I've seen this movie more times than I can count, and watched every reaction I can find. What I love, among the world-class acting, is that the final "not guilty" from Lee J. Cobb elicits no smile, no fist bump, no celebration from anyone. It's a sad, somber moment when justice is guaranteed, and it is one of the most powerful emotional times of the movie.
@@FlixTalk Jack Klugman, who played the juror from a rough neighborhood, had a show that I used to watch when I was a kid. It was actually ahead of it's time. It was called Quincy ME. Medical examiner. It was like the old school version of MCIS. It was good actually.
Honestly, the chances are better than 9 out of 10 that the boy is guilty, simply on the issue of the knife purchase alone, even if there are identical knives. I think this is something that the writer did not appreciate sufficiently.
I'm glad you included the scene of juror 6 calling out juror 3 for his lack of respect. It often gets glossed over by other reactors, but it not only highlights 3's hypocrisy but also highlights 6's value to the group as a thoughtful, respectful and fair 'salt of the earth' type character.
One of America's best dramatic movies. This should be mandatory viewing in schools for not just the art, but for civics as well. It exemplifies critical thinking needed to determine facts in jury cases and how people's lives hang in the balance of a jury.
@@RemixedVoice I'd go as far as when a jury pool is called to court and before they are picked for individual cases, there's a juror orientation day where they're all gathered in an auditorium like a school assembly and made to watch it.
5/5 I've seen this movie many times over the years. Lumet's way of filming this made you actually feel the tension in the room as if you were right there as well. The script, dialogue and acting are superb IMO.
I agree! Most modern cinema with their multimillion dollar budgets can't give me the same tension sometimes as some of these scenes did! Thanks for watching
One thing I love about this movie is that each of the 12 actors have their moment to shine - every one of them has an important and memorable moment. This is my favorite movie of all time, and I still get chills watching this.
This is one those great movies. I want to bring up an important point that ties in to what you mentioned at the beginning about conduct. This movie is from a time when the real man, a mature man, is often portrayed as wise, thinking, considerate, courteous, and respectful. In being this way, he gains respect without using force, threats, or bravado, only his thoughtful deliberate words. In this movie, you clearly see that. In fact, the loud, bullying, and vulgar men are seen as childish and immature, the worst kind of man. This was common in movies and TV shows of the 40s, 50s, and 60's and began to change in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Today, we see man-boys in movies and on TV most often. I believe what is important about this is the example it shows to young boys and young men about who is worthy of emulating.
Interestingly enough, your comment is precisely what people mean when they discuss the difference between healthy and "toxic" masculinity. "Toxic masculinity" was sadly promoted quite a bit in the 80s with nonstop testosterone-overdosed action flicks, and it became so ingrained in modern culture that it's taken until recently for people to recognize how much of a problem that mindset is. Ironically, the more a man claims to be an "alpha male" and mocks those who treat others (esp. women) with respect and courtesy because it somehow makes them "cucks", the weaker that man truly is.
The towel in the washroom is not commonly seen these days. I remember them well. It’s a roll of thin cotton towelling. It’s on a pull-stop mechanism. You pull an unused section down to the stop and use that to dry your hands. The thing releases and allows the next guy to pull down again to dry his hands on an unused section. It’s long missed! Was a great drying apparatus… much better than the stupid air thing that not only doesn’t dry your hands properly, but also is often cold air and weak.
Yeah but have you seen that one that you dip your hands downward into and it drys both your front and back of the hand with a blast of air? I believe it's a Dyson Air blade. It drys your hands in 5 seconds from completely wet.
@@FlixTalk I have heard about all of those dirty bathroom molecules getting on those air machines that end up blowing them all out on your hands. Not sure how factual it is though but I've heard it for years. That's why I hate using them if I can avoid them and get a paper towel instead.
@@FlixTalk Lee J. Cobb was awesome. The whole film is just packed with heavyweights of the acting world. Balsam, Fonda, Ward - all incredible in their portrayal.
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".
I've used "towels" in bathrooms like that. They were made of cloth, looped around, and I'm not sure how often they were changed out. Look up the entire cast in this movie, they went from really, really good to amazing. The best part is how they played off each other and made each other's performances better.
They weren't really _looped,_ per se, Keith. There were two cylinders inside the unit: a feeder cylinder, and a take-up cylinder. Kind of like a film projector, or reel-to-reel tape recorder. When you got to the end of the towel and tried to pull again, it would either mechanically pop up a little notification sign, or the end of the roll would have a line printed to indicate to the attendant to open up the unit to change to a clean roll, which they had on hand. The dirty part of the cloth didn't make it back out through the system, so every time you did pull it down, you were getting clean cloth. In those older days, at closing time, a conscientious attendant would check the unit to see if this needed to be done. Every so often (how often depends on the volume of restroom traffic) the used rolls were sent out for laundering (if the owner was scrupulous, and didn't just have them reloaded.) They are still manufactured, and still used in use in some places, and if used and maintained right (you pull the fresh towel down, and was you hands _before and after_ you do your business and use the fresh part of the towel) are actually one of the most sanitary methods for restroom hand-drying. Warm air dryers are far dirtier, and blow bacteria/viruses all over the place. The "genius" Dyson, of vacuum-cleaner fame invented an "Airblade" air jet dryer that upon study, was actually the worst offender. Just blew other people's germs into you face and hair and all over the room.
@@laurelg9586 You need to be more accurate when replying to a comment. I've just agreed with someone who knows how they worked. @keithdean9159 was the one who didn't know how they worked. (This your first time working the internet?? 🤣🤣)
Outstanding performance all around - even the ten seconds we see of the poor accused young man gets me every time but I got to say Lee. J. Cobb was amazing in this and gave the movie the dynamic that it has.
Growing up working in my Dad’s shop we used same kind of towel rack , the uniform man Came by every week with clean uniforms and new towel rolls , you just pull it and it rolls back onto another towel rod inside so you’re always drying your hands on the Clean part, really efficient actually, thanks again
If you watch the movie, you will see that juror #8 wipes his face on the same portion of the roller towel that juror #7 used to clean off his nasty comb .. lol
Love this movie! One of my favorite scenes is near the end when the father with the photo of his son breaks down in tears and says, "Not guilty." That is a very touching scene. I also love the scene at the end when Henry Fonda helps the man who just broke down with his jacket. I thought it showed a sensitivity and a compassion that he showed to the man that broke down. I also agree with you that the acting in this film was absolutely top notch. I agree that Lee J Cobb did a fantastic job as the man who broke down. I just feel this film is a timeless masterpiece and I'm glad that you have now had the opportunity to experience it.
It is a roll of cloths toweling. The used toweling rolls onto a different roll and clean feeds down. This movie was a rarity in that it was filmed in sequence. You need to watch Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, Mr. Roberts, The Philadelphia Story, and other movies of the 1930s and 1940s. I think you will enjoy them.
A movie like this is all about the dialog, and you respected that. I've seen this movie reacted to and the reactors seem to think we need a commentary, like a sports broadcaster. They usually miss key bits of dialog, because there is not much wasted dialog in this film. Excellent reaction. Also, just because a movie's old doesn't mean it's not worthy. As far as I can tell, the only thing that's changed in decades is the technology. Good stories are still rare, good actors still rarer, and good directors worth their weight in gold.
Ranked number 5 in IMDB's top 100 films of all time (with a 9.0 rating). This film is a masterpiece. One set. No explosions. No fist fights, No car chases. Just 12 of the finest actors of the time with a fantastic script. Lee J. Cobb's (the last to vote not guilty at the end) performance as he breaks down is some of the best acting ever imo. On top of that, the script is so good, its been used to psychology classes and criminal classes to demonstrate how bias can influence decision making. 5/5 film for sure.
