Office Space

This movie reminds me why Id never want a desk job. I had to watch it a couple of times before I got the full gist of it, but every time, I understood it more and more. Unless youre self-employed and work at home, you cant help but draw your own similarities to the Office Space work environment and your own. Ive worked with a Lumberg, a Joanna, and a Michael... and a guy who didnt have an Arabic name, but he wanted to beat up every piece of office machinery which didnt work right. We even had a Milton-like guy once... he ended up going berserk and being escorted out by the police, but thats another story. All in all, I highly recommend this movie to everyone who has a job and knows what its like to suffer from the aggravation of office politics. This movie delivers a figurative eye-gouging to all the politics and backstabbing that goes on every day in Americas corporate workplaces. It shows one of the things that can happen when big corporate CEOs think theyre making some really smart move, and end up shooting themselves in the foot instead. WORDS OF WARNING: 1) if youre a bureaucratic jerk boss like Lumberg, DO NOT watch this movie because you wont find it funny... 2) never, ever do anything to make a Milton angry, because you never know what theyll do.

Its interesting that in the context of the great resignation, Office Space is suddenly becoming relevant again.

This is a classic! When I finish filing my TPS reports, I will write a longer review. Its a great story with charming actors who do a wonderful job. I watch this every few years and I love it every time!

After having rented nearly all the videos at our local mom & pop video rental store, and after this one came off the new release (more expensive) shelves, we gave it a try. (Ill try any movie for $1.)... Im proud to say that after renting it in excess of five times, we finally broke down and bought it. A better purchase I could not have made! This movie is clever, hilarious, and populated with some great characters. Also, its infinitely quotable, and nearly every scene rings true. Thank goodness Mike Judge departed from Beavis & Butthead to make this gem of a cinematic masterpiece. (Okay, you might not file it next to The Godfather, but you would definitely put it somewhere between the Marx Brothers and Wes Anderson/Owen Wilsons Bottle Rocket) Make that comedic masterpiece. For my money, it doesnt get much better than when John C. McGinley gives his monologue about Michael Bolton, or when Diedrich Bader comes over as the friendly neighbor, or when Mike Judge cameos and talks about flair, or when vengeance is taken on a certain office appliance... you get the idea. (As I was making that list, about eight other favorite scenes popped into my head). If you havent seen it, give it a try. If you have seen it and rented it more than twice (or recommended it to all your friends) then do yourself a favor and get it on DVD before its no longer being sold. Movies this classic dont come along very often...

This movie was overhyped for me but the humor is decent and the story is good.

Over 2 decades old now, Office Space is still hitting where it hurts. This is a corny, low IQ needed, basic comedy that gets the job done in all the right ways. From the bosses to the coworkers, it sums up disk job life perfectly.

Office Space NEVER gets old! It almost seems as if it becomes more poignant over time. And this quote from the main character Peter Gibbons should be tweeted/shared always and forever: Michael, we dont have a lot of time on this earth! We werent meant to spend it this way. Human beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening to eight different bosses drone on about about mission statements. This movie has so many ah-ha moments its scary -- I mean for a comedy it ends up showing you so much about real humanity and the inner struggle of the common working man/woman (especially those who work in the office farms). I think we all should have our Peter Gibbons moment every now and then, that time when we say you know what? I dont want to do this anymore. or that moment when you realize your wasting your life and you take action -- just once, walk past the boss or come to work without the jacket and tie/skirt and heels. The other thing I appreciate about this movie and all movies of this era (90s and before) is theres no cell phones, no internet, no iPads, etc. Interesting to go back and see that we actually lived lives and communicated with people without the tech we cling to today.

I saw portions of this movie while on a road trip through various cities several years ago and had always wanted to see the full version. I wanted to get to a town or city where I could watch the whole movie but it never worked out. In fact, most of the time I would see almost the same section and could never get to the ending because of time constraints or whatever. I finally saw a chance of seeing the whhole movie by going through Amazon and have really enjoyed the movie. I have watched Office Space a few times now and cant get over the number of personalities in the movie that mimic a few people I have worked with over the years. Sometimes I watch the movie before I go into work and then start giggling to myself when one of my coworkers acts like one of the characters in the movie. The movie has proved to be a great get away and I would recommend this movie to anyone who needs a laugh.

Best movie EVER!

Loved it bought it!