I served on the Bealleau Wood for two years and got to pretend to pretend to be a Marine for 6 months till I got shot. Yea ideals are not peaceful. I was a Corpsman and got shot in the back with a 7.62 and it blew my dang nipple off it looks so fucking weird
I always thought of "Best job I ever had" like a mantra to keep them going despite the hard times they're dealing with. Like trying to convince yourself that everything's fine just to keep yourself from spiraling.
My uncle, a WWII vet, said that there was a lot of literal truth to that. The military was the first time he had three meals a day every day, showered with hot water, got to sleep in until 6 and had clothes,and a cot to sleep on. For him and his friends, this all came at the low, low cost of dying.
As a veteran myself, the job sucks at times, but it's also incredibly fun. You see and do things that you would never do as a civilian, both good and bad.
My dad was a tank driver during the vietnam war, m60 main battle tank. He and his best friend and tank commander have told me that was their best job they've ever had, and this was back in the early 90's. Steve liked to talk about the differant types of rounds they had and their capability on their targets.
The scene in the tank at the end where Bible talks about "who will go for us?" and Norman gets his "Machine" nickname is one of the most impactful scenes I've ever witnessed in film. The best depiction of what "brotherhood" means to me.
The deleted scenes of this film offer a lot to Wardaddy’s character. Before the war he was driving drunk in his truck with his fiancé and brother in the truck. He crashed and both of them died. That’s also how he got burned pinned underneath the truck. Judge said to either go die for your country or die in prison. Gives a lot of insight into his decision to stay at the crossroads at the end. That thousands would be killed if he doesn’t do his duty and maybe if he can help it he’ll be cleansed of his sins as well. Love this film and great reaction as always! ❤
I've read a fair amount about Lafayette "WarDaddy" Pool, who is the inspiration for Pitt's character, and I've never seen anything about this. His brother's name was John and he served in the Navy.
The movie is very loosely based on the very real Lafayette "War Daddy" Pool. He was the greatest badass tank commander of WW2. The name of his tank was "In the Mood". Every member of his crew had a war nickname. He was considered the tank Ace of Aces. In 80 days of combat he destroyed 12 German tanks, 260 armored vehicles and self propelled guns and killed over 1000 Germans. The Fat Electrician did a program on Pool. It's well worth watching. Sgt. Pool did survive the war.😊
Yep, I was just about to say that. I wish that Hollywood would do a historically accurate depiction of Pool and his tank crew. It would be such an amazing story. I like this movie a lot, but I'd much rather see Brad Pitt acting as the REAL "War Daddy" and closely following War Daddy and his crew through the war in the same way that the men of Easy Company were closely followed in 'Band of Brothers'.
@@Yawnzee_ They kept Fury on the barrel because that’s a real tank from the British Tank Museum. The set designers and museum restoration people weren’t confident that repainting for the movie could be done realistically and reversibly. They choose to just change the name of the tank in the movie than chance damaging one of the few remaining undamaged museum pieces.
Stop perpetuating this dumb myth. The 76 Sherman was more than good enough to deal with Tigers. Did the Tiger have better armor? Yes. Did the Tiger have a better gun? Yes. Was the 76mm cannon good enough to go through the Tiger's armor? Yes. Tigers were sparse and rarely clashed with US forces in 44-45.
Army life is a tough life. Did 11 years as a 19D. That isn't a tanker but a "cavalry scout". We did reconnaissance for heavy armor in a Bradley CFV (an armored reconnaissance vehicle with anti-tank missiles and 25mm autocannon). Many people incorrectly will call a tank to the annoyance of actual tankers. It is tough in peacetime and in war (did both). So you are right jokes like "best job I ever had" is a way of bonding. They are in the shit but they are in it together. No sense in bitching.
Bradleys are bad ass. Not American, but thanks for your service. My step dad is Canadian military, MP. He’s done a lot, was a tank driver at one point in Bosnia. Went on to become Counter Intelligence few years ago.
@@NatPat-yj2or there's an anecdote from inglourious basterds that in the scene in the theater where they're speaking italian, the script originally had him speaking italian very fluently, but he convinced tarantino to let him try it badly, because he thought it better suited how dumb their plan was
Great Reaction as usual, both the Sherman Tank (Fury) and the German Tiger Tank used in this are at The Bovington Tank Museum, Dorset, England, just a few miles from me.
17:12 "Willy Pete" is slang for white phosphorus. It is an incendiary round. The phosphorus sticks to everything and burns clean through clothing and skin and nothing can put it out. It is an effective anti-personell round.
it's primary purpose was to blanket an area in smoke and obscure the enemies vision. but yeah being made of WP it will fuck people up if they get hit by it.
The facts at the beginning of the movie are true. We as tankers name the tanks. The crew becomes like brothers after being together for so long and no movie will be able to describe the true feel unless you experience first firsthand. I'm retired after serving for over 24 years. Thank you for your movie reactions which I always enjoyed. 🫶🤝
We were all Norman when we started. None of us stayed Norman. Military Service Changes you. Not many who have served would trade the experience for a desk job. We accept the change. And we drive on. We are old now. Every generation of Soldier stands on the shoulders of those who had gone before. Those who serve now, Stand on Our shoulders. We stood on the shoulders of men like Gordo and Grady and Bible and Sargent Collier aka War Daddy, and even Norman. aka Machine. They called me Cricket. I was the Bible Thumper of our duty Section. We served with The Big Red One. ... First Infantry Division. The names and faces change but the soldiers stay the same..
One of my favorite scenes is the ending when the SS soldier who notices him lets him go. It emphasizes one of the films themes on the psychological toll of war and reminds us that individuals, even in dire circumstances, are capable of making choices that reflect their humanity, regardless of their ideology. I also love the quote, "Ideals are peaceful, history is violent." To achieve lasting peace often requires understanding and confronting conflict but the path to a peaceful world isn't just desiring peace, its about having the wisdom and tools to navigate the challenges that come with it. I like to liken it to the words of Nietzsche on Pain and Pleasure. The experience of pain often helps us appreciate pleasure, just as conflict often makes the pursuit of peace all the more meaningful.
That young German soldier at the end? I love that scene. Shows us not all were evil. Some were just kids. I kind of see a parallel to Norman from start of movie in that soldier. Also, I think he was wehrmaht not ss. But might be wrong.
I agree. I am a Submariner and I had the honor of meeting WW 2 US Submariners. There was a lot of realism in that movie. Also the director of Fury was a Submariner. I served with him.
Bible is the gunner, so he uses the main gun, a 75mm, but in the turret he also had a coaxial .30 cal machinegun, so he can switch between the two. The one that Norman uses is independent from the turret gun
I Just want to say I discovered your channel a few weeks ago and you've become my favourite Reaction channel. You put so much heart and soul into these videos. You Rock
I concur with this man, plus very intelligent diagnoses of these films and really what makes them tick. Keep it up & look forward to watching many more! Maybe you could do Iron-man and Captain America next lol
Guys are very task oriented. Completing a task, especially in an effort to protect others, guys get the deepest sensation of truly accomplishing something together. Throw in the fact that each guy is specialized in a various function of the tank, to make it work. That's why they say it's the best job they ever had. None of their jobs before that, truly gave them that feeling of community and working together to achieve a common goal, better then the job in that tank. It does extend to feeling like siblings, you know the whole band of brothers thing.
Another great WW2 movie NOBODY reacts to is “The Thin Red Line”. It came out the same time SPRyan did and was overshadowed. It’s a very beautiful movie.
I thought it was the most massively boring, and over rated war movie I ever saw. That whole bit of the "sensitive" soldier took too long. It was just retcon to make the illustration of the island people's change from friendly to fearful seem natural for the "sensitive" guy to notice rather than expository of an effect of war. The allied forces overwhelmed the Japanese, and while there were major air, and navel battles involved the ground troops had crushing air, and navel support. The Thin Red Line would be due a remake to bring the plot into better alignment with the actual shape of the campaign. It would be a very different movie. If they had wanted to tell this philosophical story they should have set it in a different place. Vietnam maybe. There have been a number of philosophical takes on that war reflecting US sentiments about it, and there was only one Us Vietnam war movie made during the war.
Really great reaction. I served as a tank commander during Desert Storm. A lot of this is true, however with the M1A1/M1A2 tank, the survivability factor is way higher than the tanks back then were. But, to put it into perspective, a soldier's life expectancy in a tank is a rodeo ride, 8 seconds. Believe it or not, that is actually high compared to other MOS's (job). Squads (tank crew) usually name their tank, but the name normally starts with the first letter of the tank being their company name (A-Abatoir, B-Butterball, C-Comanche). That way you know if any tank is destroyed it is easier to see the company designation without having to get out of the tank. You always give the new guy hell. Just the way it is. One thing I remember from very early in my time in the Army. You don't have friends, you have military acquaintances. Again, great reaction.
When these war movies show the battle scenes in such a gritty way and show the chaos, it makes me think of how much more crazy and scary that was in real life. Watching it in a movie it's impossible to fully understand the feeling they had worrying for their own lives and the people around them who they have grown to care about, sometimes like family. I wish I could help you with how accurate the German speaking was in the movie. I lived in Vienna, Austria for 2 years, but I wasn't smart enough to learn more than some words in German. My wife has the looks and brains in our family. She can actually have a conversation in German.
@@LiteWeightReacting Yes, it was a fun experience that I'm glad I had but also wouldn't do it again, if that makes any sense. After college I lived in many places for short periods of time. I was in Atlanta, Rochester NY, New Haven CT, Philadelphia, Vienna, and Arlington Va. All experiences that I liked and wouldn't trade away, but much happier to be settled with my family for a long time now!
