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 Tinée, 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.”
Rotten Tomatoes literally dug up an 80 year old negative review of Citizen Kane and now the movie no longer has a 100% fresh rating pic.twitter.com/0I8cxvuGdd
— Screaming Pectoriloquy (@Caulimovirus) April 26, 2021
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?
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if you’ve actually seen Paddington 2, you wouldn’t see anything crazy about this at all https://t.co/NTVZKKrSkw
— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) April 27, 2021
Can we start calling other media “the Paddington 2 of (insert media)” now? https://t.co/IrwLpfc0mZ
— Waverly (@hotelbones) April 27, 2021
paddington 2 has double the reviews as citizen kane. thus, it has been the Best Film since its release,, film bros can’t pretend citizen kane held anything over it… embarassing! Paddington 2 Supremacy! pic.twitter.com/6q0Yywdkru
— abby (@abbyshewrote) April 27, 2021
“Citizen Kane” is fine but Paddington 2 rocks me to my spiritual core
— Jane Coaston (@janecoaston) April 27, 2021