8 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.3 |
Unable to endure another mind-numbing day at Initech Corporation, cubicle slave Peter Gibbons gets fired up... and decides to get fired. Armed with a leisurely new attitude and a sexy new girlfriend, he soon masters the art of neglecting his job, which quickly propels him into the ranks of upper management!
Starring: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman (I), Ajay Naidu, Diedrich BaderComedy | 100% |
Dark humor | 51% |
Crime | 42% |
Romance | 15% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (448 kbps)
French: Dolby Digital 2.0
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0
English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional)
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
I celebrate the guy's entire catalogue!
Mike Judge is a maestro of comedy, and Office Space is his magnum opus. He is perhaps
the greatest comedic mind of his generation, each of his works capturing the subtleties of
everyday life like never before, seeing both the dark side and the funny side all at once, and
intertwining the two into some of the finest works of Comedy art this side of Mel Brooks, Woody
Allen, Wes Anderson, or Kevin Smith. It all began with "Beavis and Butt-Head," a farcical,
to-the-point, perhaps even disturbing look at America's youth, or at least the bottom rung
thereof.
Intercut with music videos when it originally aired on MTV, the content of the show may have
been lost to some
audiences, but its brilliant and side-splitting comedy never failed to capture the corruptions, vices,
and most importantly, ignorance of the pair, and through them, Judge's view of a particular slice
of modern-day Americana. "King of the Hill," in a way, is more of the same, though certainly
subtler in its approach. It's bigger, better scripted, populated by more characters, and
looks at everyday life trough the eyes of the Hill family, a middle class trio (plus one) that resides in fictional
Arlen, Texas, with dose after dose of social satire on most any subject imaginable. Judge's latest
is the completely misunderstood and grossly under-appreciated Idiocracy, a
feature-length film starring Luke Wilson (Henry Poole Is
Here) that projects the devolution of society far into the future. The film takes an
everyday figure, someone who is the epitome of "normal" (in other words, someone straight out
of Judge's previous works), and places him 500 years into the future where the average of today
is the Einstein of tomorrow. Nevertheless, the director's greatest achievement, and strongest
commercial success, is Office Space, a witty, side-splitting, and
perfectly-played-and-paced comedy that satirizes the modern American workday and the people
who slave away at a meaningless and futureless jobs for uncaring, haughty, and oftentimes
ignorant
bosses.
Cheer up Peter, 'Office Space' is on Blu-ray!
Work is anything but dreary on this Blu-ray edition of Office Space. 20th Century Fox brings this catalogue favorite to the high definition format with impressive results. Presented in 1080p and framed inside a 1.85:1 window, the film has never looked better for home viewing. The image is sharp and clean with no blemishes, minimal grain, clean lines, sharp foreground objects, and acceptable background detail. Color reproduction is fantastic. The film sports a myriad of colors, in spots, particularly in the varied shirts the Initech employees wear that contrast with the dull, gray, lifeless office that is clean and efficient but nothing else in terms of visual pizzaz, save for that red Swingline. Flesh tones are spot-on, black levels are solid, and detail is excellent. The disc brings out every pimple and wart on Milton's face; his magnified eyes behind super thick glasses stand out nicely, popping out of his head, or so it seems, and into living rooms everywhere. Exterior shots, too, look fantastic. The movie presents a very natural, pleasing look; the green grass and leaves, the gray concrete parking lot, and the automobiles sitting in it offer high quality visuals that look as good as if the viewer were seeing the imagery outside a clean window. Office Space features a very simple and basic appearance. There is nothing fancy going on here, but the intended look of the film shines through with excellent results.
Office Space won't smash up any sound systems with its DTS-HD MA 5.1 lossless soundtrack, but it's an efficient worker bee that conveys every sonic nuance of the film wonderfully. Office Space features a laid back sound design that leaves the surround speakers virtually silent and the subwoofer sitting idle through much of the experience. In fact, bass only comes into play two or three times, primarily during those scenes featuring a robust Hip-Hop accompaniment. The best moments for low frequency effects come during a montage in chapter 21 and the famous printer destruction scene in chapter 23. Otherwise, the movie is primarily dialogue heavy, which is reproduced crisply and evenly through the center channel. A few ambient effects are heard around the office; a ringing telephone here or a radio reporting a Spanish shipwreck there play nicely across the front speakers, with good placement and pinpoint accuracy, but otherwise, there's not much going on to add environmental support to the experience. All in all, this track does all that is asked of it, nothing more, nothing less. It's not that it's lazy, it's just that it has nothing else to do.
Office Space prints up several enjoyable bonus features. Out of the Office: An 'Office Space' Retrospective With Mike Judge (480p, 27:03) is a feature broken up into several segments -- The Cast, Mike Judge, The Printer, The Red Stapler, and The Reality Factor. This piece features the director reminiscing on the construction of the film, going back to his original animations and moving on to share his thoughts regarding the ensemble cast. The piece also includes interview clips with many of the primary actors discussing the characters they play, in addition to commenting on some of the film's memorable scenes. Many of the comments are incredibly insightful and funny, and the piece is a definite must-watch. Executive Games allows viewers to play several games during the movie: Grab the Stapler, where the primary goal is to steal the red Swingline from Milton's desk, Printer Beat-Down, challenging players to do as much damage as they can on a jammed printer with one of three weapons (bat, pipe, or shoe), and Whack-a-Drone, a game where players must get employees back on task by hitting them with a stack of TPS reports. Jump to Conclusions 2.0 is as worthless as Smykowski's idea, a feature that prompts users to ask a question and press enter. The mat then randomly selects one of the squares with an answer on it. It's sort of like a magic 8-ball, only worse. Post-it Pandemonium / The Apathy of Man: History Track is another pop-up trivia track that appears at random intervals over the movie, on Post-it notes, of course. They cover nearly the entire screen at times, and the only thing more random than when they appear is the information they provide. This set of supplements is concluded with a series of eight standard-definition deleted scenes and the film's theatrical trailer (480p, 2:27).
As far as Comedies go, they just don't come any better than Office Space. Satirical, clever, memorable, quotable, long-lasting, and flat-out hilarious, Office Space has every base covered, and then some. Between the superb casting and acting, efficient direction that allows the satire and wit to shine through unobstructed, a soundtrack that plays uncannily well with the movie, too-numerous-to-list classic scenes, and of course, a red Swingline stapler, it's no wonder that Office Space is a fan favorite and burgeoning classic. 20th Century Fox's Blu-ray release doesn't disappoint. The disc sports a fantastic picture quality, a strong supporting soundtrack, and a few good supplements. Every movie fan needs to see Office Space at least once, and there is absolutely no better way to experience it. Why not duck out of the office and go pick up a copy? Very highly recommended.
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