Posted on 10/16/2014 10:06:27 PM PDT by 31R1O
Has anyone else seen Fury? I just got back and it wasn't a bad movie at all. The character building scenes are a bit clumsy at times but the combat bits were top notch. It wasn't Blackhawk Down or Saving Private Ryan intense but there were tense moments. I recommend it.
I usually spend more time picking the movie apart. (To myself.) More often than not, stuff is done to move the plot along or because the accuracy of a particular part is not important.
In war movies, the biggest tip off is how people salute. It takes five minutes, tops, to teach someone to salute properly. Most movies and TV shows get it wrong.
The only one consistently getting it right was Battlestar Galactica. Just about every other show just butchers minor military things.
In war movies, the biggest tip off is how people salute. It takes five minutes, tops, to teach someone to salute properly. Most movies and TV shows get it wrong.
Actual crew driving what? Using what kind of ammo? Did they die to a German tank or just heard things from other guys in combat? Scuttlebutt is not the same as hard data when it comes to hindsight. As post 76 here points out, the actual data does not support them being deathtraps. There are accounts of Shermans doing well versus Panthers and Tigers. Just depends on which accounts you read. and from which battles. Crew training played a very critical role as well (see the Battle of Arracourt).
Do you want to scream when they push their hands straight out away from their face (a la John Kerry) or they cup their hands and bend it at the wrist.
I’ve changed channels on my kids when they were watching a show when that happened. Used to really piss them off. Until I heard one of my girls telling their friends (who were watching something in the other room) about how lousy the salute was. The other kid’s dad is a Navy Seal...and I heard them say, “no kidding, right?” A proud Dad moment.
Saw it today. I thought it was fantastic!
The Russians who used both said the T34 was MORE likely to light up than a Sherman. The wet ammo storage system made great improvements in that department.
I really enjoyed it too. The combat scenes were really well done.
You play WOT? I do and it is the most expensive free game I’ve ever played. I enjoy the hell out of it.
You do know Pitt’s “war name” in this film, do you not?
Good movie. I saw it last night. No big anti war theme, other than its brutal.
What surprised me was the religious theme. They all turned to it when the chips were down.
Brutal violence. But you could practically smell the inside of the tank. Certainly not a film for the squeamish.
Probably an 8 out of 10.
Bitch robbed me
Every major German character in HH was played by Jewish actors.
Just a hair split but the 88 MM most used wasn’t on a tank. It was an anti aircraft gun that was retasked as artillery and anti tank. Was butal.
Thanks.
Brother and I just got back. Good movie - enjoyed it.
Just came in from seeing it. For equipment authenticity it is outstanding. The confrontation with the Tiger is epic. The crossroads defense is a little too much Robert Taylor in Bataan, but it is riveting. Overall I think it does for tankers what Das Boot did for submariners. Better, IMO. than Pvt Ryan which, except for the first 25 minutes tells a story that was told better by A Walk in the Sun or Battleground. They got the nomenclature correct. White phosphorous is Willy Peter and the HVAT anti tank ammo is “supercharge” with the correctly colored projectile. I would pay to se it again. Only disagreement is that projectiles from a Pak 75mm will not deflect off a Sherman unless fired from an impossible angle.
Yes I realize this is an older thread. But will say wife and I both enjoyed it tremendously. Very realist and well done. One of the better war movies I have seen in awhile... for the record I hate that Shia idiot...but he did well in this movie.
Very surprised this was much better than I was expecting...
I had very much the same take - just getting home from seeing it tonight.
As mentioned in previous posts, cinematography and acting were superb. Pitt turned in one of his best performances. Like you, I’m not a big fan of Shia, but have to give credit where it is due here. I’ve always been a Jason Isaacs fan, and wish he’d have got a little more screen time in this one. Historical details were very well researched and represented, and the story did not shy away from the religious. Even the final shot was an overhead view of the crossroads forming a cross on screen standing in the wake of the surrounding carnage.
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