❤️BIBLE VERSES OF THE DAY❤️ ISAIAH 53:4-5 ESV Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
Brilliant, and the movie was pretty good too! 😂 If you want another "classic" check out Zulu (1964) based on actual events with real people. Even the Zulu King is played by a direct descendant of the real King. The movie that introduced Michael Caine with lines you could quote like "why us Sgt Major? Coz we're here lad, there's no one else just us! “
With those bathroom towel dispensers, you’d pull on them to get a clean section, but as a kid I still thought they were kinda gross. They started phasing out in my early teenage years, late 80’s.
@@lewstone5430They had a cleaning mechanism in the block, but around the mid-80s some researchers discovered the towels could come out "clean" but still have as much bacteria per-square-inch as you find on a dirty shoe, or something of that nature, and they were phased-out quickly and all public toilets switched to paper towels and blowers.
EVERY PERSON called to jury duty should see this film. This shows what the original intent of the jury trial system is about. "I would rather see ten guilty men set free than to have one innocent man punished." - John Adams
It's the entire central focus of the film. It's Henry Fonda's character's compassion that says "Hey, maybe we should think about this" in reference to the boy, and then it's his compassion to a broken father, saying "Hey, it's okay. I know you're hurting." by helping him with his coat. It's the thread that goes right through the entire film.
@@Ozai75 no sht, but the compassion shown at the end is a bit different. Guess you missed that detail, and no I’m not going to explain it to you. It’s relatively simple. Good luck!
As if to say his son was not guilty for choosing to leave him and live his own life on his own terms. Cobb’s character was being too judgmental and it took this case to make him see it.
Yup. The '97 version is also a solid film (a bit redundant since it's basically a line-for-line remake, but still worth watching for stellar performances all around). George C. Scott's breakdown as Juror 3 is just as intense, and maybe a little more so as it's done with a bit more subtlety (no photo is present for him to tear up), and they were estranged for much longer. Something about his gravelly voice, combined with the knowledge of the longer estrangement, really makes him feel like a bitter and broken old man who's been stewing in his own self-loathing for many years while trying to justify it to feel less guilty.
One of my favorite moments is shunning the racist. No big speech. No moral lecture. No banging the audience over the head with a justice bat. Simply letting the man show himself and the others turning away. So well written, acted, and executed.
Those old hand driers were cloth and had two rolls inside, one of clean cloth and one to roll up the used cloth when fresh cloth was pulled out. When it got to the end you sent it to a laundry service.
I've seen some family restaurants still using those cloth hand dryers as recently as a few years ago. Pretty sure the pandemic put an end to their use after that, though.
Now on to "Harvey" for fun and "Rope" for creepy suspense. Good reaction. BTW the towel in the bathroom was sanitized cloth on a very long roll. The dirty towel was wound up on a different roll.
The moment when all the jurors shun the racist guy is one of the most powerful scenes in this movie. Even the angry father wasn’t having that crap. Given the time period this movie was made, it’s even more remarkable. Just an excellent, timeless movie all around.
"sit dow, and don't open your mouth again.." is one of the hardest lines in cinema, perfect delivery. It's not a threat, its advice, but it could also become a threat...
@@Braincleaner I feel a bit for Sweat-Free #4 (played by E.G. Marshall, who ironically gained fame in the 1960s for playing a defense attorney, in TVs "The Defenders") because he clearly doesn't like a good number of the people on #TeamGuilty, from Blowhard #3 (Lee J. Cobb) to Bigot #10 (Ed Begley, the original). When he tells Begley to sit down, you know there's a lot of frustration in there, but he doesn't raise his voice, because that's not who he is.
I am German, 62 years old and a retired police officer. This film is absolutely top class. To date I've seen it about 70-80 times and I'm still discovering important things. Especially in my job, you shouldn't trust first impressions. Very often the result was completely different than when the investigation began. No human being, I repeat no human being, is free from prejudices, prejudgments and a sometimes limited view of things and people. You give some people who you like more freedom than others, thereby blocking your own neutrality, which is actually required. This film contributed, along with other things, straighten your head and keep it straight. A father, constantly giving the moral apostle, would have let the boy go to the "electric chair" just to "educate" his son. Only very slowly does he begin to understand that he has failed disastrously in his upbringing. It happened between me and my sons, like with my friends, never any physical altercations. The racist tried my patience to the limit. Another buys tickets to a baseball game, knowing full well that he will be a juror that day. Unbelievable behavior. Without No. 8, the boy would have gone to death row. There is so much more that could be talked about. As I said, absolutely top class and a milestone in film history. Everyone can use it to evaluate their own behavior.
@@macmcleod1188 In any case, I've always tried hard to be one. There aren't very many jobs where you interfere so much with people's lives and basic rights. Ergo, you should master your job and yourself.
Juror #10's diatribe starts with him saying he's lived among them (slum folks) all my life. It took a few times for me to catch that he lives in the same " bad neighborhood" as the people he's vilifying. All the condemnation he keeps spouting is to make himself feel superior to his own peers. Narcissists do this to make themselves more important. A quick way to make himself virtuos by amplify the lack in others.
Bigotry does that to person. Think about two cultural/ethnic groups living in the same neighborhood, or adjacent ones. Both in similar hard conditions, but resenting the other. A sad harmful thing when the only way you can elevate yourself in your own mind, is to look down on your neighbor.
.........and Cinematography and Direction. These two elements turn what was a play performed on a stage into a more compelling and entertaining cinematic event.
Sidney Lumet is a great director. Network, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, and Murder on the Orient Express all great films. I loved your remark about the egg and the omelet cooking.❤
@WildSeven19 yes he's very energetic and prolific. From everything I've read that's one constant theme, Sidney runs around the set pumping everybody Up
Actor Martin Balsam who plays the foreman of the jury is the actor who played the private detective, Arbogast in Psycho, which is definitely worth a reaction to if you haven't already.
The filming in this was fabulous. the tension was surmountable and the fact that there was no music until the last scene when he's walking down the stairs is incredible. All the tention was built with was acting alone and nothing else. A timeless masterpiece.
Not a paper towel. It's a roll of cloth towels that is rolled up after it's used. When the clean towels finish, you can't use it until the towel roll is replaced. A company replaces the rolls, launders them and reuses them.
Yup, you pull down to get some fresh portion in the front. The used portion is retracted in the back. It is pretty long, and may last the day before it runs out. Before the disposable era began. Not exactly a big deal. You just washed your hands, after all, and are getting a fresh bit for yourself.
Joseph Sweeney, the oldest juror, was born in 1884. So his father grew up during the Civil War. Our parents (or grandparents) grew up during Sweeney's final years. So we are just 2 or 3 generations away from the Civil War. And just 3 or 4 generations away from the Revolutionary War as many of the Civil War generals had fathers who fought in 1776. Juror 2 was the voice of Piglet. The bigot was Ed Begley Jr's father. The director, Lumet, locked the actors in a room and had them run lines for hours to ramp up the tension. Great and timeless film. 😊
It's definitely a stacked cast of well-known actors from the time. John Fiedler (Juror 2) was in a lot of good movies and TV shows. I mainly remember Jack Klugman (the juror from the slum) from The Odd Couple.
@@bfdidc6604 I tend to think most people remember Klugman for Quincy, M. E., though the Odd Couple was the more iconic show. The baseball fan appeared in many, many tv shows. The ad exec was also a well known character actor. Sadly, all have died. Piglet will forever be voiced by different actors. Even the kid on trial has passed on. Damn. Still, even if this movie was all they had to show, they made an impressive mark on the industry.
The back handed complement that ''the bigot was Ed Begley Jr's father'' does a disservice to Ed Begley. He was a brilliant character actor who in his heyday of the 1950's appeared in scores of films and tv dramas usually playing his specialty of nasty, bigoted, corrupt villains in the form of cops, politicians, CEO's or criminals. If I see he is in the cast list, I'll watch just to see that mouth turn into a snarl and hear his growly voice bellowing hate. A true master of his craft. As for Jr, he is a competent, cookie cutter actor with minimal charisma and a lasting impression.
