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How does it compare to 'Body Heat'?


Both these movies are very similar in terms of content and theme. However I'm aware that the second half of Postman is different.

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In Body Heat the femme fatale is rewarded for her schemes, superficially anyway.

No, this is not part of my post.

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10 and 10-1/2 on the Heat Scale! Same on plot and foreboding buildup.

One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real. Kinski

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About equal.

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POSTMAN is a pretty good film. Not quite as good as the better-paced 1946 original, of course, but it's sexy, well photographed, and impeccably acted. I give it a solid B.

But the magnificent BODY HEAT rates an A-plus.

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