Had to see it after all that. Pity about the silly 200 keystone cops Germans to not destroy a stranded tank but still a great boys film.

I saw Fury recently and on the whole I thought it was quite well done, although as has been commented on, the final battle was completely unrealistic.

The 88 mm armour-piercing sound-effects were pretty much as I imagined, having read descriptions of them, as was the glowing red-hot entry point.

However, the best part of the movie for me was the interior tank scenes, which for the first time, gave me some feeling for what it must have been like for my dad, as a tank driver at Imphal. He never talked about his experiences, even when he took me and my seven-year old son to the Tank Museum at Bovington.

Disclaimer, I haven't seen Fury yet - after reading the reviews I decided I'd wait until it came out on video.
That being said, for realistic battle scenes, I think Band of Brothers is the best I've ever seen. Further, the assault on Brécourt Manor (D-Day - second episode) is arguably the best filmed battle scene, ever. Obviously helped by it being based on a true story, with actual battle survivors as consultants, but that hasn't stopped other films from totally botching the job.:rolleyes:


Honorable mentions to "A Bridge to Far" and "Pacific" (Pacific is a mini-series similar to BoB, but based on US Marines in the WWII Pacific theater).

I agree 100% with you there. It was a wonderful series with a great cast. The commentary at the start of each episode from the vets was really good and at the end of the last episode, names get put to the vets although you may have already guessed many of them. The whole box set is ridiculously cheap and I recommend it to anyone.

Yep have the Band of Brother box set, I found Pacific, although excellent, just didn't seem to flow as well from episode to episode.

In case you do not know, there is a third series in the making and this time they are focussing on the 8th airforce.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/19/38...hbo-miniseries

Lone wolf....the books all seem to be available on the big river website dot com.

Agree entirely Nutty. Despite the errors of the filming in MEL, and too many familiar Oz actors in American parts, the flawed characters just didn't engage me as much.

Reading that back, it sounds very shallow but their War was so far removed from the ETO that it's really not right to compare. Also, because it wasn't a continuous 'Company's' story, it felt a little disjointed.

Great to hear about a third series though. Quality production values means it'll be added to my home collection ASAP. :ok:

"Fury" is just like most Hollywood portrayals of real combat stories....it has its moments that make up for the hype.

The Tank fight will glue you to your Seat if you understand the tactics Sherman's had to use to defeat the better German Tanks.

I found that scene to be "intense".

The shooting of the SS Soldier reminded me of what one of my Uncle's had to say about his experiences as a Tank Destroyer crewman after Malmedy. When asked if his unit had captured SS Troopers...his reply was "Not for long.".

"Band of Brothers" and "Black Hawk Down" both did a great job of representing what Combat is all about. "They Were Expendable" is another well done film Technical Effects considering the time period it was made.

This is a rather good tank film:


Lebanon (2009) - IMDb

Proving that Band of Brothers is as accurate representation as you will get?


http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/776538-2...ac32bd5331eb14

Yes, to have an enemy tank round scream past you, knowing that the next one is likely to hit you. :eek::eek::eek: