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| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | William Friedkin |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 17 August, 1997 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Orion Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| UPC: | 651021100073 |
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Customer Reviews of 12 Angry Men
My favorite movie... Excellent, provocative. I loved it! Got me thinking for sure. I saw both this and the silver screen version. I loved this later version much better. Maybe because I could relate to the situation that was modernized some as I am from this era. The silver screen (old) version is kinda cheesy.
It's okay, but it doesn't top the original
When I saw that 12 Angry Men had been remade with Jack Lemmon, I was very interested in seeing it. Not only do I like Jack Lemmon, but I wanted to see if more of a modern twist had been placed on the story. I finally saw the movie, and I must say that the other reviewers are correct. This version, while somewhat interesting, doesn't hold a candle to the original. Jack Lemmon looks tired and sulks a lot, and he just doesn't have the energy that made Peter Fonda such a great fit for the role in the original. George C. Scott does a nice job in his angry role. The great Ossie Davis has his talents wasted in a minor role. Tony Danza and James Gandolfini perform nicely, but in the end the original beats this one hands-down. Modernizing it didn't do much for the dialogue, the story, or the performances. Skip this and buy the original.
One Angry Reviewer
No amount of money or updating can master the original [[ASIN:B000056HEC 12 Angry Men]] masterpiece. Although I really like George C. Scott's role that Lee J. Cobb originated, I see nothing redeeming in this remake. Jack Lemon's talents are wasted in this film and he is actually a poor choice for the role. I would have preferred someone like Tom Hanks in Fonda's original role.
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>In addition, the senseless foul language added to the original script does nothing for the film except "update" it a bit with how we speak today, but it still reeked as being unnecessary. William Friedkin is a very skilled director ([[ASIN:0790729385 The Exorcist]], [[ASIN:B0006GANN2 The French Connection]], et. al.), but this is just not his genre at all and, therefore, his talents are wasted as much as everyone else's in this remake.