD-603]

@@vinblack85 well I thought it was amazing and it was the best film of 2020. I think Fincher will get best director and should as well. I also thought the acting was incredible and I found the story interesting. I also loved how the style was the exact same as citizen Kane. But each to their own I suppose

[@amirgarcia547]

It’s crazy that this’s Orson Wells’ first film. I mean, that man came swinging right out from the gate.

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

It’s interesting, though more than a little heartbreaking, when a new artist comes out with their first finished project and later it’s recognized as their Magnum Opus. Some people just have a vision and store its spirit up inside of them for years until it’s unleashed in the world. And then, sometimes, that’s it. As an editor, I’ve seen some people with amazing ideas and incredible stories, then measured them up. Would they be the type to go back to that inner well and replenish their inspiration? Or would they flicker, wildly try to regain their spark, and fade away? So far, I’ve not been able to tell which from which when I meet them and first hear their enthusiasm.

[@themoviedealers]

He did do a ton of theater and radio before that. He started at age 15 so had about ten years experience.

[@refusingtoconform]

@@SunflowerSpotlight Mind if I hear YOUR story? Beautiful speech.

[@emilengen7825]

It wasn't his first movie.

[@martinwathen3807]

I liked it. It was good, but it wasn't exactly Ciztizen Kane...7/10

[@petergeorgelin6320]

Watch it again and you will give it an 8/10 , Then watch it again and you will give it 9/10 , Then watch it again and you guessed it , It will be a 10/10 , Its that sort of Movie , It reels you in , You will notice things that you didnt see the Previous viewing , Give it a Try.

[@Rj-dw6lr]

@@petergeorgelin6320 you did not get the joke 😂

[@ihatefanserviceanime364]

Better than modern movie

[@emilengen7825]

@@petergeorgelin6320 how did you not get the joke?😂

[@ihatefanserviceanime364]

Your taste was awful

[@BB209EDE]

"I had the confidence of ignorance" --Orson Wells "I don't know how to run a newspaper. I try everything I can think of" --Orson Welles playing Kane

[@cobwebschannel]

I respect you for wearing that t-shirt in a Citizen Kane review.

[@burntnikesock212]

*tries to act shocked by Chris' score*

[@gavinhenderson7250]

To be fair I'd be both shocked and dissapointed with anything less than an A+

[@Kinoksis]

* pikachu shocked face *

[@gavinhenderson7250]

@deadvoguestar good for you.

[@whiteblotter19]

"Ignorance, the world knows no authority like it."- Orson Welles

[@recommendedforyou2936]

Ignorance is bliss

[@freddylubin]

When I taught Film History (until recently retired), and showing usually twice a year, with my different classes, I promised myself that if it EVER bored me I won't show it again. Never happened.

[@supermahmus9008]

The end of the movie the butler said that he was there when Kane died, he was simply not shown in the opening scene.

[@MrGeekFreek]

Wait a second. There was no cane in Citizen Kane.

[@3rd_iimpact]

MrGeekFreek I was looking for this comment.

[@mimicrybypravesh]

There is a sledge though

[@Mallen151]

Isn’t there a cane in the party scene?

[@susanmurphy958]

Do "Rear Window" next Chris, please.

[@emilengen7825]

And vertigo!

[@vars280287]

Orson Welles was 25 when he made the greatest film of all time!

[@ethanwood9124]

Varun its good but it’s so overated not even close to the greatest of all time

[@ethanwood9124]

Jj Anyanwu nevermind, it took me a couple days to process it than I realized how amazing it was

[@captainbrodude8251]

24 I believe

[@lukedoyle3002]

Trips Citizen Kane did much more for the medium of cinema than Dead Poet’s, Cuckoo’s Nest and Ben-Hur I think is the point. Fellini came damn close at times though

[@astukokiotili5496]

The Godfather is the best movie of all time. Just saying

[@notoriousjm95]

Citizen Kane is the Citizen Kane of Citizen Kane.

[@sebastiangomez4824]

Gee, I wonder what Chris could possibly think about this one.

[@worf7271]

I'm gonna give Citizen Kane... an F!

[@worrywirt]

Worf ... to pay respect for Orson Wells’ memory ✊😩🙌

[@lol_vevo]

Hmm... I wonder if it's good...

