The Movie: Office Space, directed by Mike Judge
Recommendation: Dee
Reason: I have seen Office Space before, but who wouldn't want to see it again?
There is a painful amount of truth in Office Space. Not about morality or legality or anything like that, but just in the treatment of the soul-deadening ways that an office job can break a person down. There are Miltons in this world, and there are pieces of flair. There are meaningless jobs and horrible management techniques and dear god there are Lumberghs everywhere. The plot of the movie is almost irrelevant, compared to the insight that Mike Judge demonstrates.
The plot is subdued and a little wacky. After a hypnosis accident, a peon at a software company shrugs off the shackles of his oppressive workplace and tries to break free with a stack of the company's money. It's office-monkey wish fulfillment. In between point A and point B though there are plenty of entertaining stops.
As a cult film. Office Space stands up, setting itself head and shoulders above the rest. It was mismanaged and badly marketed, leading to its being an utter flop (and Mike Judge refusing to do a sequel). Thank god for video and DVD sales.
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Saturday, September 1, 2007
My favorite spy like totally 4eva!
The Movie: The Bourne Ultimatum, directed by Paul Greengrass
Recommendation: Me
Reason: My love for the first two movies is great. Had to see the third.
I'm so fond of Paul Greengrass's work (what I've seen of it). Unlike most people, I'm a fan of the shakycam approach to fights, though I can certainly see their complaints about it. It's a stylistic choice most directors wouldn't make. I think Greengrass's camerawork is good more often than it's bad.
As usual, the plot was solid and the action thoroughly interesting. They delved deeper (as usual) into Bourne's past, giving him further depth. I'm on the fence over Nicky-I don't know if she's quite as interesting a character as Marie. I think she has potential though, as long as it's properly developed.
Matt Damon as Jason Bourne continues to be perfect casting. He has a real presence and sense of the character-it's his performance that ties all the goodness of these movies together. If there is a fourth one (and I might actually be on board for that), I think he could keep up the trend.
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Recommendation: Me
Reason: My love for the first two movies is great. Had to see the third.
I'm so fond of Paul Greengrass's work (what I've seen of it). Unlike most people, I'm a fan of the shakycam approach to fights, though I can certainly see their complaints about it. It's a stylistic choice most directors wouldn't make. I think Greengrass's camerawork is good more often than it's bad.
As usual, the plot was solid and the action thoroughly interesting. They delved deeper (as usual) into Bourne's past, giving him further depth. I'm on the fence over Nicky-I don't know if she's quite as interesting a character as Marie. I think she has potential though, as long as it's properly developed.
Matt Damon as Jason Bourne continues to be perfect casting. He has a real presence and sense of the character-it's his performance that ties all the goodness of these movies together. If there is a fourth one (and I might actually be on board for that), I think he could keep up the trend.
-183/365 down, 182/365 to go
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