12 Angry Men - Movie Review 

I bought the DVD. This movie is great. There was a deleted scene that showed the boys reaction after being charged with murder. He said: _I did not kill him, it's not true! It's bullshit! I did not kill him, I did NOT! Oh, hey Chris._

Spoiler: My favourite part is when the guy who says he doesnt sweat has his point proven wrong by not being able to remember the films he recently saw and actually starts to sweat. I got chills dude

Juror 8 is far more powerful than Goku could ever hope to be.

That scene where number 10 goes on a bigoted tirade and everyone just gets up from the table and walks away, not engaging him or giving him an audience! One of the best scenes ever put to film. So powerful!

When I first saw this, I was in high school and my film studies teacher made us watch it. All my classmates didn't want to watch it because it was old af, but in the first 15 minutes everybody's eyes couldn't leave the screen. If hormonal teens who are used to shitty films can watch this and enjoy it, then it's a good ass movie.

You said it right...12 Angry Men is a masterpiece.

I think a lot of people missed this while watching the film, so I'm going to say it: when they get the architectural plans and confirm that it would've taken more than half a minute, you get this great scene with ''I'll kill him, I'll kill him!". Afterwards, after ALMOST A MINUTE the guy comes in the room asking if everything is alright, literally CONFIRMING that it would've taken the old man way more than 15 seconds. This was the intention of him coming into the room. And they use that very moment as well to then close that part of the evidence by handing him over the very same map that proved their case. I also loved the fact that henry fonda wore a bright white suit, and Lee J Cobb the blackest suit of them all. So that when henry puts the coat on Lee, you'll get this conclusion where ''good and evil'' can see eye to eye after all.

Lee J. Cobb is so damn good in this. He comes off as the 'villain' yet it's heartbreaking when he rips that photo in half at the climax.

In this 12 minute video, Chris explains how he watched 12 Angry Men at the age of 12.

"He don't even speak good English!" "... he _doesn't_ even speak good English" FUCKING CHILLS

I love the fact that the video is 12 minutes long

Not only was 12 Angry Men directed by Sidney Lumet it was his directorial Debut that’s how you announce you’ve arrived!

The "you won't really kill me will you?" scene was perfection just like the rest of this masterpiece. Saw it a few days ago. One of the best films I have ever seen.

12 min. video about 12 angry men

Something by Kurosawa would be great for next month's video!

Dear Chris i am 68 and i saw 12 angry men when i was 8 in France in 1959 and watched it more than 1000 times as it is the masterpiece of masterpieces !!!

I saw the beginning of the review. Stopped it. Found the movie, watched it. Then came back to watch your review. My god Im glad I watched it first hahahaha

I love the fact that Chris is the type of person that can talk about both classic film and DBZ in the same video.

That Lee J. Cobb impersonation was amazing

The knife scene. The "you don't want to kill me?" scene. The "old man walking" scene. The glasses. The final "not guilty" after Cobb ripped the picture. So many moments that made me scream in joy. This is why I love cinema.

I just watched the movie, right after your review. I'm only 14 years old, and this film blowed me away. I was so intrigued with the story, the characters, the dialouge. I inspire to be a future writer/director so lately I watched many, many movies(Psycho, Shawshank, American Psycho, The Green Mile, Fight Club, 2001 and many more) but this one really stand out. The writing of this movie is pretty much flawless. So thank you, Chris for recommending this movie, becouse I would have never seen it otherwise. I'm actually thinking about watching Citizen Cane or Casablanca next, so I would love a review of those two. (Edit: Sorry for my bad english.)

You really convinced me. I have seen it just a couple of hours after having watched your review and I love it. I would have also mentioned the fact that after they have taken the final decision we don't get to see the result of the trial. The only thing that mattered was that everyone in the room agreed on the statement. Terrific

I absolutely love 12 Angry Men, great review Chris! I particularly adored the composition of the shot after that one prejudiced/racist guy spouts all his "he's one of them" comments. One by one each man just moves away from him, stand around the room with their backs to him, and eventually the guy himself just sits down in silence at the edge of the room and everyone moves back to the table. That shot where he is standing helplessly in the center of the room has always been mesmerizing to me; I use it as one of my wallpapers!