[@brendanforester4601]

Worf (GASP) HOW DARE YOU!?!

[@seanfraser3125]

Well, there are a surprising number of people who don’t think the movie is any good, so it was technically possible that Chris wouldn’t have liked it. Unsurprisingly, that’s not the case.

[@cianfarrell9992]

Citizen Kane is the dark souls of movies

[@SoundwormBite]

Care to explain why?

[@dongxx]

Lmfaoo so true

[@rodrigobento4570]

@@SoundwormBite because it makes you go through many different emotions when experiencing it

[@abefromen1]

Citizen Kane is more like the Super Mario Bros of movies

[@communityEsc]

Lmao

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

On the alleged plot hole, the fact is that there's no wide establishing shot of the room in which Kane dies, so it's impossible to assert that he was alone, coupled with the fact that his butler specifically says he was the one who heard Kane say 'Rosebud' as he died, so frankly I don't think it's a real issue. A similar-themed Welles picture was Mr. Arkadin, which has a nice Criterion release and is definitely worth a look.

[@lazlovalentin8015]

Chris, I really enjoy your take on everything and especially great movies. But I have a question. At 6:10 you say that he died alone, but doesn't his butler say at the end of the film that he was with him in the end hearing those words? In my mind it isn't a plot hole at all, the butler heard that, he said it himself. Otherwise, I agree with what is being said. It is one of the best because of its tragic but true nature.

[@taylorluke3060]

He finally reviewed it...

[@ScarecrOmega]

..... and tomorrow he deletes his channel making this his last review ever.

[@sinbadmadeyoumad2506]

Review godfather like so he can see

[@chubbners3436]

I am just actually seeing Godfather for the first time on Netflix, and it's taken me a few days to watch because of how long it is, but I am shocked on how good it is. Although I heard the sequels don't hold up, I am enjoying the first so far.

[@Wolfe-zl4ld]

@@chubbners3436 If it takes you a few days to watch the godfather, then it'll probably take you a few weeks to finish the godfather part 2 which, in my opinion, is the best in the trilogy.

[@chubbners3436]

@@Wolfe-zl4ld Is the movie longer than the first? Because the runtime for the first is 3 hours, and I can't imagine the second being longer than the first

[@Wolfe-zl4ld]

@@chubbners3436 Yes, I believe the run time is 3 hrs 22m. But the film is so damn good you'll probably wouldn't feel the length. But that's just me.

[@MRWINDYMETHANE]

Yeah I agree wholeheartedly with the Wolfe's statement, but do yourself a favor and omit Part III completely. That movie was an abortion, should've never happened.

[@Polycomical]

I recently rewatched this at Cinema City in Norwich. This is one of my all time favourites, and the thing is what I will say is I think it is more emotional than it gets credit for, and in some respects even has comedic elements you don't see coming. I love it and I do think it's more accessible than people think.

[@bruceleeroy8302]

We’re Animany, totally insaney, Citizen Kaney! Ani-mani-ACS! Those are the facts!

[@KING7CANTONA]

loved that as a kid

[@dylankaiser5546]

I was wondering when Chris was going to talk about this timeless masterpiece Edit: this is beside the point but Orson Welles was 26 when he made this. Talk about being talented

[@DigiRangerScott]

I remember you bring 26

[@jigartalaviya2340]

And Newton invented calculus and laws of motion and optics and proved that any person with just pen and paper sitting anywhere on earth can prove that it goes around the sun in ellipse...before turning 26!

[@justinmonisit5932]

It doesn't end there, he revolutionized theater and radio as well. An innovator of multiple mediums.

[@jacobmartin7481]

Chris talked about how Wells had that contract where he had complete creative control on Citizen Kane. A shame then, that all his follow-up films broke that contract and he feuded with the studios over creative control (and all the movies, the studios won), leading to studio meddled films such as The Magnificent Ambersons, The Lady from Shanghai, and Touch of Evil, some of which still stand strong (Touch of Evil especially, which did get a director's cut), while others really hurt due to the meddling (Ambersons).

[@dylankaiser5546]

jigar talaviya it just shows you can’t put an age limit on greatness

[@jonathansefcik473]

I don't think Citizen Kane is the greatest or anywhere close to the greatest film ever made, but I definitely see it as one of the most visually influential. If you try watching a bunch of other movies from 1941, they don't hold up nearly as well, and Citizen Kane's cinematography and shot compositions are surprisingly modern looking. Visually, nothing looked like this movie before and everything started looking like it after.

