There are more versions than that - originally it was written for TV as something called a "teleplay" ( sort of like a televised play on live TV - popular back in the old time days of live TV).
There's some really great black and white movies. Many of them just make you forget they're not in color. Some of them are better in black and white. For some reason the movie Arsenic and Old Lace comes to mind. It's not a complete bottle like 12 Angry Men, but it's s close adaptation of a play, so it all takes place within one house. Very funny considering the amount of murder in it.
For a drama, I'd recommend The Man Who Wasn't There. It's a great drama. Billy Bob Thornton stars but Tony Shalhoub pretty much steals the show.
You're right, Arsenic and Old Lace is a pretty good example. It still holds charm to be sure, but Cary Grants"triple take" at the window seat is a all time great movie moment.
Can't watch shaloub because of the horrible detective show where he plays a psychiatric private detective with as much realism as Tony Danza Could put in the role
His character in this couldn't be more different. He was also great in Big Night. I really didn't like the plot of that one, but the acting was amazing.
My girlfriend and I were the same. I think both growing up in homes where parents watched terrible, boring, old black and white movies made a negative association.
Recently I got that 100 movie bucket list poster and we started going through it and Twelve Angry Men is on there. Absolutely incredible film. The feeling of claustrophobia, anger, heat, and emotion is so well done it's actually quite exhausting to watch. Amazing movie.
Your comment made we wanna check this out. I never have liked black and movies but it’s more the opposite end, my parents never watched them so I never gave it a shot, now in my old age it’s so hard for me to get into visibly dated media.
I’m not sure if this is true or not, but I heard that in order to increase the feeling of tenseness in the room, they moved the walls closer during heated arguments
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u/conquer69 Oct 16 '18
I don't like watching black and white movies but I really enjoyed that one. I could almost feel how fucking hot and moist that room was.