12 Angry Men (1957) Movie Reaction [First Time Watching]
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- This movie deserves a second watch to really understand the characters and their personality! Overall, we truly enjoyed this movie...it is indeed a classic
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It shows the power of acting, cinematography, and writing on its own. No color, no special effects, no scene changes.
that is true! and that is why we fell in love with the movie. amazing...amazing!
It was one of the first films to really make use of close ups in story telling. Also note the use of having the camera linger on a face even when he stopped talking and someone else is talking.
There WERE some camera tricks, if those qualify as special effects. The table would get switched out for a smaller one and the walls moved inwards as the drama escalated, to give the feeling of being penned in. Also, as each argument heated up, the camera would move from above eye level, to eye level, to below eye level, to increase the claustrophobia of the audience.
The last juror said to his own son "not guilty", I love this moment so much. Thank you for reaction!
Very good comment
That hard headed juror, the last hold out who finally broke down and voted not guilty at the very end was played by one of my most favorite actors, and one of the all-time greats, Lee J. Cobb. He doesn't know how to give a bad or even mediocre performance. And if I were up for a part for this film, I'd want the part he played. It was the juiciest role in the entire film. All the other actors were fine too, in fact, I've never seen a film better cast, or performed, especially with an ensemble cast like this. Nearly 65 years later, and it hasn't lost ONE iota of its power, and continues to thrill audiences to this day. You guys are GREAT reactors, and your enthusiasm is contagious! You just won me over as a new subscriber! BRAVO!!! 🙂👍
me and Joy said the same thing!! that guy was phenomenal!!! i mean i know he played a bad role, ohh weee to put a performance like that?? plush with Henry Fonda this movie set in one room hooked me way more than any blockbuster outhere!!
thank you for ur appreciation btw
@@MJoy4Fun My pleasure! He gave a very believabIe performance! I think you guys would LOVE a film from 1967 called TO SIR WITH LOVE, starring Sidney Poitier! It's one of my top 5 favorite films of all-time, and just to give you an idea of a couple of the others in my top 5, THE GODFATHER and 12 ANGRY MEN! 😊 HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I was going to comment the same thing but glad I found your comment first he’s so good and his last scene always gets me excellent performance
I'd second that. I have never seen a more perfectly cast film than this one and I have seen a lot of films. An absolute classic, and one of my favourite films of all time!
@@thunderstruck5484 I love the film, "To Sir With Love" from 1967. A beautiful classic!
I love this movie but there is also another important thing to notice. There is a big difference in how the men behave. A few of the men, like the man who always voted not guilty, the old man, the man w the glasses, they never got angry w the other men. They always remained calm and didn't call names, they didn't threaten or get violent, they used only their words. This is how a real man is supposed to behave. The bullies and the ones that didn't care, they were childish, they were emotional, they were the dangerous ones. In the end, it was the men who were mature that ended up being respected and right and the childish men looked bad and got no respect. I think it's important for young men to see the way a man should behave. A real man, not a childish man. So many men today behave childishly. They yell, they threaten, they are violent. This is how boys behave, not men. This movie is a good example of how a good man behaves.
I always think of Bertrand Russell's famous quote when I see the movie - "The problem is that the intelligent have doubt, while the stupid are always so cocksure of themselves." I agree with your concept of what it is to be a man. Juror number 2 has the least "masculine" physique and voice, but he turns out to be one of the strongest men in the room in terms of conviction and dedication to justice.
@@Kunsoo1024 Thanks for the quote. I hadn't known it. I love it. And yes, your physique means nothing. It's who you are inside that means everything.
Lee J. Cobb , played the juror holding out to the end to convict, one of Americas finest actors. Watch Lee J. Cobb with Marlon Brando (played Vito Corleone) in the all time classic, "On the Waterfront".
Lee Cobb nailed that role. He even outplayed Henry Fonda.
gotta admit ur right!!
One of the best performances ever
I think you are right….but I think it was written that way even though you wouldn’t think so…???
