Now picture Normand as an old man, sitting in a nursing home somewhere telling someone whose half listening the story about the time he was the only survivor in his tank group. No matter how detailed he tells the story, you can't imagine what he and his comrades actually went through unless you where there. Now even though Norman didn't really exist, there are thousands of people like the character Norman that do. And even though they survived their war, they're so mentally and physically messed up from it that it wasn't really much of a life. So many veterans who wished they didn't survive because it's so hard readjusting back into civilian life with guilt weighing down on them. My alcoholic uncle once told me he can't close his eyes without seeing the war he fought in our country.

@NastyNate18B

Жыл бұрын

Which war?

@Teamrat

Жыл бұрын

@@NastyNate18B I am from Eritrea. We had a war of independence from Ethiopia starting in 1961. My father also fought and took a bullet in his shoulder. Even though we gained our independence, the war took a devastating toll on our people.

@pohateos9394

Жыл бұрын

​@slavaukraine5245 take your pick, WW2, Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Somalia, Iraq Again, Afghanistan...

@NastyNate18B

Жыл бұрын

@@pohateos9394 you misunderstood my question lol

@NastyNate18B

Жыл бұрын

@@Teamrat That's incredible. Tell them an American soldier said good work 🙏🏼

Great reaction Mary (as usual)! The exact events in the movie are fictional, however, it is directly inspired by the real life battle that won Audie Murphy a Congessional Medal of Honor. He also sent his men to hide, while he single handedly fought over 100 German troops, killing at least 50. He did this on the back of a burning M-10 tank (destroyer.) Audie not only survived the war, but went on to become a movie star. He also suffered extreme PTSD and had substance abuse issues.

@j.s.9536

2 жыл бұрын

You don´t "win" the Medal Of Honor. You Earn it.

@helifanodobezanozi7689

2 жыл бұрын

@@j.s.9536 And you've earned a happy face stamp and a gold star on your grammar homework today! Congratulations!!!

@j.s.9536

2 жыл бұрын

@@helifanodobezanozi7689 Just had to think of all the vet forums I know where the people get REALLY offended by that.

@helifanodobezanozi7689

2 жыл бұрын

@@j.s.9536 Soooo, you're saying this is a veterans forum? Thanks for the information!

@j.s.9536

2 жыл бұрын

@@helifanodobezanozi7689 You´re welcome.

If you are up for a mini series in this genre "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" both done by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks each one is 10 parts I believe.

@ihatemybosses

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think she is interested. Bob ranks 1 or 2 in popularity and she reviews Fury.

@EndlessCampaign

2 жыл бұрын

There it is. Sending up the Band of Brothers recommendation.

@Goingpostal1000

2 жыл бұрын

Please do Band of Brothers.

@J4ME5_

2 жыл бұрын

The truth is, band of brothers is truly the best. Also,nthe Russian movie Tank is amazing.. true story

@mickluchsinger486

2 жыл бұрын

Have to watch them both to understand the difference between the two theaters of war. Both very good. Semper Fi.

I like Mary because she can't hide her heart felt emotions! I can always trust that her reactions are genuine!

It’s a brutal, unrelenting movie. I saw it four times in the cinema and teared up every time. Excellent reaction.

@DecSteele

2 жыл бұрын

I regret not seeing this in the cinema

"Was he a German Norman?" Such a great question. One I rarely ask myself. The enemy sometimes isn't so much different.

Love the reactions Mary. “We Were Soldiers” is a great Vietnam movie based on a true story.

If you're looking for more movies in the vein of WW2, I recommend Hacksaw Ridge. The Pacific Theater is rarely given the same attention when they, arguably, went through worse. And it's a true story.

@zachary4511

2 жыл бұрын

Hacksaw Ridge is for sure one of my favorite war movies

@alikaty2k7

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! One of my all time favorites.

@bad-people6510

2 жыл бұрын

Or any of the other THOUSAND WWII movies that exist.

I think the death of the young woman symbolizes the death of beauty in war. So many beautiful things are destroyed in order to fight. Win or Lose. And along the way so much gets destroyed. It also symbolized the death of Norman's innocence.

