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Originally Posted by _____V_____
Same here. Orson Welles did a great job, but the film as a whole isn't as awesomely great as people make it to be.
Don't get why people love Casablanca and Gone With The Wind so much either.
Brando's On The Waterfront is a much better film, IMO, and doesn't get as much attention as the big 3 afore-mentioned.
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I entirely disagree on Citizen Kane, as discussed and I also disagree on Casablanca. Casablanca had a compelling story that drew me in. I was captivated until the very end. There were some terrific performances as well particularly Humphrey Bogart. I also enjoyed the romance. I am not a big romance persnon, but I thought it was well done in this film. Not to mention the classic ending at the end of the movie. All-around a great movie and definitely a worthy addition to a greatest films list. I do agree on Gone with the Wind. I think that one was overrated. It's good, but not as much as is often said, in my opinion. I will have to check out On the Waterfront.
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Originally Posted by neverending
This qualifies it as one of the best films of all times? 
Yes, I know I just cherry picked a single sentence from your entire post, ignoring the rest. I'm just saying.
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I was just saying that the story could have been a little more complex and been tweaked a little, but the other elements of the film more than make up for it, in my opinion (that part of my statement was really referring to the story, not the film as a whole, by the way).