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Summary: Office (Waste of shelf) Space
Review: Weak Weak Weak. I was absolutely flabbergasted at the rave reviews this movie has received on the internet. Are we really that desparate for entertaiment? For those of you thinking about renting or buying this piece of trash, let me clue you in. Here's the plot (unbelievable and stupid as it is) in a nutshell: A guy and his pals get fed up with their redundant jobs. (Who hasn't felt that way?) The company decides to downsize, and calls the employees into the office one by one to (SUPPOSEDLY) evaluate their value to the company. So our hero goes in, admits that he does NOTHING, and (hold onto your hats) gets A PROMOTION. And his father-in-law isn't the big boss (note sarcasm.) Is there such a company on the face of the entire PLANET? If so, let me know, I want to work (or not work, rather) for them! There is a scene in this movie where he has went to see a hypnotherapist to instill some confidence in himself, and the therapist dies right there in the office, BEFORE HE CAN EVEN PLANT ANY SUBLIMINAL POSITVES INTO THE GUY"S THICK SKULL! This "Session" supposedly gave him confidence in himself! Then our hero hardly ever comes into work anymore, and isn't even reprimanded, not to mention fired. Our heroes (3 of them) decide to embezzle money from their (very generous) company. The thing backfires as they have stolen way too much money too soon, and most of the rest of the movie consists of these three idiots running around in a panic. The ending (I'll not give it away, some poor entertainment- starved people might actually get one chuckle from this total waste) is stupid, thrown together, an afterthought. Moronic. No, it's beyond moronic, it's Sub-Moronic. I bought this phlegm-wad of a tape based soley on the rave reviews I read about it. PLEASE don't make the same mistake. Funniest movie ever made? Don't make me laugh, the movie certainly didn't!
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Summary: Funny look at the daily grind
Review: This movie is a funny, sarcastic look at the 9 to 5 existence and what it does to all those working drones out there. Peter works at Initech, a generic company whose purpose is never really revealed, though we know it has something to do with cubicles and computers. His smug boss is asking him to come in on his weekend, his jumpy coworker Milton mumbles about keeping an eye on his Swingline stapler and threatens weakly to burn the building down if they move his desk just one more time, and to make everything worse, word is that the company is bringing in a consultant to make things more efficient (i.e. fire people). Understandably, Peter's feeling a little tense and burned out. His soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend urges him to see a hypnotherapist, who drops dead in the middle of the session, leaving Peter wrapped up in a much calmer attitude. Ironically, instead of getting him fired, this attitude impresses certain higher-ups in the company and Peter is promoted just as his buddies are about to get canned. Stuck between moving up and losing his friends, Peter and the guys hatch a scheme to embezzle company funds in such a gradual way that no one is supposed to find out. Things go a little wrong, but just as Peter is ready to give up and turn himself in, fate steps in and changes things in a way nobody expected.Anyone has ever held a job can relate to the humor in this movie, even if the job is not office-related (Peter's new girlfriend Joanna, for example, works as a waitress in a restaurant but also hates her irritating boss). The first few minutes of the movie show various characters braving rush hour to get to work. Who hasn't changed lanes in traffic, only to have that lane stop moving while cars in the old lane suddenly roar ahead? If you don't mind the rap soundtrack (I didn't care for it but the movie was good anyway) and quite a bit of swearing, you will probably enjoy this movie.
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Summary: One of the most surprisingly funny movies in a while
Review: I didn't even hear about "Office Space" when it was in the movies, and didn't expect much when my girlfriend rented the video. But lo and behold, I found this to be a hilarious movie. For anyone who's felt down in a rut at work, this is the perfect movie to pop in your VCR after a long day at the office. You'll find several terrific quotes ("Sounds like you have a case of the Mondays" "It's a 'Jump to Conclusions Mat'! You see, you have this mat, with different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO!") and many great sight gags (anyone who's ever had a grudge against a piece of office equiptment will enjoy one scene in particular). Also it's a hoot to hear gangsta rap in the background of these white collar workers. But it's Peter's desire just to relax that everyone can identify with. This is a movie for the common worker.
