halc Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I'm sure at least several of you have played the game. I recently saw the live-action film adaptation directed by Uwe Boll and am impressed enough to say it's one of the best video game-to-film adaptations I've seen. It seems as if Boll had a vision for this film, as the game really becomes the movie. It's funny (lots of political and super-off-the-wall humor), ultra-violent (children are shot and killed on screen), stylish, satirical and controversial. Has anyone else seen the movie? What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Uwe Boll This name plus the fact its gotten 9% on rotten and was banned from every US cinema is enough information for me not to even give it a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poke'G Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Almost every US cinema. Didn't it get a screening or two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Just checked again, 4 screens after much much begging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeCrusher Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Ok. Uwe Boll. No thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Wikipedia tells me that Boll got a best director award from this. What. The. Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Uwe Boll's movies are in fact better than the horde of "x Movie" movies. I'm not sure if many people actually thought about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Sounds Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Why do people cite Wikipedia instead of the actual source? That's like tying a boat to another boat instead of a pier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Why do people cite Wikipedia instead of the actual source? That's like tying a boat to another boat instead of a pier. Because i had no idea what this movie (or game) was so i wiki searched it. The article about the game came up, which eventually led me to the article about the movie, and as i scrolled through it i saw that information. It was a quick and easy way to find information about Postal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Sounds Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Because i had no idea what this movie (or game) was so i wiki searched it. The article about the game came up, which eventually led me to the article about the movie, and as i scrolled through it i saw that information... ...which would lead to a link to the source cited for that information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Except this isn't a research paper. It's a thread about a Uwe Boll movie. Click the citation yourself if you care so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Here. http://kotaku.com/5016721/postal-wins-award-really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anne amère Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Vt_tv7t79WY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Huh. Wasn't as bad as i thought it would be... but it wasn't anything great either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 This is one Boll movie I'm actually curious to see. Not because I think it'll be worth the rental fee, but because it seems like it's the type of movie that would be more up his alley. We know his attempts at making things serious in a game movie fall apart like a zombie's head in a shotgun blast, but perhaps an over the top dark humored flick with little care for plot or who it offends, might... MIGHT... be almost tolerable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halc Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 The thing about this movie is that it just feels like the video game. Even if the whole movie is just crazy, off-the-wall situations and violence, that makes it no different than that game, right? People who like the game will like the movie, and that never seems to be the case these days. I don't really know. On a side note, I personally hate Team America, but I think anyone who liked that movie would like Postal as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Looooove Team America. Maybe i will give postal a viewing. I haven't played the game though, so i don't know if it would appeal to me as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skummel Maske Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Did the game have a plot? I remember playing through the demo back in the day, but I never noticed anything as much as resembling a plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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