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The Corporations!

Proving he has more than Beavis and Butthead up his sleeve Mike Judge wrote and directed this gem of a comedy about the dead-end world of a cubicle slave in a faceless corporation. Ron Livingston is Peter, one such cube dweller at Initech, a corporation we never learn much about (I think they develop banking software). It's not important, of course, because Initech looks and feels like so many offices in so many industries all across America. Bored to tears at his job Peter undergoes hypnosis at a therapist and suddenly snapping out of his routine, breaking up with his corporate girlfriend. He goes into a peaceful, carefree sort of trance where he coasts through work until two "consultants" (who signal the coming of layoffs) determine he's just not being challenged enough at work. Meanwhile, Peter's more productive friends are cut away on recommendation of their slimy manager, Bill Lumbergh, played by Gary Cole with such nauseating, weasle-like smarminess that you've seen less talented people get Oscars for smaller roles. The trio of friends, tired of being the little guys, hatch a scheme to funnell money slowly and secretly from Initech. Meanwhile, a neurotic coworker slowly cracks as his desk is moved farther and farther away from everyone else...

Office Space is a must for anyone who has ever worked in an office. Sat at a cubicle. Wanted to take a fax machine into an open field and beat it with a bat while blasting Ice Cube. It captures American corporate microculture perfectly, laughing in the face of being micromanaged to death. But it touches on unversal elements and the laughs are steady, captured in the details like the boss everyone hates, or rap music in suburbia. A shame this got such a small theatrical release; it found a nice following on tape and DVD.

Here's a small, low budget film delivering laughs and some wicked humor. This is Mike Judge directing but it's not Beavis and Butthead by a longshot. Highly recommended.

What A Funny Movie!!!

I was going to say "best office comedy" but I didn't want to limit the recommendation. This is one of the best comedy's EVER...period. Having worked in a "big company" for the last 30 years I can say that this one hits VERY close to home. Yep, we even have "Milton" types where I work. This is one of my "desert island" movies and I would never give it up. Worth many many viewings. I loved it.

We've all had that job...

The charm of Office Space is that everyone can identify with the characters' plight. We've all had "that job," whether it be a boring desk job, or a boring food-service job. Office Space takes this to the extreme, and says what you only WISH you could have said to your boss... The best part about the movie is that it's not as unintelligent as the previews made it out to be. It was billed as a "Beavis and Butthead" or "Waterboy" class movie, but actually managed to rise somewhat above that. While Office Space is funny, it's not nearly as good as "There's Something About Mary." It is very predictable, most notably the ending and a "hypnotherapy scene." Unlike TSAM, there is no really off-the-wall humor. Computer users might find fault with the strange hybrid of Macintosh and Windows computer systems used by Initech Industries. (This may have been done on purpose - it is really strange.) This film is not truly outstanding in any area except subject matter. It is a victory cry for the "cubicle farm." It is a fun evening at the movies, but will probably have the same impact on video.

Tale of Two Movies

OK, let me preface this review by stating that the first 45 minutes of "Office Space" gave me as many laughs as the opening 45 minutes of almost any other comedy. Particularly hilarious were the two consultants interviewing the Initech staff and Peter's total apathetic meltdown--brilliant! However, the second half of the movie veers so far away from the original intent, that I as a viewer was left wondering who exactly Ron Livingston's character was! That's great in a drama or thriller, but lousy in a comedy.Jennifer Aniston's character is wasted (esp. for the middle third of the movie); apparently Mike Judge wanted a romantic element in his film, but didn't want to spend time developing it. "Office Space" disintegrates after the guys lose their jobs and embark on a scheme to steal money from their company. The shift in focus is unsettling and unexpected, and everyone suddenly gets a bad case of the consciences. My guess is that the movie was originally closer to 120 minutes, instead of its final 90 minutes, but that the big wheels did some 11th-hour cutting, reasoning that the audience would grow restless in a two-hour comedy. Generally that's true, but "Office Space" would have greatly benefited from a little more character development and a smoother transition to the final 30 minutes. The first half of the movie gets 5 stars out of 5, but the second gets 1 out of 5. 6 stars

Simply the best...