Right now I'm reading a book called 'Brother's in Arms ' it's a true story of a British Tank Regiment from D-Day to VE-Day - it too is extremely graphic .Tank crews were changing daily due to fatalities . Average age of the tank crews was 19 - 23 .

@JorgeRodriguez-qx9kj

2 жыл бұрын

I'm reading the same book and. I think they are planning to do a movie about that.

@mikecaine3643

2 жыл бұрын

@@JorgeRodriguez-qx9kj Thanks Jorge - It should be a very good film - I hope they do make it .

I love the end scene of the movie. Norman started his journey as a complete novice while the Fury crew were well beyond battle hardened, even thought they too at one point were much like him. While Norman may not have been there to grow with them and see the beginning of their journey, he had the honor of being able to witness the crews valiant end.

As others have mentioned Das Boot is one of the greatest war movies ever made with a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It would make for a great reaction for you Mari.

@melkor3496

2 жыл бұрын

She’s sadly not interested most likely.

I learned of a different war movie 1917 recently, as a different reaction channel i watched had given it a very high rating that their channel does. But the reason i point it out in particular is that you’ve mentioned a few times about liking certain cinematography things a few times. This movie 1917 is done like its 1 long continuous scene/shot. I believe there are a few cuts but very few, and does FEEL like its “real time”. Thinking that cinematically it could stand apart from other war movies, could be interesting as well

@Lueluekopter

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, 1917 is a very good movie. Would love to see more reactions

@MravacKid

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, 1917 has fantastic cinematography, one of the best sound designs ever, and is overall a great depiction of warfare.

@unorthodoxspork5634

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lueluekopter Its terrible though? The story is boring and not very realistic.

Bless you girl! You are such a tender heart! I watch your channel just to remind myself that there are people in this world who are sweet and kind! You are that! I can tell that from the love you show your cats and the empathy and sympathy that you have displayed watching this movie! If I had a daughter, I would want her to be like you. Don't ever change! The world needs more tender hearts in it. As bad as things are getting, we need more examples of goodness, and kindness. Again, Bless you girl!

Great reaction Mary. Every time that young German shoulder doesn't disclose Norman's hiding place, I tear up. So many tough moments in this film.

Something similar happened in Lithuania in 1941 at Raseiniai where a single Russian tank (either a KV-1 or KV-2) singlehandedly held up advancing German forces for something like two days I think. The tank became known as "The Beast of Raseiniai."

How bad ass was Brad's character in the movie? I came to really respect his character acting over the years.

No, this is a super fictional story. In reality a ww2 tank in that situation would last 5 minutes. But something like this happened in ww1 when an American holed up in a crippled French tank (a Renault) and mowed down lots of Germans. That guy won a medal of honour.

@AstroXeno

2 жыл бұрын

Right at the end of the war, when Germany was throwing 3rd class troops into the front lines, I could imagine something like this happening. Not in 1943, surely, but maybe in April 1945.

@purpleemerald5299

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the accuracy behind the tank combat and durability is…hilariously over-the-top. To like, a cartoonish extent. But otherwise, I found the story, characters, themes and messages to be pretty damn good and really accurate in spirit if nothing else.

@IdealUser

2 жыл бұрын

@@purpleemerald5299 Lol at rushing a Tiger. In reality the platoon would retreat only to set up flanking maneuvers to hit it from the sides.

@Ozai75

2 жыл бұрын

@@IdealUser Not Accurate. Sub 1000 yards even a Sherman 75 could penetrate the front armor of a Tiger. And the UpGunned Fury (Based on the British Firefly) could of *easily* penned it from distance. They also would of used flanking maneuvers, like you said, however and not rushed headlong in.

@warpig4942

2 жыл бұрын

Look into Audie Murphy's Medal of Honor. Using his carbine and the .50 Cal of a crippled tank he held off a German assault for over an hour, he is credited with killing or wounding 50 German soldiers by himself and then he escaped to safety.

I'm glad you did this reaction. Being from the region you have a more comprehensive perspective than others might. And yes, when the Tiger tank rolled onto the field the U.S. tanks were at a technological disadvantage. Front armor on a Tiger in places could be roughly 10-17 cm thick, and the design angled that armor to deflect shots. It had one of those 88mm high-velocity anti-tank cannons as it's main gun.

