Rating: Summary: Dilbert meets Ferris Bueller Review: That sums it up for me anyway. If you like to laugh, you will like this movie. If you work for a beaurocratic company where bosses are a farce, you will love this movie. Office Space is simply fantastic at emphasizing and personifying the Dilbert principles. It's all here: cubicles, fake smiles, paper pushing, moronic promotions ... all the things you hate about your job but can't do anything about. This guy will be your hero!
Rating: Summary: One of the funniest movies ever! Review: I don't remember hearing about Office Space when it was in the theatres, and I don't know how well it did at the box office. All I know is I am SO glad that I was introduced to the greatness that is Office Space! My boyfriend relates to the tech office setting, but I have never been in the characters' situation, and I still love this movie; it is for anyone and everyone! The characters are hilarious and over-the-top, yet still relatable. Some of the characters: the hilariously irritating boss Lumbergh, the white gangsta-rap fan Michael Bolton (who hates sharing his name with the infamous pop singer), the jaded protaganist Peter, and the mumbling and secretly plotting Milton. The contrast between the techie office setting and the gangsta-rap soundtrack is hilarious. You should buy the movie if only for the great scene of Peter and his friends demolishing a hated office copier. Everyone should see this movie- many, many times!
Rating: Summary: This film will go down in history along side King Tut! Review: Any one who has ever worked in an office should buy this movie. This has to be the funniest film I have seen to date! I have yet to grow tired of it and I must have seen it over 50 times! The "beat down" scene is just too real, I think the writers must have hidden cameras at my job. Just a little side note: Make sure you have plenty of space to roll around when you begin to laugh. You will be doubled over for some time after watching this!
Rating: Summary: Software Engineers, Watch This Movie Review: Every Software Engineer (SE) should watch this. You will swear you are seeing your life on film. It is good enough to warrant 4 stars for the general public, but 5 stars for SEs. I put off seeing it for a long time because I had seen so many other office movies that were awful. This one was pretty good. The ending gets cut off rather abruptly and the outcome was not exactly what I would want -- which is why this movie is so true to life. The acting, the sets, everything is "normal", but still done at a high production-quality level.
Rating: Summary: A must for any one who has ever worked in a cubicle! Review: This movie is a classic. Mike Judge, the man who brought the world "Beavis and Butthead," surprizingly brings us an increadibly clever, fun, and a "God I wish I could do that" movie. Every one who has ever worked in an office will see this movie as the gospell. People can associate with every character in the film. Ron Livingston, also a bit part in "Swingers" was a wonderful lead. He plays the "stand up and fight the man" role to perfection. Well done, fun, and a must have in any DVD collection. Well worth the money, and something you'll watch over and over and laugh each time.
Rating: Summary: What's the matter with you? Didn't you get that memo? Review: What makes good comedy really funny is an element of truth. Office Space has more than just an element. Who hasn't worked in an office setting, and heard those words, "What's the matter with you, didn't you get that memo?", or something to that effect. The whole film is about a working "life" in a dull office that is very reality based. It makes me wonder if Mike Judge spent all of his time working in an office job that he hated, before going on to create Beavis and Butthead. The movie offers loads of belittling contempt for those condescending and overbearing office managers and for those brought in to assist with the downsizing of a company. The movie even offers a way out for the protagonist in the story. Watching his story made me think that the way he drifted away from his life of each day being worse than the next might just work. Ron Livingston reminded me of Ferris Buehler in this movie, which was a good thing. The movie has plenty of laughs for those that have worked any kind of office job. It would be so funny . . . if it weren't so true, but you'll laugh anyway. As a DVD, the movie in this medium doesn't offer that much. I'm still looking for the easter eggs on this disc, but haven't found any.
Rating: Summary: Not the best of scripts, but funny Review: This is almost a live-action Dilbert movie. This film takes a look at modern corporate culture and lampoons it. If you have ever worked in a cubicle, this movie will strike a chord within you. Whether you are seeing the consultants, or efficiency experts, interview people before the lay-off; listening to the sing-song voice of the customer service representative, or watching the employees get mad at the fax machine; this will all seem eerily familiar. Quite a few of the scenes nod to other movies of popular culture, as well as sate our thirst for revenge against work. This mixture makes from some memorable images. The camera work used as the conspirators initiate their plan or "celebrate" their lay-off is hilarious. My problem with the film is that it feels great as a series of short films, but as a whole movie, it doesn't hold up as well. Although Mike Judge (who wrote, directed, and acted here) forecasts what would happen in the end, it still feels like "deus ex machina." It feels like he couldn't think of how to end it, so he just threw this in. It does take some suspension of disbelief. The argument between Peter and his girlfriend also seems a little contrived. All in all, this is a funny movie. I would recommend seeing it.
Rating: Summary: A sleeper hit, but one of the funniest movies ever Review: Wow! Where did this movie come from, I saw the poster lots of times but I thought it would be a stupid movie. Boy was I wrong, this is one of the funniest movies I have seen in ages. From the man that brought us Beavis and Butt-head, Mike Judge, who also makes an appearence in the film. If you have not seen this movie, or if you were like me, and thought it looked stupid, go rent it right now. Trust me, you won't regret it.
Rating: Summary: Too Funny Review: If you have ever worked for a corporation and had to be in a cubicle, this movie will make you laugh and laugh. I found it incredibly funny, and some of the moments were priceless. Recommended to anyone working at a large corporation, you will just get it and it will be funny.
Rating: Summary: I love this movie Review: When I first heard that Mike Judge had a movie coming out a few years back, I was not interested. Nothing against Beavis and Butthead, but it just didn't seem like someone responsible for that could come up with a live-action movie that would really stand out to me, and the fact that it started from a tiny cartoon that was so exceedingly simple that it probably could have only been funny for the minute in which it took place. By the time it was out on video, something convinced me to give it a try, and I'm so glad I did. This movie is a joy to watch, and it never ceases to keep me laughing even after seeing it multiple times. Judge has changed very mundane facets of the working life into hilarious scenarios: from driving to work amidst traffic to theme days at work, he caught it all. Basically, it's freaking hilarious!
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