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I love my Ray, but really old doowop is the very definition of my shit.

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Mayhew,

Trey and I are the codgers who are vocal about incorporating more classic cinema in there.  Y'know, when we're not complaining about kids being on our lawns.

Eddie Doty

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Wow....ok.  You're entitled not to like the story but in my mind no one can fuck with its level of craftsmanship and its impact on cinema.

Eddie Doty

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Right?

He really, really hates it. I can't get him to come around. Maybe you guys can.

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Eddie Doty

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He doesn't think it's the best movie ever, I give him shit and say he hates it.

I really thought I had piled on enough sarcasm there. Huh.

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Ugh, I bet 80% of the people that like Citizen Kane like it because it's Citizen Kane. Can any of you explain why it is so amazing to you without saying "it's a classic!!!!"? I find it slow, boring, and random, and have seen it over five times in college with different teachers perspectives each time and I never once completely enjoyed it.

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...I suppose I should really get around to watching that one, one day eh?

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Also, as for doing the big classics like that as commentaries, I'm of a dual mind about it.

On the one hand, as Trey says, if it gets you youngin's to watch a movie you should watch that you might not have otherwise watched, then score.

On the other hand, I would be hesitant to do a commentary about a movie that has already been subject to exhaustive discussion and analysis. If we're going to talk about a movie, I'd like to think we could say something new about it, and I doubt that's possible with some of the giants of the cinema Hall of Fame.

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I love Orson Welles, but Citizen Kane does nothing for me beyond the early newspaper scenes and the aside about catching a glimpse of a girl decades before.

But I love genre films, and it's a pure drama character assassination of a real person. The only way to get further away from films I'm interested in is to go to, say, a heartbreaking tale of a teenage girl rebelling against her mom.

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My suggestions:
-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
-There Will Be Blood
Why those two? I don't know. But I think they would be a refreshing change from the regular additions to your library.

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Brian, thanks for clarifying.  I actually love the STORY (you total ASSHOLES) of CItizen Kane and think it just happens to be masterfully told.  The Hearst/Kane story really fascinates me to know end and I love the narrative structure.

Eddie Doty

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Yeah, see, the SOTRY of it doesn't do much for me. It's fine and all, I just don't see how it's the greatest SOTRY of all time.

Now the STORY, on the other hand, I will grant you, is pretty great.

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I prefer a SOTRY with a fringe on top.

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I prefer films with ALOT of SOTRY.

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I like SOTRY, but if there's too much it just gets grating and annoying.

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Okay, all of you just SOTP it already.

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Hardy fucking Har.

Eddie Doty

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