@@davidparris7167 It was no back-handed *COMPLIMENT* . It was a simple statement of fact. And if you think Jr. is a no account actor then you've never seen Better Call Saul or Young Sheldon or any of his other work. But ignorance is bliss and you are blissful. And just to add awareness to your mindset, assuming you have an open mind, a big leap of blind faith on my part, "complement" means to add to in such a way as to complete. "Compliment" means to give praise or admiration. I have no compliment for you but I hope explaining the meaning of a word you misused will complement your language skills. Proof reading is a loss tart. 😜
So, how many reactions did you copy/paste this comment in? And why get so bent out of shape over your lazy comment about Ed Begley? Gee, big surprise that he's Ed Begley Jr.'s father.🙄
This movie has been a favorite of mine for a long time. It demonstrates how quickly people rush to judgement, and also how, if taken the time to open your mind, you can see what you previously (with a closed mind) couldn't see. I love watching your reaction videos. You are very interactive and insightful. I also love how you get into the spirit of the movie you're reacting to (black and white for this movie, sepia for the wizard of oz, etc.). I would love to see your reaction to my all-time favorite movie...A Raisin In The Sun (the original movie, with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee). That movie has so many "life lessons" in it. I would love to see your insight into those lessons. Keep up the great work! You are a joy for me to watch!!!
Agreed, this is a timeless masterpiece of cinema. Everything was on point from the script to the acting to the camera angles and close ups. Even the set design. The walls were slowly moved inward during the film to give a claustrophobic feel as their tension intensified.
Great reaction to a fantastic film. I have to make a comment about the bathroom scene. Quite a few reactors were put off by the towel being reused. The towels on those old dispensers were actually a very long roll. You would pull it down and the used portion rolled up in back so you dried your hands on fresh clean cloth. Once the roll was close to the end, a new roll was installed. It's not surprising that it would look unsanitary if you never actually used one. Anyway, thanks for a fun reaction video. Looking forward to more. Enjoy!
Exceptional movie and excellent reaction! I never thought about the "changed perspective" angle of the jury room at the end, great catch. If you want more Classic Hollywood, it'd be great to get some Alfred Hitchcock on the channel like Rear Window (1954), Rebecca (1940), Rope (1948), Vertigo (1958), and North by Northwest (1959). All of them really creative and well done masterpieces, and two (Rear Window and Rope) take place in just one room like 12 Angry Men does.
This is a masterclass in acting and also directing. The way the actors surrendered their beliefs to their characters, and the way the blocking works...as the movie goes on the shots get tighter and tighter.
The guy in the suit with the bead of sweat was EG Marshall. You watched him before as the surly grandpa (father in law) of Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
I've seen this many times since I was a teenager in the 70s. I always see something new. The towel dispenser has two rollers inside. You pulled the clean cloth from the front and the back roller took up the soiled section. At least in theory. They were still around when I was a kid and finding one that wasn't jammed was a rarety.
You really NAILED it! It's so good to see younger people such as yourself toss aside all the foolish bias against "old B&w" films and let themselves be pulled into a great, timeless drama such as this. I've known the film for 50 years, and you caught things I've never noticed....on your first time viewing it! Great Job. Two things: 1.) You mention the brilliance of Casblanca's script, yet it was being written (by the great Koch brothers) day-by-day, page-by-page, as the film was being shot; nobody..cast, director..knew how it would resolve itself at the end. All the more impressive an achievement. 2.) Three suggestions of great old films, all of them exploring the warmth and emotional depth of the character's relationship with one another: a.) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1944) about family life in a NY tenement (1890's), with two superb performances by child actors and a heartbreaking-ly beautiful Christmas Eve scene b.) I Remember Mama (1948)..family life of Norwegian immigrants...it pulls you in from the very opening and never lets go c.) Captains Courageous (1937), possibly the king of them all. Since you have such a wonderful appreciation and knowledge of classic cinema, please try to see these three (whether you feature them on your channel or not).Each one of them will change/transform you emotionally. LR
Awwww Cal... Haven't seen you for a while, and this was one of your best ever!!! I missed how you do your excellent impersonations of the characters along the way. This is one of my favorite films and thanks for your amazing reaction.
Sidney Lumet's first picture as director. He later made Dog Day Afternoon, The Verdict, Fail Safe, Network and The Pawnbroker, to name a few. Brilliant screenplay by Reginald Rose, a veritable who's who of character actors. Compelling drama. Rightfully a classic film.
10:25 It’s been a long time since I’ve seen one of those machines. The towel (not paper) is longer than it looks, though it’s not super long (I’m guessing 3-6 feet), and it’s on a roller system that rotates it around, with each consecutive use. So yes, back in the day, everyone would be using the same towel, probably not washed very often, but only drying off freshly washed faces/hands, and on a loop, so you’re only using the same part of the towel as the person who used it 6 uses ago or whatever the actual number would be. It’s not the cleanest idea, but it is a great money and tree saver, and it’s not the grossest idea either. That award probably goes to the ancient Romans, for their genius forerunner of toilet paper, the “communal dry spongecloth on a stick, passed from wiping person to the next wiping person.” Actually, there are probably worse things. One idea that comes to mind is if someone uses “the poop knife” to make food. Look it up. That’s ten and a half laughs, minimum.
The most touching and compassionate moment for me in this film is at the end when the Henry Fonda character (Davis) helps the other guy who was the last hold out for guilty with his jacket as they are leaving.
A superb film indeed…and of course she needs to watch perhaps the best film ever - “To Kill A Mockingbird” (Gregory Peck and Robert Duval in his first role). Honorable mention to: “Inherit The Wind” and I suppose we could classify “Miracle On 34th Street” as a “legal/courtroom” black&white classic 🙂
A classic for all time...and really put Sidney Lumet on his path to becoming one of the greatest directors to ever make a film. So glad to see Californiablend react to this one, and I hope she will check out some of Lumet's other great movies, like Fail Safe and The Verdict and Dog Day Afternoon and Network and The Wiz...among others.
There was a huge amount of acting talent in that room. Henry Fonda, the star, was the Tom Hanks of the 1940s, he played Everyman characters in films like _The Grapes of Wrath_ and _Fail-Safe_ . The rest of the cast were played by veteran character actors who I remember from many movies from this period.
Such a pleasure to watch this with someone who knows the theatre, who has an eye for blocking....which is such a major strength of this movie. Hey, the director of this movie, Sidney Lumet, went on to direct tons of classics. This was his first one! Twenty years later, in the 70s, he directed two of the greatest ever, back to back: "Dog Day Afternoon" (true crime, young Al Pacino, amazing) and "Network" (wild satire of news media, amazing). Both super iconic, highly recommended. INCREDIBLE acting. In all of his films. He also did a really fun comedy-mystery from the 80s: "Deathtrap", which a theatre person like yourself would definitely appreciate! Anyways, as always, thank you for the reaction video!!! Loved it in black & white! :D
This is an All Star cast if there ever was one. The actors in this classic play are are elite. Many of these actors have had movies and TV shows depend on their expertise. Amazing.
I think Juror #4 (I don't sweat guy) us my favorite character because he stuck to his position, until shown proof to the contrary, then acknowledging the new information changed his view based on logic and reason. Even Juror #* (The good guy) said at the begining he was mostly going by emotion. Also fun fact Juror #2 (The meek one) is actuallky the voice actor for Piglet on Winnie the Pooh.
"Juror #4" is E.G. Marshall ...He had a long career in television and film. Personally, I recall him from the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater" and: Compulsion [the film based-on the leopold/loeb murder trial] and The Defenders [TV Series]. I believe he also portrayed the U.S. President (a fictional version, of course) in: Superman II (🤔). ...anyhow: an accomplished career. 👍
Great reaction to a brilliant golden years film. Nice to see people who don't just watch a movie, but appreciate the art of movie making. This one is just about perfect, and Lee J. Cobb RIP was phenomenal as usual.
