12 Angry Men (1957) * FULL LENGTH REACTION
Added 2024-06-05 15:18:40 +0000 UTCIt should be called 12 Angry Men + 1 Angry viewer 🤣
It's really nice to just have a movie focused on dialogue instead of visuals. It's also very frustrating to see a group of people who are so incredibly different, interact with each other. It just goes to show you how humans can differ greatly from one another.
It's definitely a movie that frustrates me, because I see a lot of people that I've met in my life. Working in construction for many years has exposed me to so many different people, and now doing online stuff like YT and Twitch just opened up a whole new world.
It really reinforces the idea that it's best to surround yourself with people that you get along and have similarities with.
That being said, the actors all did a fantastic job, I just have no idea if any of them are like their character. My first impression is always "this actor is like this character", but I know that's not always the case.
I love the simplicity of it. 1 room (except for a few minutes in a courtroom), and that's it.
It makes me want to see other movies with 1 or 2 settings, to see how the story and characters develop 🤩
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Comments
A good Gregory Peck movie, considered a classic: "The Guns of Navarone" (1961)
JAKH
2024-06-27 01:46:58 +0000 UTCI thought I had heard "Rope" before but couldn't remember where... it was on my "1917" reaction since that one is filmed/edited to be a single take. I do like psychological thrillers... I definitely have to check it out soon, thank you!
Verowak
2024-06-14 13:08:37 +0000 UTCOne other recommendation, since you said you’d like to see others in a single setting, is Rope (1948). An Alfred Hitchcock film that is also a play. It all takes place in a single room and was filmed in one continuous scene, like a play. It stars Jimmy Stewart and is also black and white. It’s a psychological thriller like most of Hitchcock’s work.
PlaidGriffin
2024-06-11 13:09:17 +0000 UTCyou will not be disappointed in either film
William
2024-06-11 01:00:46 +0000 UTCI knew he was in To Kill a Mockingbird, and I've seen so many people mention Roman Holiday, so that would be an interesting one to check out
Verowak
2024-06-10 21:07:30 +0000 UTCRoman Holiday set the standard for RomComs
Scott Howard
2024-06-10 01:41:09 +0000 UTCSpeaking of Gregory Peck he stars alongside Audrey Hepburnin in the film ""Roman Holiday" i cannot recommended it enough. Gregory Peck stared in another Oscar winnin film "To Kill a Mockingbird" enjoy, great fims, if you choose to watch too
William
2024-06-09 17:49:55 +0000 UTCThat's an actress that I've heard about but haven't seen in anything. There are a few actors from that time that I've heard mentioned, like Gregory Peck, and it's about time that I see them in action :D
Verowak
2024-06-09 12:30:08 +0000 UTCHenry Fonda was such a great actor. You asked, so i will tell you. Audrey Hepburn is my all time favourite actress, I love her so much.So i will suggest "Roman Holiday" 1953. Upto you if you watch it 😊😊😊 BTW Audrey Hepburn won an Oscar for her perforance
William
2024-06-08 17:11:55 +0000 UTCTo Kill a Mockingbird and Rear Window would great on this channel
Scott Howard
2024-06-06 23:55:56 +0000 UTCFrustration is the correct reaction to this film. It’s one of the effects they are trying to achieve.
Scott Howard
2024-06-06 18:25:43 +0000 UTCJohn Fiedler has a great voice for meek characters, though I've never seen Winnie the Pooh. It's great being able to see a film and how much of an effect the shots have. The movie would have felt very different if they did fewer closeups and shot from a different angle🤩
Verowak
2024-06-06 16:56:17 +0000 UTCI'm so glad to hear your enjoyed the reaction, at the end I thought maybe I was too frustrated 🤣
Verowak
2024-06-06 16:54:44 +0000 UTCShocking no one, they're all older movies 🤣Thank you for the recommendations!
Verowak
2024-06-06 16:54:20 +0000 UTCThanks for those, there are a few that I've heard of and would love to see!
Verowak
2024-06-06 16:53:51 +0000 UTCI love odd coincidences like this! Thank you :D
Verowak
2024-06-06 16:53:28 +0000 UTCI'm glad I wasn't watching this movie in a hot room 😨🥵 The weather certainly played a part in their frustrations 🤣
Verowak
2024-06-06 16:53:00 +0000 UTCBuried is a movie that I wanted to see but completely forgot about!! Mostly because I want to see Ryan Reynolds in a non-funny role, and it feels like this would be a great choice for that lol. Thanks for the recommendations!!
Verowak
2024-06-06 16:52:11 +0000 UTCThanks for all of this info! I love when actors are cast against type, it really shows their range. All of these actors and movies are a world different than what I'm used to, it'll be nice to learn about it all!
Verowak
2024-06-06 16:51:19 +0000 UTCI'm glad to hear that they got roles due to this movie, they were all fantastic!! Lee J Cobb was so infuriating, he did so well :D
Verowak
2024-06-06 16:48:24 +0000 UTC😂Great minds think alike!!
Verowak
2024-06-06 16:47:08 +0000 UTCThis is the first that I hear of that movie 🤔I'm intrigued by it being a scary one! Thank you
Verowak
2024-06-06 16:46:56 +0000 UTCSince you asked a really great black-and-white film noir that would be great is Double Indemnity 1944 it really set the standards for film noir. I really really enjoyed the reaction.
