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Office Space (1999)
Absolutely Brilliant and Funny
Mike Judge carves out a rare depiction of life in the IT world. It's not something the Hollywood writers seem to know or write about. He has lived it and knows it quite well. The script, the characters, the plot, the depiction of life in the modern IT world all fit in perfectly. This movie broke a lot of ground that has later been copied or slightly differed. If you like shows like "The Office" and "IT World", you will thoroughly enjoy this.
I remember during the financial crash of 2K, I was in an IT shop then. Just before they closed down the entire division, we should this movie against a white wall in our cubicle area. Even the upper level managers there laughed. We were at first a little nervous about showing it but hey, we were all being layed off and replaced by cheaper off-shore labor anyways. The humor hits home on a lot of truths.
Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. Mike Judge is brilliant.
Noah (2014)
A movie a Believer in God or Atheist wouldn't love
This was an incredibly strange interpretation of the biblical version of Noah. I won't go into the details to avoid any spoilers, but the movie left me with the feeling of being sad about who we are and also how it interpreted God. I realize God in the old testament is someone you really don't want to disappoint and the God of the new testament is all about love and forgiveness. However the God of this movie is kind of spiteful.
if you are a Christian/Jewish/Muslim watching this movie, its kind of insulting.
Come to think of it, if you are an atheist watching it,, its also insulting.
RoboCop (2014)
RoboCop is like New Coke
Robocop original was a satire against the dangers of private enterprise. It was not an attack against the use of drones or automation. Rather, it was an attack on the misuse of private enterprise in place of government services.
This movie does a great injustice to the original in its message. In addition, this version is devoid of humor and satire which made the original much more fun.
The only improvement over the original was the special effects and some of the fight scenes. Did I go into Robocop expecting a different result? No, but I thought at least it would have had more humor.