@@wmwestbroek You are correct. Speaking of live productions, if you ever get a chance, check out the TV production of Requiem for a Heavyweight. It's iconic.
I didn't recognize you at first because I hadn't seen you since you changed your hair, you look great, I love your reactions, this is of course a classic, I saw it when it came out when I was a kid. So many great films of this time, check out "The Hustler" with Paul Newman, it's another classic. Peace of Christ.
12 Angry Men was written by Reginald Rose and started its life as a TV play in 1954 (live in these days). 1955 it went up on stage. Many believe that this version, the most famous, from 1957, also was produced for TV. This is a real feature film, low budget, but shot on a sound stage in Hollywood. The plot is set in New York City. It was produced by the legendary Henry Fonda, who also stars in the film. The director was Sidney Lumet. The cast is filled by Hollywood's elite, both young and old by this time. My favorite is Lee J. Cobb, Juror No. 3, the most angry one. A very fine actor both on stage and on film. Together with Fonda, he is the top cast. Funny thing about TV drama: Juror No. 12, the funny advertising man, played by Robert Webber. This was in 1957 and advertising was exploding. These men who worked in this business made a lot of fast money, apparently without effort. They were the internet people of the 1960s and they were called MAD MEN.
This is one of the best movies ever made. One amazing thing about this movie is that people are so invested in the drama in the jury room and the Not Guilty verdict, they forget what it means. Either the kid did murder his father and got away with it or the person who did it was not caught.
People also do not consider that from a legal point of view what the jurors are doing is really wrong. They are considering evidence not introduced during trial and hopelessly tainted the proceedings. A judge would be really pissed at what they did and would declare a mistrial. We also do not know if the extra evidence was missed at trial because the defendant had a lousy lawyer (eg not questioning how good an eyewitness can see) or whether the evidence was considered but excluded for a valid reason.
@@przemekkozlowski7835 I know that this is the current standard, but I don't think it necessarily was in 1957. I do know that a national law against it was passed in 1974. Regardless, though I love the film, I agree it's something jurors should avoid. Certainly these days eye witness testimony is no longer the gold standard it was in times past.
@@enokii Is that all, seriously? If that's the only thing that's being called "extra evidence", that doesn't hold up. If the juror had just stated that he owns the same exact kind of knife, in order to refute that it's a "one-of-a-kind" knife, would there be a problem with that? Here, he brought it with him to show he wasn't just making it up. Isn't that part of the essence of what a jury brings to bear on a case, namely, each one's life experience?
New to your channel, subbed 🙂This film is 100% a masterpiece. IMDB has this consistently ranked as no.5 greatest film of all time (9.0 rating). And with good reason. The performances are all incredible, played by some of the finest character actors of their time. Lee J. Cobb's breakdown at the end is some of the finest acting I've ever seen (and I'm a 50 year old film buff, seen hundreds of films). The script is so on point, it's been used in psychology classes as an example of confirmation bias. A timeless cinematic classic. Look forward to more of your reactions 🙂
You are so right about the golden age of film. As a student of film, I fell in love with silent films and have a ridiculous collection of them on DVD, and so many techniques in filming and story-telling were developed at that time. So many people today will skip a black & white film because they think it's beneath them, but they are truly masterpieces. I enjoyed your reaction very much. My favorite moment in the incredible film is the moment of grace, where Davis helps the last juror to turn put his coat on. It is how the world should work, he did the right thing, and all of the animosities are behind them. Brilliant!
As a new subscriber, who got in here after being recommended Willy Wonka, I really loved your takes on that, and this was even better. Having said that, please excuse my need to comment on aesthetics here, but dammit, the houndstooth slaps real serious, and the b&w insert was genius. The whole thing looks great, keep it up with the classics. I particularly love your attention to the little storytelling details, it really hits my inner movienerd. If I'm redundantly praising the long-standing, high-quality of content around here, again, forgive me, it's gonna take awhile to catch up. 😎
Great Reaction to this Classic...... Nice Hairdo and Outfit........ I saw this Presented Muliple Times as a play in High School (Early 1980's)....... Shout out to the Legends in this Movie...... Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Klugman, Martin Balsam, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Ed Begley Director Lumet wrote in an article: "I shot the first third of the movie above eye level, shot the second third at eye level, and the last third from below eye level. In that way, toward the end, the ceiling began to appear. Not only were the walls closing in, the ceiling was as well. The sense of increasing claustrophobia did a lot to raise the tension of the last part of the movie." The kid not remembering the films is a believable statement. Movie houses weren't multi-screen when this movie was made. A cinema showed one or two movies so in the evening you could buy a double feature ticket without ever asking the name of the films. An angry kid wanting to get out of the summer heat buys a double feature ticket and spends the time stewing in anger paying no attention to the films is quite believable.
Haven’t seen you before, but, I wanted to say, I really appreciate your critique of this film & you mentioned something I often say to my child. I just want a good story. One that doesn’t need a huge cast or special effects. A great story with a small cast is so much more intimate, it draws you in, you feel emotionally involved. Anyway, great review, thanks
Paul Winkle, who says the boy is definitely guilty, has been saying to me for months that the knife fight in "Rebel Without a Cause" is a crusher for the defense. But it's not, at all. Anyone can watch the "Rebel Without A Cause" knife-fight scene on TH-cam. The best video is titled "Rebel Without a Cause (1955) - The Knife Fight Scene (5/10) | Movieclips" and the channel is Movieclips. 1) During the knife fight scene, at least 13 stabs/jabs/thrusts are attempted with switchblades, and *all of them* are attempted with an "underhanded" motion/grip: that is, the way a switchblade knife should be used, not the way a normal knife would be. 2) From the beginning of the knife fight - from the first point where both fighters have their switchblades open (0:33) - to the end - (where the winner throws down his knife (2:02)), it lasts for 1:29 seconds, which is 89 seconds. There are 2 fighters with their knives open through nearly all of that, so I will multiply that by 2: switchblades are open for about 178 seconds. Of that time, only 1 fighter at any point holds his switchblade the wrong way - that is, the way a person would hold a normal knife - and that lasts for only about 5 seconds (1:25 to about 1:30). 5 seconds is less than 3% of the total time. To recap: 1) 100% of the 13+ stabs/jabs/thrusts are done the correct way for a switchblade. 2) For less then 3% of the time is a switchblade held the wrong way (i.e., the way a normal knife would be held), and no stab/jab/thrust is done with it when held the wrong way. THIS IS PAUL'S CRUSHING EVIDENCE, THAT OBLITERATES THE DEFENSE!! PROOF THAT THE BOY IS GUILTY!! THE CRUSHER THAT HE'S BEEN YELLING ABOUT FOR MONTHS!! LOL!!!
I like your reaction. Thank you. If you want to see another old movie but is in color, try Father Goose starring Cary Grant. It's set in WWII where a man is stationed in the Pacific on a remote island to spot war planes and report. When he arrives, he finds a woman and eight young school children. It's a comedy as he tries to figure out how to do his job and take of the children which he has no idea as he's a bachelor. Another good Cary Grant film is His Girl Friday referencing the Robinson Cruisoe book. Grant plays a newspaper owner managing his reporters. One is a female reporter investigating the trial of a murderer. It's also a comedy not with jokes but with dialogue as the two argue.
I love smiles like yours it's almost like you retained all the innocence of a toddler. Something purely good and wholesome in that, alot of people with frowns today and pessimistic.
Cali, I've just watched this movie with many reactions, yours is truly the most insightful on the movie as a cinematic construct, plus your 50's outfit and hair adds great eye candy.
