Postal (Uwe Boll, 2008)

[Nothing]

"from controversial director Uwe Boll... Inspired by the notorious videogame of the same name, POSTAL is a jaw-droppingly original spoof... lampooning minorities... immigrants... women, the Holocaust"

They've sold me =D>

[Faux Hulot]

Surely it can't be better than this notoriously tasteful teaser

[Cold Bishop]

Someone finally gets around to doing a Post-911 satire, and it happens to be Uwe fucking Boll, based of a terrible video game, with what looks to be the sophistication of Meet the Spartans.

Well, I'll give him some points for audacity.

[domino harvey]

Finally, a controversial movie!

[CSM126]

Finally, a controversial movie!

Controversy implies differing viewpoints locked in heated debate. That ain't happening here: it's Uwe Boll, we all hate him, and we all expect terrible things. No sentient being could possibly take the opposite viewpoint let alone defend it.

[colinr0380]

The main problem for me is that he proved he couldn't even create half decent zombie, monster, vampire or fantasy films so I have no confidence in his being able to make any sort of coherent statement on real subjects, let alone raise any laughs from them!

The desperately trying to be controversial first sequence is here.

[margot]

If he succeeds in making a single person angry with this movie than it will have been worth it to make.

[domino harvey]

So it's basically an episode of Family Guy

[Antoine Doinel]

Although anyone who gets riled up over a Uwe Boll film or an episode of Family Guy should probably get out more.

[domino harvey]

Based on the very detailed plot synopsis, no movie has ever exhausted itself so thoroughly trying to instigate outrage. This made me laugh more than anything in this film will:

It opened at number 27 in the German box office, taking in $79,353 from 48 screens and has banked $133,568 as of November 11.

[Alphonso]

Apparently one million signatures will get this man to stop making movies-- I doubt it, but it's worth a try

[margot]

Apparently one million signatures will get this man to stop making movies-- I doubt it, but it's worth a try

Hey welcome to the internet.

[Alphonso]

Well if it's any substantiation

[Barmy]

It has potential. Maybe he can direct the next Harold and Kumar flick.

[broadwayrock]

Well if it's any substantiation

Boll has an entertaining reaction to the petition and some choice opinions on Michael Bay, Eli Roth and George Clooney:

[miless]

It has potential. Maybe he can direct the next Harold and Kumar flick.

it would have to become a video game, first (which I don't doubt will happen)

as to that youtube video... what a retarded asshole... wait, I take that back, he gives people with mental disabilities a bad (BAD!) name.

does he really think that he doesn't make the same film every time (except for this one, I guess)?
does he really think that he makes 'genius' films?

[domino harvey]

When only four theatres nationwide agree to play Postal, Uwe Boll takes a rare defensive stance:

To all of you writing now about me and the fact that POSTAL is not getting screens.

its okay ..its fun kicking a guy nonstop who is on the ground

you are all not getting it that i'm the guy who made it against the big hollywood system and you are all only busy to destroy me and finish me up
and then you YOU WON WHAT ? the attention of the studios, michael bay .. ?????
if you damage me you feel closer to Hollywood ? what is your game plan?

you want only movies like JUMPER , SPEED RACER , WHAT HAPPENDS IN VEGAS ...? then keep going and your dreams will be fullfilled. POSTAL makes some very important points ..but you dont wanna see that .... : that Bush used the SEPTEMBER 11 to start a war against a country what had nothing to do with Bin Laden etc.... but this all doesnt matter because you are all busy to THINK that INDIANA JONES or NARNIA are important movies ... but in real they are empty shells of an industry what wants to make money and what wants to keep you looking "escape movies" with nothing in it. in between they are putting some CONTROVERSIAL movies to show that they can do also IMPORTANT movies ...but also this movies are not really critical....they only supporting the system and not showing the big picture. and POSTAL shows the BIG PICTURE ...it nails the absurd situation with all the stupid religions, races and nations we are living in. POSTAL is not accepting bullshit politics. POSTAL has not the opinion that Bush made mistakes - POSTAL has the opinion that it is a scandal that BUSH is not in jail. What happened in America in the last 7 years is the biggest joke since Columbus stepped on that land.

but instead of seeing the courage i had in doing that movie against everybody who tried to stop me - you are sitting on your desks and you are working on stories about me ....and my image as the worst director on earth...and you fullfill what your editor wants from you in regards of uwe boll ...or you fullfill what you think makes you a cooler guy in the internet ...and you are not getting it that you are only interested in movies like IRON MAN or HULK or KUNG FU PANDA or the MUMMY 3 because the studios spending 60 mio. $ in advertising to make you interested in NON INTERESTING movies. how many times you wanna keep going in movies only because the TRAILER was so cool and the CGI was so great ?

thanks for reading this

Uwe Boll

[tavernier]

That rant will bring in the crowds.

[domino harvey]

Who would have thought that a movie making fun of 9/11 starring the brother from Titus and a naked Dave Foley wouldn't play in the sticks?

[miless]

I think his attitude is hilarious. He honestly thinks that if he weren't making movies that we'd only have Hollywood blockbusters. Yeah, if Uwe Boll stops making movies filmmakers throughout the world will give up and get real jobs. The largest film industry (Bollywood, as far as number of films made each year) will shut-down and worldwide independents will throw in the towel.

Fuck, don't give up Boll, the world is dependent upon you for the survival of CINEMA!

[Barmy]

I actually would love to see this in a theatre. Unfortunately, in the NY area it's only playing in Brooklyn, so forget it. ](*,)

[domino harvey]

Guys, you have to realize by now that Boll is expertly cultivating his image as the crazy German director of bad movies, right? He knows exactly what to do and say to generate the publicity he wants. I am convinced that he's a lot smarter than he lets on, and that his films are supposed to serve as muddled performance art against mainstream cinema.

[Barmy]

Just watched the trailer and I've changed my mind. I liked the teaser posted above, but the trailer sucks and it actually has a Bush/ObL "Brokeback" parody bit.

[tavernier]

I actually would love to see this in a theatre. Unfortunately, in the NY area it's only playing in Brooklyn, so forget it. ](*,)

And Domino said it wouldn't play in the sticks.

[domino harvey]

Who was the wiseacre who slipped a screening of this film into the gentrification plans