As long as it's not laughably over top like that formation of 500 or so Fokker triplanes showing up in 'Flyboys' I'm willing to let it slide a little. Looking forward to this.  

I'm looking forward to seeing "Fury".

It's just entertainment    ....  not a history lesson but something to pass the time, take in as it is, and enjoy.

Pearl Harbor (2001) and Tora, Tora, Tora (1970) were filled with inaccuracies. Final Countdown (1980) was about Pearl Harbor too..... I mean, it wasss quite a stretch but again, it was entertaining.

Inaccuracies in movies and TV shows used to drive me nuts. Now I just take them for what they're worth. Entertainment. As long as I enjoy watching it, then okay. I don't really mind the inaccuracies. Now if they are showing something that they advertise as a documentary and it's just as inaccurate, then I have a problem. Unfortunately the Hiistory and Discovery channels are famous lately for these types of shows. That's inexcusable.

HeavyArty

Based on Brad Pitt's last war movie, "Inglorious Bastards", and how accurate it was, I'm sure this one will be just as accurate. What a piece of dag crap that was.

Ahhh, but we need to be fair here.  Actors (generally) don't have much to do with the writing and directing of a movie.  And Quentin Tarantino is known for making violent "artsy" kind of movies, not ones with historical accuracy in mind.  Also to be fair (again ) David Ayer, the director for Fury, is responsible for the screenplay for U-571, so......

A couple good examples....Clint Eastwood brought us Flags of Our Fathers (and of course Letters from Iwo).  As far as Hollywood goes, it was a pretty fairly accurate representation of the actual history.  But let's not forget Clint was also responsible for a completely fictitious movie called Kelley's Heroes.  And the last is proof that a movie can be fictitious and still remain pleasing within it's historical context.

And another good example is Tom Hanks, who brought us Band Of Brothers, which despite a few minor nitpicky issues managed to stay rather historically accurate.  But he was also responsible for Saving Private Ryan....again, wholly fictitious, yet still incredibly entertaining within the historical context.

Brian

Based on Brad Pitt's last war movie, "Inglorious Bastards", and how accurate it was, I'm sure this one will be just as accurate. What a piece of dog crap that was.

RedBird

Does any one know if this film will be somewhat fact-based about this legendary American tank ace or is this film a purely factional story?  Inquiring minds want to know.

Hmmm, let me think...  Brad Pitt... Hollywood...

I'm sure the film will be as factual as the 1965 film "Battle of the Bulge" (tho probably not as enjoyable).

And I'm pretty sure the film will be "factional" (as in a small group presenting it's own version of history).

RedBird

“Fury” is title of the Columbia Pictures film that’s being released this November 2014. It’s about the exploits of an ETO M4A1 Sherman tank crew around 1944-45. Brad Pitt is portraying the tank commander who goes by the name of SSgt “War Daddy”.

As many of you are aware "War Daddy" also happens to have been the nickname of the 3rd Armor Divisions legendary "Tank Ace”, the late SSgt. Lafayette Pool.

Does any one know if this film will be somewhat fact-based about this legendary American tank ace or is this film a purely factional story?  Inquiring minds want to know.

I don't know if it is fact or fiction, but the photos I've seen of the tank he rides is an M4A3E8 76(W) and not a welded hulled M4A1.

Lafayette Pool's most well known tank was an M4A1 76(W) with VVSS (not an E8) called "In The Mood". When I was in 3-32 Armor, there was a painting of his tank in the battalion conference room that he signed before he died. I remember building the Italeri M4A1 kit to match the painting sometime after Desert Storm.