I envy anyone who watches this movie for the first time. Great review. You showed the best scenes and did not over commentate on the review. Look forward to seeing more of your reactions.
Great reaction. Definitely a 5 out of 5. There are so many moments that stand out, but the one that brings a tear to my eye is when Lee J. Cobb as the "last" angry man begins and says, "Not guilty...not guilty." And then Henry Fonda as Juror 8 helps him with his coat. First time watching one of your reactions. Time to check out more. 👍
Excuse me, but Fonda was Juror 8, not 9. However, I do agree about Cobb's tear-jerking breakdown at the end. It's clear all his anger, emotion, rage etc. was deeply personal and all about him and his now-estranged son. I'm aged 66 (one year older than this film), and I'd rate it as the best I've ever seen in any genre. A piece of Sidney Lumet genius.
Cameo count! Juror 1: Detective from Psycho Juror 2: THE voice of Piglet from Pooh Juror 3: Detective from The Exorcist Juror 4: In-law from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Juror 5: Odd Couple + lots of Twilight Zone Juror 6: Detective from North by Northwest Juror 7: Bulworth, Being There, Muppet Caper, carrot top's movie, etc... Juror 8: Never heard of him 😉 Juror 9: Butler from The Philadelphia Story Juror 10: Ed Begley Jr's dad. From many westerns and noirs. Juror 11: doctor from Arsenic & Old Lace Juror 12: Played Edward Norton (wait...what?) in Double Indemnity The Accused Kid: ironically he's nobody
5/5. One of the best movies ever made. Henry Fonda is juror #8, one of Hollywood's greatest. The rest of the actors all had long and distinguished careers. You could pick anyone of these actors and spend several days watching movies they are in, and good ones too.
This is one of the great movies in cinematic history. It's an all star collection of movie stars. The lead, called Davis, is Henry Fonda, father of Jane Fonda, a great actress herself. The other actor you liked is Lee J. Cobb. He does not have the stature of Henry Fonda in movie history but he is a fine, well respected actor. Other well known actors in this movie include: E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, and Ed Begley
Thanks for reacting to this movie. My favorite moment was the totally stunned look on E.G. Marshall's face at the second that he realizes that he could be wrong. Great film!!
My other favorite film with Lee J Cobb is "on the waterfront". A classic from the same period. Marlon Brando is the star but Cobb is terrific in it and incredibly, I don't think anyone has reacted to it.
Great .movie. I know the iconic scene is the I could've been a contender part in the car with Rod.Steiger. But my favorite scene is Brando calling out Lee J Cobb and telling him off before they get at each other.
As Orson Welles said of Kazan's On the Waterfront, "It's a movie made by an informant (to the House Un-American Activities Commission) about how great it is to be a stool pigeon."
You silence and concentrated stare says it all. It's the same no matter how many times you'll come back to it. This movie's age doesn't matter,it's absolutely timeless.
Your reaction to the knife, man, I'll never forget that one! That gets every reactor, but yours is going to stick in my mind! Fantastic reaction and excellent edit, you really distilled it very well. Bro: that actor is Lee J. Cobb. And so if you want to see this guy go toe-to-toe with young Marlon Brando....."On The Waterfront". Iconic as f**k....and no reaction for it yet. I'm SURE people have recommended it to you before, it gets recommended constantly, to every reactor. Someone was just talking to me about it on another reaction, in fact. Lee J. Cobb. GREAT actor! (You saw him in "The Excorcist"! He was the old cop! And you saw the jury foreman in "Psycho"! He was the private investigator who gets it on the stairs. That's Martin Balsam, he crops up in tons of great movies.
Those towel rolls were real. We had them in schools and in many public bathrooms. Supposedly as the towels went around the machine inside they got sterilized or disinfected in some way (maybe heat or something) but the truth is I don't remember really thinking about it. But yeah, you kind of pulled on the towel roll and used a clean section and then you could roll a handle to clear your section of towel for the next person or if you just left it down, the next person would turn the handle for another 'clean' section of towel. Since you ask, I don't really have a favorite part of this film. I have many. I do; however, have a favorite part of your reaction, and it's definitely your mouth dropping open when you saw that towel roll.
Hands down one of the absolute greatest films ever made. From start to finish, not a single scene is wasted, not a shot or line of dialogue. Pure perfection
Sidney Lumet and cinematographer Boris Kaufman gradually changed the focal length of the lenses. This technique draws the viewer into more extreme closeups as the tension mounts. A masterpiece of acting, direction and screenplay.
the blasted speech at 22:45 is possibly one of the BEST pieces of acting I've seen and heard and the response from the fellow jurors, turning their backs on him, is a powerful statement and with no words, too.
Your two favorite actors in this movie are two of the greatest actors of all time. Henry Fonda and Lee J Cobb. If you want to see an all time great movie from the 1950's with great performances including from Lee J Cobb (juror number 3) and a young Marlon Brando (The Godfather) I suggest 'On The Waterfront'. Outstanding movie and for whatever reason has been completely overlooked by people doing reaction videos.
Excellent reaction, dude!! Really glad you liked it! Yeah, Juror No.3 is amazing and a very interesting character! Favourite moment for me has to be juror No.5 jumping in saying he had lived in slums all his life. He is my fav character in the whole thing! :)
Absolutely loved your reaction to this! Not enough people check this movie out even though it’s highly rated. Definitely a hidden gem and one of my favorites. I introduced my mom to it the other night and she too was captivated the whole time, lol. Subscribed! 👍
Truly the finest set-piece film drama ever produced. Henry Fonda as the protagonist. Lee J. Cobb as the antagonist. With Jack Klugman, Martin Balsam, Jack Warden, Ed Begley, E.G. Marshall, John Fiedler. and more.
I was on a murder trail about 4 years ago. 2 men on trial for murder. We heard the case. Then they chose who would be the 'main' jurors and who would be the 'alternate' jurors. I was chosen as an alternate. That means I hear the whole case, but then sit in a room by myself while the jury deliberates and decides the outcome. I am only allowed to contribute in the event of one of the main jurors are ill or injured and can't continue on. When I heard the case, I felt one of the men was guilty, but the other was not. The main jury found them both guilty. I didn't agree. About a year ago, there was a story in the paper about the case..the juror I didn't believe was guilty is getting a new trial because it appears I may have been correct. Now it's up to another jury. Crazy. And I also just got my recent jury duty notification. July 21st I'll be back. Ugh.
11:20 It's a cloth dispenser. It works with a long cloth between two rollers. You pull the clean cloth down from the front and wipe your hands. The used cloth is then automatically rolled up in the back. When the cloth is all spent, the rollers are taken out and replaced with a freshly washed pair. You don't see them much anymore, probably since they require an associated laundry service.
I really like this reaction/review, because yoyu're clearly really INTO it and not giving lot of commentary as you're fully engaged with the film and what is happening. This is a very honest reaction video.
Lee J. Cobb: On The Waterfront, Thieves Highway Henry Fonda: Once Upon a Time in The West, The Lady Eve, My Darling Clementine, The Ox-bow Incident, The Grapes of Wrath, On Golden Pond,
At the time of the film, prejudice and traditional thought was being challenged in many areas. The color line in Baseball was broken 10 years prior. And it set of a chain reaction in the decade to follow. Civil Rights cases were springing up everywhere. This film was a comment on the attitude of the times for sure. The battle lines were being drawn. Sides were being taken. This film sure demonstrated that.