I teach this film to my ninth-grade English classes. It is always amusing to watch them go from grumbling about watching a black and white movie to being completely galvanized by this masterpiece.

I'm so glad Stuckmann is reviewing pre '70 movies. I look forward to this segment. Edit: Another "perfect" movie by all standards is Casablanca.

I'm a teacher and shown this for a 40 teenager students class... Over 90% of them were hooked from beginning to the end. It's that good.

You speak the absolute truth. Perfect movie.

100% on Rotten Tomatoes, sounds riveting I'm definitely going to watch this.

One of my favorite scenes in 12 Angry Men is when Jack Warden's character shoots the paper at the fan and it bounces off and it hits the older juror in the end. "Damn stupid thing to do." Always made me lol, classic film, definetely one of the greatest films of all time, hands down.

One of my favorite movies of all time. It’s still incredible to me how riveting and compelling a film about twelve men stuck in one room could possibly be.

Love this idea for a series of reviews. Though I'd like to also see your opinion from some 70s and 80s movies

Juror 8: *throws down knife* Other jurors: bruh moment

OH! This movie was my shit. I was going through the IMDB Top 250 list when I was in HS and saw it then. I think back when Hulu had free movies.

Would love for you to review Some Like It Hot.

Chris, I'm 54 and am glad to see a young man of yourself enjoy a truly classic movie. I myself saw this movie for the first time around 12 or 13, and despite no shootings or explosions but just great dialogue I also enjoyed it very much. Your good at what you do.

Lee Cobb is fantastic as juror three. I love his furious monologues, learning his motivations, and the story behind his rage. The logical fallacies he leans on to fuel his prejudice. He made the movie for me.

Could u review at least 2 of these, please: Psycho Dr. Strangelove City Lights Modern Times Seven Samurai Yojimbo Once Upon A Time In The West The Good The bad and the ugly The Searchers Lawrence of Arabia The Great Dictator Vertigo Paths of Glory Metropolis On The Waterfront Rio Bravo His Girl Friday

One of my favorite movies of all time. A true classic. Good job, Chris. This why I like you as a reviewer, a true student of film not just another you-tuber yapping opinions.

When he said he was going to talk some spoilers, I stoped the video, went and watched the movie and came back to finish the video. Thanks for making me watch this masterpiece :)

Thanks a lot Chris. You made me watch this film. I'm grateful to you. This film is truly a masterpiece.

I love that movie. One of my Dad's favorites and so we watched that and many films from the first half of the 1900's. Great review. Looking forward to February.

12 Angry Men is an absolute masterpiece and timeless classic.

Speaking of law, you should do a review of To Kill a Mockingbird. It also came out before 1970 so it's perfect.

A true masterpiece. My all time favorite movie.

Likely you have your pre-1970 movies mapped out for the year, but I urge you view and review SINGIN' IN THE RAIN. It is not just another fluffy musical, rather it is a wicked and hilarious satire of fluffy musicals and of Hollywood in general. It doesn't hurt that Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor are at their peak in performance. Give it a look.

Some pre-1970s movies I'd recommend: The Good the Bad and The Ugly The 400 Blows The Night of the Hunter Sunset Blvd. Chaplin films like Modern Times or City Lights Hitchcock movies like Psycho, Rear Window, or Vertigo It Happened One Night

He was trying as hard as he could to not say "I grew up with 12 angry men"

Probably the best movie ever made. Simple, concrete, no fuzz, no bullshit. Just a brilliant film with amazing actors. All is done in 90 minutes. No jumping in time. You are there with them. Incredible and every filmmaked should watxh this movie and take lesson of how it really should be done

The 5 best movies i have seen in my life is 12 Angry Men, Pulp Fiction, Das Boot, The Shawshank Redemption and Apocalypse Now. Of these, 12 Angry men might be the best movie. It is pretty much flawless, and sends a powerful message, the movie is a all time classic, it will be as relevant 100 years from now as it was when it was made, probably even more. I recommend all those that haven't seen it to do so, you don't wanna miss this film.

