What ensues is the revelation that almost everyone is under incredible stress as we follow the workers during the week leading up to April 15th, Tax Deadline Day, the busiest day of the year for the post office. Obsessions, perverse love triangles combust as TAMMY SKYE (Grace Cavanaugh) has transferred into this post office after having survived an earlier massacre in another state. She loves her work and just wants to be left alone, but, that doesn't fit the standard profile of these human nutshells about to crack. Oren is convinced that he and Tammy are meant to be the sole survivors of Armageddon and will go on to spawn the new human race. Tammy becomes a victim, yet again, of a stalking, psychotic mailman.
The Center for Disease Control has declared workplace homicide an epidemic with over 750 homicides in 1992. The number one carrier for this homicidal disease is the US Postal Service. With over 750,000 employees, (the nation's largest civilian work force) we have a built in audience that will put Postal Worker head and shoulders over the competition coming out of the marketing gate in both theatrical and home video sales and rentals.
Not to mention the demand overseas in foreign markets for a slice of true Americana psychosis. Postal Worker delivers - with a vengeance!
Maikki R (us) wrote: After i saw few trailers, my hopes went quite high, but when i actually watched it, i was quite disappointed. I thought it would be good, since Colin Firth is in it, and i've never seen a bad movie from him - but ehm. This one was boring! I thought that nothing really happened in this one, and when something did happen, it did happen much too fast! The story was average, it could've been better. Minnie Driver was sweet, and she did the best acting in this one. But i was truly disappointed.
I didn't fell asleep while watching it, but i certainly wouldn't watch it again. The story was nonsense, it could've been made better.
Brandon W (us) wrote: When coming across The Strangers for the first time, I remember it being so scary and when years passed, I'll watch it again. There were many attempts to record the movie, but ended up in failure, until now. The Strangers wasn't as great as I thought it was, but it's a decent film that could've been a lot better for what it could've been a terrific home invasion film. Liv Taylor and Scott Speedman are pretty good, and the strangers themselves act very creepy. The story is very simple, in fact, a little too simple which it could've been more developed on it.
The scares are really good and got a jump out of me, and I do like that the strangers gave a vague reason why they were doing this which is very effective. The characters are very underdeveloped however, and they make some stupid choices in it which makes them feel like your typical horror character that does many dumb decisions that would probably get them killed.
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I did like that in the beginning, the couple were talking about marriage, and how one isn't ready for it, which I think is very interesting, but they didn't dwell in it long enough for me to actually care about them. If people can't watch The Strangers because of the characters, I understand which I think that it's one of the main problems, but for me, it still turn into a decent flick that I'm not going to remember much of it, except in that it's creepy, and the ending gave me a bit of a jolt.
Download Going Postal Free Film Genre: Comedy Fantasy Budget: Country of Origin: United Kingdom Year of Release: 2010 Director: John Jones Screenwriter: Richard Kurti, Bev Doyle, Terry Pratchett Operator: Gavin Finney Somposer: Actors: Richard Coyle, David Suchet, Claire Foy, Andrew Sachs, Charles Dance, Timothy West, Steve Pemberton, Paul Barber, John Henshaw, Don Warrington IMDB: 7.8 Moist van Lipwig - fraudster upper class, he is an expert in sell and fooling. But one day he changed his professionalism and Moist was caught stealing $ 150 000. For this crime he is put in front of a difficult choice - to be hanged or to enter the eternal service in the Postal Service Ankh-Morpork, which is moribund its worst times. 20 years ago, the post office was closed, and all unsent letters piled up inside. Having taken the difficult decision to lead the post office, Moses will see to it that the letters were delivered in any weather and at any address. 'Going Postal' - film adaptation of the fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett. With help of this site you can download Going Postal 720p Free Full HD Movie.
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Those who haven't discovered Terry Pratchett's brilliantly funny novels have a treat in store. Most of them are set in an alternate universe, upon a flat world that travels through space on the shoulders of four elephants that stand on the shell of the great Atuin, a huge turtle. Creature feature key largo.
Despite the fact that the Discworld is so fundamentally different from our own and his characters so fantastic, you will see yourselves, the conventions and concerns of your own world, reflected in surprising, hysterically funny, and entirely entertaining ways. Going Postal is the story of a con man who, when his cons catch up to him, is faced with the choice of re-opening the derelict post office or dying a painful death. As he reluctantly takes up his post he is faced with the unintended consequences of his crimes and soon finds himself, with his engagingly unbalanced staff, committed to saving the post office, bringing Reacher Gilt, evil owner of the clacks system (rather like the internet without electricity) to justice, and winning the heart of Adora Bell Dearheart. I've seen all of the Discworld movies and mini-series and enjoyed them. The Hogfather was great, and The Color of Magic was wonderful,(although I felt Vetenari was a bit too much a comic figure in that one), but Going Postal is nearly perfect!
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Though I didn't envision the patrician as ginger-haired, it made no difference because Charles Dance absolutely IS Vetinari. The rest of the cast Richard Coyle as Moist Von Lipwig, Claire Foy as Adora Belle Dearheart, David Suchet as Reacher Gilt, Andrew Sachs as Groat and Ian Bonar as Stanley, all are fantastic. Even the Golems are just as I thought they should be! Going Postal is a must-see for any Terry Pratchett fan. It's the little things. Reviewed by hjalsayegh Vote: 8/10. Going postal is one of the more popular books in the discworld series and in this movie you find out why.
The story is a stand alone about a con man trying to revive the postal service. All other characters from the discworld are cameos, magic and it's rules don't come into play.
The movie has flaws. The effects used for both the banshee and werewolves were horrendous!
