just watched '12 angry men' again

[fireflyfan_2008]

man thats a good film, brilliant the way it goes from 11-1 all the way to 12-0.

some superb acting aswell.

 

[hdoraisamy]

Which version? The original is excellent - did you notice the fantastic cinematography towarRAB the end? Great film that's definately in my top 100 of all time....

 

[mommas3girls2000]

There was a remake? The original was excellent, some great acting and it doesn't really date.

 

[I want to answer]

Yes, done by William Friedkin in 1997 Not very good apparently...

 

[JP C]

yeah damndirtyape i meant the original.

i like 'play' type films, they are so well constructed and self contained it is brilliant, cinema should base itself more on theatre instead of pop culture MTV videos that a lot are based on now.

 

[CaliforniaGrl]

I didn't know that. There isn't really much point of remaking this, it's not like CGI or modern camera techniques would help it and the plot is so beautifully simple, it's all down to the acting. It would be nice to have it in colour, I suppose.

Can anyone recommend anything similar?

 

[princess27]

Well if you like romantic dramas that retain that 'play' type feeling then I'd recommend "The Shape Of Things" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308878/). I saw it the other day and was fairly impressed - certainly worth a rental...

 

[Natalia K]

The only problem with the film, though, is that the defendant is CLEARLY guilty. And that's why it doesn't quite work as a film. But it's a great character study, nonethless.

 

[*Alyssa*]

Absolute classic movie.

If that's the genre you like, try the original version of Fail Safe(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058083/).
Might be easier to get hold of the George Clooney remake, which was performed live on TV.

I still watch it a couple of times a month...