Yeah... I'm going to have to "go ahead" and rent this movie again because I missed most of it due to the fact that I was laughing too hard to keep up with the story line.

Seriously though, this movie was simply the best movie I've ever seen. Other than the types of people the movie was being critical of, (mindless corporate suits and drones), I can't imagine anybody not loving this film.

A great film!

When I first saw, Office Space, I couldn't believe how somebody in Hollywood could create a comic masterpiece. I have worked in offices for years and I totally recommend this film to all office employees. I love Ron Livingston's character as the unhappy coworker ready to explode any minute. When he finally changes after being hypnotized, he becomes a happier person. He gets to tick off his boss most of all. I love the beginning where everybody bothers him about the TPS report covers like they are the most important things in the world. When the company begins to screw around with their employees, watch out for Milton, he's brilliantly played by under-appreciated Stephen Root. The monotony of the offices, cubicles, and the life it creates is not what God put us on earth for is exactly what this movie searches for. These characters are more real to me than anything I have seen in the movies or television. I know what it's like to loathe Mondays and wish to be left alone to stare into space for hours at a time. I know slavery didn't end in 1865. It just took a different form. I am one of the lucky ones because i work for the state. But I feel for those companies that once created family oriented environments. You can sense the desperation. While I enjoy the movie, there are laughs along the way. MAD TV alums Orlando Jones and David Herman also star. Jennifer Aniston plays a waitress who sets Ron Livingston's character on the right path. I loved Gary Cole as the annoying boss.

Very good movie

This movie made me laugh like no other had done in a while. I'm going to keep this short, but no other film has ever managed to make me want to kill a character as much as this one. There is one scene, that makes me so mad that I can't describe it, when that woman in the office tells Milton to pass the cake, and then when it is all gone keeps the last piece without passing it to him. Leaving Milton the only one without cake. I was MAD. No movie has ever done that to me, but otherwise, very, very funny.There are some scenes that are hilarious, even the boring ones are cut short by more laughs. If you haven't seen this movie, I highly recommend it.

One of my 2 Favorite Comedies Ever

The other being "Better Off Dead". It's witty, it's hilarious, and appeals to the GEN-X group.

Hilarious!

This movie is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen! BUY IT! You will laugh all night long.

Office Life

Exactly why i quit my office job, I laughed so hard, all while an intense anger grew inside me towards my old bosses. Damn printer !#@@#@, i hate you.


The movie stays funny and on track at first, well at least through 3/4 of the movie and starts to get a little to serious at the end. However i own, love it, seen it too damn many times now.

5 stars for the movie, 3 for the dvd

A great comedy that unfortunatley disappeared too quickly in theaters, Office Space is more subtle than say, Austin Powers, or American Pie, but is just as funny. The non-raunch low decibel comedy is a dying art form, but at least there are movies like this. A classic that I hope whose time will come, it is so much better than a Dilbert knock off that it got pegged as. The DVD is sorely lacking, however. As Mike Judge's first live action film, it would have been nice to have a commentary track by him explaining the learning process and of course making some jokes. The original "Milton" animated shorts the movie was based on could have all easily fit on the disc but aren't included here. Looks like the company is squeezing what money it can out of doing as little as possible for the disc. Hmmm..maybe they should have actually watched the movie?

A Movie We Cube Dwellers Can Relate To.

Anyone who thinks they are going to see a live action Beavis and Butt-Head is going to be very disappointed. That is unless they are a cubicle dwelling fan of the dim-whitted pair. Created by Mike Judge (who is also responsible for the aforementioned duo and the TV show "King of the Hill"), Office Space takes all of our daydreams about work and puts them in a movie. Haven't you ever wanted to steal a cordless drill and take out that cubicle wall that's right in front of the window? How about fresh fish for lunch? How about telling your boss that you are too busy to deal with him? Especially when you are in the middle of eating junk food and playing an important game of Tetris. A smart and funny film, Office Space also deals with other issues, like get rich schemes, thin walled apartments, testy fax machines, and watching Kung-Fu with Jennifer Aniston. Dilbert has some competition, and his name is Milton.

