1 Unlimited Focker?
"Meet the Parents" fame introduces the Focker family. Bernie Focker (Dustin Hoffman) and Roz Focker (Barbra Streisand) play the parents of Gaylord Focker (Ben Stiller).
Robert De Niro (Jack Byrnes) returns as the father of Pam (Teri Polo). Gaylord and Pam are engaged but want the blessing from both parents. The whole film is based on Jack looking for Gaylord's flaws to expose to Pam. And a reason to dissolved there wedding.
The potential in-laws Bernie and Roz are very affectionate in public and private. They teach Gaylord that there is no winner and loser. Everyone is a winner. Hence, they display all of Gaylord's trophies albeit seventh place or below. A shrine is built on a wall for everyone to "envy" at. Well that is contrasting to Jack Byrnes where you either win or you're a loser.
The parent's differ in values, parental methods and personalities, thus giving the film some comedic options that the viewer can relate to. This gives some value to the film.
This film has some good laughs utilizing the stepson. Of course utilizing the running jokes (Everything Focker!) through out the film keeps the viewer interested, but cannot excel this film into a classic comedy.
This DVD is a good one viewing option. Purchase this DVD for "display only" value, so there is a viewing option for unexpected company.
2 A BIT OVER RATED
This movie brings some good laughs in it. But it is also the liberal view of the world. How anything that is family and religious is to be belittled. How no responsibility and no values are ok. It has some laughs but for the most part its a sad commentary on families and values. Typical liberal film that says family values are bad and Liberal thought is good. Quite sad reallY. An over rated film but not too bad. Just ignore the liberal undertones and take them for what they are and thats crap and you will enjoy most of the movie
3 I am a MORON for buying this movie.
This could possibly be the dumbest thing I have ever done (well, all right - not even close)... still, this movie is GARBAGE with a capital "G". I agree with the reviewer who said, "with this title... what do you expect" (or something like that). PG-13? Please. I must be a prude - If you respect your family - don't even think about it. Garbage.
4 Blah
Completely unoriginal. I think I've seen Ben Stiller do this movie 50 times and it has yet to impress. Another safe Hollywood cash cow full of drab humor, and knack for annoying.
5 Yawn
Dustin Hoffman comes off as a flake who is perhaps mildly retarded and Babs is a lecherous whore. Yeeach! DeNiro's character is a complete psychopath. I think his Taxi-driver persona was more sane than Jack Burns. They try to recycle the same old shtick for the sequel, but it falls flat because Ben Stiller comes off as the most normal person in the bunch. Even more so than his wife-to-be who deserts him at every turn. But that football scene - man that was funny though ... not. The Manson family needs to pay a visit to both these families.
6 What The Focker?
Following the suprise hit that was Meet The Parents, director Jay Roach and most of the cast are back in the sequel, Meet The Fockers. As a fan of the original, I was looking forward to seeing how the Fockers would get along along with the Byrnes clan, and some sprited casting only heightened my interest.
When we check in with engaged Pam (Teri Polo) and Greg (Ben Stiller), they are getting their parents together for the first time, a few months before the wedding. Greg nervously plans out every detail of the trip, only to have his plans nixed by Pam's domineering ex-CIA-man father Jack (Robert DeNiro). Not only has he purchased an RV, insisting they'll be driving from New York City to the Fockers' home in Miami, but he's bringing along his perfect baby grandson. When they finally arrive at the Fockers' house, Greg's parents, Bernie (Dustin Hoffman) and Roz (Barbra Streisand), are sex-addicted hippies and not at all what Jack and wife Dina (Blythe Danner) had expected. Things go downhill quickly, even as Greg tries to avert one disaster, there's another one right around the corrner.
While there are some great laughs in the sequel, I have to say that it still loses some of the flavor of Greg Glienna and Mary Ruth Clarke's original script. For example, the reason for Jack and Greg ar at odds this time seems a bit flimsy, even for a comedy. Writers James Herzfeld and John Hamburg even resort to recycling jokes from the first film. Fortunately, there's just enough to sustain the film, and to keep you engaged. Hoffman and Streisand are pretty funny here but I believe that the comedic potential is never fully realized. For his part, Roach's direction doesn't seem as "natural" as it did the first time out. Things are not as zippy--if you will.