@douglascampbell9809

2 жыл бұрын

That tank battle is the main fault with the film. The Tiger (131) would have never closed with the Sherman tanks. It didn't need to. The 88 had a maximum range of 10,500 meters or 11,600 yards. They could have just sat on the other side of the field and picked off the Sherman's one by one. There was a Tiger that had 131 confirmed vehicle kills.

@abigailcollins8443

2 жыл бұрын

@@douglascampbell9809 Also if they WERE crewing an Easy 8, they shouldn't have held their fire till in the rear but fired whilst closing. The 76mm on those makes of shermans was MADE to punch through Tiger frontal armour. They could have got off one or two rounds whilst circling behind it, the 75's on the tanks WITH them did need to get around behind it to hurt it.

@dmwalker24

2 жыл бұрын

@@douglascampbell9809 Absolutely. That's why I said a technological advantage. The Sherman tanks could still have a tactical advantage by getting in close and out flanking the Tiger. When they began closing range it should have just pulled back, kiting and unloading on them.

@iKvetch558

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, in a number of critical ways, the E8 Sherman was superior to the Tiger in technology. Whether it was the wet ammo stowage that made the E8 Sherman probably the MOST survivable tank of the war, or the vertical stabilizer on the main gun that allowed the Sherman to fire while on the move with some degree of accuracy, which the Tiger could never do...the late war US Sherman tank was actually better than the Tiger in important ways. Of course, I would never want to come up against a hull down Tiger in perfect ambush position even with a stabilizer and wet stowage. 💯✌

@unorthodoxspork5634

2 жыл бұрын

@@abigailcollins8443 They should've killed the 76mm Sherman first as it was the leader of the column and the Germans also targeted Shermans with the 76mm

The actors playing the old crew do a magnificent job portraying brains pickled in trauma, they are basically a colection of deep seeded anger isues, PTSD and coping mechanisms in the bague shape of men.

I always love your reactions, Mary. Years ago, I worked as an usher at a movie theater in the summer when I was out of school, and during the last showing of the evening, sometimes, after I've finished my work, I'd slip into the auditorium to watch people's reactions to whichever movie we were showing. I always got a kick seeing the audience react to the movies.

I have talked to vets who have been in tanks and other armored vehicles and they always mention this movie as their favorite. I know it took about 3 to 4 of our Sherman tanks to take on a tiger & maneuver for a kill shot. Luckily they had very few tigers as it wasn't their main battle tank. Though at that stage of the war we were using improved medium tanks with guns big enough to take out a tiger head on.

Dearest Mary, one of my favorite aspects of this movie is the realistic battle drill inside Fury. I served in the armored infantry in the First Gulf War and speak from experience that the battle drill, the cadence of, especially the commander, gunner and loader, is exactly precise for World War II because it’s exactly the same today. The commander names the target, say, “Tank, 800 meters!” then immediately calls for the appropriate ammunition to the loader, “AP!” (Armor Piercing). The loader selects the appropriate shell, slams it in, gets his body parts back from the recoil of the gun, screams “Clear!” The gunner pushes the foot trigger (His hands are cranking the sights of the gun.) screaming “On the way!” The commander assesses if that round destroyed the target and then, either calls for another round on the same target or selects another target. This precise system of calls is still in use today precisely because it works. You commented on the apartment scene that ‘War Daddy’ was a good leader because he knew how to deal with each part of his crew, to get the performance he needed out of each part of the crew. This is exactly right. This is exactly what armored warfare is about. In the same way the Navy tries to instill love from the crew to their ship, pride in the name, appearance and performance of their ship, tank crews named their vehicles, lived in their vehicles, decorated their vehicles with photos from home and trophies of war to bond the men to their machines. I saw a documentary of two elderly Marines returning to the island where they fought the Japanese and two elderly Japanese veterans meeting them joyfully. One of the Americans was a tanker and he was reunited with the rusted out hulk of his tank left on the island for decades. He broke down crying and talked to the old vehicle, saying “I don’t care what anyone says, you’re as beautiful today as the last time I saw you!” He spoke movingly about how that tank had saved his life more than once and from the clear expressions of love for it, that strong bond built in time of war was still strong in the old warrior. He openly cried pointing to a small gouge in the tow ring on the back of the tank, saying “I remember the day that happened, I backed into a tree and that little gouge in the metal is still there.