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Summary: Office Space is Hilarious
Review: Mike Judge (Beavis and Buthead) Proves he's a comic genius without animation in this spoof office satire. Ron Livingston plays a guy who works on a computer in a cubicle and deals with a condesending coffee cup holding boss who does nothing but intimidate, a dopey secretary who says "Somebodys got a case of the Mondays" in such an annoying tone, it's hilarious not to mention a mentally challenged coworker who is an annoying riot. After seeing a hypnotist Ron loses his anxiety and is cool enough to ask Jennifer Anniston out on a date as she waitresses at Chachkies a pun for Chilis. He claims he just won't go to work. He won't quit and doesn't care about getting fired. Turns out the very consultntants that are expected to fire him ridiculously give him a promotion because they appreciate hs candor and feel with the right challenges he could be a good company guy! Yeah Right! This is great satire and was a sleeper in the movies. if you don't find this one funny your probably living off a big inheritance. It's a must see!
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Summary: a gem
Review: I fell in love with this movie. Although I panned it at the box office, I saw it on HBO and was hooked. A true memorial to the working stiffs of the world...
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Summary: This is your life.
Review: If you're a geek, a nerd, an office hack, or any of the other down-trodden cubicle zombies that get used as interchangeable cogs in the machine, then you'll either laugh uproariously at this, or wince at how close to the truth it is. My kids rented this movie, and they kept asking me if I really knew anyone like that. I had to admit that almost EVERYONE I worked with were characters in the movie. I watched it three times before we had to return it. My kids and I now use lines from the movie! Definitely worth watching. Or owning!
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Summary: You'll watch it over and over and laugh more each time...
Review: I gave this tape away as Christmas presents and bought a copy for myself, as well. First time I saw it, I had hit play on the VCR not knowing this movie (Office Space) was in the machine. (it was my daughter's rental - I'd never heard of it) The opening scene is a traffic jam where an old man on a walker (beside the roadway) is making more forward progress than Peter (Ron Livingston) in his little Toyota. You *feel* his pain... That is how Peter's day begins. From there, we go to problems with "The Memo" and the cover page for the inter-office report and of course, some copy machine issues and on and on. (the copy machine does finally get what it *richly* deserves) The whole scene about "the red stapler" is just classic comedy. One of the top 10 funniest scenes in cinematic history. However, the drywall installer (played by Diedrich Bader) steals the show. Peter asks him "What would you do if somebody told you 'I think someone has a case of the Mondays?'" to which the drywaller gives a fair, honest and accurate answer. HILARIOUS! This is comedy. There are many wordy-dirds throughout the flick, but if you can get past those, you have a hilarious movie. In our own family, the classic lines of "Office Space" have become part of our own vernacular...such as "What's Happening?" and "I was told I could play my radio..." We *loved* this movie. This is too good to rent. You'll need your own copy to watch again and again. In summary - it is intelligent, subtle and thoughtful humor. Looks like it was written by someone who has quite an understanding of life in the cubicle, because the whole flick has MANY elements of truth!
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Summary: Hilarious
Review: Having spent so much time in cubical's all of my life, I could really relate to this film. Jennifer Aniston could have easily been left out of this film, though. Still, I give it five stars, and I think it is one of the all time classic comedies. I wonder why I never heard of this movie when it came out in theaters?
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Summary: It was histerical
Review: I was on the floor I was laughing so hard. You can relate it to your work as well with the jams with paper to dorky co workers and annoying boses
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Summary: I Wouldn't Say I'm Missing It, Bob
Review: Somehow this movie did not hit it big in the theaters, but that is more likely a result of poor marketing than the quality of the film. This movie is hilarious and should have been a huge commercial success. I don't even remember when this movie hit the theaters, but one day at the video store I heard a skateboard carrying teenager say to a fellow teen, "Dude, this movie is the funniest EVER! " Based on that ringing endorsement (and even more based on the fact that there were only about 3 DVD available that night) I grabbed it off the shelf. I had very low expectations. By the end of the first half hour, I wanted to call the teen and tell him to get a job as a movie reviewer. This movie is one of the funniest EVER. I laughed so hard at some scenes, I had to rewind (is is still called rewinding on DVD?) immediately to watch them again. Maybe it was the unknown cast (other than Jennifer Aniston), or the lack of faith the studio had in Mike Judge's ability to direct a live action movie, but this movie got very little publicity. What a mistake. Although low brow at times, I can't think of one person who will not laugh out loud at least five times during this movie. The cast is great and very funny. There are a few "big" names, like Aniston, Stephen Root, Steve Girardot and Diedrich Bader, but it is the "unknowns" who make this flick great. Ron Livingston is great as the dissatisfied employee who decides he is just not going to go to work anymore. Every player seems to have a funny line. And, as other reviewers have pointed out, this movie has some of the most quotable funny lines in movie history, which pushes this film up to its five star status. Get a copy of this movie and enjoy. It is one of the funniest ever, Dude.
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