In a film with 12 superlative actors at rhe top of their game, he exudes charisma--his screen presence is riveting throughout. Somehow it's almost an emotional relief for the viewer too when he finally collapses at the end because, mean as he is, you somehow sense he's a deeply wounded guy who needs a hug. He's trapped in his own toxic masculinity.
Without Fonda's superb performance, Cobb's would not have been half as effective. Actors must work off each other. Great actors, like Fonda and Cobb and the others achieve a "critical mass" that explode on screen. Cobb did not "outplay" Fonda; the twelve angry men worked together to create something very very special.
It is amazing that such a good movie was filmed almost entirely in a single room. That is talented writing, acting and directing.
This movie is really engrossing and still effective to this day.
very surprised with it seriously
The script is so relevant, that all of the remakes with different casts still are relatable.
Henry Fonda brought together some very talented people to turn a play into this movie.
Thank you for your reaction.
What is great is that all of the actors were paid the same - $900 per day - which really says something about Fonda and Cobb - the two most famous actors, who were also doing the most work.
@@Kunsoo1024 I didn't know that. That makes their commitment to the film even more admirable. The performances were outstanding.
This is one of the best movies ever made, and a favorite of mine. Thanks for reacting to this one. For other courtroom classics, please react to another tremendous movie, "To Kill a Mockingbird" Love to watch your reactions 😊❤️
we heard of this movie too! definitely on our list now!
@@MJoy4Fun "To Kill a Mockingbird" is one of the greatest films of all time! It's a definite must watch and you guys would be the first to react to it on UA-cam. Subscribed!
Yes indeed…one of the greatest movies ever made…a personal favorite of mine…I’ve seen it about 35x
& sum skkkool distrikkkt here in nazified amerikkk-ugh just recently banned numerous books/TRUTH! Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird was one of em. eeeeviiiillll!!
Another is "The Verdict".
12 Angry Men is a film that can easily be a documentary about the effect of blind prejudice. How it can cloud reason and common sense. No doubt this is a lesson that can be played in any era. And since we are onto courtroom drama. I suggest the courtroom drama of all courtroom dramas. Judgement At Nuremberg 1961. A film with such an array of talent. And a clear message of what Justice is all about.
I second that. Great movie
It's a great film, but should not be seen as a documentary. The minute Fonda pulled the second knife out it was a mistrial. A juror cannot conduct his own investigation and he certainly cannot introduce his own evidence. But it was a great cinematic moment.
The movie certainly has stand the test of time pretty well. I do however not think that it was purely about prejudice.
Blind prejudice was the problem of only 1 juror. The old guy that went on a rant.
The last juror had personal problems with his own son whitch he took out on the did. Pretty strong cocktail of hate, regret and blame. Maybye even on himself. He still seems to love his son despite having a strong falling out with him. This is more a case of projection than prejudice I think.
Another heinous sin was apathy. That 1 juror was willing to kill someone just to get out a few minutes earlier.
The juror with the glasses had good reasons to vote guilty. He just used logic to determine wether or not the kid murdered his father. This is why he was convinced by an good argument instead of an appeal to emotion or being shamed.
Each juror had an unique reason why they voted guilty. This is why they each needed different arguments to switch.
I love how they leave it open wether the kid did the murder or not. The jury had a reasonable doubt he killed his father. A reasonable doubt is not a certainly or even a likely.
@@JeroenDoes I love how even the juror with personal issues wouldn't stand with the racist guy.
This is one of the most brilliant films ever, and I love watching people watch it for the first time. FY: The elevated train (aka "el") they're talking about is a train that runs on an elevated track. In cities like New York City, they were common in the mid 20th century. The track ran above the street, and passed between buildings, often very close to the buildings. It was not unusual for people to have to live in apartments with the train running right past their windows. Crazy. No wonder they're rare today. So the woman who says she saw the boy stab his father was actually claiming to have seen the crime through the windows of a train that was passing between her building on one side of the street and the boy's building on the other side of the street. So she supposedly looked through her window, through the windows of the moving train, and through the boy's window, and saw the crime clearly. At night. I wouldn't have believed her testimony, either.