[@ukuleletoast3292]

Jonathan Sefcik what do you think the greatest movie of all time is?

[@Tyq43]

Nine lives

[@MariaVosa]

Except Welles wasn't the cinematographer, Gregg Toland was.

[@jacobmartin7481]

People say Citizen Kane is the greatest movie of the 1940s, but I say it's nothing compared to Casablanca. Still like Kane though, and its filmmaking is off the walls!

[@MariaVosa]

@@jacobmartin7481 Agree. Casablanca is more beautifully shot and way better acted. Also, it has a properly developed arc. I do like CK, but Casablanca I can rewatch again and again.

[@biglion4631]

I watched this film for my scriptwriting class and it was so good! The struggle that Orson Welles went through with Hollywood and then finally being able to make this film was very inspiring.

[@airavearentertainment9186]

Ooo! Fun fact! There is no plot hole! At the end of the movie the butler says he was in the room. He tells the story of when he heard him say rosebud, then he says “I heard him say it that one other time. Then he dropped the snow globe, and didn’t say anything else. And I knew he was dead.” This is such a commonly missed line that everyone thinks there is a plot hole. In the book Citizen Kane by Harlan Lebo, he writes that when people came to Welles with this plot hole, he would let them feel like they discovered something, telling them they were the first person to every notice. 😄

[@spider-man2157]

Citizen kane is a masterpiece. Great lighting, great camera angles and Orsen wells best work both on and off camera. It's a journey about the rise and fall of the mighty business tycoon. Stunning visual story telling and must watch for everyone, whose interested in filmmaking. Yes, it is the greatest movie ever made. A+ C S.

[@benjamin_burke]

Kinda left me blueballed here Chris. Basically >It's widely heralded as the greatest, but it actually on the surface seems not gripping >It's well-made technically >What made it special was the raw artistry and perfectionism of Welles >The more I thought about it and came back to it, it grew on me. Usually with you reviews you talk about special moments, performances, incorporation of technical elements, what the film communicates. You could say, "Hey, everybody already talks about all that analysis with Citizen Kane", but you're like KZbin's golden boy, by far the most-subscribed film reviewer; the KZbin layman wondering about Citizen Kane will come to THIS video, and it kind of leaves them in the dark.

[@nagboinfi]

Screen Junkies and Jeremy Jahns are bigger

[@benjamin_burke]

'kay, I knew Jeremy and Chris were always neck-and-neck, didn't know Jeremy was ahead; I wouldn't categorize Screen Junkies as a film review channel: they've got their Honest Trailers and then they do some commentary and whatnot, but my point stands

[@omeshsingh8091]

@@benjamin_burke Wholeheartedly agree. Regurgitating the same points as everyone else does not add any value to the conversation.

[@kevinkilbane2007]

I agree. I haven't watched this yet. But has Chris given me a reason to? He doesn't seem too enthusiastic about this film but still gave it an A+.

[@vinnieandhispizza6299]

Chris: "leaps and bounds ahead of it's time," Casablanca: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@Tymbus]

Casablanca is OK but it was a run of the mill generic movie

[@nagi159]

I strongly disagree lol

[@themoviedealers]

Casablanca is great but ultimately it is just a romance. The story of Citizen Kane is the story of America.

[@lukedoyle3002]

One of the best screenplays ever written for sure, but nowhere near the technical achievement Kane was (and still is)

[@cielomcmeekin7296]

Casablanca is the shit

[@zeusathena26]

Here is another B&W films that I always love that I saw WITH my father...... He always loved Orson Wells as much as I loved during my teen years!

[@joshuaterrell660]

Chris grew up with Citizen Kane

[@vonleevl]

I will feed you to your cat and feed your cat back to you. Stop it

[@roncriswell2685]

If you want to be technical about it he grew up with rosebud....

[@pyrobison2002]

VesaliusNine noice!

[@michaelcali8304]

When I first saw this I wasn’t blown away by this but after I saw it again and once I understood more about film I came to see this as a masterpiece. This is how I felt about The Beatles and Black Sabbath. Once I actually sat down listened to whole albums like Rubber Soul or Master of Reality I recognized the impact and influence each note of each song. Perfection.

