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Office Space (Widescreen)

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In the Amazon site it was indicate that the movie has french language. But it does'nt. The case and the dvd are in a perfect condition.

This is one of the most comforting movies I know. When you get home from Dilbertland, and the world seems insane, pop this movie in and laugh at someone having it truly rough. It's cheaper than hypnotherapy.

I feel so strongly about the healing nature of this film, I will often purchase a copy and send it to a friend when they describe a particularly brain fryingly stupid day in corporate America.

And it's also a great quote movie. Watch it and the next day you'll be walking around saying, "Why should I? He's the one that sucks."

The DVD itself is light on features, but regardless, you'll want this movie on hand for emergencies. Let someone else fill out the TPS reports, and enjoy.

Bah! 2 scenes do not a movie make. Mike Judge can't decide whether he wants to be Franz Kafka or in the Hallmark Hall of Fame, so he settles for something that would make Joan Lunden titter with suppressed amusement.

Bravely lambasting office politics in a manner that only someone who has never worked in an office could enjoy, Judge then moves on to tougher fare. Waitressing in a restaraunt not the most pleasant experience? I mean, Oh my gosh, I was stunned by his searing portrayal of the disenfranchisment of Coporate America and it's inevitable Ennui-inducing Weltanschauung. Verfremdungseffekte like White men rapping and Jennifer Anniston being "Homey and down to earth" only further emphasized the moral of this story (In true Brecht fashion) - when the Proletariat fulfilled its Hegelian destiny and been run beneath the wheels of enterprise, only the Uebermensch-next-door will be able to "Take up arms" and stem the tide. If you thought what I just said was right on, go finish that poem you've been working on.

A cinematic masterpiece for anyone who likes to snicker at the misfortunes of others and fancies themselves luckily outside the world of grunts and laborers. Buy it for your Philosophy Grad-Student get togethers. Goes well with Rolling Rock.

Now, Office Space might look like a movie about this young guy whose whole viewpoint on cubicle hell is changed when his occupational hypnotherapist dies in the middle of a hypnosis session, leaving him with a wonderfully carefree attitude toward the job he despises - but it's not. The real star of this movie is Milton Waddams (Stephen Root), the mumbling, thoroughly mistreated oddball who is pushed beyond his limits after the boss, among other things, steals his stapler. He really loved that stapler, which is why he continued to use it after the company went with a completely different stapler manufacturer. When you're stuck in a cubicle for forty hours a week and forced to watch all sorts of Who Stole My Cheese nonsense taking place all around you, when you're always the odd man out when the boss' yearly birthday cake gets handed out, when you're forced to change cubicles over and over again for no good reason whatsoever, you become Milton. With no control over your life's direction, you cling to any little thing you can find in your three-walled domain - a favorite stapler, your chair (which you really should put your name on, if you want to make sure someone doesn't pull the old switcheroo on you), and the all-consuming importance of locks for your shelves (which the movie completely leaves out, for some reason). Your bosses make fun of you behind your back and think of ways to make your life even more miserable, and you start mumbling all the time. Yes, Milton truly represents those unfortunate enough to be trapped inside cubicle farms.

However, since the movie does give young Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) and his buddies most of the screen time, I'll talk about them as well. That Pete's really got his head on straight as the movie begins; he has already learned that work is a form of torture that makes every day worse than the one before until you get old and die. His buddies at work are pretty spot-on as well, knowing that the hiring of a consultant means a labor reduction is imminent. Then Peter sees this hypnotherapist who gets him nice and relaxed, with all of his work-related worries washed away - and keels over dead, leaving Peter in a state that can only be described as carefree. He just stops going to work for awhile, but when he does pop in (just to pick up his address book), he goes ahead and talks to the two Bobs (the consultants). His straight-shooting, incredibly honest answers about how little he actually does at the company convince the Bobs that he is upper management material. While Peter's being promoted, though, his buddies Michael Bolton (David Herman) - no, he's not related to that dreadful singer - and Samir Nagheenanajar (Ajay Naidu) are being laid off. That's when Peter comes up with a plan - well, actually, the whole idea was Michael's, but Peter talks him and Samir into actually doing it. They plant a virus-type routine, designed to skim off a fraction of a cent from every transaction, inside the computer system. The plan ends up working too well, though, putting Peter and the guys into quite a potential pickle.