I would recommend Das Boot, Downfall and Unknown Soldier (2019).

Hello Mary, your reaction was spot on. The tank's name " Fury " has always reminded me of a television series from the 1950s called " Fury ". One of the actors was named Peter Graves. It was a story about a father, son and a stallion named " Fury ". At the time I liked the series very much.

A service person will never leave another service person, they will give each other hell but they are a special family, work as one, they will die first before leaving this family , even after service still family

The sound effects and sound design of this movie was absolutely insane in a movie theater..! o.O

If you think this is a tough tank movie, you should look up the mini series "Our World War" by the BBC (3, 1 hour long episodes) they are based off of actual first hand accounts from WW 1. The first is one of the first British engagements of the war, the second is mid-war dealing with morale of the soldiers, the third is late war and revolves around a tank crew. It makes Fury look like the Hollywood movie that it is.

two things, First. I love this movie because i think it was the only movie that used an actual authentic Tiger Tank. Most other movies use mock ups to make modern tanks resemble the Tiger. Other movies do not even bother (looking at you Battle of the Bulge) and use modern tanks and just call them a Tiger. As for the Tiger and how tough they were, check out the video "The Tiger that wouldnt die" here on KZread. In a battle in Russia, the tank took a battering. After 6hrs the tank managed to drive itself back 60km. They counted up the hits, the tank was hit 252 times. point two. The Fury had a more powerful gun. More than capable of penetrating the frontal armor of the Tiger, especially at the close range they were at. So they did not need to get around to the back to destroy the Tiger. Made for good drama though. Also the weapon that the sgt (Brad Pitt) was using was German. The first assault weapon (StG44 or MP44)

One of my favorite ironies of this movie is War Daddy’s two orders when he accepts the fact that Norman will join Fury: “Do what you’re told, don’t get too close to anyone.” By my reckoning, Norman, or anyone, can follow one of those orders, at best. He might be able to do what he’s told some of the time. How in the world could anyone avoid getting close to four other people you share the trials and tribulations of war in the space of the interior of a small van. That’s the reality of armored warfare, you ride into battle wrapped in steel but are the first target of every weapon your enemies have. They can hide, ambush or swarm and your vehicle sticks out like a sore thumb.

Excellent reaction to this! Beyond the violence there is REAL tragedy going on within the survivors the rest of their lives. I live with demons and your emotions really got to me! Good job!

my grandfather was in Tiger 7 and he showed me pictures from back then and no angle could survive a tiger shot at close range

@eatgreencrayons

5 ай бұрын

I don't know what a Tiger 7 is, but the tank in the movie is a Tiger 1. You're probably right though. The Tiger fired armor-piercing capped, ballistic capped (APCBC) ammo that was specifically designed to penetrate even at high impact angles.

Your tears and sadness is so genuine. It is very touching. You're the best Mary. ❤😊

That was good, Mari. Your attention, engagement, and read of the story and characters was particularly fine. Thanks for sharing. See you next time.

MACHINE !!!! I’m so happy you kept that moment Norman gets his war name. Best job I ever had

Thank you for that. Always rewatchig this movie with youtubers and always crying with you guys. Best wishes for all ppl around world. We can all live together without war!