[@logandubek1579]

I went into this movie assuming it would be highly overrated and boring. I was very VERY wrong. Not only is this truly a masterpiece for its time, but it also holds up very well today despite its age. It is more relevant than ever in its theme of power, corruption, media, and childhood trauma. And to think Orson Welles was in his 20s when he made this.. WILD

[@geenibt518]

I’m glad you address the fact there is so much hype around it it can be difficult to live up to, and that you need to almost step back to really understand the impact

[@evilxei5089]

Good time....if you're drunk

[@anuragbhattacharya4682]

It's funny how I read your username in my mind exactly the way Jeremy says it.. 😂

[@elomonelo2917]

Yeahhh that's a good sled

[@somemysteriousguy7114]

@Saif Sufian Otoum because chris grew up with citizen kane

[@fabioalvesshow]

@@anuragbhattacharya4682 Best user name

[@Saltyaf38]

God damn you

[@unmutualwolf4714]

Citizen Kane was one of the first movies I remember seeing that made me really think about the beauty of filmmaking and I credit it with making me fall in love with film as an art form, not just entertainment.

[@ligeiaztomb2755]

This film is incredible. The Roger Ebert commentary on the special edition is BRILLIANT. It is like a crash course in film history and production.

[@IanVinh]

I’ll be watching this for the first time. It’s for university. I probably need to watch it two or three times. Once to just watch it, second time to analyse it, and another to think about it.

[@TheGrimmCommoner]

Citizen Kane is the Lord of the Rings of 1940s films.

[@johnoates3791]

Pause this film at any moment, and it looks like perfection. That’s when you know a film has outstanding cinematography.

[@markparkinson6947]

Depends on what you mean by perfection.

[@valerieyoder]

I'm glad to see you're still uploading. Thank you, Chris! Hope you're doing well.

[@craigamore2319]

Very well said Chris. The thing about "Citizen Kane" that is so often missed in the over hyped confusion people feel is that people come to it now in a vacuum. The modern viewer often comes to this movie lacking a context for the era in which it was made. Virtually every aspect of this film was so well designed, executed and entirely original in its conception in such a way as to change the way movies have been made since. That's a rare achievement.

[@batalhadaseras]

5:43 For what I saw, the idea behind the plothole is that when mr, Kane said rosebud, someone heard him saying that. We did

[@rjkroeplin9815]

Sometimes with old films, some of the technological marvels of the time just don't hit the same way now as they did then (i.e. Beauty and the Beast 1946 to a SMALL degree). But this film is still gorgeous! It's amazing! I was in a film class when I first watched it and was sitting with a few high school students that were getting college credit. And they groaned the whole time about how slow it was and how bad they thought it was. I was to slap them upside the head so badly.

[@leparkin]

Thanks for doing this series Chris! It's been fun to hear your opinions on some of my favourites and recommend some that I've never got around to! Can't wait to see what the last month's will be

[@CPSlayer]

"I grew up when Citizen Kane was made" -Chris Stuckmann-

[@ScarecrOmega]

Orson Welles' best performance was in Transformers: The Movie

[@ianscott1155]

You are absolutely right! I even loved his drunken wine commercials more than this movie.

[@Monika-di7vv]

Lol

[@genius179]

I think that’s his last movie and one he was telling friends he did it for the money

[@samboujaiteh3331]

Touch of Evil, The Trial and The Third Man are all really, really good Orson Welles performances. Basically the movies he’s in that start with the letter T.

[@KRhetor]

That statement is so sad on so many different levels.

[@halowillneverbegoodagain1868]

Damn i expected just a little higher than a C.

[@adrianzealot1716]

Fuck you

[@Monika-di7vv]

Good one, lol 😆

[@DJ-vg1pr]

I just don’t understand why he said that civil rights were a mistake

[@Real_Boye]

I know, right? I was shocked when he said "i hate dumb-dumb black n white films!!!!" Chris is better than this..

[@whatthefuckishappeningomgw3548]

this isn’t melons channel

[@Jamie.Laszlo]

No one ever talks about the makeup in this movie. It's such an underrated aspect.

[@0axel078]

I watched it for the first time earlier this year. It really is great. On my top 10 list, in fact, right between There Will Be Blood and The Third Man.