In movie so old world and atmospheric those effects stood out like a sore thumb and I really, really, REALLY wish they were left on the cutting room floor. Angua who's a prominent character in the guards series was diluted to 'blonde, pale, werewolf' Which just made me sad every time she popped up. What I liked however was the rest of the movie. It's charming, Atmospheric and the little details will get to you. The world feels lived in from the men's top hats being a bit worn from use to the women's sweeping skirts being muddy and dusty from. Well from sweeping the dirty streets! Seeing a few characters from other books cameo in this one made me smile (Everyone's favorite vampire photographer for the win!) I loved that they didn't shy away from Ludwig's past haunting him or how badly his confession to his lady love went.
Those could have been written out for a more Hollywood classic tale. I don't think any of the movies are as good as the books. The writing style doesn't lend itself to the visual medium by the author's own admission. He wrote them to be books and mentioned that if he was writing for a movie then things would have been very different. I still enjoyed this as a movie and would recommend it even if you know nothing of the discworld.
Best out of the three adaptions Reviewed by lordman Vote: 9/10. I must admit that I am quite surprised about the negative feedback the third movie based on Pratchett's works has received. There are many reasons for my surprise, which I will introduce in the following short review. Going Postal is a story about a master con-artist who faces the gallows but it given a second shot at life as master of Ankh Morpork's run-down post office. To save the post (i.e.
His own life) and win over the principled Golem-rights-activist Adora Dearheart, he has to employ all his conman wit to beat the owner of the telegraph-like 'Clacks' in a business race evoking industrial-age competitions like that between Westinghouse and Edison, where showmanship and publicity were far more important than the actual product. Talking about the product, this movie is well-acted and well-presented. It is based on one of Pratchett's newer stories and evokes a more urban industrial Steampunk feel than its Fantasy (Colour of Magic) and Faerie Tale-based (Hogfather) predecessors. Still, for a friend of solid acting, solid backdrops, and more substance than metaphor, this may qualify as the best of the bunch. Someone pointed out that the film lacked the 'magic' of the other adaptions.
This is all but true, yet, the lack of a fairy-tale air allows the narrative to flow much better. This time, you know precisely what you are looking. After the somewhat confused and heavily-altered adaption of Colour of Magic, it is a relief to see a certain solid quality in terms of serious movie features returning to the series. Let's face it: a TV-based production never does well when it relies on special effects more than it does on good actors, a decent script and solid direction. This was a mistake all too obvious in Colour of Magic, and is one not repeated here.
Certainly, the visuals still to a perfect job at bringing Discworld to life, mostly due to the enormous attention given to them. However, they never feel overtaxed with their task, which makes it easier to suspend your disbelief in this adaption than in the other ones.
Of course, the movie is not for everyone. Especially those expecting a fantasy-fest will be sorely disappointed. This is fantasy only in the broadest sense, i.e. It takes place in a world quite fantastic and (maybe not quite to) unlike out own. If one wanted to exaggerate, it is - as Discworld always was - to fantasy what Daybreakers is to vampire fiction - a satiric subversion of the tropes.
It should be noted that the film is staffed mainly with rather less known actors - and this is a good thing. Although one might miss the presence of the likes of Tim Curry, Jeremy Irons and even Sean Astin, these are not exactly C-list actors either. You will be surprised how many of them you have seen before. I have graded some of the initial performances below.
Please note that the 9 is not an average but a measure of the entire film relating to other reviews. Plot: 10/10 - The best adaption yet, the changes within which are less noticeable than in Colour or Hogfather.
Visuals: 7/10 - Clearly a TV production, but made with love. Not in over its head, unlike the previous adaptions. Special kudos for the sets (even though there is much subtle CGI involved), which are beautiful. Audio: 8/10 - More subtle, fitting. Certainly did not have a huge budget, but everything fits.
Richard Coyle as Moist: 8/10 - I was skeptical at first, but Richard Coyle makes for an energetic and sharp-witted scoundrel. An excellent fit for Moist Von Lipwick. Claire Foy as Adora Belle Dearheart: 7/10 - She plays the role very much to the expected degree, and while her on-screen chemistry with Coyle is great, her performance is a bit too much 'by-the-book' for my taste. Still, Claire Foy displays a lot of charisma; a more courageous performance might have been in order, though.
David Suchet as Reacher Gilt: 5/10 - Suchet plays Gilt very much as a commedia dell arte 'scaramuccio', the scheming, conniving, but ultimately inept villain, always with a top hat and twirl-worthy beard. Oh, and the eyepatch. This is actually precisely what the role demands and he delivers. Still, there is not crowning moment in his performance, he just 'gets it done', which is a pity given that his character is the only one standing up to Lord Vetinari. Charles Dance as Vetinari: 7/10 - Charles Dance is not Jeremy Irons, that is for certain. It is also for the better, as Irons' performance in Colour, while memorable, was also very much unbearable on the longer run.
Good thing it was so brief. Dance does a solid job, and gives Vetinari a very human, while inhumanly competent, face. Steve Pemberton as Drumknott: 10/10 - I have singled out Pemberton as Drumknott because it is hard not to like his take on the character. Drumknott may just be Vetinari's right-hand-man and therefore destined to an existence as living piece of backdrop, but Pemberton really gives the devout assistant a depth which, I believe, is quite true to the spirit in which the character was conceived. He is not a footstool, although trained as one, and actually immensely able when tasked. However, he does not show this openly but rather gives subtle hints at his capability. Of course, this is (probably) not in the script, but mainly conveyed through Pemberton's acting.
He nailed this part. All in all, if the Sky1-Productions continue in this vein, we will not have to fear another disappointment like Colour. Expensive actors a good movie do not make. Great overall style and love and care, that's more like it.
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