YOu two were spot on with your picking points of the specific Jurors. YOU were so right about the LEE J CObb character and knowing he had something burning inside, and your lady was excellent in catching the points of the train noise too
Lee J Cobb’s turn as Juror 3 is my favorite portrayal of any role, by any actor, ever. I first saw this when I was 14, and I remember thinking that I finally understood what people meant by saying that a supporting actor "stole the show".
29:46 Apparently they progressively moved the walls of the jury room closer throughout the film to increase the tension and feeling of claustrophobia.
The stage play is great too. One set, half the actors with their backs to the audience, so very difficult to block.
I'm appearing in a stage play early next year called _Beyond Reasonable Doubt_ playing a Junior QC (lawyer) which I'm looking forward to.
And the camera angle goes from above to below for the same effect!
I saw the play a few years ago when a production toured the UK with Tom Conti as Juror 8. The staging was great, the centre of the set with the table actually slowly revolved, thus the audience got to see and appreciate every actor. And of course it was very apt considering the point of the story: the table turns.
It really was a fantastic production!
@@Misslt27 Wow! I saw Tom Conti in a Sydney production of _’Art’_ in the late 90s which also starred David Wenham.
@@rickardroach9075 That sounds great! I’m a big fan of David Wenham too so I wish I could have experienced that production…sadly though, I was a small child and in England in the late 90s haha
They didn't move the walls. Lumet had his DP changed the focal length of the camera lenses to achieve the illusion of the walls closing in.
This movie has been in my top 5 favorite since I was 12 years old... I love the truth of it, how personal thinking can block our ability to hear and understand the truth.... LOVE IT!!!
Thanks...
that movie is so under rated!! it's a judge of peoples character and prejudice. and there all good actors. love this movie. glad u brought it back. haven't seen it in a long time. :)
My hero is the guy with the glasses. His verdict was based on a fair and honest evaluation of the evidence and changed on the basis of evidence. He respected the opposing view and was big enough to change his mind.
Classic! Henry Fonda starred in another movie about justice fourteen years before this film, The Oxbow Incident, a 1943 film about vigilante injustice in the Old West that also hits hard. And Lee J. Cobb, the actor who played the angriest of the angry men, the last man to change his mind, also played the heavy in On the Waterfront (1954), easily one of the greatest films of all time.
It is very interesting how there used to be many stories about reasonable doubt and the importance of not convicting an innocent person. Then the stories changed to be more about the fear of a guilty person going free.
Had a feeling you would like this movie! This is one to watch again. For another good one with Henry Fonda (the main character in 12 Angry Men) do "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940) based on John Steinbeck's best-selling novel about the Dust Bowl Era and Great Depression in 1930s US. There's so many good B&W classics. Though it's less than a week after Christmas you could squeeze in "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946) and do the original B&W as there's a colorized version around you wouldn't want to watch for your first time. "Sergeant York" (1941) a good biographical drama about WWI with Gary Cooper, "The Maltese Falcon" with Humphrey Bogart, "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" (1939), "Double Indemnity" (1944), "Psycho" (1960), "To Kill A Mockingbird" (1962), "Stalag 17" (1953), and many more. Check out "AFI Top 100 Films" to see their list containing a few you've done. One more suggestion, a B&W scifi classic of the 50s, "The Day The Earth Stood Still" (1951)! 🖖😎👍
We were thinking of It's a Wonderful Life.. we read the synopsis and we really want to react on it!
And "Once Upon A Time In The West" one of few movies where Mr. Fonda is playing a villain. Really great western with many great scenes and many great characters.