The extras on DVD, like the film, are a mixed bag...but provide for a few additional laughs and some filmmaking insight. At nearly two hours, Meet The Fockers, making the amount of deleted scenes included all the more shocking. Some are extended or alternate versions of what's in the movie, but some were excised completely, including a different, much longer ending. Normally, I see most film cuts as necessary but here, some are quite funny and may have helped, if substututed for another scene. The 11 minutes of bloopers on the DVD are a real hoot--even worth watching more than once. There's even an option to watch these scenes as part of the film as part of an "extended cut" Beware though, the integration is rather jarring, as an icon appears, and the image changes from anamorphic widescreen to letterboxed widescreen for the insertion of these scenes. The "extended" footage also displays plenty of "gunk" on it, making for a less than ideal viewing experience. Roach joins editor Jon Poll for a solid feature-length audio commentary, and the two deliver a good track. The pair offer plenty of information about the making of the film.
The five featurettes, are ok but not all that great geat. The first featurette, "Fockers Family Portrait," features three short sit-downs with the Fockers: Hoffman, Streisand and Stiller. "Matt Lauer Meets the Fockers" may be a promotional interview, but it's kind of fun as the six main players yuk it up as they try to get the best of Lauer. "Inside the Litter Box" is a four-minute look into working with Jinx the cat, and all that goes into creating the feline's performances. In the same vein is the five-minute "The Adventures of a Baby Wrangler," which covers what working with the child in the movie was like. Ho Hum..."The Manary Gland," is the story behind a key scene in the film. Static text bios/filmographies for cast and crew are included, and a plug for NBC's "Scrubs" tops off the disc Usually promos are wasted space, but here we see the TV cast working as real doctors to prepare for their roles, and it's actually funny.
Not as funny as the first, but not a total wash either, Meet The Fockers lands somewhere in the middle. A victim of raised expectations
7 Terrific cast in a so-so film.
I would actually give this film two-and-a-half stars. This sequel to the hit comedy MEET THE PARENTS exceeded everyone's wildest expectations when it grossed nearly $280 million at the US box office, and became the highest grossing live action comedy of all time. Of course, the likable Ben Stiller has been on a hot streak of hit films for a while now, but it was the trio of screen legends in the cast (Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Barbra Streisand) that had viewers everywhere buzzing. The returning cast of PARENTS (De Niro, Stiller, Blythe Danner, and Teri Polo) are all great, and seem to be even more comfortable in their roles for this second outing. However, it is Hoffman and Streisand who completely steal the picture - they're comedic dynamite together! Yet with so much star power on display, it's really a shame that the film is saddled with such a predictable, well-worn screenplay. Still, the film is an amusing, sometimes hilarious, farce that is better than many of the so-called "comedies" of the last few years. I certainly had a fun time watching the film, but, given the immense talent involved, I can't help but feel that it really should have ended up a little bit better.
About the DVD: The picture quality on Universal's MEET THE FOCKERS DVD is sharp and clear, which is to be expected for a recent film. The sound is perfectly fine, although this isn't the type of film that will give your sound system a work out. Viewers have the choice to watch the film in either it's original theatrical cut, or a new extended version. Unfortunately, the extended cut does not use the seamless branching technique, and there is a noticeable "jump" when the new scenes are spiced in. Also, the added scenes are presented in non-anamorphic widescreen, and are of poorer picture quality. The extras are well done. The audio commentary by director Jay Roach and co-producer Jon Poll is average, but I wish some cast members had been included on the track as well. Several deleted scenes are presented in non-anamorphic widescreen, and most are pretty funny. The best extra is the gag reel of the actors flubbing their lines and various other onset goofs. This gag reel, though fairly routine, is actually somewhat more entertaining to watch than the movie itself!
8 Good Fun
I LOVED Meet the Parents and with the addition of Hoffman and Streisand was excited to see this. I wasn't bowled over, but I wasn't dissapointed either.
