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18:10 Tracer rounds. Every couple of bullets (usually every 5th) has a small pyrotechnic charge in the base so that it glows bright enough to see in the day time. Let's you correct your aim much quicker than looking for bullet splashes where you're shooting. It's a little over-done here though, it normally doesn't look like you're in Star Wars.
In July of 2001 I was stationed on board the USS Boxer, (we fired off our machine guns for the 4th of July. The tracers were our Fireworks, I still have the old mini VHS of it somewhere. Your proof that it doesn't look like star wars, stuff cool as hell though. We were out in the southern Indian ocean, on a 6 month deployment heading to the middle east.
I was in the Army and a 2 war vet when this movie came out. I saw this in theatres with a few Army buddies. We all agreed when we came out of the theatre that this movie was as accurate as you can depict not just war, but how day to day Army life really is. That tough love of Brad Pitt's character was incredibly spot on with a few platoon Sergeants I worked under. Brad Pitt and the rest of the cast really did their homework for this movie and it was greatly appreciated!
I wouldn't go that far, there's many issues with it, and it's based on a false idea (the fact that German tanks were oh so much better and that US crews suffered huge losses, both are very false). But, the cinematography is certainly top notch, the soundtrack incredibly fitting, and the acting is impressive. It's probably one of the most entertaining war movie for sure, especially if you're a tank enthusiast.
@Niitroxyde Tiger II tanks were definitely a superior vehicle. Not many were made because allied bombers disrupted lots of production and they took lots of resources, but their armor was up to 7 inches thick in some places. They definitely could take multiple Shermans
@@jacoballen12 Amount of armor or performance of the gun is not what makes a good tank. The Tiger II was probably one of the worst tank of the war, despite indeed having a formidable armor and one of the best gun of its era. Being capable of taking on multiple enemy tanks is not what makes a good tank either. Because tank on tank engagements (or at the very least tank on tank kills), even in WWII, were actually relatively uncommon. At the end of the day, the Tiger II was a very heavy, complicated, unreliable, oil-hungry piece of machinery that did more harm than good to the German Army. And that's applicable to most German heavy tanks. And it's not necessarily Germany's fault, they just didn't have the industry or resources to compete with their opposition. Their heavy tanks were certainly marvels of engineering and they totally have a place in the heart of any tank enthusiast or mechanical engineer, but as a war asset, they were extremely ineffective. The American M4 was a way better tank in many regards. So was the Soviet T-34. Those paved the way to victory for those nations. While the German heavy tanks came after Germany's victories, and only served to guarantee its defeat. Even though let's be real, even if Germany did not go the heavy tank route and stuck to the Pz.IV/Sturmgeschütz route, they still wouldn't have been able to compete against the vastly superior Allies' industry.
@@NiitroxydeExactly this...over-engineered, high maintenance, and unreliable. Just like most of their wartime efforts. When they worked, they worked well. They just didn't work often😂. And being so big and heavy, it was a logistical nightmare if one went down. Pretty much meant they were abandoned on site.
I was a crew chief on a chinook for 6 years and cleaning blood and guts off of the floorboards after casevacs is the one thing that sticks with me over everything else. I couldnt imagine being a tanker and having to deal with it in such a confined space
Fun fact: The actors were trained to operate the equipment related to their positions. Those outdoor shots of Gordo driving the tank? Actor Michael Pena was actually driving the thing!
Each member of the tank crew were given real copies of the tank manual they had to learn before shooting. They also trained together, so their comradery feels so natural and real.
Shia did pull that tooth out for real and scarred his face. He’s had a troubled past but i feel like he’s misunderstood and now that he’s on a better path for himself and within the past few years people are realizing he just needed help. The acting career takes a toll. One of the greats if you ask me, as is this cast. Jon bernthal should be credited too, his character maybe a real A** but a necessary one especially for norman. Shia has gone on to do Peanut Butter Falcon, Pieces of a woman with the great vanessa kirby.. man should get an oscar but i feel like he’s the type to not care for one.
Seeing Logan Lerman like this not only showed his range as an actor, but also convinced me that the canceled TITAN'S CURSE movie should have featured a grittier and more violent Percy Jackson.
41:02 that is actually pretty accurate to what happens when a tank round hits a torso. Garand thumb did a video about tank rounds hitting a ballistic gel torso and it pretty much did the same thing.
The real war daddy was named Lafayette G Pool. He is known as the American tank ace of world war 2, he had 250+ armored personal carrier kills, and 12 tank kills on the western front in like 90 days on the front. He has multiple awards like Distinguised Service cross, silver star, legion of Merit, the French legion of honor with some of them being them. He is buried in Texas on Fort Sam Houston national cemetery.
Don "Wardaddy" Collier (Brad Pitt) to Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman): "I wouldn't have you do anything I wouldn't do." This is easily my favorite line in this movie (and in movies overall). It speaks volumes of Brad Pitt's character as a leader and flawed, honest man in difficult times. A good leader leads by example. He doesn't just boss his men around, he's directly in the fight with them, leads the charge, inspires them, relates to them, and actually gives what he demands from them. He knows Norman is terrified and didn't ask to be there and feels sympathy and understanding towards him, but has to toughen him up too. He likely sees him as an innocent young boy he wants to protect, along with his team. A leader who doesn't lead by example will never be taken seriously. Why should anyone follow a leader or obey orders when said leader wouldn't even give what they're demanding?
Something most people don't pick up when watching this movie is the crawl text at the beginning. It says it's April 1945. This movie takes place in the German front. The Germans surrender a month later in the beginning of May. Quite literally, the guys not including Norman were just a month away from going home after going through so many areas of the war just like Pitt said. France, Belgium, Germany and even Africa which is not talked about barely at all as a theater in the war. Just little things you pick up on. This is not just one of my favorite films ever, I think it might just be the most underrated war film ever. Not enough people talk about it. I get people's qualms with it in terms of realism, but when has any war movie ever truly been realistic? The thing this movie really perfects is its grittiness, perception of PTSD, banter between people, but also the emotions they go through for what they've seen.
56:38 the thing people forget is that while we have been watching Fury and the other Americans technically losing battles, at this point in the war the Germans had been losing the whole war for awhile now. That guy who saw Norman was just done with the whole thing like a lot of people were
This one hit home. Being a part of an artillery unit. The cast visited our unit. And yes Shia has the scar on his face and no tooth lol he also took my friends PC wearing it around.
40:56 That right there is the only operational Tiger 1 tank in the world, Tiger 131. It was loaned out to the production company of the film by the Bovington Tank Museum of Bovington England. Also, to answer your earlier question, the film was made in England. The English countryside standing in for Germany. Those Sherman tanks are the real deal as well. Fury can also be found in the same museum as Tiger 131. They used mockups for the destruction/explosion scenes to preserve the real tanks (of course because they're all museum pieces and unlike cars can't be rebuilt if they destroy them).
