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Fury (4K UHD Blu-ray Steelbook Review)

Fury announced itself with a bang in theaters way back in 2014.  The film is not just a war epic.  The film discusses moral threads of war.  It tests your own thoughts on what you would do fighting in a tank.  The characters breathe life into the story and bring forth more than just another movie showing the senseless tragedies of war. Sony is revisiting the film now 7 years removed from its original UHD release, adding Dolby Vision and a collectible Steelbook to tempt Steelbook aficionados!

Film  

Fury is a brutal and unflinching look at the final months of World War II. Set in 1945 Germany, the film follows the crew of a Sherman tank as they navigate the horrors of war—both external and internal. Director David Ayer doesn’t aim to glorify combat but instead immerses viewers in its chaos, grime, and moral ambiguity.

The Story

When a young typist named Norman (Logan Lerman) is assigned to replace a fallen crew member, he is thrown into the savage reality of tank warfare. With no combat experience and a gentle nature, Norman is completely unprepared for the brutality of frontline fighting. Under the command of the grizzled and battle-hardened Don “Wardaddy” Collier (Brad Pitt), he must quickly adapt—or be destroyed by the violence around him.

The tank itself, nicknamed “Fury,” becomes more than just a machine. It serves as both a weapon of war and a confined psychological space where the crew wrestles with trauma, fear, and the ethics of killing. The story unfolds as a tense and intimate exploration of survival, masculinity, and the slow erosion of humanity during wartime.

Performances

Brad Pitt delivers a powerful performance as Wardaddy, portraying a man whose commanding presence masks the emotional scars of prolonged violence. His leadership is both ruthless and oddly compassionate, making him a compellingly complex character.

Logan Lerman stands out as Norman, the film’s moral anchor. His emotional journey from innocence to disillusionment is handled with nuance and genuine pathos, and it’s through his eyes that the audience experiences the film’s most human moments.

Shia LaBeouf brings a quiet intensity to Boyd, the religious gunner whose faith is tested daily by the horrors he witnesses. Michael Peña provides grounded realism as the driver Gordo, while Jon Bernthal’s portrayal of the brutish but loyal Grady adds raw physicality to the group dynamic. Together, the cast creates a believable and emotionally charged unit, convincingly bound by brotherhood and battlefield trauma.

Cinematography & Action

Visually, Fury is immersive and unrelenting. The tank battles are filmed with grit and realism, often from within the confined metal hull, which heightens the sense of claustrophobia and dread. Cinematographer Roman Vasyanov expertly captures the mud-slicked battlefields, the smoky aftermath of gunfire, and the chilling quiet before ambushes.

The final set piece—a desperate last stand against an overwhelming SS force—is both harrowing and heroic, showcasing Ayer’s ability to maintain intensity without veering into Hollywood spectacle. The film’s action doesn’t just thrill; it wears you down, just as war does to its soldiers.

Themes and Tone

Fury doesn’t offer clear moral judgments. Instead, it dwells in the gray areas of human behavior under extreme conditions. It grapples with the psychological cost of killing, the fragility of compassion in wartime, and the survival instincts that can drive people to horrific decisions.

One controversial scene involves a prolonged encounter between the crew and two German civilians, which temporarily shifts the film’s tone. While some viewers may find it disrupts the pacing, the sequence does offer a momentary glimpse of tenderness, awkward normalcy, and moral tension that deepens the film’s character work.

Final Verdict

Fury is a fierce, emotionally charged war film anchored by strong performances and immersive action.

Fury may not reinvent the war movie genre, but it delivers something rare—an honest, character-driven depiction of what it means to fight, kill, and endure. The film is loud, messy, and emotionally intense, but beneath its grim exterior lies a story about brotherhood and the resilience of the human spirit under unimaginable stress.

Read our 2018 Fury 4K UHD Blu-ray review HERE

Video 

Encoding: HEVC / H.265

Resolution: 4K (2160p)

HDR: Dolby Vision

Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1

Layers: BD-66

Clarity/Detail: Fury returns to 4K UHD Blu-ray with a new Dolby Vision upgrade! The image remains sharp, crisp and ripe with plenty of details. Uniforms show sweat and dirt to go along with wrinkles and texture. The tank reveals all sorts of nicks, dents scratches and drips of water on it. Some of the foggier scenes can give it a bit of murky look and this is a darker looking image too. The color palette doesn’t lend itself to a wonderland of vibrance, but Dolby Vision does make those colors truly sing!