Fockers has some great comic moments and it is a hoot watching the old pros play against type in this one. Hoffman and Streisand are a welcome addition to the family, but DeNiro again steals the film.
Definitely worth a watch. Or two.
9 Typical sequel
There was lot of hype for this movie, as well as several recommendations that I heard. Apparently hype sometimes actually informs the opinion of the moviewatcher. Ignore the hype--this movie isn't nearly as good as the first. Probably part of the reason for the hype is the addition of Hoffman and Streisand (maybe to make up for the weak script). If your sole definition of humor is sex and bathrooms, you'll like this movie (but don't eat while you watch it--you'll lose your appetite in some places). If your idea of humor is genuinely clever and funny scenes as in "Meet the Parents", save your money and time. One more thing--you can't trust referrals!
10 I paid 19.99 for my first DVD.I've been FOCKED
Its almost worth getting Focked seeing Streisand,Hoffman,and De Niro in the same movie,and THERE ALL GREAT,but this movie is not a film you want to see again.There are a couple of laughs,but this DVD is not worth buying,just rent it,or borrow it from a friend,or you with get FOCKED,Like I did.
11 Great Sequel
this is a great followup to the 1st movie. It's not better then the original but still delivers the goods. worth buying.
12 funniness
not serious some kinda inapropriate remarks and but still funny.it's cool. good film to watch with the fam.
13 Little Jack Wins it All!
I liked this movie, it was one that I could just sit back, not have to figure out some strange meaning, and the baby Little Jack was adorable.
OK, we have Gay and Pam taking Pam's parents to met Gay's parents, who are as free in life as free can be. Quite a contrast to Pam's uptight CIA dad. You know trouble is brewing, but that's why you are seeing the movie, right?
Of course when the parents meet, Gay does everything in his power to make it work, but it doesn't and Pam's dad decides she cannot marry Gay. The storyline you pretty well can figure out, but there really were some funny antics in this movie.
The baby was the winner with his sign language and facial expressions; and Barbara Streisand was too funny as Gay's mom.
I got my monies worth and walked away with a giggle. Could be that I know some people like both the couples that made it so funny for me. Scary thought isn't it? I enjoyed the movie, despite some off-color comedy that could have been left out; I hope you will too.
14 Clash of the Icons
Moviegoers flocked to "Meet the Fockers," making this star-studded sequel to "Meet the Parents" a box-office smash. Now that Gaylord "Greg" Focker (Ben Stiller) and his fiancˇe Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo) are finally getting married, it's time for Pam's conservative parents (Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner) to meet Greg's freewheeling parents (Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand). De Niro is once again terrific as Jack Byrnes, the suspicious ex-CIA operative (though Jack's obsession with the "circle of trust" has grown tiresome). Stiller reprises one of his most humorous--and appealing--screen personas as the beleaguered male nurse. Hoffman gives the films best performance as Bernie Focker, a frisky lawyer-turned-househusband and Streisand is especially funny as Roz Focker, a straightforward sex therapist for seniors. Blythe Danner and Teri Polo are wonderful in their supporting roles and Owen Wilson's cameo appearance is a hoot. The DVD bonus materials include deleted scenes, bloopers, and a Matt Lauer interview with the cast.
15 Sequel to "Meet the Parents"
Now that Gaylord Focker has met his in-laws, he must introduce them to his parents, the touchy-feely, let-it-all-hang-out duo played by Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman. She is a sex therapist and he is a stay-at-home dad, in contrast to Gaylord's in-laws, the former CIA straight arrow (Robert DeNiro) and his long-suffering wife (Blythe Danner). There is potential for humor here, but unfortunately the movie-makers go to the lowest common denominator and choose to saturate the film with tasteless sexual innuendoes and bathroom humor. There are a few funny moments, but unfortunately they come all too seldom in this star-studded flop of a movie. Take my advice, and skip this one.