The battle with the Tiger is one of my favorite battle sequences in film. It communicates everything the audience needs to know about the differences in capabilities without having to spell it out, and it's incredibly tense and intimate. The first time I saw this movie, I remember this very vivid impression that our protagonists were slaying a dragon. Something about the way the German tank is shot in the smoke, revving its engine before it starts to charge -- it's the way you film the beginning of a big monster fight in a fantasy film. You pan over the scales, there's a roar -- it's a genre choice that you don't really see in war films, but it fits the scene so well and really stuck with me.
I loved this movie, it was directed very well and the actors really delivered really well like John said the quiet moments spoke alot as well. Also i wanna say they played this movie for actual veterans who drove tanks during that time and it went over very well... Thanks for the reactions guys 💯
I was a Bradley driver, gunner, then eventually a vehicle commander. I can’t begin to tell you how incredibly accurate all the callouts and relationships of a crew are in this movie, we referenced this all the time despite the time difference of 2019 vs 1945.
I really enjoyed the way y’all reacted to this. Whether it was the shots, cinematography, emotional tolls. I also loved how realistic y’all were with understanding, “It’s like plus 50K,” and “I would have folded right up early.” Everyone wants to be a hard@$$ until it comes time to do hard@$$ things. I love that you talk about how difficult things were, and the blurred “lines”. I really appreciated how much hatred that Andrew had towards the other team. I do like that y’all realized the dichotomy of there was another “Norman” on the other side, and that everyone believes they’re fighting for the “right side.” Both sides are a mess and there is no such thing as truly “winning.” Great reaction.
War names- Andrew is ‘Stache (on his lip, a Mustache, in his heart- a stash of warpower unparalleled) John is Strummer (because when he’s laying down fire, it’s like a cacophonous symphony of blood and hellfire)
18:09 Those “lights” are tracer rounds. Tracers are projectiles (bullets or shells) built with a small pyrotechnic charge in their base. When fired, the pyrotechnic composition is ignited by the burning powder and burns very brightly, making the projectile trajectory visible to the naked eye during daylight, and very bright during nighttime firing. This allows the shooter to visually trace the trajectory of the projectile and thus make necessary ballistic corrections, without having to confirm projectile impacts and without even using the sights of the weapon. Tracer fire can also be used as a marking tool to signal other shooters to concentrate their fire on a particular target during battle. The allies predominantly had red tracers, while the axis predominantly had green.
30:58 I’m almost positive that the eggs are a reference to Jake “McNasty” McNiece. Jake was an Airborne demolitions specialist during WWII and during Op. Market Garden while clearing houses he found a chicken and six eggs, and since he didn’t want to leave them for some other soldiers to find, he stuffed the eggs into one of the cargo pockets in his pants and kept clearing houses. And clearing houses in WWII isn’t like clearing houses today with like 4 dudes stacked up on a doorway ready to flow in. Nah, you’d toss in a grenade, rake the room with gunfire, and then crawl in on the floor because the grenade kicked up so much dust and debris you couldn’t see standing. So with these eggs in his pocket Jake had to slide in on one side so he didn’t break any eggs. And he did this house after house after house, and didn't break a single egg. Then just as they finished clearing the town a full German mechanized unit (tanks) rolled on them and Jake’s demo team got tasked to take them out. And then after that he discovered he’d broken a single egg. So it only took clearing houses and a full tank division to make Jake break just one egg.
The coloured flashes you're seeing in the scene where they attack the treeline are tracer rounds. They help the machine gunner in adjusting the direction of fire 🙂 In a lot of cases, every 5th bullet in a machine gun belt is a tracer round.
I love the details that “War Daddy” and the others often carry German STG-44 rifles. They picked up enemy weapons so they can loot enemy bodies in the field to replenish ammo. Really shows that they’ve adapted to combat, they’ve figured out how to be high speed.
now that you guys have seen Fury.. i think its time to give T-34 some screen time.. its not as intense as FURY in my opinion, but it has something you need to know about war movie especially about tank man in war zone.. FURY told us more about what's happened with the legendary sherman tank, american medium tank in ww2, then you have T-34 that will bring you to the soviets point of view.. but again, T-34 has some different spice to wrap a movie that focus on ww2 scene..
Things you saw coming out of the guns were green tracer rounds every 3rd or 4th round was a tracer and that helps the Gunner see where his rounds are landing so he can adjust his aim. The Germans had green tracer rounds and the Americans had a red- ish orange tracer round. The problem with tracer rounds is that it is a two-way street and if you use them then your enemy can just follow those tracer rounds back to your position.
I think for me it is. Such a great film, following the crew and seeing what mischief they get upto. It shows the darkness of people during war but also the human spirit and bravery.
19:10 The Sherman’s usually had 3 machine guns. The hull mounted MG, used by the assistant driver/radio operator, it’s the M1919 so it’s a .30 cal. The co-axial MG, used by either the loader or gunner, I forgot which one, it’s the M1919 so it’s also a .30 cal. And the roof mounted MG, used by the commander (note: it can only be used from outside), it’s the M2 so it’s a .50 cal.
Everyone in this was at the top of their game, but Shia just for me pulled me in even more. He may have had some issues, but the dude is a great actor. I highly recommend The Peanut Butter Falcon. Probably one of my favorite films of his.
As a veteran my favorite part of this movie is when they’re sitting in the tank drinking whiskey and joking around. The memories from Iraq that I hold onto the most are the times I was with my brothers and we could have a bit of levity (and occasionally sneak some alcohol) and for a few seconds feel like we were back home just hanging out.
This the best WW2 tank actions movie so far. In fact, it’s the only one-of-its-kind in Hollywood movies. There are and were many war movies out there, but none is or was a tank-themed war movie like this. So we could foresee that no other movies in the near future could ever replace or better this one for quite some time. It’s a masterpiece that certainly will withstand the test of time😊
When you guys were saying that y'all couldn't handle it. I was thinking that y'all would have been riding in the back of one of the trucks. War is a daily living hell. I played in the jungles of Vietnam. And then called back to the 1st gulf war. USMC Scout/Sniper.
I will never understand how so many people can see this incredibly acted movie, with outstanding dialogue, cinematography, and action, and go "ACTUALLY THIS MOVIE SUCKS BECAUSE IN REALITY THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES ON THE TIGER -" Absolutely baffles me.
Fun History Fact: Brad Pitts character is based off a real life WWII Tank commander named "Lafayette G. Pool" A.K.A. "War DADDY" however his tank wasn't called Fury, Hollywood made up that name for some reason. The real name is so much better, it was called "In The Mood." When Pool was asked about it he just said and I quote. "That's just how I felt at the time, In The Mood."
Not in a million years could I imagine that this part of history would ever repeat itself, but here we are. Less than 90 years later and the Jewish people are being persecuted and hunted again.
My cousin was a tank commander during the Korean War. He & his crew were all killed after their tank was blown up & they were machined gunned while trying to escape! A tanker's existence was brutal & claustrophobic-period!