I think the film sort of loses its focus during the final half hour. Up until that point, it's a dead-on parody of cubicle life. You've got your fax machine designed to jam as often as possible, your boss who speaks to you as if you're intellectually challenged and never hears a word you say, a whole range of annoying co-workers, etc.. The whole "Didn't you get the memo?" routine captures the very essence of life in the cubicle jungle. A great supporting cast, including Jennifer Aniston as Joanna, a waitress who just says no to "flair," and Diedrich Bader as Peter's next-door-neighbor, really round out the film remarkably well. Even the genius behind the whole film, Mike Judge, joins the fun as Joanna's flair-obsessed manager. Office Space is just a tremendously funny movie that shines the mirror of hilarious truth on the ridiculous nature of far too many modern companies.

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 mimic like real life this one is it and maybe "Joe Versus the Volcano" (1990) 0790741393. This is much more real than "9 to 5" (1980) ASIN: 6300247236.

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!

Office Space is a very funny, on the mark movie about working in cubicles, having a dead end job and brain dead bosses. One of those movies I can watch over and over and it gets funnier each time. Our poor hero has a mind numbing job, answers to 5 bosses and is asked to take on extra work as they proceed to lay poeple off.

Favourite scene has to be the beating death of the despised fax machine, anyone who has worked in an office can totally relate and probably do as I do and play that scene over and over as some sort of catharsis.

Highly recommend this movie

If you see one comedy from the late 90s, see this one! The cast is great, and the story is better. The only person I know who didn't like this movie just doesn't understand the modern industrial/metroplitan environment. Driving to work in Silicon Valley REALLY IS THIS BAD, and if your definition of heavy traffic is going 15-20 mph on the freeway, you might not appreciate this film.

Having seen and enjoyed bits and pieces of this movie countless times on cable (usually on Comedy Central) over the last couple of years, I finally broke down and purchased it to add to my DVD collection. Smart move on my part. Now that I've seen the entire movie from start to finish, it makes a lot more sense now (I'd never seen the hypnotism scene). It has all the makings of a modern cult classic. How do I know? Because every time I roll across it on cable I usually wind up watching the balance of the film and enjoying it all over again. Having 2 Geto Boys songs on the soundtrack and co-starring Jennifer Aniston doesn't hurt either. Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.

Office Space is a hilarious comedy directed by Mike Judge, the man who brought us Beavis and Butthead (he provided the voices for both characters as well), and starring Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston and featuring Mike Judge as an irritating restaurant manager.

The reason why many people have liked this film is because it touches upon an issue that is very common amongst people: hating work!

Peter Gibbons, played by Livingston, is our hero who is hassled by more than one manager about some memo that he says he recieved but forgot to implement, and hates the fact that his manager always picks on him to come in on Saturdays to finish some leftover work. One day, Gibbons goes to a shrink who hypnotizes him into a complete state of relaxation right before he, the shrink, has a heart attack. Peter becomes carefree. He goes to work when he feels like it wearing jeans and sandals. He even decides to stop going to work, stop paying his bills, and gets the courage to speak out calmly like everything is cool.

What happens next is up to you to find out.

If you seriously are being hassled at work by your employers, annoyed by everybody and everything from your obnoxious co-workers to that stupid printer that always jams, I really recommend you watch Office Space.

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Writer/director Mike Judge's understated satire of flourescent cubicle-angst keeps the tone subdued and lets the absurdity simply show itself. This well-made film was an instant-classic cult film and found many adherents on its first video run for good reason. We root for our protagonist Peter to stay in his occupational hypnotherapist-induced state of carelessness and not "get back with the program" as he and his two downsized friends seek to "Superman 3" their ex-company of a fortune (as payback for being summarily laid off). From the ironic gangsta-rap soundtrack to the narcotizing voice of the boss Lumbergh and Stephen Root's mumbling & near psychotic Milton, "Office Space" offers no big critique, but a good time.