The Tiger and Sherman came from different philosophies in design and experience. The Sherman was designed to be realatively light for speed and maneuverability, to be used for fast, mobile warfare. It originally had a light 75mm gun for use primarily against infantry and fortifications. Tank fighting was to be done mainly by anti-tank guns and tank killers, basically very thinly armored tank-like vehicles with high velocity cannon. The Germans also started out with a similar philosophy and design, but also out of necessity. They started the war years before the army was built up as planned. So they had a lot of light tank and some medium tanks. Indeed the French had technically superior tanks, but they lacked the communications, organization, and tactics. The Germans also used anti-tank guns as their main tank killer, especially the 88mm. The Germans had been planning heavier tanks, and their early war experience, especially the Russian T-34 and Stalin tanks, caused them to hurry it up. Thus the Tiger. It was intended and a "breakthrough" tank with heavy armor and a powerful gun that could kill enemy tanks and long range and take a beating itself. During the battle of Kursk, a number of Tigers were hit many, many times but were not knocked out. However, they had serious mechanical issues. Later the Allies learned they needed a proper tank, too. High velocity guns were shoehorned into some Shermans but the armor was still fairly thin. It wasn't until almost the end of war that the Pershing tanks arrived in small numbers. The acquitted themselves quite well.

"I feel like I need to take a break ... and cuddle my cat. Pfffttttt !!!" -- Mary Best line EVER !!! LOL !!!!! THUMBS UP !

While this movie itself is fictional, it draws inspiration from a lot of things that did actually happen. There were instances of German heavy tanks ambushing Sherman columns and wiping them out, but that was largely situational and not down to German tanks actually being better. The only time Sherman tanks faced off against a Tiger 1 in Europe, they won handily. The battle at the end actually happened to a Russian tank much earlier in the war in Raseiniai, Lithuania. The lone Russian tank held out against even worse odds than Fury faced, for a whole day. After the Germans finally killed the crew by throwing grenades into the tank, they gave the crew a burial with full military honors.

@batbrick3949

2 жыл бұрын

The Tiger tank had better armor and a more powerful gun than the Sherman. There is no way to argue that a Sherman could win « handily » against a Tiger.

@kosmokenny

2 жыл бұрын

@@batbrick3949 Ok, wehraboo

@LordArthurWellesley

2 жыл бұрын

@@batbrick3949 The Tiger had an awesome gun on a terrible platform. Tank battles in WW2 generally didn't happen from long ranges, so the 88mm guns advantage was not really a thing. The Tigers armor is a bit mythical too, the 76mm HVAP rounds could easly penetrate the front of the Tiger up to 1km. So the scene in this movie is kinda wrong, Fury, which is an E8 Sherman, didn't need to get behind the Tiger to knock it out. Edit: most WW2 veteran tank crew said, that the winner of a tank vs. tank battle in that era was usually won by the one who shot first. The Sherman platform was a cheap, agile, mass produced vehicle. The Tiger was an overcomplicated, heavy, slow and expensive machine, again, which had only one good thing on it: the gun. A tank that can't move (no fuel, no spare parts) is just an easy target for airplanes and artillery.

@Abbath77

2 жыл бұрын

@@batbrick3949 The 76 mm gun was able to penetrate the tiger. The tiger would have targeted the 76mm Shermans first. Its the tactics that are totally off in this movie.

@TheDemonicPenguin

2 жыл бұрын

@@LordArthurWellesley While I don't particularly want to get into a Tank debate on the internet (going to anyway), battles most definitely happened at long ranges where Tiger's had the advantage, mainly on the Eastern Front. Also I would argue against the Tiger being a terrible platform. It had it's faults but it was really no less maneuverable than the allied tanks, albeit way less reliable. Certainly from the top down level the Sherman (especially the 76) was a far better instrument of war overall. Still, there's no denying the appeal of the German tanks as pieces of engineering. Doesn't help you much when you're fighting a war, though.

Yes, the tank's name is Fury. We tankers named our tanks and wrote it on the gun tube.

19:10 the original idea was to have 4 tanks intercept the german battalion before they could cut off the supply route, but the other tanks were taken out. if they didn't stop them, it would be big trouble for the americans. he knew he had to at least slow them down, that's why he stayed. great reaction to an amazing film! Pitt, LaBeouf, Pena, and Bernthal all did an amazing job on this.

“Wait until you see it.” “See what?” “…what a man can do to another man.”

