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Summary: The Only Movie With Too Many Pieces of Flare
Review: Office Space is a story about a computer software technician, Peter, that is sick and tired of his regular routine of working all the time. His girlfriend makes him go to a hypnotist where he is told to not care anymore, which he doesn't. Peter quits coming to work and doing as his bosses tell him to do. He even gets promoted for his ideas while his hardworking friends are being fired. Jennifer Aniston even ends up being his new girlfriend and she is much better than the first. This movie is hilarious especially with Peter's two friends from the office and their knack for screwing up royally or just watching them get upset and explode. Even though it is based on a job done in a cubicle, Office Space, actually makes the job seem fun. Definitely, this movie is one of those that you will watch once and then eventually find yourself going back for over and over when you stay in for a night. Not a very good party movie but a definite choice when you want to laugh hard with your buddies or a certain special someone. It doesn't matter who watches this movie with you because it is an instant hit with anyone who takes the time to sit down and watch it.
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Summary: you took my stapler
Review: very, very funny and very original. this one will leave look laughing your ass off. a lazy man(Ron Livingston, Swingers, Campfire Tales) has 8 bosses telling him what to do and hes sick and tired of doing work, so when he goes and ses a hypnothereapist he relaizes he just doesnt want to work and do nothing. meanwhile his friends Michael Bolton(David Herman, Tvs Angel, tvs Futurama) and Simere Nahenanagid(Adjay Naidu, Suburbia, Pi) get fired and they have no plans what so ever. so the 3 have a plan, make the place erupt but their plan soon goes aray, or so they think so. Jennifer Aniston(tvs Friends, The Good Girl), Richard Riehle(tvs Grounded For Life, Tvs Married To The Kellys), Gary Cole(A Simple Plan, I:Spy), Orlando Jones(Drumline, The Time Machine), Diedrich Bader(Tvs The Drew Carey Show, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back), John C. McGinley(tvs Scrubs, Seven) and Stephen Root(Buffy The Vampire Slayer, tvs News Radio) aslo star in this hilarious comedy from the creator of Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill, Mike Judge who also has a bit as Aniston's boss who always bugs her about her flare
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Summary: Anyone with a rotten job will love this film
Review: This film is probably one of the top ten funniest films I have ever seen. If you work in one of the millions of cubicals in America doing meaningless paperwork for a stupid boss and dealing with idiots for co-workers, you will find this movie hilarious. Each character will remind you of someone you have worked with in your life (or maybe remind you of yourself). Peter (Ron Livingston) is a computer programmer who puts in endless hours at a job he doesn't like. He is asked by his many bosses to remember the TPS reports need to be done a certain way. What these reports are, no one seems to care. They just have to include a cover letter. His 2 best friends at work struggle with a copymachine that eats their papers. Some of his other collegues dream of making it big and leaving the company. Some have been beaten down so long by corporate culture that they go a bit nuts. Milton is a freakish little man who keeps getting moved to a worse desk. Milton mumbles and slowly plots his revenge. Will he have the guts to do it? The boss, Lumbergh (Gary Cole) is a total jerk played with an uncany resemblance to every idiotic "manager" I've ever had. He swills coffee, talks about 'mission statements', and basically cannot manage anything. His "M-Kay" response to everyone is about all he can say coherently. There is a nice subplot with Jennifer Annison as Peter's girlfriend who labors unhappily at her job as a waitress. Even in the service industry, the workers are subjected to their own moronic co-workers and judgemental bosses. The only one happy with his job seems to be Peter's neighbor who works outside in the fresh air as a construction worker. The movie has many themes. I know some will dismiss this as a light comedy, but I feel you can read into things. Peter's lapse from good employee mindlessly droning on to a man who does his best to be fired, yet becomes promoted is very ironic. "The consultants" in the film remind me of other corporate types who really haven't a clue how to fix a darn thing. This is a funny film. You will be quoting it for days after!
But, I urge you, if you have seen it on tv in its edited form, you have not seen the full story. Every time I caught it on tv, major scenes were cut off and I didn't quite get it. You have to see it on DVD or video. It is worth every penny.
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Summary: Revenge of the cubicle dwellers
Review: I read about this movie in an article about cult classics, and bought it out of sheer curiosity. I'm pleased to say that it didn't disappoint! This is a spot-on exaggeration of the machinations of a generic office situation. This is one for the people who slave away in little boxes, doing tedious tasks with no apparent purpose, for people with clueless bosses-from-hell, for people who have printers and other office equipment that are possessed by evil spirits, and for the millions of unmotivated drones slaving away for big corporations who couldn't care less about them. Obviously a movie for everybody! Other reviews have already gone into the plot details, so suffice to say that this is a very funny movie that involves traffic jams, the computer industry, staff memos, hypnotism, lay offs, rap music, "flair", white collar crime, inanimate object abuse, slimeball bosses, efficiency experts, Jennifer Aniston's middle finger, and of course a red stapler. Compared to Initech your job has never looked better - just watch the expressions on the faces of the staff at the interminable meetings. Watch this for motivation, but don't necessarily make Milton your role model.
