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Old 09-07-16, 09:58 AM
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Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

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In OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY, when the CEO tries to close her hard-partying brother’s branch, he and his Chief Technical Officer must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs.

Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Vanessa Bayer, Jillian Bell, Jamie Chung, Rob Corddry, Abbey Lee, Kate McKinnon, T.J. Miller, Olivia Munn, Karan Soni, Courtney B. Vance, Matt Walsh
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

Might be neat... but I am so bored by Aniston. She just isn't that good of an actress. She's boring.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

Looks good to me, I love stuff like this and dig the cast.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

Looks like it could be pretty funny to me. I like Bateman and Munn. Aniston is kind of hit and miss with me but she's nice to look at.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

I follow Munn on social media and she's not talking this movie up as much as she did with XMen. I know she was super excited about that role. But, maybe it's me and I just haven't noticed her postings as much.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

She's a bitch anyway, so who cares.
Trailer was fun so I'm in.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

I'm a big fan of Aniston in her Horrible Bosses role, but this looks more standard issue.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

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Might be neat... but I am so bored by Aniston. She just isn't that good of an actress. She's boring.
She was great in We're the Millers. I can't say she's the greatest actress in the world but I respect her for going all out for her recent comedies. For a while there I figured she'd do nothing but terrible rom coms for the rest of her career.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

Looks entertaining...
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Ugh...that looks terrible.
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Yeah. Just... eh. Aniston makes it worse for me.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

Looks like the worst parts of The Night Before and Horrible Bosses all rolled into one giant piece of shit.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

If an attractive woman asks me to go see this movie with her and offers to blow me in the theater, I will buy a ticket. Otherwise, I will not. /logic
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

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If an attractive woman asks me to go see this movie with her and offers to blow me in the theater, I will buy a ticket. Otherwise, I will not. /logic
The origin of Two Tickets To Paradise?

Sounds like you won't be seeing it!
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Sounds like you won't be seeing it!
Yeah, latest polls show there is little chance of me seeing this.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

Originally Posted by EddieMoney
If an attractive woman asks me to go see this movie with her and offers to blow me in the theater, I will buy a ticket. Otherwise, I will not. /logic
I sort of feel like the opening scenes of the trailer with the trashed office looks like your house did when your ex-wife lived there.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

I don't mind Aniston but she doesn't seem interesting in this one. Bateman is playing the same character from his other comedies. I'll probably eventually see this but not during it's theatrical run.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

Opens this week.

Reviews starting to come in. Currently 40% on RT with 10 reviews. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/office_christmas_party
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I think it will make some money. Horrible Bosses and the like proved that. Just wouldn't spend it myself on this...
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

Saw it today because I was at a hotel and needed to get out for a bit. I enjoyed it. It won't go down as a holiday classic but it has some laughs and overall I was entertained for it's entire run time. Would give it a 3/5.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

I'll watch it at home while drunk. These type of comedies play better drunk.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

Caught a matinee yesterday.

Geez. I see this movie wasn't exactly a draw in this forum for the past few weeks.

I thought it was pretty fun movie. I got a few laughs out of it. However, I don't think this will have much replay value.

Jason Bateman was essentially playing the same character he's played in his last 5-10 movies. The guy obviously has a niche character he likes to play.

However, he and Olivia Munn have absolutely no chemistry. They didn't work for me as a couple in the movie.

Jennifer Aniston played the super hot bitchy boss.

TJ Miller was loud, crass and obnoxious. Suited his personality perfectly.

Some of the gags have been done before, but overall it wasn't a bad way to kill 100 minutes of my day. Decent supporting cast.

Overall I'd give it a B- or C+ I'd recommend it if you're a fan of Bateman.
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Re: Office Christmas Party (2016) S: Bateman, Aniston, Miller, Munn, McKinnon

Saw this yesterday via the Showtime free preview weekend.

Wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be. Usually I don't like Munn, but she was good in this. Bateman was good as usual. Lots of recognizable character actors.

Overall plot is what was lacking.


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