Review of The Fury (1978) by Levi P — 29 Oct 2011

Released just 3 years after the box office hit "Carrie," director Brian De Palma returns to the same supernatural realm of telekinesis powers in teenagers with "The Fury.".

Not a film that time has been good to by any means. 20th Century Fox studios hasn't preserved this as well as they could have and so the viewer is left with a grainy print and little enhancement with 21st century digital conversion. Having said that though, this is quite enjoyable! Kinda felt like a lost relic found hidden in film history. The director of such masterful films like "Dressed To Kill," "Casualties Of War" and "Scarface" dives deeper in the psychic world of telekinesis.

Much like Stephen King's Firestarter, this movie explores the dark side of government power and the effects it can cause on supernatural humans. Do they really exist, these superhumans with the ability to control or minds, make us bleed while interpreting our deepest darkest secrets or levitate us into the air? Who knows, but until the day a Professor X reveals himself I will keep a lookout. This is truly a hidden gem lost upon other far superior films from that era. After you've enjoyed the classics ilke "Carrie" or "Scanners," take a look at "The Fury!" It's not perfect and unfortunately flawed, but the time has come to dust off this jewel and polish it with a better release and features to satisfy the cinephile I am! **** (4-stars).