07 July, 2008

Citizen Pain

So, having just had my three remaining wisdom teeth surgically removed I decided to catch up on some DVD-watching. First on the list, Citizen Kane, which has been nominated as the best movie of all time by... a number of people.

It's good, but not great. Good because some of the film techniques in it are quite striking and contemporary, even for a movie so old. Not great because it is based on the life of Randolph Hearst and so I have to take points off for lack of originality in terms of plot.

By the way, I'm not in much pain - my jaw's a bit achey - but I think it's funny that I have jowly cheeks like Orson Welles.

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