New Fury Official Trailer

Fury is a movie about a crew of a Sherman tank fighting in Germany, that is coming on November 14th, 2014. It’s supposed to be quite realistic – for starters, it has a real Tiger 1 tank in it – how many movies can say the same? Yup, it’s the famous Bovington Tiger, actually captured in Tunisia. Just think about it for a second – a movie with a tank that actually really fired at the Allies in anger, in 2014 – this was not too uncommon right after the war (some Russian, even Czechoslovak movies were made using the authentic German equipment), but now, it’s quite extraordinary.

 

 

Sadly, the more I learn about the movie, the more I just can’t seem to actually like it. For one, I hate Brad Pitt – but that’s my personal thing. It’s more like the setting, I am quite afraid of the traditional “dumb evul Germunz vs stronkerest US Superheroes” setting (Red Tails, anyone? Of course the only purpose of that movie was to show that black people fought too, not historical realism, but even so). Even if realistic, I am still worried a bit about the setting, because by 1945 the German army was practically defeated (especially after the Ardennes), so making a movie about American tank crew shooting up “boys and old men” (as one of the real life American commanders characterized his fighting in Germany) in their tank doesn’t sound too well. But we’ll have to see.

Secondly, there is the sorry state the Sherman was left in after the shooting of the movie. While I doubt we will ever learn the truth about the contract between Hollywood and Bovington, having the people who made this movie run down the Sherman so much that the proceedings from cooperation with Wargaming have to fund its restoration instead of actually bringing money to the museum in order to restore other vehicles is appalling and sad.

Oh well, I’ll go see it in cinema nonetheless.

58 thoughts on “New Fury Official Trailer

  1. Blacks did fight in the war. They were just in segregated units, but they did contribute, lose men, and kill Germans. 32 Artillery regiments and 11 Tank Destroyer battalions, for example, were African American regiments. Just an example that was not “Tuskegee Airmen.”

    Seven African Americans received the Medal of Honour.

    • I am not disproving that of course. They fought in Korea as well – I am not sure about their records in WW2, but in Korea, two large black units were dishonorably discharged for cowardice. Mixed units (IIRC there were some at that point) performed better.

        • Yes, it was quite ridiculous, with comically incompetent and evil Germans and heroic African Americans sweeping them out of the sky. I hope this won’t be the tank version.

          • The movie was pure Hollywood, and over the top. But, the Tuskegee Airmen (Red Tails) flew 200 escort missions and only 27 bombers were lost. It is the best record of any US fighter group in the war.

            • One of them lived not to far from me and to have had the honor of meeting just wow. They also had the most aces of us airmen

    • Black people were not put into front line service because the US did not want black people getting heroic awards and medals. But they still did contribute to the war. The only thing that I dislike about the movie is the commanders haircut, he has hair on top but shaved on the sides it seems to modern and stupid. And I hope its not another bullshitt movie were there are unbeatable US soldiers VS stupid Germanz.. And in that last part were it was E8 VS tiger that was bullshitt.

      • Also the part were the radio operator said there are 300 Germans coming and the commander said why are we gonna run now is juts pure propaganda where the US were all tough ass soldiers that butchered germans and lost a couple of soldiers

      • So you are clueless I will educate you on two heroic individuals.

        Major Warren G. H. Crecy “Baddest Man in the 761st” of the 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion,Nominated for Medal of Honor

        “On November 10, 1944, Sergeant Warren G.H. Crecy fought through enemy positions to aid his men until his tank was destroyed. He immediately took command of another vehicle, armed with only a .30-caliber machine gun, and liquidated the enemy position that had destroyed his tank. Still under heavy fire, he helped eliminate the enemy forward observers who were directing the artillery fire that had been pinning down the American infantry, .”

        Staff Sergeant Ruben Rivers of the 761st Tank Battalion. Medal of Honor recipient

        “Though severely wounded in the leg, Sergeant Rivers refused medical treatment and evacuation, took command of another tank, and advanced with his company in Guebling the next day. Repeatedly refusing evacuation, Sergeant Rivers continued to direct his tank’s fire at enemy positions through the morning of 19 November 1944.

        At dawn, Company A’s tanks began to advance towards Bougaktroff, but were stopped by enemy fire. Sergeant Rivers, joined by another tank, opened fire on the enemy tanks, covering company A as they withdrew.

        While doing so, Sergeant River’s tank was hit, killing him and wounding the crew. Staff Sergeant Rivers’ fighting spirit and daring leadership were an inspiration to his unit and exemplify the highest traditions of military service.

        commanding officer, Captain David J. Williams later remembered what happened when he and the rest of the company came to aid Rivers:
        Quote:
        With the morphine needle in my right hand about a half inch from Sergeant Rivers’ leg, I could have told my sergeant to hold him down. I said, “Ruben, you’re going back. You’ve got a million-dollar wound. You’re going back to Tecumseh. You’re getting out of this. You got a Silver Star and a Purple Heart.” He says, “Captain, you’re going to need me.” I said, “I’m giving you a direct order! You’re going back!” I said, Medics, get the stretcher.” He pushed the needle away and got up. He said, “This is one order, the only order I’ll ever disobey.”

        Staff Sergeant Ruben Rivers died November 19, 1944 as a result of his wounds near Guebling, France.

        • And the Germans had Kurt Knispel and Michael Wittman.
          Wtf is your point, all nations had their fair share of heroes. Marcel was just stating that hollywoodized movies make it seem like all americans were captain americas and all germans were dumb lemmings, which is really fking not true.

          • -Black people were not put into front line service because the US did not want black people getting heroic awards and medals.

