12 Angry Men (1957) *FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION* This is POWERFUL Cinema!

12 Angry Men (1957) FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION This is POWERFUL Cinema!

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2 жыл бұрын

Following the closing arguments in a murder trial, the 12 members of the jury must deliberate, with a guilty verdict meaning death for the accused, an inner-city teen. As the dozen men try to reach a unanimous decision while sequestered in a room, one juror (Henry Fonda) casts considerable doubt on elements of the case. Personal issues soon rise to the surface, and conflict threatens to derail the delicate process that will decide one boy's fate.
Release date: April 1957
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@themidsouthcyclist8880 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed ! Thanks for watching

@Jordan-Ramses 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@craigireland5629 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jordan-Ramses also prior to Quincy he was in the excellent tv series version of The Odd Couple with Tony Randall.

@Jordan-Ramses 2 жыл бұрын

@@craigireland5629 oh yeah

@annaclarafenyo8185 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@stevenharding4595 Жыл бұрын

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.

@craigw1911 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree! Thanks for watching

@RemixedVoice 2 жыл бұрын

It should be mandatory viewing before you are called for jury duty lol

@craigw1911 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@LoLuHHC 2 жыл бұрын

For what it's worth my teacher did show it to us in school. I loved it then and I love it now.

@watchmanonthewall14 2 жыл бұрын

@@FlixTalk I rank it a strong 5/5. One of my favorite all time movies. You did a terrific job of reviewing it.

@toodlescae 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

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

@jmiyagi12345 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

That man's acting was phenomenon and convincing

@jakubfabisiak9810 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@gregall2178 2 жыл бұрын

@@jakubfabisiak9810 *Warden ;-)

@yukilee6913 Жыл бұрын

I love watching people react to this movie, it’s one of my all time favorites. Everyone should watch this movie at least once!

@tommywilburn1477 7 ай бұрын

I agree 100% this is one of my favorite movies

@zacharyjoy8724 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely! I personally consider this a Mandatory Viewing for everyone! Particularly those who have rough opinions about justice.

@AliasSchmalias 3 ай бұрын

I don't know what people should but I definetely recommend it 🙏

@stinkbug4321 3 ай бұрын

The biggest reaction is the (Gen Z) Response to the old cloth dispenser in the bathroom.

@noneprovided689 Жыл бұрын

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".

@bryanCJC2105 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@tedcole9936 2 жыл бұрын

Great observation, and well stated. Thank you for this comment.

@mylittlebuckaroo Жыл бұрын

A very wise observation.

@WanderingRoe Жыл бұрын

Such good points - I wish they’d bring that back.

@TheCardiffgirl Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. They used to call such men simply gentlemen when I was younger. The word says it all.

@dorkandproudofit Жыл бұрын

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.

@keithdean9149 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@rollomaughfling380 Жыл бұрын

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.

@lilychris811 5 ай бұрын

@@rollomaughfling380 Thank you! Perfectly explained ~ and those jet dryers are skeevy!!

@BlueShadow777 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@AdamtheGrey02 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@craigplatel813 2 жыл бұрын

@@AdamtheGrey02 those stories about that have been disproved by multiple studies

@craigplatel813 2 жыл бұрын

As a kid I can remember some being twice as long, by the late 60's they were pretty much gone

@BlueShadow777 2 жыл бұрын

@@FlixTalk Yeah, the Dyson Air-Blade is the only decent one around. You're right.

@CharlesDickens111 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best introductions to classic cinema - well-written, riveting stuff!

@3irdcity902 11 ай бұрын

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.

@thunderstruck5484 2 жыл бұрын

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

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks for that info!

@wesleyrodgers886 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah we had the same towels in our place.

@CPolis 2 жыл бұрын

They are still commonly found in Germany.

@bornyesterday21 Жыл бұрын

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

@jongon0848 Жыл бұрын

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

@EricPalmerBlog 2 жыл бұрын

Lee J. Cobb, always a powerhouse actor. Glad you saw this. A truly great movie. Thanks for sharing.

