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November 02, 2022, 07:16 PM

ensigmatic

Not being an Office Space aficionado (I never found it particularly funny), the commercial didn't do anything for me.

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November 02, 2022, 07:33 PM

LS1 GTO

That was pretty good.

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

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The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...

November 02, 2022, 07:39 PM

AllenInAR

quote:
Originally posted by drill sgt:
Did not melt my butter!!!! Both.... the commercial as well as the tv show... but different strokes for different folks. ........... drill sgt.

Office Space is not The Office.

November 02, 2022, 07:41 PM

oddball

quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
Not being an Office Space aficionado (I never found it particularly funny), the commercial didn't do anything for me.

Having watched Office Space, more than a couple of times, the ad was pretty awesome.

In case for those who never seen the film, it was a satire, almost an indictment of the cubicle/office life in corporate life. IMO, a brilliant film. And an awesome ad.

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November 02, 2022, 07:52 PM

trapper189

quote:
Originally posted by vthoky:
A little more flair?

In the form of Jennifer Aniston would be good.

November 02, 2022, 08:08 PM

nhtagmember

that was pretty good

I liked it and I don't even shop at WalMart

November 02, 2022, 08:28 PM

flesheatingvirus

Win!

Still fuck Walmart.

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November 02, 2022, 08:28 PM

ElToro

Hand on my bible. Years ago My company hired some efficiency consultants and they took up residency in our building for a while. If you got called to their office it was literally people saying “I have a meeting with the Bob’s” which then devolved now meaning any meeting with HR / management where the prospect of getting canned was real. Such a great movie for anybody who ever worked in a cubicle farm type office environment. Very creative, Walmart.

November 02, 2022, 09:06 PM

Av8nShooter

A very good parity of the movie, “Office Space”. No relation to the TV series, “The Office”. I would have enjoyed seeing even more of the movie characters in the commercial. Did I miss the red Swingline stapler?

November 02, 2022, 09:16 PM

Herkdriver

WalMart sucks but that is a damn good commercial.

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November 02, 2022, 09:31 PM

trapper189

Apparently, it’s the first of a series of Office Space themed advertisements. Maybe the stapler will make an appearance.

November 02, 2022, 10:39 PM

Rawny

quote:
Originally posted by Av8nShooter:
Did I miss the red Swingline stapler?

No, it wasn't there. They blew their budget getting the real Michael Bolton. They should have included Milton(Stephan Root).

November 03, 2022, 06:39 AM

sandman76

quote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
OK I watched it. It did not make me laugh which is my criteria. I guess it is just West Coast stuff.

West Coast has nothing to do with it.

The entire ad is one big reference to the cult classic comedy film "Office Space" from 1999.

So if you've never seen that, it wouldn't make sense.

Well, I guess that explains a lot.

November 03, 2022, 06:57 AM

Spiff_P239

Good, but not quite the same without Ron Livingston.

November 03, 2022, 08:15 AM

ZSMICHAEL

So if you've never seen that, it wouldn't make sense.
^^^^^^
Yep. Never seen the Office. Thanks for the clarification. I am not in the Wally World demograpic I guess.

November 03, 2022, 08:33 AM

KevinCW

quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
So if you've never seen that, it wouldn't make sense.
^^^^^^
Yep. Never seen the Office. Thanks for the clarification. I am not in the Wally World demograpic I guess.

but... but... It isn't "The Office" as in the crappy sitcom. It's the MOVIE, titled "Office Space" from the 90's, created by Mike Judge who did "King of the Hill" and "Beavis and Butthead."

It's a great movie with Ron Livingston, Jennifer Anniston, et al.

A cult classic, especially for THAT time period.

Great movie.

(That said, I found this commercial mildly amusing, with a cheap attempt to do a "throwback" for the 90's folks in an pretty tired and pedantic attempt to be relevant)

November 03, 2022, 08:34 AM

83v45magna

Clearly they are after a bit older demographic. Most of the young un's do not get any references to this movie.

Great commercial though. I think WalMart is aware of who hates them the most. It didn't change my view but as the OP said, you gotta give 'em credit for this effort.

November 03, 2022, 08:44 AM

oddball

quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Yep. Never seen the Office. Thanks for the clarification. I am not in the Wally World demograpic I guess.