I am german so please forgive my relatively bad english. I can say mostly the german spoken was acceptable. For modern day ofcource you should consider that the way of speaking more than eighty years ago was drasticly diffrent than today. We call it Alt-Deutsch (old-german) ofcource if you would try to speak that way not even germans like me could understand them except if they studied Alt-Deutsch. Besideds that the fight scenes are all terrible nothing in the movie makes sense. That already starts at the beginning, a seemingly Waffen-SS Officer would not simply ride around a battlefield where everywhere enemys could be. Every fight scene is dumb from both sides during the fight against the german anti tank Stellung (emplacenments and AT guns) nothing really made sense the germans had dug their fox holes on the field infront of the forest instead of inside the forest like a normally thinking person would do. By digging them in front now you are highly exposed and as even shown in the movie if you need to retreat you have no cover and get mowed down. Besides that in reality fury and his fellow tank mades should have been wiped out during this first engagement, AT guns expecially the late war germans where very precice and at that distance missing a single shot is very unlikely. One good targeted shot at the coaxiel machinegun Position at a sherman tank should have forced the Crew to abandone the tank expecially if its a HEAT round. The next situation where one of their tanks gets destroyed by a Panzerfaust is almost an acceptable scene until you realise that the german AT gunner asked ti be shot by just coming out of his hidden position and simply sit their and fire at a random tank. The panzerfaust is a very devastating one shot infantry AT weapon in fact so good that the soviets simply copied it. The problem that its succesor the Panzerschrek dues not have is terrible range. You have to get close to the tank yes but simply sitting right next to a tank is bullshit. Atleast try to fire from the forest so you can try to run away with a bit of cover. The tiger scene makes absolutely no sense, the tiger should have destroyed fury in a second. Fury is the lead tank immobilise him and the tanks cant drive on fast after that the tiger should have fired on the rear tank forcing the two remaining tanks to either drive forward ore backwards which gives the tiger time to fire a third time and than at last finish the last sherman m4 with a final fourth round. The tiger is behind enemy lines so supplys are low and not a single tank round can be wasted. If you come with the argument maybe the tiger tank misses than I simply reply no it is compromissed with veterans, the best tank crews left alive. Every single tiger was crewd by the best the Germans had, they dont miss at that distens. Distens brings me to my second point in this scene. Fury is a sherman Easy eight in other words very dangerous to even a tiger, all other shermans were M4 in other words they cant penetrate the tiger except from behind so fury is the obvies first target for the tiger and like through the entire movie only plot armour kept fury alive. Additionally the tiger moved out of its consiled position which is idiotic in that situation the shermans dont immidiatly know the position of the tiger which should give him time to fire a second round besides he has the range advantage besides fury he han precisely fire a kilometer longer than the M4 without loss of accuary in contrast the shermans could fire but would like shows in the movie dont really hit him. It makes no sense for the tiger to drive in furys direction. Now I know that fury is a real Story but for gods sake if you want to create jet another American propaganda movie where the americans are always right even if they commit war crimes like everybody else but its considerd acceptable because its the americans doing it. Than make it atleats half way realistic. The final battlescene is truly the climaxe of idiocy from the movie creators. I know that fury truly fought against that Waffen-SS battalion abd won but atleast truy to make the SS Look like a threat. Most of them simply ran into machinegun fire and took positions without meaning and cover. Shooting with machineguns at tanks can be helpfull to disorientate the Crew but in the end means nothing and is a waste of amunition. Simply walk around fury and fire two panzerfäuste in the side of fury and thats it.
While not a true film, it is, to my mind, a profoundly honest representation of what the men in WW2 went through. Some people call this movie inaccurate, but based on my experiences in combat, other veterans I've spoken to, and other reactions I've seen (including one with a chinese tanker who actually fought in tank to tank combat) this is an INCREDIBLY authentic film. The noise, the rage, the violence.. its hard to overstate how many things this movie gets right. Most importantly, though, is the relationship between the men in that tank. Its a unique bond, being stuck in a tin can with people for weeks on end, facing death together, smelling their sweat, hearing their fear, and this movie perfectly captures and conveys that bond. "siblings who love each other but shut up I wanna punch you right now" is probably the perfect way to put it 😂 I don't care what anyone says. As a lover of history, and someone who has seen combat, this movie is a masterpiece, and I will die on that hill.
The movie is accurate as to the atmosphere and extremely inaccurate as to the vehicles and field guns shown. Namely; The battle with the PaKs in the open field would have spelled utter doom for the Shermans, charging at 5 anti tank guns in an open field is suicide. The scene in the town with the anti tank gun hiding in the shop would also have been certain death for any tank turning the corner. No matter how green you are, there is no way in hell you'd miss a slow moving target the size of a small house, turning the corner. During the Tiger scene, any tank commander, even an 18 year old thrown into the seat, knows that the way you stop a convoy/tank column is you shoot the lead vehicle and then the last vehicle. Not only that, they'd have targeted Fury and the other M4A1 with the 76mm guns first cause the Germans knew they were priority targets. Finally, why would you give up your superior position and CLOSE THE GAP to your enemy when you know you have a better gun and better armor? I understand this is a movie and they wanted to show off Tiger 131 but you can't call it an accurate movie at the same time. Other than that and some other small nitpicks, the movie is decent.
@Pawniac it's always the same shit "that's not how I would have done it" as though human error doesn't exist and you have complete information. It's exhausting nitpicks that I've never seen leveled at any other movie. Whether you target the rear or lead or a formation depends entirely on which direction you're most interested in preventing them from moving. Maybe the tiger wanted to get them to keep moving forward? Maybe he didn't spot them until the last second, and the rear tank was the best shot he had? And then, why would you stay in a fixed position when you're outnumbered, smoked up to kill your visibility, and trust your armor and gun to outperform your opponent. Moving forward on the attack doesn't just make sense as a reasonable tactic, but matches the old Prussian values of remaining aggressive, which the leader of a Tiger almost certainly would have appreciated. The battle with the PaKs definitely isn't ideal, but again, they make a point that they're trying to move to rescue the soldiers exposed and pinned down in the field, so they have to move into that area to get them. Lastly now you're complaining about the accuracy of the gun crews? Seriously? In movie that repeatedly stresses the point that the cream of the German army has been destroyed, and constantly shows off how they're just conscripting anybody who walks by and forcing them to fight? I've BEEN shot at at point blank. Shit happens. Sometimes you get lucky, and these are panicked civilians who barely know how they're guns work. You think it's beyond the scope of the human experience that someone might just panic and fire the weapon before it's actually finished aiming? The criticism this movie gets is absolutely unhinged, and I will never understand it. Y'all are actually crazy. I've never seen anyone who has actual, live combat experience say any of this this shit, because they understand that war is messy.
Its "Movie Accurate". Its like any story. Yes its exaggeraged/hyperbolic. Yes, EVERYTHING that happens in the movie probably didnt happen to one tank crew. Etc. But like any good story, its an amalgamation of the experiences of several soldiers/crews/etc. Its "Larger than Life", but its more accurate than people would think. Hacksaw Ridge is a great example. Not only did everything in the movie (the important stuff), happen exactly as shown, but they even left things out that they thought people wouldnt believe, like the Japanese soldier at that battle (where the MC carries 70ish guys and saves them), who testified that on THREE separate occasions he took aim at the MC and tried to shoot him, but each time his gun jammed....
@KA24DERACER my biggest complaint that I have about the criticism that this movie gets is the nitpicky tone of the criticism. People portray this movie as "Hollywood trash," and then as evidence cite things like obscure doctrinal manuals about how tigers were supposed to operate in ideal conditions, and use it to denigrate a movie that, in my opinion, should be held in the same esteem as Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, or We Were Soldiers. I cannot comprehend the level of complaint this movie gets. Genuinely baffles me.
Remembrance Day for us Canadians is November 11th. Our Memorial Day. I’m a history teacher myself. I always try to push the human side of history, the plight of the person. It’s lost on most high schoolers, but every once in a while, you see the light bulb in a kids eyes. They get it.
Same here. I taught in NYC public high schools for 25 years. Teaching wars was always as much about the people who actually fought. I wore a doughboy uniform and stacked desks, lights out up to simulate a WWI trench and wore Union blue for a hands-on lesson.
For us Australians it's April 25th because it marks the end of our first major involvement in a conflict. Gallipoli was a brutal battle where Australians and New Zealanders were sent to their death by British command, and the operation was a complete failure for the Entente. Our soldiers didn't even make it off the beach. Nowadays there is immense respect for both sides of that battle, and the spot where it happened is now known as Anzac Cove. Give it a google and you'll see how bad the terrain was for attackers - a short beach followed immediately by a steep incline, then a small plateu followed by a second incline. There were over 130,000 deaths in that battle.
Liteweight's seemingly out of the blue reaction to Fury I hadn't expected and steeled myself for! I'm thrilled for this fictional film grittiness and I'm also super excited for your journey into Band of Brothers and, yeah, The Pacific! Something characteristic about the historical men and women of those times that is endearing! Fury is sorta right up there with the journey in Legends of the Fall! My rabbit hole recommendation now to see Jon Bernthal in The Punisher and early seasons of The Walking Dead! And Luis in Ant-Man...won't say more! Enemy at the Gates! The Great Raid, based on a real life WWII US Army Rangers mission! And, more modern era, Black Hawk Down is a must-see!
@LiteWeightReacting Liteweight, if I may suggest for BoB to have vigilant mods steer you clear of well meaning but spoilery spoilers in comments as far as expectations + unquestioned dude assumptions seeing a girl react to BoB to "warn, assure, tell you who lives and perishes" and not the usual tradition of allowing you as reactor to experience the story BLIND for the first time. And inadvertent so n so real life based character "does so n so later/afterward" rather than allowing you in general to come in as blind as possible to this real life based content for what it is and THEN cover the specific personal histories of the members of this company! It's almost essential and absolutely critical to not be spoiled but awesome to have historical context on military hierarchy and situations without spoiling! 🙏 🎬 🎙 🎧 🪖⛑️!! But the Liteweight community has been by and large amazing! Just that BoB will draw well meaning inadvertent spoilers tonally and historically, as well as rando intentional spoilers wanting to condescend and ruin a "girly's" reaction. 🤨😒🙄😑 And hopefully be so far ahead even possibly into The Pacific that it would not be possible! But also, there is this running necessary historical clarification tradition that must be said but limited to that, hopefully. 😅😓
@@LiteWeightReacting The final action is something else exceptional! The testosterone fueled lead-up of grit and gloom and characterization was def more the director's vision especially when you compare it to other historical and even a few fictionalized stories based on or set in actual events where you get a sense of the time and how folks were like then. The one early moment of crude guy humor gets me though every time. Which reminds me now to recommend Inglorious Basterds and Defiance. Fury is definitely more in the vein of the former. And then your post-reaction discussion provides much needed perspective I hadn't considered until now. It's prescient and thoughtful. I appreciate this film now more than I ever expected.
Whilst the film isn't based on an actual event, it still displays real experiences and aspects of tankmen life that had to be lived thru during WWII. They did a lot to make it as realistic as possible.
I'm so hyped for the BoB announcement at the end of the video!! Band of Brothers and The Pacific in particular are beyond great in my opinion, and I'm sure you will love and appreciate it just as much as those among us who have watched it dozens of times over. That being said, Fury is really good too. I enjoyed rewatching it with you. This movie is definitely a lot more gritty and messy than other war films. It's a tough watch sometimes.
You should also watch German war films and shows like Das Boot, Stalingrad (the one from 1993), Downfall, and Generation War to see the other side’s perspective. If you decide to do so, I would recommend viewing them in German with subtitles, not with dubbed over English. There is value in viewing these types of historical events through the perspective of the other side.
We named our own tank. My tank was the death dealer. You become a part of the tank because it’s relying on you to keep it up and we relied on it to keep us alive. Nothing like life in the belly of the beast. But if it’s hit just right it becomes your tomb. When I went on tanks in the 80’s we were told 5 minutes after arriving to basic training in Ft Knox KY , modern life expectancy of a tanker was 5 minutes on the battlefield
Great reaction video Lite! I always appreciate your insights and thoughts at the end. In college I had a class taught by a man who was recruited into the German army in 1945 at the age of ten. He was given a uniform and a shovel (because they ran out of guns) and sent to the front.