[@mgreco712]

To appreciate Citizen Kane, I recommend watching 5 or 6 films from the 20s and 30s (each) beforehand. Getting yourself settled into the context in which that film was made makes a big difference in people's ability to appreciate it

[@markparkinson6947]

I agree with that philosophy. It’s helpful to get into the mindset of a person who is watching this during the 1940s or 1950s, in order to understand how well-made the film is. Comparing this film with the stuff we have today will make the film look awful in comparison.

[@rexdavidson4028]

That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard

[@joelbrown2782]

I am going to admit that I have never loved this film like other people do, I like it a lot. Personally, I prefer A Touch of Evil over this film.

[@ideasmatter4737]

I love that you are honest about the possibility of a movie growing on you with time and repeated viewings! It seems like there is so much emphasis on initial reactions with KZbin reviewers, so thank you for taking the long view on this one. I need to revisit this movie. I fell asleep both times I tried to watch it!

[@GingerMacLeod]

I’m in a Film History course and I was pumped to see you reviewed this movie! Since I normally come to you for action and horror movies

[@Road_to_Dawn]

I remember back when I first moved to my dorm room and basically all I had was my bed, my PSP, my laptop, and a few movies, one of them being Citizen Kane. I decided to slide it into my laptop’s disc drive one night and give it a go, since I had never seen it before and I literally had nothing better to do. As this was just a few months shy of a decade ago and my memory is notoriously bad, I don’t remember the film very well, but what I do remember is being absolutely astounded by it and honestly being moved to tears. Now I need to find my copy of it and watch it again to remind myself of why I loved it so much.

[@isaigutierrez1617]

My experience was kinda the same. I stopped by my Half Price Books after jogging at a park. Ended up picking up Spaceballs, Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Citizen Kane's 70th Anniversary all on Blu-ray. Popped it inside my PS4 Slim and I was blown away. I'm happy I've seen it and now I'm curious to pop the Battle over Citizen Kane documentary after last night.

[@hanimated1574]

Funny, I was just doing a project on film history which talks about this film’s effect on filmmaking

[@antnauman]

While I was watching this movie for the first time, I was blown away by the camera work! Then the makeup, and then the story. And was surprised to see that it didn't won the Oscar for cinematography.

[@qwertyuiop22ful]

That scene with the crumbling marriage montage is just fucking genius.

[@jayquashie9982]

I remember being forced to watch this movie in high school, and I def fell asleep. I woke up at the end of class realizing that I had to write a paper on it and just remember wanting to die.

[@TexasDragon]

Please Chris. PLEASE do Lawrence of Arabia. Or ANY of the classic EPICS of the 50s and/or 60s!

[@Edward_T_Martin]

You have a really great conversational style that's great to listen to. Most reviewers are trying to do an Entertainment Tonight thing, which is flat-out annoying. Thanks, looking forward to more of your stuff.

[@fariahmed2955]

So good to have you back 👊👊

[@davidw839]

The plothole you mentioned is not a plothole. One of Kane's employees (the butler I think) was interviewed toward the end of the movie and mentioned he was in the room when Kane died. It just didn't show him at the very beginning. But he was there and heard Kane say Rosebud.

[@barryjeffrey7545]

It's regarded as one of the best Movies of all time for a reason!

[@crabbySm4ck3r]

Never thought I’d see somebody review Citizen Kane in a Vegeta T-shirt.

[@IconicMovieReviews]

Great review. After watching it for the first time a few months ago I thought how on earth am I going to review a movie review as ICONIC as Citizen Kane. So thanks for doing this.

[@abdrhmn7093]

Just watched Citizen Kane today, it surely lived up to the hype!! In my opinion it's not perfect as a lot of people say, but it's definitely one of my top 5 films of all time

[@mariacabello1238]

How did you saw the film?, I can't find It.

[@GreenDragon1234]

You can buy the film online for a few bucks. KZbin sells it for 4 bucks

[@DonnaBrooks]

@@mariacabello1238 But watch it on the largest screen you can! That "warehouse" scene at the end really needs a big screen to get the full effect of both the point of the movie and the technical achievement of filming that scene. You don't want to ruin it by watching it on a tablet or phone!!

[@connorw2k]

Hey Chris can you review Bicycle Thieves?

