Postman Pat: The Movie

[Glebe]

The script for Postman Pat II: Back in the Van! has leaked. It involves Pat taking on the might of Amazon and battling with a drone.

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Fuck this shit. Fireman Sam was always better anyway

[Subtle Mocking]

Fuck this shit. Fireman Sam was always better anyway

Nah, Fireman Sam went into weird, unrecognisable decline long before Pat. See this bizarre live action film from 1996, for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAWzGHFEEXY

Plus he also fell victim to the CGIpocalypse that has affected many-a kid's show over the last decade.

[Petey Pate]

Naughty Norman had nothing on Granny Drydon.  And who was that Elvis cunt?  A shit Ted Glenn that's who.

[BritishHobo]

Nah, Fireman Sam went into weird, unrecognisable decline long before Pat. See this bizarre live action film from 1996, for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAWzGHFEEXY

Plus he also fell victim to the CGIpocalypse that has affected many-a kid's show over the last decade.

I think more children's theme songs should scream 'DIAL 999' at the beginning.

Oh, also, what a fucking shit fire engine. Twat.

EDIT: Christ, this is genuinely terrible. I'm going to watch the whole thing.

[Subtle Mocking]

Also, I'm irrationally creeped out by seeing adults playing the roles of children, for some reason.

[Thomas]

EDIT: Christ, this is genuinely terrible. I'm going to watch the whole thing.

For some reason it's bringing Torchwood to mind.

[Tiny Poster]

"Pat thinks he's a very happy man."

You've ruined Pat for me by handing me the realisation that self-satisfaction is his defining character trait.

[Glebe]

Saw Pat in Marks & Sparks once. Asked for his autograph and he just gave me a look.

[imitationleather]

The CGI in that looks truly appalling. Is it actually going to be shown in cinemas? I'd almost be interested to see how ropey it was all massive on a big screen. Almost, but not quite enough.

Oh God watching it again the bit where he starts singing makes me feel like I'm about to have a seizure from cringing so hard.

[Uncle TechTip]

You've ruined Pat for me by handing me the realisation that self-satisfaction is his defining character trait.

Blaming Mike Batt. A tremendous musician but his lyrics were often clunky and over-thought. Presuming he wrote them, of course. Don't make me go to Google.

That knock, knock, ring, ring, parcels through your door break down is one of the greatest moments in Western music, though.

I'm going to see this just for the song.

[Phil_A]

Blaming Mike Batt. A tremendous musician but his lyrics were often clunky and over-thought. Presuming he wrote them, of course. Don't make me go to Google.

That knock, knock, ring, ring, parcels through your door break down is one of the greatest moments in Western music, though.

I'm going to see this just for the song.

I can assure you that Mike Batt's clammy Tory hands were never anywhere near Pat. Bryan Daley, motherfucker!

I sincerely doubt the new movie will contain anything as groovy as this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22gzOEM9x4

[Tiny Poster]

Bryan Daley is one of those mysterious lost musicians who only appeared to record a few amazing tracks before disappearing immediately into obscurity, like a stop-motion Roky Erikson, waiting to be rediscovered and revived.

See this unbeatable gem: http://youtu.be/F_V2GemStEw

[Don_Preston]

He had a 48 word word obituary in the Times in 2012. Did Thingray have anything to do with that?

[BritishHobo]

For some reason it's bringing Torchwood to mind.

I genuinely can't stop watching it. It's too much to go through all in one go, but I keep returning to it for some reason. I think I'm actually in love with the serious, thespian Welshman playing Fireman Sam.

[imitationleather]

Do the voice artists and their loved ones go to the premiere of films like this? Imagine Jim Broadbent's missus getting ready knowing there's an evening of Postman Pat: The Movie ahead of her. "Great."

[Thomas]

I like the tone of the director's Wiki introduction -

He made his directorial debut with The Origin of Stitch, Disney's 2005 direct-to-DVD short sequel to Lilo & Stitch. At one point he was attached to direct a computer-animated prequel to Disney's 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, but he dropped out due to creative differences and the project was cancelled. After growing disillusioned with the studio, he left to become an independent filmmaker. His first feature film, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil was released in 2011. It was poorly received by critics and was a financial failure. He is currently directing Postman Pat: The Movie — You Know You're the One, which will be released in the Summer of 2014.

[BritishHobo]

Do the voice artists and their loved ones go to the premiere of films like this? Imagine Jim Broadbent's missus getting ready knowing there's an evening of Postman Pat: The Movie ahead of her. "Great."

This just makes me think of Billy West's story about the voice cast of Looney Tunes Back in Action being herded to a seperate, smaller premiere away from all the 'proper' screen actors.

[BritishHobo]

Erm, well, it looks entertaining but about as "sacreligious"  as the Pat movie in terms of being true to its roots.  The trailer did make me smile though.

Just got around to watching it and, while definitely sacreligious, I really enjoyed it. I think the key thing is that rather than just taking the cartoon and slapping it into a CGI adventure, they picked out a story worth telling. Focusing it on the father/son relationship makes it genuinely sweet and engaging, rather than just Postman Pat fighting some robots. Gets a bit dark at times too, and there's some proper time-travel fuckery (

Spoiler alert

Peabody bursting in on his past self and two Shermans in front of the woman from child services and announcing "Sherman, I need to get you out of here before you touch yourself!" is crashingly unsubtle but might be my favourite kid's-movie-joke-for-adults that I've ever seen, especially her furious scribbling in her notepad. Not even hidden enough to be a double entendre.

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). Good fun.

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just Postman Pat fighting some robots.

Now I am annoyed that they did not do this.