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Good movie.

The movie starts out slow but is worth being patient. Really good, moving, thought provoking movie.

Deep & Thought Provoking

I had to watch this one 3 times to pick up the finer points of the film. The first time I was a little taken back by the brutality and the seemingly randomness of the script. The second time I began to understand the message and the 3rd time I figured I knew this character pretty well. Costner's idea of hope being eternal and the fortitude of man after WWIII was a testimony to his personal beliefs that good will win every time. I felt the supporting actors did well, though could've been more evil. Costner is knocked a bit by critics because of his artsy ideas and executions of scripts. This movie rates highly in my book for the simple fact that it portrayed a seemingly selfish and unmotivated man who became a hero without any doing of his own. And through it all he grew up. That was Fate in action. Good story line, good ending. A little soft on romance, but maybe that's what he intended. Definetely a see again with a mature audience.

A pretty good movie

I loved the overall plot of the movie. The dialog was a bit silly at times, and some of the scenes were very cheesy, but overall it was an enjoyable movie about likable characters doing very interesting things. Too bad the mule died though....

Missing the point?

I've read a lot of reviews of this movie, partly to find out what other people thought about it, but mostly to see if anyone else shared my view of it. So far I haven't found any. For some reason no one who has seen this movie has noticed one thing: this movie is completely ridiculous. Forget about the jingoistic "America first!" mumbo-jumbo. Forget about Costner's character spouting warmed-over Shakespeare at the drop of a fedora. What about the fact that this script is as goofy as all get-out?I rented this movie a while ago, plunked down the popcorn, and laughed my head off. It wasn't just because of the inherent lameness of the movie, but because of the way Costner kind of gave up on pleasing the American public after "Waterworld." I would have thought he'd try much harder to win the hearts of the nation; I guess that's where the heavy-handed patriotic theme came in. I didn't expect him to yell after the mother of his unborn child, "You're really weird...you know that?!" Must admit, it was a nice surprise.Overall I didn't like the movie, but it was a close call. It came down to the way the script was laid out, which was very inconsistent. It did keep me on my toes mentally, though, because I could never predict what they were going to do next. My dream wasn't fulfilled, though; I wanted to see Shakespeare and Bethlehem duke it out with wooden spoons.

A contender for the title worst film ever made...

The Postman is, put quite simply, an atrocious film -- with a rambling, confused narrative, poor dialogue, and ideas above its station. The pretentiousness of this "epic" is staggering, and padded out with bad poetry, the film has that "will the torture never end?" quality concomitant with bad movies. Not that there's anything wrong with long movies, if length is required by plot and material; but Costner has confused over-long with epic (does the bloated story really merit its treatment? does Shakespeare deserve to be defiled in this manner?); and its running time has affected its form to the point that watching the film, with its seemingly indefinitely delayed anti-climax, is comparable to hacking one's way through Sleeping Beauty's forest with a pair of nail clippers. The only reason to watch this: to see how badly made, trite and truly dull a motion picture can be. Bad poetry and over-inflated ideas can produce only one thing: poor art.

Great SciFi movie!

The totally original story is excellent and somewhat believable, even for a SciFi flick. Costner is great in the lead roll but it is the great story line that makes the movie. Don't listen to the critics on this one! See it for yourself and then decide. I haven't read the book yet but might pick it up to see if it is as good as the movie. Usually the book is better than the movie, so we'll see. Why IMDb require their posts to be 10 line I don't know. This seems like a pretty dumb rule to me. I already said what I wanted to say but must type all this junk just so I can submit my post... Maybe they will change this rule if enough people keep typing in this kind of junk..?

I Loved It

I saw this movie upon release and immediately fell in love with it. Right now I know I am getting criticism from many readers, but I don't care. I understood the movie. I am a big fan of apocalyptic movies, and I have always wondered what the Civil War would be like if it happened in modern times. Well, I was delivered a great apocalypse movie that answered my Civil War question. I think Costner knew that this was hokey material. In several scenes you can see him smiling at how absurd the dialogue and situations are. But they all feel welcome here for some reason. I laughed at the jokes, I was empathetic for the characters, the scenery was beautiful and I really liked the costumes. I can see that there are a lot of flaws in the movie. But I don't care. It was so entertaining that they were glossed over. On the running time, I appreciated it. I love epic films, and sitting in a theater for three hours while watching something interesting is great for me. This isn't the best film ever made, but it is a true favorite to me.

a 5.2??? it should be with the 100 worst movies

I was very surprised when I saw The Postman was given a 5.2. It's one of the worst and most boring movies I've never seen. I explain: it was long, but in the bad way. films can be long but if they are good, you don't know, you only sit and spend addicted to the screen. Gone with the wind is long. But there are enough thing that make you short. The Postman, not. It was bored and bizarre. I mean, it looked as if all the atrezzo was a big joke. But it wasn't. They pretended that we took seriously this film. But watching long haired Costner as the new Mesias wasn't exactly what I call believable. Anyway, I admit I'm not being parcial. I don't like war movies, don't like SF and don't like westerns, and The Postman was a mix of those. But trust me -if it were well done, maybe I would have liked themix. But I couldn't. No script, no good acting, not a beautiful film, no good or interesting action. It looked a film of the 80s. In conclusion, I can say I didn't like at all and I hope nobody watches it (it's just because I want the better for everybody). the best of the movie: I rented it, so I didn't lose much money. the worst of the movie: It exists.sorry for my english, i'm spanish!!!

Plenty of time to...get snacks watching this one!