I started to watch this reaction, realized I hadn’t seen Fury, downloaded Tubi, watched Fury, and finished the reaction. I’m going to use your reaction playlist to see what else I haven’t seen!
Fury is so underrated. The actors are so good and top notch. I've seen this movie several times and it's always entertaining. You can tell the studios took control over David Ayer's suicide squad. The guys obviously has talent and his original vision wouldn't been badass. Fun fact: Shia was method acting on set. He didn't shower for months, pulled out one of his teeth, and stayed in character when on set. Dude took his role to heart and scared off half the crew in the process.
This movie makes me think about the WWII survivors more than any other film. Somehow, guys like Norman went home and lived totally normal lives, without ever talking about the war. But there would be major signs of PTSD, a lot of the survivors became heavy alcoholics, abusive, violent, and closed off.
God bless all of the Sherman tank crews who went into battle in Europe knowing that they were outclassed by superior main battle tanks, with little chance to survive! God bless the real “War Daddy” and the actual tank crew of Fury, upon which this movie is based. God bless all the courageous veterans with nerves of steel who risked everything and sacrificed so much to protect our countries and preserve the freedoms we enjoy today! God bless all the souls - military and civilian - that we have lost in times of war! God bless America! God bless us all and grant us peace!
tracer bullets essentially have a small flare embedded in the back of the Bullet, the reason for the different colored tracer rounds is the fuel used in them. western tracers are usually a magnesium/Strontium mix that burns red. German, and Russian Tracers use Barium Salts which tend to burn Green. this has the effect of firefights looking like Star Wars blaster fire with green bolts going one way and red going the other way. also remember as he mentions here, only every 5th round is a tracer so for every streak you see, there are 4 more bullets that are invisible to the naked eye.
As mentioned by someone else, the Tiger is the only working one in the world. To protect it during filming the field they fight in was stripped of soil, paved, then the soil replaced. Deleted scenes explain War Daddy's scars, why he accepts Norman.
The round being fired resemble Lasers and that's what they call a Tracer. High rate of fire weapons such as Miniguns and Mounted Machine guns use them s you can keep on target to either supress the enemy or to Wipe them out. And willy pete is a slang term for White Phosphorous Edits:spelling mistake
The color coming from the bullets are tracer rounds, every couple shots has one. When I was in the army I got to shoot a few LMGs and they had tracer rounds in them.
The part where War Daddy makes Norman execute that German prisoner. What most people don't realize the German was wearing an U.S. Army winter coat. Maybe the German got it from a dead body, or more than likely took it off an American P.O.W. which wasn't uncommon. During the end of the Battle of the Bulge. Many Germans surrender, some of them had on U.S. Army boots. Many U.S. Army units would make German P.O.W.s take off any U.S. Army equipment. That included boots in the middle of winter. Some units in the U.S. Airborne Divisions would force German P.O.W.s captured with U.S. Airborne boots. To not only take off the boots, but march the P.O.W.s in snow until the P.O.W. could not feel the point of a knife on the bottom of their feet. Which would cause the German P.O.W. to lose his feet.
Under Laws of War, an enemy soldier caught wearing your side's uniform could be considered a spy and shot for it. This guy was probably just cold but during the Battle of the Bulge, German units tried infiltrating US lines wearing American uniforms. While not very effective on its own, it caused paranoia among the US troops and lead to friendly fire incidents. On top of that German SS units massacred a number of US prisoners which made the rest of the Americans really mad and unlikely to give much quarter to Germans.
At this point in the war, I felt bad for the German people. Poor civilians being pulled off the street and slapped into a uniform. Being forced into a fight they didn’t want anymore. The people were already beaten, but the damn leader wasn’t ready yet.
I saw an article on fb saying Ayers has said his version of the movie is dead and he's parted his way with dc now. I mean they're rebooting now so they won't release it even if they have it.
@@whysohappy6386 Shame if that’s true. They released the Snyder Cut after a few years. So don’t see why wouldn’t want to do it again. Especially if the Ayer Cut is also mostly done and won’t need a ton of work
As someone said before, the bullets that look like blasters from Star Wars, are actually real. They’re called tracer rounds, and they are the inspiration behind blasters.
26:48 Willie Pete is basically the American term for White Phosphorus…White phosphorus is pyrophoric (it is ignited by contact with air); burns fiercely; and can ignite cloth, fuel, ammunition, and other combustibles. White phosphorus ignites when interacting with oxygen, releasing a large amount of smoke during combustion. The military can use the curtain to mask troop movements. However, the chemical characteristics of the substance make phosphorus bombs especially dangerous: the burning temperature of phosphorus is 800-2500 °C (1472-4532 °F); it sticks to various surfaces, including skin and clothes; the burning substance is difficult to extinguish. White phosphorus can cause deep burns down to the bones, and remnants of the substance in the tissues can ignite again after the initial treatment. It is difficult for military doctors, who are usually limited by medical resources, to provide timely and full assistance to the victims. Even burn survivors can die from organ failure due to the toxicity of white phosphorus. Incandescent particles from weapons using powdered white phosphorus as their payload produce extensive partial and full-thickness burns, as will any attempt to handle burning submunitions without protective equipment. Phosphorus burns carry an increased risk of mortality due to the absorption of phosphorus into the body through the burned area with prolonged contact, which can result in liver, heart and kidney damage, and in some cases multiple organ failure.
The rounds the Germans are firing are green because their tracer rounds. The rounds contain polyvinyl chloride, magnesium powder, and strontium nitrate to give it that glowing lazer effect. It's so they can see where the round is going and if their hitting the target
21:46 Regarding this moment, we don’t know if that German soldier was an actual nazi or just a German man who doesn’t believe in the war and was forced by threat fight for Hitler. What they committed there was an actual war crime, killing an unarmed combatant that surrendered. That’s why Norman refused to execute him by saying "It’s not right".
A war crime, yes, but the American soldiers weren't executing the German for being a Nazi, they were executing him for being SS. At the end of the movie when members of the German SS battalion yelled at the tank crew, telling them they were going to skin them alive, its very likely they would have done just that, if they'd taken any of them alive. The SS were famous for dispensing war crimes like it was candy.
Very much enjoyed this watch along review to the point where I watched the movie right after. Top notch work guys this happens frequently with the two of us’s creations
Absolutely fantastic movie, amazing portrayal of the sheer brotherhood and closeness of a tank crew, albeit most of the combat is pretty unrealistic(primarily the Tiger fight), it doesn't take away from the movie at all(despite what tank nerds say and cry about). There's a few other equally unrealistic yet entertaining movies about tank battles, there's a few Russian movies that pop into my head immediately, Tankers, T-34, and White Tiger, there's also an older movie that's one of my personal favorite tank movies of all time, The Beast of War, which is an American movie about a Soviet T-55 in Afghanistan during the Soviet war, which is actually pretty similar to Fury as it's more supposed to be more about the crew than anything.