This is such a great film by a really amazing director...Lumet is one of the greatest of all time. Thank you very much for reacting to this one...it is one of my personal favorites. Sometime when you have room on the schedule, you should definitely check out another Lumet film, Fail Safe...it is a nuclear war thriller...very gripping and dramatic...and one of the most iconic and memorable endings to any film ever.✌💯
thank youuu!! it has been such a good feeling to watch a movie like this!
the amount of good feeling watching this... emotions.. and even after the movie was done we are keep talking about it?? it was next level... i even had a twisted story in my mind haha. the guy who called ''not guilty'' first is the killer... i know sounds bad for the script.. but he was in a jury and he didn't really added why he thinks the kid is not guilty.. but instead he used his emotions or simpathy for the kid instead.. making him a target in my head, was bcuz he was guilty of what he did ''Who knows the reasons'' he had the same knife like the kid... and basically u can think from there haha.. but that is pure madness in my head haha
we just added ur movies on our list too btw
Lumet has a great filmography. Even his final film, Before The Devil Knows You're Dead is freaking excellent.
Loved how you guys got into the film and reacted to each new unfolding revelation. And a film like this, limited to one room, really depends on how good the acting is, and this cast was great. This was one of director Sidney Lumet's first films. You might also like his 1982 film The Verdict, another courtroom drama.
this movie is exceptional on every level. It astonishes me to this day how Phenomenally made this film and above all else it's still RELEVANT. This film can apply in any given generation and the acting, dialogue, camera framing, everything in this film was just superbly made. So glad you guys watched this one
i was talking with Joy about this and Citizen Kane.. i find Citizen Kane to be very well made in terms of movie scenery and the new for that time style.. but the story was if not average but bellow...
but 12 Angry Men? i have no words.. it took my by surprise 100% very nice put.. acting was spot on. and the way the table was turned upside down.. i had a feeling at some point is not a movie anymore
@@MJoy4Fun it's called a masterpiece for a reason
After many viewings, I may have solved the case. The kid met his friends at a tavern. Who's to say after hearing the story of the argument and knowing he wasn't going home anytime soon, one friend lifted the knife, went to his house looking for cash. He was surprised by the father and killed him after an argument and struggle. Everything fits.
Loved watching you two react - very cute. This film is one of the top ten great ensemble acting achievements in film history. Twelve characters, twelve decidedly different personalities brought to life by these professionals. Bravo to all!
This has been a favorite of mine many years. It shows how a person's personal prejudices in life affect their judgements of others, their assumptions before and after facts. This also shows why Lawyers have to dig very deep into a case to prove it one way or another. Every detail matters.
Sidney Lumet's first movie as director. He later directed Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict, The Pawnbroker, Fail Safe and many more. Populated with a who's who of the best character actors of the day, they brought Reginald Rose's screenplay to life as a classic drama. Some regard this as a perfect film. Me included.
This is one of the great 'courtroom dramas' in film history. There are many others - WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION... ANATOMY OF A MURDER... ABSENCE OF MALICE... THE VERDICT... gosh, there are so many good ones.
I've never seen you two before, but you really impressed me with how thoughtful you both were in your comments. Plus, I've probably watched this movie 20 or 30 times, but you brought up a couple of things I had never even considered before, so I was impressed with that as well. I hope you decide to do more of the great classic movies, the old black and white films that have stood the test of time. I really enjoyed watching you two. Cheers and best wishes to you!
A very important movie in American cinema. It was the directors first movie; Henry Fonda was the producer (juror#8) Henry Fonda did the movie for free on deferred salary. All but 3 mins are shot on 1 set. Film was a box office bust in the US. It was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress in 2007.
Cant wait to see you reacting to this one, youre on quite a roll... very good choice of films. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Will do!
Here's a list of some beloved classic movies which everyone should see -
It's A Wonderful Life
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
Psycho
Rear Window
Hara-Kiri
The Apartment
Double Indemnity
Witness For The Prosecution
City Lights
Paths Of Glory
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre
About eight years ago I served on a jury, and yes, it was a murder trial, I was well acquainted with this movie and asked my fellow jurors if they had seen '12 Angry Men', sadly not one had.