I feel that The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is an absolute must for you to review

Indeed a true masterpiece. Loved the moment when Martin Balsam's character changed his mind as he was a real smart one and very analytical so once he was swayed it was a great moment.

This is one of my favorite movies. One scene I wish you’d mentioned was the single shot as people got up and turned away from the one juror who was being highly inappropriate. That one gives me chills every time.

Dr. Strangelove next please! It has a wonderful criterion release

I think I see a Rear Window review coming soon...

A review of 12 Angry Men lasting for 12 minutes. Coincidence?

A funny anecdote regarding my experience with this movie: The year was 2000 and a friend of mine asked if I had seen '12 angry men'. I searched around and watched the movie and was in awe of how exceptional it was. A year later, I met the same friend who once again asked if I had gotten around to watching the movie. I said, "Oh, yeah. Thanks man. That was awesome." To which he replied, "Dude, if you liked this one, then you should go watch the original!" I was flabbergasted to imagine this movie as a remake ... since it dates back to 1957. After doing a bit of research I figured out this movie is the original one but a 1997 remake of it exists, and coincidentally is what my friend thought he had suggested to me in the first place :) Not gonna lie, I was facepalming at every memorable dialogue while watching the 1997 remake. It's not a bad movie by any stretch of the imagination and the cast are solid enough. It's just that the original is something else and sets the bar too high. I can only guess they remade it solely to "diversify" the cast. Probably in the near future there will be another remake titled "12 angry people" with some female actors thrown in.

I know it is a clishe but they really don´t make movies like this anymore.

Please do any Hitchcock film next!

Here's a few of the films i'd love to see you review: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly A fistful of Dollars For a Few Dollars More The Dirty Dozen In the Heat of the Night Play Misty for Me Dr. Strangelove Once Upon a Time in the West

8:34 no joke, when I first saw this movie, this scene made me go nuts (in a good way). I was the human embodiment of the shocked Pikachu meme. I was flipping out like "no way" and I was quoting it for a solid 5 minutes after it already happened. That one scene automatically made this one of my favorite movies ever. One of the best scenes I have ever seen.

Please do PSYCHO, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, VERTIGO, SINGIN IN THE RAIN, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S

there are a lot of hitchcock films that need reviews on youtube

the night of the hunter 1955 the pawnbroker 1964 sweet smell of success 1957 in cold blood 1967 rififi 1955 double indemnity 1944 the asphalt jungle 1950 white heat 1949 the killing 1956

Every human emotion on display. Sublime power on film. Every character give such performances that cannot be beaten. A cinematic tour de force....and filmed all in one room...

Please review these pre-70s movies: Citizen Kane Seven Samurai Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Lawrence of Arabia Psycho Easy Rider A Street Car Named Desire Mary Poppins Rebel Without a Cause On The Waterfront Thank you :)

Definitely one of my favorite movie scripts of all time

"I want to bring more attention to this era of filmmaking..." OMFG Please do so, sir! Fantastic review! 👍🏻

Just watched the film and came here to leave a comment - you are not guilty in saying that it's flawless.

after i watch the film moths ago, i'm thinking, this movie made some 60 years ago, the scene is just in one room, yet the movie is more fascinating than BvS ....

How about reviewing Casablanca? That is one of my favourites and I'd like to hear your opinions on it Chris.

Quite possibly one of Hollywood's greatest masterpieces. Some of other the best movies I think to come out of pre-1970s Hollywood are: It's a Wonderful Life City Lights Psycho Casablanca Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Rear Window Sunset Boulevard The Great Dictator Modern Times Citizen Kane Vertigo North by Northwest Paths of Glory Witness for the Prosecution 2001: A Space Odyssey To Kill a Mockingbird Lawrence of Arabia Some Like It Hot Singin' in the Rain All About Eve The Apartment The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Double Indemnity Judgment at Nuremberg The Kid Gone with the Wind The Great Escape Cool Hand Luke On the Waterfront The Bridge on the River Kwai Rebecca Dial M for Murder Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Sunrise The General The Gold Rush What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? The Wizard of Oz The Lion in Winter Ben-Hur Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Roman Holiday Laura The Maltese Falcon Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? All Quiet on the Western Front Touch of Evil

One of the best movies of all time. Period.