The roll of towel in the bathroom is cloth, you pull it down to get fresh cloth - and someone changes out the roll daily to a clean one laundered. One thing this movie demonstrates is how thorough a Lawyer must try to be in order to defend someone - the boys Lawyer didn't try to do well because he probably thought he was guilty or just didn't have a passion to prove him not guilty.
Three of the best legal dramas were made in a two year period. "12 Angry Men" (1957), "Witness for the Prosecution" (1957) and "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959).
was so happy to see you enthralled by it, and appreciating the way it was shot. didn't expect to find a reaction to this, and tho you were silent a lot your expression spoke for you. remember seeing this in middle school (class of 95). so many great moments, but in today's society I enjoyed the end when hank helped cobb into his jacket. just cause i wish people would stop being so divided and brainwashed right now. great video
Awesome that you got to this one. They actually did another production of this script live on television just a couple years before, with some of the same actors, I think it's also on RUclips. Not as polished but the intensity and quality of the story still shone through.
One of my all-time favourite films. There's so much clever trivia and tricks employed here, such as the camera angle lowering and zooming to make the room more claustrophobic as well as scenes in which the room actually was made smaller. Random fun fact, Juror #2, the short timid man with glasses and a high voice, was the original voice actor for Piglet from Winnie the Pooh from the 1960s to his death in 2005.
One of my favorite moments in this film is when the bigoted juror's poor grammar ("He don't even speak good English") is corrected by the foreigner. Gotta love subtle humor like that.
Human nature never changes. The so called fast pace of recent decades is trivial. The same realities face the human race at all times. Classic films, actors and directors delve much deeper into the human condition.
Fast paced as far as the directors film making and cinematography choices....rapid edits....this was more suttle with the shots but also very effective and intense.
The actor who decided "not guilty" is Lee J. Cobb. One of the finest actors I have ever seen. Great movie!! You are a young man so you are not familiar with the actors in older films. The first juror who voted "not guilty" is played by Henry Fonda, arguably the finest actor ever! I loved him in the movie, Fail Safe released in 1964. Highly recommended. Check it out!
Great reaction. One of my favorite movies. I think everyone should be required to watch it prior to participating in a jury. A couple other older movies you might enjoy are "Dog Day Afternoon" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Both were made in 1975.
Love this film and play! My favorite play to teach because it’s short, so many characters to read, accessible but fascinating themes and characters, and the best movie ever to go with it!
For another good film with Henry Fonda at 29:27 there's "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940) based on a popular novel at the time about the Dust Bowl Era that occurred during the Great Depression, and a family dealing with it. BTW, the actor Lee J. Cobb at 29:03 was in The Exorcist you did about a year ago. He played the detective. Great reaction video you did here on a movie I've enjoyed countless times. ✌😎
@@gregall2178 Great suggestion Greg. Definitely do The Oxbow Incident, if you're reading this Flix. In fact, do it before you do Grapes of Wrath. Both are good films and Oxbow relates to 12 Angry Men a bit.
brother.....you have no idea how lucky you where to discovered this movie...... takes place in one room and the lighting and closeups were historic..... nice take.... cheers
I remember the first time I saw this movie. It was in school. Part of the Civics program. They don't teach Civics anymore. Too many people find it inconvenient for Citizens to know their Rights and Responsibilities.
It is so unfortunate...Civics is everyday life and we just dismiss it because there is no understanding of it or American History...If kids were exposed to this, they would know what our country stood for!
The hand dryer in the bathroom was a cloth on two rollers. People would pull out a length of clean cloth and the dirty cloth would go onto the second roll. They were still common when I was a kid.
Attention Flix Talk---The actor you make note of, the one voting guilty for the wrong reasons, is Lee J. Cobb. Sixteen years later, in one of his final performances, he played the detective investigating the bizarre death of a movie director in another landmark film, 1973's "The Exorcist."
This is one of my (many) favorite movies. I love the interplay between all of the jurors. It is a testament to great writing that you have twelve unique voices in this movie. Most movie today would have three to four "stars" and the rest would be background characters. But this movie had twelve actors that portrayed twelve different viewpoints and twelve different goals. Your favorite heavy is Lee J. Cobb, a great actor in the 50's and 60's. He has a great role as another heavy in On the Waterfront starring against Marlon Brando. Definitely a must watch movie. The guy who was Not Guilty is Henry Fonda, another great actor who has been in hundreds of films. Buy a good one to check out would be Fail Safe. Another movie classic. So many good movies to check out.
NORMALLY, I am not a follower, but have enjoyed a few of your certain reactions. The 'mostly silent' observation was perfect. Your insight of characters was brilliant as a 1st time watcher. Didn't read comments but "The Verdict' is excellent, also.
Bro, that was a continuous roll of actual fabric towel. You wind it and the wet/dirty rolls on a new roll inside while fresh part of the roll comes out. Pretty cool lol
I'm impressed u were able to pick up the detail of Juror 4 sweating when Juror 8 questions his memory. That's a detail I didn't notice for years even though I've seen the film hundreds of times and it's my favorite film of all time! Also, the actual timing of the old man opening the door was actually 31 seconds, I guess they changed it to 41 to make it more distant from the actual time. Either way, this film is the very definition of a masterpiece!
They had hand towels that were a single roll of cloth that went back up inside. When I was a kid (70's) I wondered what happened to it when it went back in. Kind of disgusting. I had forgotten about it until I saw this review. I see another responder has solved the mystery for me.
I remember sitting there and asking my uncle it was around the early 80's (I was 14) what are we going to watch next? He said 12 Angry Men. And I thought I'm not watching a black and white 1957 film! I wanted action, adventure, horror...But I ended up engaged from start to finish and to think the film had no special effects and it took place primarily in one room which made it a masterpiece. It's one of the top films to date that I've ever seen. The acting was impeccable and authentic with a sold message in the end. I'm afraid you'll never see anything like it today. I watched this so many times I can't count along with It's a Wonderful Life.
your finding out about the towel roll was just amusing for some reason. I'm kinda old and when I was young, that towel (just a super long cotton towel on a loop) was in most public bathrooms. The idea was that everyone had just washed their hands and so the towel stayed clean. And it was long enough so that (supposedly) it would dry off by the time the wet part rolled around again. DIdn't always work out that way but then it was the 70s: nobody wore bike helmets either and there was just a tiny little lap belt on fast amusement park rides. LMAO PS terrific reaction to a great movie. Love it and thanks for posting!
That was a very thoughtful, intelligent reaction. I prefer that reactors don’t talk so much because they often miss out on something, especially in a dialogue-driven film. I hope you do more classic films from Hollywood’s Golden Age. The Best Years of Our Lives, Rear Window, North by Northwest, etc. are great films I hope you’ll consider.
'At the end of the day, with disagreements and all, you can still be civil, you can still walk out of there like men.' An example so needed in today's world. ✌️
Top performances from top actors - some established stars - like Lee J. Cobb (juror #3 - the last guilty vote) and Henry Fonda (Juror #8 - the initial not guilty vote), others rising stars - like Jack Klugman (juror #5 - grew up in a slum) and some of the best character actors of the era. Amazing cast giving an amazing performance of an amazingly written script. This is just - top to bottom - an incredibly good movie.
Such a great movie! I’d give it 5/5. A simple concept executed to perfection. Great pick dude! Would love to see you check out some more classics. Dog Day Afternoon is another amazing movie from this director with Al Pacino, I’d recommend it
A true classic - a masterful adaptation of the play (was lucky to see it in a Broadway revival yrs ago) with a helluva cast led by the legendary Henry Fonda. Director Sidney Lumet's big screen directorial debut (!) after cutting his teeth in The Golden Age of TV in the '50s w/live productions (it shows so in the camera work w/close ups and one take shots) who would go on to do just as excellent crime dramas SERPICO, DOG DAY AFTERNOON & THE VERDICT (all vital and necessary viewings if you haven't). Great reactions.
