The Fury
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Movie Reviews of The Fury
Movie Review: very good movie
Summary: 5 Stars
i really love this movie it's very unique from all those other 70's horror movies i've seen very good ending well i guess you can call it more of a suspense then horror but what ever it is it's a real good movie !Movie Review: One of De Palma's early greats
Summary: 4 Stars
The Fury is one of Brian De Palma's more uneven, rocky entries in his career, but, as with almost all of his films, his talent behind the camera and his ability to get the most out of his actors overcomes all the film's shortcomings.
Kirk Douglas stars as Peter, an employee of a secret government agency whose son, Robin, has telepathic powers. After a lighthearted, calming beginning, De Palma delivers what he is best at: a charged, violent shootout where Peter is attacked and Robin is kidnapped by the very agent that was supposed to be protecting him. From there we are introduced to Gillian, a teenage girl who also has extreme telepathic powers, and we learn that Peter hopes to use her to be able to contact Robin and find out where he is. After we meet Gillian, the film changes rather drastically. The opening half hour could probably be considered an action film, but once Gillian is entered into the Paragon school, and school for psychics, the film takes on a much more De Palma tone. The change of pace is the main reason I say that the film is uneven. I'm not a huge fan of the film's beginning, but once the movie focuses more on the telepathic powers of Gillian rather than Peter's quest for his son, it turns into classic De Palma.
The acting in the movie is very good, despite some over-the-top dialogue, and while some of the side characters run together, all the main characters are interesting enough to keep your attention and warrant your feelings toward them, whether you love or hate the character. John Cassavetes has a great role as the agent who kidnaps Robin, and his villain is right up there with some of the classic villains that De Palma has given us throughout the years. As with all De Palma films, you either love or hate the ending, and with this one especially, the ending was worth every second that I had watched the movie for the past two hours.
Highly recommended.
Movie Review: Teens With Telekinetic Powers Are Abducted By The Government
Summary: 4 Stars
"The Fury" is another masterpiece of modern horror directed by Brian DePalma who also directed such blockbusters as "Body Double," "Dressed To Kill," and one of my personal favorites, "Carrie." Both "Carrie" and "The Fury" deal with teenagers with telekinetic powers. No one suspected Carrie White had telekinesis until it was too late. On prom night, she killed most all of her classmates and teachers and is eventually murdered by her mom. In "The Fury," our government discovers that two teenagers, Robin and Gillian, have telekinesis and want to use them as weapons. This same plot was visited again a few years later by Stephen King in "Fire Starter."
Movie legend, Kirk Douglas, is Peter Sanza, who is desperately searching for his son, Robin, who was stolen from him. His shootouts and car chases with the Federal agents is the action/thriller part of the movie. The horror part is what Robin and Gillian can do to their victims: literally tear them apart with their thoughts.
"The Fury" depicts what might have happened to Carrie White if she had survived her prom night. A government agency would have captured and imprisoned her. Then they would've ran a series of tests in order to control and exploit her powers.
"The Fury" has wonderful direction from Brian DePalma; scenes that alternate from the Mid East to Chicago, and an all star cast that includes Amy Irving ("Carrie"), John Casavetes ("Rosemary's Baby"), Charles Durning ("When A Stranger Calls"), Andrew Stevens ("The Seduction"), and Carrie Snodgrass ("Murphy's Law"). It is highly recommended for those who collect paranormal science fiction horror or, if you are like me, enjoy horror classics from the seventies.
Movie Review: Hollywood doesn't make 'em like this anymore!!
Summary: 4 Stars
THE FURY
(USA - 1978)
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Theatrical soundtrack: Mono
Dismissed at the time of its initial release as a mishmash of themes and genres, time has been kind to THE FURY, Brian De Palma's visually spectacular adaptation of the novel by John Farris. An ex-government agent (Kirk Douglas) seeks the help of a young girl (Amy Irving) with incredible psychic abilities to help locate his son (Andrew Stevens), who has extraordinary powers of his own and has been kidnapped by an ultra-secret organization who plan to use his talents for their own sinister purposes.
Farris' own script has a neat symmetry, encompassing Middle Eastern terrorism, government conspiracies, psychic horror, and a series of Grand Guignol death scenes, orchestrated to a turn by De Palma whose growing confidence as a filmmaker sees him fully engage with the concept of Pure Cinema which has characterized much of his work ever since.
Highlighted by John Williams' magnificent score (a genuinely eerie composition, one of the best of his career), the film opens slowly, builds momentum, and culminates in a breathtaking sequence which closes the movie on a note of screaming hysteria (the final thirteen shots have been celebrated and vilified in equal measure by disbelieving audiences ever since the movie first opened!). De Palma's technical precision is matched by his excellent cast, including John Cassavetes, Charles Durning and Carrie Snodgress, all of whom loan these outrageous proceedings a gravity which lesser actors might have scorned. Look quickly for a very young Daryl Hannah in an early pre-stardom role.
Movie Review: One of the best underseen horror movies of the 70's!
Summary: 4 Stars
After the success of Carrie director Brian DePalma received a bigger budget to tackle a similar subject,this time the girl with mysterious mental abilities is played by Amy Irving(who played Carrie's well meaning classmate).When Kirk Douglas's son is kidnapped by a secret organization and he discovers that Irving who is trapped in a special "school" is having dreams of his son he tries to rescue his son with her help.As this is a Brian DePalma movie nothing goes as planned.It didn't make a splash during it's initial release because it has too many things going on and doesn't have the strong performances of Carrie.However it's filled with gruesome stylish moments.In every DePalma film there's always a big intricate suspense sequence and in this one there's a great slow motion escape attempt that ends in tragedy.John Williams who created his Jaws score around this time created one of his best most sinister scores for this film(the menacing opening credit music is still chilling today).The Fury is a meanspirited film with a great dramatic final scene and it's also one of the most well crafted horror movies of the 70's.It may not be as emotional as Carrie but is still a very good cruel movie.