12 Angry Men [DVD] [1957] [2016]

One of my favorite movies that I have been wanting for a long time. now I get to watch it anytime I want on one of the highest quality ways possible. The bluray came in great shape and undamaged. Can check this one off the list.

I had never heard of this movie until a family member recommended it. The blu ray is great looking. Ive only gotten about half way through it and fell asleep so I will start it over. Kept my attention for sure. Really makes you question punishment for a kids who commit crimes and whether or not their entire life should be over for a kids mistake. Interesting subject.

This is a great film, but not able to view it for it being foreign and I don't have the universal Blu-ray player,

Absolutely love this movie. To see how talented all the stars were at the beginning of their careers is phenomenal. I bought this movie to show it to my children. It provides many teaching moments. This movie provides suspense, tension, anger, and great acting.

This is my favorite movie. It's well worth the time to watch it.

Classic movie, great disc

Too bad it was not advertised as non-US technology. No harm done. Easy return system. Refund already paid.

This is a great movie with very good actors. I would recommend it to anyone.

To call a film the greatest ever made is a bold statement but 12 Angry Men is perfect, in every way. This film should be a lesson to modern day film makers that you don't need CGI, mega bucks budgets, death and destruction, sex or half arsed teen gonzo antics. Goddamit you don't even need colour!Sidney Lumet makes his cinematic debut here after having worked in TV and he brings a number of TV actors with him who would go onto become big movie actors such as Jack Warden, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns and Martin Balsam. They dovetail seamlessly with the established stars; Henry Fonda, Lee J Cobb, E G Marshall and Ed Begley and the lesser known names Robert Webber, John Fieldler, Joseph Sweeney and George Voskovic.The story is simple and is, perhaps, just a hook on which to hang the real purpose of the movie which is has justice, natural justice, matured in post-war America to the point were all men can expect a fair trial regardless of petty, or at times hard rooted, prejudices.From the outset this wouldn't have worked had the youth on trial being a white lad rather than being Hispanic. The film builds to a satisfying climax as juror number 4 (E G Marshall), the most rational of those voting guilty, finally cracks under the weight of evidence pointing to a reasonable doubt and leaving Lee J Cobb as the lone antagonist; a scene that literally makes one forget the surroundings of the jury room and draws you in as if you were really there.Apart from the opening and ending scenes and a couple of short sequences in the rest room everything takes place in just one room. As the narrative unfolds and the sultry weather becomes more and more oppressive so the camera seems to move ever closer to the actors, looking for any sign of a falsehood trying to be disguised as surety of guilt or exposing plain bitter hatred. Having said that this is not the case for juror number 7 (Jack Warden) whose ambivalence is so shocking just because he wants to vote guilty and get the trial over quickly so he doesn't miss a baseball game thus sending a potentially innocent man to the electric chair.But as the evidence given at trial is slowly dismantled so the jurors arguments and attitudes become more divisive and one side becomes so entrenched because of their long held prejudiced views until it finally explodes in a couple of incidents involving Lee J Cobb and Ed Begley.Despite the obvious message that this film emits, it has fallen largely on deaf ears. Black prisoners in American prisons make up a fair larger proportion to their general demographic.This is a film that everyone should see; I believe it should be shown in schools as part of the National Curriculum.

12 Angry Men is as relevant now as it was in 1957. I won't spoil it because it will be treat for those who have not yet seen it. I will say, the performances from all involved are powerful yet measured and each character has their own personality that is built in very little screen time, something that eludes modern film makers.The film is presented in it's original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1. The way it was filmed and meant to be presented. So it has black bars on the side of the screen to preserve all the picture information. For those who think this is wrong.... If the picture was formatted to fit a 16:9 (1.78:1) screen, information would be cut from the top and bottom of the screen. The black bars on the sides of a 1.66:1 aspect ratio are not covering anything up. It's simply how it was filmed. The best way to illustrate missing picture information in a film is to look at a 2.35:1 aspect ratio and crop it to fit a modern TV standard. Please see the final image for an example.I opted for the older MGM Blu-ray release because the Criterion collection edition was unavailable but from what I can see, the picture quality is near identical. Also, for people who think the DVD version has a superior image, this is also wrong. There seems to be no use of DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) which dramatically softens an image, the grain structure is as it is supposed to be and stands out due to the age of the film, it's a lot sharper also.The disc has Mono DTS Master Audio tracks in English, French, Italian and German with subtitles for many languages. Oh, and it's in BLACK & WHITE! 😆 Gasp! Why hasn't it been colourised like Night of the Living Dead?! Because to add colour to a B&W film is sacrilege!Special features include;Audio commentary by film historian Drew Casper.Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Making 12 Angry Men.Inside the Jury Room.Original theatrical trailer.For the film alone it's worth it. Still number 5 in the all-time top films on IMDB! Should be 4 in my opinion because it's better than The Dark Knight.

Such a simple structure for a film: 11 men find the defendant guilty and 1, played by Henry Fonda, finds him not guilty. Basically, when they all get down to it they are doing the job that should have been done by the defense, but none of them accept that they are doing this. Lee J Cobb plays his part of a loud, belligerent bully of a man to utter perfection but each actor does exactly this in his individual part. Some are meek and mild, others timid and some harsh and disinterested in justice as there is a ball game starting soon. If you don't purchase this film you will be missing an introduction to real acting and great direction.Go on, enjoy.

One of the best debut films ever. Sidney Lumet's film is so simple but so powerful. 12 men must decide if a boy is guilty of murdering his father, they all believe he is guilty apart from Henry Fonda. Slowly he convinces each of them of the boys innocence and you discover so much about each juror in the process played by brilliant character actors. Highly recommended.

This has long been my favourite film. Wonderful ensemble cast and directed by Sidney Lumet. This Blu-Ray version is perhaps only slightly better than the old DVD, however the extra 'making of' feature makes it fully worth the upgrade.