The towels in the bathroom are cloth. It was the precursor to paper towels. Inside the machine there is a long roll, probably 200 feet long on top that loops out and back into a roll on the bottom. The top was clean and the bottom dirty. You pulled down and you could unwind about A foot of clean towel and it would make a clunk and lock until you let go and it would unlock for you to pull again. When the top roll ran out the janitor would replace it with a new spool. Then a laundry service would collect A batch of dirty spools of towel and drop off clean ones. It was way better than paper towels. They were nice clean and cotton. 🤓
The actor playing the juror who talked about his son was Police Lt. William Kinderman, homicide detective in the Exorcist . Lee J Cobb was awesome. He's also in On the Waterfront, another great classic!
Great movie. Saw it probably before you were born but it's aged well. Side note: I actually served as a juror on a murder trial in California 11 years ago. I can confirm that all of us took our job seriously. In our case the cops had a confession and the defense didn't really try to deny that the guy did it. But we still found him not guilty of one of the four charges against him. But yeah he went down for Murder 1 and a couple gun charges. He got 55 years. It took us two days to agree on Murder One vs second degree murder.
Proof you don't need a big budget to make a great film. That last man is Lee J. Cobb. The man with glasses is E.G Marshall. The from the slums is Jack Klugman. Others I recognised are Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Robert Webber, Jack Warden, John Fiedler, Ed Begley Sr. The next movie you should watch is Witness For The Prosecution.
One of the best films ever made I think. A tour de force of a cast, a brilliant script and story. And the idea that older movies are 'slow paced' is just because modern movies are made in a way that gives the false feeling that there is action all the time. The 4 second rule today where no scene or image is on screen generally for more than 4 seconds (which is also how commercials and television is filmed now). Film making since 1900 through 1990 was the normal way movies were made, it is only a recent development that this false ginned up idea of constant movement and action has taken hold. And it also means the script and dialogue today becomes a secondary thing, which makes modern movies less impactful in my estimation. Jump scares and visual machinations are not what a story is. 12 men in a room for an entire movie, the dialogue has to be masterfully written and delivered. Understandable that you weren't talking much during the movie it is that kind of movie, it capture one's attention all the way through.
The men in that film were some of the best actors of their day. Great script, acting, camera shots and directing, pretty much all in one room. Some of the best films of all time were black and white classics, Try "Casablanca" and "The Third Man" and "High Noon". You will be amazed at the stories.
What a powerful film. It keep it's power every time I see it (or see a reaction for it--and it seems to have become pretty popular among reactors!). I'm the same generation as you and was raised on a lot of old movie reruns, although I think I was still an adult before I saw this. What stands out to me the most are the dramatic power of its argument for the principle of not condemning with someone without "reasonable doubt," which has applications outside of the courtroom, and with the overall compassion the movie has, even for the last juror to switch his vote. Also, the movie's answer to racist diatribes is to quietly turn your back on them rather than trying to argue with them, which seems like it could often be the right course of action.
Great reaction! 12 Angry Men was a Pulitzer Prize winning play & a Broadway smash. Juror#8 was played by Henry Fonda - father of Jane Fonda. If you want to see another classic film I recommend The Third Man 1949. Stunning & iconic cinematography, a film noir mystery with Orson Welles and filmed in the ruins of Vienna Austria just after WW2.
Flix Talk: enjoyed your reaction, your comments, not too much talk, just enough. Two older movies I'd like to recommend for you to react to, which I really believe you'll enjoy, "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," and "The Caine Mutiny," both staring Humphry Bogart, who you reacted to on "Casablanca." And also "A Few Good Men." All excellent movies.
This movie is a favorite of mine. It has a powerhouse cast of actors, only 2 of which I'm not familiar with (Jurors 9 and 11). We read this play aloud in high school, and lucky me, I got to be snot-nosed, bigoted Juror 10. The scene I think has the biggest impact is the introduction of the second switchblade. It's the first piece of contradictory evidence, and it's shot in the most dramatic way possible. The takeaway from this film is how 12 strangers from different walks of life combined to come to a decision. Different jurors observed different things during the trial, asked thought-provoking questions, provided information based on their experiences. Without Jurors 5 and 9 the kid would probably have been found guilty. I can't pick a favorite actor, but my favorite scene is in the restroom with Jurors 6, 7, and 8.
The drying towel is on a continuous loop; when one person dries theit hands, they pull down a fresh dry section, for the next person. When it is all soiled, it is laundered and used again. was good for the environment.
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I've seen this movie more times than I can count, and watched every reaction I can find. What I love, among the world-class acting, is that the final "not guilty" from Lee J. Cobb elicits no smile, no fist bump, no celebration from anyone. It's a sad, somber moment when justice is guaranteed, and it is one of the most powerful emotional times of the movie.
Agreed ! Thanks for watching
@@FlixTalk Jack Klugman, who played the juror from a rough neighborhood, had a show that I used to watch when I was a kid. It was actually ahead of it's time. It was called Quincy ME. Medical examiner. It was like the old school version of MCIS. It was good actually.
@@Jordan-Ramses also prior to Quincy he was in the excellent tv series version of The Odd Couple with Tony Randall.
@@craigireland5629 oh yeah
Honestly, the chances are better than 9 out of 10 that the boy is guilty, simply on the issue of the knife purchase alone, even if there are identical knives. I think this is something that the writer did not appreciate sufficiently.
I'm glad you included the scene of juror 6 calling out juror 3 for his lack of respect. It often gets glossed over by other reactors, but it not only highlights 3's hypocrisy but also highlights 6's value to the group as a thoughtful, respectful and fair 'salt of the earth' type character.
One of America's best dramatic movies. This should be mandatory viewing in schools for not just the art, but for civics as well. It exemplifies critical thinking needed to determine facts in jury cases and how people's lives hang in the balance of a jury.
Absolutely agree! Thanks for watching
It should be mandatory viewing before you are called for jury duty lol
@@RemixedVoice I'd go as far as when a jury pool is called to court and before they are picked for individual cases, there's a juror orientation day where they're all gathered in an auditorium like a school assembly and made to watch it.
For what it's worth my teacher did show it to us in school. I loved it then and I love it now.
@@FlixTalk I rank it a strong 5/5. One of my favorite all time movies. You did a terrific job of reviewing it.
5/5 I've seen this movie many times over the years. Lumet's way of filming this made you actually feel the tension in the room as if you were right there as well. The script, dialogue and acting are superb IMO.
I agree! Most modern cinema with their multimillion dollar budgets can't give me the same tension sometimes as some of these scenes did! Thanks for watching
One thing I love about this movie is that each of the 12 actors have their moment to shine - every one of them has an important and memorable moment.
This is my favorite movie of all time, and I still get chills watching this.
I love watching people react to this movie, it’s one of my all time favorites. Everyone should watch this movie at least once!
I agree 100% this is one of my favorite movies
Absolutely! I personally consider this a Mandatory Viewing for everyone! Particularly those who have rough opinions about justice.
I don't know what people should but I definetely recommend it 🙏
The biggest reaction is the (Gen Z) Response to the old cloth dispenser in the bathroom.
This is one those great movies. I want to bring up an important point that ties in to what you mentioned at the beginning about conduct.