The Tiger scene. Fury was an Easy 8 Sherman, the gun it had was more than capable of cutting through the armor of a Tiger. Likewise even the greenest Tiger crew would have nailed Fury first, one because it was leading the column, and two the gun stands out and was known to be dangerous against their own armor. But plot armor prevails. You can actually see both Tiger 131 and Fury in person at the Bovington Tank Museum in the UK. Tiger 131 itself is a main attraction as it is the only running Tiger I in existence. This movie marks the first time since the war a real Tiger I was used in filming

Mary I just want to say I found your channel thru your GOT reactions and I’m so happy I to have been watching you for these months. You bring such a different view than I have to everything I watch because you are from such a different place than me. I love your voice and your accent so much as well 😂 you are so cool to me!!!

You’re emotion was touching. My grandfathers fought in ww2 so I get very emotional. Roughly 90 MILLION DEAD accross the world in ww2 90,000,000 so thankful we’ve never seen anything remotely close to this since and praying we never do again.

This moment did happen but on the German side. Michael Wittmann German Panzer Ace fought 1 vs 25 and won. He destroyed 120 tanks in 10 years. Driving that same tank you saw in this movie the Tiger, biggest and baddest WW2 tank.

Movies like this are a must, for the generation that did not have to live through it.

6:00 Of every single reaction channel you're the only one that realized that Sherman almost ran over it's own Soldiers by mistake

My neighbor's grandfather was a tank gunner during ww2 and served as one of the technical advisors on this film.

The best of reactions as always, the emotion on display even makes me feel something.

Howdy from north Texas!!! Another great reaction girlie!!! Keep up the good work!!!

Outstanding reaction Mary, as a few commentors mentionned, since you understand German, the mother of all submarine war movies Das Boat would be perfect for your reaction, it is quite an investment but would shake you to the core, also recommended, Downfall depicting the last days of Hitler and his entourage in last days of Berlin, both of these movies are German and masterpieces, getting your reaction from these would enrich you, and be pure gold for your followers which I'm sure are numerous, few reactors have the balls to take on these because they're in German (w subtitles), please do them, it would be a real treat!

You said that “joining a crew that just lost a man was an ungrateful task.” Sweet Mary, you don’t know the half of it. Whether a single man or an entire crew was taking over a repaired tank, the grim reality was that Norman’s first task was incredibly common. You weren’t just joining a crew or taking over a repaired tank whose crew had all been lost, the majority of the time you were scrubbing the remains of the former occupants’ remains out of your new seat.

"having to look at your crew like this." didn't think about that when watching the scene a few hundred times. I don't think I could stomach looking at a brothers mangled body like that :(

WW2 is: Disturbing- Interesting- Horrifying- AND?! Epic.

A couple of World War II movies that may interest you: *A Bridge Too Far* is the story of Operation Market Garden- The Allied airborne invasion of the Netherlands. *Black Book* is probably not well known enough to be worth doing a reaction video, but it's the story of a Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis in Holland who loses her hiding place and has to join the Dutch underground in order to survive.

@hernerweisenberg7052

2 жыл бұрын

Black Book is one of my favorites, such an interesting and multi facetted story with unexpected turning points, not your standard hero allies beating dumb evil demon nazis all day long.

M60A1 tank crewman, gunner D-32, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division Task Force Papa Bear, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, 1990-91 Best Job I Ever Had Semper Fi

This movie is based on several tank crews. Once the USA entered WW2 we had an average of 10,000 servicemen killed per month for the duration.

A really good one i can recommend is "Generation War" it is a WW2 Show from the german perspective, it is really good!

You had the best reaction most people criticize how mean they are to a new recruit but you understood that they're being mean to toughen him up

great reaction. thoughtful, and emotional. just awesome.

The White horse is a symbol of death. Taken from the book of Revelations in the bible. The white horse of conquest aka a part of the four horses of the apocalypse. It rides to bring humanity to its knees. Operating under the guise of peace and purity, but in the end, his rider intends to conquer humanity. It's also quite rear you see a pale white horse-like "Shadow Fanx" used in war. You would see more dark horses like in "War Horse"

Mary honestly your the only channel i constantly upvote cause the reals on your reviews.

