Postman Pat: The Movie
Published 2014-10-18
Film info
- Title Postman Pat: The Movie
- Director Mike Disa
- Year 2014
- Run time 1hr 28m
- Genres Comedy, Animation, Family
- Tagline He's about to deliver the goods
- Cast Jim Broadbent, David Tennant
Postman Pat, a humble and beloved mail carrier, lives an idyllic life in the quaint British town of Greendale with his wife Sarah and his young son Julian. When a national talent TV show comes to town, Pat enters hoping to win a holiday - and finally have the honeymoon he and Sarah have always wanted. But when Pat comes face-to-face with the temptations of money, status and a shiny new suit - can he resist?
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 3:33 | Yay, Pat! When did he get a wife? |
| 4:23 | And a son! |
| 5:07 | The Saturdays singing Please Mr Postman. How about that. |
| 8:03 | That's a sheep up a tree. |
| 9:48 | You can't possibly use a teabag in three cups. |
| 11:57 | Actual Ronan! |
| 16:08 | Simon Cowbell. Needs more cowbell! |
| 17:02 | That tablet is a pear. I want one. |
| 18:13 | Dalek delivery! |
| 21:56 | "I know I'm the one, it's time to see if you're the one." |
| 26:07 | Is that Ronan again? The Yorkshire postman has an Irish singing accent. |
| 31:42 | Theeeeeme tune. |
| 34:19 | The most important thing about being a postman is "speed, efficiency, ruling the world." |
| 41:45 | That sounds like the worst game ever, you deliver mail and are nice to people. |
| 48:29 | She seems like a nice lady, I don't know why he wouldn't just tell his wife about Italy. |
| 53:50 | It seems like taking over the world is an ambitious prospect starting out from Greendale. |
| 57:39 | "I learned that from Hannah Montana." |
| 1:01:53 | Pear phone! |
| 1:06:13 | He did the U2 "uno, dos, tres, quatorze!" |
| 1:07:52 | Cats with fricking laser beams. |
| 1:13:14 | That was a Windows blue screen of death. |
| 1:14:57 | "You'd think a postman would be better at sorting things." |
Thoughts
We only watched this for Stephen Mangan and David Tennant. A great cast, but Postman Pat is a beloved nostalgic character and these types of films normally ruin that. I thought they did quite a good job, really. It certainly had funny moments and the story was alright - although based on the very flawed premise that Postman Pat is unable to actually talk to his wife. Crazy.
I did think some of the robot scenes in the finale, particularly that horrifying cat, were a bit scary for what I presume is a younger target audience, although that didn't affect us. It was alright, but it wasn't a classic that some other kids films are - there's no desire to watch it again.
Rating: 2 / 5