3:30 your somewhat true, BUT, the Tiger I/II had a kill ratio of 1/10, meaning it would take at least 10 allied tanks to take one down. Once 50 Soviet Tanks lost to a single Tiger I and that Tiger I even ran out of APHE shells so it had to resort to using HE shells. The fight between the four Shermans and the Tiger I at the end is unrealistic too, the Tiger will always target the lead Sherman with the 76 mm first and never charge from its position and mow the other 3 down one by one. But we need plot armor for the main character to survive ofc lol.
No, not laughing, dear one. You've a big heart and lots of empathy, perception, insight, and understanding. I'm right there with you, and almost as much of a mess half the time. Your reactions are the best.
I love this film been so excited for you to witness this, the way the comradery between the high calibar actors is depicted in this makes this film such an incredible experience 👏🏾🤌🏾
As I already wrote in your Schindler's List Movie, I'm a 59 (Tomorrow) Year old German, Brat Pitt's German wasn't really that bad in the Movie - I guess they had a good German Advisor for the German Speaking Parts - I seen way worse "tries" from Actors to speak proper German, it's not an easy Language to learn and speak. It's also nice to see that they show the "Human" Parts in the Movie, not all Germans where eager to fight and hated the War. The Part with the two Women just shows that even in War Love is a thing that all need and it was an escape of the horror People on all Sides went through. There where many Relations and even Marriage after the War between Germans and Americans, some stayed here, some went to the other Country (America and so on) Another great Reaction by you - I really enjoy how you show emotions and your analysis after the Movies. Bi Fan here and keep them coming. Greetings from Germany, Uwe
War Daddy: Tank Commander Bible: Turret Operator Grady: Turret Loader/Mechanic Gordo: Driver/Coaxial Gunner Machine: Bow Gunner My grandfather was a tanker during Korea, he was a bow gunner same as norman. Those are M4A3 Sherman tanks, which is what my grandfather also served in. The connection each tank crew have with each other, especially when deployed into an active combat zone, is more akin to trauma bonding as demonstrated with the horse story. They'll have no problem going at each other if they get annoyed, but best believe when push comes to shove they'll live and die for each other.
I Remember Jason Isaacs's Performance As Draco's Father Lucius Malfoy But I Definitely Remember Him As Captain Hook In The 2003 Live Action Film Peter Pan.
@@LiteWeightReacting But I See Him More As Captain Hook In Peter Pan 2003 Because I Wasn't A Huge Fan On Harry Potter, I Seen The Films And They Were Interesting But Not A Big Fan, I Kind Of Like Them
You were right by calling them a tank crew and tankers. I currently serve as a Forward observer and Bradley fighting vehicle gunner and the communication during their engagements was pretty spot on. Gunner has to say “On the way” before firing. Before saying that, they say what they see and give an est distance to target. Example: “Tank 200 meters”
Every squad/crew can be tight but, from my experience, crew members of armor/fighting vehicles seem to get especially tight. You're in a cramped space together for days/weeks/months on end. It's not pleasant but you make the best of it. Don't have much of a choice. I wasn't armor. I was the commander of a guntruck in Iraq escorting convoys. My crew was tight (Only 3 of us) and this movie captures what it was like in our truck. We messed with each other, laughed, bickered and sometimes came close to crying together. We loved each other and still do. One thing is for sure, when you're in a situation and death seems imminent, you accept it, after a while you make friends with it. You don't have a choice. Once you accept that then you're free. No more fear, just the mission.
The worst part about this movie as a small time tank nerd is the fact that in the scene with the Tiger, Fury could have easily punched through the front armor of the Tiger at the distance they were at. Not to even mention being at the side of it. Even the other tanks in their column could have penetrated the side of the tiger at such dueling distances.
@@thejamppa That or more likely since Fury was leading the column he would've been shot first to block the rest of the vehicles. German doctorine and most others was to shoot the first and last vehicles first.
@@Jehkosa There were two schools of thought. Knock out the lead tank to force the column to stop or knock out the rear tank and stop it being able to retreat (and maybe the tanks in front don't notice). Michael Wittmann started his most famous engagement by knocking out the rear tank first.
@@RandomStuff-he7lu Thats why most forces do both. Leading tank first to stop them and by the time they react your loader is done and you smack the last one so they cant reverse and have to get off the road into worse terrain.
hey, felt like i was kinda compelled to comment on this one. the "best job i've ever had" is something thrown out there a number of times, sometimes as a sarcastic recognition that being in the sh!@ sucks, other times as recognition that they do enjoy being around each other and making it through each encounter is worth marking. dont worry, you'll get the gist of unit composition and how guys in an actual unit interact with each other. Fury may be close, i dont know, i wasnt a tanker. I spent a decade from 1996-2005 in a line infantry unit and also some time in an aviation unit after two blown knees, a dislocated shoulder, a dozen concussions, and a wonky back. Band of brothers has the interactions down, it's probably the closest you will get to how joes interact with each other and with the chain of command. Thank you for the honest reactions and for giving these films their due deference. I lost family in the holocaust, more fighting for the big red one in WW2 and korea, which is probably why i joined, keep the chain going. But I can tell you, my time in the Army...best job I ever had.
Tanks were always with infantry. A tank by itself was dead meat. A tank commander with his head out the top hatch was an easy target. When a tank was buttoned up, all hatches closed, it was nearly blind.
This is me and my moms favorite war movie. We come from a tanker family actually. My dad drove a tank in the Iraqi war where he was unfortunately killed in 2005. Eventually we learned that his commander at the time, Colonel Kevin Farrell, was acting as a consultant for the making of this movie. So my mom and I made damn sure we saw it in theaters and we did. Now this movie has gone under a bit of criticism mainly in historical inaccuracies and other things….cough cough the grenade at the end cough cough. But what never got criticized was the accuracy of the actors with the tank plus their relationship as a crew. And I like to believe that this was because of Colonel Farrell, I believed that he really succeeded in teaching the actors how to really “use” the tank as well as show them how to portray a true tank crew.
I was 4 years on a tank (3 years gunner, 1 year driver) guess there´s several ways to name your tank. We kind of flying over a brink one day and after that we called our tank Running Antelope and me speaking Lakota (Sioux) it became Tatoke Inyanke. The crew I went to war with, we were close knit, but the ´funny' thing is, when we all left the army our friendship just ended, now all we had was just the memories and memories is not enough to build a friendship upon. Take care and stay healthy.
Love this movie, great choice. Sisu from 2022 would be a good watch. It's a Finnish film but is still in English. Sisu is a Finnish word for a never give up attitude. It's also in this instance a WWII Movie and is quite unlike anything you have ever seen. Cheers.
Actually the tanks real name was called “in the mood” because that’s what Lafayette Green Pool said he felt at the time. My favorite part about this whole story is that there was a person who they nicknamed jailbird who was a whole 5’6” and 135 pounds and was one of the fastest tank loaders ever.
I think that the White horse that you see trot by when he's under the tank symbolizes Death, And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. Great review, great movie!
Me again hehe .... The Tiger tank used in this film was an original and one of the only working Tigers in the world today it was found buried in a swamp. There's the making of this film on here deffo worth a watch.
When you are done with the ww2 movies, "lone survivor" is a really good movie, i would suggest. It is is based on a true story, wich also makes it even better.
The open text crawl is actually wrong. The 76mm gun that the US was using on Shermans firing the HVAP (high velocity armor piercing) rounds that were standard issue (a big flex for the US, as it required a lot of tungsten which the Germans were having trouble getting). The Tiger (a 2 year old tank at this point) and the Panther (modeled on the Russian T34) were plagued with mechanical and fuel problems; Fury's main gun would've had no trouble penetrating the Tiger portrayed in the movie from the front. And you are correct; The Germans did not have a "line" and every tank that rolled off the line was slightly different. They also had shitty quality for raw materials. The Germans were not actually all that technologically advanced; What they did well was combined arms with their land, armor and air assets. The US did this, but to the nth degree. US doctrine for tank warfare was also to not use Shermans to take out tanks; They were infantry support. US went heavy on tank destroyer doctrine, the most successful of those were the M18 Hellcat. (which used the same gun as Fury, but was just faster. Alot faster.)
The tanks real name was In The Mood. The real crew, most lived through the war, but went through three tanks named In The Mood. War Daddy did lose his leg.
My dad was a veteran of both WWII and Korea, and honestly, he always related to me as "one of the crew" and took verbal jabs at me. He also had the most intricate, creative curses known to man. Nobody ever got off easy. I knew what it meant and well, that's how I grew up. Good to see it shown in the film.
Something that people don't often take into consideration is that the American M4 (Sherman) was the best tank for its purpose. America was fighting two wars at opposite sides of the Atlantic and Pacific. At the beginning of the war, there were no RO-RO's (roll on roll off) transport ships, so you had to load the tanks by crane, and most dockside cranes had a weight limit. Also, the standard procedure was to transport tanks via rail to new areas, but rails were also a target for bombers. So, given weight restrictions and uncertain transport, the M4 was born. They were under the maximum weight for a crane, had anywhere from an 87% to 98% interchangeability rate for parts between the various models and reliability. A M4 could drive the distance between the landing beaches to Moscow before reaching the mileage stated for a mandatory engine ovehaul. Was it the best tank? No. But given the restrictions it was the best thaat could be made given the circumstances. Also, as a FYI, they did not blow up due to having gasoline engines, they blew up because they stored ammo in the weakly armored sponsons. This was corrected with wet storage later in the war.
The “Fury vs Tiger” scene would’ve been over in about 15 seconds if Bible was a better shot. Their 76mm gun could penetrate the frontal armor of a Tiger at range using high velocity rounds
In WW2, Germany built 1347 Tiger Tanks which were very hard to beat. Russia built 57,000 T-34's and America built 49,000 Sherman's. America lost many Sherman's aginst the Tiger but we built SO many Sherman's we always had enough to beat the Tigers! The same with Russia. The Tiger was a very well built Tank, but it broke down a lot and there was not that many of them, and Germany was always low on fuel.
The numbers don't lie ..but that wouldn't be too happy to be in a Sherman..if the m26 came out in early 44 in big numbers, they may have shortened the war..
@LiteWeightReacting I did a search with what you described about the movie you watched (when reacting to the exorcist) and a result was a made for tv movie in 1991 called "THE HAUNTED" (It's about 3 spirits and a demon that want to destroy the family in a house) The clip seemed similar to what you described. Hope this helps 👍🏻
Great reaction, I'm a veteran and think you have a good grasp of the movie and what its like! I was impressed with your ability to understand this movie with no military experience or strong WW2 knowledge. Very smart! I took the white horse as hope and humanity in the midst of hell on earth.
