I Took My Son to See Fury Tuesday

[Duke C #11]

This was a tense, muddy, bloody look at tank warfare the last few weeks of WWII in Europe. Brad Pitt is the star. His best acting I have seen. On Criticker.com, I rated Fury at 84. I've given similar scores to war movies such as Battle of the Bulge, Full Metal Jacket, The Great Escape, Pork Chop Hill, 12 O'Clock High, Zulu, Murphy's War and The Patriot.

 

[echeese]

This was a tense, muddy, bloody look at tank warfare the last few weeks of WWII in Europe. Brad Pitt is the star. His best acting I have seen. On Criticker.com, I rated Fury at 84. I've given similar scores to war movies such as Battle of the Bulge, Full Metal Jacket, The Great Escape, Pork Chop Hill, 12 O'Clock High, Zulu, Murphy's War and The Patriot.

I'm curious where you ranked Saving Private Ryan. . . .which to me is still "the gold standard". . . .

Fury is far superior to BAttle of the bulge (to me). . . I have never seen pork chop hill (it's high on my amazon wish list) but it is superior to every movie listed IMHO. . . .and most of them are favorites of mine.

12 O'Clock High especially. . . . .

Fury to me is a notch below SPR but not a big notch . .. 

It is INTENSE .. . it is well done. . . . .I got ketch in a huge pissing contest about it as he completely failed to understand the movie or the military. . . . .

BTW, did you rank Battle Field LA. . . . did not do well at the box office but an outstanding look at small unit leadership and kinda  cool Sci Fi movie too. . . .very underrated. . . 

 

[Hiphopopotamos]

I absolutely loved Fury, but I can understand how some people might be disappointed.  I know the reviews haven't been great (not that they've been terrible), but I thought David Ayer did an excellent job telling his story.  Pitt was great, and Shia Lebouf might just have turned around his career with his performance (assuming he can get his crap together IRL).

 

[echeese]

I absolutely loved Fury, but I can understand how some people might be disappointed.  I know the reviews haven't been great (not that they've been terrible), but I thought David Ayer did an excellent job telling his story.  Pitt was great, and Shia Lebouf might just have turned around his career with his performance (assuming he can get his crap together IRL).

Reviews have not been good?

Thought that was Pitt's best work as an actor. . .

I shouldn't be surprised. . . .Ketch (who fancies himself a critic) largely slammed it. . . .

 

[doc longhorn]

I want to see Fury.

I'm surprised you left out Saving Private Ryan, as well as We Were Soldiers (the best Viet Nam movie, IMO, including Full Metal Jacket.)

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Reviews have not been good?

Thought that was Pitt's best work as an actor. . .

I shouldn't be surprised. . . .Ketch (who fancies himself a critic) largely slammed it. . . .

Once you get past Miley Cyrus, his opinion is worthless.

 

[Duke C #11]

I'm sorry I wasn't clearer. The movies listed above aren't my all-time favorite war movies. They are just war movies I gave similar ratings to, compared to Fury. My very favorite war movies of all time are as follows:

Schindler's List (97), Platoon (96), Dr. Strangelove (95), Lawrence of Arabia (95), Saving Private Ryan (95), Braveheart (94), Patton (94), The Bridge on the River Kwai (93), Band of Brothers (minseries) (92), From Here to Eternity (92). The Killing Fields (92), Life is Beautiful (92), The Pacific (minseries) (92) and We Were Soldiers (92).