Its hard to call it #1

Rating: 8/10 (14 September 2008)

When the first list by AFI came out in 1998 i read it and saw what the top ten was. at that time when i was 14 years old i had only heard of two films on the top ten. I saw the title of citizen kane at number one. i eagerly searched for this film as well as the rest of the top ten. After seeing all of them i found citizen kane the hardest to watch and enjoy. My first viewing of citizen kane was uneventful mainly because i fell asleep through it. I had heard all the hype of this film. read all the top ten lists with this film being #1 on most of them. I have heard a lot of directors talk about the influence and the power of this film. I tried it again and laughably i passed out again. I didn't understand why this film made me so bored. Again i watched it with a group of friends and finished it finally. I admit i didn't like it and even hated it at one point but i still brought myself to watch it more and more to seek out all the technical spots that were said to be so revolutionary at the time. I would say impressive for the time but i still had a problem with the acting and the story that was Said to be controversial because of the similarities with William Randolf Hearsts life. I do wonder if this movie is ranked so high more for it being controversial and the technical aspects more than the film as a whole. I don't really judge a film by its impact but more by the film as a whole, the story, acting, music. After ten years i have grown an appreciation for this film but it is not #1 for me. #5 at best cause The Godfather to me is What movies are all about.