This movie is from a time when the real man, a mature man, is often portrayed as wise, thinking, considerate, courteous, and respectful. In being this way, he gains respect without using force, threats, or bravado, only his thoughtful deliberate words. In this movie, you clearly see that. In fact, the loud, bullying, and vulgar men are seen as childish and immature, the worst kind of man. This was common in movies and TV shows of the 40s, 50s, and 60's and began to change in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Today, we see man-boys in movies and on TV most often.
I believe what is important about this is the example it shows to young boys and young men about who is worthy of emulating.
Great observation, and well stated. Thank you for this comment.
A very wise observation.
Such good points - I wish they’d bring that back.
Absolutely. They used to call such men simply gentlemen when I was younger. The word says it all.
Interestingly enough, your comment is precisely what people mean when they discuss the difference between healthy and "toxic" masculinity. "Toxic masculinity" was sadly promoted quite a bit in the 80s with nonstop testosterone-overdosed action flicks, and it became so ingrained in modern culture that it's taken until recently for people to recognize how much of a problem that mindset is. Ironically, the more a man claims to be an "alpha male" and mocks those who treat others (esp. women) with respect and courtesy because it somehow makes them "cucks", the weaker that man truly is.
It's sad that they don't make movies like this any more. Absolute masterpiece.
The towel in the washroom is not commonly seen these days. I remember them well. It’s a roll of thin cotton towelling. It’s on a pull-stop mechanism. You pull an unused section down to the stop and use that to dry your hands. The thing releases and allows the next guy to pull down again to dry his hands on an unused section. It’s long missed! Was a great drying apparatus… much better than the stupid air thing that not only doesn’t dry your hands properly, but also is often cold air and weak.
Yeah but have you seen that one that you dip your hands downward into and it drys both your front and back of the hand with a blast of air? I believe it's a Dyson Air blade. It drys your hands in 5 seconds from completely wet.
@@FlixTalk I have heard about all of those dirty bathroom molecules getting on those air machines that end up blowing them all out on your hands. Not sure how factual it is though but I've heard it for years. That's why I hate using them if I can avoid them and get a paper towel instead.
@@AdamtheGrey02 those stories about that have been disproved by multiple studies
As a kid I can remember some being twice as long, by the late 60's they were pretty much gone
@@FlixTalk Yeah, the Dyson Air-Blade is the only decent one around. You're right.
Great to see that you picked up on the fact that it was the resentment towards his own son that kept him hell-bent on a Guilty verdict.
That man's acting was phenomenon and convincing
@@FlixTalk Lee J. Cobb was awesome. The whole film is just packed with heavyweights of the acting world. Balsam, Fonda, Ward - all incredible in their portrayal.
@@jakubfabisiak9810 *Warden ;-)
@@gregall2178 compare this performance to his roll in While You Were Sleeping. What a different role!
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".
I've used "towels" in bathrooms like that. They were made of cloth, looped around, and I'm not sure how often they were changed out.
Look up the entire cast in this movie, they went from really, really good to amazing. The best part is how they played off each other and made each other's performances better.
They weren't really _looped,_ per se, Keith. There were two cylinders inside the unit: a feeder cylinder, and a take-up cylinder. Kind of like a film projector, or reel-to-reel tape recorder. When you got to the end of the towel and tried to pull again, it would either mechanically pop up a little notification sign, or the end of the roll would have a line printed to indicate to the attendant to open up the unit to change to a clean roll, which they had on hand. The dirty part of the cloth didn't make it back out through the system, so every time you did pull it down, you were getting clean cloth. In those older days, at closing time, a conscientious attendant would check the unit to see if this needed to be done. Every so often (how often depends on the volume of restroom traffic) the used rolls were sent out for laundering (if the owner was scrupulous, and didn't just have them reloaded.)
They are still manufactured, and still used in use in some places, and if used and maintained right (you pull the fresh towel down, and was you hands _before and after_ you do your business and use the fresh part of the towel) are actually one of the most sanitary methods for restroom hand-drying. Warm air dryers are far dirtier, and blow bacteria/viruses all over the place. The "genius" Dyson, of vacuum-cleaner fame invented an "Airblade" air jet dryer that upon study, was actually the worst offender. Just blew other people's germs into you face and hair and all over the room.
@@rollomaughfling380 Thank you! Perfectly explained ~ and those jet dryers are skeevy!!
@@lilychris811 did you not just read any of the comments telling how they worked??
@@laurelg9586 You need to be more accurate when replying to a comment. I've just agreed with someone who knows how they worked. @keithdean9159 was the one who didn't know how they worked. (This your first time working the internet?? 🤣🤣)
Outstanding performance all around - even the ten seconds we see of the poor accused young man gets me every time but I got to say Lee. J. Cobb was amazing in this and gave the movie the dynamic that it has.
One of the best introductions to classic cinema - well-written, riveting stuff!
Growing up working in my Dad’s shop we used same kind of towel rack , the uniform man Came by every week with clean uniforms and new towel rolls , you just pull it and it rolls back onto another towel rod inside so you’re always drying your hands on the
Clean part, really efficient actually, thanks again
Wow. Thanks for that info!
Yeah we had the same towels in our place.
They are still commonly found in Germany.
If you watch the movie, you will see that juror #8 wipes his face on the same portion of the roller towel that juror #7 used to clean off his nasty comb .. lol
My dad told me about how my Grandma use to have the same ones for a bar she owned when I showed him this film. I was so fascinated by it lol
Love this movie!
One of my favorite scenes is near the end when the father with the photo of his son breaks down in tears and says, "Not guilty."
That is a very touching scene.
I also love the scene at the end when Henry Fonda helps the man who just broke down with his jacket. I thought it showed a sensitivity and a compassion that he showed to the man that broke down.
I also agree with you that the acting in this film was absolutely top notch.
I agree that Lee J Cobb did a fantastic job as the man who broke down.
I just feel this film is a timeless masterpiece and I'm glad that you have now had the opportunity to experience it.
Lee J. Cobb, always a powerhouse actor. Glad you saw this. A truly great movie. Thanks for sharing.
Classic film with great acting by everyone involved just perfect and an emotional ending, thanks again enjoy your reactions
Agreed ! Thank you for watching and the kind words
This was one of my dad's favorite movies. It holds a special place in my heart always. I'm so glad you enjoyed it and recognized it's cinematic value.
It is a roll of cloths toweling. The used toweling rolls onto a different roll and clean feeds down. This movie was a rarity in that it was filmed in sequence. You need to watch Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, Mr. Roberts, The Philadelphia Story, and other movies of the 1930s and 1940s. I think you will enjoy them.
6 out of 5. This is one of the most powerful portrayals of humanity ever recorded.
A movie like this is all about the dialog, and you respected that. I've seen this movie reacted to and the reactors seem to think we need a commentary, like a sports broadcaster. They usually miss key bits of dialog, because there is not much wasted dialog in this film. Excellent reaction. Also, just because a movie's old doesn't mean it's not worthy. As far as I can tell, the only thing that's changed in decades is the technology. Good stories are still rare, good actors still rarer, and good directors worth their weight in gold.
Thank for you for the amazing comment and thanks for watching 🙏🏽
Ranked number 5 in IMDB's top 100 films of all time (with a 9.0 rating). This film is a masterpiece. One set. No explosions. No fist fights, No car chases. Just 12 of the finest actors of the time with a fantastic script. Lee J. Cobb's (the last to vote not guilty at the end) performance as he breaks down is some of the best acting ever imo. On top of that, the script is so good, its been used to psychology classes and criminal classes to demonstrate how bias can influence decision making. 5/5 film for sure.
I envy anyone who watches this movie for the first time. Great review. You showed the best scenes and did not over commentate on the review. Look forward to seeing more of your reactions.