Let me tell you about a man named Lafayette Pool, AKA, the real life Wardaddy, the greatest American tank commander of WWII, and by extension, the greatest tank commander of all time. Him and his M4 76W Sherman called "In the Mood." He cheated on his eye exam to get into the army. He was a tank platoon leader in the 3rd Armored Division wherein he led the column in pretty much every engagement, The 3rd Armored being nicknamed "The Spearhead Division," making him the very point of the spear head. He was a golden gloves boxer who at a USO show picked a fight with then heavyweight champion of the world Joe Lewis and went the distance. Upon receiving a direct order to take command of an older, inferior tank, ordered his crew to be elsewhere while he took his assigned tank and drove it into a lake. At one point he was told by Allied command to pull back because logistics could not keep up with his rate of advance, he was literally winning the war TOO FAST. On multiple occasions In the Mood destroyed entire infantry companies alone. In the Mood encountered the first FOUR German King Tigers encountered by the US army... and destroyed them... alone. On one occasion In the Mood engaged three Panther tanks, destroyed one and scared off the other two... alone. On another occasion In the Mood was ambushed in the dark by two Panther tanks, was hit three times before they could locate the enemy and then proceeded to destroy both of them... ALONE. Upon the invasion of German itself In the Mood was disabled and Wardaddy found himself with a badly crippled leg, gave himself a single shot of morphine and attempted to amputate it himself with his pocket knife. He lived into his 70s and died shortly after receiving the news that the 3rd Armored had arrived successfully in German on the way home from Desert Storm.
Everyone should watch this movie. They don't cut back on the morbid reality of war. Much like Saving Priavte Ryan, thus I put these two movies near the top when it comes to realistic war movies.
Many comments on how the war action affects the crewmen of "Fury" and the tank group, but the weak moments "War Daddy" suffers don't get mention all that often.
"Best Job I ever had" isn't really a lie you're telling yourself. As a combat vet, I and most of my buddies share that sentiment. It's a weird relationship with combat, because the adrenaline highs and the excitement and joy of surviving is absolutely a drug that you can get addicted to. Yes, there's so much of it that you hate, but in some ways it really is the best job you've ever had. And the worst, at the same time.
This is also a crazy good cast for a movie... My god they are so good. That outtricked M4A3E8 Sherman was finally a handfull for the Germans.... Love the version.
He tells Ella she would have one true love in her life, and it was him. I’m also almost positive that I read Shia did in fact pull his own tooth out for this movie
Y’know, I’ve seen people say the dude on fire near the end, at the beginning of the final stand, when he’s walking, I’ve seen lots of “just stop drop and roll, dummy” but there’s a video of a guy, in a major city, wanna say New York, but he’s just, fucking on fire, full body, and he’s just walking, and people are trying to get him to the ground so they can try to put him out but like he’s on fire so you can’t touch him obviously, but it’s one of those, in that situation, your brain just, turns off, your body doesn’t understand the state it’s in, your muscles and nerves are just, firing off how they know. Like being engulfed in flames, you have no control. An arm, leg, your shirt, fine, drop down and do it but when it’s head to toe, your brain taps out and you’re at the mercy of nature at that point and nature doesn’t care too often how we perish.
"The tanks are coming", "Battle of the Bulge" and "Kelly's Heroes" are good tank movies as well. They're older films but just as good as todays tank films.
Kelly's Heroes isn't really a tank movie. It has tanks in it, but they aren't the focal of the film. Battle of the Bulge has some real issues as well. Mostly the fact that they have post-war 1960's era tanks being used in place of actual WW2 tanks. And back then there were still plenty available to use if they had bothered to look for them.
Yeah, not much you can do to what that use for vehicles in a film. Real stuff is a lot better though that that stupid cgi trash. I appreciate the older films for the realistic feel. The "Bridge at Remagen" has good tank. action. Even "A bridge too far" as well. Humphrey Bogart in "Sahara" is great too.
@@abramsalinas1004 I wasn't saying the film was bad, just that it had a major gaff. I still respect it for being as close to real as they could get. And I agree about bad CGI and overusing CGI.
For the other side comparison War Movies watch Clint Eastwood Flags of our Fathers (Marines that raised the flags over Iwo Jima) then watch Letters from Iwo Jima for the Japanese Army perspective.
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I recommend Iron Fury, a Russian tank movie.
I'd recommend a Netflix animated show, best in class really.
Believe we already know which one.
this was the "saving private ryan" of armored warfare. most times it'd take up to 8 sherman's to take out a tiger.
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This is such an underrated gem! It’s nuts that Shia LaBeouf actually scarred his face for this role.
And actually pulled out a tooth as well.
And didn’t shower for days 😂
Why? 😂😂
Nahh, if you know shia it’s not a surprise, he’s a crazy mf
@@redrory Method acting I guess lol
Brad Pitt's German seems a lot more convincing than his Italian
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80% of the comments section: They're called tracer rounds
10%: Tanks are cool
10%: Shia is cool
18:10 Tracer rounds. Every couple of bullets (usually every 5th) has a small pyrotechnic charge in the base so that it glows bright enough to see in the day time. Let's you correct your aim much quicker than looking for bullet splashes where you're shooting. It's a little over-done here though, it normally doesn't look like you're in Star Wars.
In July of 2001 I was stationed on board the USS Boxer, (we fired off our machine guns for the 4th of July. The tracers were our Fireworks, I still have the old mini VHS of it somewhere. Your proof that it doesn't look like star wars, stuff cool as hell though. We were out in the southern Indian ocean, on a 6 month deployment heading to the middle east.
@@duck-tape Yeah, I know what it's supposed to look like because I was an 0331.
Ruined the movie for me ☹.David Ayer's knows he over did it... that's why he's always defending it in interviews. Me think he doth protest too much 😂.
I was in the Army and a 2 war vet when this movie came out. I saw this in theatres with a few Army buddies. We all agreed when we came out of the theatre that this movie was as accurate as you can depict not just war, but how day to day Army life really is. That tough love of Brad Pitt's character was incredibly spot on with a few platoon Sergeants I worked under. Brad Pitt and the rest of the cast really did their homework for this movie and it was greatly appreciated!
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One of my favorite movies of all time. Stellar cast.
Probably Shia’s best performance.
I maintain the scene in the town with the ladies could be watched on its own without context and would still hit just as hard.
Such a powerful scene.
Agreed. Its probably the most unique scene in the movie
One of the best war movies ever made. Taking place during the last days of WWII, a tank commander and his crew have one last mission to fulfill.
Really?? Sorry, but see my other post. SO many better war movies out there...I mean it's cool if you like it but one of the best? C'mon... ;)
I wouldn't go that far, there's many issues with it, and it's based on a false idea (the fact that German tanks were oh so much better and that US crews suffered huge losses, both are very false).
But, the cinematography is certainly top notch, the soundtrack incredibly fitting, and the acting is impressive. It's probably one of the most entertaining war movie for sure, especially if you're a tank enthusiast.
