Zzzzzzzzzz
According tot he Wikipedia page on the movie:
Ruth Warrick as Emily Monroe Norton Kane: Kane's first wife and the niece of the President. She leaves him after discovering his affair with Susan Alexander. She dies in a car accident along with their only child, a son, a few years later (though apparently nobody bothered to tell Kane about it).
...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
I Am The Walrus
It's funny how Orson Welles breaking the fourth wall when he says "Don't believe everything you hear on the radio" is more true now than it was then (the breaking the fourth wall bit where he winks to the audience was a reference to his War of the Worlds broadcast).
More Buscemi at http://forum.reelsociety.com/
Target is selling a "70th Anniversary 3 Disc Edition" for about $40. Am I wrong for thinking that's a little steep?
I just got done watching this for the first time, roughly ten minutes ago. I'm fairly ignorant about the history of film so I can't comment on any of the various techniques Welles used, alhough there were some great shots. I had some minor issues with parts of the film, like some performanees (I didn't think the woman playing Susie was very good) and also thought some of the dialogue beat you over the head with the message to the point of being Anvilicious but again, these grips are fairly minor. Overall it was very good.
SCH-NEIGH-ZEL
I bought the film about a year ago, but Hype Aversion physically prevents me from watching it ![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]"){kind=small}
Same with Gone With The Wind and Cassablanca
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
Casablanca really is great...but I guess I'm not helping much.
I actually afraid to see Citizen Kane, too, for fear of disappointment.
Zzzzzzzzzz
If you go into Citizen Kane thinking that it's one of the best movies ever made, you'll almost certainly be let down. If, on the other hand, you amend that to "one of the most influential movies ever made", you probably won't be nearly as disappointed.
...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
I Am The Walrus
I bought the two-disc DVD on Half.com for $6 recently. The 3-disc is little steep unless it's the Blu-Ray. The only main difference between the two releases is RKO 281 being included (which can be purchased separately, as it's been available since 2000 or so).
More Buscemi at http://forum.reelsociety.com/
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
I really want to watch this movie. I don't think this would be the best movies I ever watch, but it would be a good study.
I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.
intellectual rapist
it isnt the greatest movie of all time
but its a nice watch
(even after i watched it five times)
but if i have a choice
id go for Casablanca over Citizen Kane
Zzzzzzzzzz
I'd say that Casablanca is a much more enjoyable movie.
...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
SCH-NEIGH-ZEL
Problem is I can't STAND romance
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
intellectual rapist
watch it for humphrey bogart
not for romance
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
Watch it for the bromance. Rick / Captain Renault is one for the ages.
I didn't write any of that.
Zzzzzzzzzz
There's much more to Casablanca than the romance.
...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
Sounds like it, what with it being the originator of the quote "Round up the usual suspects." Does that movie have anything to do with crime?
Zzzzzzzzzz
Not crime per se, but there's the whole 'black market in travel documents' plot. Good flick. Watch it and be amazed at all the things that you'll realize you didn't know were call-backs to it.
...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
intellectual rapist
its a powerful world war ii film about the idea of sacrifice
and the archetype of the reluctant hero
SCH-NEIGH-ZEL
Cassablanca is considered one of the greatest romance films of all time. If the romance is played up to the point where it's one of the main reasons it's so fondly remembered, then I don't think I could ignore it, should I ever watch the film (like I do with every other film)
the film probably doesn't even have a good villain (that'd be an instant deciding factor for me, even in non-action films, I appreciate the presense of a good asshole )
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
Huh, never heard of that plot before. Sounds interesting though.
I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.
Zzzzzzzzzz
gingerninja, while it's widely regarded as one of the great romance movies, (and I tend to agree) romance isn't all it has.
...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
SCH-NEIGH-ZEL
I wouldn't be able to ignore it though, right?
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
SCH-NEIGH-ZEL
Simply being a nazi doesn't do anything for me. The second in command sounds intriguing though
It's the greatest movie ever made (they say), we might as well talk about it. I just got done projecting a 35mm print. Every single reel was missing a second cue dot, it was a nightmare.
I also missed a bit due to general duties, and it's been forever since I first saw it, so I was wondering if they ever addressed Kane's son. Did he die or something? If not, why the hell aren't they interviewing him?