Great reaction. Definitely a 5 out of 5. There are so many moments that stand out, but the one that brings a tear to my eye is when Lee J. Cobb as the "last" angry man begins and says, "Not guilty...not guilty." And then Henry Fonda as Juror 8 helps him with his coat.
First time watching one of your reactions. Time to check out more. 👍
Thank you for watching!
Excuse me, but Fonda was Juror 8, not 9. However, I do agree about Cobb's tear-jerking breakdown at the end. It's clear all his anger, emotion, rage etc. was deeply personal and all about him and his now-estranged son. I'm aged 66 (one year older than this film), and I'd rate it as the best I've ever seen in any genre. A piece of Sidney Lumet genius.
Cameo count!
Juror 1: Detective from Psycho
Juror 2: THE voice of Piglet from Pooh
Juror 3: Detective from The Exorcist
Juror 4: In-law from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Juror 5: Odd Couple + lots of Twilight Zone
Juror 6: Detective from North by Northwest
Juror 7: Bulworth, Being There, Muppet Caper, carrot top's movie, etc...
Juror 8: Never heard of him 😉
Juror 9: Butler from The Philadelphia Story
Juror 10: Ed Begley Jr's dad. From many westerns and noirs.
Juror 11: doctor from Arsenic & Old Lace
Juror 12: Played Edward Norton (wait...what?) in Double Indemnity
The Accused Kid: ironically he's nobody
12 ANGRY MEN is so well written!!!! Phenomenal performances.
5/5. One of the best movies ever made. Henry Fonda is juror #8, one of Hollywood's greatest. The rest of the actors all had long and distinguished careers. You could pick anyone of these actors and spend several days watching movies they are in, and good ones too.
This is one of the great movies in cinematic history. It's an all star collection of movie stars. The lead, called Davis, is Henry Fonda, father of Jane Fonda, a great actress herself. The other actor you liked is Lee J. Cobb. He does not have the stature of Henry Fonda in movie history but he is a fine, well respected actor. Other well known actors in this movie include: E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, and Ed Begley
I’ve always liked Martin Balsam, who played the foreman.
Thanks for reacting to this movie. My favorite moment was the totally stunned look on E.G. Marshall's face at the second that he realizes that he could be wrong. Great film!!
My other favorite film with Lee J Cobb is "on the waterfront". A classic from the same period. Marlon Brando is the star but Cobb is terrific in it and incredibly, I don't think anyone has reacted to it.
Great .movie. I know the iconic scene is the I could've been a contender part in the car with Rod.Steiger. But my favorite scene is Brando calling out Lee J Cobb and telling him off before they get at each other.
As Orson Welles said of Kazan's On the Waterfront, "It's a movie made by an informant (to the House Un-American Activities Commission) about how great it is to be a stool pigeon."
Thanks for the information. I will keep it in my list. He looks, and speaks, a bit like Sylvester Stallone.
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@@annaclarafenyo8185....it’s about standing up to corruption and violent men, not stool pigeons.....your communist bias may be showing
You silence and concentrated stare says it all. It's the same no matter how many times you'll come back to it. This movie's age doesn't matter,it's absolutely timeless.
Your reaction to the knife, man, I'll never forget that one! That gets every reactor, but yours is going to stick in my mind! Fantastic reaction and excellent edit, you really distilled it very well. Bro: that actor is Lee J. Cobb. And so if you want to see this guy go toe-to-toe with young Marlon Brando....."On The Waterfront". Iconic as f**k....and no reaction for it yet. I'm SURE people have recommended it to you before, it gets recommended constantly, to every reactor. Someone was just talking to me about it on another reaction, in fact. Lee J. Cobb. GREAT actor! (You saw him in "The Excorcist"! He was the old cop! And you saw the jury foreman in "Psycho"! He was the private investigator who gets it on the stairs. That's Martin Balsam, he crops up in tons of great movies.
Thank you for your comment and thanks for watching!
Those towel rolls were real. We had them in schools and in many public bathrooms. Supposedly as the towels went around the machine inside they got sterilized or disinfected in some way (maybe heat or something) but the truth is I don't remember really thinking about it. But yeah, you kind of pulled on the towel roll and used a clean section and then you could roll a handle to clear your section of towel for the next person or if you just left it down, the next person would turn the handle for another 'clean' section of towel. Since you ask, I don't really have a favorite part of this film. I have many. I do; however, have a favorite part of your reaction, and it's definitely your mouth dropping open when you saw that towel roll.
Haha the towels were a SHOCKING moment for me. Thank you so much for watching!
Hands down one of the absolute greatest films ever made. From start to finish, not a single scene is wasted, not a shot or line of dialogue. Pure perfection
Sidney Lumet and cinematographer Boris Kaufman gradually changed the focal length of the lenses. This technique draws the viewer into more extreme closeups as the tension mounts. A masterpiece of acting, direction and screenplay.
the blasted speech at 22:45 is possibly one of the BEST pieces of acting I've seen and heard and the response from the fellow jurors, turning their backs on him, is a powerful statement and with no words, too.
Your two favorite actors in this movie are two of the greatest actors of all time. Henry Fonda and Lee J Cobb. If you want to see an all time great movie from the 1950's with great performances including from Lee J Cobb (juror number 3) and a young Marlon Brando (The Godfather) I suggest 'On The Waterfront'. Outstanding movie and for whatever reason has been completely overlooked by people doing reaction videos.
Excellent reaction, dude!! Really glad you liked it! Yeah, Juror No.3 is amazing and a very interesting character!
Favourite moment for me has to be juror No.5 jumping in saying he had lived in slums all his life. He is my fav character in the whole thing! :)
Hey thanks for watching!
Jack Klugman in this movie looks a lot like my father in his younger days... when he had hair :-D
This one of my top 5 movies of all time. So glad you watched. Everyone who watches this movie, has the same reaction. Wow!!
Thank you for watching! Can't wait to watch more from this era of filmmaking
Absolutely loved your reaction to this! Not enough people check this movie out even though it’s highly rated. Definitely a hidden gem and one of my favorites. I introduced my mom to it the other night and she too was captivated the whole time, lol.
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Truly the finest set-piece film drama ever produced. Henry Fonda as the protagonist. Lee J. Cobb as the antagonist. With Jack Klugman, Martin Balsam, Jack Warden, Ed Begley, E.G. Marshall, John Fiedler. and more.
I was on a murder trail about 4 years ago. 2 men on trial for murder. We heard the case. Then they chose who would be the 'main' jurors and who would be the 'alternate' jurors. I was chosen as an alternate. That means I hear the whole case, but then sit in a room by myself while the jury deliberates and decides the outcome. I am only allowed to contribute in the event of one of the main jurors are ill or injured and can't continue on.
When I heard the case, I felt one of the men was guilty, but the other was not. The main jury found them both guilty. I didn't agree. About a year ago, there was a story in the paper about the case..the juror I didn't believe was guilty is getting a new trial because it appears I may have been correct. Now it's up to another jury. Crazy. And I also just got my recent jury duty notification. July 21st I'll be back. Ugh.
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It's a cloth dispenser. It works with a long cloth between two rollers. You pull the clean cloth down from the front and wipe your hands. The used cloth is then automatically rolled up in the back. When the cloth is all spent, the rollers are taken out and replaced with a freshly washed pair.
You don't see them much anymore, probably since they require an associated laundry service.
I have watched many many reactions to this movie and the most consistent reaction of shock has been the Gen'z' reaction to the old towel dispenser 🤣🤣🤣
One of the best movies I've ever seen first time watching it when I was 12 now I'm 43 and I still watch it whenever it's on TCM perfection
I really like this reaction/review, because yoyu're clearly really INTO it and not giving lot of commentary as you're fully engaged with the film and what is happening. This is a very honest reaction video.