@Niitroxyde Tiger II tanks were definitely a superior vehicle. Not many were made because allied bombers disrupted lots of production and they took lots of resources, but their armor was up to 7 inches thick in some places. They definitely could take multiple Shermans
@@jacoballen12 Amount of armor or performance of the gun is not what makes a good tank.
The Tiger II was probably one of the worst tank of the war, despite indeed having a formidable armor and one of the best gun of its era.
Being capable of taking on multiple enemy tanks is not what makes a good tank either. Because tank on tank engagements (or at the very least tank on tank kills), even in WWII, were actually relatively uncommon.
At the end of the day, the Tiger II was a very heavy, complicated, unreliable, oil-hungry piece of machinery that did more harm than good to the German Army. And that's applicable to most German heavy tanks. And it's not necessarily Germany's fault, they just didn't have the industry or resources to compete with their opposition.
Their heavy tanks were certainly marvels of engineering and they totally have a place in the heart of any tank enthusiast or mechanical engineer, but as a war asset, they were extremely ineffective.
The American M4 was a way better tank in many regards. So was the Soviet T-34. Those paved the way to victory for those nations. While the German heavy tanks came after Germany's victories, and only served to guarantee its defeat.
Even though let's be real, even if Germany did not go the heavy tank route and stuck to the Pz.IV/Sturmgeschütz route, they still wouldn't have been able to compete against the vastly superior Allies' industry.
@@NiitroxydeExactly this...over-engineered, high maintenance, and unreliable. Just like most of their wartime efforts. When they worked, they worked well. They just didn't work often😂. And being so big and heavy, it was a logistical nightmare if one went down. Pretty much meant they were abandoned on site.
I was a crew chief on a chinook for 6 years and cleaning blood and guts off of the floorboards after casevacs is the one thing that sticks with me over everything else. I couldnt imagine being a tanker and having to deal with it in such a confined space
Thank you for your service. Love from Canada
Fun fact: The actors were trained to operate the equipment related to their positions. Those outdoor shots of Gordo driving the tank? Actor Michael Pena was actually driving the thing!
Each member of the tank crew were given real copies of the tank manual they had to learn before shooting. They also trained together, so their comradery feels so natural and real.
Shia did pull that tooth out for real and scarred his face. He’s had a troubled past but i feel like he’s misunderstood and now that he’s on a better path for himself and within the past few years people are realizing he just needed help. The acting career takes a toll. One of the greats if you ask me, as is this cast. Jon bernthal should be credited too, his character maybe a real A** but a necessary one especially for norman. Shia has gone on to do Peanut Butter Falcon, Pieces of a woman with the great vanessa kirby.. man should get an oscar but i feel like he’s the type to not care for one.
Also Honey Boy about his own life was really solid!
He also admitted to completely fabricating most things in honey boy. @@unxprienced9548
Shia was knowingly transmitting Herpes to women he slept with and covered his breakout sores with make up wth ain’t nothing misunderstood about him
Seeing Logan Lerman like this not only showed his range as an actor, but also convinced me that the canceled TITAN'S CURSE movie should have featured a grittier and more violent Percy Jackson.
41:02 that is actually pretty accurate to what happens when a tank round hits a torso. Garand thumb did a video about tank rounds hitting a ballistic gel torso and it pretty much did the same thing.
The real war daddy was named Lafayette G Pool. He is known as the American tank ace of world war 2, he had 250+ armored personal carrier kills, and 12 tank kills on the western front in like 90 days on the front.
He has multiple awards like Distinguised Service cross, silver star, legion of Merit, the French legion of honor with some of them being them.
He is buried in Texas on Fort Sam Houston national cemetery.
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His tank's name was "In the Mood".
Don "Wardaddy" Collier (Brad Pitt) to Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman): "I wouldn't have you do anything I wouldn't do."
This is easily my favorite line in this movie (and in movies overall). It speaks volumes of Brad Pitt's character as a leader and flawed, honest man in difficult times. A good leader leads by example. He doesn't just boss his men around, he's directly in the fight with them, leads the charge, inspires them, relates to them, and actually gives what he demands from them. He knows Norman is terrified and didn't ask to be there and feels sympathy and understanding towards him, but has to toughen him up too. He likely sees him as an innocent young boy he wants to protect, along with his team. A leader who doesn't lead by example will never be taken seriously. Why should anyone follow a leader or obey orders when said leader wouldn't even give what they're demanding?
Something most people don't pick up when watching this movie is the crawl text at the beginning. It says it's April 1945. This movie takes place in the German front. The Germans surrender a month later in the beginning of May. Quite literally, the guys not including Norman were just a month away from going home after going through so many areas of the war just like Pitt said. France, Belgium, Germany and even Africa which is not talked about barely at all as a theater in the war. Just little things you pick up on. This is not just one of my favorite films ever, I think it might just be the most underrated war film ever. Not enough people talk about it. I get people's qualms with it in terms of realism, but when has any war movie ever truly been realistic? The thing this movie really perfects is its grittiness, perception of PTSD, banter between people, but also the emotions they go through for what they've seen.
56:38 the thing people forget is that while we have been watching Fury and the other Americans technically losing battles, at this point in the war the Germans had been losing the whole war for awhile now. That guy who saw Norman was just done with the whole thing like a lot of people were
Remember watching this in theaters killing time before a music festival and was my favorite part of the weekend. Movie was phenomenal
This one hit home. Being a part of an artillery unit. The cast visited our unit. And yes Shia has the scar on his face and no tooth lol he also took my friends PC wearing it around.
40:56 That right there is the only operational Tiger 1 tank in the world, Tiger 131. It was loaned out to the production company of the film by the Bovington Tank Museum of Bovington England.
Also, to answer your earlier question, the film was made in England. The English countryside standing in for Germany. Those Sherman tanks are the real deal as well. Fury can also be found in the same museum as Tiger 131. They used mockups for the destruction/explosion scenes to preserve the real tanks (of course because they're all museum pieces and unlike cars can't be rebuilt if they destroy them).
The museum was not happy with the production crew because the Tiger was damaged during filming.
Fun fact : the German tiger tank used in this movie is ( Tiger 131 ), the only operational tiger 1 in the world
The battle with the Tiger is one of my favorite battle sequences in film. It communicates everything the audience needs to know about the differences in capabilities without having to spell it out, and it's incredibly tense and intimate.
The first time I saw this movie, I remember this very vivid impression that our protagonists were slaying a dragon. Something about the way the German tank is shot in the smoke, revving its engine before it starts to charge -- it's the way you film the beginning of a big monster fight in a fantasy film. You pan over the scales, there's a roar -- it's a genre choice that you don't really see in war films, but it fits the scene so well and really stuck with me.
