Watched

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Incomplete! Extremely subjective rating key: 5, would rewatch any day. 4, I really like it and regularly watch (alternatively: I really like it and it impacted me deeply in a way where I don't want to rewatch it regularly). 3, it's fun (and/or I like it), I'm down to rewatch. 2, thanks I hate it (with some redeeming qualities). 1, thanks, I hate it.

What else ought there be?

This one goes in the category of "Is it good? No. But is it fun? Yes!" Perfectly enjoyable in its niche... and far more enjoyable than Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

This film leaves me with questions rather than answers. Normally I wouldn't have an issue with this, but in this case my questions are: Where is my dad? Why does this man have hair and walk with legs and out Hank McCoy? And why was the drag scene deleted?

Is this film good? No. Is the color-grading good? No. Is any of it good? Moments. Ian McKellan is a treat as always.

Vaguely interesting. Even more dated to my eyes than other 80's propaganda films tend to be. I'm glad there was more philosophy than action, but disappointed by the quality (or lack thereof) of that philosophy. I liked the VFX of the storm, however - and Martin Sheen was there! That was fun.

I don't have a snappy, glib one-liner about this film. It's classic for a reason, and regarded as one of the best films of all time for a reason. The minimalist attention-keeping and character detail is masterful, and more akin to what I would expect from a small and excellent stage play than a movie, even one made in 1957 on B&W film. Its artistic merit is great; by far the bulk of its power, though, comes from its optimistic narrative of being able to just... talk things out, and to save a life by doing so. The point isn't that the accused was, in the literal sense, not guilty - the point is that legally he is not guilty, because the jury decided there was reasonable doubt. Is it a good jury deliberation, legally? Perhaps not. But it is a powerful and optimistic one, and one that is very realistic from a standpoint of human emotion and determination.

Half a point off for the ending (as in, the Hen Scene). A wonderful piece with real disabled actors, showing disabled people making a life together and protecting each other. A product of its time in many ways... which is absolutely damning in terms of where cinema is at today re: disability.