[@jonathanhart2459]

Connor Webb masterpiece

[@connorw2k]

hell ya

[@GILtheMighty]

I was interested in hearing your thoughts about this film for a while. Another great video! I really enjoy hearing about older movies that I am also currently discovering. I have just ordered City Lights based on your review.

[@dynomax9961]

I just remember being super confused about that weird jump scare with the bird near the end

[@isabeamon1190]

Citizen Kane doesn't begin with a "major plot hole". The butler clearly states at the end of the film that he heard Kane say "Rosebud" right before he dropped the snow globe and died, so he was obviously present.

[@arch_dornan6066]

He is shown dying alone. I still agree that it isn't a plothole considering the fact that the bulter clearly states near the end that "Rosebud" was pretty much the only word he said for a while, so many could conclude that it was his last

[@isabeamon1190]

@arch_dornan6066 He is shown being filmed with a tight lense which doesn't show who is or isn't around him at the time of his death.

[@MisterFatherly]

Oh boy, here we go. Here come the comments that clash over if Citizen Kane is overrated or a masterpiece. This oughta be interesting. **Grabs a bowl of popcorn with excitement

[@LoveShiaGDSN]

It can be both.

[@MisterFatherly]

@@LoveShiaGDSN Yes it can. But throughout my history with Citizen Kane I've seen and heard debates about it almost every time it's talked about.

[@kevinmedcalf4926]

@@MisterFatherly What do you think about it.

[@MisterFatherly]

@@kevinmedcalf4926 I think it's a good film myself and it's a visual achievement like Blade Runner. Like most other reviewers say, it's a film that was way ahead of it's time in 1941. It felt like a film that could've been made today. I will say, in my opinion, that it is not one of my favorite films. So really, it's a two-sided opinion, but I still think it's a damn good film.

[@bensagal-morris8072]

Got to see this in the theater. Amazing how the filmmaking and acting and writing makes this movie watchable to this day.

[@Cade_Media]

thank you Chris for using this platform to show off some excellent films that not all KZbin users would have on their radar, i.e younger film lovers!

[@markparkinson6947]

"The News on The March sequence, Kane's backstory, it was leaps and bounds ahead of its time. Cinematography, music, use of cross dissolves." That's all I really got from Chris in regards to how he felt about the movie. Almost the entire video he's talking about the influence and impactfulness of Citizen Kane, but I never really felt that with this review. He never really breaks down why Citizen Kane is impactful or influential, as all his critiques could be applied to any other critically acclaimed film. All I want to know is why Chris liked it. But in this review, it seems less like Chris enjoying the movie and more like Chris forcing himself to like it. PLEASE convince me otherwise, I would love a differing opinion on this.

[@abhishek-xh2ld]

He already said that there is nothing new he can talk about this movie which had already not been said or analysed for decades.

[@markparkinson6947]

@@abhishek-xh2ld It's understandable how emotionally influencing a movie can be when it's been reviewed analysed to death. But if we just don't care to review a movie properly because someone else did before us, then what's the point of reviewing a movie in the first place? There is a reason we watch Chris's reviews, and that's to get Chris's opinion, not a lecture on the impact of the movies he is reviewing. What HE thinks of the movie. It's why I enjoy his hilariocities a lot more than I enjoy his reviews of critically acclaimed films, because you see and hear reviews that are strictly Stuckmann's. He's not worried about what other people think most of the time, and he gets into a LOT of detail regarding how the story plays out, the performance of the character, etc.

[@Tymbus]

I kind of agree. I don't think Chris wanted that kind of review. He is capable of a shot by shot analysis and even provides an example of the director's amazing use of depth of field in that pull back from the child making a snowman. But I see Chris's point. I have written reviews for 40 years but when it came to Avengers: Endgame what was there left to say, so I took apart something else: the notion of fan service.

[@markparkinson6947]

@@Tymbus I would love for you to elaborate more on what you mean when Avengers: Endgame does not have a lot to say. I mean, a person such as you, who has been reviewing movies for 40 years can definitely provide some valuable insight. But overall, I can understand your point.

[@Luke56721]

@@markparkinson6947 I saw you on JLongbone's channel. Hi.

[@arturosantana6565]

It would be nice to see reviews of some other classic films like The Searchers or Casablanca.

