| The Postman Always Rings Twice | | Cast : | Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange | | Director : | Bob Rafelson | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, HiFi Sound | | Released Date : | March 20, 1981 | | DVD Released Date : | September 07, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 18, 2004 | | Summary | wow a steller performance | Content
 | Jack played another great role
I agree it is about second chances
it's sad about how the movie ends
but I still watch it over and over again
The movie is funny in some parts
really touching
and once again the plot hooked me
I wanted to know what would happen to everyone that was shown in the movie
Frank loved Cora so much that it just drove him wild to be with her. I don't think he meant to flirt with other women I think he just got out of hand with loving and realized his ways. one way of learning. I think the reason the movie is called The Postman Always Rings Twice is because it's an analogy for people that get second chances in life to improve on who they are and how things can get better if you really try to work things out like Frank Chambers and Cora did. I loved it
the scenes were brilliant
the taylors who picked out the clothes were also brilliant
The locations were just simply beautiful
The lighting was perfect
the cam angles were just right in every shot shot
Go rent this movie
I have it on dvd and love it every time I watch it
It's a classic gem for a movie that goes to show you just how far love can drive you literally
*claps for Jack Nicholson on this one and everyone in it* |
| Rating | | | Date | September 21, 2003 | | Summary | Much closer to the book | Content
| This movie was much closer to the book than the original movie, which for me was a treat. Filled with torrid sex and self centered reckless abandon, the two main characters convey those in the book as they were meant to be. This fleshes out the story quite nicely and keeps it moving through the twists and turns in the plot. Though there were a couple of minor changes in the story, what surprised me, and really let me down was the very ending. Though viewers should pick up on the irony of the situation, it is really driven home in the book! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 20, 2003 | | Summary | Underwhelming | Content
| THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1981) serves as a cautionary lesson to anyone who's considering renting or buying a film on the strength of its starring leads, and then proceeds to plunk down dollars after asking the rhetorical question, "With that cast, how bad can it be?" Jack Nicholson is drifter Frank Chambers, who washes up in a rural roadhouse run by Nick Papadakis (John Colicos) and his too young (for him) wife, Cora (Jessica Lange). The time is the 1930s, and the place somewhere in the coastal mountains between Los Angeles and San Francisco. After Chambers is employed by Nick as a mechanic in the outpost's garage, Frank and Cora soon ignite a spark of mutual lust that eventually spreads into a conflagration of betrayal, attempted murder, murder, violent sex, insurance company venality, blackmail, and bad driving. There's a good story here somewhere, so how did it go so badly wrong? Most damaging, there's no likable character for the audience to champion. Nicholson's character is as sleazy and vicious as any role he's ever done. Cora, married to an unsuitable older man for reasons we never learn, initially gains some audience compassion, perhaps. But then, after she demonstrates a cold-bloodedness worthy even of Frank, I ceased sympathizing with the character. Of the lot, only Nick is blameless, but he's such an old fool that it's hard to care. The supporting cast is no better. The award for Worst Performance In A Negligible Role (Female) has to go to Anjelica Huston as Madge, a lion tamer and manager of a traveling wild cat show, who sports a goofy accent and hairdo worthy of Natasha (of "Boris and Natasha" on the old Bullwinkle TV series). The same award for a male actor is due William Traylor as Sackett, the Los Angeles DA out to nail our heroic couple. There are only three reasons to view this film. First, if you're a diehard Nicholson fan. I'm not. Second, if you're a diehard Lange fan. I am. But, while she's undeniably gorgeous and indulges in tempestuous sex that would make my Mom blush and fuels my personal fantasies, prurient interest isn't enough to carry the day. Lastly, the scenery surrounding the roadhouse is beautifully pastoral. I haven't seen the 1946 release of THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, nor do I intend to because Jessica isn't in it. This 1981 version is over-acted, over-scripted, under-edited, and implausible. It's just silly in a lurid sort of way. |
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