The Postman

[amicus]

Been hearing on a commercial, a song: "Come and get your love..." which was played in the film with Kevin Kostner and when I saw it playing on a movie channel tonight, just had to turn it on.

Seen it several times over the years...it is one of those one can watch again after some time passes.

Even got a little blurry eyed at some of the patriotic themes, getting as emotional as a woman in my winter years, bugs the hell out of me.

Quite an interesting film and theme...


amicus

 

[cumallday]

John Garfield and Jack Nicholson always rang twice.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

it is one of those one can watch again after some time passes.

If one's being held as a suspected terrorist in Guantanamo.

 

[amicus]

[QUOTE=cumallday]John Garfield and Jack Nicholson always rang twice.[/QUOTE]

~~~


"...The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 crime novel by James M. Cain.

The novel was quite successful and notorious upon publication, and is regarded as one of the more important crime novels of the 20th century. Fast-moving and brief (only about 100 pages long, depending on the edition), the novel's mix of sexuality and violence was startling in its time, and saw the book banned in Boston. [1].

It has been adapted as a motion picture four times; the 1946 version is probably the best known, and is regarded as an important film noir..."


~~~

Banned in Boston and 'film noir'...liberal guidelines for acceptable viewing?

heh...


amicus...

 

[amicus]

If one's being held as a suspected terrorist in Guantanamo.

~~~

Geez lauren, gimmee a break...it's only a film...

chuckles...



amicus

 

[cumallday]

[QUOTE=cumallday]John Garfield and Jack Nicholson always rang twice.

~~~


"...The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 crime novel by James M. Cain.

The novel was quite successful and notorious upon publication, and is regarded as one of the more important crime novels of the 20th century. Fast-moving and brief (only about 100 pages long, depending on the edition), the novel's mix of sexuality and violence was startling in its time, and saw the book banned in Boston. [1].

It has been adapted as a motion picture four times; the 1946 version is probably the best known, and is regarded as an important film noir..."


~~~

Banned in Boston and 'film noir'...liberal guidelines for acceptable viewing?

heh...


amicus...[/QUOTE]

Yeah maybe. I never actually saw "The Postman". "Waterworld" soured me on Costner.

 

[Weird Harold]

Seen it several times over the years...it is one of those one can watch again after some time passes.

Saw it once, and it belongs on the worst movie thread for butchering the book by David Brin.

 

[amicus]

Looks like I be battin' a thousand...imagine that?

amicus

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Geez lauren, gimmee a break...it's only a film...

"The Postman Always Rings Twice" is a film, Amicus. "The Postman" is something registered on film.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

They threw me off the hay-truck about noon. I had swung on the night before, down at the border, and as soon as I got up there under the canvas, I went to sleep. I needed plenty of that after three weeks in Tijuana, and I was still getting that when they pulled off to the side to let the engine cool. Then they saw a foot sticking out and kicked me off.

The Postman Always Rings Twice, James M. Cain

The novel is a good read and the original movie version was a good watch. Judging from the cast, odds are the version with Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange is also worth a look.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[angelicminx]

Been hearing on a commercial, a song: "Come and get your love..." which was played in the film with Kevin Kostner and when I saw it playing on a movie channel tonight, just had to turn it on.

Seen it several times over the years...it is one of those one can watch again after some time passes.

Even got a little blurry eyed at some of the patriotic themes, getting as emotional as a woman in my winter years, bugs the hell out of me.

Quite an interesting film and theme...


amicus

I love this film, Ami.

 

[amicus]

I love this film, Ami.

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Thank you angelicminx...was beginning to doubt my sanity what with the other responses...


ami

 

[Lisa Denton]

I agree with Harold that the movie was waaaaay off the book. The movie went a different direction, Tom Petty isn't in the book for instance, and the movie just lost half of what the lead character, he wasn't Costner, was feeling and making happen around him unintentionally.

All in all, if you liked the movie, you will fall in love with the book. While you may watch the movie again and again, I have read the book several times and enjoyed each read immensely.

I didn't much like the movie, thought it was because the movie missed so many points, and didn't think it did the book justice.

I recommend the book, and especially if you liked the movie.

Its heartwrenching and tearjerking with hilarity thrown in at points. I loved the way everyone would try to remember the olden tyme postal code and get it wrong.
"Through starry nights and firefights ............"

Its a good story, the book, the nation coming alive at the hope of civilization rebuilding itself, starting with the postal sevice as a pony express type organization begun as a small white lie, which spread like wildfire. The kids risking thier lives to protect the mail and get it through is believable and I cried many times reading the book.

The movie just plain missed most of it.

READ THE BOOK

JMO

See ya, Lisa.

 

[CharleyH]

"The Postman Always Rings Twice" is a film, Amicus. "The Postman" is something registered on film.

I liked "The Postman" despite its propensity for merely being registered on film. It quite reminded me of "Dances with Wolves," only funnier.

 

[JamesSD]

"The Postman" is not a good movie, except perhaps for the unintentional comedy of some of the poorly written scenes.

It's far too long and labored. Beyond that, the plot doesn't really make sense, with characters whose actions aren't always consistent with their motivations.

I haven't read the book, but it sounds pretty good. Thematically "The Postman" was interesting, but it was poorly executed.

 

[CharleyH]

"The Postman" is not a good movie, except perhaps for the unintentional comedy of some of the poorly written scenes.

It's far too long and labored. Beyond that, the plot doesn't really make sense, with characters whose actions aren't always consistent with their motivations.

I haven't read the book, but it sounds pretty good. Thematically "The Postman" was interesting, but it was poorly executed.

If I might add? "The Postman" is still ultimately better than 'Hostel' 1,2,3, or 'Saw 2,3,4' or, 'Halloween 15' for that matter. It did have SOME modicum of story, at least.

 

[Lisa Denton]

"The Postman" is not a good movie, except perhaps for the unintentional comedy of some of the poorly written scenes.

It's far too long and labored. Beyond that, the plot doesn't really make sense, with characters whose actions aren't always consistent with their motivations.

I haven't read the book, but it sounds pretty good. Thematically "The Postman" was interesting, but it was poorly executed.

It was poorly executed, the book, without the bad acting, is really good. The story of a shattered nation being rebuilt with communication via snail mail when tech goes blooey is quite feasible. And just like the pony express, youngsters riding hard and fast through the badlands with the mail is believable when the adults are all working to get by hand to mouth, cut off from relatives long lost in other areas of the nation, and longing for the old days.

My mom used to talk with the mailman, she never left him milk and cookies but I think her mom did, and she could say that old thingie "Through rain and sleet and snow and bullets ...... " and the mailman used to never mace dogs, just kick them sometimes.

In the book, the characters actions make sense because they are explained, not portrayed, and I remember one part. The lead character is approached with a letter hesitantly, and the person mailing the letter had found some old coins (useless) and wanted to know how much for postage. The lead character counts out some coins as if for a stamp and gives the rest of the coins back. It was a priceless visual scene which could only be painted with the written word.

 

[elsol]

Saw it once, and it belongs on the worst movie thread for butchering the book by David Brin.

I guess I'm the weirdo.

I think the book is crap.

The movie was so suprisingly unbad that I gave the book a shot thinking "Christ! If KC couldn't fuck you up, how good must you be?"

Crap...crap...crap.

Then again, I can't do Brin. He's one of those writers that make me want to never read a book again.