Office Space

Funny, funny Funny, Anyone who has worked in a "cubicle" atmosphere has to get this DVD. !

What a great gift!

This was a requested gift from my son for Christmas. It was very easy to order (this grandmother thanks you for that!, and my son was very happy to receive it.

Extremely Funny

Almost every scene in OFFICE SPACE has some sort of humor in it, and it is some of the more subtle humors that make this movie so hilarious. This film covers a wide range of everyday happenings in the office with typical office characters, and is held up by an interesting plot.

The cast, while Jennifer Aniston is the only famous one, is great. If you like this movie the first time you watch it, you will want to watch it again and again. Then you will surely find yourself quoting a variety of lines from the many different characters. Whether you work in an office and can personally relate to this movie doesn't really matter. OFFICE SPACE will most likely satisfy (at least partially) your sense of humor.

Conflicting...

There are two different movies at work during "Office Space" - one is an often hilarious variety show of different work stereotypes; the other is a painfully dry "comedy" about a bunch of fed-up workers who decide to take action. Your opinion of this film will probably depend upon which one of these two "movies" you see. The first "film" in "Office Space" is a spot-on satire. Many of the film's pieces will ring with amusing familiarity - for example, the infuriating drive to work, the superior who speaks to the workers but doesn't hear a word they say, or the copy machine that never works, to name a few. In addition, there are many clever, quotable one-liners peppered throughout this film.But the second "film" is a rough and unpleasant experience. The characters themselves are painfully, unrealistically cynical and horribly one-dimensional. There is no warmth; they exude coldness that calls for significant disdain. Portraying likeable characters is definitely not a cinematic requirement, but this film has a mean, childish, misanthropic spirit that is quite often very repellent, for me at least. The film is heartless and soulless, and in this case, I felt like that was a bad thing."Office Space" is a mixed bag, and its positive and negative qualities exist separate from each other. There are two wholly different "films" at work here, and your feelings for "Office Space" will probably depend on which "film" stands out. For your sake, I hope it's the first one.

Peter Gibbons is sick of his desk job and decides to make some changes.

For being a film by Mike Judge, Office Space had surpassingly little toilet humor. The characters were well developed and the script was full of hilarious one-liners. What this film lacks is a solid plot. The characters wander aimlessly and the viewer begins to care less and less about them. The film's first half is a well-structured story that seems to be leading somewhere, but drops off after a while. Although it is topped off with a predictable ending, Office Space is still worth seeing.

What would you do if you had a million dollar ?

Two chicks at the same time....I have seen Office Space many times, and it's still as fun as it was the first time. This is comedy at it's peak.. well, not counting Seinfeld. Anyhow, this movie is great, and i strongly recommend everyone in need for a good and smart comedy to rent this one. I am sure you will love it. I did.

"Nine to Five" on Testosterone.

Three white-collar workers (Ron Livingston, David Herman and Ajay Naidu) go through their days full of anger, angst, disgust and annoyance because of their jobs. They all hate supervisor Gary Cole, but soon Livingston unintentionally gets hypnotized into taking charge of his life. Of course that means shaking things up at work (with his two friends taking his lead) and starting to date a beautiful restaurant waitress ("Friends" standout Jennifer Aniston). But what happens when the trio gets a little too smart and conniving for their own good? Writer/director Mike Judge (who is best known for recent animated successes "Beavis and Butt-Head" and "King of the Hill") has some really good ideas here, but the "Nine to Five"-male version routine wears thin faster than it should. Judge, who works better with drawings than actors, shows that he has trouble distinguishing between cartoons and reality. "Office Space" really plays more like an adult cartoon than a live-action presentation for the masses. There are still some good things here, but honestly if you miss work to see "Office Space" you probably deserve to be fired. 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Office Space is a work of genius

I cried with laughter through the entire movie. I rolled on the floor. It is brilliant.
The fact that I realized that they had just made a movie about my job should have caused me pain. But in a funny way, it helped.
(My favourite line is the "worst day of my life" one at the hynotherapist. You'll see what I mean.)