Gosh Darn, office space is a great movie

todd stone · 01-30-2002, 09:21 PM

I loved this movie since day one and continue to watch it. It was a mirror of my old job, they got corporate america to a "T".

Great movie which deserves a special edition.

Hey peterman, turn on channel 9, look at this chick!

Tom Gradisek · 01-30-2002, 09:33 PM

*Lumbergh voice* Yeah...I'm going to have to go ahead and agree with you there!

I too loved this movie. I held off on buying the DVD because I'm waiting for the special edition DVD, but I frequently watch my VHS copy of it.

I loved the way the movie poked fun of most everything about working in an office. Having worked in this type of setting I could appreciate all of the humor such as the changing lanes in traffic, the memo, the nuerotic co-worker, the monotonous and routine answering of the phones--it's all stuff that happens.

Tom Ryan · 01-30-2002, 09:41 PM

You do realize that using God's name in vain is far more offensive than using "damn"

?

Anyways, yes Office Space is great.

-Tom

Chris · 01-30-2002, 11:48 PM

When I worked at a .com (before it folded, coming up on two years now!) I always thought of the day as being horrible; watched Office Space and it struck me so much like my work day I about died laughing.. the "PC Load Letter" sequence is still one of the funniest damn things I think I've seen played out in a film.

It manages to capture almost exactly what it is like working in a horribly confused, focusless work environment.

Mike Pattee · 01-30-2002, 11:52 PM

Office space is definately one of my favorites. It does nail a lot of corporate stereotypes. And there are definately scenes that remind me of my old job. My only regret is there choice to attempt adding a plot in the last 30 minutes.

Mike

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Chris Lynch · 01-31-2002, 02:52 PM

I especially enjoyed the juxtaposition of the gangsta rap with corporate America, I thought that was a nice touch.

The scene with the fax machine... that actually happened to me before I saw the movie, so of course, I almost wet myself laughing so hard.

Holy Shoot, I freakin' love this gosh darn movie!

Jefferson Morris · 01-31-2002, 04:35 PM

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I especially enjoyed the juxtaposition of the gangsta rap with corporate America, I thought that was a nice touch.

Nay, a brilliant touch. Listening to Scarface saying "Damn, it feels good to be a gangsta" while watching slow-mo shots of Ron Livingston walking determinedly between the cubes in his office almost gave me a heart attack.

Ditto for the deliberately overdramatic sound effects when he clicks his mouse. And Livingston's nightmare about Lumbergh having sex with his girlfriend.

Livingston's last line in the movie also never fails to make me laugh. Brilliant reading on his part. Bring on the gosh-diddly-darn SE.

--Jefferson Morris

01-31-2002, 05:31 PM

I watched this movie almost a year ago and I was in our hero's exact same position. "It's not that I'm lazy, it's just that I don't care." I had even removed my cubicle wall that was blocking my view out the window a week before. Not quite with a push but I did have to get out the screw driver and move it off in front of the cube. I laughed so much in that movie. Fortunately I didn't end up like our hero. I just switched to another job doing work I really enjoy and do care about.

Chuck Anstey

Brett Hancock · 01-31-2002, 07:29 PM

What more can you say about Office Space. It's one of if not the funniest movie ever. I have said all I am going to say. I have to go watch Office Space again.

Patrick Sun · 02-01-2002, 07:44 AM

I gave away copies of the Office Space DVD (when Best Buy was letting them go a song) to all of my office mates for X-Mas gifts. They all loved it! And it's been the source of laughter as we compare and contrast the film with our existing working environment.