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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 6439
Released: November 1, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Unable to endure another mind-numbing day at Initech Corporation, cubicle slave Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) gets fired up and decides to get fired. Armed with a leisurely new attitude and a sexy new girlfriend (Jennifer Aniston), he soon masters the art of neglecting his work, which quickly propels him into the ranks of upper management! Now the stage is set for Peter to carry out a high-tech embezzling scheme that's sure to mean the end of his job and a one-way ticket to easy street. Can he pull it off before all corporate hell breaks loose?
Description of Office Space - Special Edition with Flair (Full Screen Edition):
Ever spend eight hours in a "Productivity Bin"? Ever had worries about layoffs? Ever had the urge to demolish a temperamental printer or fax machine? Ever had to endure a smarmy, condescending boss? Then Office Space should hit pretty close to home for you. Peter (Ron Livingston) spends the day doing stupefyingly dull computer work in a cubicle. He goes home to an apartment sparsely furnished by IKEA and Target, then starts for a maddening commute to work again in the morning. His coworkers in the cube farm are an annoying lot, his boss is a snide, patronizing jerk, and his days are consumed with tedium. In desperation, he turns to career hypnotherapy, but when his hypno-induced relaxation takes hold, there's no shutting it off. Layoffs are in the air at his corporation, and with two coworkers (both of whom are slated for the chute) he devises a scheme to skim funds from company accounts. The scheme soon snowballs, however, throwing the three into a panic until the unexpected happens and saves the day. Director Mike Judge has come up with a spot-on look at work in corporate America circa 1999. With well-drawn characters and situations instantly familiar to the white-collar milieu, he captures the joylessness of many a cube denizen's work life to a T. Jennifer Aniston plays Peter's love interest, a waitress at Chotchkie's, a generic beer-and-burger joint à la Chili's, and Diedrich Bader (The Drew Carey Show) has a minor but hilarious turn as Peter's mustached, long-haired, drywall-installin' neighbor. --Jerry Renshaw
Office Space - Special Edition with Flair (Full Screen Edition) Reviews:
This is a funny movie! 
2008-08-06 - I own this and the movie is extremly funny. It is tasteful and approrpriate for most ages however you really need to be an office worker (IT position helps great) to truly appreciate the movie. That being said, anyone can potentially find it funny but as a resident IT guy in a cubicle I love this movie!
Flair edition. 
2008-07-16 - Office Space is a funny and offbeat film but I wasn't left wanting more from this cult classic. Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston give honest and sarcastic performances and Gary Cole, jeez that guy always plays a jerk! The ending was not that great so I can't rave about this 90 minute flick, this is a mixed bag for me, decide for yourself.
Office Space
2008-07-03 - How DO YOU NOT OWN THIS MOVIE!
Definately one of the best movies ever made. Hillarious.
Has anyone seen my stapler, uh I have not recieved my paycheck.
Great movie, makes you realize the comedy that we all have in our day to day jobs, and lives.
"What Am I Going To Do With 40 Subscriptions To 'Vibe'"? 
2008-07-02 - "Office Space" is a great film from the brilliant mind of Mike Judge. Ron Livingston plays corporate drone Peter Gibbons who has a totally unhappy and stressed life. Thanks to the only partially intentional assistance from a therapist using hypnosis in the single funniest scene in the film, Peter relaxes and reaps the rewards of sloth. The films makes a legitimate point about promotion up the corporate ladder in the most humorous manner possible.
The characters in the film are all caricatures of idealized cubicle dwellers, and remind me of a cross between "Dilbert" and the cast of "The Office." The film is well acted, and you will see favorite actors from several favorite sitcoms: John C. McGinley from "Scrubs" is brilliant as Bob the consultant; Diedrich Bader from "The Drew Carey Show" is brilliant as a blue collar neighbor, and Jennifer Aniston shines as Joanna, a waitress with flair!
The film deserves five stars save for one misstep in postproduction: the soundtrack. The soundtrack is filled with extremely violent rap music, which not only fails to enhance the film, it actually detracts markedly from it.
If you are willing to face life in a cube farm, you need to face up to "Office Space," and check out the extras, too. The deleted scenes are, in several cases, absolute highlights: the scene where Peter confronts the receptionist is absolutely priceless, and justifies the cost of the film alone.
FULL OF FUNNY CHARACTERS, BUT.....................
2008-06-15 - I'm sure if you work in an office this film may be a riot. While I thought it was funny and entertaining, there wasn't much going on in this film. The cast is very good with lots of quirky characters and it is certainly worth seeing, it just doesn't go anyhwere. You might want to check it out on cable before you buy it. This may grow on me with repeat viewings. Until it does, I rate it 3 1/2 stars.
