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Citizen Kane (1941)

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NOTE: These commentaries are on the Warner Home Video 2-Disc Special Edition DVD. A different commentary track is available on the Region 2 Universal version of "Citizen Kane".

Commentaries on this DVD:

Commentary 1: Orson Welles biographer Peter Bogdanovich Rating:5.9/10 (35 votes) [graph]Login to vote or review
Reviewed by space guy on August 7th, 2004:Find all reviews by space guy
Peter Bogdonavich knew Orson Wells. That has it's pluses and minuses for this track. Bogdonavich tells you alot about Wells. in fact he tells you too much. His views are alittle long winded and one sided at times
Reviewed by RodneyWelch on March 21st, 2006:Find all reviews by RodneyWelch
Bogdanovich knew everyone; he's almost made a second career of DVD commentaries. He's never boring, though; there isn't a story he tells that I don't want to hear.
Reviewed by reidca on July 20th, 2010:Find all reviews by reidca
If you've never heard Bogdanovich speak, you do kind of adore everything he says - it's just so interesting and his deep knowledge is admirable. After awhile however, he can grate a bit and if you have listened to him speak before and think you know everything about Kane you might want to give this a miss.
Commentary 2: Film critic Roger Ebert Rating:8.5/10 (60 votes) [graph]Login to vote or review
Reviewed by space guy on August 7th, 2004:Find all reviews by space guy
Roger Ebert has done his homework. This track is full of insights into why this film is considered one of the most important movies of all time
Reviewed by TommyT on December 16th, 2005:Find all reviews by TommyT
Roger Ebert knows film: he knows great direction, screenwriting, acting & even knows lots of things you didn't notice. His track made the film that much more enjoyable.
Reviewed by RodneyWelch on March 21st, 2006:Find all reviews by RodneyWelch
Roger Ebert is a great added bonus; he points out every great detail with enthusiasm and interest, as if he' still amazed by a movie he's no doubt seen countless times.
Reviewed by OgOggilby on June 12th, 2006:Find all reviews by OgOggilby
Ebert is enthusiastic! I like how he stuck to a lot of technical/background material for the film, rather than giving his own analysis (like the awful "Metropolis" commentary).
Reviewed by Tekker on October 18th, 2006:Find all reviews by Tekker
Superb commentary. Ebert points out many aspects with the movie that you might have overseen.
Reviewed by zombking on September 13th, 2007:Find all reviews by zombking
By far my favorite commentary out of the hundreds I have listened to. Essentially, it is a film class with Ebert personally telling you everything that's great about the movie. You'll never watch the film the same way again.
Reviewed by criterion_hunter on March 27th, 2008:Find all reviews by criterion_hunter
ROGER EBERT MUST DO THE AUDIO COMMENTARY FOR EVERY GREAT FILM. PERIOD.
Reviewed by Bickle, T. on May 9th, 2009:Find all reviews by Bickle, T.
Warning: if you think this film is just okay, Ebert will completely shift your perception and convince you how brilliant it is via this insightful and highly informative commentary track. Couldn’t agree more with ‘criterion_hunter’.
Reviewed by Taishi81 on June 6th, 2010:Find all reviews by Taishi81
A standard for all commentaries. His analysis of CITIZEN KANE covers production history, visual strategies, cast/crew bios, film reception, and everything else you could think of. It will greatly heighten your appreciation of one of the greatest films ever made.
   
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