16 FUNNY GIRL AND RAIN MAN VERSUS RAGING BULL
MEET THE FOCKERS was worth my time and money because we got Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand together all at once, all of them obviously having a grand old time chewing up the scenery in this so-so sequel to MEET THE PARENTS. Sure, the movie is merely a copy cat version of the original, but throwing in Babs and Hoffman as Ben Stiller's parents is the coup de gras of this enjoyable film. Blythe Danner may be the second banana to all the shenanigans of her co-stars, but she admirably holds her own, in the role of the wife of a real paranoid lunatic. This time DeNiro DOES come across more vindictive and irrational than in the first, and there are times when you wonder why Stiller and Teri Polo just don't tell him to stuff it and live their lives without his constant judgment and interference. But then we wouldn't have a movie would we? Jinx the Cat and Moses the Dog steal a few scenes, but they aren't in the movie as much as you might have thought. The little baby is cute, but he gets in the way after a while. Suffice to say, it's the delightful Streisand in her first movie in almost ten years and her first supporting role and Hoffman in his delightfully zany Bernie that make this movie so special. Whether it's the whipped cream scene or Hoffman taking on DeNiro in a friendly game of football, these two stars shine like the celestial icons they richly deserve to be. They alone with DeNiro make this a movie well worth watching and not worrying how bad it would have been without them!
17 Focked Up
This movie is so bad, it gave me diarrhea!! HAHA HAHA!!! And when I was watching it, my grandmother farted on the couch!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! And when I got up, I said "Granny, you farted", and she just looked at me and everyone laughed while the dog humped her leg!! HAHAHAHA!!! And then when I was rewinding it to the part I missed because of her farting, my uncle ran to the bathroom and said "jeez, who ripped one in here?" HAHAHA HAHA!! And then my little baby brother was making fart noises with his hand under his other arm, and my grandmother accidentally said a four-letter word!! HAHAHAHA!!! And then my sister told everyone she was pregnant with a Hispanic man out of wedlock!! HAHAHAHA!!! And my mother came in and saw all what was going on, and had a nervous breakdown!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
You know, with a hilarious family like mine, it's a wonder I can't get the writers of "Meet the Fockers" over here to check out what a REAL funny family does for laughs.
18 File this one under "When good actors make bad films"
Meet the Fockers is a sick, disgusting piece of trash. How could De Niro and Hoffman stoop to such lows? I wanted to take the nauseating baby and the gross little dog and flush them both down the toliet. Give me the talented folks who create inteligent comedy for inteligent people, such as Woody Allen and Christopher Guest.
19 IT WAS A FUNNY MOVIE!
I LOVE MEET THE FOCKERS IT WAS A FUNNY MOVIE I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING I ALSO LIKE MEET THE PARENTS IT WAS FUNNY TOO!
I GAVE IT 5 STARS I LOVE IT!
FROM KIRSTEN
20 MEET THE PARENTS...er...I mean FOCKERS
Normally, sequels try to disguise the fact that they are simply attempting to create the same profit from a cheap remake of the original. They do this by trying to retain the chemistry of the first film, while providing a new plotline for the characters to travel down. MEET THE FOCKERS, on the other hand, fails to provide even the smallest bit of originality. What the producers of this film have done is take the same characters, overdeveloped them a little, and forced them to run down the same plotline. I'm serious. One gets the impression while watching this movie that they simply erased MEET THE PARENTS from the original script and inserted "FOCKERS."
Of course, the film is not entirely without merit. On the plus side, MEET THE FOCKERS takes itself a little less seriously. While Stiller's parents, played by Hoffman and Streisand, are quite over-the-top and ridiculous, they have moments of rational clarity and insight that prevent their characters from becoming outright annoying. Unlike the Byrnes' family, who is seemingly unaware of their ticks and flaws, the Fockers are aware of their quirkiness and I enjoyed that aspect of the film.
While I found myself laughing at certain points, however, this sequel was more painful to watch in a variety of ways. De Niro's character, Jack Byrnes, is difficult to watch in MEET THE FOCKERS. In the first film, Jack came across as uptight and conservative, but generally a rational (if not overly-rational) man. In this film, however, Jack just comes across as a heartless jerk and we are no longer convinced that Stiller needs to pander to his sensibilities, for anyone who does so would be equally soulless. Finally, the film did not know when to end itself. The last 30 minutes drag on at an unbearable rate and I could not wait for the film to end. In summary, if you liked the original, you might want to check out this sequel. But I have a hunch that it will disappoint you.
