Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold

2025

Comedy / Documentary

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 99%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 99% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 116 116

video game postal

Plot summary

Feature length documentary about the infamous video game franchise 'Postal' by Running with Scissors. Exploring the company's history and possible imprint violent video games bring to the real world.

Director

Tad Sallee Photo
Tad Sallee

Top cast

Uwe Boll Photo
Uwe Boll as Self: Film Director
Sean Dillingham Photo
Sean Dillingham as Adult Gamer
Gareth Von Kallenbach Photo
Gareth Von Kallenbach as Self: Journalist
Tad Sallee Photo
Tad Sallee as Retro Gamer
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1.1 GB
1280*718
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 2 min
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2.26 GB
1916*1076
English 5.1
Not Rated
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 2 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Magda M 10 / 10

As a fan of the postal franchise watching

As a fan of the postal franchise watching this documentary only made me love the games and the team behind them even more. I loved learning about Vince Desi’s creative process, as well as his life. I loved being able to not just hear his story, but so many other’s that are a big part of what Postal really is. (Even critics of the game.) I loved learning how each game came to be, and the many difficulties that came with being known for this type of media. Honestly, to sum it up, this is just an amazing documentary. I recommend it to anyone, not just postal fans. :)
Reviewed by Error_ p 10 / 10

As a Postal fan I really enjoyed watching

As a Postal fan I really enjoyed watching it, maybe because of the blind fanaticism, or I really liked it that way. I knew absolutely nothing about game development, so watching it gave me some new knowledge. I recommend watching it if you'd like to get to know the game and the people behind it better!
Reviewed by Ryan M 9 / 10

Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold is a documentary

Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold is a documentary of the entire Postal gaming series, and its creators. But not only that, it also covers its controversies and its ramifications. I have been following the Postal series since the early days of the original game, but never dived deep into it. As someone who was in High School at the time of Postal and reading about it in gaming magazines or word of mouth, it sounded like a crazy game that was right up my alley of shock humor, gory violence and just laughing at stupid stuff. The documentary goes pretty deep into the early days of the creators, and how the Running With Scissors studio came to be. Going all the way back to the early days of Vince Desi making games for the Atari 2600 and ColecoVision and children's edutainment games like Sesame Street on the NES. It becomes a great dive into how games were made back in the day and how seemingly easy it was for a very small team to create quite a lot of titles and build up a catalog of games, compared to today’s game development practices. The documentary then goes into the original Postal and the controversy of having to deal with the United States Postal Service because of a term “going postal” that became commonplace around the time. Having the Postal Service file a cease-and-desist letter was just the tip of the iceberg. Once Postal is out the sequel tries to push the envelope to the extreme with Postal 2, and the movie does a great job of getting lots of behind the scenes footage and research to showcase the cultural significance of the game, even with bringing in the reviewer who abhorred the game and gave it the lowest possible rating possible. Hearing both sides of the case of Postal 2 and its ultimate possible linkage brings about a change of pace to a more somber part of the movie dealing with real life shootings. While I didn’t care for seeing more mass shooting coverage, since it’s much more common place, I believe it’s not only worth while to cover, but actually necessary and the filmmakers do a great job of not brushing off the actions that took place, but also showing the individual is the problem, not the game itself. It’s a tricky tightrope to walk with this sensitivity of a subject matter, and my heart breaks for the people who were affected, and I’m really glad it was given the proper gravitas and respect, while explaining the game wasn’t at fault, just because it pushed all boundaries. One big blind spot I’ve always had with the Postal series is the movie, and I’m glad this movie also covers it really well. Again, known to most, the Postal movie is regarded as one of the worst movies ever made and certainly one of the worst video games movies ever made as well. A pretty universally unbiased coverage and hearing how many people seemed to think it was going to be great, ultimately was turned into low brow shock parody and most (even those who helped make it) seem to think it is awful… except for the infamous director Uwe Boll. He tells it like he sees it and makes a decent case why it’s not as bad as everyone else says it is. In fact, he is of the opinion that it’s the greatest game movie ever, and I think in his mind, he truly believes that. I however don’t share that opinion. The documentary then finishes up with covering the disaster that was Postal III’s ill-fated release and helped me understand why the game turned out the way it did. I commend Running With Scissors having to make the hard decision to disassociate themselves with the product during release. I know how hard it can be to see your project go up in flames like that, and have to answer to an audience out for blood. Only to have to ultimately say “your right, it sucks, we’re sorry”. And then it briefly finishes up with the creation and release of Postal 4. For a documentary movie about a game studio and the people behind it, who are rude, crude and don’t take any crap from anyone, these developers seem extremely humble and happy to have made their place in the gaming industry. The feel good ending of having the series continue on and not even knowing the newly announced Postal 2 Redux and VR game just goes to show the Postal Series somehow, against all odds, continues to move forward. It really is a testament to a great idea with hard work put behind it. If you want to watch a game development documentary about a series that doesn’t care what you think of it, and will make you laugh, and also make you think about violence in video games and if it can go too far, this is a great movie to watch. Watch it with an open mind, and you’ll see very relatable human beings just trying to make a living and having fun while doing it.
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