Search - Postal on DVD

So funny and courageous !

Triviere Simon | Clara, FRANCE | 10/18/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Boll let us an awesome movie, with great questions about our world. Sometimes really provocative, Postal is a really courageous comedy movie."

"Bring on the monkeys!"

AMP | Somewhere on Earth | 10/09/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Good Things

*The Blu-Ray has excellent video; it is one of the cleanest, clearest, and shrapest movies I've seen. Also has some great colors.

*Includes the "Raging Boll" feature (the notorious clip where director Uwe Boll boxes his critics), director's commentary, and some brief clip where Verne Troyer mocks Indiana Jones. The cover says "And much more!", but that's not true; this is all of the features you get (maybe it's a joke on the cover).

*Also includes the PC game "Postal 2" (woohoo!).

*The comedy is surprisingly great at times. There are some original jokes, and lots of great funny lines. Some of it is crazy slapstick, other parts have thought-provoking satire (all the terrorist stuff), other parts yet make good fun of real-life situations (like the job interview scene).

*Includes some self-parody.

*Pretty good story. It is well-paced and is hardly dull.

*Lots of action scenes throughout, especially at the end. A few excellent special effects.

*The cameramanship is splendid.

*Production design is great. Look out for all sorts of funny text on building signs, billboards, and props.

*The acting is great; the characters are quite zany and expressive. Writing is good, and there are some good funny (perhaps even memorable) lines. The cast is great; Zach Ward was always great with comedies, and even though everybody else are basically nobodies, they are distinctive and good. Plus, there are a bunch of hot chicks in it.

*Some good music.



The Bad Things

*The sound quality is generally not bad, but it has some parts that seem to be very loud and other parts that are very low (DTS HD 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0).

*Special features are in standard definition.

*Some parts do seem contrived and are there only for the sickness of it (like when the main character drinks spoiled milk, or the brief male nudity, etc...).



The Questionable Things

*There is quite a bit of perversity throughout (as promised by the package!). Expect some toilet humor, violence (including the deaths of many many innocent bystanders; men, women, and children), lots of swearing, gross comedy, etc... Its not too graphic (except for all of the bloody violence), and serves to accentuate the comedy in many areas (it shocks you before delivering a punchline). But if you're repulsed by such things, you should probably stay away.



I know what you're thinking: "Uwe Boll sucks and I'll never watch his movies again." But believe it or not, this one is not so bad, and can even be considered funny and well-made. This movie succeeds at being a perverse zany comedy. I'm even surprised as to how much satire and self-parody there is. Its not the crud I thought it would be; it is respectable and perhaps even a little thought-provoking. Above all, its pretty funny. If you have the tolerance for both the director and some sick comedy, you will find this to be great."