Suggestions of great movies to review: The Sound of Music Casablanca It Happened One Night A Philadelphia Story Bringing up Baby Mary Poppins Gone With the Wind

Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, Sunset Boulevard, Citizen Kane, Notorious, It's a Wonderful Life, The Great Dictator, Rope, Bicycle Thieves and Rear Window are just some of my favorites, but there are so many amazing films pre-1970s hahaha Loved this review and 12 Angry Men is just perfect.

*12* angry men review, the video is *12* minutes, coincidence? I don't think so.....

You should review "Rear Window". It's another fantastic limited area film, this time by Hitchcock.

Have loved it since my mum showed it to me when I was about 13. So I showed it to my 17-year-old students last year, you know, Netflix-Anime-CS generation, and was like: it's 1957, black-and-white and you will like it. And they went: No way! And you know what? They loved it... 😊

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD!!!!! VERTIGO!!!! BONNIE AND CLYDE!!!!! PLEASE!!!!

ABOUT FUCKIN' TIME! This is a great film.

The scene where the Fan finally starts, my god i really felt satisfied for that particular moment, everything fits in this movie.

Could you consider Lawrence of Arabia or The Bridge on the River Kwai, please?

My Favorite Film of All Time, so happy to see a review. Thank you so much. Others from this ear I likr: Citizen Kane (1941), Casablanca (1942), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Rear Window (1954), Seven Samurai (1954), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), North by Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Great Escape (1963), Goldfinger (1964), The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), and Cool Hand Luke (1967).

*This is awesome can't wait for more classic reviews*

Great review. One thing: Lumet is pronounced "loo-MET"

Now that you mention it, please review "2001: A Space Oddyssey"

Please do Casablanca! It's my favorite, wanna know what you think!!

Funny people will eventually come to realize the classic movies are much better than todays films, this is coming from someone who subscribes to both time periods. Just the attention to the details that actually matter vs the movies today that are basically spoon fed to audiences, yes the classics are much more of an art form.

My mom told me few days ago, that I should see this movie. We had a conversation about morality and law. That was a thing that came to her mind at the end of our talk. I was like no way I'm so into special effects, sci-fi genre and new movies, what can be so special in old 1957 film, but I had to give it a shot. My mom has got a great movie taste. It was absolutely mesmerizing experience, I was really into the plot. And I have to agree that I have changed my mind at the end of a movie. Not only about that particular kid, but about law of death sentencing. Hugs from Poland :)

can you review 2001 a space odyssey please?????

Please review Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa, such an amazing movie

Review"To kill a mockingbird"

Other B&W Masterpieces: Seven Samurai Fists In The Pocket The Wages of Fear 8 1/2 Mama Roma Make Way For Tomorrow The Honeymoon Killers Man Bites Dog Dr. Strangelove

This movie is fantastic! I watched it in English class in high school. Pretty much everyone in my class was bored but I couldn’t get enough of it!

Best fucking movie of all time. Hands down.

Finally reviewing one of my top five favorite movies!

What people seldom talk about is how hilarious the film is. That's why it's so entertaining and can be watched again and again. It's wonderful seeing all these marvelous character actors reveal themselves: the prim broker, the palooka, the wimp, the bully, the silly ad man, the racist, the street wise, the I don't give a damn about anything, the old man excited for his moment in the sun, the everyman coach, the bemused immigrant--it's hilarious and gripping. The remake was too serious--it dropped the humor. Without that, it's just a tedious civics lesson.

3/10 needs more avengers and skybeams

You should review Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)

I saw this movie in literature class after studying the play. I absolutely loved it :)

I first saw it at the age of 10. I was absolutely captivated the entire time. The fact that 12 people talking in a single room for 90 minutes can captivate the 10 year old me, is testament to the absolute mastery of the movie in acting, directing and writing.