I loved this movie, it was directed very well and the actors really delivered really well like John said the quiet moments spoke alot as well. Also i wanna say they played this movie for actual veterans who drove tanks during that time and it went over very well... Thanks for the reactions guys 💯
Shia is one of the most underrated actors of my generation
I was a Bradley driver, gunner, then eventually a vehicle commander. I can’t begin to tell you how incredibly accurate all the callouts and relationships of a crew are in this movie, we referenced this all the time despite the time difference of 2019 vs 1945.
I really enjoyed the way y’all reacted to this. Whether it was the shots, cinematography, emotional tolls. I also loved how realistic y’all were with understanding, “It’s like plus 50K,” and “I would have folded right up early.” Everyone wants to be a hard@$$ until it comes time to do hard@$$ things. I love that you talk about how difficult things were, and the blurred “lines”. I really appreciated how much hatred that Andrew had towards the other team. I do like that y’all realized the dichotomy of there was another “Norman” on the other side, and that everyone believes they’re fighting for the “right side.” Both sides are a mess and there is no such thing as truly “winning.” Great reaction.
War names-
Andrew is ‘Stache (on his lip, a Mustache, in his heart- a stash of warpower unparalleled)
John is Strummer (because when he’s laying down fire, it’s like a cacophonous symphony of blood and hellfire)
“I hope they get to see each other again” 37:43 my heart sank
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Those “lights” are tracer rounds. Tracers are projectiles (bullets or shells) built with a small pyrotechnic charge in their base. When fired, the pyrotechnic composition is ignited by the burning powder and burns very brightly, making the projectile trajectory visible to the naked eye during daylight, and very bright during nighttime firing. This allows the shooter to visually trace the trajectory of the projectile and thus make necessary ballistic corrections, without having to confirm projectile impacts and without even using the sights of the weapon. Tracer fire can also be used as a marking tool to signal other shooters to concentrate their fire on a particular target during battle.
The allies predominantly had red tracers, while the axis predominantly had green.
30:58 I’m almost positive that the eggs are a reference to Jake “McNasty” McNiece. Jake was an Airborne demolitions specialist during WWII and during Op. Market Garden while clearing houses he found a chicken and six eggs, and since he didn’t want to leave them for some other soldiers to find, he stuffed the eggs into one of the cargo pockets in his pants and kept clearing houses.
And clearing houses in WWII isn’t like clearing houses today with like 4 dudes stacked up on a doorway ready to flow in. Nah, you’d toss in a grenade, rake the room with gunfire, and then crawl in on the floor because the grenade kicked up so much dust and debris you couldn’t see standing.
So with these eggs in his pocket Jake had to slide in on one side so he didn’t break any eggs. And he did this house after house after house, and didn't break a single egg. Then just as they finished clearing the town a full German mechanized unit (tanks) rolled on them and Jake’s demo team got tasked to take them out.
And then after that he discovered he’d broken a single egg. So it only took clearing houses and a full tank division to make Jake break just one egg.
Haha "You like Crabby Patties, don't you, Squidward?" 😂
Jason Isaacs' accent in this was so believable I forgot he's British!
The coloured flashes you're seeing in the scene where they attack the treeline are tracer rounds. They help the machine gunner in adjusting the direction of fire 🙂 In a lot of cases, every 5th bullet in a machine gun belt is a tracer round.
I love the details that “War Daddy” and the others often carry German STG-44 rifles. They picked up enemy weapons so they can loot enemy bodies in the field to replenish ammo. Really shows that they’ve adapted to combat, they’ve figured out how to be high speed.
Speaking of Brad Pitt, it would be great to see an 'Ocean's Eleven' (2001) reaction, at some point. Ta. 🧡
now that you guys have seen Fury.. i think its time to give T-34 some screen time.. its not as intense as FURY in my opinion, but it has something you need to know about war movie especially about tank man in war zone.. FURY told us more about what's happened with the legendary sherman tank, american medium tank in ww2, then you have T-34 that will bring you to the soviets point of view.. but again, T-34 has some different spice to wrap a movie that focus on ww2 scene..
Things you saw coming out of the guns were green tracer rounds every 3rd or 4th round was a tracer and that helps the Gunner see where his rounds are landing so he can adjust his aim. The Germans had green tracer rounds and the Americans had a red- ish orange tracer round. The problem with tracer rounds is that it is a two-way street and if you use them then your enemy can just follow those tracer rounds back to your position.
It's every 5th round, not 3rd or 4th, otherwise you're spot on.
@@blacksheep_edge1412different weapon systems and different calibers have different tracer counts between rounds. Can even be customized.
The production team said they used a lot more of the tracer rounds than usual for the spectacle of bullets flying.
@@RandomNPC001 cool. Thx for the info. 😁
@@RandomNPC001 For film yes, but IRL (and they even say so in the movie) it is every 5th round.
Is this your favorite David Ayer Joint?? If not, what is???
I think for me it is. Such a great film, following the crew and seeing what mischief they get upto. It shows the darkness of people during war but also the human spirit and bravery.
The Fast and the Furious, Fury and Training Day are my top 3 in that order
Pretty sure his best film was when he wrote Damaged on a certain clown prince of crime 😂
End of Watch is my favorite, but this was a helluva a follow-up.
Training Day is my favorite. Then End of Watch, Fury and F&F.
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The Sherman’s usually had 3 machine guns. The hull mounted MG, used by the assistant driver/radio operator, it’s the M1919 so it’s a .30 cal. The co-axial MG, used by either the loader or gunner, I forgot which one, it’s the M1919 so it’s also a .30 cal. And the roof mounted MG, used by the commander (note: it can only be used from outside), it’s the M2 so it’s a .50 cal.
Everyone in this was at the top of their game, but Shia just for me pulled me in even more. He may have had some issues, but the dude is a great actor. I highly recommend The Peanut Butter Falcon. Probably one of my favorite films of his.
I played a game called world of tanks when this movie came out and I was lucky enough to get the tank in game ❤
I cant hear " ON THE WAY" without thinking of Shia firing a tank cannon.
My great grandpa was part of the 771st tank destroyers, he just started college when drafted everyone else in his group just graduated high school
As a veteran my favorite part of this movie is when they’re sitting in the tank drinking whiskey and joking around. The memories from Iraq that I hold onto the most are the times I was with my brothers and we could have a bit of levity (and occasionally sneak some alcohol) and for a few seconds feel like we were back home just hanging out.
The flashes you're referring to are the tracer rounds mentioned earlier
The colored tracer rounds were loaded on the machine gun belts once every 8 to 10 cartridges as an aiming assist.
This the best WW2 tank actions movie so far. In fact, it’s the only one-of-its-kind in Hollywood movies. There are and were many war movies out there, but none is or was a tank-themed war movie like this. So we could foresee that no other movies in the near future could ever replace or better this one for quite some time. It’s a masterpiece that certainly will withstand the test of time😊
When you guys were saying that y'all couldn't handle it. I was thinking that y'all would have been riding in the back of one of the trucks. War is a daily living hell. I played in the jungles of Vietnam. And then called back to the 1st gulf war. USMC Scout/Sniper.
