Reviews
Inferno (1998)
Not too shabby....
I actually watched this movie mainly because a very good friend of mine was in it (Daniel von Bargen as Gen. Craig Maxwell). However, I actually did enjoy the film. I walked into my pub just as it was starting, looked up, saw him, and ended up watching the whole thing over a couple of brews.
For avid sci-fi readers out there, I'm almost positive this movie is loosely based on an old sci-fi short story that I've seen in two separate collections I own. The name, however, evades me. For a TV movie, it wasn't bad. ***xx (three stars out of five)
The Postman (1997)
Compared to the book, "The Postman"
If you've ever read "The Postman" by David Brin (last printing Feb.1990 - the book this movie is based on - check amazon.com), and THEN saw this movie, you would have enjoyed the movie all that much more, and understood WHY it had to be so long.
This really was a good movie, and a very good adaptation of the book itself. Sure, Mr. Costner took a little artistic license with regards to occurrences in the book, but that's allowable.
A very good friend of mine played Sheriff Briscoe (Daniel von Bargen), and I would still give this movie a favorable review even if I didn't know someone in it. I ENJOYED this movie and still watch it just about anytime it comes on cable.
Read the book.....watch it again.....