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  Mandrin 1924

  ★½ Watched 08 Dec 2023

  Sometimes watching 5-hour long silent films can be quite a chore. I needed over two days to get through this one. Watching a little here and a little there, which is fine, because this was a serial format production. Still I think they cranked up the speed on the print I saw, for the action/dramatic portions was more comical than engaging, and the comic bits not really nailing it. There was something crude about the whole experience. Perhaps with the…

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  Leo 2023

  ★★½ Watched 07 Dec 2023

  Had it not been for the lame music, I would have liked it even more. The manipulative lizard had some heart. Maybe they just should have gone for "Holding out for a Hero" like just about every other animated movie have done this past year.

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  Citizen Kane 1941

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 Jul 2017 4

  I'm sorry. I know it's a cliché, but watching this film along with it's contemporary releases, Citizen Kane (1941) really DOES stick out unlike anything else at the time. The unique performances, lighting/shadows, claustrophobic sets, experimental filming, not to mention the narrative structure, blah, blah blah.... you all know this. Others can tell you a lot more about that.

  
  The film has received so much praise that there is almost a backlash to it. I think people seeking it out…

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  M 1931

  ★★★★★ Added 7

  M = Masterpiece.