12 Angry Men (1957)
It is a must watch blank and white movie. (if you are in Bangalore, then you can pick the CD from my place)
Its a extremely simple, low budget movie as the entire movie is shot in a small single roam and there were no costumes or expensive sets. The movie revolves around 12 strangers who as members of the Jury need to arrive as a unanimous verdict on the fate of a Teenager accused of murdering his father.
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Another good movie to watch is Presitige
This is a movie about the dark side of obsession. 2 rival magicians (showmen, not real abstract stuff) are desperately trying to unravel the secret behind the other guy’s tricks. In this quest, they use treachery, deception, lies and ultimately bring destruction to themselves and the people around them.
My response after watching this movie. I need to watch it again!
Prestige– I think I saw the movie. Hugh Jackman and actor from batman begins starred in this movie. Its a good movie to watch and one needs to have patience to understand the plot etc etc…..
Comment by sriharsha — May 8, 2008 @ 4:25 pm
i agree the plot is so complex that in the first go I could not understand it… but i even enjoyed watching it for the second time
Comment by Ankur Aggarwal — May 8, 2008 @ 4:31 pm
12 Angry Men is indeed a classic. It’s a must watch for anyone. Here in U.S., we used this movie as a template in a law and society class in high school and then re-enacted it in our own way to learn about the law. It’s fantastic! If you like American Classics, see Grapes of Wrath based on the book by the same name of John Steinbeck. Hope that is in India!
Comment by Jennifer — May 8, 2008 @ 9:55 pm
I agree on both the reviews……though my favourite among the two would be Twelve Angry Men….by the way there is a hindi remake of it too….Ek Ruka Hua Faisla…..I must say I liked the hindi one too….it has some of the finest actors from Bollywood
Comment by Anonymous — May 9, 2008 @ 12:20 am
dude we have some unknown freq - im seeing classics too
i just recently saw gilda , pulp fiction , shawshank redemption and citizen cane and this one was in my cue …
did u see Akira Kurosawa shinchin no samurai???
try its wonderful
Comment by Prax — May 9, 2008 @ 12:41 am
I have watched prestige some months back.(I guess it running now in Starmovies or HBO ) The plot with Nikola Tesla teleportation machine was awesome.
How the magicians finally reveal their secret to us is indeed awesome.
Comment by Xylene — May 9, 2008 @ 2:09 pm
@jennifer ….
thanks
i cic not know that. But i will see if I could get a copy of Grapes of Weath
@Anonymous…
I saw Ek Ruka Hua Faisla.. but since India does not have a concept of Jury, the movie was very much out of place.
@Prax…
i have seen all the movies u talked about except Akira Kurosawa shinchin no samurai.. what is it about…
@Xylene…
ya, the last scene was the most awaited one
Comment by Ankur Aggarwal — May 9, 2008 @ 2:22 pm
it is very famous
sholay is loosely based upon it
it is japanese and ive become a kurusawa fan
Comment by prax — May 9, 2008 @ 5:55 pm
ohh 7 samurai… ya i have seen that movie.. its a masterpiece.. i loved it and it is more realistic…7 guys against 40… rather than 2 against 200
Comment by Ankur Aggarwal — May 9, 2008 @ 5:59 pm
ill see it trrow
did u see the notebook?
Comment by Prax — May 11, 2008 @ 1:55 am
yups. its an amazing movie… and unlike the Kajol remake in that movie, initially i could not relate the characters in the story with the patients… so it was more interesting for me
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Comment by Ankur Aggarwal — May 11, 2008 @ 7:41 am
I want this movie!!!
Comment by Nova — May 16, 2008 @ 3:40 pm
email me your phone number and we can arrange for the physical drop
Comment by Ankur Aggarwal — May 16, 2008 @ 3:46 pm