I was also on a murder trial, and though I never brought up the movie, it was always in the back of my mind. We acquired the guy, and though in my gut I really had my doubts about his innocence--and so did others--everyone agreed the evidence, much of it tainted by sloppy police work, just wasn't good enough. The guy was a minority kid from the slums, just like in the movie, but no one brought that up. Everyone was objective and had followed the trail closely. I was proud to have served, and it was damn interesting
Another black and white classic you might like is "To Kill A Mockingbird" (1962). It also has some courtroom drama and takes place in the deep American south. And another more modern courtroom drama is "A Few Good Men" (1992) with Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson...
thank youuu sir!! we gotta check on them too! our list just got bigger hehehe
@@MJoy4Fun Also "And justice for all" - another courtroom drama with Al Pacino with very memorable quotes... Sadly no reactions for that movie on UA-cam
"At the beginning of the film, the cameras are positioned above eye level and mounted with wide-angle lenses, to give the appearance of greater depth between subjects, but as the film progresses the focal length of the lenses is gradually increased. By the end of the film, nearly everyone is shown in closeup, using telephoto lenses from a lower angle, which decreases or "shortens" depth of field. Lumet stated that his intention in using these techniques with cinematographer Boris Kaufman was to create a nearly palpable claustrophobia."
Every actor in this has a filmography that you could follow...keep going!
"The Asphalt Jungle" 1950 American film noir heist film!
keep em coming!! we are making a huge list here!! haha
I believe the director also moved the walls in as the movie progressed to increase the tension
It's wonderful life (1946) or singin' in the rain (1952) another masterpiece of classic's film
you know you have a scenario when they can entertain you and keep you at the edge on your seat while all that happen in a single room
exactly my thoughts!!! i just can't put my mind together to understand that was just one single room... very well made
@@MJoy4Fun I not seen this one but the one they made in 1997 which have some very good actors.
Classic film. They did a remake a few years which is ok, but the original is a masterpiece. No stunts, no camera tricks, no chases. Just great dialogue, wonderful cinematography and masterful performances and direction.
Another great movie with Lee J. Cobb ( the angry one) in it is
“On The Waterfront”! It’s a movie about the Mob controlling the shipping and freight industry along the New York Harbor and the murder of one of longshoremen. The main star is Marlon Brando
(Don Corleone) from The Godfather!
Brando won an academy award for his performance. Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger and Eva Marie Saint all give stellar performances.
This is one of my top five favorite movies of all time. So, so great! Everyone has the same reaction when they see it for the first time. Really keeps your attention!
Other clasics:
Maltese Falcon (1941 with Humphrey Bogart - you saw him in Casablanca) - regarded as the beginning of the Film Noir genre.
The Big Sleep (1946, also with Humphrey Bogart) - another classic Film Noi, and Bogart's character - Philip Marlowe is a smooth-talking private detective that's an absolute joy to watch.
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) - Sergio Leone's classic, and possibly the best western ever with Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda (playing a bad guy), Jason Robards, and Claudia Cardinale.
Day of the Jackal (1973 with Edward Fox, NOT the Bruce Willis remake) - an adaptation of a classic novel by Frederick Forsyth.
Scent of a Woman (1992) - Al Pacino's Oscar-winning role.
One thing i love about this movie is that it doesn't tell us whether the boy is guilty or not, since that's not the point of the movie. The point is to show the importance of reasonable doubt.
This is one of those few movies you can watch once a year, forever, and it never gets old
In spite of several obvious plot holes, this has always been one of my favorite movies because of the acting and drama of a story that can be done on the stage!