            I was telling Marcel he was wrong. That’s my point donkey.

  2. What I am sick of is the stupid (orange vs) blue-ish filter over the whole movie (obviously). Apparently there was nothing like sunny day or a sunset in Germany. Very hipsterish in the recent years for any war-related movies (and action movies overall) and very meh and generic (though at least it’s not as overdone as in the Stalingrad movie).

  3. I fear we will end up with another Hollywood butchering of history like U-571 here. Still… one can always hope

    • After reading the synopsis that Wikipedia gives the film, I fear that your fear will become real.

      Here: The film is set during the last months of World War II in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant in the 2nd Armored Division named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank called “Fury” and its five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

      Any one ever heard about such a daring raid before?

  4. That movie needs to make money, lots of it. So the message must be “American Soldiers – Heroes – All of them !”
    At least it is not a Bruckheimer-Movie with Michael Bay as the director – i still got some hope ;)

  5. Where is the Dog? Or, at least the Doge? They couldn’t have possibly won that war without the Dog! That movie is a lie!

    Did murricans really had no laryngophones? And full headsets? I laughed my ass off seeing him screaming to this hand mic… Still, Soviet tech was “sub-par”, wasn’t it ;) ?

    Seems to me, that the Polish one is more real when it comes to ending – last episode. Less crappy, less bullshitty :P . War just haven’t ended on victory day…

  6. I don’t think it will hit the theaters on November 14th as planned, because on Monday (June 23rd) a casting call went out for re-shoots that will begin July 1st in Los Angeles.

  7. This movie looks so non original. It’s like I already know how it will go and end.

  8. I wanna see the Tiger. I don’t give a shit, if this movie is traditional “dumb evul Germunz vs stronkerest US Superheroes”. I don’t mind, i don’t care, even as German.

  9. No offense to Sherman lovers out there (plenty of them in movies already), but I’m only interested in this movie because of the Tiger. Just got a really bad feeling that we may not see it until the ending. =(

  10. This is about as real as Hollywood gets, I’m afraid. Just look at what we get these days. Transformers. Planet of the Apes. Zombie movies. Superhero movies. Hollywood doesn’t provide much in the way of realism because the audience simply doesn’t demand it. People want fantasies, not reality.

  11. The one thing Red Tails did for me was illustrate how brilliant CG has become lately – if only WoWP could look like THAT. :(

    • It’s not brilliant if it’s not realistic, and Red Tails was the most unrealistic aerial combat movie I’ve seen yet.

  12. “It’s more like the setting, I am quite afraid of the traditional “dumb evul Germunz vs stronkerest US Superheroes” setting”

    Well said, SS.

    • I think the only redeeming quality of the movie will be the action.
      pretty sure it’ll have a story and main characters that will make me cringe.

  13. @ SS

    Do you really believe this is the Sherman from the movie? Below the picture on WGs site u can read:

    Imagine being tracked for a few years!

    I cannot believe that Bovington spends the tank and accept a mess like on the picture by return.

  14. Oh man !
    I cant wait for this movie !

    But also cant stand the USA powah fails…

  15. I’m going to watch it, but I know its 100% bullshit. A 50 year old commanding a tank, which apparently wins the war for the USA. Read any memoir and the first thing a German will tell you is at the first sign of trouble the US would run and bunker down and call in massive amounts of air power. There is nothing wrong with that, in fact its quite sensible, however it goes against the revisionist history taught in the US though movies like this.

    • Yeah, we all know all US soldiers were chickens that ran like girls when the shooting starts, and the germans were like the 300 spartans. Sure.

      • lol speaking of chickens, fist-fights between soldiers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne usually begin with calling the latter’s eagle a chicken.

  16. I hope they have a sequel in the early concept stage that includes a spot for the restored Maus, given that Fury is an alternate history film.

  17. Personally I think this isn’t the traditional “dumb evul Germunz vs stronkerest US Superheroes”.

    Especially with the new asst. driver, I’m guessing it’s more on the “the war may be over soon, but it’s not yet over” (the dialogue sort of passes through this too). And additionally, “having survived Africa, Italy, and France, doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll survive Germany.”

    And this obviously was “set” in late Mar. early April. At that point the Wehrmacht is still deciding whether to fight the Western Allies, or simply surrender (the Ruhr pocket have surrendered for example, even though they outnumber the ones surround them; those a bit closer to Berlin haven’t yet). It was only once the Elbe were reached by both East and West that the remaining German forces thought…”maybe fighting against the Western Allies, and getting closer to them as much as possible, is a better option than against the Soviets”.

    • I dunno m8, the summary paragraph of the movie doesn’t seem good.
      “The film is set during the last months of World War II in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant in the 2nd Armored Division named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank called “Fury” and its five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.”

      seems the typical run and gun hero with plot armor bllsht

      • You’re not a troper, are you?

        There are a lot of death flags out there (and that’s just the trailer too) for the new guy. I’m also guessing one of the other long-timers will die too, or at least get wounded.

        Thus we get to Wardaddy’s anxiety on what I’ve mentioned before (“we survived the desert, Sicily, the bocages…and then I get casualties when we’re in f**king Germany???”)

        “To strike at the heart of Nazi Germany” is essentially just reaching the Elbe anyway. Those Germans they will be encountering is firing at them not because they want to fight, but because they want to be as far as possible from the Soviets as soon as possible. They’re so anxious to get out of the “heart of Germany”, they’re just marching along the road, in a straight line, without even a patrol unit ahead of them (which would mean they would spot the Sherman first, rather than the other way around).

  18. You mentioned some Russian en Czech movies that are authentical. Can you name some? Interested in seeing them :-)

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