Citizen Kane (Single Disc Version)

This film is mind blowing, its fantastic. Listen its not meant to be enjoyable and a fun action comedy. Its considered the best film of all time because of its shot for shot stunning, its amazing.

That opening phrase is famous throughout cinema history, it's so famous it was referenced in the Simpsons ( season 5)

Seriously though, this has to be one of the greatest, most gripping, involving, mysterious films ever made. There simply is no film existing today that could compare to the elegance, technicality, performance and even arrogance of Citizen Kane. Orson Welles' direction was instrumental, displacing his notoriously difficult working habits for the fact that this made his career.

It tells of one Charles Foster Kane, a rich media tycoon whos' life is riddled with unfulfillment, his attempts to fill his life with materialistic objects simply leaving him all the more empty.

Essentially, this film is about loss, and in Kanes case, his childhood. I make it sound corny, but believe me when I say that Citizen Kane starts with the denouement and learns its' beginnings when it's too late.

If you have never seen this, or if like some when its shown you look for something else, STOP!
This has to be one of the most engaging stories ever commited to film.
It tells the rise of a small child into one of the most powerful americans of his or any other generation.
Its an aamazing journey played out by an ensemble cast who were mostly unknown at its release.
Welles was only 25 when he made his masterpiece, and would struggle in my opinion to match Kane with any of his later works.
Watch it, Enjoy it.

Okay this was not a bad movie, just extremely over-rated, i agree it's a well made film with a great performance by Orson Welles but it was absolutely boring from start to finish, it's the ultimate snoorfest.
No way a must have movie, just boring over hyped critic grabbing nonsense. i don't see what is so amazing about this incredibly boring movie and in no way entertaining either.

I heard so much about this film that I had to watch it. Of course, this film isn't going to be as enjoyable as it was when it was first released, but for film fanatics, this is an absolute must to experience the excellence of Orson Welles in his directing and acting debut. With the best kept secret in film history, "Rosebud" introduced one of the best motifs ever to be repeated. Stay with this film and it is an interesting and thrilling story about Citizen Foster Kane, a symbol of a man who wanted nothing but power.