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Summary: The funniest movies I have seen in years
Review: Peter Gibbons ( Ron Livingston)is fed up with his life and wants to make a change. He decides to try hypnotism, to put him in a better mood. However, the hypnotist suffers a heart attack and dies right before he can snap Peter out of the trance. Now Peter doesn't have a care in the world, and is determined to get fired from his boring cubicle existence at Initech Corporation. Armed with a leisurely new attitude, and a sexy new girlfriend (Jennifer Anniston), he goes out of his way to neglect his job. However, this is where the story gets interesting, because it quickly gets Peter promoted into upper management. His two friends Samir Nayeenanajar (Ajay Naidu) and Michael Bolton (David Herman) always play by the rules. Unfortunately, they are fired due to cutbacks. So to get even, Peter and his two friends devise a plan to rip off the company. This is one of the funniest movies that I have ever seen. Everyone can relate to the story, because at one time or another, you have hated your job and wanted to do something about it. The characters in this movie, actually get to live out that fantasy. The acting is great all around. Ron Livingston is hilarious as Peter. Everything he does to upset his bosses and neglect his job is outstanding. David Herman and Ajay Naidu are extremely good as well. However Gary Cole gives the film's best performance as Bill Lumberg. "Uh Yeahh Peter...What's Happening." He goes out of his way to make the employees miserable, from having them work on the weekend, to stealing poor Milton's stapeler, and moving him into the basement. Jennifer Aniston does a nice job as well. Watching her fight with her boss over the pieces of "flair" is priceless. The two Bob's played by John C. McGinley and Paul Wilson are hilarious! Last but not least is Stephen Root as Milton. His obsessions with his stapeler and his overall personality will make you laugh and feel sorry for the guy. "Office Space" is a comedic masterpiece. We can all relate to the story, the laughs are non-stop, and all of the actors are fantastic. My only question is - Why couldn't FOX put out a better DVD? With how funny the movie was, you know there had to be tons of outtakes, and plenty of deleted scenes. So where are they? There are absolutely no special features whatsoever. To make things even worse, the presentation of the film itself was barely above average. This may be the one time that you should go with the VHS version of the film.
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Summary: Funny
Review: This is one crazy movie I thought the guy in the movie with the thick glasses and the monotone whiny voice was the funniest. (he is on the cover of the dvd). The rest of the actors were decent. See this movie has to do with work and hating your job in which i can really relate to. The guy in the movie though is hypnotize and just up and tries to get fired no longer having any care or stress about what happens to him. ( I so feel that). Its funny as he just ignores his boss and does what he wants whenever he decides to go to work.!!!!!! The dude on the cover i'm tellin you makes the movie watch it you will trip everytime you see him.
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Summary: Not the Funnist movie ever but youll like it.
Review: Amazon should get the year of this movie right it says 1999 when it came out March 1998 (I still have my stub). As for the movie youll like its humor and acting but some of it wasn't funny and the ending felt very very rushed (it all comes together in like 5 mins) but I could'nt get enough of Milton the mumbling loveable worker that still seems to get a paycheck,
besides Jennifer Aniston there is really no mainstream actors in this but the acting is still pretty good, the humor won't make you roll on the ground in laughter, the humor is mainly chuckles but youll be smiling the whole way through. I have no idea why this is rated R the soundtrack is annoying and I think there was some swearing in it so it could the avoid the pg-13 rating. Rent before buying.
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Summary: About your TPS reports....
Review: ....and why are you wearing only the minimum pieces of flair? This is a delightful comedy about the annoyances and indignities of the modern workaday world, as seen through the eyes of Peter, a cube-dwelling software developer, and his prospective girlfriend, a frustrated waitress at Chachki's restaurant where over-eager teenagers ("try the EXTREME fajitas") take your order. Although seemingly aimed at Gen-Xers, Office Space resonates with us older folks too. The characters and situations are hilarious, the dialogue wittily unexpected ("during these conjugal visits.... can you have sex with a woman?"), and the only people who seem content with life are those who don't do too much thinking--like Peter's neighbor, a happy-go-lucky construction worker whose sole concerns are naked women and beer. If you don't enjoy this movie, it's either because you lack a sense of humor or else you didn't get the memo.
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Summary: An Excellent Movie but Don't Expect Anything Extra
Review: This movie has all of the makings of a cult classic. Scores of office workers, myself included, have watched this movie over and over again, and memorized the lines. Because we work in an office, we can relate to the characters, the office atmosphere, and even the restaurant where they hang out. The movie also has great one liners, an interesting story line, and good acting from even the minor characters. However, do not buy this DVD expecting to see deleted scenes and other extras. Only trailers are included on the DVD. For most purposes the VHS copy is serves the same purpose and is five dollars less expensive.
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Summary: Hey Peter... Whats Happening?
Review: Possibly the best film I have seen in years. Many truths are laid open (The printer jamming is a great example!). Wicked sound track too. Very well cast, and just generaly great. Highly, Highly recommended
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