This is definitely my favorite and I honestly think the best, war movie of all time. A lot of people will say saving private ryan but I think there's too much of a optimistic atmosphere about it, and that you know maybe sometimes it's worth it. I used to want to enlist - because I believed in fighting for freedom, fighting to extinguish hatred. Slowly but surely however, I realized that's not reality. As Wardaddy says, "ideals are peaceful. History is violent." Those who are protected and in the comfort of security, they are the ones that "fight" for freedom, against oppression and hatred. Or I should say, fight in the name of freedom. But those on the ground, those who get their hands dirty, there is simply no place for illusions. As Wardaddy says earlier, "You're here to kill him. He's here to kill you." And that's it. That is the singular purpose of our men and women on the ground. They aren't there fighting for freedom or even in its name. They aren't fighting to end tyranny or oppression, or to extinguish the flame of hatred. Both sides are there, on the ground, for one reason; to kill each other.. I used to want to enlist - but slowly and surely I realized the illusions of killing each other in the name of freedom. This film helped me to realize that. I no longer wish to enlist, nor am I saddened that i was never able to. Whenever I think about war, Carl Sagan comes to mind. "Think of the rivers of blood - spilled by all those generals and emperors - so that in glory and triumph they could become the momentary masters... Of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited - by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel - on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner. How frequent their misunderstandings. How eager they are to kill each other. How fervent their hatred..." The things we do to each other, our fellow human beings... We have to stop. We are all in this - together.

@jasonbarnes9781

2 жыл бұрын

This film is well done but certainly not the best, the ridiculous scene with the tiger tank lets it down badly as many many people will agree but otherwise not bad. Your comments are very interesting tho.

Interesting factoid: this film features the only working WW2 era Tiger I tank in the world.

This SPECIFICALLY didn't happen, but something very similar did happen. Basically one survivor on a broken tank holding off a German column. Difference was his tank was on fire.

I recommend The Best Years of Their Lives. It is not a war movie, it is an after-war movie about what happens when you get home from this.

Lone survivor is a good modern war movie, Vietnam era, platoon and full metal jacket and hamburger hill, ww2 there’s so many

Very genuine reaction. Thank you.

Both the M4 Sherman (Fury) and the Tiger H1 were loaned/rented from the Bovington tank museum in England. The Tiger H1 is the only driving Tiger 1 in the world. It is also the first and so far only movie to include a real Tiger 1, which makes it really special. There's a ''Tiger'' in Saving Private Ryan and the very same one in Band of Brothers that is built on a Russian T-34. In Kelly's Heroes, Clint Eastwood and Donald Sutherland financed 3 built from T-34s as well, what happened to them and if one of them is the one used in SPR and BoB, I don't know.

Sweet Mary. I could see on your face this one hit deep. Your insight is always Beyond your years.

What i like most about this movie is the disctinction between regular german soldier and SS. The regular german soldier was just a guy... mostly forced to fight as if they didnt, their families would have been inprisoned or executed by the SS. my grandfather fought in WW2 and he was definitely not a nazi. Most german soldiers were not nazis. they had no choice if they wanted to keep their families safe.

Your up there with my favorite movie reaction person Mary so honest and genuine and your accent is cool

Yes, things like This happened in places like the battle of the bulge and the Korean 'War. Bands of GI who's units were over run during the Battle of The Bulge did not give up. They dug in and fought to the last man, slowing down the German advance in the first few days. There were crossroads fights at the beginning of the Korean War and again when the Chinese came in and pushed the UN forces back down the peninsula from the Chinese border to the 38th parallel.

@beannathrach2417

2 жыл бұрын

Why Germany as a nation kept fighting when they knew the war was lost has been the subject of academic research such as kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4eYsY-bpK7blNY.html "Fighting a Lost War: The German Army in 1943" by Dr. Robert Citino

This is one of my favorite war movies. I think you already saw 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Black Hawk Down'. If you haven't, you should see 'The Thin Red Line'. It's also a WW2 film but it depicts the war in the Pacific between USA and Japan. Another classic is Stanley Kubrick's 'Paths of Glory'. Other war movie worth a watch are '1917', 'Dunkirk', 'Platoon', 'Full Metal Jacket', 'Glory', and 'Master & Commander'.

Wonderful. I've been excited for this since your community post. Here we go!

