Kevin Costner talks to Joe Leydon about "The Postman"

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  • čas přidán 25. 02. 2010
  • In this 1997 interview, actor-director Kevin Costner talks with film critic Joe Leydon about "The Postman" (after they briefly chat about the "Waterworld" attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood).
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Komentáře • 48

  • @DarkestWinterNight
    @DarkestWinterNight Před 10 lety +11

    It's such an awesome movie, i've seen it countless times! Too bad it's so underrated

  • @ObservantDog
    @ObservantDog Před 4 lety +12

    President Starkey... he's got a saying. "Stuff's gettin' better. Stuff's getting better every day."

  • @Mattman003
    @Mattman003 Před 11 lety +15

    People who trash this movie must not be interested in learning because there is a lot that can be learned from this film. Even if you think you know everything there is to know about humanity, leadership or free thought. It's a worthwhile reflection on all of those things.

  • @ericjohnson2024
    @ericjohnson2024 Před 6 lety +9

    I am going to say this, I have never been disappointed in a Kevin Costner film.

  • @movieholic-92
    @movieholic-92 Před 10 lety +17

    I must've seen some of Kevin Costner's work before I caught the Postman on TV one (very late) night, but after watching it I couldn't get enough of him. I wanted to know who he was, what he was in, and I wanted to see it all. It's the movie that made me love this guy.

  • @jmars309
    @jmars309 Před 12 lety +17

    For me 'The Postman' was a great film .

  • @Webbula
    @Webbula Před 13 lety +4

    Listen to the passion in his voice.

  • @MCFrutek
    @MCFrutek Před 11 lety +8

    it is very good movie and the best postapocaliptiv western... i saw it a few times.

  • @TheJacob5676
    @TheJacob5676 Před 4 lety +4

    Love the movie, way better than the reviews say.

  • @MCFrutek
    @MCFrutek Před 11 lety +6

    I think. The Postman is the best apocaliptic western .... reminds me on Jeremiah by Hermann Huppen.

  • @JohnSmith-kf8mv
    @JohnSmith-kf8mv Před 3 lety +1

    Loved the film and then audioed the book - very different beasts. VERY different.

  • @duckyswanson
    @duckyswanson Před 12 lety +2

    Strange, just seen an interview with him in 2012 - he looks just the same, if no younger.

  • @skipmeyers2353
    @skipmeyers2353 Před 3 lety +1

    I loved this movie

  • @e.arunkumarsalem3434
    @e.arunkumarsalem3434 Před 5 lety +3

    Good FILM AND GOOD ACTOR

  • @CvltCrypt
    @CvltCrypt Před 2 měsíci

    I love this movie so much. It got his late fame these days.

  • @IPyropheusI
    @IPyropheusI Před 12 lety +25

    I thought the movie was pretty good.

    • @MovieReviewGuyOfficial
      @MovieReviewGuyOfficial Před 5 lety +2

      Pyropheus It’s my favorite movie

    • @sappert1952
      @sappert1952 Před 4 lety +4

      Movie Review Guy I love it too! It’s one of my all time favorites.

    • @KH4444444444N
      @KH4444444444N Před 4 lety

      I loved it. There were some nagging inconsistences regarding timelines, which could have been sorted out with more time in the writer's room. Also that a small roving band of horseback maniacs in Oregon held an entire country under their bootheels...Not likely.

    • @rosethornil
      @rosethornil Před 3 lety +1

      It’s one of my favorite movies. It’s about how the written word can reconnect society and start the process of coming back from ruination and devastation.
      I’m a writer and this movie shows how important words can be!!

    • @deanfirnatine7814
      @deanfirnatine7814 Před 2 lety

      Read the book, masterpiece. The film was beautifully filmed but very little like the book.

  • @wayne3302264
    @wayne3302264 Před 3 lety +2

    Most people will likely miss the important message of this movie. Communication between the peoples of the world is vital to maintain freedom. Every Communist/socialist oppressive regime seeks to control the flow of information to keep people from organizing any kind of revolt. Communication is key to organization. What we have now in the US is the beginnings of the control of information. People, please stop believing every thing you read or hear on the news and use a readily available resource like the internet to research and consider different points of view before making your decisions. If I have learned anything in my 56 years on this earth that is if something sounds too good to be true then it most likely is. There are no easy paths to a successful happy life of freedom

  • @WrightBrettW
    @WrightBrettW Před 12 lety +4

    Comparing it to the book, yes it wasn't as good. The filmmakers weren't trying to make the book in the movie. They just took a few ideas from the book and made their own story. The two stories as separate entities are both very good in their own terms. The main idea of the movie is how the american spirit of freedom and wanting that free can bring the people together and overtake an adversity, a tyrant.