Why thank you
@@FlixTalk No worries, you got yourself a new subscriber
Lee J. Cobb: On The Waterfront, Thieves Highway
Henry Fonda: Once Upon a Time in The West, The Lady Eve, My Darling Clementine, The Ox-bow Incident, The Grapes of Wrath, On Golden Pond,
If you notice, they don’t prove the kid’s innocence. They only show that there’s room for reasonable doubt.
Juries don't prove innocence. They vote guilty or not guilty. Not guilty is not the same as innocent.
At the time of the film, prejudice and traditional thought was being challenged in many areas. The color line in Baseball was broken 10 years prior. And it set of a chain reaction in the decade to follow. Civil Rights cases were springing up everywhere. This film was a comment on the attitude of the times for sure. The battle lines were being drawn. Sides were being taken. This film sure demonstrated that.
The roll of towel in the bathroom is cloth, you pull it down to get fresh cloth - and someone changes out the roll daily to a clean one laundered. One thing this movie demonstrates is how thorough a Lawyer must try to be in order to defend someone - the boys Lawyer didn't try to do well because he probably thought he was guilty or just didn't have a passion to prove him not guilty.
Three of the best legal dramas were made in a two year period. "12 Angry Men" (1957), "Witness for the Prosecution" (1957) and "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959).
And 1960's "Inherit the Wind" my favourite!
Have to agree with you The person who added Inherit the Wind is also right.
was so happy to see you enthralled by it, and appreciating the way it was shot. didn't expect to find a reaction to this, and tho you were silent a lot your expression spoke for you. remember seeing this in middle school (class of 95). so many great moments, but in today's society I enjoyed the end when hank helped cobb into his jacket. just cause i wish people would stop being so divided and brainwashed right now. great video
Awesome that you got to this one. They actually did another production of this script live on television just a couple years before, with some of the same actors, I think it's also on RUclips. Not as polished but the intensity and quality of the story still shone through.
One of my all-time favourite films.
There's so much clever trivia and tricks employed here, such as the camera angle lowering and zooming to make the room more claustrophobic as well as scenes in which the room actually was made smaller.
Random fun fact, Juror #2, the short timid man with glasses and a high voice, was the original voice actor for Piglet from Winnie the Pooh from the 1960s to his death in 2005.
Oh wow @ that random fun fact. I do hear it now ! Thank you for that and thanks for watching
The great Lee J Cobb was that actor you may remember him as the detective in the Exorcist, thanks again
You may remember Juror #1 as the PI in Psycho.
@@jmiyagi12345 the great Martin Balsam , so many fantastic character actors really showing their craft
One of my all-time favorite films, with 12 of the best actors of the time. Nice reaction, btw.
One of my favorite moments in this film is when the bigoted juror's poor grammar ("He don't even speak good English") is corrected by the foreigner. Gotta love subtle humor like that.
One of the best courtroom dramas i've ever seen, on stage, tv or movie. And it stands up very well after 60+ years. Thanks so much for posting.
Human nature never changes. The so called fast pace of recent decades is trivial. The same realities face the human race at all times. Classic films, actors and directors delve much deeper into the human condition.
Fast paced as far as the directors film making and cinematography choices....rapid edits....this was more suttle with the shots but also very effective and intense.
The actor who decided "not guilty" is Lee J. Cobb. One of the finest actors I have ever seen. Great movie!! You are a young man so you are not familiar with the actors in older films. The first juror who voted "not guilty" is played by Henry Fonda, arguably the finest actor ever! I loved him in the movie, Fail Safe released in 1964. Highly recommended. Check it out!
Great reaction. One of my favorite movies. I think everyone should be required to watch it prior to participating in a jury. A couple other older movies you might enjoy are "Dog Day Afternoon" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Both were made in 1975.
Thanks for the recommendations and thanks for watching
I will heartily second One Flew Over The Cuckoo's nest. Your reaction would be awesome to watch
Love this film and play! My favorite play to teach because it’s short, so many characters to read, accessible but fascinating themes and characters, and the best movie ever to go with it!
For another good film with Henry Fonda at 29:27 there's "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940) based on a popular novel at the time about the Dust Bowl Era that occurred during the Great Depression, and a family dealing with it. BTW, the actor Lee J. Cobb at 29:03 was in The Exorcist you did about a year ago. He played the detective. Great reaction video you did here on a movie I've enjoyed countless times. ✌😎
Fonda's also in The Oxbow Incident ;-)
@@gregall2178 Great suggestion Greg. Definitely do The Oxbow Incident, if you're reading this Flix. In fact, do it before you do Grapes of Wrath. Both are good films and Oxbow relates to 12 Angry Men a bit.
probably one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time. i was shown this in college and its since made a massive impression on me.
brother.....you have no idea how lucky you where to discovered this movie......
takes place in one room and the lighting and closeups were historic.....
nice take....
cheers
I remember the first time I saw this movie.
It was in school. Part of the Civics program.
They don't teach Civics anymore. Too many people find it inconvenient for Citizens to know their Rights and Responsibilities.
It is so unfortunate...Civics is everyday life and we just dismiss it because there is no understanding of it or American History...If kids were exposed to this, they would know what our country stood for!
The hand dryer in the bathroom was a cloth on two rollers. People would pull out a length of clean cloth and the dirty cloth would go onto the second roll. They were still common when I was a kid.
Attention Flix Talk---The actor you make note of, the one voting guilty for the wrong reasons, is Lee J. Cobb. Sixteen years later, in one of his final performances, he played the detective investigating the bizarre death of a movie director in another landmark film, 1973's "The Exorcist."
One of my favorite films of all time. I watch it about once a week. Seriously. About once a week.
This is one of my (many) favorite movies. I love the interplay between all of the jurors. It is a testament to great writing that you have twelve unique voices in this movie. Most movie today would have three to four "stars" and the rest would be background characters. But this movie had twelve actors that portrayed twelve different viewpoints and twelve different goals.
Your favorite heavy is Lee J. Cobb, a great actor in the 50's and 60's. He has a great role as another heavy in On the Waterfront starring against Marlon Brando. Definitely a must watch movie.
The guy who was Not Guilty is Henry Fonda, another great actor who has been in hundreds of films. Buy a good one to check out would be Fail Safe. Another movie classic. So many good movies to check out.
NORMALLY, I am not a follower, but have enjoyed a few of your certain reactions. The 'mostly silent' observation was perfect.
Your insight of characters was brilliant as a 1st time watcher. Didn't read comments but "The Verdict' is excellent, also.
Bro, that was a continuous roll of actual fabric towel. You wind it and the wet/dirty rolls on a new roll inside while fresh part of the roll comes out. Pretty cool lol
I'm impressed u were able to pick up the detail of Juror 4 sweating when Juror 8 questions his memory. That's a detail I didn't notice for years even though I've seen the film hundreds of times and it's my favorite film of all time! Also, the actual timing of the old man opening the door was actually 31 seconds, I guess they changed it to 41 to make it more distant from the actual time. Either way, this film is the very definition of a masterpiece!
The last hold out realized that his son was "not guilty".
This movie has become one of my all time favorites, I've watched it at least 10 times.
MAsterclass movie on drama, intensity and well written tight dialogues in a "Huis clos" (closed room).
They had hand towels that were a single roll of cloth that went back up inside. When I was a kid (70's) I wondered what happened to it when it went back in. Kind of disgusting. I had forgotten about it until I saw this review.
I see another responder has solved the mystery for me.
