Sure, some innovative film techniques, but this movie is unwatchable.
I cannot understand how this keeps showing up at the top of the "best" lists
Because it’s also a lot fun to watch? It’s like amusement park attraction with Welles as the Master of Ceremonies.
Two famous movies that I find impossible to watch: “Citizen Kane” and “The Seven Samurai.”
“One of the worst movies of all time.”
Exactly.
“Sure, some innovative film techniques”
Really? I always thought the weird camera angles, the kind of things USC film students think are AWESOME!, viewer be damned, were one of the things that contributed to its unwatchability.
What else was innovative about it, do you think?
It keeps showing up at the top of the best because it’s a great movie. It actually tells a story of interesting characters in an interesting way. It’s not for the Transformers crowd, it’s for folks who like plot.