  • @robertchambers6344
    @robertchambers6344 Před rokem

    I wish he would put out the director cut

  • @stefanmaier1853
    @stefanmaier1853 Před 9 lety +5

    The main problem of the movie is its pacing. He spent way too much time with setting up the whole Holnist army thing and hardly any time with reaping the fuits of the success of the Postman, rallying people against the threat in the end. Up to the point where he just raises an army out of nowhere.

  • @maryjanekeao2351
    @maryjanekeao2351 Před 3 lety +3

    Save the USPS!

  • @charlottegibson9962
    @charlottegibson9962 Před 8 lety

    Hi there, Great Dedication. porter base What's your opinion about it !!

  • @derizzo7133
    @derizzo7133 Před 2 lety

    I enjoyed the film and I thought Costner did a really good job directing and editing it.

  • @codywingfield1615
    @codywingfield1615 Před 9 lety +6

    I don't like the film as a whole, I like a majority of it though. Some things could and should have been done differently, but it was not as bad as people made it out to be.

  • @MarkGarza94
    @MarkGarza94 Před 4 lety +4

    When the movie came out, it was really hated... I thought it was good.

  • @richarddillinger8768
    @richarddillinger8768 Před 2 lety

    I liked the postman.

  • @glosfishgb6267
    @glosfishgb6267 Před 2 lety

    Aint you heard of the Postaman / Holy sh.t its the Postman i seen him once

  • @oliverlannister2869
    @oliverlannister2869 Před 4 lety +1

    2013 come and gone and nothing happened how the movie described about the end of civilation

    • @TheNecropolis20
      @TheNecropolis20 Před 3 lety

      at Oliver Lannister - in 1997 there was a Judgement Day a Nuclear war.. so the Film takes place 16 years after apocalyptic events
      There were no apocalyptic events in the real life universe of 1997 . In 2020 we are starting to see some apocalyptic events with this corona virus pandemic so my theory is this movie actually takes place in 2036
      In my version of the time line heres how it goes
      1996 - The Postman is born
      2020 - Start of Apocalyptic events
      2029 to 2034 - World War with China, and the Chinese use a EMP super weapon on America.
      2036 - The movie takes place, theres a civil war in america
      2066 - The Postman dies about the age of 70

  • @Hootowl54
    @Hootowl54 Před 11 lety +3

    I think Costner is a great director but a mediocre actor at best although I thought he was great in Silverado. Also, Tom Petty should stick to what he does best and that ain't acting. Other than those two, I thought the acting was great, especially Larenz Tate and Will Patton. The Postman is a great story and one of my favorite movies.

  • @1138thz
    @1138thz Před 11 lety +1

    The elimination of Cyclops, The Augments and the mutilation of who the Survivalists actually were was miserable. Yes it was terrible...an abomination.

  • @AsparagusVideo
    @AsparagusVideo Před 6 lety +2

    I love this movie because it's so bad. Just so bad. But it's fun to enjoy.

  • @zachmontoya6969
    @zachmontoya6969 Před 11 lety +3

    This shouldn't be marked as spam. I don't care that other people like it, but this movie really really is garbage.

  • @thebosun181
    @thebosun181 Před 12 lety +1

    The postman the movie was possibly the worst film made by human kind!
    Read the book and then you will wonder just WTF Costner was doing/thinking
    The main theme was not even evident in the movie.
    I had no idea just what was going on, as again nothing to do with the book

    • @donqpaul5551
      @donqpaul5551 Před 6 lety +3

      Free Speech Aficionado, spoken like a true idiot.

    • @gladysromero6236
      @gladysromero6236 Před 4 lety

      hola señor Kevin Costner con tanto dinero que usted tiene debería tener labor social con los animales maltratados y los niños desprotegidos bendiciones

  • @TileGuyJesse
    @TileGuyJesse Před 12 lety +1

    The book was bad, the movie was worse.
    Glad I didn't spend any money other than the rental fee to see it.

  • @michaelblack2733
    @michaelblack2733 Před 11 lety +1

    worst movie i have ever seen, it's actually a pain to watch. :) all my friends think it sucks too.

    • @Mattman003
      @Mattman003 Před 7 lety +8

      Must suck not having a brain :/