The Postman | 
| Director: Kevin Costner
Actors: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  245 reviews
Sales Rank: 4740
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 177
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WARD15519D
ISBN: 0790736500
UPC: 085391551928
EAN: 9780790736501
ASIN: 0790736500
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1997
Release Date: June 9, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Falling from the Oscar-winning glory of Dances with Wolves to the opposite end of the critical and box-office scale, Kevin Costner must have been deeply humbled when this three-hour postapocalyptic tale--his sophomore effort as a director--was greeted with a critical thrashing and tepid audience response. One of the most conspicuous flops of its decade, the 1997 release must have seemed like a sure thing on paper: a kind of futurist Western starring Costner as a charismatic drifter-turned-hero who leads the resistance against a military tyrant (Will Patton) by reviving the long-dormant postal system to reunite isolated communities in their fight for freedom. The movie bombed, but, like many audacious failures, it's got qualities that make it at least partially endearing, and its earnestness (although bordering on corny) keeps it from being entirely silly. Faint praise, perhaps, but Costner's ode to patriotism is occasionally stirring and visually impressive. The dual-layered, widescreen DVD includes a documentary segment about the creation of the film's special effects sequences, featuring a running commentary by the special effects creators. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
The year is 2013. War has crippled the earth. The united states is no more. Hope is forgotten until a drifter whose fabricated tale of a restored united states of america gives survivors the will to fight for the freedom they lost. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: Kevin Costner Will Patton Run time: 178 minutes Rating: R Director: Kevin Costner
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 One of the Most Underrated Films of All Time November 18, 2008
This is one of the most underrated movies of all time. The Postman is not just your average post-apocalyptic scenario. It is a deeply emotional and philosophical film about the power of hope. What I love about this movie is that it shows how something very simple-- mail-- can become a symbol for everything that makes us human and for everything that makes us American. Yes, its a little long, and yes, the ending requires a slight suspension of disbelief. But the movie is good enough that you wont notice the length, and moving enough that disbelief hardly even enters the mind. I love this film, and recommend it highly.
 I THINK that I want this DVD, but..... October 25, 2008
I THINK that I want this DVD, but I'm still sour with Universal about the "Jet Li's Fearless: director's cut DVD (in case you don't know, IT WAS NOT ON EITHER DISC, just the first two original versions, and they seem to not be willing to reemberse the money of the people who actualy bought it, so...I'm cautious..
The Postman June 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I LOVE this movie! I am still of the generation that loves real MAIL. As much as I love modern technology and use it, there is still NOTHING as awesome as opening my mailbox and seeing a letter from a close friend or loved one! When the "mayor" yells out--as he's being shot--with the letter he'd received from his sister via the Postman, "Ride, Postman! Do you hear me? Ride!"--I cry like a baby with goosebumps all over my body! It's true. We have become so dependent upon emails and text messaging that we have gotten away from the truest, best form of communication: a simple letter. Amazing movie. I wish more people would realize the amazing value of this great movie!
The Postman May 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
 Worse than Waterworld April 30, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Its baffles me that anyone could think this a 3 star movie, but 5 stars? This plays like a hodge-podge assembled from two or three different scripts based on different short stories, with casting giving it a PC spin, probably done to try to deflect the deserved harsh criticism. Of course, the entire story of the savior postman is enough to make most sane people embrace the apocalypse.
Perhaps if Tom Petty had starred as the singing postman it might have worked better as an intentionally funny send up of pop culture fashioning new messiahs.
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