I always thought this film dealt with the idea of 'dehumanisation' and the mental toll of war better than nearly any other film I've seen. The fact that the entire film is about Logan Lermans character being told to not show any sympathy and kill the enemy indiscriminatley only for the final moment of the film to be an enemy showing him the same mercy he would have at the beginning, allowing him to escape alive. Incredible storytelling and a genuinely powerful message that still needs to be heard.
that was a hard watch with Scinderlers List. clearly that was always meant to be a hard watch. at the same time your emotional response to interstellar made me want to watch your reactions . you are very real, keep going
Loved your reaction. Very honest and detailed. Love the Indepth explanations of the characters and their relational development with each other as well as how they all delt with the horror of war within them. Don't worry about the military jargon. Just keep doing these great reactions, because I,...... Love um! William T. Aultman, SMSgt, USAF (Ret)..
You’re absolutely right about the U.S. mass production, Lite! We had the resources (and, especially important, the oil) to out-manufacture both Germany and Japan and combat them on different sides of the globe simultaneously. Even produced enough vehicles to supply USSR and help their war effort through Lend-Lease. There’s a reason the war essentially propelled the US out of the Great Depression. This was a great reaction and I cannot wait for Band of Brothers!
n also the usa manufacturing buildings makeing weapons n war vehicles were far away from where the war was takeing place n they didnt get bombed by german nazis n japans military n also usa could go on a long prolonged war n they could not with there limited resources only can do a short n fast war
The Sherman tank was actually one of the most advanced tanks of the war. It also had the highest crew survival rate when knocked out of any main tank with an average of about 1 casualty per knocked out Sherman. Being in a Sherman was one of the safest frontline jobs in the war. The whole death traps thing was based on a highly discredited book called Death Traps by Belton Y. Cooper who spoke of things he had no knowledge of.
I can't believe I just found your Chanel yesterday, and watched your reaction for the green mile and I was wondering if you watched fury but but you haven't yet, then bam, here I am. Love your reactions!
Then: "Best job I ever had!" Now: "Embrace the suck!" Best friends I've ever had were made in the military. There are guys that live on the other side of the country, but if they called, I would go.
Something I remember from first seeing this in the theater was the feeling that the tank became a much as character as the rest of them, and at the end, when zooming out above it, it's one more in the sea of bodies they left behind; but it also defended then to the end.
The Tiger tank in the duel sequence was played by Tiger 131, the only remaining operational Tiger 1 in the world. She was captured during the war and now resides at the Bovington Armor Museum in England. When the Museum has an open house, 131 is fired up and she gets to stretch her legs. The Museum also houses the Sherman tank 'Fury' which is also operational.
This movie is one of my favorite of all ❤ , still on netflix you have " all quiet on the western front " who is during first war and from the german point of vue , and its a really amazing one to watch also
When you are deployed with your unit you develop... Difficult yet deep relationships amongst each other. Some guys/gals you genuinely don't like and never liked, even when you were in garrison, but you mostly respect one another and have a job to do. Other folks you come to love as much as anyone in your family and have a lifelong bond. In either extreme and everyone in between you are under a lot of stress and almost always operating in a sleep deprived state you blow up at each other for tiny things and will fight and bitch constantly. Which is essentially to say: What ever your best/worst family interactions were where every word was loaded with years of other weight was every interaction with your battle buddies. We had a universal stupid term in the Army "Hooahh!" it was supposed to be some kind of "Hey great!" type of thing, but you say it so much it means "I hate this!" "Screw you!" "MRE's suck!" So you would hear everyone saying "Hooahh!" all the time as a kind of mantra of "This is big shit sandwich everyone take a bite!"
There’s another TH-cam channel, The Fat Electrician. To my understanding he also taught or teachers history. He’s a veteran and does a lot of military videos. All based on actual facts. You ask about how they name their tanks. The real story behind this very movie isn’t based on facts. Hollywood decided to change the actual name because they thought theirs sounded better. To get the story behind it I would suggest watching “ War Daddy” by the fat electrician. It’s worth the watch. Entertaining and based on facts. Love your reactions like always. Looking forward to the next one ✌️
I liked your breakdown at the end; You made me see connections between events and character development that I didn’t pick up on in the two times I’ve seen this film, EG the role Emma’s death had in hardening Norman’s heart to become more like the rest of Fury’s crew. And I hadn’t previously thought anything of the white horse motif at the beginning of the film, nor the horse at the end, either. With these kind of analytical skills, I imagine you were a good history teacher, not just for teaching the history but also helping your students to see the connections and cause and effect between the historical events themselves.
Also, I hope an edited version of your Band of Brothers episode 1 reaction video goes back up soon. BoB is one of my favorite WWII film/series of all time, and I had to pause during your breakdown at the end, only to come back later and find that the video had been taken down before I could finish it. :( I’ll confess that my eyes were getting watery with you as you were on the verge of getting emotional for those men about to jump into Normandy, many of which in fact did not come home alive.
I am currently serving in the US Army with 12 years. Yes, it is very common to give each other a hard time and sort of haze each other as a form of comradery, especially among other branches.🇺🇸💪
I would highly recommend adding "We Were Soldiers" to your watchlist. Absolutely amazing film about the Battle of IA Drang Valley at the start of Vietnam.
Not only must it smell and be claustrophobic in the tanks. But the heat in there and the constant vibrating and the deafening sound of the running engine endlessly, Also the fumes from that engine. There's a reason why the Germans nicknamed them Tommy cookers.
Germany had the battleship Bismarck. The Bismarck was the most advanced surface vessel in the Atlantic. The Bismarck sank the HMS Hood in ten minutes of battle. The brits got lucky with an outdated bi plane and a torpedo, the torpedo struck Bismarcks rudder dooming her.
I think the Sergeant from Delta (Blackhawk Down) described it best "When I go home people'll ask me, "Hey Hoot, why do you do it man? What, you some kinda war junkie?" You know what I'll say? I won't say a goddamn word. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand that it's about the men next to you, and that's it. That's all it is." It is very difficult for a combat vet to explain to a civilian, you just won't understand.
The Panzer Faust was an anti tank weapon. It was a simple and easy to use weapon. The German 88mm gun was a multi purpose gun that was used for both artillery and in their tanks. A shell from an 88 would go thru a Sherman tank like butter.
There's a youtuber who goes by The Fat Electrian that has a video on the real tank crew the one in Fury was based on, as well as a bunch of other good stories. The way he presents history is hilarious and engaging, I think you'd really enjoy reacting to his stuff!
I’m so glad to learn that War Daddy was a real tank commander and his tank actually had some of the most confirmed kills and destroyed armor in the entire war
My grandpa's brother George Wilson died just a week before the end of WW2. He was the driver of an American M4 tank and the entire crew died. It happened at the intersection of Karl Heine Str. and Zschochersche Str. in Leipzig Germany, 18 April 1945, He belonged to Company C, 741st Tank Battalion. He was burned alive in his tank. My Grandpa said when he read the death file on him, that he wished he never did, Because the only thing left of him was one foot in a boot on the drivers side of the tank, That is all that was able to be buried in his Military grave in Europe.
I think its a common thing to call it a "Tank Crew",as you in many ways need 1 commander (boss),you need one main driver,and to man the MG and one to man the cannon,depending on the size of the tank of course. Minor tanks needs less crew members. I think you nailed it regarding tanks. Germans were feared for theyr Tiger tanks,wich was the biggest and super modern version of tanks on the market then. But as you said,it was "easier" to make new ones(or repair) for other military,in this case US forces/military. If you managed to destroy a tiger tank on German side,it gave them a bigger loss then if Germans took out a American tank. I dont know about tanks in regards to giving them names,but i know the military here does name theyr Humvees/other types of SUVs turned into military vehicles. They get names like "Punisher" etc. Names you would expect to find in the military. I dont know a ton of German,but i know some. But im very familiar with the German accent. I would say Brad Pitt does surprisingly well,knowing that its difficult to hide the American accent. I would still give him a 9/10 score,its spoken flawlessly,only tiny minus is that you can tell its an American speaking German.
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"Ideals are peaceful. History is violent." I had that tattooed underneath my divisional patch tattoo
I served on the Bealleau Wood for two years and got to pretend to pretend to be a Marine for 6 months till I got shot. Yea ideals are not peaceful. I was a Corpsman and got shot in the back with a 7.62 and it blew my dang nipple off it looks so fucking weird
I always thought of "Best job I ever had" like a mantra to keep them going despite the hard times they're dealing with. Like trying to convince yourself that everything's fine just to keep yourself from spiraling.
Like my old manager saying, "Livin' the dream." Every time someone asks him how's his day is going.
My uncle, a WWII vet, said that there was a lot of literal truth to that. The military was the first time he had three meals a day every day, showered with hot water, got to sleep in until 6 and had clothes,and a cot to sleep on. For him and his friends, this all came at the low, low cost of dying.
The way I see it is what other job is going to give you that kind of adrenaline and allow you to 🔫 people= best job I ever had!!!
As a veteran myself, the job sucks at times, but it's also incredibly fun. You see and do things that you would never do as a civilian, both good and bad.
My dad was a tank driver during the vietnam war, m60 main battle tank. He and his best friend and tank commander have told me that was their best job they've ever had, and this was back in the early 90's. Steve liked to talk about the differant types of rounds they had and their capability on their targets.
The scene in the tank at the end where Bible talks about "who will go for us?" and Norman gets his "Machine" nickname is one of the most impactful scenes I've ever witnessed in film. The best depiction of what "brotherhood" means to me.
Amen.
The deleted scenes of this film offer a lot to Wardaddy’s character. Before the war he was driving drunk in his truck with his fiancé and brother in the truck. He crashed and both of them died. That’s also how he got burned pinned underneath the truck. Judge said to either go die for your country or die in prison. Gives a lot of insight into his decision to stay at the crossroads at the end. That thousands would be killed if he doesn’t do his duty and maybe if he can help it he’ll be cleansed of his sins as well. Love this film and great reaction as always! ❤
That's amazing. Wish I would have heard that before. Makes a lot of sense
I believe his brother's name was Norman and explains his initial reaction to young Norman's arrival.
I've read a fair amount about Lafayette "WarDaddy" Pool, who is the inspiration for Pitt's character, and I've never seen anything about this. His brother's name was John and he served in the Navy.
“Judge said go die for your country best advice I ever got”
@@camerondawe9949 Guess that part was just for the movie. Nothing like that happened Pool
The movie is very loosely based on the very real Lafayette "War Daddy" Pool. He was the greatest badass tank commander of WW2. The name of his tank was "In the Mood".
Every member of his crew had a war nickname. He was considered the tank Ace of Aces. In 80 days of combat he destroyed 12 German tanks, 260 armored vehicles and self propelled guns and killed over 1000 Germans. The Fat Electrician did a program on Pool. It's well worth watching. Sgt. Pool did survive the war.😊
I second this comment I believe they should have kept the name "In The Mood" way more badass than Fury imo.
Yep, I was just about to say that. I wish that Hollywood would do a historically accurate depiction of Pool and his tank crew. It would be such an amazing story. I like this movie a lot, but I'd much rather see Brad Pitt acting as the REAL "War Daddy" and closely following War Daddy and his crew through the war in the same way that the men of Easy Company were closely followed in 'Band of Brothers'.