20:15 I’ve seen this movie a billion times! And I’ve NEVER caught that bead of sweat on the guy who never sweats! lol PS: loving your channel! Glad I stumbled across it
Glad you enjoyed this movie. I first watched it when I was in my cinema studies program. Just loved it so much. And the messages about justice and observing ones bias hit me as so profound coming from that time period. I believe it was originally a play. There was a remake in the 80s or 90s I believe, but I haven’t watched it yet.
I watch a lot of reactions. I’m an old guy. I think you’ve done an excellent job of getting it. It’s the story. It’s not visual effects that make a great movie. Also, some great acting. Thanks.
This is one of my favourite films. I love it. It doesn't matter if the boy is guilty or not. It is about the twelve angry men and justice. There is a reasonable doubt and they voted not guilty because of this.
Might checkout Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Great old classic film that still holds up and James Gunn announced that his new film, Superman Legacy was partly inspired by that film.
I am so glad that you are appreciating older films. I grew up watching many films that were made before I was born but now days it's almost unheard of. Young people flee in terror if they hear something is in black and white. Movies have been around for 150 years but all anyone watches are films from the last 20 years at best. There are so many gems out there that people are unaware of....movies that aren't formula products like they are today. I am so glad you have found this to be true.
Fantastic script with great direction and great camera angles and shots and a cast with some of the finest actors of their day. This is one of the best American films ever made. I watch every person that I can as they react to this. You were fully involved in the drama all the way through. This film makes you feel like you're there. Subbed.
You'd be amazed at how many incredible movies were made before 1970. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) is an unbelievably witty and wicked black comedy featuring Alec Guinness as twelve murder victims. The Thief of Bagdad (1940) will blow your mind. Not only is it an incredible fantasy, but it's proof that amazing special effects were possible even back then. It's in color, by the way. Detective Story (1951) is almost entirely set in a single room, with an intensity of writing that will astonish you. It stars a young Kirk Douglas, and the topic is incredibly timely. The Third Man (1949) features some of the greatest writing, acting, cinematography, and music that has ever been seen in cinema. It's classic film noir that was far ahead of it's time. In the Heat of the Night (1967) is absolutely electrifying. It stars Sidney Poitier and you won't forget it. Let's see...there's The Great Escape, Frankenstein, Dracula, Bride of Frankenstein, Casablanca, The Fly, To Kill A Mockingbird, Psycho, The Grapes of Wrath...they're all really worth watching. And not a bit of CGI in any of it!
This is a top 5 movie for me, and this is my favorite reaction I've seen to it, because you don't just react to the plot or characters but you also give great perspective to the nuance of the structure and the cinematography and allegories of the set pieces.
There’s a brief moment where YOU the viewer become the 13th juror. It’s just after Henry Fonda (Juror 8) reveals the duplicate knife and after the shock he says it’s possible and stares straight into the camera and his eyes lock with your own and BAM you’re now a juror too.
Hey, Californiablend! This was originally a teleplay for a "Playhouse 90"-type show in the '50's which were basically filmed theatrical productions broadcast during the early days of American TV. Before formulaic sitcoms and dramas became TV staples, actual playwrights were tapped to provide original or adapted content of high quality. The story really works as a theatrical piece with 12 players in one setting. A few years later, the great Sidney Lumet (pronounced Loom-ET) directed it for film. Lumet is considered one of the quintessential New York directors like Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee. The film is considered one of the greatest courtroom dramas ever made. It is my 11th favorite film of all time! I like how Fonda's chief antagonists are fire and ice: the bombastic Lee J. Cobb and the coolly logical E.G. Marshall. The cast was stacked with some of the best character actors of the day some of which had amazing careers like Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Jack Warden, Ed Begley and Robert Webber. However, it's live-wire Lee J. Cobb who steals the spotlight with his histrionics and rage! When he has his breakthrough and realizes why he's rushed to judgment, his collapse is shattering and brings me to tears every time. Henry Fonda's magnanimity as he helps him to his feet and gives him his coat is equally moving. Foreigner George Voskovec and the elderly Joseph Sweeney were holdovers from the TV production. A remake was made for cable TV with a black Mykelti Williamson portraying a reverse racist. Jack Lemmon had the Fonda role and George C. Scott had the Cobb role. Edward James Olmos played the foreigner, Tony Danza was the sports guy, Armin Mueller-Stahl was the logical stockbroker and James Gandolfini was the blue collar guy. Another remake was considered by adding women to the mix. The project was abandoned because the inclusion of female energy would change the dynamic of the story and the energy of the room.
❤️BIBLE VERSES OF THE DAY❤️
ISAIAH 53:4-5 ESV
Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
Amen! Thank You, Jesus!
Brilliant, and the movie was pretty good too! 😂
If you want another "classic" check out Zulu (1964) based on actual events with real people.
Even the Zulu King is played by a direct descendant of the real King.
The movie that introduced Michael Caine with lines you could quote like "why us Sgt Major? Coz we're here lad, there's no one else just us! “
With those bathroom towel dispensers, you’d pull on them to get a clean section, but as a kid I still thought they were kinda gross. They started phasing out in my early teenage years, late 80’s.
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@@lewstone5430They had a cleaning mechanism in the block, but around the mid-80s some researchers discovered the towels could come out "clean" but still have as much bacteria per-square-inch as you find on a dirty shoe, or something of that nature, and they were phased-out quickly and all public toilets switched to paper towels and blowers.
EVERY PERSON called to jury duty should see this film.
This shows what the original intent of the jury trial system is about.
"I would rather see ten guilty men set free than to have one innocent man punished." - John Adams
That moment near the end, when Henry Fonda helps the last juror on with his coat...giving him back his dignity. What a MOMENT!
Such a great moment! So humble.
It's the entire central focus of the film. It's Henry Fonda's character's compassion that says "Hey, maybe we should think about this" in reference to the boy, and then it's his compassion to a broken father, saying "Hey, it's okay. I know you're hurting." by helping him with his coat. It's the thread that goes right through the entire film.
@@Ozai75 no sht, but the compassion shown at the end is a bit different. Guess you missed that detail, and no I’m not going to explain it to you. It’s relatively simple. Good luck!
@@lewstone5430 someone is a grumpy guss. Calm down my guy
@@lewstone5430 damn talk about emotional whiplash; "Wow great moment my guy" to "bro you're dumb as shit" in a half second 😂😂
It's amazing how a movie with just a bunch of dudes in a room talking can be so rewatchable
I’ve rewatched this movie many many times. For me, it never gets old.
I could be a misogynist and say that this film wasn't made for women, but films like this are made for everyone.
Its effectively a play
Both the original and remake are outstanding movies.
@@Bat-Twenty-Two I'm pretty sure there are a lot of people working in law and order inspired by this movie. This is a timeless classic.
Lee J. Cobb's "not guilty" scene has got to be one of the best bits of acting EVER. Lump in the throat every time!
As if to say his son was not guilty for choosing to leave him and live his own life on his own terms. Cobb’s character was being too judgmental and it took this case to make him see it.
It’s amazing how someone you’ve disliked throughout the entire movie can make you weep with empathy. One of my favorite moments of cinema history.
Yup. The '97 version is also a solid film (a bit redundant since it's basically a line-for-line remake, but still worth watching for stellar performances all around). George C. Scott's breakdown as Juror 3 is just as intense, and maybe a little more so as it's done with a bit more subtlety (no photo is present for him to tear up), and they were estranged for much longer.
Something about his gravelly voice, combined with the knowledge of the longer estrangement, really makes him feel like a bitter and broken old man who's been stewing in his own self-loathing for many years while trying to justify it to feel less guilty.
@@dannyt286yes and realizing that sending the kid to the chair was like sending his own kid to the chair too.
One of my favorite moments is shunning the racist. No big speech. No moral lecture. No banging the audience over the head with a justice bat. Simply letting the man show himself and the others turning away. So well written, acted, and executed.
Best line, easily overlooked: "He can't hear you. He never will." It says so much.
