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Summary: no plot
Review: the movie wasn't very good, it had no point at all. It wasn't funny either, except for a few good moments. If you want this kind of comedy, but better, go buy Kevin Smith movies, like Clerks, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Mallrats and soon to come out Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
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Summary: Did you get the Memo I sent you about this movie?
Review: After having rented nearly all the videos at our local mom & pop video rental store, and after this one came off the "new release" (more expensive) shelves, we gave it a try. (I'll try any movie for $1.)... I'm proud to say that after renting it in excess of five times, we finally broke down and bought it. A better purchase I could not have made!This movie is clever, hilarious, and populated with some great characters. Also, it's infinitely quotable, and nearly every scene rings true. Thank goodness Mike Judge departed from Beavis & Butthead to make this gem of a cinematic masterpiece. (Okay, you might not file it next to "The Godfather," but you would definitely put it somewhere between the Marx Brothers and Wes Anderson/Owen Wilson's "Bottle Rocket") Make that comedic masterpiece. For my money, it doesn't get much better than when John C. McGinley gives his monologue about Michael Bolton, or when Diedrich Bader comes over as the friendly neighbor, or when Mike Judge cameos and talks about "flair," or when vengeance is taken on a certain office appliance... you get the idea. (As I was making that list, about eight other favorite scenes popped into my head). If you haven't seen it, give it a try. If you have seen it and rented it more than twice (or recommended it to all your friends) then do yourself a favor and get it on DVD before it's no longer being sold. Movies this classic don't come along very often...
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Summary: Working for a living is hardly living at all
Review: I have a theory about upward mobility as it exists in a corporate workplace (actually, I've been relaying this theory for so long that I no longer remember if it is my own, or if I've stolen it from someone smarter than I; If it's the latter, I apologize for my thievery). If one is ambitious enough, and good enough at their job, they will get promoted. If they are still ambitious, and good enough at this new job, they will get promoted again. This process continues until said person reaches the limits of their abilities. Then they are promoted one last time, into a job that they can't possibly handle. This is where they stay for the rest of their working lives. I've seen it happen time and time again at my place of work, and it's this kind of sophistic reasoning that gets spoofed so mercilessly -- and so perfectly -- in "Office Space". Writer/Director Mike Judge has crafted a spot on depiction of office life in the latter part of the twentieth century. Technology has advanced to such a degree that those who fail to understand it are either relegated to being its slaves (a running joke here has a nefarious fax machine tormenting two programmers) or promoted to management. Those in the latter category, made obsolete by technological advancements and having no real duties themselves, are relegated to becoming bothersome micromanagers, in the hopes that their stock rises a quarter of a point. Everyone is worried about job security, and rightly so, for the average worker is about as interchangeable as the coffee machine, and respected less. And anyone with any semblance of a soul is constantly involved in bemoaning the wastefulness of their lives. Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingstone) is one such troubled soul. He's involved in his company's Y2K readiness project (with the benefit of hindsight, the pointlessness of this task is made even more pointed). But he despises his job. Tormented by ennui but hampered by lethargy, he sees no way out. A fateful visit to a career-counseling hypnotist frees him from his shackles, by allowing him to relax into his job. His newfound candidness is, of course, rewarded with a promotion. Livingstone imbues Peter with a bland everymaness that is at once appealing and relatable. He is surrounded by a madcap menagerie of accurately depicted office drones. David Herman (as the unfortunately named Michael Bolton) and Ajay Naidu play Peter's clueless programmer buddies, rebellious enough to constantly plot against the company, but too scared to do anything about it. The three of them share my favourite scene in the movie, when the aforementioned fax machine is smuggled out of the office, and beaten mercilessly with a baseball bat. Judge handles the scene like a hit in a mob movie, or a drive-by shooting, adding aggressive hip-hop music to the soundtrack, to play up the ridiculousness of the situation. The scene is played as horrific, but turns out truly hilarious. Other office citizens include John C. McGinley and Paul Willson, who play gleefully insipid consultants, brought in to give the company an excuse to downsize, and Richard Riehle as a paranoid lifer, whose job may or may not be redundant. The biggest cheers in the cast go