[@RomanPhilosopher]

The butler heard him say it. Its mentioned in the film

[@mijanhoque1740]

When’s your review of The a Haunting of hill house coming out Chris?

[@paradisecity0406able]

2:53 "Easily my favorite film of the 1940's" That's a bold statement since there are so many other great films in that decade. Casablanca It's a Wonderful Life Pinocchio Fantasia The Third Man The Great Dictator The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Double Indemnity Rope and many others I'm forgetting about

[@1977Suspiria]

Probably because like most lame ass filmgoers they've not seen any besides Casablanca & Citizen Kane which they've only seen because those two pop up on Greatest Film lists all the time so they think if they watch them 2 then suddenly they can regard themselves as serious cinephiles. Looking at this guy's BluRay collection, I get the vibe he's one of them. And you missed out three of my favourites The Red Shoes, Late Spring, Lost Weekend & my favourite Hitchcock film Shadow Of A Doubt. 👍

[@nickgreene1096]

I'd still say Citizen Kane is a better film than most of the films you listed. Only really competing with a handful most notably Casablanca.

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

He didn't say it's the best film, he said it's his favorite. There's nothing bold about that claim.

[@1977Suspiria]

@@alexandresobreiramartins9461 That's even worse. In pure entertainment terms, there are a lot of better films out in the 40's than Citizen Kane. Bet he hasn't seen many anyway.

[@omeshsingh8091]

Here are some more films from the 1940s: Les Enfrants du Paradis Late Spring Utamaro's Five Women Mildred Pierce Rebecca The Magnificent Ambersons Red River My Darling Clementine Notorious The Best Years of Our Lives The Philadelphia Story The Grapes of Wrath The Red Shoes Bicycle Thieves The Mark of Zorro The Sea Hawk Day of Wrath How Green Was My Valley The Maltese Falcon The Woman in the Window The Sea Wolf Genroku Chushingura Sabateur There was a Father Yankee Doodle Dandy Shadow of a Doubt The More the Merrier Gaslight Laura To Have and Have Not Brief Encounter A Tree Grows in Brooklyn I know Where I'm Going! They Were Expendable A Matter of Life and Death Great Expectations The Big Sleep No Regrets for Our Youth Black Narcissus Monsieur Verdoux The Lady from Shanghai The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp I Remember Mama Whisky Galore!

[@guidethelight3707]

I'm kinda glad I was in college the first time I saw this film. I enjoy it for sure and understand why it's considered a classic, but when it comes to the rise and fall of a charismatic business man, I perfer Wolf of Wall Street.

[@summertime_blooz]

I was lucky enough to first watch the movie without knowing ahead of time what "Rosebud" means. It really made me tear up when I found out. Nowadays I guess the mystery has been revealed to pop culture fans even if they haven't watched the film, but this movie is really one of the greats and one of those that lives up to it's hype.

[@zacmurray6728]

Please keep doing these pre 1970 reviews into 2019. They are amazing.

[@redace7592]

Nice beard Chris! Looks good on ya. (Still haven't seen this movie)...

[@PACKERMAN2077]

I saw it recently within the past few years but I've had it forever original 20 year old DVD pressing sealed from Best Buy... Back when movies were 60 bucks I never wanted to unseal it or take off the little coupon sticker now in today's market I'll barely get $0. 50 for it. That's why it took me so long to see it. Despite being a movie buff it's the same thing with most Classic Movies I've never seen because I've never unsealed them

[@redace7592]

@@PACKERMAN2077 let me ask you this, should me and my fiance sit down and watch it tonight? Or should I prepare myself before watching this? Lol

[@PACKERMAN2077]

@@redace7592 You should take Cornell notes with the appropriate questions. I'll be the proctor and give you a exam on it after. I'll also need a 700 word essay.

[@jameswolfe842]

RED ACE Don’t it’s boring af

[@roncriswell2685]

It's the Citizen Kane of beards......

[@edwardicus4]

I rented this once just to see what all the fuss was about. Once the credits rolled, I immediately rewound it to watch again. (Oops, just showed my age)

[@umphreak9999]

I am so glad i saw this movie for the first time as part of an introductory film history course. without the historical context of the state of film-making at the time, from how a story is presented to the state of the industry as a whole, it's really hard to understand just why it's so highly regarded.

[@johnnymissesme7464]

I loooove your reviews of classic films. please, do more! :)