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Funny, funny Funny, Anyone who has worked in a "cubicle" atmosphere has to get this DVD. !
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Are you fed up with the mindless bureaucracy of your workplace? nauseated with the importance of process over results? anxiety ridden because of your job? then Office Space is the movie for you. The setting for Office Space is an Information Technology company that processes transactions for Credit Unions, with a collection of employees that are all either bored, angry, aloof, incompetent, anxious or suffer from one of a hundred other maladies or neurotic manifestations. No doubt this sort of work environment will be familiar to most.
It would be convenient to say that this is just another movie about how the corporate work environment drains us of our humanity, but Office Space offers us much more. The mindless bureaucracy, doing work solely to satisfy some inane process (PTS Reports), the sense of detachment from reality is eerily reminiscent of a Kafka novel. Lundberg, the boss, who is completely unaware of what his employees do and how they feel, endlessly repeats his mantra of ok, ok , while his employees become more and more stressed and unfulfilled.
Peter, the lead character, undergoes a profound Peter Pan like psychological transformation after which he is no longer motivated to do his job. He comes and goes as he pleases and begins to openly express his true feelings about the job and the environment. His new relaxed attitude impresses the clueless consultants, with their prepackaged prescription for transforming the organization (i.e. reducing headcount), who have been brought in to fine tune the organization.
Naturally, no story of this genre would be complete without a love connection between the main character and yet another troubled, trapped soul. Peter's love interest comes by way of a waitress at a nearby restaurant who fights conformity by wearing only the minimum pieces of flair on her uniform. She endures the endless questioning from her manager about why she wears only the minimum pieces of flair, when she is so clearly and simply trying to preserve some part of her humanity.
The dam of self-control that held the employees in check finally begins to crack when Peter and two of his co-workers hatch a plot of revenge against the company. Of course their plot like everything else goes badly wrong, but in the end it seems that justice is served.
You will laugh out loud, you may cry at times, but if this dark comedy does not send your mind and heart in search of your humanity, sadly you have missed the point.
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Hard to believe that this movie was a box office disaster (considering it's directed by Mike Judge), but over the years, I think the cult following is right. Yeah, I'm no office worker (You think I work in the office?), but hey, it doesn't take a genius to know how tedious and _______ BORING! life like Peter's is (if you still think it's not tedious, think more, idiot). This is a sometimes hilarious, sometimes serious, sometimes feel-good, loony, morally awesome, movie. I like the way it just starts when the movie comes on, it sets the whole tone for the movie. Right from that, I knew this movie was going to rule.
The plot revolves around a particular software company called Initech, and it's as faceless as can be. At least from the outside. The characters on here are unique and both encomapny some very familiar stereotypes. Well, maybe the characters are someone you have seen or met before, but it's hard not to love their personalities. Peter is extremely likeable as a protagonist, and Lumbergh is a very likeable "antagonist", he's certainly not a bad guy, but he's definitely viewed as an obstacle. You have the nervous, pryomaniac Milton, Lawrence, the steet smart neighbor, and my favorite, Michael Bolton, the gangster rap loving white guy with a hate for technology that doesn't work and his name because it's the same as Michael Bolton (easy to see why, words cannot express how bad Michael Bolton is).
I would go ahead and say that this movie is really executed just so well, as it doesn't drag on and doesn't take a bunch of time being slow with character development or other nonsense you don't need when trying to just watch a ________ movie. It's not that long either, and thankfully doesn't result in one big drama at the end. Kind of like life. I love lot's of the camera angles, and of course, scene after scene of great movie watching (not quite excellence the whole way through, but there isn't a dull moment), and the directing is great. The slow motion works wonders on the scene where they smash the fax machine, for instance.
Office Space has memorable characters, scenes, work mocking, destruction of ______ computers, a swipe at Michael Bolton (well deserved, I think) and a refreshing lack of drama! Really though, this movie is just great to watch, and it doesn't beat you over the head with anything, and entertaining movie as _____! SO buy it and watch it every week, or else!
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This is a perfect movie to watch while compiling your TPS reports. It would be just GREAT if everyone bought this movie on Blu-Ray!
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This movie is Sort of a real world Dilbert. All the office environments that we have to deal with are exaggerated. This includes the office characters. Getting out reports, overtime and downsizing.
Current events mixed with old tales and office lure mix to create one of the best comedies around. This film along with the red Swingline stapler had achieved cult status.
As I look around (and stand up) I can see all the personalities depicted in this movie. If anyone wanted to see a movie that mimics real life this one is it and maybe "Joe Versus the Volcano" (1990). This is much more real than "9 to 5" (1980).
Just a moment while I expand my cube. (*&*%$#%$&*)
There, now where was I? Oh yes, Jennifer Aniston shows her flash.
It is interesting that the film was made in Austin and Dallas where I am writing this. It must be a sign on some sort.
You will see the old story of skimming percentages of a cent off of transactions with a new twist.
I have to go now the copier is calling!
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