Those old hand driers were cloth and had two rolls inside, one of clean cloth and one to roll up the used cloth when fresh cloth was pulled out.
When it got to the end you sent it to a laundry service.
In those days, a prison laundry.
@@rickardroach9075 There were no prison laundries around my area, it was just regular commercial laundry service.
I've seen some family restaurants still using those cloth hand dryers as recently as a few years ago. Pretty sure the pandemic put an end to their use after that, though.
@@rickardroach9075 No.
It's amazing how timeless this movie is.
The correction of "Doesn't speak good English" still gets me every time!
It do?
@@tedrowland8672 !does It
In fact it's still not grammatical. 'Doesn't speak English properly' is better.
@@30noir 'muricans ain't brits! 😛
@@dallesamllhals9161 True, we shouldn't expect much from our cousins across the pond... 😅
I love how you are in black and white in this... :)
Now on to "Harvey" for fun and "Rope" for creepy suspense. Good reaction. BTW the towel in the bathroom was sanitized cloth on a very long roll. The dirty towel was wound up on a different roll.
Yes to Harvey.
Third vote for Harvey! ❤
The moment when all the jurors shun the racist guy is one of the most powerful scenes in this movie. Even the angry father wasn’t having that crap. Given the time period this movie was made, it’s even more remarkable. Just an excellent, timeless movie all around.
"sit dow, and don't open your mouth again.." is one of the hardest lines in cinema, perfect delivery. It's not a threat, its advice, but it could also become a threat...
@@Braincleaner I feel a bit for Sweat-Free #4 (played by E.G. Marshall, who ironically gained fame in the 1960s for playing a defense attorney, in TVs "The Defenders") because he clearly doesn't like a good number of the people on #TeamGuilty, from Blowhard #3 (Lee J. Cobb) to Bigot #10 (Ed Begley, the original). When he tells Begley to sit down, you know there's a lot of frustration in there, but he doesn't raise his voice, because that's not who he is.
Juror 3 was already at the window with frustration before Juror 10 began that rant.
@@Gretchluver1 True, but he made no move to support the racist guy who up til that point had been on his side.
Yeah, Juror 3 comes back to the table after Juror 10 sits down. That definitely counts, if only passively.
Stellar performances by the entire cast
One of the greatest courtroom drama ever made.
Does it count as a "courtroom drama"? It's all in the jury room instead of attorneys and prosecution shouting "objection!"
This movie is beyond a classic. The way it moves, it breathes, it pulls you in so much!
The magnanimity of Henry Fonda helping Lee J Cobb put his jacket on in the end was a great touch.
I am German, 62 years old and a retired police officer. This film is absolutely top class. To date I've seen it about 70-80 times and I'm still discovering important things. Especially in my job, you shouldn't trust first impressions. Very often the result was completely different than when the investigation began.
No human being, I repeat no human being, is free from prejudices, prejudgments and a sometimes limited view of things and people. You give some people who you like more freedom than others, thereby blocking your own neutrality, which is actually required. This film contributed, along with other things,
straighten your head and keep it straight. A father, constantly giving the moral apostle, would have let the boy go to the "electric chair" just to "educate" his son. Only very slowly does he begin to understand that he has failed disastrously in his upbringing. It happened between me and my sons, like with my friends,
never any physical altercations. The racist tried my patience to the limit. Another buys tickets to a baseball game, knowing full well that he will be a juror that day. Unbelievable behavior. Without No. 8, the boy would have gone to death row.
There is so much more that could be talked about. As I said, absolutely top class and a milestone in film history. Everyone can use it to evaluate their own behavior.
Ihre Wörter waren sehr berührend, Filme wie diese sollten auch in der Schule gezeigt werden. Da der Film zeitlos ist, funktioniert dies immer noch.
You sound like you were a good police officer.
@@macmcleod1188 In any case, I've always tried hard to be one. There aren't very many jobs where you interfere so much with people's lives and basic rights. Ergo, you should master your job and yourself.
Juror #10's diatribe starts with him saying he's lived among them (slum folks) all my life. It took a few times for me to catch that he lives in the same " bad neighborhood" as the people he's vilifying. All the condemnation he keeps spouting is to make himself feel superior to his own peers. Narcissists do this to make themselves more important. A quick way to make himself virtuos by amplify the lack in others.
Bigotry does that to person. Think about two cultural/ethnic groups living in the same neighborhood, or adjacent ones. Both in similar hard conditions, but resenting the other. A sad harmful thing when the only way you can elevate yourself in your own mind, is to look down on your neighbor.
It's just a jewel box of acting, dialogue, and plot.
.........and Cinematography and Direction. These two elements turn what was a play performed on a stage into a more compelling and entertaining cinematic event.
The cotton bathroom towels are pulled out to reveal a new clean section each time.
Sidney Lumet is a great director. Network, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, and Murder on the Orient Express all great films. I loved your remark about the egg and the omelet cooking.❤
He made both Network and Dog Day Afternoon too? It's hard to believe one guy could make three films of that calibre.
@WildSeven19 yes he's very energetic and prolific. From everything I've read that's one constant theme, Sidney runs around the set pumping everybody Up
Actor Martin Balsam who plays the foreman of the jury is the actor who played the private detective, Arbogast in Psycho, which is definitely worth a reaction to if you haven't already.
The filming in this was fabulous. the tension was surmountable and the fact that there was no music until the last scene when he's walking down the stairs is incredible. All the tention was built with was acting alone and nothing else. A timeless masterpiece.
Not a paper towel. It's a roll of cloth towels that is rolled up after it's used. When the clean towels finish, you can't use it until the towel roll is replaced. A company replaces the rolls, launders them and reuses them.
Yup, you pull down to get some fresh portion in the front. The used portion is retracted in the back. It is pretty long, and may last the day before it runs out. Before the disposable era began. Not exactly a big deal. You just washed your hands, after all, and are getting a fresh bit for yourself.
Lee J cobb’s performance was superb, great dialogue an movie masterpiece, try Sleuth 1974 great story too
Excellent reaction! You would really enjoy "HARVEY" with Jimmy Stewart. P. S. A very lovely hair style! As always GOD BLESS ALL HERE!!!!!!
I love your outfit you chose for this video. Looks very 50s inspired
Joseph Sweeney, the oldest juror, was born in 1884. So his father grew up during the Civil War. Our parents (or grandparents) grew up during Sweeney's final years. So we are just 2 or 3 generations away from the Civil War. And just 3 or 4 generations away from the Revolutionary War as many of the Civil War generals had fathers who fought in 1776. Juror 2 was the voice of Piglet. The bigot was Ed Begley Jr's father. The director, Lumet, locked the actors in a room and had them run lines for hours to ramp up the tension. Great and timeless film. 😊
It's definitely a stacked cast of well-known actors from the time. John Fiedler (Juror 2) was in a lot of good movies and TV shows. I mainly remember Jack Klugman (the juror from the slum) from The Odd Couple.
@@bfdidc6604 I tend to think most people remember Klugman for Quincy, M. E., though the Odd Couple was the more iconic show. The baseball fan appeared in many, many tv shows. The ad exec was also a well known character actor. Sadly, all have died. Piglet will forever be voiced by different actors. Even the kid on trial has passed on. Damn. Still, even if this movie was all they had to show, they made an impressive mark on the industry.
The back handed complement that ''the bigot was Ed Begley Jr's father'' does a disservice to Ed Begley. He was a brilliant character actor who in his heyday of the 1950's appeared in scores of films and tv dramas usually playing his specialty of nasty, bigoted, corrupt villains in the form of cops, politicians, CEO's or criminals. If I see he is in the cast list, I'll watch just to see that mouth turn into a snarl and hear his growly voice bellowing hate. A true master of his craft. As for Jr, he is a competent, cookie cutter actor with minimal charisma and a lasting impression.
