Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!aioe.org!qLokkZfj7mG4C63WVm/emA.user.gioia.aioe.org.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Your Name Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies.current-films Subject: [NEWS] Rotten Tomatoes: "Paddington 2" better than "Citizen Kane" Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 19:10:30 +1200 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 49 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: qLokkZfj7mG4C63WVm/emA.user.gioia.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Unison/2.2 X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.2 Bytes: 2781 Not difficult since "Citizen Kane" is a typical "classic" ... b-o-r-i-n-g garbage. A Teletubbies movie could easily beat it. From TheBrag.com ... Rotten Tomatoes declares 'Paddington 2' a better film than 'Citizen Kane' --------------------------------------- Paddington 2 has replaced Citizen Kane on Rotten Tomatoes as the best-rated film of all time, finally. Orsen Welles 1941 classic was knocked off its perch on Tuesday. The culprit? a negative review from the Chicago Tribune's Mae Tinee, titled  "Citizen Kane Fails to Impress Critic as Greatest Ever Filmed," from 80 years ago was unearthed. Oh yes baby, this kind of pettiness is the elixir of youth. Read an excerpt of the review below: "You've heard a lot about this picture and I see by the ads that some experts think it 'the greatest movie ever made.' I don't. It's interesting. It's different. In fact, it's bizarre enough to become a museum piece. But its sacrifice of simplicity to eccentricity robs it of distinction and general entertainment value." The Chicago Tribune takedown marks the only negative review of  Citizen Kane of the 116 featured on the critical aggregation website. However, it was enough to usurp the film from it's 100% perfect status, to a 99% adequate production. Paul King's 2017 sequel to the beloved Paddington franchise, however, remains a pristine touchstone of cinema. I am fond of both films, though I will pose a question: which is the movie you're coming back to when you're in need of cheering up? Do you find joy in the downfall of an egomaniac publishing magnate or is it the kind-hearted adventures of a clumsy little marmalade-loving bear that reminds you how beautiful and silly life can be?