Each time I see the
film Citizen Kane,
I see something different.
***
As an example …
***
The last time I saw
Citizen Kane I saw
hundreds of bugs
crawling up my legs.
And I had to be
restrained with thorazine
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And yet, is that
not the mark of
a great film?
.
t r e f o l o g y 
Haven’t seen this movie but bugs crawling on legs is definitely a time to create a fuss.
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Back in the mid 1970s my father took us on a trip to Palm Springs. It was the week after Christmas, and we stayed at a hotel that had a giant Indian arrow piercing the grounds in front. Anyway, in the morning everyone is getting ready to leave for breakfast and I was watching TV, when Citizen Kane came on. The film opens with a series of dark and foreboding shots of a mysterious castle on a hill. I thought I was watching a horror movie. And I loved horror movies. My dad comes in and so, I asked, “What movie is this?” He watched for a few seconds and said, “That’s the greatest movie ever made.”
Then he turned off the TV!
For years afterward the specter of Citizen Kane hung over my head. I had to see that movie. But this was in an era before VHS so I had to wait til I was in college. But it was worth the wait. Citizen Kane is as good as they say. Thanks, Sadje.
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With this recommendation, I surely would like to watch it too. Perhaps one day I I’ll find it for rent at the local store. Thanks
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Rosebud
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Rosebud to you, too. Thanks, FW
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We were at Sea World when the kids were young and watched an interactive movie that had us wearing 3D glasses and had seats rigged for response. My boys freaked out when giant bees started flying out of the screen and their chairs began vibrating. They best not watch Citizen Kane.
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Conversely, whenever I get to the scarab attack scenes in The Mummy (1999), I have visions of an egomaniac Santa Claus driving a sleigh called Rosebud into a blinding snowstorm in the dead of night!
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Conversely, Chuck Taylors are my favorite sneakers. Thanks, David.
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No-films that don’t warp your thoughts with fake bugs are preferable. :)
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I will endeavor to do best to avoid them. Thanks, Nancy.
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Eek! Bugs?! Probably sent by WR Hearst. What a grand film Citizen Kane is!
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One of the few films I’ve seen that completely lived up to its reputation. Vertigo is another. Thanks, MM
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Thanks, O!
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So THAT’S why he says, “Rosebugs!”
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That’s hilarious, Mitch. Thanks.
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I haven’t seen Citizen Kane in years. Good idea…
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Thanks, SH.
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You are not alone, George. Samuel Coleridge, who wrote “In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree,” was bitten by the poetry bug while watching the greatest movie ever made.
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Confidentially, of course, we both know the greatest movie of all time is actually A Night at the Opera. Thanks, E Sum.
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Like you I heard about Citizen Kane long before I was able to view it. But now I am afraid to watch it again!
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That’s probably why the tag-line for Citizen Kane was, “See it with someone you trust …” Thanks, Geoff
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Thank you very much, A!
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I am told only on mushrooms my friend. Only on mushrooms.
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Haha! Yes, that may have played a part. Thanks, Janny!
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Eww! Nope I do not want to see it then if that is what you came away seeing! I hate bugs of all sizes!
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