And the final scene is loosely based on what Audie Murphy got the Medal of Honor for, tho it was a damaged M10 tank destroyer, not a Sherman.
@@Yawnzee_ They kept Fury on the barrel because that’s a real tank from the British Tank Museum. The set designers and museum restoration people weren’t confident that repainting for the movie could be done realistically and reversibly. They choose to just change the name of the tank in the movie than chance damaging one of the few remaining undamaged museum pieces.
In The Mood is definitely way cooler name than Fury. But since this story is so loosely based on the real one, I’ll accept it
One German tank commander said "The Tiger was better than 4 Sherman tanks, But the Americans always had 5"
one joe rogan guy said
The tiger's anus was showing, LOL.
Stop perpetuating this dumb myth. The 76 Sherman was more than good enough to deal with Tigers. Did the Tiger have better armor? Yes. Did the Tiger have a better gun? Yes. Was the 76mm cannon good enough to go through the Tiger's armor? Yes. Tigers were sparse and rarely clashed with US forces in 44-45.
What was the commanders name? I hear people repeat the quote but never sight the source.
@@Pawniac That is Hollywood for you.
LiteWeight upload = drop everything and watch! ❤😊
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Army life is a tough life. Did 11 years as a 19D. That isn't a tanker but a "cavalry scout". We did reconnaissance for heavy armor in a Bradley CFV (an armored reconnaissance vehicle with anti-tank missiles and 25mm autocannon). Many people incorrectly will call a tank to the annoyance of actual tankers. It is tough in peacetime and in war (did both). So you are right jokes like "best job I ever had" is a way of bonding. They are in the shit but they are in it together. No sense in bitching.
fuckin scouts...
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@@alandavidson8581 But we can all agree engineers are the worst.
Bradleys are bad ass. Not American, but thanks for your service. My step dad is Canadian military, MP. He’s done a lot, was a tank driver at one point in Bosnia. Went on to become Counter Intelligence few years ago.
Not all of us are laughing at you for crying. Like me there are some that cry right along with you. Keep being you. I love your reactions.
Why would anyone be laughing?
@@mmxxiii9503 idk why anyone would. In the intro she clearly states that some of us might be laughing at her crying.
@robertc49 yes I've seen but I think most of us would not laugh
@@mmxxiii9503 Most of us would not laugh, but there are some with zero empathy. They don't understand it.
@robertc49 ohhh I see
I am from Germany. Brad Pitt speaks very good german in the movie. Yes, you can hear the american accent, but well... I was surprised myself on him 😃
He's a very talented actor. I'm sure he spent many hours with a German linguist. He's a hard worker and it shows in his quality roles.
And I think that's really accurate - some americans spoke german, but mostly with a heavy accent. The same for germans speaking english.
@@NatPat-yj2or there's an anecdote from inglourious basterds that in the scene in the theater where they're speaking italian, the script originally had him speaking italian very fluently, but he convinced tarantino to let him try it badly, because he thought it better suited how dumb their plan was
Great Reaction as usual, both the Sherman Tank (Fury) and the German Tiger Tank used in this are at The Bovington Tank Museum, Dorset, England, just a few miles from me.
17:12 "Willy Pete" is slang for white phosphorus. It is an incendiary round. The phosphorus sticks to everything and burns clean through clothing and skin and nothing can put it out. It is an effective anti-personell round.
it's primary purpose was to blanket an area in smoke and obscure the enemies vision. but yeah being made of WP it will fuck people up if they get hit by it.
meanwhile relic screwed up on how it works in Ardennes Assault. It’s just slows down enemies.
Also a war crime to use on enemy soldiers now
The facts at the beginning of the movie are true. We as tankers name the tanks. The crew becomes like brothers after being together for so long and no movie will be able to describe the true feel unless you experience first firsthand. I'm retired after serving for over 24 years. Thank you for your movie reactions which I always enjoyed. 🫶🤝
We were all Norman when we started. None of us stayed Norman. Military Service Changes you. Not many who have served would trade the experience for a desk job. We accept the change. And we drive on. We are old now. Every generation of Soldier stands on the shoulders of those who had gone before. Those who serve now, Stand on Our shoulders. We stood on the shoulders of men like Gordo and Grady and Bible and Sargent Collier aka War Daddy, and even Norman. aka Machine. They called me Cricket. I was the Bible Thumper of our duty Section. We served with The Big Red One. ... First Infantry Division. The names and faces change but the soldiers stay the same..
The scene at 7:50 with dead G.I.'s piled in the back of a "Deuce and a Half" always gets me because it perfectly portrays what my grandfather witnessed just before crossing the Rhine River at Remagen. In his words: "𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘴. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘺𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘰𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯."
One of my favorite scenes is the ending when the SS soldier who notices him lets him go. It emphasizes one of the films themes on the psychological toll of war and reminds us that individuals, even in dire circumstances, are capable of making choices that reflect their humanity, regardless of their ideology.
I also love the quote, "Ideals are peaceful, history is violent." To achieve lasting peace often requires understanding and confronting conflict but the path to a peaceful world isn't just desiring peace, its about having the wisdom and tools to navigate the challenges that come with it. I like to liken it to the words of Nietzsche on Pain and Pleasure. The experience of pain often helps us appreciate pleasure, just as conflict often makes the pursuit of peace all the more meaningful.
That young German soldier at the end? I love that scene. Shows us not all were evil. Some were just kids. I kind of see a parallel to Norman from start of movie in that soldier. Also, I think he was wehrmaht not ss. But might be wrong.
Its loosely based on a tank crew in the European theater in WW2! The TH-cam channel “the fat electrician” did an episode on it
She should react to ''Das Boot'' (1981) one of the best WW2 films ever made!
I agree. I am a Submariner and I had the honor of meeting WW 2 US Submariners. There was a lot of realism in that movie. Also the director of Fury was a Submariner. I served with him.
👍 The TV series or the director's cut version!
Bible is the gunner, so he uses the main gun, a 75mm, but in the turret he also had a coaxial .30 cal machinegun, so he can switch between the two. The one that Norman uses is independent from the turret gun
Fury was actually equipped with the high velocity 76mm gun but otherwise you are correct.
@ yes you are right. I belive the other 2 Sherman’s from the scene with the Tiger (an actual Tiger was used) are equipped with 75’s
@@BogdanMihalca Yes, they are. Fury is an "easy eight", the others are stock Shermans.
There were 2 Shermans with the 76 and 2 with the 75. The other 76 is an M4A1, early production M4 hull w/ the 76, without the muzzle brake.
@@Pawniac Yes, but the one that Fury was specifically was the E8, with the muzzle brake and upgraded suspension.
I Just want to say I discovered your channel a few weeks ago and you've become my favourite Reaction channel. You put so much heart and soul into these videos. You Rock
I concur with this man, plus very intelligent diagnoses of these films and really what makes them tick. Keep it up & look forward to watching many more! Maybe you could do Iron-man and Captain America next lol
Guys are very task oriented. Completing a task, especially in an effort to protect others, guys get the deepest sensation of truly accomplishing something together. Throw in the fact that each guy is specialized in a various function of the tank, to make it work. That's why they say it's the best job they ever had. None of their jobs before that, truly gave them that feeling of community and working together to achieve a common goal, better then the job in that tank. It does extend to feeling like siblings, you know the whole band of brothers thing.
Another great WW2 movie NOBODY reacts to is “The Thin Red Line”. It came out the same time SPRyan did and was overshadowed. It’s a very beautiful movie.
Also "A Midnight Clear" and "Letters From Iwo Jima"
I thought it was the most massively boring, and over rated war movie I ever saw. That whole bit of the "sensitive" soldier took too long. It was just retcon to make the illustration of the island people's change from friendly to fearful seem natural for the "sensitive" guy to notice rather than expository of an effect of war.
The allied forces overwhelmed the Japanese, and while there were major air, and navel battles involved the ground troops had crushing air, and navel support. The Thin Red Line would be due a remake to bring the plot into better alignment with the actual shape of the campaign. It would be a very different movie. If they had wanted to tell this philosophical story they should have set it in a different place. Vietnam maybe. There have been a number of philosophical takes on that war reflecting US sentiments about it, and there was only one Us Vietnam war movie made during the war.
Really great reaction. I served as a tank commander during Desert Storm. A lot of this is true, however with the M1A1/M1A2 tank, the survivability factor is way higher than the tanks back then were. But, to put it into perspective, a soldier's life expectancy in a tank is a rodeo ride, 8 seconds. Believe it or not, that is actually high compared to other MOS's (job). Squads (tank crew) usually name their tank, but the name normally starts with the first letter of the tank being their company name (A-Abatoir, B-Butterball, C-Comanche). That way you know if any tank is destroyed it is easier to see the company designation without having to get out of the tank. You always give the new guy hell. Just the way it is. One thing I remember from very early in my time in the Army. You don't have friends, you have military acquaintances. Again, great reaction.
When these war movies show the battle scenes in such a gritty way and show the chaos, it makes me think of how much more crazy and scary that was in real life. Watching it in a movie it's impossible to fully understand the feeling they had worrying for their own lives and the people around them who they have grown to care about, sometimes like family.
I wish I could help you with how accurate the German speaking was in the movie. I lived in Vienna, Austria for 2 years, but I wasn't smart enough to learn more than some words in German. My wife has the looks and brains in our family. She can actually have a conversation in German.
Wow! I’ve heard is awesome strikingly beautiful. Did you enjoy your time there?
@@LiteWeightReacting Yes, it was a fun experience that I'm glad I had but also wouldn't do it again, if that makes any sense. After college I lived in many places for short periods of time. I was in Atlanta, Rochester NY, New Haven CT, Philadelphia, Vienna, and Arlington Va. All experiences that I liked and wouldn't trade away, but much happier to be settled with my family for a long time now!
