No_OnE Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 We just started watching this movie in my World Geography class. It's probably one of my favorite films. We've only seen about 45 minutes of it but it's still a really good movie. I'm looking forward to tomorrow when we watch some more. I'm not sure if we'll finish it though. Anyway, how many have seen this movie? If you have seen it, what did you think? Btw, don't give anything away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Putter Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 If you are talking about this one, then yes, it is really good. The only thing I don't understand is what it has to do with geography... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Make7upu101 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I've seen both of them. I thought it was pretty cool how they could make a good movie from just a whole bunch of guys sitting in a room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1_man_army Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I liked 12 Angry Men. I thought it was interesting how you gradually learn more about each juror as the deliberations unfold and how their personal prejudices/beliefs effected their initial opinion of the case and how they are then convinced otherwise. He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_OnE Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Yeah, we're watching the 1957 one. I didn't know there were two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Yeah, we're watching the 1957 one. I didn't know there were two. Good movie, we "acted" the play out 2 years ago I think and then watched the movie I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poopingman Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 new version is good, old one is better. Metal fans, check out my band!Still the King.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Very good movie. It's very interesting to see Lumet work on a limited amount of set. Something you'd later see in DOG DAY AFTERNOON as well. :) Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaleber Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 The fact that none of the characters are given names, and almost the whole movie occurs inside a courtroom is quite unique. Overall, the film was alright, but quite boring i'd have to admit. I think reading the actual play itself was more satisfying. 99 Ranged F2P achieved 21 November (2961st) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satenza Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Very intresting movie, great direction. It must have taken alot of patience and skill to get those beautiful long takes. I like the feel of it too, and that fact it not only challenges the characters racial prejudments but the audiences aswell. Like Lumet (the director) is challenging us. Aswell as the fact we become a Juror too and get emotionally involved. The open ending is very nice fact the jury don't really know who did it and as we know as much as they do neither do we. We find out what happened as they did and can feel for the decision they have to make. If you like this also see other work by Lumet, his career spans 50+ years now and he is still alive. He is very intresting. I would reccomend Dog Day Afternoon with Al Pacino and John Cazale (who died shortly after filming of cancer he was one of the greatest actors on my opinion). He is almost an early Scorsese and has a very good relationship with Pacino. He is largley under recognised too! He has worked with some of the greatest stars like Marlon Brando, Henry Fonda, Fayne Dunaway ect ect. I have rambled. With so many trees in the city you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning. Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life. But you knew that there would always be the spring as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason. In those days though the spring always came finally but it was frightening that it had nearly failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 His work from the seventies is best, and most well known anyway. It's his best period. See: Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Murder on the Orient Express, Network. What I saw from after the 70s wasn't that great. He's a good director, but IMO he has made to many flaws to be 'one of the greatest'. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satenza Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I never called him one of the greatest, i said he was very intresting. With so many trees in the city you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning. Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life. But you knew that there would always be the spring as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason. In those days though the spring always came finally but it was frightening that it had nearly failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 It wasn't directed at you. I was just stating that he isn't 'one of the greatest', where one of the greatest is a line that's often used so I put those marks in. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satenza Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Some people would call Dog Day Afternoon a great masterpeice. It's pure emotion especially in the Attica scene. Well at the time of release that is. But no he ain't one of the greatest directors. With so many trees in the city you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning. Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life. But you knew that there would always be the spring as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason. In those days though the spring always came finally but it was frightening that it had nearly failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azntemplar_00 Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Had to watch it and write a report about it for math class last year - pretty enjoyable :-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gattree Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Had to watch it and write a report about it for math class last year - pretty enjoyable :-). 12 Angry Men in math class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satenza Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Maybe he had to count how many Jurors there were? :o :shock: With so many trees in the city you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning. Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life. But you knew that there would always be the spring as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason. In those days though the spring always came finally but it was frightening that it had nearly failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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