I've enjoyed a few of Kevin Costner's movies over the years and respect the many talents he has as an actor, writer, producer and director. But I can't for the life of me figure what possessed him to get involved with this very very long, wooden, unbelievable piece of drivel! Did he owe someone money or something? I suppose the movie's saving grace is that it's fairly harmless and may be useful therapy for people who have sleep disorders! However, it possibly does great disservice to the efforts of postal workers or ordinary citizens by implying that they may not be that honest. Kevin does after all impersonate a postal worker-a federal offense! Technicalities aside, rather than watching this one, you'd be better off mowing the lawn or having an early night!

Ambitious

I give Kevin Costner all due credit for making a movie about two potential threats: A post-apocalyptic society and a tyrannical government. It takes a while to get going; there are scenes that could have been cut, and Costner looks a bit uncomfortable as a charlatan. But once it gets moving, it produces satisfactory results. Even if the film didn't produce the desired results at the box office or with critics, I give Costner an A for effort.

A brave failure

The post apocalyptic genre is one of the hardest to get right. Movie history is full of unwatchable failures. More importantly, it seems much easier to get right in book form, but once you dress them up in the costumes suspension of disbelief is not really possible.The postman is based on a book by one America's greatest Science Fiction writers. The book tells the story of an English literature major who saves the world. The book is a 3 way battle between Anarcy (The Holnists), Dictatorship (Bethlehem's Holnists) and Community (The Postal system).With such a large and complicated book adapting it to the screen is difficult and the result is a brave failure, where the confrontation is now between 2 elements rather than one.But it remembers the core story. The Postman is a symbol of America, and of course everyone knows, don't anger a postman or he is likely to grab a gun and starting shooting people. It is around this symbol of America people begin rebuilding America.This is not fantasy, in the middle societies that have broken down return to Islamic law. It is a basis of their society and something bigger than any leader or government.This story is told in Kevin Constner's typical directorial, style, with long and laboured. It worked well with Dances with Wolves, and is OK here. I guess it is one those movies that is worth seeing if you like the genre, though most people have hated this movie.

Not To Bad

This movie is not as bad as people make it out to be POSSIBLE SPOILERS costner plays a drifter in 2013 after america is blown up during a nuclear war or something having read the novel which david brin wrote I had hoped that this movie would be better only thing that bothered me was the R rating why? it could have been PG-13 anyway this film is RATED R FOR VIOLENCE AND BRIEF NUDITY 7\10

See it, then decide

It's a depressing fact that the moviegoing public is being brainwashed by critics to hate everything involving Kevin Costner. When released in 1997 this breathtaking, thought-provoking epic was largely ignored and limped to a box office gross of $14 million, thanks to some vicious reviews.Lest we forget, Costner made the magnificent Dances With Wolves, but that was in the days when we were told it was okay to like him. His directorial follow up is every bit as good. He knows about directing. He coaxes great performances from his casts. He has real vision and takes chances. Like Michael Cimino, his efforts are belittled and mocked while directors with clearly less talent are applauded.So to all those people who stayed away in droves and screw their faces up at the mention of this film, I say watch it before you criticise it. Don't rely on some magazine writer to tell you who's good and who's not. Your brain is there for a reason.

2 and half hour love letter from Kevin to Kevin

This was a pretty bad movie. Costner preens and struts through the whole thing. By the time the movie came to its climax I just wanted it to end so I could return it to the video store ASAP. Horrible script, egotistical actors and Tom Petty spells disaster. If you liked the concept of the movie then I would read the book instead. The movie had promise. The book laid out all the basics. Why they strayed I'll never know.

the absolute best movie i have ever seen

i rented this movie and i was real skeptical, but then i saw it and it was soooooooooooo cool. it was a very powerful movie. bottom line is ignore the critics and watch this movie

A waste of time...

I rented this movie this weekend with my wife and a really good friend. By reading the description of the film my wife thought this movie must be nice, so we agreed to give it a try. What a waste of time! First there is too much unecessary violence, second the story line is just stupid and retarded. American Postmans, with guns, are restoring the goverment and saving the world from evil. What a great tale! We basically could not finish the movie... it deserves less then a star.

Not great, not bad.

As the old saying goes, "It's lonely at the top." Poor Kevin Costner discovered how true that saying can be in the aftermath of "Dances with Wolves." It seemed that critics soon declared open season on the guy, and the bad talk seemed to crest with "The Postman."

So, is it a bad movie? Nah. I suspect that if a relative unknown had played the title role in an indentical manner, the critics would have been much kinder to the film. Granted, the storyline does alternate between deft and stumbling in its execution, and Mr. Costner's version of a "rousing" speech did provoke a bit of cringing on my part. Still, the movie is entertaining, and Mr. Costner's portrayal is effective, the occasional misstep aside.

Very good show...

I really like this show...It is an interesting twist on a nuclear aftermath. Kevin Costner is a very good actor and portrays a man who is drifting around and acts like a Postman to get into a camp for some food and shelter. He then falls deeper and must confront what he does not want. This story takes place in the northwest so the towns are surrounded by woods and mountains. Beautiful scenery... Of course there are militia types who are bad guys But this is no Mad max or Road Warrior type show. There are a couple of cool cameos and the show really picks up speed after the first half hour or so, but you get into it and start to see characters develop, and people come together.. It is a longer movie, but well worth watching.

Recognize a special person

I like this movie, but i think it is a little be slow. I don't want to be a true story in future. sometimes we don't recognize some special persons around us.

The Postman

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. The story and acting are great, but there are a few episodes in the movie that don't seem believable. Still, it opens ones eyes to what could be ahead and the benefits of working together instead of being alone in the World.