So glad you enjoyed this great film! It was originally a play. That's why most of the movie was in one location and actually filmed in a play-like fashion. The writing, acting and directing are first class. Back in the day, movies had tighter, very well written scripts with no extended, graphic sex scenes, no montages, or wasted dialogue. Movies today are padded out to about 2 hours. This movie was 96 minutes because: no padding. And it still packed in major dialogue! If you go back to pre-code movies (1929-July 1934), many of them are even tighter. Not all, but most pre-codes, and many noir films, could tell a story from about 70 to 90 minutes. I love the fast pace and am bored with 2+ hour padded movies. Of course there were epically long films like: Gone With the Wind (1939) but even old 2 hour movies mostly are not padded like today. Please continue with classic film. Here is a dozen that most people wouldn't suggest because they think classic films began with Steven Spielberg: For pre-codes: 1. Baby Face (1933) ~ Barbara Stanwyck 2. Three on a Match (1933) ~ Joan Blondell, Bette Davis & Ann Dvorak (comes in at 1 hr 3 mins!). For classics (Aug. 1934-1970): 3. The Women (1939) ~ Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford & Rosalind Russell (all female cast) 4. Jane Eyre (1943) ~ Orson Welles & Joan Fontaine. For noir films (dark themes and anti-heroes): 5. Caged (1950) ~ Eleanor Parker & Agnes Moorehead (THE women's prison movie) 6. Double Indemnity (1944) ~ Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray 7. The Dark Corner (1946) ~ Lucille Ball & Mark Stevens 8. Gilda (1946) ~ Rita Hayworth & Glenn Ford. For retro films (1970-2000): 9. What a Way to Go! (1964) ~ Shirley MacLaine, Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum 10. Cabaret (1972) ~ Liza Minelli, Michael York & Joel Grey 10. Hair (1979) ~ Treat Williams & Jon Savage 11. Amadeus (1979) ~ Tom Hulce & F. Murray Abraham and finally: 12. Finding Nemo (2003). A little bit of everything with many of the major stars of those decades and genres, even some musicals and an animated movie. I chose movies that most people either don't know about, or pass over for the more popular suggestions that you always see. Of course, watch those too! Already subscribed and watching your GoT reactions.
Outstanding cast of some of the best actors of their day, excellent screenwriting, camera work, direction and use of lighting plus the heat and rain make it combustible ! ~
Definitely one of the best movies, it captivated your attention literally the entire time. I’ll never forget seeing this in high school for the first time, the whole class was riveted and even stayed watching the ending after the bell rang. 😂
The guy talking at first taking a toll of who was guilty was the detective in Psycho.
Two of the greatest classic movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Grapes of Wrath
I can watch these films over and over and over.
Juror #7: "You a Yankee fan?"
Juror #5: "No, Baltimore."
Juror #7: "Baltimore? That's like being hit in the head with a crowbar once a day."
As an Oriole fan, unfortunately this is true.
There's noit a lot of movies you can replay with your friends at home start to finish. This is one of them. Get 11 friends, chairs and a big table and GO. Everyone has a role to play and everyone gets time to shine.
So many of these actors were stars. Great cast, great script, great direction=magic
Great reaction. More people need to see 12 Angry Men before they become jurors.
Some great B&W films:
* To Kill a Mockingbird
* It Happened One Night
* On the Waterfront
* Key Largo
* The Hustler
* Rebecca (1940)
* A Streetcar Named Desire
* Seven Samurai
* Ikiru
* Bicycle Thieves (or The Bicycle Thief)
* Casablanca
* Twelve Angry Men
Also:
* The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
* To Have and Have Not
* A Place In the Sun
* Mr Smith Goes to Washington
* Mr Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
* Schindler's List
* Queen Christina
* Manhattan
* Red River
* Modern Times
* Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
* Sergeant York
* The Corn is Green (1945)
Fantastic reaction. One of my favorite films. And by the way many, B&W films like this one are stunning. You need to see more. Like THE WRONG MAN (1957) or NOTORIOYS (1946) Best wishes.
This movie is a classic, definitely on my greatest movies ever list
This is a truly beautifully made and written film. Twelve actors, one room, and you're absolutely hooked from start to finish!
This is one of my fave movies ever. I was at most 15 the first time I saw it and I've loved it ever since.
Loved your reaction. Other possible classics might include, To Kill A Mocking Bird, the Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Marry Poppins, Herbie, 10 Little Indians aka-And Then There Were None, Casablanca, and even the Sound Of Music.
