Product: Office Space (1999)
Rating: 3.0
Better just to get the movie.
Rate 5 for the movie, 1 for the gift set.I just bought 2 of the gift sets online at Bestbuy.com for 21.99 each, although perhaps stock is based on regional availability ?Anyway, here's the scoop: The new edition of the movie "Special Edition with Flair" (which you can buy solo for about 12.99) is worth it - even if only for all the computer stuff: sound effect files, and a small computer game. The gift set, however, is not really worth it, especially for a die hard fan.The extras are really cheesy. They are all stamped with an "Office Space Special Edition with Flair" logo as well as one for Twentieth Century Fox. The red stapler is not a Swingline - it is a VERY cheap little plastic number which will probably break after a few uses. The plastic pen and pencil are crappier than the cheapest giveaway pens I have ever seen. The mug has the logos as mentioned, and a really low-res picture of Lumburg on it. The magnet frame is similarly cheap - perhaps suitable for the office fridge (if you can sneak it in when no one is looking). The mouse pad is OK, but with phrases like "revenge to the fax on it" (when clearly it should say "revenge to the printer") you can tell the extras weren't put together by fans of the movie - more likely marketing weasels from Dilbert world. Lastly, the TPS report memo sheets are kind of cool, with the Initech logo and the image of the fish innards on them - but then the movie logo kind of ruins the effect.That said, this would make the perfect gift for an office party, although I am going to buy just the movie and a real Swingline for a gift instead.