Great reaction vids. Just subscribed from San Diego

Given current events, sweet Mary, this is an incredibly timely choice for you to make. Fury does a fantastic job of showing both how rugged and how fragile tanks are, how armor protects a man’s body somewhat but shoves the men into the emotional and mental trauma that, for instance, artillery soldiers or Army cooks and clerks avoid.

@MrSmithla

2 жыл бұрын

The simple truth is that were the decision to make war left to soldiers, generally, and combat veterans, specifically, there would be fewer wars.

My grandfather plus 9 of his brothers served in that war. Nothing about World War II can ever be called a picnic, The evil that had to be stopped had to be stopped, Plain and simple.

My great Uncle fought from North Africa to Berlin. When Brad Pitt's character says he killed Germans in North Africa, in Italy, Belgium and now Germany I think of my great Uncle. He was drafted in 1941 and his family didn't see him for 4 years. I hope Europe will eternally remember these American men and their sacrafice.

The Big Red One, Band of Brothers. Saving Private Ryan. Less gory movies would be 12"Oclock High (1949), The Longest Day (1962), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Sands Of Iwo Jima (1949)

great reaction you displayed all the right emotions at all the right times

24:50 Mary *cries* / Cat: zzzzzzz. Typical feline. :-D Trivia: The main cast members were trained to operate the tank. Those outdoor scenes with Michael Pena (Gordo) driving the tank? He was really driving the thing! Which was a 33-ton steel museum piece. Yes, Mary, this was a rather intense movie to watch. Kudos to you for reacting to it.

Excellent review and the feelings you expressed -- thanks for sharing.

9:31 Mary simps for Grandpas!

Mary, you're one of the most genuine reactors out there. Congrats. Everyone can tell you're really feeling the emotions and all the movies and TV shows have to offer. Those like me who enjoy seeing reactions love a true commitment and investment and you have that, while being a sweetheart. I'm begging for you to react to Band of Brothers. It is simply a masterpiece. Tom Hanks and S. Spielberg produced it. It will change you as a person. I promise.

I can sum up every thought I have on this film, with zero words.

I would suggest We Were Soldiers. It is a very moving movie about the Vietnam War. It spends a lot of time on the families of the soldiers of both sides as well as the soldiers going through hell. It has everything.

I got so sad that i couldn't watch the last scene again 🥺

Mary, I think ... that it's awesome, you being a human, and how AWESOME a human you're being 😊👍🤪😜 !!! Seriously. You always make me smile, and now, you are making me feel warm and cuddly inside. Such a great reaction.

There are different types of war movies. You've already reacted to two of the more modern, "war is hell" types (Fury and Saving Private Ryan). Along similar lines is "Glory". It's about the American Civil War, so a bit older and you probably don't know if as well as WWII, but it's an amazing war film.

"Ideals are peaceful, history is violent”- Such an EPIC quote. War is brutal but sometimes necessary. And the soldiers of WWII were fighting for nothing less than the fate of the entire world. And always remember Guns are not the worst, it's people. People are the worst.

The saddest part is, Norman's prediction to Emma came true.

Great reaction to this movie! Fury is fantastic for it's intimate look at a tank crew during WW2. It's one of the better movies that I've seen in theaters over the past decade or so. If you have never seen Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk", I highly recommend it.

Excellent reaction. You're very insightful.

I'm sorry I can't remember the specifics, but a subject expert, maybe Stephen Zaloga, said that War Daddy (Brad Piitt's character) was modeled on an American tank commander. I wish I could remember more. Mary, You do such a great job. Also, I would love it if you could react to 1917, about the British in WW1. The cinematography in the movie 1917 is spectacular. And, there is another movie, made by Michael Jackson, of World War 1 film, restored and with sound added, called "They shall not grow old." You might like it.

If you haven't already seen it The Book Thief is a hear wrenching and unique depiction of WW2, narrated by Death! Based on the book by Markus Zusak

Awesome reaction Mary!

OH YES! I was wondering when you would react to this movie. This is one of my fave war films/series, behind saving private ryan and band of brothers.

The Tiger they fought is the only working Tiger in the world and is kept in a British museum. They paved the field of the battle then covered it in a layer of dirt just to protect the Tiger from damage. Historically accurate? No. Still a great movie.