Juror number 4 is my favorite character. As you guys pointed out a few times, his position wasn't based on any prejudices. He was making arguments to back up his positions, and he acknowledged the points made by others and attempted to address them. Most notably in his exchange with juror number 11 about the boy going back.
Interestingly enough, I actually think Juror number 11 made the best argument, rather than Juror number 8. Why would the boy take the time to wipe the knife of fingerprints and then leave it there? That seems very deliberate. I suspect that the killer was someone who had seen the boy with the knife, knew they could purchase an identical one locally, and left the knife in place to direct police attention towards the boy rather than pursuing other avenues (perhaps killing the father over a grudge held against either father or son).
You two are something else! I love your insights and your chemistry so much. It's next level, man!
The director of this piece was a great actors' director and made several excellent movies. For example:
1) Fail Safe, starring Henry Fonda. Black and white about a nuclear crisis. Pretty similar to 12 Angry Men!
2) Serpico. It's got a young Al Pacino as a New York cop fighting corruption in the police force.
3) Dog Day Afternoon. I probably recommended this already but it's just that good. Al Pacino (and others) in a bank robbery on a hot day. Lumet liked his sweaty dramas in tight spaces!
This film is used in law schools.
The jury system is a check against gov't power.
This is a superb film in all particulars, from brilliant script to best acting possible.
Love you guys' accents and reactions! This is definitely one of great cinema classics.
this was a pleasure to watch your reaction as you followed along with this classic. I adore henry fonda, he was such a fantastic actor for so many decades. I'd recommend Gentleman's Agreement, a movie that never gets enough love and is still super appropriate today sadly. I'm new here so I gotta peruse what else you've watched :)
This is one of my favorite old black and white movies. This movie was like a who's who of Hollywood at the time. Look any of them up in IMDB.
This movie is great and I love it , these movies are so much better than today they have more meaning and more depth to them, and you get into them more , and are pulled into them. I like these older movies and have started watching them because I see they have more of a plot and the characters are so much more real . and seeing such powerful actors and legends is a joy to watch for they truely know how to act
“The Caine Mutiny” is another amazing classic film with an excellent courtroom segment.
And "The Caine Mutiny" has the always amazing Humphrey Bogart as Captain Queeq. What a performance!
Another excellent courtroom drama of that era is "Anatomy of a Murder" with James Stewart. I recommend it.
Henry Fonda played the juror who was alone, at the beginning. One of the greats, he had a brilliant career, both on the stage and in film. AFI lists him No. 6 on its list of The Top 25 Movie Actors of All Time. Among many other roles, he played Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath. He was a personal favorite of mine.
I so love the old classics and you have now reacted to two of my favorites -- Casablanca and 12 Angry Men. If you would care to try some more, perhaps you might check out Double Indemnity (w/ Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyk & Edward G. Robinson), Some Like It Hot (w/ Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis & Marilyn Monroe), or Stalag 17 (w/ Best Actor Oscar winner William Holden)?!
The director did another great courtroom drama in “The Verdict” with the great actor Paul Newman.
For more court room dramas watch: Breaker Morant (1980) directed by Bruce Beresford and Paths of Glory (1957) directed by Stanley Kubrik.
thank youu!! we are adding them too on our list ofc
1957 is one of the great years for cinema. In addition to 12 Angry Men, which was nominated for Best Picture, there was also The Bridge on the River Kwai (which won Best Picture), The Sweet Smell of Success, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and last but not least and in my opinion the best film of the year Paths of Glory.
After watching this can you imagine these actors being grilled thru this routine every day for 2 weeks before starting it for real. I would imagine by that time that they were 12 angry men for real.
I remember watching this in school. Very good movie.
I first saw this movie in my high school Law class back in 1987. It is one of the best movies of the time and is still just as good today!
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Another great serious movie with Henry Fonda is "Fail Safe" from 1964.