I will never understand how so many people can see this incredibly acted movie, with outstanding dialogue, cinematography, and action, and go "ACTUALLY THIS MOVIE SUCKS BECAUSE IN REALITY THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES ON THE TIGER -"
Absolutely baffles me.
Fun History Fact: Brad Pitts character is based off a real life WWII Tank commander named "Lafayette G. Pool" A.K.A. "War DADDY" however his tank wasn't called Fury, Hollywood made up that name for some reason. The real name is so much better, it was called "In The Mood."
When Pool was asked about it he just said and I quote. "That's just how I felt at the time, In The Mood."
Not in a million years could I imagine that this part of history would ever repeat itself, but here we are. Less than 90 years later and the Jewish people are being persecuted and hunted again.
My cousin was a tank commander during the Korean War. He & his crew were all killed after their tank was blown up & they were machined gunned while trying to escape! A tanker's existence was brutal & claustrophobic-period!
I started to watch this reaction, realized I hadn’t seen Fury, downloaded Tubi, watched Fury, and finished the reaction. I’m going to use your reaction playlist to see what else I haven’t seen!
Fury is so underrated. The actors are so good and top notch. I've seen this movie several times and it's always entertaining. You can tell the studios took control over David Ayer's suicide squad. The guys obviously has talent and his original vision wouldn't been badass.
Fun fact: Shia was method acting on set. He didn't shower for months, pulled out one of his teeth, and stayed in character when on set. Dude took his role to heart and scared off half the crew in the process.
This movie makes me think about the WWII survivors more than any other film. Somehow, guys like Norman went home and lived totally normal lives, without ever talking about the war. But there would be major signs of PTSD, a lot of the survivors became heavy alcoholics, abusive, violent, and closed off.
God bless all of the Sherman tank crews who went into battle in Europe knowing that they were outclassed by superior main battle tanks, with little chance to survive! God bless the real “War Daddy” and the actual tank crew of Fury, upon which this movie is based. God bless all the courageous veterans with nerves of steel who risked everything and sacrificed so much to protect our countries and preserve the freedoms we enjoy today! God bless all the souls - military and civilian - that we have lost in times of war! God bless America! God bless us all and grant us peace!
Such a good movie it dark, gritty every thing i love for a war flim.
So excited to see John and Andrew react to this movie! This movie is underrated and good! 👍
tracer bullets essentially have a small flare embedded in the back of the Bullet, the reason for the different colored tracer rounds is the fuel used in them. western tracers are usually a magnesium/Strontium mix that burns red. German, and Russian Tracers use Barium Salts which tend to burn Green. this has the effect of firefights looking like Star Wars blaster fire with green bolts going one way and red going the other way. also remember as he mentions here, only every 5th round is a tracer so for every streak you see, there are 4 more bullets that are invisible to the naked eye.
Brad Pitt does a commander in war so well. I'd love to see him in some more rolls like this.
As mentioned by someone else, the Tiger is the only working one in the world.
To protect it during filming the field they fight in was stripped of soil, paved, then the soil replaced.
Deleted scenes explain War Daddy's scars, why he accepts Norman.
The round being fired resemble Lasers and that's what they call a Tracer. High rate of fire weapons such as Miniguns and Mounted Machine guns use them s you can keep on target to either supress the enemy or to Wipe them out. And willy pete is a slang term for White Phosphorous
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In my eyes the most underrated war movie of all time.
The color coming from the bullets are tracer rounds, every couple shots has one. When I was in the army I got to shoot a few LMGs and they had tracer rounds in them.
The part where War Daddy makes Norman execute that German prisoner. What most people don't realize the German was wearing an U.S. Army winter coat. Maybe the German got it from a dead body, or more than likely took it off an American P.O.W. which wasn't uncommon. During the end of the Battle of the Bulge. Many Germans surrender, some of them had on U.S. Army boots. Many U.S. Army units would make German P.O.W.s take off any U.S. Army equipment. That included boots in the middle of winter. Some units in the U.S. Airborne Divisions would force German P.O.W.s captured with U.S. Airborne boots. To not only take off the boots, but march the P.O.W.s in snow until the P.O.W. could not feel the point of a knife on the bottom of their feet.
Which would cause the German P.O.W. to lose his feet.
Under Laws of War, an enemy soldier caught wearing your side's uniform could be considered a spy and shot for it. This guy was probably just cold but during the Battle of the Bulge, German units tried infiltrating US lines wearing American uniforms. While not very effective on its own, it caused paranoia among the US troops and lead to friendly fire incidents. On top of that German SS units massacred a number of US prisoners which made the rest of the Americans really mad and unlikely to give much quarter to Germans.
The colours on the shots are tracer rounds, rounds that are coloured like that to show you where exactly youre aiming
At this point in the war, I felt bad for the German people. Poor civilians being pulled off the street and slapped into a uniform. Being forced into a fight they didn’t want anymore. The people were already beaten, but the damn leader wasn’t ready yet.
I wanted to see the Ayer’s Cut over seven years ago and still do. If the DCEU is really done they might as well release it
I saw an article on fb saying Ayers has said his version of the movie is dead and he's parted his way with dc now. I mean they're rebooting now so they won't release it even if they have it.
@@whysohappy6386 Shame if that’s true. They released the Snyder Cut after a few years. So don’t see why wouldn’t want to do it again. Especially if the Ayer Cut is also mostly done and won’t need a ton of work
As someone said before, the bullets that look like blasters from Star Wars, are actually real. They’re called tracer rounds, and they are the inspiration behind blasters.
10 YEARS AGO TODAY FURY PREMIERED IN THEATERS!!!!!! AWESOME WWII TANK MOVIE!!!!!!
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Willie Pete is basically the American term for White Phosphorus…White phosphorus is pyrophoric (it is ignited by contact with air); burns fiercely; and can ignite cloth, fuel, ammunition, and other combustibles. White phosphorus ignites when interacting with oxygen, releasing a large amount of smoke during combustion. The military can use the curtain to mask troop movements. However, the chemical characteristics of the substance make phosphorus bombs especially dangerous: the burning temperature of phosphorus is 800-2500 °C (1472-4532 °F); it sticks to various surfaces, including skin and clothes; the burning substance is difficult to extinguish. White phosphorus can cause deep burns down to the bones, and remnants of the substance in the tissues can ignite again after the initial treatment. It is difficult for military doctors, who are usually limited by medical resources, to provide timely and full assistance to the victims. Even burn survivors can die from organ failure due to the toxicity of white phosphorus.
Incandescent particles from weapons using powdered white phosphorus as their payload produce extensive partial and full-thickness burns, as will any attempt to handle burning submunitions without protective equipment. Phosphorus burns carry an increased risk of mortality due to the absorption of phosphorus into the body through the burned area with prolonged contact, which can result in liver, heart and kidney damage, and in some cases multiple organ failure.
