Postal is finally out in the USA! Unfortunately, it seems that no one cares much…
According to Los Angeles Times:
Boll, who said even his German investors were “80% upset with him when they saw it,” claimed “Postal” was too much of a political hot potato for AMC or Regal to touch (its opening sequence has two 9/11 hijackers arguing about the virgins coming their way and a simulated explosion on impact).
The IMDB forums are quite active, with some real doctors (MDs not Dr like Uwe) prescribing Venlafaxine so that Uwe can get over his most recent flop. They warn that the possible side effects could be: muscle twitching, weight gain, and finally, problems with orgasms.
I say No way!. This could very well affect Boll’s performance in the upcoming box match between him and Michael Bay.
I have just seen it and I must say I’m not impressed. The two previous movies (with Richard Chamberlain as Allan) were not perfect but at least they have stuck to the original books.
If you have any doubt that this is exploitation film, supposed to ride on the back of Indy 4 - just check out the trailer. Even the title letters at the end copy Indiana Jones.
Back to the movie. Shot on location in South Africa with (mostly) local actors, Sean Michael is Allan. The sound mix doesn’t cut it - background noises often obscure speech because they are too loud.
The camera’s panning movement takes forever (the opening sequence and elsewhere). There are multiple repetitive shots, e.g. first guy riding, second guy riding after him, rinse and repeat 5 times.
The villain is ridiculous - and you know he’s the bad guy immediately because he’s showcasing a nasty grin and an ugly set of teeth. We’re 50 minutes into the movie before we see natives - and they remain on screen, singing and dancing, for at least 15.
Finally, at the end, when Allan finally finds the Temple of Skulls - guess what - it’s simply a cave with lighting that’s worse that most of tourist caves I’ve been too. A stalagmite and a skull next to it = Temple of the Skull.
Bad guy is there already - holding the girls as a hostage. Boom boom and the girl is reclaimed but the temple crumbles to pieces. Cue more native songs and dances.
Uwe Boll has gone Postal. First, he goes to Blizzard, asks them for the movie rights to World of Warcraft. Then, he said Postal will beat Indy 4 at the box office.
I have just seen it and I must say I’m not impressed. The two previous movies (with
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