I am german so please forgive my relatively bad english. I can say mostly the german spoken was acceptable. For modern day ofcource you should consider that the way of speaking more than eighty years ago was drasticly diffrent than today. We call it Alt-Deutsch (old-german) ofcource if you would try to speak that way not even germans like me could understand them except if they studied Alt-Deutsch. Besideds that the fight scenes are all terrible nothing in the movie makes sense. That already starts at the beginning, a seemingly Waffen-SS Officer would not simply ride around a battlefield where everywhere enemys could be. Every fight scene is dumb from both sides during the fight against the german anti tank Stellung (emplacenments and AT guns) nothing really made sense the germans had dug their fox holes on the field infront of the forest instead of inside the forest like a normally thinking person would do. By digging them in front now you are highly exposed and as even shown in the movie if you need to retreat you have no cover and get mowed down. Besides that in reality fury and his fellow tank mades should have been wiped out during this first engagement, AT guns expecially the late war germans where very precice and at that distance missing a single shot is very unlikely. One good targeted shot at the coaxiel machinegun Position at a sherman tank should have forced the Crew to abandone the tank expecially if its a HEAT round. The next situation where one of their tanks gets destroyed by a Panzerfaust is almost an acceptable scene until you realise that the german AT gunner asked ti be shot by just coming out of his hidden position and simply sit their and fire at a random tank. The panzerfaust is a very devastating one shot infantry AT weapon in fact so good that the soviets simply copied it. The problem that its succesor the Panzerschrek dues not have is terrible range. You have to get close to the tank yes but simply sitting right next to a tank is bullshit. Atleast try to fire from the forest so you can try to run away with a bit of cover. The tiger scene makes absolutely no sense, the tiger should have destroyed fury in a second. Fury is the lead tank immobilise him and the tanks cant drive on fast after that the tiger should have fired on the rear tank forcing the two remaining tanks to either drive forward ore backwards which gives the tiger time to fire a third time and than at last finish the last sherman m4 with a final fourth round. The tiger is behind enemy lines so supplys are low and not a single tank round can be wasted. If you come with the argument maybe the tiger tank misses than I simply reply no it is compromissed with veterans, the best tank crews left alive. Every single tiger was crewd by the best the Germans had, they dont miss at that distens. Distens brings me to my second point in this scene. Fury is a sherman Easy eight in other words very dangerous to even a tiger, all other shermans were M4 in other words they cant penetrate the tiger except from behind so fury is the obvies first target for the tiger and like through the entire movie only plot armour kept fury alive. Additionally the tiger moved out of its consiled position which is idiotic in that situation the shermans dont immidiatly know the position of the tiger which should give him time to fire a second round besides he has the range advantage besides fury he han precisely fire a kilometer longer than the M4 without loss of accuary in contrast the shermans could fire but would like shows in the movie dont really hit him. It makes no sense for the tiger to drive in furys direction.
Now I know that fury is a real Story but for gods sake if you want to create jet another American propaganda movie where the americans are always right even if they commit war crimes like everybody else but its considerd acceptable because its the americans doing it. Than make it atleats half way realistic. The final battlescene is truly the climaxe of idiocy from the movie creators. I know that fury truly fought against that Waffen-SS battalion abd won but atleast truy to make the SS Look like a threat. Most of them simply ran into machinegun fire and took positions without meaning and cover. Shooting with machineguns at tanks can be helpfull to disorientate the Crew but in the end means nothing and is a waste of amunition. Simply walk around fury and fire two panzerfäuste in the side of fury and thats it.
While not a true film, it is, to my mind, a profoundly honest representation of what the men in WW2 went through.
Some people call this movie inaccurate, but based on my experiences in combat, other veterans I've spoken to, and other reactions I've seen (including one with a chinese tanker who actually fought in tank to tank combat) this is an INCREDIBLY authentic film. The noise, the rage, the violence.. its hard to overstate how many things this movie gets right.
Most importantly, though, is the relationship between the men in that tank. Its a unique bond, being stuck in a tin can with people for weeks on end, facing death together, smelling their sweat, hearing their fear, and this movie perfectly captures and conveys that bond. "siblings who love each other but shut up I wanna punch you right now" is probably the perfect way to put it 😂
I don't care what anyone says. As a lover of history, and someone who has seen combat, this movie is a masterpiece, and I will die on that hill.
The movie is accurate as to the atmosphere and extremely inaccurate as to the vehicles and field guns shown. Namely;
The battle with the PaKs in the open field would have spelled utter doom for the Shermans, charging at 5 anti tank guns in an open field is suicide.
The scene in the town with the anti tank gun hiding in the shop would also have been certain death for any tank turning the corner. No matter how green you are, there is no way in hell you'd miss a slow moving target the size of a small house, turning the corner.
During the Tiger scene, any tank commander, even an 18 year old thrown into the seat, knows that the way you stop a convoy/tank column is you shoot the lead vehicle and then the last vehicle. Not only that, they'd have targeted Fury and the other M4A1 with the 76mm guns first cause the Germans knew they were priority targets.
Finally, why would you give up your superior position and CLOSE THE GAP to your enemy when you know you have a better gun and better armor? I understand this is a movie and they wanted to show off Tiger 131 but you can't call it an accurate movie at the same time.
Other than that and some other small nitpicks, the movie is decent.
@Pawniac it's always the same shit "that's not how I would have done it" as though human error doesn't exist and you have complete information. It's exhausting nitpicks that I've never seen leveled at any other movie.
Whether you target the rear or lead or a formation depends entirely on which direction you're most interested in preventing them from moving. Maybe the tiger wanted to get them to keep moving forward? Maybe he didn't spot them until the last second, and the rear tank was the best shot he had? And then, why would you stay in a fixed position when you're outnumbered, smoked up to kill your visibility, and trust your armor and gun to outperform your opponent. Moving forward on the attack doesn't just make sense as a reasonable tactic, but matches the old Prussian values of remaining aggressive, which the leader of a Tiger almost certainly would have appreciated.
The battle with the PaKs definitely isn't ideal, but again, they make a point that they're trying to move to rescue the soldiers exposed and pinned down in the field, so they have to move into that area to get them.
Lastly now you're complaining about the accuracy of the gun crews? Seriously? In movie that repeatedly stresses the point that the cream of the German army has been destroyed, and constantly shows off how they're just conscripting anybody who walks by and forcing them to fight? I've BEEN shot at at point blank. Shit happens. Sometimes you get lucky, and these are panicked civilians who barely know how they're guns work. You think it's beyond the scope of the human experience that someone might just panic and fire the weapon before it's actually finished aiming?
The criticism this movie gets is absolutely unhinged, and I will never understand it. Y'all are actually crazy.
I've never seen anyone who has actual, live combat experience say any of this this shit, because they understand that war is messy.
Its "Movie Accurate". Its like any story. Yes its exaggeraged/hyperbolic. Yes, EVERYTHING that happens in the movie probably didnt happen to one tank crew. Etc. But like any good story, its an amalgamation of the experiences of several soldiers/crews/etc.
Its "Larger than Life", but its more accurate than people would think.
Hacksaw Ridge is a great example. Not only did everything in the movie (the important stuff), happen exactly as shown, but they even left things out that they thought people wouldnt believe, like the Japanese soldier at that battle (where the MC carries 70ish guys and saves them), who testified that on THREE separate occasions he took aim at the MC and tried to shoot him, but each time his gun jammed....
@KA24DERACER my biggest complaint that I have about the criticism that this movie gets is the nitpicky tone of the criticism. People portray this movie as "Hollywood trash," and then as evidence cite things like obscure doctrinal manuals about how tigers were supposed to operate in ideal conditions, and use it to denigrate a movie that, in my opinion, should be held in the same esteem as Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, or We Were Soldiers.
I cannot comprehend the level of complaint this movie gets. Genuinely baffles me.
@@Pawniac”The movie is decent” lol, people like you with your level of criticism are tiresome.
Remembrance Day for us Canadians is November 11th. Our Memorial Day. I’m a history teacher myself. I always try to push the human side of history, the plight of the person. It’s lost on most high schoolers, but every once in a while, you see the light bulb in a kids eyes. They get it.
Same here. I taught in NYC public high schools for 25 years. Teaching wars was always as much about the people who actually fought. I wore a doughboy uniform and stacked desks, lights out up to simulate a WWI trench and wore Union blue for a hands-on lesson.
For us Australians it's April 25th because it marks the end of our first major involvement in a conflict. Gallipoli was a brutal battle where Australians and New Zealanders were sent to their death by British command, and the operation was a complete failure for the Entente. Our soldiers didn't even make it off the beach.
Nowadays there is immense respect for both sides of that battle, and the spot where it happened is now known as Anzac Cove. Give it a google and you'll see how bad the terrain was for attackers - a short beach followed immediately by a steep incline, then a small plateu followed by a second incline. There were over 130,000 deaths in that battle.
You should watch "Valkyrie" with Tom Cruise. Its based on True story too. Band of Brothers is a 10 part series, but its very good! Great cast too.
Liteweight's seemingly out of the blue reaction to Fury I hadn't expected and steeled myself for! I'm thrilled for this fictional film grittiness and I'm also super excited for your journey into Band of Brothers and, yeah, The Pacific! Something characteristic about the historical men and women of those times that is endearing! Fury is sorta right up there with the journey in Legends of the Fall! My rabbit hole recommendation now to see Jon Bernthal in The Punisher and early seasons of The Walking Dead! And Luis in Ant-Man...won't say more! Enemy at the Gates! The Great Raid, based on a real life WWII US Army Rangers mission! And, more modern era, Black Hawk Down is a must-see!
Thanks! Band of Brothers starts on Veterans Day!
@LiteWeightReacting oh my gosh! I need to then get my support backing in squared away by then! To round out the month! 🪖
@LiteWeightReacting Liteweight, if I may suggest for BoB to have vigilant mods steer you clear of well meaning but spoilery spoilers in comments as far as expectations + unquestioned dude assumptions seeing a girl react to BoB to "warn, assure, tell you who lives and perishes" and not the usual tradition of allowing you as reactor to experience the story BLIND for the first time. And inadvertent so n so real life based character "does so n so later/afterward" rather than allowing you in general to come in as blind as possible to this real life based content for what it is and THEN cover the specific personal histories of the members of this company! It's almost essential and absolutely critical to not be spoiled but awesome to have historical context on military hierarchy and situations without spoiling! 🙏 🎬 🎙 🎧 🪖⛑️!! But the Liteweight community has been by and large amazing! Just that BoB will draw well meaning inadvertent spoilers tonally and historically, as well as rando intentional spoilers wanting to condescend and ruin a "girly's" reaction. 🤨😒🙄😑 And hopefully be so far ahead even possibly into The Pacific that it would not be possible! But also, there is this running necessary historical clarification tradition that must be said but limited to that, hopefully. 😅😓
@@LiteWeightReacting The final action is something else exceptional! The testosterone fueled lead-up of grit and gloom and characterization was def more the director's vision especially when you compare it to other historical and even a few fictionalized stories based on or set in actual events where you get a sense of the time and how folks were like then. The one early moment of crude guy humor gets me though every time. Which reminds me now to recommend Inglorious Basterds and Defiance. Fury is definitely more in the vein of the former. And then your post-reaction discussion provides much needed perspective I hadn't considered until now. It's prescient and thoughtful. I appreciate this film now more than I ever expected.
Whilst the film isn't based on an actual event, it still displays real experiences and aspects of tankmen life that had to be lived thru during WWII. They did a lot to make it as realistic as possible.
I'm so hyped for the BoB announcement at the end of the video!! Band of Brothers and The Pacific in particular are beyond great in my opinion, and I'm sure you will love and appreciate it just as much as those among us who have watched it dozens of times over.
That being said, Fury is really good too. I enjoyed rewatching it with you. This movie is definitely a lot more gritty and messy than other war films. It's a tough watch sometimes.
You should also watch German war films and shows like Das Boot, Stalingrad (the one from 1993), Downfall, and Generation War to see the other side’s perspective. If you decide to do so, I would recommend viewing them in German with subtitles, not with dubbed over English.
