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Release Date: 24 December, 2002 Retail Price: $19.95 OUR Price: $17.96 You SAVE: $1.99! Cast: |
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Great Satire
This is a fantastic mocumentry that satirizes the dot com explosion of the late nineties. Having absolutely no product, no business plan, no money, and no ability or desire to succeed, three friends quit their jobs and start a company that is "the solution for e-tomorrow." It is a sardonic take on the young know-nothings that started and failed most of the dot com businesses in the latter nineties. By scamming seed money out of friends, family, and a series of venture capitalists (called angels) this little nothing of a company plods along for a few months with each character displaying profound incompetence.
The founders of zectec.com, which like most things "doesn't really mean anything," love all the buzz words and use them liberally but have absolutely no clue what they mean or how to apply them. Their business plan was based on discarded business plans found in the garbage by Si, the main character. They throw care to the wind when spending on fine clothes, cars, and consultants, with little care for the product. They want to "make the most amount of money in the shortest amount of time with the least amount of effort." The goal, of course, is the IPO; however, there is no product and there never will be a product. The discussion on the equity structure alone is a classic. Excellent documentary style with a ton of subtleties discovered with multiple viewings. Each scene opens with a pan shot of the expense ledger with absolutely hilarious detail along with a cash balance snapshot. In one word these characters are "dicey." Great stuff!
The funniest "mockumentary" ever produced!
If you were around and remember the internet boom of the late '90s, this movie is definitely for you! Whether you participated in the explosion of the stock market or not, or mainly was just a bystander, this movie will have you rolling on the floor laughing so hard you'll forget how painful it was when the market corrected and how much money you might have lost. The satire is so dead-on, the performances of the actors are so REAL and believable, and the script a work of perfection you'll find yourself laughing just as hard when watching this enjoyable movie for the upteenth time. If you like satirical movies with excellent performances and timely writing, rent this movie today. You won't regret it! (Just thinking about this movie again has me in stitches.)
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