The rounds the Germans are firing are green because their tracer rounds. The rounds contain polyvinyl chloride, magnesium powder, and strontium nitrate to give it that glowing lazer effect. It's so they can see where the round is going and if their hitting the target
19:40 That is why tankers call infantry 'crunchies'
This was the first 4K film I saw in theaters. Awesome movie.
21:46 Regarding this moment, we don’t know if that German soldier was an actual nazi or just a German man who doesn’t believe in the war and was forced by threat fight for Hitler. What they committed there was an actual war crime, killing an unarmed combatant that surrendered. That’s why Norman refused to execute him by saying "It’s not right".
A war crime, yes, but the American soldiers weren't executing the German for being a Nazi, they were executing him for being SS. At the end of the movie when members of the German SS battalion yelled at the tank crew, telling them they were going to skin them alive, its very likely they would have done just that, if they'd taken any of them alive. The SS were famous for dispensing war crimes like it was candy.
Very much enjoyed this watch along review to the point where I watched the movie right after.
Top notch work guys this happens frequently with the two of us’s creations
Absolutely fantastic movie, amazing portrayal of the sheer brotherhood and closeness of a tank crew, albeit most of the combat is pretty unrealistic(primarily the Tiger fight), it doesn't take away from the movie at all(despite what tank nerds say and cry about). There's a few other equally unrealistic yet entertaining movies about tank battles, there's a few Russian movies that pop into my head immediately, Tankers, T-34, and White Tiger, there's also an older movie that's one of my personal favorite tank movies of all time, The Beast of War, which is an American movie about a Soviet T-55 in Afghanistan during the Soviet war, which is actually pretty similar to Fury as it's more supposed to be more about the crew than anything.
That opening is almost reminiscent of a scene from Legends of the Fall with Brad Pitts character doing some solo fighting.
Shia actually did pull his tooth out for this role. He was beyond committed
My mans is the fusion of Jay and Silent Bob
Let me tell you about a man named Lafayette Pool, AKA, the real life Wardaddy, the greatest American tank commander of WWII, and by extension, the greatest tank commander of all time. Him and his M4 76W Sherman called "In the Mood."
He cheated on his eye exam to get into the army.
He was a tank platoon leader in the 3rd Armored Division wherein he led the column in pretty much every engagement, The 3rd Armored being nicknamed "The Spearhead Division," making him the very point of the spear head.
He was a golden gloves boxer who at a USO show picked a fight with then heavyweight champion of the world Joe Lewis and went the distance.
Upon receiving a direct order to take command of an older, inferior tank, ordered his crew to be elsewhere while he took his assigned tank and drove it into a lake.
At one point he was told by Allied command to pull back because logistics could not keep up with his rate of advance, he was literally winning the war TOO FAST.
On multiple occasions In the Mood destroyed entire infantry companies alone.
In the Mood encountered the first FOUR German King Tigers encountered by the US army... and destroyed them... alone.
On one occasion In the Mood engaged three Panther tanks, destroyed one and scared off the other two... alone.
On another occasion In the Mood was ambushed in the dark by two Panther tanks, was hit three times before they could locate the enemy and then proceeded to destroy both of them... ALONE.
Upon the invasion of German itself In the Mood was disabled and Wardaddy found himself with a badly crippled leg, gave himself a single shot of morphine and attempted to amputate it himself with his pocket knife.
He lived into his 70s and died shortly after receiving the news that the 3rd Armored had arrived successfully in German on the way home from Desert Storm.
The green and red lights are tracer rounds, it helps see where your shooting
I’ve seen a lot of war movies. But fury might be my favourite I can’t even really tell you why.
Everyone should watch this movie. They don't cut back on the morbid reality of war. Much like Saving Priavte Ryan, thus I put these two movies near the top when it comes to realistic war movies.
Many comments on how the war action affects the crewmen of "Fury" and the tank group, but the weak moments "War Daddy" suffers don't get mention all that often.
"Best Job I ever had" isn't really a lie you're telling yourself. As a combat vet, I and most of my buddies share that sentiment. It's a weird relationship with combat, because the adrenaline highs and the excitement and joy of surviving is absolutely a drug that you can get addicted to. Yes, there's so much of it that you hate, but in some ways it really is the best job you've ever had. And the worst, at the same time.
This is my favorite war movie! Every performance is amazing, but Shia is the standout for me.
Those are tracer rounds , they ignite that color through the contact and the phosphorus color in the round .
This is also a crazy good cast for a movie... My god they are so good. That outtricked M4A3E8 Sherman was finally a handfull for the Germans.... Love the version.
He tells Ella she would have one true love in her life, and it was him.
I’m also almost positive that I read Shia did in fact pull his own tooth out for this movie
Fury is one of those movies that does not pull any punches
When Wardaddy says "shut up, and send me more pigs to kill" in their own language, has to be one of the coldest lines in a movie
One of the first instances of trash talking in real life
I sure do appreciate a good “Shane” reference.
Y’know, I’ve seen people say the dude on fire near the end, at the beginning of the final stand, when he’s walking, I’ve seen lots of “just stop drop and roll, dummy” but there’s a video of a guy, in a major city, wanna say New York, but he’s just, fucking on fire, full body, and he’s just walking, and people are trying to get him to the ground so they can try to put him out but like he’s on fire so you can’t touch him obviously, but it’s one of those, in that situation, your brain just, turns off, your body doesn’t understand the state it’s in, your muscles and nerves are just, firing off how they know. Like being engulfed in flames, you have no control. An arm, leg, your shirt, fine, drop down and do it but when it’s head to toe, your brain taps out and you’re at the mercy of nature at that point and nature doesn’t care too often how we perish.
The green and red rounds are the tracers so you can see where your shooting
"The tanks are coming", "Battle of the Bulge" and "Kelly's Heroes" are good tank movies as well. They're older films but just as good as todays tank films.
Kelly's Heroes isn't really a tank movie. It has tanks in it, but they aren't the focal of the film. Battle of the Bulge has some real issues as well. Mostly the fact that they have post-war 1960's era tanks being used in place of actual WW2 tanks. And back then there were still plenty available to use if they had bothered to look for them.
Yeah, not much you can do to what that use for vehicles in a film. Real stuff is a lot better though that that stupid cgi trash. I appreciate the older films for the realistic feel. The "Bridge at Remagen" has good tank. action. Even "A bridge too far" as well. Humphrey Bogart in "Sahara" is great too.
@@abramsalinas1004 I wasn't saying the film was bad, just that it had a major gaff. I still respect it for being as close to real as they could get. And I agree about bad CGI and overusing CGI.
One of my favorite movies.
"Best job I ever had"
For the other side comparison War Movies watch Clint Eastwood Flags of our Fathers (Marines that raised the flags over Iwo Jima) then watch Letters from Iwo Jima for the Japanese Army perspective.
I really like this cast and glad they did this movie
FURY is such a underrated film.
If you like war movies. You guys should watch Midway if you haven't already.