@@davidparris7167 It was no back-handed *COMPLIMENT* . It was a simple statement of fact. And if you think Jr. is a no account actor then you've never seen Better Call Saul or Young Sheldon or any of his other work. But ignorance is bliss and you are blissful. And just to add awareness to your mindset, assuming you have an open mind, a big leap of blind faith on my part, "complement" means to add to in such a way as to complete. "Compliment" means to give praise or admiration. I have no compliment for you but I hope explaining the meaning of a word you misused will complement your language skills. Proof reading is a loss tart. 😜
So, how many reactions did you copy/paste this comment in?
And why get so bent out of shape over your lazy comment about Ed Begley? Gee, big surprise that he's Ed Begley Jr.'s father.🙄
Old classic films are an acquired taste. The more you watch them, the more you appreciate them.
This movie has been a favorite of mine for a long time. It demonstrates how quickly people rush to judgement, and also how, if taken the time to open your mind, you can see what you previously (with a closed mind) couldn't see. I love watching your reaction videos. You are very interactive and insightful. I also love how you get into the spirit of the movie you're reacting to (black and white for this movie, sepia for the wizard of oz, etc.). I would love to see your reaction to my all-time favorite movie...A Raisin In The Sun (the original movie, with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee). That movie has so many "life lessons" in it. I would love to see your insight into those lessons. Keep up the great work! You are a joy for me to watch!!!
Agreed, this is a timeless masterpiece of cinema. Everything was on point from the script to the acting to the camera angles and close ups. Even the set design. The walls were slowly moved inward during the film to give a claustrophobic feel as their tension intensified.
Great reaction to a fantastic film. I have to make a comment about the bathroom scene. Quite a few reactors were put off by the towel being reused. The towels on those old dispensers were actually a very long roll. You would pull it down and the used portion rolled up in back so you dried your hands on fresh clean cloth. Once the roll was close to the end, a new roll was installed. It's not surprising that it would look unsanitary if you never actually used one. Anyway, thanks for a fun reaction video. Looking forward to more. Enjoy!
I miss those old roles.
Exceptional movie and excellent reaction! I never thought about the "changed perspective" angle of the jury room at the end, great catch. If you want more Classic Hollywood, it'd be great to get some Alfred Hitchcock on the channel like Rear Window (1954), Rebecca (1940), Rope (1948), Vertigo (1958), and North by Northwest (1959). All of them really creative and well done masterpieces, and two (Rear Window and Rope) take place in just one room like 12 Angry Men does.
also some fun movies The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The Thin Man, and All about Eve.
My favourite Hitchcock is "Frenzy".
This is a masterclass in acting and also directing. The way the actors surrendered their beliefs to their characters, and the way the blocking works...as the movie goes on the shots get tighter and tighter.
The guy in the suit with the bead of sweat was EG Marshall. You watched him before as the surly grandpa (father in law) of Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
I've seen this many times since I was a teenager in the 70s. I always see something new. The towel dispenser has two rollers inside. You pulled the clean cloth from the front and the back roller took up the soiled section. At least in theory. They were still around when I was a kid and finding one that wasn't jammed was a rarety.
I remember those as well. That was back in the day. I just turned 50.
Very true. Those things constantly jammed up.
You really NAILED it! It's so good to see younger people such as yourself toss aside all the foolish bias against "old B&w" films and let themselves be pulled into a great, timeless drama such as this. I've known the film for 50 years, and you caught things I've never noticed....on your first time viewing it! Great Job.
Two things: 1.) You mention the brilliance of Casblanca's script, yet it was being written (by the great Koch brothers) day-by-day, page-by-page, as the film was being shot; nobody..cast, director..knew how it would resolve itself at the end. All the more impressive an achievement.
2.) Three suggestions of great old films, all of them exploring the warmth and emotional depth of the character's relationship with one another: a.) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1944) about family life in a NY tenement (1890's), with two superb performances by child actors and a heartbreaking-ly beautiful Christmas Eve scene b.) I Remember Mama (1948)..family life of Norwegian immigrants...it pulls you in from the very opening and never lets go c.) Captains Courageous (1937), possibly the king of them all. Since you have such a wonderful appreciation and knowledge of classic cinema, please try to see these three (whether you feature them on your channel or not).Each one of them will change/transform you emotionally. LR
Awwww Cal... Haven't seen you for a while, and this was one of your best ever!!! I missed how you do your excellent impersonations of the characters along the way. This is one of my favorite films and thanks for your amazing reaction.
Sidney Lumet's first picture as director. He later made Dog Day Afternoon, The Verdict, Fail Safe, Network and The Pawnbroker, to name a few. Brilliant screenplay by Reginald Rose, a veritable who's who of character actors. Compelling drama. Rightfully a classic film.
10:25 It’s been a long time since I’ve seen one of those machines. The towel (not paper) is longer than it looks, though it’s not super long (I’m guessing 3-6 feet), and it’s on a roller system that rotates it around, with each consecutive use. So yes, back in the day, everyone would be using the same towel, probably not washed very often, but only drying off freshly washed faces/hands, and on a loop, so you’re only using the same part of the towel as the person who used it 6 uses ago or whatever the actual number would be. It’s not the cleanest idea, but it is a great money and tree saver, and it’s not the grossest idea either. That award probably goes to the ancient Romans, for their genius forerunner of toilet paper, the “communal dry spongecloth on a stick, passed from wiping person to the next wiping person.” Actually, there are probably worse things. One idea that comes to mind is if someone uses “the poop knife” to make food. Look it up. That’s ten and a half laughs, minimum.
The most touching and compassionate moment for me in this film is at the end when the Henry Fonda character (Davis) helps the other guy who was the last hold out for guilty with his jacket as they are leaving.
I have been a juror 3 times. No matter the position you took, you can't help but feel you're all in it together.
Excellent reaction
Anatomy of a Murder 1959( with James Stewart and George C Scott) is also a great movie 😊😊😊
A superb film indeed…and of course she needs to watch perhaps the best film ever - “To Kill A Mockingbird” (Gregory Peck and Robert Duval in his first role).
Honorable mention to: “Inherit The Wind” and I suppose we could classify “Miracle On 34th Street” as a “legal/courtroom” black&white classic 🙂
Great reaction. Good observation at 26:04 where you noticed that we now get a new perspective on the juror's room. I never noticed that before.
Just a timeless classic that ages like the finest of wines.
Henry Fonda wanted this movie made so badly that he helped produce it, and never received his pay for making it.
A classic for all time...and really put Sidney Lumet on his path to becoming one of the greatest directors to ever make a film. So glad to see Californiablend react to this one, and I hope she will check out some of Lumet's other great movies, like Fail Safe and The Verdict and Dog Day Afternoon and Network and The Wiz...among others.
C'mon: leaving OUT the core "N.Y. Trilogy":
Serpico;
Prince Of The City;
Q & A
??
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Great reaction. You hit the hot spot about moviemaking. Old movies focus more on art.
Another great courtroom drama from the period is To Kill A Mockingbird
There was a huge amount of acting talent in that room. Henry Fonda, the star, was the Tom Hanks of the 1940s, he played Everyman characters in films like _The Grapes of Wrath_ and _Fail-Safe_ . The rest of the cast were played by veteran character actors who I remember from many movies from this period.
Such a pleasure to watch this with someone who knows the theatre, who has an eye for blocking....which is such a major strength of this movie. Hey, the director of this movie, Sidney Lumet, went on to direct tons of classics. This was his first one! Twenty years later, in the 70s, he directed two of the greatest ever, back to back: "Dog Day Afternoon" (true crime, young Al Pacino, amazing) and "Network" (wild satire of news media, amazing). Both super iconic, highly recommended. INCREDIBLE acting. In all of his films. He also did a really fun comedy-mystery from the 80s: "Deathtrap", which a theatre person like yourself would definitely appreciate! Anyways, as always, thank you for the reaction video!!! Loved it in black & white! :D
The scene when juror #10 made that explosive speech and everyone turned their backs on him is very powerful.
