The Dark Knight vs Citizen Kane?

[Ms. Marvel]

Which one was the better film?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Yeah, I'll say. Citizen Kane is great film, but it is a chore to sit through for me. I'd watch TDK any day of the week.

 

[Hush]

How is this even a question?

 

[DorneyDave]

Saw Citizen Kane once, never had to urge to see it again.

Dark Knight is my favorite movie of all-time.

This thread is going to be hilarious.

 

[terry78]

I pray to God Marvel was just doing this as a sarcastic thing. And then I see five people actually voting for TDK and then I realize it was not.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I pray to God Marvel was just doing this as a sarcastic thing. And then I see five people actually voting for TDK and then I realize it was not.

What is wrong with people preferring TDK to Citizen Kane? For all its praise from critics and the like, how many people in the wild really like it? I am a bit of a film snob, but I have trouble with it.

 

[terry78]

I find it very hard to believe that grown people actually would say a Bat-film is better than Citizen Kane. It's your choice, but I just find it a little hard to swallow, man.

 

[Ms. Marvel]

t:

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I find it very hard to believe that grown people actually would say a Bat-film is better than Citizen Kane. It's your choice, but I just find it a little hard to swallow, man.

My question is why. 2001 is one of my favorite films, but I understand why others don't enjoy it.

Citizen Kane is dry as hell. For as wonderfully made as it is, it is not exactly inviting. There is no one to root for, it doesn't hit you with wit and charm and it doesn't exactly move along at a brisk pace. It is not Casablanca, in fact it is the exact opposite. Citizen Kane isn't beloved, it is praised, almost at a distance.

As someone who grew up watching Scorsese and Spielberg, I probably wouldn't put Citizen Kane in my 100 favorite films. I appreciate it, but I don't enjoy it.

 

[Visualiza]

What is wrong with people preferring TDK to Citizen Kane? For all its praise from critics and the like, how many people in the wild really like it? I am a bit of a film snob, but I have trouble with it.

The OP isn't asking about preference, she's asking which movie is better. The two are not one and the same.

On a side note, so is this the latest hype meme, TDK vs ___?

 

[Hush]

Citizen Kane brought some revolutionary tactics to film that changed film.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

The OP isn't asking about preference, she's asking which movie is better. The two are not one and the same.

On a side note, so is this the latest hype meme, TDK vs ___?

You find me all these reviews that aren't about how someone "feels" about a film, and maybe I'll get on this bandwagon. Once you get past the basics of editing and cinematography, there are no arbitrary rules in which to judge a film. That is what it all comes down to. If that wasn't the case, why is there so much disagreement?

 

[titansupes]

The OP isn't asking about preference, she's asking which movie is better. The two are not one and the same.

On a side note, so is this the latest hype meme, TDK vs ___?

No ****, what the hell has been happening lately? Hopefully this surely satirical version of those threads will put a stop to it.

 

[redfirebird2008]

Citizen Kane by a long shot.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

The existence of this thread hurts my soul.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

The Dark Knight vs The Dark Knight

Which had the greatest impact, not only on comic book films, but on films in general? One is a movie that pushed the limits of the genre, becoming an epic crime drama and the other proved that a summer blockbuster can have brains and heart. Heath Ledger's amazing performance is one of the top five of all time and Christopher Nolan's direction makes Stanley Kubrick look like a braying jackass.

If you had to pick just one, what which one would it be?

 

[DarkSovereignty]

The Dark Knight vs The Dark Knight

Which had the greatest impact, not only on comic book films, but on films in general? One is a movie that pushed the limits of the genre, becoming an epic crime drama and the other proved that a summer blockbuster can have brains and heart. Heath Ledger's amazing performance is one of the top five of all time and Christopher Nolan's direction makes Stanley Kubrick look like a braying jackass.

If you had to pick just one, what which one would it be?

Iron man

 

[Ms. Marvel]

The Dark Knight vs The Dark Knight

Which had the greatest impact, not only on comic book films, but on films in general? One is a movie that pushed the limits of the genre, becoming an epic crime drama and the other proved that a summer blockbuster can have brains and heart. Heath Ledger's amazing performance is one of the top five of all time and Christopher Nolan's direction makes Stanley Kubrick look like a braying jackass.

If you had to pick just one, what which one would it be?

Inception...

 

[Dispatch Ninja]

The Dark Knight vs The Dark Knight

Which had the greatest impact, not only on comic book films, but on films in general? One is a movie that pushed the limits of the genre, becoming an epic crime drama and the other proved that a summer blockbuster can have brains and heart. Heath Ledger's amazing performance is one of the top five of all time and Christopher Nolan's direction makes Stanley Kubrick look like a braying jackass.

If you had to pick just one, what which one would it be?

Man of steel

 

[Dispatch Ninja]

I voted TDK, because it has batman in it, and batman always wins, because he's batman.

 

[Ms. Marvel]

The existence of this thread hurts my soul.

Why?

 

[Thundercrack85]

This thread's title gave me a much needed laugh today.

 

[CapedCrusader14]

I see threads like this and wonder why I go on forums at all.

 

[SofNascimento]

You know, everytime I see people praising films of the amateur era of cinema I believe they are just doing it because their were conditioned to and don't have the arguments to defend such a praise.

But that's just me being narrow minded.

 

[Hellion]

Saw Citizen Kane once, never had to urge to see it again.

Ditto for both films. Vote went to Citizen Kane.