Fury

"Fury" takes place in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and his five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Out-numbered, out-gunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. (Gary Reber)

Special features include on the 4K Ultra HD Disc four featurettes: “No Guts, No Glory: The Horrors Of Combat” (HD 28:06), “Tiger 131” (HD 05:25), “Heart Of Fury” (HD 06:36) and “Clash Of Armor” (HD 06:53) and theatrical trailers. Special features include on the Blu-ray Disc: 16 deleted and extended scenes (HD 46:13), Director’s Combat Journal (HD 16:32), three featurettes “Armored Warriors: The Real Men Inside the Shermans” (HD 12:11), “Taming The Beasts: How To Drive, Fire & Shoot Inside a 30-Ton Tank” (HD 12:48) and “Blood Brothers” HD 11:08), photo gallery and upfront previews. Also there is a Movies Anywhere digital copy.

The 2.39:1 2160p HEVC/H.265 Ultra HD Dolby Vision/HDR10 picture, reviewed on a VIZIO Quantum X P85QX-JI UHD/HDR display, was photographed on Kodak Viision3 35 mm film in anamorphic Panavision® using the Arriflex 235 and Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2 camera systems and sourced from a 4K master Digital Intermediate format. The picture exhibits incredibly realistic imagery and imparts a “you are there” presence. The color palette is suitably under-saturated to heighten the realism. Hues perfectly capture earthy tones, accentuated by the browns and greens of uniforms and the dark grayish tones of tanks, artillery, and helmets. Flesh tones are densely hued and underscore the dirt and grime of front line battle. At times the picture's scale is breathtaking and depicts death graphically. Everything looks super realistic. HDR contrast is excellent. The grey skies and smokie air contrast against the tanks and earth surrounds. Blacks are deep and solid, and shadow delineation is superb, especially amongst the smoke-filled air and countryside terrain. Bursts of fire orange and arterial gunfire light up the otherwise gloomy battle scenes with striking realism. Another visual highlight is the bright-white Fury lettering on the tank gun. Resolution is superb, Facial features such as skin pores, lines, burn scars on Sargent Collier's back, mustaches and hair are finely detailed. Military uniforms exhibit detail that is impressively realistic. The muddy roads, the tanks, the cities all show realistic detail. The skies are virtually always overcast, under which men and machines push forward under intense German firepower. This is a visual masterpiece with respect to a war film and is reference quality throughout. (Gary Reber)

The repurposed Dolby Atmos/Dolby TrueHD 7.1-channel soundtrack is quite dynamic sounding with intense tank fire, artillery fire, machine gun fire and rifle fire which is supported with strong deep bass transients that explode throughout the sound field. The tank fire and fiery explosions are incredibly intense and breathtaking at times with powerful .1 LFE energy that accentuates the battle scenes and explosive firepower. Atmospherics sound realistic and enhance the sense of dimensionally of the ground environment and quiet interior moments, especially effective at low levels. Sound effects, as with the weapons of war, are intense, especially the gunfire, and are aggressively directionalized. Foley sound effects, including marching, are perfectly in sync with picture and effectively realistic. The orchestral/choral score extends wide and deep across the soundstage and throughout the surrounds. The piano playing and singing within the German village home is wonderful, though, so brief. Dialogue, while generally ADR produced sounds remarkably well integrated spatially.

The Immersive Sound element is comprised of an aggressive extension of the orchestral/choral score; bombardment sound effects; some nuanced background chatter; tank, artillery, pistol, rifle and machine gun fire; and occasional atmospherics and other sound effects, This is an aggressive and exciting height layer that is one of the best thus far significantly enhances spherical dimensionality.

This is a powerful holosonic® spherical surroound soundtrack experience that delivers the utmost realism. It is tour de force for the most capable home theatre systems. (Gary Reber)