There is value in viewing these types of historical events through the perspective of the other side.
EPIC Film!! Reminds us of how much our soldiers sacrificed.
We named our own tank. My tank was the death dealer. You become a part of the tank because it’s relying on you to keep it up and we relied on it to keep us alive. Nothing like life in the belly of the beast. But if it’s hit just right it becomes your tomb. When I went on tanks in the 80’s we were told 5 minutes after arriving to basic training in Ft Knox KY , modern life expectancy of a tanker was 5 minutes on the battlefield
Underrated movie. Just feels like not a lot of people talked about. A great cast.
Great reaction video Lite! I always appreciate your insights and thoughts at the end. In college I had a class taught by a man who was recruited into the German army in 1945 at the age of ten. He was given a uniform and a shovel (because they ran out of guns) and sent to the front.
3:30 your somewhat true, BUT, the Tiger I/II had a kill ratio of 1/10, meaning it would take at least 10 allied tanks to take one down. Once 50 Soviet Tanks lost to a single Tiger I and that Tiger I even ran out of APHE shells so it had to resort to using HE shells.
The fight between the four Shermans and the Tiger I at the end is unrealistic too, the Tiger will always target the lead Sherman with the 76 mm first and never charge from its position and mow the other 3 down one by one. But we need plot armor for the main character to survive ofc lol.
No, not laughing, dear one. You've a big heart and lots of empathy, perception, insight, and understanding. I'm right there with you, and almost as much of a mess half the time. Your reactions are the best.
I love how intelligent your analysis of the story and the events was!
I love this film been so excited for you to witness this, the way the comradery between the high calibar actors is depicted in this makes this film such an incredible experience 👏🏾🤌🏾
As I already wrote in your Schindler's List Movie, I'm a 59 (Tomorrow) Year old German, Brat Pitt's German wasn't really that bad in the Movie - I guess they had a good German Advisor for the German Speaking Parts - I seen way worse "tries" from Actors to speak proper German, it's not an easy Language to learn and speak.
It's also nice to see that they show the "Human" Parts in the Movie, not all Germans where eager to fight and hated the War. The Part with the two Women just shows that even in War Love is a thing that all need and it was an escape of the horror People on all Sides went through. There where many Relations and even Marriage after the War between Germans and Americans, some stayed here, some went to the other Country (America and so on)
Another great Reaction by you - I really enjoy how you show emotions and your analysis after the Movies. Bi Fan here and keep them coming.
Greetings from Germany,
Uwe
Great cast, great tank fighting scenes, great movie, great reaction.
War Daddy: Tank Commander
Bible: Turret Operator
Grady: Turret Loader/Mechanic
Gordo: Driver/Coaxial Gunner
Machine: Bow Gunner
My grandfather was a tanker during Korea, he was a bow gunner same as norman. Those are M4A3 Sherman tanks, which is what my grandfather also served in. The connection each tank crew have with each other, especially when deployed into an active combat zone, is more akin to trauma bonding as demonstrated with the horse story. They'll have no problem going at each other if they get annoyed, but best believe when push comes to shove they'll live and die for each other.
I Remember Jason Isaacs's Performance As Draco's Father Lucius Malfoy But I Definitely Remember Him As Captain Hook In The 2003 Live Action Film Peter Pan.
Oooooooo you’re right!
@@LiteWeightReacting But I See Him More As Captain Hook In Peter Pan 2003 Because I Wasn't A Huge Fan On Harry Potter, I Seen The Films And They Were Interesting But Not A Big Fan, I Kind Of Like Them
I always think of him from Mel Gibson's The Patriot.
@@LiteWeightReacting Also he was the doctor in Event Horizon.
You were right by calling them a tank crew and tankers. I currently serve as a Forward observer and Bradley fighting vehicle gunner and the communication during their engagements was pretty spot on. Gunner has to say “On the way” before firing. Before saying that, they say what they see and give an est distance to target. Example: “Tank 200 meters”
Every squad/crew can be tight but, from my experience, crew members of armor/fighting vehicles seem to get especially tight. You're in a cramped space together for days/weeks/months on end. It's not pleasant but you make the best of it. Don't have much of a choice.
I wasn't armor. I was the commander of a guntruck in Iraq escorting convoys. My crew was tight (Only 3 of us) and this movie captures what it was like in our truck. We messed with each other, laughed, bickered and sometimes came close to crying together. We loved each other and still do.
One thing is for sure, when you're in a situation and death seems imminent, you accept it, after a while you make friends with it. You don't have a choice. Once you accept that then you're free. No more fear, just the mission.
The worst part about this movie as a small time tank nerd is the fact that in the scene with the Tiger, Fury could have easily punched through the front armor of the Tiger at the distance they were at. Not to even mention being at the side of it. Even the other tanks in their column could have penetrated the side of the tiger at such dueling distances.
And Tiger commander most likely would have knocked Fury out, because it was only 76mm gun and Tiger crews knew its potential
@@thejamppa That or more likely since Fury was leading the column he would've been shot first to block the rest of the vehicles. German doctorine and most others was to shoot the first and last vehicles first.
@@Jehkosa There were two schools of thought. Knock out the lead tank to force the column to stop or knock out the rear tank and stop it being able to retreat (and maybe the tanks in front don't notice).
Michael Wittmann started his most famous engagement by knocking out the rear tank first.
@@RandomStuff-he7lu Thats why most forces do both. Leading tank first to stop them and by the time they react your loader is done and you smack the last one so they cant reverse and have to get off the road into worse terrain.
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hey, felt like i was kinda compelled to comment on this one. the "best job i've ever had" is something thrown out there a number of times, sometimes as a sarcastic recognition that being in the sh!@ sucks, other times as recognition that they do enjoy being around each other and making it through each encounter is worth marking.
dont worry, you'll get the gist of unit composition and how guys in an actual unit interact with each other. Fury may be close, i dont know, i wasnt a tanker. I spent a decade from 1996-2005 in a line infantry unit and also some time in an aviation unit after two blown knees, a dislocated shoulder, a dozen concussions, and a wonky back. Band of brothers has the interactions down, it's probably the closest you will get to how joes interact with each other and with the chain of command.
Thank you for the honest reactions and for giving these films their due deference. I lost family in the holocaust, more fighting for the big red one in WW2 and korea, which is probably why i joined, keep the chain going. But I can tell you, my time in the Army...best job I ever had.
Very happy you got around the to watching this film! Great fucking reaction and commentary!
Tanks were always with infantry. A tank by itself was dead meat. A tank commander with his head out the top hatch was an easy target. When a tank was buttoned up, all hatches closed, it was nearly blind.
This is me and my moms favorite war movie. We come from a tanker family actually. My dad drove a tank in the Iraqi war where he was unfortunately killed in 2005. Eventually we learned that his commander at the time, Colonel Kevin Farrell, was acting as a consultant for the making of this movie. So my mom and I made damn sure we saw it in theaters and we did. Now this movie has gone under a bit of criticism mainly in historical inaccuracies and other things….cough cough the grenade at the end cough cough. But what never got criticized was the accuracy of the actors with the tank plus their relationship as a crew. And I like to believe that this was because of Colonel Farrell, I believed that he really succeeded in teaching the actors how to really “use” the tank as well as show them how to portray a true tank crew.
Excellent WW2 movie Pearl Harbour with Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett is also a great WW2 movie with a stacked cast
25:27 “wouldnt he wanna stay in cover?” the tiger tank IS the cover 😂
I was 4 years on a tank (3 years gunner, 1 year driver) guess there´s several ways to name your tank. We kind of flying over a brink one day and after that we called our tank Running Antelope and me speaking Lakota (Sioux) it became Tatoke Inyanke. The crew I went to war with, we were close knit, but the ´funny' thing is, when we all left the army our friendship just ended, now all we had was just the memories and memories is not enough to build a friendship upon. Take care and stay healthy.
Love this movie, great choice. Sisu from 2022 would be a good watch. It's a Finnish film but is still in English. Sisu is a Finnish word for a never give up attitude. It's also in this instance a WWII Movie and is quite unlike anything you have ever seen. Cheers.
To all the vets here, seriously, thank you for your service.
Actually the tanks real name was called “in the mood” because that’s what Lafayette Green Pool said he felt at the time. My favorite part about this whole story is that there was a person who they nicknamed jailbird who was a whole 5’6” and 135 pounds and was one of the fastest tank loaders ever.
I think that the White horse that you see trot by when he's under the tank symbolizes Death, And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. Great review, great movie!
Me again hehe .... The Tiger tank used in this film was an original and one of the only working Tigers in the world today it was found buried in a swamp. There's the making of this film on here deffo worth a watch.
When you are done with the ww2 movies, "lone survivor" is a really good movie, i would suggest. It is is based on a true story, wich also makes it even better.
The open text crawl is actually wrong. The 76mm gun that the US was using on Shermans firing the HVAP (high velocity armor piercing) rounds that were standard issue (a big flex for the US, as it required a lot of tungsten which the Germans were having trouble getting). The Tiger (a 2 year old tank at this point) and the Panther (modeled on the Russian T34) were plagued with mechanical and fuel problems; Fury's main gun would've had no trouble penetrating the Tiger portrayed in the movie from the front.
And you are correct; The Germans did not have a "line" and every tank that rolled off the line was slightly different. They also had shitty quality for raw materials. The Germans were not actually all that technologically advanced; What they did well was combined arms with their land, armor and air assets.
The US did this, but to the nth degree. US doctrine for tank warfare was also to not use Shermans to take out tanks; They were infantry support. US went heavy on tank destroyer doctrine, the most successful of those were the M18 Hellcat. (which used the same gun as Fury, but was just faster. Alot faster.)
The tanks real name was In The Mood. The real crew, most lived through the war, but went through three tanks named In The Mood. War Daddy did lose his leg.
It was a brilliant movie, and you identified the speaking points very well.
My dad was a veteran of both WWII and Korea, and honestly, he always related to me as "one of the crew" and took verbal jabs at me. He also had the most intricate, creative curses known to man. Nobody ever got off easy. I knew what it meant and well, that's how I grew up. Good to see it shown in the film.
Something that people don't often take into consideration is that the American M4 (Sherman) was the best tank for its purpose. America was fighting two wars at opposite sides of the Atlantic and Pacific. At the beginning of the war, there were no RO-RO's (roll on roll off) transport ships, so you had to load the tanks by crane, and most dockside cranes had a weight limit. Also, the standard procedure was to transport tanks via rail to new areas, but rails were also a target for bombers. So, given weight restrictions and uncertain transport, the M4 was born. They were under the maximum weight for a crane, had anywhere from an 87% to 98% interchangeability rate for parts between the various models and reliability. A M4 could drive the distance between the landing beaches to Moscow before reaching the mileage stated for a mandatory engine ovehaul. Was it the best tank? No. But given the restrictions it was the best thaat could be made given the circumstances. Also, as a FYI, they did not blow up due to having gasoline engines, they blew up because they stored ammo in the weakly armored sponsons. This was corrected with wet storage later in the war.