@InfoRanker Жыл бұрын

It's sad that they don't make movies like this any more. Absolute masterpiece.

@thunderstruck5484 2 жыл бұрын

Classic film with great acting by everyone involved just perfect and an emotional ending, thanks again enjoy your reactions

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed ! Thank you for watching and the kind words

@roywall8169 Жыл бұрын

6 out of 5. This is one of the most powerful portrayals of humanity ever recorded.

@gorey4more837 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@sandralorenz1796 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@beatles23 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@hongfang2508 2 жыл бұрын

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

@kathyastrom1315 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve always liked Martin Balsam, who played the foreman.

@MrAitraining 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@richardjakubiszak1139 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@annaclarafenyo8185 2 жыл бұрын

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."

@balaji3700 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information. I will keep it in my list. He looks, and speaks, a bit like Sylvester Stallone.

@chrisinfiesto835 2 жыл бұрын

Johnny Friendly 😎

@mikemccabe6258 Жыл бұрын

@@annaclarafenyo8185....it’s about standing up to corruption and violent men, not stool pigeons.....your communist bias may be showing

@shwicaz 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@jillk368 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Haha the towels were a SHOCKING moment for me. Thank you so much for watching!

@StCerberusEngel 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@williamjamesayers7719 5 ай бұрын

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.

@michaeltomsic9485 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@geraldmcboingboing7401 2 жыл бұрын

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!!

@TTM9691 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment and thanks for watching!

@tobluetoblack 2 жыл бұрын

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

@robertjewell9727 2 жыл бұрын

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. 👍

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@PamelaCovey Жыл бұрын

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.

@laurab391 2 жыл бұрын

This one of my top 5 movies of all time. So glad you watched. Everyone who watches this movie, has the same reaction. Wow!!

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Can't wait to watch more from this era of filmmaking

@YourXavier 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@stinkbug4321 3 ай бұрын

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 🤣🤣🤣

@joannerichards1750 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@wraithby 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@billrab1890 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@thunderstruck5484 2 жыл бұрын

The great Lee J Cobb was that actor you may remember him as the detective in the Exorcist, thanks again

@jmiyagi12345 2 жыл бұрын

You may remember Juror #1 as the PI in Psycho.

@thunderstruck5484 2 жыл бұрын

@@jmiyagi12345 the great Martin Balsam , so many fantastic character actors really showing their craft

@gggooding 2 жыл бұрын

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

@rittherugger160 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@clodge5196 2 жыл бұрын

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

@WanderingRoe Жыл бұрын

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! 👍

@FlixTalk Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and subscribing!

@jeanb.5405 Жыл бұрын

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.

@domino427family 2 жыл бұрын

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

@deathninja16 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@jstube36 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@bfdidc6604 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@jamesdrynan 10 ай бұрын

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.

@williamjamesayers7719 3 ай бұрын

12 ANGRY MEN is so well written!!!! Phenomenal performances.

@galandirofrivendell4740 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@Luimneachturnal 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow @ that random fun fact. I do hear it now ! Thank you for that and thanks for watching

@parsifal40002 Жыл бұрын

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!

@gustergirl417 Жыл бұрын

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!

@falcon215 2 ай бұрын

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.

@marleybob3157 2 жыл бұрын

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).

@jamesalexander5623 2 жыл бұрын

And 1960's "Inherit the Wind" my favourite!

@reneescala7526 2 жыл бұрын

Have to agree with you The person who added Inherit the Wind is also right.

@jdnevesytrof6208 2 жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq. Not as polished but the intensity and quality of the story still shone through.

@VeggieGamer 2 жыл бұрын

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! :)

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for watching!

@gregall2178 2 жыл бұрын

Jack Klugman in this movie looks a lot like my father in his younger days... when he had hair :-D

@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite films of all time. I watch it about once a week. Seriously. About once a week.

