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Citizen Kane (1941)
don't expect all that
Who hasn't heard Kane hailed as the 'greatest film ever made'?? Having heard this 1,000 times, I watched Kane with high expectations. All I saw was average character and plot development covered up by above average (pretty excellent, actually) cinematography (which, let's admit, is fairly dated by today's standards). Yes, it was a ground breaking movie. Yes, it inspired filmmakers all over the planet. Yes, it changed the industry. Even admitting all this, I still feel that Kane is over-rated. There have been much greater films made in recent times. To call Kane the 'best film ever' is to do so for nostalgic reasons and to ignore that better films have come along since. I can't pick 'the best film ever made' but I can list some that are better than Citizen Kane. How about The Godfather, Schindler's List, Gone With the Wind, Forrest Gump, or even American Beauty? These could all out shine Citizen Kane any day.
Runaway Bride (1999)
Runaway and Never Come Back
I am a fan of Pretty Woman and so I was anticipating the release of this film, expecting to find it just as enjoyable. Boy was I wrong! I wanted to leave the theater halfway through the movie, but chose to sit it out, purely on hope that it would improve. It didn't.
I actually think the plot had potential but the script was terrible, and the characters were all so one-dimensional. I felt like this talented cast struggled from beginning to end. I like Richard Gere but he was so stale in this film! Roberts was her usual cutesy-pie self. I just don't understand why someone with her potential talent wastes her time on some of these C- (if not lower) movies. Does she read the scripts??
My main problem with this film is the cheesy, cornball dialogue. Give me a break!! As if all the bad one-liners and jokes aren't enough, we're forced to sit through silly, random scenes like Maggie swinging the church bell; the whole scene where the girls dye Ike's hair; the duck-billed platypus imitation; I could go on and on!
My advice to you is not to pay money to see this movie. Only watch it if it comes on TV and you have a couple hours of your life you'd like to throw away.
Forces of Nature (1999)
Under-appreciated *May Contain Spoiler*
The main problem I think that people have with this film is that it is unbelievable. I think that to appreciate this movie you have to look at it from more of a symbolic point of view, rather than a realistic point of view. Here is Ben Holmes (Affleck) who is about to be married, and suddenly all signs seem to be telling him not to tie the knot. I love the scene with the couple on the train (how you think at first that they are a cute, married couple but actually are cheating on their spouses together), the man on the plane who complains about his wife, and Vick in the Volvo who also complains about his marriage. Affleck's character tries so hard to be a good guy, but here he is caught up in a whirlwind of strange events, all of which seem to be trying to keep him from ever reaching his wedding. Everything goes wrong for this guy!! This is a good movie about a man's struggle with pre-marriage jitters and with his own conscience. I think the acting is great and you can't beat the ending!