Men at Work (1990)

Sheen and Estevez are a hoot together, their fraternal chemistry is there for all to see in the 90's comedy romp. It's quite hard to make a comedy about bin-men but hey, this is it! It's childish, stupid, silly and dated (clearly outdated homophobia) but some great physical humour. Keith David, the scary guy, brings the crazy up a notch and makes for some even weirder situations because of the Vietnam PTSD and his clear psychological issues. It's not a film for great intellect but it's got some superb one liners and is highly quotable and you will enjoy it. There are great laughs and it's a fun popcorn evening movie which will give you a flashback to all the silly films from back in the day. Sheen at his best. Not the best cinema but enjoy.

This movie is a pretty a good one. The brothers are really funny in this movie. The BB gun that Charlie uses to shoot a couple of guys in the ass are priceless. They are a pair of garbage men loser's who stumble on a body while doing their route. The body turns out to be someone they saw across the street in an apartment with a hot woman. The high jinks among the garbage men teams are kind of typical for male interaction at work although it is carried to extremes. When they follow the leads and end up at the dump things get interesting in a (of course) very comedic finish. The main bad guy ends up getting his in the end, of course, and the brothers come out the winners.

Another underrated gem. Men at Work is unfairly thrown into the "not quite cracking it" bin at the video shop along with the countless thousands of crappy comedies that are released annually and fail to find an audience.OK if you've seen it you are probably rolling your eyes now, and I can see that.So why do I love this movie then? You've got me, I just do. It must have been the perfect film for me at that time, because I loved it when I watched it 20 odd years or so ago and I love it now, even though I know almost every line well before they are said.The plot for what it is worth. 2 garbagemen come across a dead body in their daily pick up. They incorrectly assume that they are somehow involved (not really a long story but not important here), and spend the rest of the film dealing with the consequences and trying to avoid the attention of those really responsible.James (Emilio Estevez) and Carl (Charlie Sheen) are the two "Working Men", they aresurfin', drinkin', loafin' dudes with dreams of owning a surf shop and no everyday aspirations greater than minimising work and pissing off the other garbos and local cops.Into their lackadaisical existence comes Louis (Keith David), an combat vet assigned to make sure Carl and James are good boys on the job, much to their disgust. Keith David steals the movie for mine, his bizarre rants and resentment of all authority causes him to act in generally insane ways and to jump to random conclusion with no basis in logic, he even gets away with an early Weekend at Bernie's moment and makes it funny.As the movie rolls along a love interest and the pizzaman get involved, the real killers close in and the boys discover the full scope of what faces them. Being a lightweight comedy the characters coincidentally and conveniently keep running into each other, kinda like Crash a few years ago but with laughs and less clumsiness. (I still hate Crash.) This is at times cheesy, always likable and totally unassuming fare that was definitely not made with awards consideration in mind. To explain the jokes without transcribing them is pointless, but I find that more than most hit the mark and I would rather watch this 27 more times than have to put up with another cookie cutter Will Ferrell or Rob Schneider yawnfest.And it'll cost you a buck to rent for a week if you are lucky enough to find it. What's the worst that could happen? Final Rating – 8 / 10. If you liked this review (or even if you didn't) check out oneguyrambling.com

A guilty pleasure if ever there was one, Men at Work sees Carl (Charlie Sheen) and James (Emilio Estevez) as two no hoper surfers/garbage men who pipe dream about opening their own surf shop. Carl has a slightly disturbed habit of spying on his neighbors with binoculars and "seriously aggravating situations without changing the course of history" by occasionally shooting them with a pellet gun.After an evening of beer and Trivial Pursuit, Carl and James witness City Councilman Jack Berger (Darrell Larson) seemingly assaulting his campaign manager Susan Wilkins (Leslie Hope) in her apartment across the street. As she runs out Carl shoots Berger with the pellet gun. He and James miss two men then strangle Berger and leave with his body. The following day they happen across Berger's discarded corpse on their garbage route, and, fearing they may be implicated in the murder, hide the body. Madcap antics ensure as they try to figure out who killed Berger and why.There's lots to like in this silly comedy, from the inept hit men whose car bears the licence plates: HIT MEN, to the recurring joke of the misplaced tape (work it, work it), and the great chemistry between the two leads. But the highlight is Keith David as Louis, Carl and James' boss' brother in law who rides along with them in the garbage truck as an observer (as they are known troublemakers and on probation at work) and becomes mixed up in the movie's ensuing chaos. David is perfect as the unhinged Vietnam veteran, and from the sight gag of him doodling a helicopter firing missiles at innocent families on a boardwalk, to the infamous "another man's fries" line, to the hilarious kidnapping of the pizza boy "he was provokin me!" the character is a constant source of laughs.Leave your brain at the door and enjoy.