GOAT: Citizen Kane or Paddington 2?

[Kane52630]

In light of recent events...

'Citizen Kane' review unearthed after 80 years, making 'Paddington 2' officially better - CNN

Who do you got as the greatest film of all time?

 

[Drizzle]

Don't get me wrong, Citizen Kane is a good film, but I've always felt it to be overrated.

I guess I should finally get around to watching Paddington 2 considering everyone who's seen it says it's amazing. Might as well check out the first one too while I'm at.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Well, whatever you think of it, Citizen Kane is still talked about 80 years later.

Will Paddington 2 have that kind of lifespan? Probably yes lol

 

[Deck Rickard]

Can we just get a Citizen Kane vs. Paddington movie? Because that’s the battle the world wants to see.

 

[moviedoors]

I'm so tired of the Citizen Kane hot takes, like it's quaint to recognize how goddamn great it actually is. And I'm so tired of it being used as an excuse for bad movies ("what didja expect?! citizen cane?!" most recently: *coughmortalkombatcough*).

Its reputation as one of the great works of cinema is completely earned. Give it an actual watch sometime; it's ****ing fantastic.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Can we just get a Citizen Kane vs. Paddington movie? Because that’s the battle the world wants to see.

Directed by David Fincher.
Written by Aaron Sorkin.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Directed by David Fincher.
Written by Aaron Sorkin.

Charles Foster Kane: Gary Oldman

Paddington: Daniel Day Lewis (who will prepare for the role by sailing from Peru to London on a lifeboat, surviving solely on marmalade)

 

[AverageMan]

Paddington 2 isn't even the best Paddington.

 

[Fincher]

I'm so tired of the Citizen Kane hot takes, like it's quaint to recognize how goddamn great it actually is. And I'm so tired of it being used as an excuse for bad movies ("what didja expect?! citizen cane?!" most recently: *coughmortalkombatcough*).

Its reputation as one of the great works of cinema is completely earned. Give it an actual watch sometime; it's ****ing fantastic.

Plot twist: some people have given Citizen Kane a watch and don't like it (myself included), just like every other movie ever.

I haven't seen Paddington 2, though, so it wouldn't be fair for me to vote for it.

 

[Kane52630]

Paddington 2 isn't even the best Paddington.

Hard disagree. It's got Hugh Grant's greatest role ever.

 

[Dr.]

Obviously, reviewers do not “grade on a curve.” Thus, the same criteria used to judge a modern, feel-good family movie can be applied to a 1940s art film. Likewise, the recent Godzilla vs. Kong (75% RT) is equivalent in quality and nuance to Eyes Wide Shut (75% RT).

All movies can be reduced to raw numbers. And numbers don’t lie.

 

[Drizzle]

Can we just get a Citizen Kane vs. Paddington movie? Because that’s the battle the world wants to see.

I want Paddington vs. Drunk Wine Commercial Orson Welles

 

[Kane52630]

THIS MF...



Paddington 2 (2017)

 

[Mandon Knight]

CK is an excellent example of 'film-making' as a technical example, as a actual film in the aesthetic sense of enjoyment, warmth, fuzzy feeling of experiencing a story that beats our hearts & minds, no.

Paddington 2 (and the original) works on both these levels, for me.

Marmalade for the win.