The algorithm popped your channel back up again. I love your enthusiasm for the films, and how you pay attention to little details.
As a former public defender I approve this message. 👍 Also, the houndstooth, the hair, everything 🤌 to a “T”!
This is an All Star cast if there ever was one. The actors in this classic play are are elite. Many of these actors have had movies and TV shows depend on their expertise. Amazing.
Captured by your enthusiasm! Loved your reaction. Yes, this is an epic film. 1 room, for the most part, 12 [angry] men, and amazing dialogue. 😊
I think Juror #4 (I don't sweat guy) us my favorite character because he stuck to his position, until shown proof to the contrary, then acknowledging the new information changed his view based on logic and reason. Even Juror #* (The good guy) said at the begining he was mostly going by emotion.
Also fun fact Juror #2 (The meek one) is actuallky the voice actor for Piglet on Winnie the Pooh.
"Juror #4" is E.G. Marshall
...He had a long career in television and film.
Personally, I recall him from the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater"
and: Compulsion [the film based-on the leopold/loeb murder trial]
and The Defenders [TV Series].
I believe he also portrayed the U.S. President (a fictional version, of course) in: Superman II (🤔).
...anyhow: an accomplished career. 👍
They didn't have paper towels back in the day. They used cloth towels on rollers.
Great reaction to a brilliant golden years film. Nice to see people who don't just watch a movie, but appreciate the art of movie making. This one is just about perfect, and Lee J. Cobb RIP was phenomenal as usual.
I'm so glad you watched this; it's one of the best movies ever made.
You really can't beat these wonderful old classics. so many more to see.
Easily one of the best written movies in cinema history... Glad you checked this one out.
It was a play before it was a movie.
Believable. The blocking lends very well to a stage play
@@proofprof50I think it was a live TV production rather than a stage play.
@@wmwestbroek You are correct. Speaking of live productions, if you ever get a chance, check out the TV production of Requiem for a Heavyweight. It's iconic.
@@wmwestbroek did not know this was on TV at one point. Dope
I didn't recognize you at first because I hadn't seen you since you changed your hair, you look great, I love your reactions, this is of course a classic, I saw it when it came out when I was a kid. So many great films of this time, check out "The Hustler" with Paul Newman, it's another classic. Peace of Christ.
12 Angry Men was written by Reginald Rose and started its life as a TV play in 1954 (live in these days). 1955 it went up on stage. Many believe that this version, the most famous, from 1957, also was produced for TV. This is a real feature film, low budget, but shot on a sound stage in Hollywood. The plot is set in New York City. It was produced by the legendary Henry Fonda, who also stars in the film. The director was Sidney Lumet. The cast is filled by Hollywood's elite, both young and old by this time. My favorite is Lee J. Cobb, Juror No. 3, the most angry one. A very fine actor both on stage and on film. Together with Fonda, he is the top cast. Funny thing about TV drama: Juror No. 12, the funny advertising man, played by Robert Webber. This was in 1957 and advertising was exploding. These men who worked in this business made a lot of fast money, apparently without effort. They were the internet people of the 1960s and they were called MAD MEN.
This is one of the best movies ever made. One amazing thing about this movie is that people are so invested in the drama in the jury room and the Not Guilty verdict, they forget what it means. Either the kid did murder his father and got away with it or the person who did it was not caught.
People also do not consider that from a legal point of view what the jurors are doing is really wrong. They are considering evidence not introduced during trial and hopelessly tainted the proceedings. A judge would be really pissed at what they did and would declare a mistrial. We also do not know if the extra evidence was missed at trial because the defendant had a lousy lawyer (eg not questioning how good an eyewitness can see) or whether the evidence was considered but excluded for a valid reason.
@@przemekkozlowski7835 I know that this is the current standard, but I don't think it necessarily was in 1957. I do know that a national law against it was passed in 1974. Regardless, though I love the film, I agree it's something jurors should avoid. Certainly these days eye witness testimony is no longer the gold standard it was in times past.
@@przemekkozlowski7835Extra evidence? Like what?
@@deepermind4884 The juror's matching switchblade.
@@enokii Is that all, seriously? If that's the only thing that's being called "extra evidence", that doesn't hold up. If the juror had just stated that he owns the same exact kind of knife, in order to refute that it's a "one-of-a-kind" knife, would there be a problem with that? Here, he brought it with him to show he wasn't just making it up. Isn't that part of the essence of what a jury brings to bear on a case, namely, each one's life experience?
New to your channel, subbed 🙂This film is 100% a masterpiece. IMDB has this consistently ranked as no.5 greatest film of all time (9.0 rating). And with good reason. The performances are all incredible, played by some of the finest character actors of their time. Lee J. Cobb's breakdown at the end is some of the finest acting I've ever seen (and I'm a 50 year old film buff, seen hundreds of films). The script is so on point, it's been used in psychology classes as an example of confirmation bias. A timeless cinematic classic. Look forward to more of your reactions 🙂
You are so right about the golden age of film. As a student of film, I fell in love with silent films and have a ridiculous collection of them on DVD, and so many techniques in filming and story-telling were developed at that time. So many people today will skip a black & white film because they think it's beneath them, but they are truly masterpieces. I enjoyed your reaction very much. My favorite moment in the incredible film is the moment of grace, where Davis helps the last juror to turn put his coat on. It is how the world should work, he did the right thing, and all of the animosities are behind them. Brilliant!
"12 Angry Men" is maybe the most influential movie ever made, along with being one of the very best. Great Job!
Absolutely Love watching you watch these movies and listening to your commentary during and after the film.
As a new subscriber, who got in here after being recommended Willy Wonka, I really loved your takes on that, and this was even better.
Having said that, please excuse my need to comment on aesthetics here, but dammit, the houndstooth slaps real serious, and the b&w insert was genius. The whole thing looks great, keep it up with the classics.
I particularly love your attention to the little storytelling details, it really hits my inner movienerd.
If I'm redundantly praising the long-standing, high-quality of content around here, again, forgive me, it's gonna take awhile to catch up. 😎
Great Reaction to this Classic...... Nice Hairdo and Outfit........
I saw this Presented Muliple Times as a play in High School (Early 1980's).......
Shout out to the Legends in this Movie...... Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Klugman, Martin Balsam, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Ed Begley
Director Lumet wrote in an article: "I shot the first third of the movie above eye level, shot the second third at eye level, and the last third from below eye level. In that way, toward the end, the ceiling began to appear. Not only were the walls closing in, the ceiling was as well. The sense of increasing claustrophobia did a lot to raise the tension of the last part of the movie."
The kid not remembering the films is a believable statement. Movie houses weren't multi-screen when this movie was made. A cinema showed one or two movies so in the evening you could buy a double feature ticket without ever asking the name of the films. An angry kid wanting to get out of the summer heat buys a double feature ticket and spends the time stewing in anger paying no attention to the films is quite believable.
Haven’t seen you before, but, I wanted to say, I really appreciate your critique of this film & you mentioned something I often say to my child. I just want a good story. One that doesn’t need a huge cast or special effects. A great story with a small cast is so much more intimate, it draws you in, you feel emotionally involved.
Anyway, great review, thanks
This movie actually was a star turn for a lot of the actors in it. Maybe not Joseph Sweeney, but he played Juror 9 and was born in 1884.
Paul Winkle, who says the boy is definitely guilty, has been saying to me for months that the knife fight in "Rebel Without a Cause" is a crusher for the defense. But it's not, at all.
Anyone can watch the "Rebel Without A Cause" knife-fight scene on TH-cam. The best video is titled "Rebel Without a Cause (1955) - The Knife Fight Scene (5/10) | Movieclips" and the channel is Movieclips.
