Yawn. There have always been people who want to be first in line to say they don't think Kane is a good film.
It is a good film, even a great film. But “greatest”??
I watch many movies, especially ones from the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s. It was a very different time and place to make movies back then.
To be fair, I should order the deluxe edition of Kane.
There are a number of movies from old that I would rate equal to or higher than Kane. “All About Eve” is a spectacular movie, Bette Davis is AMAZING in that film!
And if you want to go a little more modern, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” has always been one of my top five, I could watch that movie ten times in a row and not get bored in the least.
But “greatest”?
Even though many people aren’t into the genre, and it is a long film, I have the 60th anniversary Collectors edition that has about 9 hours of extras...
Set-wise, acting-wise, story line... in toto, the Greatest movie ever made was IMHO Gone With the Wind
Had GWTW been made 25 years after the end of the Civil War, people would have a different appreciation for it.