Fury, the movie

[Trooperdan]

Saw it today, over-all, very realistic and sobering. Weapons all appeared very accurately portrayed, tactics, I don't know bout sending out four tanks without any infantry support. But I suppose in war anything is possible. It is a dark and ominous movie. Brad Pitts was perfect, even made Shia LeBouf seem human. I reccomend it!

 

[calmex]

I cannot wait to see it, but it's not opened down here yet, at least not here in San Miguel. I'll be dipped in old motor oil before I'll drive on Mexican Highways to another town to see a movie, so I'll be waiting at least a week if I'm lucky and more if I'm not. But I can't wait to see it and appreciate your early review!

Cheers!

 

[TAROMAN]

Thanks for the review.
Reviews from real humans have more cred than those by the pro critics.
Great to also hear that they got the details right.
Will be seeing it next week.

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[reddogge]

I'm leery on anything Hollywood does about war but the paper had a decent review of it so I'll check it out on Netflix after it becomes available.

 

[halvenut]

Just returned from seeing it and I very much enjoyed the movie. The wife usually doesn't care for war flicks, but said that this was a good one. It seemed to be period correct as far as weapons etc.

 

[Trooperdan]

I only noticed a couple of weapon errors, near the end when the crew is prepping hand grenades they show burning type smoke grenades painted as WP bursting type grenades. The tactical use of main gun WP rounds was correct..IMHO!

 

[Texas Star]

The star is Brad Pitt, not Pitts...Obviously, one of our posters wasn't invited to his and Angelina's wedding and can't recall how the family spells their name.

Probably missed George Clooney's wedding, too. But we should still able to spell simple names. Brad Pitt is one of the biggest grossing stars today, and his name should be a household word. I almost never go to movies and I know his name.

But I may look for this film on DVD if I don't see it in theaters. It sounds better than expected. Thanks for posting.

 

[2hawk]

Hollywood names mean little to me except in how they can deliver in their chosen field. BP is pretty good at his craft, and it does sound like he tried to get it right on this project.
WWII vet: 'Who the hell is Brad Pitt?'

Looking forward to seeing it.

 

[Texas Star]

Tom Cruise also takes his war roles seriously. He went to some lengths to get P-40's in, "Valkerie." and personally flies his own Mustang.

I liked that trick where he rammed the rear sight of his PPK against a desk to cock the gun after losing an arm to a British strafing attack.

If you saw, "The Night of the Generals" years ago, Peter O'Toole also managed a very nice reverse or cavalry draw with his PPK to shoot the Intelligence officer played by Omar Sherif.

The better war movies are quite good. If only Hollywood would avoid making liberal "message" films that demean our forces...

 

[Brian41]

Thanks for the review and do plan on seeing it too, maybe this weekend. I'm fortunate as my wife likes history and WWII history especially. I shouldn't have any problem getting her to go see it.
My Dad was in Canadian Army during WWII and was assigned to a tank. He volunteered to be a truck driver instead as he figured it'd be less of a target and you could get out of fast when the shooting started.

 

[walkinghorse]

The star is Brad Pitt....
Brad Pitt is one of the biggest grossing stars today, and his name should be a household word. I almost never go to movies and I know his name....
.

I am just a simpleton, even before suffering a stroke, but I believe that this is snobbery (don't care if this spelled wrong) of the first degree!

 

[pluspea]

Just talked to my son that is training airborne troops at Ft. Benning, says Brad Pitt and the other guy was there day or two ago speaking to the tank guys, we want to see it together if possible.

 

[Grayfox]

I saw it yesterday and liked it very much. I will buy the DVD when it comes out.
In a previous thread before the movie came out there was some speculation as to the revolver in Pitt's shoulder holster. It is a Model 1917 with plexiglass grips containing a woman's picture.
Pitt's character also makes good use of what I can only assume is a captured StG 44 rifle.
Overall a good movie and they seem to have done their homework for accuracy.

 

[GatorFarmer]

Cocking your pistol one handed using the sights- hooked on a belt or object - was actually a real bit of German pistol craft. It remained a service requirement at least up through the Walther P5.

Interestingly, period photographs suggest that the Stg 44 was a prized item to have at the end of the war. US Army and French Army platoons have been shown in some photos to have a number of them. Some GIs also seem to have liked the G43 with scope.

My father was an officer with the armored engineers. He recalled that his Sergeant had a jeep trailer full of captured German weapons and carried a P38 in a GI shoulder rig.

The downside to having an Stg 44, whichever side you were on, seems to be that ammo was hard to come by.

Some came home with returning soldiers, and were amnesty registered in 1968.

The father of my friend Dan was a Vietnam era draftee, but spent his time in Germany. He remembers that there were old bunkers with stashes of German weapons that guys would get into.

 

[the ringo kid]

Tom Cruise also takes his war roles seriously. He went to some lengths to get P-40's in, "Valkerie." and personally flies his own Mustang.

I liked that trick where he rammed the rear sight of his PPK against a desk to cock the gun after losing an arm to a British strafing attack.

If you saw, "The Night of the Generals" years ago, Peter O'Toole also managed a very nice reverse or cavalry draw with his PPK to shoot the Intelligence officer played by Omar Sherif.