@williamanthony9090 3 ай бұрын

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."

@hurricane1951 Жыл бұрын

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.

@FlixTalk Жыл бұрын

Thank for you for the amazing comment and thanks for watching 🙏🏽

@victorcowboywest 2 жыл бұрын

This movie has become one of my all time favorites, I've watched it at least 10 times.

@huntercalgary 2 жыл бұрын

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

@andrewpetik2034 Жыл бұрын

'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. ✌️

@nealkearney4710 5 ай бұрын

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.

@1079walter Жыл бұрын

One of my all-time favorite films, with 12 of the best actors of the time. Nice reaction, btw.

@GrouchyMarx 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Fonda's also in The Oxbow Incident ;-)

@GrouchyMarx 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Majoofi 2 жыл бұрын

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,

@k33ism 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@gawainethefirst 11 ай бұрын

If you notice, they don’t prove the kid’s innocence. They only show that there’s room for reasonable doubt.

@TallyDrake 9 ай бұрын

Juries don't prove innocence. They vote guilty or not guilty. Not guilty is not the same as innocent.

@IsraelShekelberg 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@DylansPen 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@wwk68tig Жыл бұрын

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.

@briana1773 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendations and thanks for watching

@heromaniacz 2 жыл бұрын

I will heartily second One Flew Over The Cuckoo's nest. Your reaction would be awesome to watch

@zeezee9670 Жыл бұрын

@21:37 _Here's how. Underhanded._ The police found the switchknife with *neither traces of blood not fingerprints* and assumed it is the murder weapon. The actual *downward angle of the murder wound makes this switchknife impossible to be the murder weapon* because it functions underhanded, i.e. it produces an upward angle wound.

@anyviolet 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Well I was born in 85' and never seen anything like that in real life or shown in movies lol thanks for watching!

@catherinelw9365 Жыл бұрын

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.

@Shiftworker247 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@KBH27 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@robertsmith3883 Жыл бұрын

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".

@GN-jn1ty Жыл бұрын

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.

@ogrestamp Жыл бұрын

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.

@MrGpschmidt 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@FlixTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow , I have Serpico coming up soon to watch! Thanks for the comment!

@bobbyb8005 2 жыл бұрын

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

@jnagarya519 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TallyDrake 9 ай бұрын

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.

@PrinceofArfon Жыл бұрын

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.

@Mugthraka 2 жыл бұрын

MAsterclass movie on drama, intensity and well written tight dialogues in a "Huis clos" (closed room).

@billgee02 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really happy you watched this classic and liked it as much as you did - bravo!

@NoMoreChiskisLies 2 жыл бұрын

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

@mcm0mmles 2 жыл бұрын

A movie WELL ahead of its time. It’s so good. No special fx. All based on dialogue. A wonderful screenplay.

@texasgunslinger8060 6 ай бұрын

Everyone should sit on a jury at least once in their life. I understand no one wants the responsibility of possibly sending an innocent, to their death. But then, without you, that's exactly what's going to happen. And besides that, you might the one on trial when someone else says, "I don't care."

@michaelvincent8208 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@jongon0848 Жыл бұрын

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!

@williamjamesayers7719 Жыл бұрын

Definitely 5 stars from me. 12 Angry Men even received 100% on rotten tomatoes; their highest rating.

@kenchristie9214 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@BM151 Жыл бұрын

5/5 Favorite scene is from my favorite character (Juror #11, the Eastern European Watchmaker) when he speaks of how beautiful a thing democracy is in the United States - though it's not spoken, it's implied that he probably wasn't as free where he came from - makes me grateful :)

@davidpost428 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@renzero9206 7 ай бұрын

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.

@jec1ny 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@williamjamesayers7719 3 ай бұрын

22:38 shows one of my favorite parts of the film. The whole film is phenomenal and one of my 10 personal all time favorite films. But it's the power of the silence and the jurors turning their backs.