Comments on: WWTW Rewind: ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ (1969) http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2010/02/22/wwtw-rewind-butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid-1969/ Movie reviews, news and interviews from Christian Toto Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:11:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jic http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2010/02/22/wwtw-rewind-butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid-1969/comment-page-1/#comment-25152 jic Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:43:21 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=6290#comment-25152 <i>Citizen Kane</i> has dated - it's stuck firmly in the '70s. Citizen Kane has dated – it’s stuck firmly in the ’70s.

]]> By: Dagnabbitt http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2010/02/22/wwtw-rewind-butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid-1969/comment-page-1/#comment-25128 Dagnabbitt Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:10:14 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=6290#comment-25128 It *is* dated, somewhat - but in its defense, even "Citizen Kane" has some hoariness now. Contemporary context - as opposed to PC revisionism - always informs the "classic film" screening experience: "Birth of a Nation," "GWTW," "Casablanca," etc. - the films remain important but they also are more challenging to enjoy in this modern era. D. It *is* dated, somewhat – but in its defense, even “Citizen Kane” has some hoariness now.
Contemporary context – as opposed to PC revisionism – always informs the “classic film” screening experience: “Birth of a Nation,” “GWTW,” “Casablanca,” etc. – the films remain important but they also are more challenging to enjoy in this modern era.

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