The better war movies are quite good. If only Hollywood would avoid
making liberal "message" films that demean our forces...

I liked that too about Valkerie. Also, hadnt seen Night of the Gens in a long time but recently picked it upon dvd.

 

[Texas Star]

I liked that too about Valkerie. Also, hadnt seen Night of the Gens in a long time but recently picked it upon dvd.

When you watch, Night of the Generals, also look for the Beretta .25 that the crooked general gave to his driver while trying to frame him for a murder. It's a Model 318 or 418, authentic to the times, and probably the same model of .25 Beretta that James Bond had in Fleming's early books.

And it was interesting that the general liked Maxim's restaurant, but was seemingly unaware that it was among the most famous restaurants in the world. He was, however, a connoisseur of what some called "decadent" art and insisted on visiting a guarded display of same. His identity with a certain famous artist who went mad was telling.

This is an excellent war movie, with some really good stars and footage of such things as raiding Jewish ghettos in Warsaw before the general was transferred to France. (He commanded a Waffen SS tank division.)

Another German general was played very well by Donald Pleasance. And I liked the heroine, who wanted to save the young soldier being framed. I won't tell how that went, lest I spoil the ending for those who haven't seen it. But there is a surprise conclusion. Don't take anything for granted. That French police inspector took his moral debt to Sharif's character seriously.

It was interesting to see O'Toole and Sharif together again, as they were in the splendid, "Lawrence of Arabia." They worked well together. Omar Sharif is/was Egyptian, but managed to play a German quite well. Peter O'Toole died awhile back and the last I read, Sharif was earning a good living as a professional bridge player. If he's still living, he may be retired from acting.

"The Night of the Generals,", based on the book by Hans Helmut Kirst, is one of the best WWII movies and is also a good crime thriller. It's worth looking for. And your library may have the book, in English.

 

[Bat Guano]

Just a note--Kirst wrote quite a few books about the lot of the common soldier in the Wehrmacht during WWII. Most were available in paperback in the late '60s. I read most of them; I'd like to reread them.

There was a trilogy based on all this called "08-15" around 1970 or so. It's not nearly as good as the books but what the heck. Mine is VHS...

Haven't seen "Night" in a long, long time now.

 

[the ringo kid]

When you watch, Night of the Generals, also look for the Beretta .25 that the crooked general gave to his driver while trying to frame him for a murder. It's a Model 318 or 418, authentic to the times, and probably the same model of .25 Beretta that James Bond had in Fleming's early books.

And it was interesting that the general liked Maxim's restaurant, but was seemingly unaware that it was among the most famous restaurants in the world. He was, however, a connoisseur of what some called "decadent" art and insisted on visiting a guarded display of same. His identity with a certain famous artist who went mad was telling.

This is an excellent war movie, with some really good stars and footage of such things as raiding Jewish ghettos in Warsaw before the general was transferred to France. (He commanded a Waffen SS tank division.)

Another German general was played very well by Donald Pleasance. And I liked the heroine, who wanted to save the young soldier being framed. I won't tell how that went, lest I spoil the ending for those who haven't seen it. But there is a surprise conclusion. Don't take anything for granted. That French police inspector took his moral debt to Sharif's character seriously.

It was interesting to see O'Toole and Sharif together again, as they were in the splendid, "Lawrence of Arabia." They worked well together. Omar Sharif is/was Egyptian, but managed to play a German quite well. Peter O'Toole died awhile back and the last I read, Sharif was earning a good living as a professional bridge player. If he's still living, he may be retired from acting.

"The Night of the Generals,", based on the book by Hans Helmut Kirst, is one of the best WWII movies and is also a good crime thriller. It's worth looking for. And your library may have the book, in English.

T hough I cant remember much of the movie (also a Donald Pleasance fan here) I do recall it had a totaly unexpected ending.Ill have to dig my dvd copy out--it was one of 3-4 movies on a disc I found at WW a few months ago.

Speaking of Sharif--he is alive and well and lives in France. Im not sure if he is retired from acting or not? but he sure was good. He was great as a Mex bandit in Mckennas Gold opposite Greg Peck, and good in Dr.Zhivago. The only thing I really found irritating about Zhivago--is the near constant playing of Laras theme. It was good once--but ???

 

[sigp220.45]

My bride and I just drove to Durango to watch it. (Its playing in our town, too, but the last time I saw a movie here a young lady changed her baby's diaper in the row in front of us. Believe me, its worth the drive.)

LOVED IT.

Very R-rated, so if blood, gore, and f-bombs give you the vapors better pass this one up.

Best of all - Brad "Wardaddy" Pitt's choice of sidearm.



Smith 1917 with sweetheart grips. Right panel has a color pin-up girl, left one has a black and white photo of a woman.

I think I'll see it again. It is definitely worth seeing on the big screen. You "wait until its on DVD" fellas will be missing a lot.

 

[hoc9sw]

Wish I could see it in a theater, but cancer meds leave me with no immune system, so no crowded public places for me. DVD will have to suffice (don't have cable).

Thanks for the comments. My cousin died in a tank in the lead up to the Battle of the Bulge. It is a must "to see" for me.