The “Fury vs Tiger” scene would’ve been over in about 15 seconds if Bible was a better shot. Their 76mm gun could penetrate the frontal armor of a Tiger at range using high velocity rounds
In WW2, Germany built 1347 Tiger Tanks which were very hard to beat. Russia built 57,000 T-34's and America built 49,000 Sherman's. America lost many Sherman's aginst the Tiger but we built SO many Sherman's we always had enough to beat the Tigers! The same with Russia. The Tiger was a very well built Tank, but it broke down a lot and there was not that many of them, and Germany was always low on fuel.
The US lost basically no Shermans against the Tiger.
The numbers don't lie ..but that wouldn't be too happy to be in a Sherman..if the m26 came out in early 44 in big numbers, they may have shortened the war..
@@lancewolf2451 Being in a Sherman was pretty much the safest frontline job.
Jeez... another heavy movie... please watch something like Bill and Ted for your own sanity...😢
No tears in my eyes for this one!!
I second that! Bill and Ted
Fo real
@LiteWeightReacting
I did a search with what you described about the movie you watched (when reacting to the exorcist) and a result was a made for tv movie in 1991 called
"THE HAUNTED"
(It's about 3 spirits and a demon that want to destroy the family in a house)
The clip seemed similar to what you described. Hope this helps 👍🏻
@@LiteWeightReacting
Eyyy, you're getting stronger!
Or maybe you're having a burn-out.
Great reaction, I'm a veteran and think you have a good grasp of the movie and what its like! I was impressed with your ability to understand this movie with no military experience or strong WW2 knowledge. Very smart!
I took the white horse as hope and humanity in the midst of hell on earth.
Thank you for your service. Band of Brothers Episode 1 will be posted on Veterans Day. Hope to see you then!!
@LiteWeightReacting thanks editor
As a Tanker we named our tanks whatever the crew came up with starting with our company letter IE Bravo Co would start with B Big Gun etc
I always thought this film dealt with the idea of 'dehumanisation' and the mental toll of war better than nearly any other film I've seen. The fact that the entire film is about Logan Lermans character being told to not show any sympathy and kill the enemy indiscriminatley only for the final moment of the film to be an enemy showing him the same mercy he would have at the beginning, allowing him to escape alive. Incredible storytelling and a genuinely powerful message that still needs to be heard.
that was a hard watch with Scinderlers List. clearly that was always meant to be a hard watch. at the same time your emotional response to interstellar made me want to watch your reactions . you are very real, keep going
Loved your reaction. Very honest and detailed. Love the Indepth explanations of the characters and their relational development with each other as well as how they all delt with the horror of war within them. Don't worry about the military jargon. Just keep doing these great reactions, because I,...... Love um! William T. Aultman, SMSgt, USAF (Ret)..
I am from Germany and I Can say to you, Brads German is really good for a none native speaker 😊
11:12 they choose them. The real life war daddy, Lafayette green pool, named his actual tank “in the mood”
You’re absolutely right about the U.S. mass production, Lite! We had the resources (and, especially important, the oil) to out-manufacture both Germany and Japan and combat them on different sides of the globe simultaneously. Even produced enough vehicles to supply USSR and help their war effort through Lend-Lease. There’s a reason the war essentially propelled the US out of the Great Depression. This was a great reaction and I cannot wait for Band of Brothers!
Glad you enjoyed this! Can’t wait to share Band with ya on Verterans Day!
n also the usa manufacturing buildings makeing weapons n war vehicles were far away from where the war was takeing place n they didnt get bombed by german nazis n japans military n also usa could go on a long prolonged war n they could not with there limited resources only can do a short n fast war
The Sherman tank was actually one of the most advanced tanks of the war. It also had the highest crew survival rate when knocked out of any main tank with an average of about 1 casualty per knocked out Sherman. Being in a Sherman was one of the safest frontline jobs in the war. The whole death traps thing was based on a highly discredited book called Death Traps by Belton Y. Cooper who spoke of things he had no knowledge of.
I can't believe I just found your Chanel yesterday, and watched your reaction for the green mile and I was wondering if you watched fury but but you haven't yet, then bam, here I am. Love your reactions!
Wow! That’s super great timing. Band of Brothers is dropping on Veterans Days if youre interested in that!
Excellent movie. Another excellent WW2 movie is enemy at the gates it's from the perspective of the Russians against the Germans.
Then: "Best job I ever had!"
Now: "Embrace the suck!"
Best friends I've ever had were made in the military. There are guys that live on the other side of the country, but if they called, I would go.
Something I remember from first seeing this in the theater was the feeling that the tank became a much as character as the rest of them, and at the end, when zooming out above it, it's one more in the sea of bodies they left behind; but it also defended then to the end.
Thank you for showing this, first time seeing this movie. 🌻🌞 You are doing a wonderful job.
Wassup Liteweight how are you today always enjoy your reactions and love this channel can't wait for more reactions 😊😊😊
Hello Omari! Thanks so much for your support!
The Tiger tank in the duel sequence was played by Tiger 131, the only remaining operational Tiger 1 in the world. She was captured during the war and now resides at the Bovington Armor Museum in England. When the Museum has an open house, 131 is fired up and she gets to stretch her legs. The Museum also houses the Sherman tank 'Fury' which is also operational.
This movie is one of my favorite of all ❤ , still on netflix you have " all quiet on the western front " who is during first war and from the german point of vue , and its a really amazing one to watch also
When you are deployed with your unit you develop... Difficult yet deep relationships amongst each other. Some guys/gals you genuinely don't like and never liked, even when you were in garrison, but you mostly respect one another and have a job to do. Other folks you come to love as much as anyone in your family and have a lifelong bond. In either extreme and everyone in between you are under a lot of stress and almost always operating in a sleep deprived state you blow up at each other for tiny things and will fight and bitch constantly. Which is essentially to say: What ever your best/worst family interactions were where every word was loaded with years of other weight was every interaction with your battle buddies. We had a universal stupid term in the Army "Hooahh!" it was supposed to be some kind of "Hey great!" type of thing, but you say it so much it means "I hate this!" "Screw you!" "MRE's suck!" So you would hear everyone saying "Hooahh!" all the time as a kind of mantra of "This is big shit sandwich everyone take a bite!"
There’s another TH-cam channel, The Fat Electrician. To my understanding he also taught or teachers history. He’s a veteran and does a lot of military videos. All based on actual facts. You ask about how they name their tanks. The real story behind this very movie isn’t based on facts. Hollywood decided to change the actual name because they thought theirs sounded better. To get the story behind it I would suggest watching “ War Daddy” by the fat electrician. It’s worth the watch. Entertaining and based on facts.
Love your reactions like always. Looking forward to the next one ✌️
I liked your breakdown at the end; You made me see connections between events and character development that I didn’t pick up on in the two times I’ve seen this film, EG the role Emma’s death had in hardening Norman’s heart to become more like the rest of Fury’s crew. And I hadn’t previously thought anything of the white horse motif at the beginning of the film, nor the horse at the end, either. With these kind of analytical skills, I imagine you were a good history teacher, not just for teaching the history but also helping your students to see the connections and cause and effect between the historical events themselves.
Also, I hope an edited version of your Band of Brothers episode 1 reaction video goes back up soon. BoB is one of my favorite WWII film/series of all time, and I had to pause during your breakdown at the end, only to come back later and find that the video had been taken down before I could finish it. :( I’ll confess that my eyes were getting watery with you as you were on the verge of getting emotional for those men about to jump into Normandy, many of which in fact did not come home alive.
I am currently serving in the US Army with 12 years. Yes, it is very common to give each other a hard time and sort of haze each other as a form of comradery, especially among other branches.🇺🇸💪
I would highly recommend adding "We Were Soldiers" to your watchlist. Absolutely amazing film about the Battle of IA Drang Valley at the start of Vietnam.
Not only must it smell and be claustrophobic in the tanks. But the heat in there and the constant vibrating and the deafening sound of the running engine endlessly, Also the fumes from that engine. There's a reason why the Germans nicknamed them Tommy cookers.
Germany had the battleship Bismarck.
The Bismarck was the most advanced surface vessel in the Atlantic.
The Bismarck sank the HMS Hood in ten minutes of battle.
The brits got lucky with an outdated bi plane and a torpedo, the torpedo struck Bismarcks rudder dooming her.
I think the Sergeant from Delta (Blackhawk Down) described it best "When I go home people'll ask me, "Hey Hoot, why do you do it man? What, you some kinda war junkie?" You know what I'll say? I won't say a goddamn word. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand that it's about the men next to you, and that's it. That's all it is." It is very difficult for a combat vet to explain to a civilian, you just won't understand.
The Panzer Faust was an anti tank weapon. It was a simple and easy to use weapon.
The German 88mm gun was a multi purpose gun that was used for both artillery and in their tanks.
A shell from an 88 would go thru a Sherman tank like butter.
There's a youtuber who goes by The Fat Electrian that has a video on the real tank crew the one in Fury was based on, as well as a bunch of other good stories. The way he presents history is hilarious and engaging, I think you'd really enjoy reacting to his stuff!
I’m so glad to learn that War Daddy was a real tank commander and his tank actually had some of the most confirmed kills and destroyed armor in the entire war
Band of brothers is so good, hands down 1 of the best tv series of all time!
Band of Beothers is getting posted today at 1pm est!!!
My grandpa's brother George Wilson died just a week before the end of WW2. He was the driver of an American M4 tank and the entire crew died. It happened at the intersection of Karl Heine Str. and Zschochersche Str. in Leipzig Germany, 18 April 1945, He belonged to Company C, 741st Tank Battalion.
He was burned alive in his tank. My Grandpa said when he read the death file on him, that he wished he never did, Because the only thing left of him was one foot in a boot on the drivers side of the tank, That is all that was able to be buried in his Military grave in Europe.
When you on your WW2 segment😉, take a look on "Das Boot" from 1981! Worth to see!
I think its a common thing to call it a "Tank Crew",as you in many ways need 1 commander (boss),you need one main driver,and to man the MG and one to man the cannon,depending on the size of the tank of course. Minor tanks needs less crew members.
I think you nailed it regarding tanks. Germans were feared for theyr Tiger tanks,wich was the biggest and super modern version of tanks on the market then. But as you said,it was "easier" to make new ones(or repair) for other military,in this case US forces/military. If you managed to destroy a tiger tank on German side,it gave them a bigger loss then if Germans took out a American tank.
I dont know about tanks in regards to giving them names,but i know the military here does name theyr Humvees/other types of SUVs turned into military vehicles.
They get names like "Punisher" etc. Names you would expect to find in the military.
I dont know a ton of German,but i know some. But im very familiar with the German accent. I would say Brad Pitt does surprisingly well,knowing that its difficult to hide the American accent.
I would still give him a 9/10 score,its spoken flawlessly,only tiny minus is that you can tell its an American speaking German.