Postman Pat was a childhood favourite of mine, so it was with some trepidation that I sat down to watch his 2014 cinematic debut. Obviously I didn’t watch Postman Pat: The Movie in an actual cinema, nor did I watch it in 2014. I discovered it in more recent years when it was available on one of the streaming services that I subscribe to on a day that I wanted Little Proclaims to sit quietly for an hour or so.
In silencing my daughter it was not without success so it deserves some credit because she (not I) was it’s target audience. She wasn’t completely sold on it but she definitely didn’t hate it.
I didn’t hate it either. I suspected it would either be a desecration of beloved memories from my infancy or possibly a charming reimagining of a classic that appealed to young and old alike. It was neither. I didn’t find it offensive at all, and it was mildly entertaining in parts but it all felt a little bit lazy. It certainly could have been a lot worse, but with a bit more effort it might actually have been pretty good.
Score for Christmasishness
It’s not a Christmas film at all, although an animated film about a postman will never seem entirely out of place in a festive viewing schedule. There is a recurring theme about a letter to Father Christmas which is not essential to the plot but which is referenced a few times throughout the running time with the payoff that Father Christmas does make a brief cameo at the end. You could remove all of the aforementioned scenes and no-one would notice, but they are there, which means that Postman Pat: The Movie has as many Christmas(ish) credentials as a large percentage of the movies that make up my annual festive countdowns.
James Proclaims! 
9 responses to “The Seventh Annual James Proclaims Advent Calendar of Christmas(ish) Films – Door 5”
Not sighted it so… At least its not Miss Rachel singing about wheels on busses doing the rounds, as seems to be enjoyed by my grandson. Plus what is the appeal of Bluey to Young ‘Uns? THAT is a mystery to me.
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We seem to be a Bluey house. Little Proclaims often acts like Bluey. It is not a good thing.
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Don’t know this one. But hey I don’t know everything, and I couldn’t take another song by the wiggles.🤣😎🙃
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I don’t know the Wiggles but it seems like a good idea we stick to our respective ignorance…
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Good plan. I still have nightmares about when my kids were small and The Wiggles 🤣😎🙃
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Fails to deliver, but sounds Jess right for inducing a cat nap.
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A black and white nap?
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Went downhill when he started flying helicopters and losing parcels IMHO…
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Wonder what’s next on the horizon for Pat. Too soon?
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