Twitch Saw 'Postal' -- and Liked It!
Filed under: Action, Comedy, Games and Game Movies
If you don't already have Twitch wedged into your browser under the "movie blogs" tab, then you're nuts. And speaking of "nuts," said the master of the subtle segue, Twitchmaster Todd Brown recently had a chance to see the latest piece of cinematic lunacy from Uwe Boll. Yep, not only do they have a full-bore (and very well-argued) review of Postal ... they actually liked it, too! Todd says it's actually funny! Funny on purpose, I mean!Boll-bashers will no doubt want to read Mr. Brown's review for themselves, but here's a sampling of the man's (admittedly astonished) opinions: "It is brash, bold, smart when called for and stupid when required and - most importantly - it is frequently and intentionally laugh out loud funny." (Intentionally? Uwe Boll? I'll believe it when I see it.) "For a film of this type Postal is an unqualified success, a film that knows what it wants to be and hits all of its marks." (Are we talking about the movie that "has fun" with planes crashing into the World Trade Center?) "I can't remember the last film that made me laugh this hard." (Harder than BloodRayne? I can't wait.)
Still no word on when Postal (or Seed or Dungeon Siege or BloodRayne 2) will be available for U.S. viewing, but if I was just "normally Boll-curious" before reading Mr. Brown's opinions -- I'm now officially fascinated by this flick. Twitch is a reputable blog with several solid writers, so there's no way I could dismiss this piece as something written by a fanboy Boll-backer ... but forgive me if I'm still more than a little skeptical.
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5-05-2007 @ 12:44PM
MosquitoControl said...
I'll believe it.
I've defended the trailer here before.
It looks stupid. The tone and style looks painful. But it almost looks deliberate, Kentucky Fried Movie painful.
I think, in the end, it will likely be an awful Uwe Boll production, but one with some amusing parts despite itself. Boll has no talent as a director. You can sense that in the trailer. But there's a carefree attitude and a few decent gags in those trailers, too.
And whathisname works as the lead actor. Probably just in this movie.
I think Boll will kick out a 5 out of 10 instead of his usual 1 out of 10.
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5-05-2007 @ 6:28PM
Rickmeister said...
I don't find this too hard to believe. Perhaps Boll has finally found his niche? First off, all his previous video games to film adaptations were of games that took its content seriously; however, Postal, which I've never played before yet I know of, has the kind of wild absurdity that wants to be laughed at no matter how awful it may be. Now I'm not defending Boll, but I find it difficult to believe that he can't make at least one relatively good movie. Of course, you never know when that's ever going to happen, but I suppose we'll all have to wait and see if Postal's the one. I can't believe I'm actually intrigued by this.
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6-05-2007 @ 7:00PM
lukeskywalker said...
I love uwe boll's movies!!!
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6-06-2007 @ 8:33PM
dawnlee8 said...
I too saw the movie at an industry screening at the Cannes Film Festival. I was surprised how many people came to it on a bright, sunny day and I did NOT know what to expect having only seen Bloodraybe and Alone In the Dark.... it was worth it. We all laughed in the first 30 seconds and laughed right through to end. Sometimes funny ha ha and sometimes funny as in oh my f***ing God!
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