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Dumb and Dumber (1994)
If you don't like this movie you're an insufferable bore
There's not much to say, my summary pretty much says it all.
If you can't laugh at the 1) "You're It" scene with Lloyd, Harry and poor Mental stuck in the middle ("You can't triple stamp a double stamp!!!") 2) The whole owl benefit sequence and 3) the aftermath of the "Turbo Lax" ingestion I have two words for you: Get help.
Office Space (1999)
Mike Judge is a genius
Mike Judge is a genius, pure and simple. He has struck a nerve among office dwellers everywhere with this dead on take on life in the office. Annoying secretaries, insecure and clueless bosses, passive aggressive nitwits (Stan the restaurant manager who insists his waitress isn't wearing enough "flair" but won't give out a number that will get him off her back), asskissers shaking their head yes at everything the boss says, nonworking equipment, if you have ever worked in an office you will swear you are watching your life on the screen. The best part is going to your office after you've seen it and listening to the Lumbergh types talk about how much they laughed at Lumbergh without realizing they are Lumbergh.
If you haven't seen Office Space, stop what you're doing and get the DVD now.
The Boost (1988)
Filmmaking by numbers
My gosh, this movie was nothing more than filmmaking by numbers. Struggling salesman can't make a go of it in New York, mentor with a heart of gold takes him under his wing, struggling salesman moves to California and makes it big, then loses it big, then bounces back with the simple life, then hits rock bottom trying to get back to the top. I don't think I can remember any part of the plot that took more than five seconds to develop. Case in point (spoiler?): When the John Kapelos character calls to say he and his girlfriend were coming to Santa Cruz to visit, and James Woods says there's practically no chance he would come, you knew with 100% certainty they were coming in the next scene or two.
On the other hand, Sean Young sure looked good.