to Gary Cole and Stephen Root. The former plays VP Bill Lumbergh. He's every employee's worst nightmare: a lifeless, endlessly droning, boring, malicious, and unimaginative manager. Brought to life through a costume that includes unfashionable glasses, shirts that match collar to cuffs, and an ever-present coffee mug, Lumbergh subtly terrorizes all who serve him with salutations that make him appear interested, but in fact amplifies the apathy he has for his employees. Cole nails Lumbergh perfectly, allowing the man's slime to ooze from every pore. Stephen Root, in the film's showiest role, plays Milton, a milquetoast, asocial, "squirrelly looking guy". Saddled with coke bottle thick glasses and an inflamed complexion, Milton is the ultimate social outcast. Root gives Milton an under-his-breath lispy voice, easy to overlook. So much so that his repeated threats to "burn the building down" if not granted any respect go unnoticed. The passive aggressive cat and mouse game fought between Lumbergh and Milton over a stapler (!) provide for some of the film's best and most telling moments. Jennifer Aniston, who plays Livingstone's love interest, does fine work with an underwritten role. She brings a kind of quirky restlessness to Joanna the waitress (tormented by a witless boss of her own, played by Mike Judge himself), although her desperation shines through as well (otherwise, why would she torture herself working at a classless establishment as "Chotchkie's"?). "Office Space" will touch a nerve with anyone whose ever worked in a large office. In fact, if you've ever encountered schizophrenic traffic (the film's opening scene follows Peter on his morning commute; he's caught in a hilarious catch-22, as any lane he changes to slows to a stop, just as the lane he's just come from starts to move), been bothered by door-to-door magazine salesmen, gotten zinged by static electricity, or been maligned by any of a dozen other inconveniences of modern urban life, you'll find something here to relate to. And, ultimately, laugh at.
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Summary: Absolutely Perfect
Review: This is the one film in the entire history of cinema that I can wholeheartedly endorse.
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Summary: WHaddaya MEAN you haven't seen it?
Review: Let me guess: you have a lot of friends who are always talking about it. I know. I did... which annoyed me to the point where I finally rented it. I was not disappointed. That's why I bought it on DVD. This is one of those classic, cult "quote" movies that you'll be quoting for the rest of your life, because it's so dead-on. If you've EVER worked 9-to-5, EVERYTHING here is going to ring true and the over-the-top performances--most notably Gary Cole's--are even more hilarious because, well, they're not that over-the-top! This ranks up there with movies like Swingers: dead-on pieces that are so sharply accurate and so full of great lines that... well, you might as well see it and get it over with or suffer the fate of hearing your friends quote it every time you're out on the town! It poops out a bit at the end, but the one-liners are worth it alone. The rap soundtrack--seemingly totally incongruous--works effectively well. I bought that too. The ultimate parody revenge for working stiffs on their corporate bosses. Classic. Smart.
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Summary: Training film
Review: All large corporations should use this as a training film.Having worked for a large company this is how they work.The forms are more important than the work.
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Summary: What a way to wind down
Review: I love to watch this movie after a bad day, they way it pokes fun of the corporate morons is dead on. Everybody has a boss or knows a manager that you look at and say, "how in the hell did that person get that job?"
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Summary: A movie fan from Missouri City
Review: When I first saw this movie, I did not find it that funny because I did not know how a day in an office job went. However, after I worked in such an environment, I rerented this movie and I laughed till my stomach hurt. Peter, Michael Bolton and the guy with the name nobody can say played corporate slaves to a T. My favorite part of the movie is when they are in Peter's apartment dancing like fools. Overall, I would recommend this movie to anyone who has worked in an office for any amount of time, you will see yourself in this movie!!
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Summary: My work life on film
Review: I thought this was a hella funny movie. I was busting up frequently during this because so much related to the hell hole I work in. The cubes, the zoning out, the hating of the job, etc. was easy to relate to. I thought the other two guys were funny too. If you work in a cube cage, you will totally relate to this movie. Mike Judge rules.
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Summary: Haven't seen it? MUST SEE!!
Review: Oh, it's funny. Great characters and a subject matter I think we can all relate to a bit - working! The movie is really too funny and I recommend to all!
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