Movie Recommendation: Office Space

Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston star in the 1999 classic comedy "Office Space". It has been referenced by several TV shows and movies (from the famous red stapler to the bashing of the fax machine) for their daily take on work and the problems the average cubical worker faces day to day. The movie starts off by poking fun of being stuck in a traffic jam and moving about an inch every couple of minutes... just like everyone else.

This movie is great because everyone can relate to the movie and hate about their life. Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) hates his job and thinks that every day is the same. He doesn't want to go to work and decides to see a hypnotist for his problems. However during his session the doctor dies after telling him to relax and be care free. So essentially for the rest of the movie Peter doesn't worry about any consequences and goes about his daily routine without worry.

He decides not to go to work, but he still gets paid for doing it lol. He only puts in about 15 minutes of work a day and no one even notices that he spends the entire day doing other things. In fact, he is actually promoted because he is unchallenged. This is a great film with a bunch of inside jokes that I can't stop quoting! Here's the trailer

Movie Recommendation: 500 Days Of Summer

So I really like this movie and can't believe how popular it has gotten. It is not a love story like many stories try to be. It brings up the cold truth that sometimes things just aren't meant to be. She tells him right off the bat that she doesn't want anything long term with the guy and he obssesses over the girl the entire movie only to be shot down. Worth checking out and has some decent actors in Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel.

You can say that she was leading the guy on the entire movie, but it really goes to show how people need to click off the bat. You have to have more then a few common things and both parties really have to want something as bad as the other person or else someone is just going to get hurt in the long run. Anyway enough rambling. Check it out!

Movie Recommendation: Confessions of A Danagerous Mind

For a movie that stars Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Sam Rockwell, Julia Roberts, Michael Cera, Chuck Barris, and Dick Clark you would think it would have garnered more attention. Sometimes you get those movies where actors force themselves to have too big of a part rather than just playing in the designated role, this isn't the case with "Confessions of a dangerous mind". Every actor plays their part perfectly and it goes well with an awesome screenplay adapated by none other then Charlie Kaufman.

The story itself is hilarious. It originally start off as a book written by Chuck Barris. Barris, as you may or may not know was the TV produced for shows such as "the dating game", "newlywed game" and "the gong show" amongst others. What makes it interesting is that he writes this "biography" of his life yet begins to insert a very unlikely and hilarious ulterior plot. Essentially, when Chuck Barris is not prepping for his gameshows, he is off working as a CIA agent killing communist threats in foreign companies. In fact, the tripes and vacations that contestants won were actually destinations that Chuck had to visit to take part in an assassination.

Anyways this movie has an allstar cast and is a hilarious peice to watch whenever you get the chance. It's not as good as Kaufman's other works like "Adapation", "Being John Malkovich" or "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" but its very unique and worth watching. Sam Rockwell is still one of my favourite actors and this movie really shows it.

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Movie Recommendation: Adaptation

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So sticking with the Charlie Kaufman screenplays, Adaptation is a must. I just love the quotes and how the voiceover actually expresses the ideas and thought prossesses that people have... yet the character expresses a much different opinion. He essentially opens the film with an entire monolouge about all the worries and doubts he has. Yet ironically the person who is talking to actually thinks his brilliant. The actors are brilliant, the screenplay is brilliant and the movie is brilliant.

Movie Recommendation: Being John Malkovich

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I figured that I probably shouldn't just limit myself to my amazing music library *cough* full of himself *cough* but to movies and shows that have really made me look at modern television in a new light. Every once in a while hollywood surprises me with a movie that actually makes you think. Don't worry, you won't see any twilight recommendations for the big screen or musical numbers by Glee. Check out this quirky little film if you get a chance. It has one of my favourite screenplay guys in Charlie Kaufman as well as one of the most underrated actors in John Malkovich. It might be viewed as weird or different (and maybe thats the reason im drawn to it) but it certainly worth seeing.