Depth:  When the film has rather nice, longer shots that you can sit and take in the surroundings, it has a nice spacious, deeper look to it. Movements are cinematic and move smoothly with no distortions.

Black Levels: Blacks are natural and really look quite terrific here. You can make out details easily even though its on black hair, a darkened interior or really dark colored surface.

Color Reproduction: The film has some very wiped colors to it, to appear bleak and dreary. Though, there is some good saturation and the colors are quite full and strong. The HDR looks really cool with fire and explosions but also cigarette cherries and the bullets zipping by in an almost green color at times have a solid glow.

Flesh Tones: Skin tones come cold and stay consistent from start to finish of the film. Facial features are incredible as every cut, scar, stubble, wrinkle, dirt, dried blood…you name it, comes out clear as day from any given distance. It’s quite possibly the most impressive aspect of this transfer.

Noise/Artifacts: Clean

Audio 

Audio Format(s): English Dolby Atmos (English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD compatible), French (Canada) 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, German 5.1 Dolby Digital, Italian 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital, Russian 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish (Latin America) 5.1 Dolby Digital, Ukrainian 5.1 Dolby Digital

Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Icelandic, Korean, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish, Ukrainian

Dynamics: I don’t want to be overexaggerative about Fury’s Atmos track, but they really needed to put something crazy on the box like “Your living room becomes the tank!” You really feel like you’re in the damn thing and on the battlefield and just quietly having tea in a dining room. This mix is crazy detailed and well woven, loud and particular about its volume. While in a quiet building or in the tank you can hear shots going off from a long ways away. The effects are so involving and intense here. Its quite an experience to be a part of.

Height: Bullets whiz overhead, debris falls on top of you, dings and rattles come from the tank, voices yell and gunfire echoes all coming from your ceiling speaker.

Low Frequency Extension: Oh yeah, your subwoofer bounces your room to great degrees of impact when a canon fires, grounds explode, buildings collapse and many more loud battle poundings.

Surround Sound Presentation: Every speaker has been set to precisely accurate to onscreen environmental settings as you’ll hear things travel across the room, make an exact sound to where it something should be when offscreen. Volume placement is golden and you just get every little nuance perfectly placed.

Dialogue Reproduction: Dialogue is clear and crisp.

Extras 

Fury comes with the standard Blu-ray edition of the film and a digital copy. Both the 4K disc and Blu-ray have bonus materials.

4K Ultra-HD Disc

Tiger 131 (HD, 5:25) – Chronicles  the Allies’ capture of a Tiger tank and using one in the film.

Heart of Fury (HD, 6:36) – Michael Pena hosts as we take a looking inside the tank at the set for the film and the responsibilities of each soldier inside.

Clash of Armor (HD, 6:53) – Compares the pros and cons of Tiger and Sherman tanks in battle and the how each is used to maximum effect during battle.

No Guts, No Glory: The Horrors of Combat (HD, 28:06) – This featurette focuses on making an authentic war movie. And it doesn’t just go over costuming and prop weaponry, but looks into the psyche and traumatic mental toll it takes on a solider.

The Tanks of Fury (HD, 46:02) – Made to look like a genuine documentary, this covers tanks in the second World War and making this movie.

Trailers

• Theatrical Trailer 1 (HD, 2:32)
• Theatrical Trailer 2 (HD, 2:15)

Blu-ray Disc

Deleted & Extended Scenes

Blood Brothers (HD, 11:08)

Director’s Combat Journal (HD, 17:32)

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)

Photo Gallery

Summary 

Fury is a fascinating piece that is more than just war action.  There are incredible performances, claustrophobic action pieces and emotional storytelling.  Without question, Fury will be a film that David Ayer will be remembered for.  The depths that the actors go to in their performances give the film such richness while the authenticity within the filmmaking and the writing truly shines through every frame.  For me, Fury is a masterpiece.  Now, in Dolby Vision, Fury also has the perfect presentation for home viewing too!

Get the Fury UHD Steelbook HERE