NewCC0004: Orson Welles

Submitted by lbangs on Wed, 05/09/2001 - 09:07
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  • Citizen Kane (41): *****
  • The Magnificent Ambersons (42): *****
  • Touch of Evil (58): *****
  • Chimes at Midnight (67): *****
  • The Lady from Shanghai (48): **** 1/2
  • Othello (52): **** 1/2
  • The Stranger (46): ****
  • Macbeth (48): ****
  • Mr. Arkadin (55): *** 1/2
  • The Trial (63): *** 1/2
Author Comments: 

This is a new entry in an up-dated series I'm calling the New Critical Consensus. Several people have requested updates of the older series, and since critical opinions shift, I am revamping the entire system. I am averaging the opinions of several excellent film critics to produce a list of each artist's movies. Rather than using a number system, which was perhaps a bit clunky, I will now be using a five-star system. The movies will be listed in a recommended viewing order, so new fans will have an idea of where the best place to start watching an artist's work is.
These are not my opinions, although, since I have chosen the critics used (and I'm using many), my taste will perhaps seep through a bit.

Terribly nerdy, I know, but maybe this will help people only now beginning to dabble into certain artists' bodies of work.

Scale:

***** - Masterpiece
**** 1/2 - Classic
**** - Great
*** 1/2 - Good
*** - Above Average
** 1/2 - Average
** - Below Average
* 1/2 - Bad
* - Terrible
1/2 - One of the worst films ever