Scott Howard
2024-06-06 04:51:40 +0000 UTCI love the way the film is shot and edited. Once in the jury room, most of the early shots are of the entire room, shot from well above the actors' heads. As the film progresses, the camera will be placed lower and lower, with more and more closeups, beginning with that scare shot of the old man. By the time Lee J. Cobb is caught contradicting himself, those closeups are often shot from beneath the actors' faces. The intensity and speed of the cuts bring an urgency to the resolution. Your favorite character, juror #2, was played by John Fiedler in his first feature film. He often played meek or henpecked characters, eventually doing many voices for Disney animations, most often as the voice of Piglet in many Winnie the Pooh films.
Cliff Adams
2024-06-06 04:38:15 +0000 UTCGood B&W movies in a variety of genres (some of these have been colorized by Turner Pictures and are no longer available in the original B&W): "In Harm's Way" (1965) "Operation Petticoat" (1959) "The Buccaneer" (1958) *based on True Events* "Three Violent People" (1956) "Fail Safe" (1964 original) "Fail Safe" (2000 live remake) the remake was also done in B&W in a live, 1-take recording "The Prince and the Showgirl" (1957) "Sabrina" (1954 original) "The Seven Samurai" (1954) "The Hidden Fortress" (1958) "The Throne of Blood" (1957) "Rashomon" (1950) "The Lost Battalion" (1919 version) *True Story* "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1936 version) *True Story* "Sergeant York" (1941) *True Story*
JAKH
2024-06-06 01:30:51 +0000 UTCA couple of additional legal movies to recommend in addition to "A Few Good Men": "Murder In the First (1995) Christian Slater, Kevin bacon. *True Story* "My Cousin Vinny" (1992) Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei "The Firm" (1993) from a book by John Grisham "The Client" (1994) from a book by John Grisham
JAKH
2024-06-06 00:54:18 +0000 UTCOne bit of trivia that I noticed when I watched "12 Angry Men" about two months ago - actor Martin Balsam is one of the jurors and at one point mentions a kid named 'Slattery' that he is coaching on a baseball team. In real life, Martin's daughter Talia Balsam and actor John Slattery are married and both starred together in the series, "Mad Men", with Jon Hamm. Yet, this was pure coincidence because when "12 Angry Men" was released, Talia Balsam had not even been born yet!
ButtercupsTrueLove
2024-06-05 22:56:53 +0000 UTCIf you recall a few weeks back when on the Discord (I think?) I mentioned that a hot room might be the perfect setting to watch certain movies...and casually dropped this one as an example...I think now you know why. :) "What are they pissed off about? The weather?" You...weren't that far off either. LOL
OrangeLion
2024-06-05 22:51:39 +0000 UTCThis was a brilliant movie in every way. Everytime I see it I cling to the screen like I'm watching it for the first time....🤩 For another movie with only 1 or 2 sets: "Buried" (incredibly intense drama with Ryan Reynolds' best acting to date, but be warned, it get's very claustrophobic) "Phone Booth" (The movie is almost never leaving the said phone booth) For more black and white movies I would suggest: "Some Like It Hot" (The best screwball comedy there is) "High Noon" (Brilliant movie that was one of the first movies that broke with a lot of Western cliches) "The Night Of The Hunter" (Great film noir with a fantastic Robert Mitchum) "To Kill A Mockingbird" (Great Courtroom drama) "The Maltese Falcon" (clever and intriguing film noir) "Psycho" (Alfred Hitchcocks masterpiece) "Rear Window" (another fantastic A.H.) I don't know the release dates, but they're all between late 40s and early 60s. 😊🤩
silverarrow06
2024-06-05 21:07:11 +0000 UTCThanks for your reaction to a great American film. I would venture that the actors in real life are not like the characters they portray but may have been cast because some previous roles or their perceived public images fit their roles in "12 Angry Men". Henry Fonda was often cast as an honest, righteous character such as in the John Steinbeck adaptation of "The Grapes of Wrath" or as the President in the cold war thriller "Fail Safe". Henry was definitely cast against type as the villain, Frank, in "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968). Lee J. Cobb was one of the more well known actors who suffered during the McCarthy communist witch hunt era and was one of many who were blacklisted in Hollywood. This isn't the same as being canceled in the current era but actors, writers, and directors could be blacklisted just for having any sort of association with suspected communists or socialists. One of my favorite character actors (it seems a disservice to use that term in his case) was Jack Warden. You can look him up as well as Henry Fonda on Wikipedia and see how they served their country during World War II. Jack plays a pretty unsympathetic and unyielding character in "12 Angry Men" but played the polar opposite as the coach of the Los Angeles Rams in the romantic comedy "Heaven Can Wait" (1978). He is enlisted by his friend and star quarterback (Warren Beatty) who wants to get a tryout for the team after his original life was taken from him by mistake by a novice angel (actor and writer Buck Henry). There's a sweetness to this film that isn't common these days.
ButtercupsTrueLove
2024-06-05 17:47:37 +0000 UTCAll the actors in this were great character actors who went on to other things largely based on the reputation of this movie. I don’t know a lot about Ed Begely but really sure that he wasn’t a racist, but he had the character type that could play a really good racist EG Marshall was someone who always played authoritative figures. In fact there was a saying going around when somebody was acting too officious someone would say “stop acting like EG Marshall” The best performance was Lee J Cobb which is saying a lot because everyone was fantastic. Anyway, I look forward to watching 12 Angry men and 1 angry woman.
Scott Howard
2024-06-05 17:35:32 +0000 UTCI literally watched this movie last night.
Ashley
2024-06-05 17:16:55 +0000 UTCA good 1 or 2 setting movie, and one of the scariest movies ever, "Conspiracy" from 2001.
Barry Hammock
2024-06-05 15:23:48 +0000 UTC