I remember sitting there and asking my uncle it was around the early 80's (I was 14) what are we going to watch next? He said 12 Angry Men. And I thought I'm not watching a black and white 1957 film! I wanted action, adventure, horror...But I ended up engaged from start to finish and to think the film had no special effects and it took place primarily in one room which made it a masterpiece. It's one of the top films to date that I've ever seen. The acting was impeccable and authentic with a sold message in the end. I'm afraid you'll never see anything like it today. I watched this so many times I can't count along with It's a Wonderful Life.
your finding out about the towel roll was just amusing for some reason. I'm kinda old and when I was young, that towel (just a super long cotton towel on a loop) was in most public bathrooms. The idea was that everyone had just washed their hands and so the towel stayed clean. And it was long enough so that (supposedly) it would dry off by the time the wet part rolled around again. DIdn't always work out that way but then it was the 70s: nobody wore bike helmets either and there was just a tiny little lap belt on fast amusement park rides. LMAO
PS terrific reaction to a great movie. Love it and thanks for posting!
Well I was born in 85' and never seen anything like that in real life or shown in movies lol thanks for watching!
That was a very thoughtful, intelligent reaction. I prefer that reactors don’t talk so much because they often miss out on something, especially in a dialogue-driven film. I hope you do more classic films from Hollywood’s Golden Age. The Best Years of Our Lives, Rear Window, North by Northwest, etc. are great films I hope you’ll consider.
'At the end of the day, with disagreements and all, you can still be civil, you can still walk out of there like men.'
An example so needed in today's world.
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Top performances from top actors - some established stars - like Lee J. Cobb (juror #3 - the last guilty vote) and Henry Fonda (Juror #8 - the initial not guilty vote), others rising stars - like Jack Klugman (juror #5 - grew up in a slum) and some of the best character actors of the era. Amazing cast giving an amazing performance of an amazingly written script.
This is just - top to bottom - an incredibly good movie.
Such a great movie! I’d give it 5/5. A simple concept executed to perfection. Great pick dude! Would love to see you check out some more classics. Dog Day Afternoon is another amazing movie from this director with Al Pacino, I’d recommend it
I'm really happy you watched this classic and liked it as much as you did - bravo!
A true classic - a masterful adaptation of the play (was lucky to see it in a Broadway revival yrs ago) with a helluva cast led by the legendary Henry Fonda. Director Sidney Lumet's big screen directorial debut (!) after cutting his teeth in The Golden Age of TV in the '50s w/live productions (it shows so in the camera work w/close ups and one take shots) who would go on to do just as excellent crime dramas SERPICO, DOG DAY AFTERNOON & THE VERDICT (all vital and necessary viewings if you haven't). Great reactions.
Oh wow , I have Serpico coming up soon to watch! Thanks for the comment!
The towels in the bathroom are cloth. It was the precursor to paper towels. Inside the machine there is a long roll, probably 200 feet long on top that loops out and back into a roll on the bottom. The top was clean and the bottom dirty. You pulled down and you could unwind about A foot of clean towel and it would make a clunk and lock until you let go and it would unlock for you to pull again. When the top roll ran out the janitor would replace it with a new spool. Then a laundry service would collect A batch of dirty spools of towel and drop off clean ones. It was way better than paper towels. They were nice clean and cotton. 🤓
The actor playing the juror who talked about his son was Police Lt. William Kinderman, homicide detective
in the Exorcist . Lee J Cobb was awesome. He's also in On the Waterfront, another great classic!
Great movie. Saw it probably before you were born but it's aged well. Side note: I actually served as a juror on a murder trial in California 11 years ago. I can confirm that all of us took our job seriously. In our case the cops had a confession and the defense didn't really try to deny that the guy did it. But we still found him not guilty of one of the four charges against him. But yeah he went down for Murder 1 and a couple gun charges. He got 55 years. It took us two days to agree on Murder One vs second degree murder.
Proof you don't need a big budget to make a great film. That last man is Lee J. Cobb. The man with glasses is E.G Marshall. The from the slums is Jack Klugman.
Others I recognised are Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Robert Webber, Jack Warden, John Fiedler, Ed Begley Sr. The next movie you should watch is Witness For The Prosecution.
It's great to see a younger person (I'm 74) who found this great film absolutely engrossing.
This film is used in law schools.
At it earns rewatching.
Fun Fact: The last angry man who had a fight with his own son..played by the actor Lee J. Cobb is also in the movie "The Exorcist".
One of the best films ever made I think. A tour de force of a cast, a brilliant script and story. And the idea that older movies are 'slow paced' is just because modern movies are made in a way that gives the false feeling that there is action all the time. The 4 second rule today where no scene or image is on screen generally for more than 4 seconds (which is also how commercials and television is filmed now). Film making since 1900 through 1990 was the normal way movies were made, it is only a recent development that this false ginned up idea of constant movement and action has taken hold. And it also means the script and dialogue today becomes a secondary thing, which makes modern movies less impactful in my estimation. Jump scares and visual machinations are not what a story is.
12 men in a room for an entire movie, the dialogue has to be masterfully written and delivered. Understandable that you weren't talking much during the movie it is that kind of movie, it capture one's attention all the way through.
The men in that film were some of the best actors of their day. Great script, acting, camera shots and directing, pretty much all in one room. Some of the best films of all time were black and white classics, Try "Casablanca" and "The Third Man" and "High Noon". You will be amazed at the stories.
What a powerful film. It keep it's power every time I see it (or see a reaction for it--and it seems to have become pretty popular among reactors!). I'm the same generation as you and was raised on a lot of old movie reruns, although I think I was still an adult before I saw this. What stands out to me the most are the dramatic power of its argument for the principle of not condemning with someone without "reasonable doubt," which has applications outside of the courtroom, and with the overall compassion the movie has, even for the last juror to switch his vote. Also, the movie's answer to racist diatribes is to quietly turn your back on them rather than trying to argue with them, which seems like it could often be the right course of action.
A movie WELL ahead of its time. It’s so good. No special fx. All based on dialogue. A wonderful screenplay.
Great reaction! 12 Angry Men was a Pulitzer Prize winning play & a Broadway smash. Juror#8 was played by Henry Fonda - father of Jane Fonda. If you want to see another classic film I recommend The Third Man 1949. Stunning & iconic cinematography, a film noir mystery with Orson Welles and filmed in the ruins of Vienna Austria just after WW2.
Flix Talk: enjoyed your reaction, your comments, not too much talk, just enough. Two older movies I'd like to recommend for you to react to, which I really believe you'll enjoy, "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," and "The Caine Mutiny," both staring Humphry Bogart, who you reacted to on "Casablanca." And also "A Few Good Men." All excellent movies.
Definitely 5 stars from me. 12 Angry Men even received 100% on rotten tomatoes; their highest rating.
This movie is a favorite of mine. It has a powerhouse cast of actors, only 2 of which I'm not familiar with (Jurors 9 and 11). We read this play aloud in high school, and lucky me, I got to be snot-nosed, bigoted Juror 10.
The scene I think has the biggest impact is the introduction of the second switchblade. It's the first piece of contradictory evidence, and it's shot in the most dramatic way possible.
The takeaway from this film is how 12 strangers from different walks of life combined to come to a decision. Different jurors observed different things during the trial, asked thought-provoking questions, provided information based on their experiences. Without Jurors 5 and 9 the kid would probably have been found guilty.
I can't pick a favorite actor, but my favorite scene is in the restroom with Jurors 6, 7, and 8.
The drying towel is on a continuous loop; when one person dries theit hands, they pull down a fresh dry section, for the next person. When it is all soiled, it is laundered and used again. was good for the environment.