A good movie is from the non-fiction novel "In Cold Blood" (1967). I went to work in the town the crime occured in, but I didn't know the story. I always thought something was important about the place without knowing exactly what it was.
we will check it out thx!
i think u had a feeling due to the energy the movie created or who knows
I'm guessing it was the same in most public US schools, but I first watched this movie in either English or Social Studies class and every so often the teacher would pause the movie and have each of us write down our thoughts on the case so far and read back our changes of thoughts over time along with each of the characters. This film is simply a masterpiece in writing and acting.
love, love, love that look you gave when the last one said not guilty. Great reaction guys, Going to search for more now.
The juror who wants to "talk about it" is Henry Fonda, who also produced the film.
E. G. Marshall's character (Juror 4) is my favorite since he isn't swayed by prejudices and irrational motives like all the others. He just needs to be convinced.
LEE J COBB in On The Waterfront (with Brando) and The Brothers Karamazov (with Yul Brenner and William Freakin Shatner) ACTING LEGEND
Veteran actors at their best , thanks again for sharing your thoughts and reaction
Thank you! recent films should really learn from the classic!
Every actor on here were great character actors. I knew all but two by face if not by name
One of my all time favourites, thanks for your thoughtful review. A film that provides an insight into human nature.
Great old classic, another great one with "the 12th juror" as president of the US is the movie Failsafe. Also The Bedford Incident which is another cold war drama like Failsafe.
This is, imho, the greatest courtroom drama ever filmed, & probably will never be bettered!
THE purest exercise in human nature I've ever seen!
Bravo to ALL the twelve angry men!!
You guys are great! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you both. I am really glad you watched this great movie. More classics? 1. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 2. The Outlaw Josey Wales 3. All About Eve, 4. High Noon, 5. Rocky and the Rocky sequels, 6. Burn! (by Gilles Pontecorvo, with Marlon Brando, 7. The Letter, 8. Witness for the Prosecution, 9. The Manchurian Candidate-the original with Frank Sinatra (NOT the dumb remake with Will Smith), 10. Yojimbo by Kurosawa with Toshira Mifune.
I saw this film in high school. Helped so much in understanding the whole court thing. Quite a challenge.
Some other great courtroom dramas: Inherit the Wind, Witness for the Prosecution, Judgement at Nuremberg, and To Kill A Mockingbird, one of my favorite all time movies. Also, Psycho, 39 Steps, a spy movie, Lady on a Train, also a spy movie, Miracle Worker, about Helen Keller, and How Green Was My Valley, a tearjerker about a Welsh mining family, and one of my favorites. Also, my favorite Westerns, fabulous films: High Noon, The Searchers, Stagecoach, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Also, for great love stories: The Quiet Man and two Cary Grant films: Notorious and An Affair to Remember. The first is funny, the second suspenseful, and the third teary and beautiful. A more recent spy movie and a great one, is "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy", based on a LeCarre novel.
I just discovered your reactions and have been watching them the last few days. I really enjoy them. Thanks for being here.
Put 12 of the best actors of the era together and you're guaranteed a good movie. :)
"Because he's good at acting."
BRILLIANT!
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Glad you watched this. It definitely explains beyond a reasonable doubt.
Happy New Year. All the best
This movie is so deep. People's biases. How to pursued People's etc.
One of the best 1 room movies of all time! Great story and a Great cast!
The natural progression is now to watch On the Waterfront. One of the greatest films ever. Also stars Lee J Cobb
Thanks for watching this classic film.
Happy New Year
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First off, Hollywood royalty acting, all in one room. Secondly, its a critique on u, u become a player. They did a remake about 20 years ago i think with tony Danza, also quite good! The angriest guy here, was a child musical prodighy, mastering violin and harmonca by about 12. Left NY and went to Hollywood as a teen. Went back and forth, several times, trying to make it. Performed several stage plays. He became such a standout that playwrights, began to write stage plays with him in mind. I believe Arthur Miller wrote death of a salesman, specifically for him!😮😮😮