Sunday, July 31, 2011
GALLEY SLAVES
Today's movie was Mike Judge's
which somehow I missed. It is based on Judge's cartoon Milton which I did know about and enjoyed. It was short lived. Judge is also the father of Beavis and Butthead which I did not enjoy.
I sure liked this comedy though. It is light hearted about the tragedy of work that you hate.
The star is not Milton but Milton is the best invention in it. An office troll who closely guards his almost nil prerogatives and nurses his resentments.
The rest of the gang carry the story which is probably familiar to anyone who has ever worked in an office. The types, the boss who has his priorities up his ass, the characters.
The story moves along. There are no farts, shit or any four letter words that are not absolutely necessary. There is a little homohysteria amongst the insecure straight men.
Not a problem. Almost all the straight guys I know have this. How come gay guys don't worry about straight guys? Well they do but not about being forced to have sex with them.
I wouldn't mind seeing it again in awhile.
I got it because it has earned cult status and has a 7 on the IMDb site.
I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.
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