1) During the knife fight scene, at least 13 stabs/jabs/thrusts are attempted with switchblades, and *all of them* are attempted with an "underhanded" motion/grip: that is, the way a switchblade knife should be used, not the way a normal knife would be.
2) From the beginning of the knife fight - from the first point where both fighters have their switchblades open (0:33) - to the end - (where the winner throws down his knife (2:02)), it lasts for 1:29 seconds, which is 89 seconds. There are 2 fighters with their knives open through nearly all of that, so I will multiply that by 2: switchblades are open for about 178 seconds. Of that time, only 1 fighter at any point holds his switchblade the wrong way - that is, the way a person would hold a normal knife - and that lasts for only about 5 seconds (1:25 to about 1:30). 5 seconds is less than 3% of the total time.
To recap:
1) 100% of the 13+ stabs/jabs/thrusts are done the correct way for a switchblade.
2) For less then 3% of the time is a switchblade held the wrong way (i.e., the way a normal knife would be held), and no stab/jab/thrust is done with it when held the wrong way.
THIS IS PAUL'S CRUSHING EVIDENCE, THAT OBLITERATES THE DEFENSE!! PROOF THAT THE BOY IS GUILTY!! THE CRUSHER THAT HE'S BEEN YELLING ABOUT FOR MONTHS!! LOL!!!
Just how many reactions did you copy/paste this comment in?
I like your reaction. Thank you. If you want to see another old movie but is in color, try Father Goose starring Cary Grant. It's set in WWII where a man is stationed in the Pacific on a remote island to spot war planes and report. When he arrives, he finds a woman and eight young school children. It's a comedy as he tries to figure out how to do his job and take of the children which he has no idea as he's a bachelor.
Another good Cary Grant film is His Girl Friday referencing the Robinson Cruisoe book. Grant plays a newspaper owner managing his reporters. One is a female reporter investigating the trial of a murderer. It's also a comedy not with jokes but with dialogue as the two argue.
Hard to find a Cary Grant film which isn’t good :)
I really can't wait to see you watch "The GodFather." The use of angles and wardrobe throughout is a class in itself.
A lot of the actors were already big stars and there were some up and coming stars. Just an amazing movie.
I love smiles like yours it's almost like you retained all the innocence of a toddler. Something purely good and wholesome in that, alot of people with frowns today and pessimistic.
Cali, I've just watched this movie with many reactions, yours is truly the most insightful on the movie as a cinematic construct, plus your 50's outfit and hair adds great eye candy.
Your perspective on the direction of this film is just brilliant. Love your reactions. God bless.
20:15 I’ve seen this movie a billion times! And I’ve NEVER caught that bead of sweat on the guy who never sweats! lol PS: loving your channel! Glad I stumbled across it
Henry Fonda’s Juror 8 is one of cinema’s greatest heroes.
Really enjoyed this reaction , loved the way u put yourself in the jury with the use of b/w , 12 Angry Men and 1 very cheerful subscriber 😊
Glad you enjoyed this movie. I first watched it when I was in my cinema studies program. Just loved it so much. And the messages about justice and observing ones bias hit me as so profound coming from that time period. I believe it was originally a play. There was a remake in the 80s or 90s I believe, but I haven’t watched it yet.
Double Indemnity (1944)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Perry Mason (1957-1966 TV series)
I watch a lot of reactions. I’m an old guy. I think you’ve done an excellent job of getting it. It’s the story. It’s not visual effects that make a great movie. Also, some great acting. Thanks.
Great film. Wonderful reaction. It was the golden age, so many "quiet" highlights that make it.
Forgive me for such an amateur question but at 22:50 you say that the film has excellent blockage. What does that mean?
This is a really good reaction!
This is one of my favourite films. I love it. It doesn't matter if the boy is guilty or not. It is about the twelve angry men and justice. There is a reasonable doubt and they voted not guilty because of this.
Might checkout Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Great old classic film that still holds up and James Gunn announced that his new film, Superman Legacy was partly inspired by that film.
I am so glad that you are appreciating older films. I grew up watching many films that were made before I was born but now days it's almost unheard of. Young people flee in terror if they hear something is in black and white. Movies have been around for 150 years but all anyone watches are films from the last 20 years at best. There are so many gems out there that people are unaware of....movies that aren't formula products like they are today. I am so glad you have found this to be true.
The remake from the late 1990’s with Jack Lemmon and Geo. C. Scott was also very good. I recommend it.
You just made me a subscriber simply from watching your reaction to "Twelve Angry Men". Very insightful comments!
Fantastic script with great direction and great camera angles and shots and a cast with some of the finest actors of their day. This is one of the best American films ever made. I watch every person that I can as they react to this. You were fully involved in the drama all the way through. This film makes you feel like you're there. Subbed.
You'd be amazed at how many incredible movies were made before 1970.
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) is an unbelievably witty and wicked black comedy featuring Alec Guinness as twelve murder victims.
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) will blow your mind. Not only is it an incredible fantasy, but it's proof that amazing special effects were possible even back then. It's in color, by the way.
Detective Story (1951) is almost entirely set in a single room, with an intensity of writing that will astonish you. It stars a young Kirk Douglas, and the topic is incredibly timely.
The Third Man (1949) features some of the greatest writing, acting, cinematography, and music that has ever been seen in cinema. It's classic film noir that was far ahead of it's time.
In the Heat of the Night (1967) is absolutely electrifying. It stars Sidney Poitier and you won't forget it.
Let's see...there's The Great Escape, Frankenstein, Dracula, Bride of Frankenstein, Casablanca, The Fly, To Kill A Mockingbird, Psycho, The Grapes of Wrath...they're all really worth watching. And not a bit of CGI in any of it!
I forgot Key Largo! And I know that the minute I post this I'll remember other great old movies...
They also made Plan 9 from Outer Space before 1970. 😂
Brilliant observations. I've seen this movie many times and I never before noticed the bead of sweat on the man's head.
This is a top 5 movie for me, and this is my favorite reaction I've seen to it, because you don't just react to the plot or characters but you also give great perspective to the nuance of the structure and the cinematography and allegories of the set pieces.
There’s a brief moment where YOU the viewer become the 13th juror.
It’s just after Henry Fonda (Juror 8) reveals the duplicate knife and after the shock he says it’s possible and stares straight into the camera and his eyes lock with your own and BAM you’re now a juror too.
Hey, Californiablend! This was originally a teleplay for a "Playhouse 90"-type show in the '50's which were basically filmed theatrical productions broadcast during the early days of American TV. Before formulaic sitcoms and dramas became TV staples, actual playwrights were tapped to provide original or adapted content of high quality. The story really works as a theatrical piece with 12 players in one setting. A few years later, the great Sidney Lumet (pronounced Loom-ET) directed it for film. Lumet is considered one of the quintessential New York directors like Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee. The film is considered one of the greatest courtroom dramas ever made.
It is my 11th favorite film of all time!
I like how Fonda's chief antagonists are fire and ice: the bombastic Lee J. Cobb and the coolly logical E.G. Marshall.
The cast was stacked with some of the best character actors of the day some of which had amazing careers like Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Jack Warden, Ed Begley and Robert Webber. However, it's live-wire Lee J. Cobb who steals the spotlight with his histrionics and rage!
When he has his breakthrough and realizes why he's rushed to judgment, his collapse is shattering and brings me to tears every time.
Henry Fonda's magnanimity as he helps him to his feet and gives him his coat is equally moving.
Foreigner George Voskovec and the elderly Joseph Sweeney were holdovers from the TV production.
A remake was made for cable TV with a black Mykelti Williamson portraying a reverse racist. Jack Lemmon had the Fonda role and George C. Scott had the Cobb role. Edward James Olmos played the foreigner, Tony Danza was the sports guy, Armin Mueller-Stahl was the logical stockbroker and James Gandolfini was the blue collar guy.
Another remake was considered by adding women to the mix. The project was abandoned because the inclusion of female energy would change the dynamic of the story and the energy of the room.