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A somber back drop because there are no sunny days for our crew. Heavy overcast, fog, the smoke of battle, or nighttime obscures our protagonists from the warmth of the sun. Soon we also feel the grit and gloom they live with day in and out. This film is far darker than the trailers would let on. It is the story of a hardened crew receiving a requisite wuss (SPR) and the accounts of his experiences as he becomes one and the same as them.
This film successfully convey intensity and tension on demand as they scuffle, drink, fight, and do what it takes to survive. I felt myself tighten up during a Tiger tank duel which was choreographed unlike what I have seen before. A lot of research went into this on the fine points.
Pena described this film as a series of character studies with action thrown in. That is a fair assessment and in no way a negative one even for the most hardened action freak. We see five distinct, strong personalities interacting with each other and pull as a team when it counts. The script and direction was top notch not to mention the action sequences. I'm not sure if the Academy will let this one slide or shower it with nominations. (It is close to nomination season.)
If you are a Boomer you are, by default, a WW2 guy who will want to see this for the experience. This is on a tighter scale than SPR but far more intense and realistic. There aren't a lot of yucks and no sunny days.
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After all of these years, it is remarkable that film-makers are interested in any War picture.
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...Harkin's Cine Capri in Scottsdale. I think it was a 4K copy, and Dolby 7.1 was advertised in its previews. We sat rather close--about 1/3 of the way back--and the movie was LOUD, but the sound was a little more delineated...defined than in the 1st theater. I enjoyed it again, and my friend loved it.
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Tin-eared audiofool, large-scale-Classical music lover, and damned-amateur fotografer.
William Bruce Cameron: "...not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
How does that one compare?
...members of its crew were surprising.
And I'm damned glad I've never been in those situations.
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Tin-eared audiofool, large-scale-Classical music lover, and damned-amateur fotografer.
William Bruce Cameron: "...not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
not done quite like this anyway
thanks
Can't wait to see it!
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I thought of when just seeing the title and subject matter.
Still a LOT of comic books Hollywood hasn't tapped into in place of putting any effort into developing original scripts and stories.
Nice review! - I'll look for "Fury" on BR - gotta love a good WWII film.
As an actor could Pitt finally be catching up with his celebrity status?
The past few years he's become pretty solid.
Addendum: In "Wayfairing Stranger", James Lee Burke creates a King Tiger tank(s)/Yank getting creamed
scene that is original, gripping and quite memorable. He's one helluva great writer.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" - Michael McClure
It delivered a real sense of the desparation and horror of war.
Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Fiennes, Bob Hoskins, and Jude Law.
If Pitt and Co match that, then its a great one.
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+1!
Das Boot is also excellent.
American war films mostly suck.
It's better than the latest 'Stalingrad' or any other recent war films I can think of. The main difference is direction and budget. Big money alleviates having four guys in a trench for half the film.
Preferably, something that penetrate the Hollywood Tiger's fiberglass armor!
I believe they used real tanks on loan from the tank museum in bovington, uk where the film was shot. Saw it a second time tonight, thought it was very good. Will have to see of the films mentioned here I have not.
Dave
that came from the Brit museum. There is a YouTube showing the Brits hand-cranking it. It does have a starter but can be rotated to crank.
Granted, this was not a King Tiger but big enough. If the stats can be believed (if not skewed like politics) it is said it took 50K Shermans to kill 1300 Tigers. No wonder Germans called them "Ronsons".
...who makes incredibly detailed copies of old armor. His work is so good, many studios use them. There was a story about him, and what he produced was unbelievable - in some small Russian town... using small gauge sheet metal to make them look totally authentic.
Yes, the Shermans were not exactly the last word in tanks, but still, even the Russians used them - any tank is better than no tank. Some people claim the common wisdom of their gas engines being prone to fires was a gross exaggeration. But of course their armor was no match to Flack 88.
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Take a look at The Wall, I suspect you will like it. If there was no hope - would you still keep on living?
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characters were shallow and poorly written. The dialogue was t v standard. And the music? Horrific. Romantic drivel during war sequences? C'mon! The last scene had the young woman next to me expressing amusement to her date; it was ridiculously written, even for her.
I'd be interested in how you'd view a film of a similar sort, "Das Boot."
If you don't see a massive difference in quality, I'd be shocked.
Pitt seemed to recycle his role from Tarantino's vastly superior WWII epic, "Inglourious Basterds."
Not disappointed, mind you, because I've come to expect this lack of quality from Hollywood films not helmed by known directors.
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