21 Funny and relaxing movie
This is a funny movie. Also, it is a pretty relaxing movie. When I watch it, it is so enjoyable. However, the casts in this movie are like 40% like Ocean's Twelve because the famous actors/actresses steal the show again. Overall, it is a fantastic movie.
22 It's not the original but has its moments
The original was quite simply a very funny and likable movie with polar opposites Robert de Niro and Ben Stiller sparring with Ben trying desperately to please Robert and it certainly was funny. It was of course a hit too so a sequel was in the works but not immediately simply because "we wanna make sure the scripts good". They should've waited about a year.
Pam and Greg(real name's Gaylord) are getting married soon and Greg has just barely impressed Pam's parents. But now it's time for everyone to meet Greg's. So off they go in their RV with Pam's newphew Little Jack to Florida. And of course Greg's parents couldn't be anymore different than Pam's. His father is very uninhibited and loves to talk and laugh and joke around while his mother's a sex therapist. They also have a cute little dog named Moses which, as dogs like to do, hump things. Which isn't a good thing for Jack's expertly trained cat.
There's a noticeable sameness with the film. It almost feels like things were placed together simply because they knew it would work and don't take chances. We still have the jokes about Greg's last name(Focker) such as his cousins Randy and Orny, since one family has a cat, why not add a dog? There's even a moment where through really no fault of Greg's, he's blamed for a big catastrophe, like the original.
The casting however is spot-on. Normally playing a kind of know-it-all, Dustin Hoffman is quite perfect as Greg's eccentric dad. And while I normally can't stand Babs, Barbara Streisand was likable, but she still sucks otherwise, just not here.
I find it's best to watch it with people since if they laugh you end up laughing too but watching alone it's almost like jokes flatten.
23 Meh.
Very dissapointing. Meet the Parents was funny and entertaining, but this heavy handed sequel was so forced it hurt. This kind of comedy can wear on you after awhile. Every single thing that can go wrong for Ben Stiller's character does indeed go horribly awry- and then they make up more stuff just to screw him over again. Its not even funny after awhile as they repeat the same gags from the first movie and reach for "plot twists" that neither surprise nor impress.
24 If you like the first one...you will hate this one.
Meet the Parents was clever and understated with deadpan Ben Stiller get wound tighter and tighter around the axel with at first the seamingly normal parents of his fiancee.
This one is too obvious, too vulgar, too slapstick to be clever. You can guess all of the jokes before you put the dvd in. The thing that got me the most was how over the top stupid the Fockers were. It would have been much more funny if the 2 families would have liked each other superficially at first and then as they learn more...grow further apart.
What a waste of time for some very good actors.
25 Good entertainment...but nothing original
Meet the Fockers is a solid sequel to the Ben Stiller starring Meet the Parents. In the sequel, Greg (Stiller) must bring his future wife and her family to Florida to meet his parents played by Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand.
Meet the Fockers is more of the first movie, with Greg trying to keep his parents from totally embarassing him in front of his conservative, uptight future inlaws. With so many stars in this movie, Striesand and Blythe Danner don't get as much to do. De Niro's character does the exact same things as the first movie.
Dustin Hoffman is really the star of this movie. He is the focus of almost every scene and is definitely the acting equal of DeNiro. And am I the only one to notice...What happened to Teri Polo. In some scenes, she looked kind of creepy, not anywhere close to the cute girl in the first movie.
Meet the Fockers is a fun movie to watch, but is basically an extension of the first movie and offers nothing new except solid laughs.
26 Funnier Than the First
It's rare when a sequel to comedy turns out to be better and funnier than its predecessor, but Meet the Fockers is exactly that. With the addition of Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand as the parents of Gaylord "Greg" Focker there are some truly hilarious moments in this film and they are just perfect as the parents of Ben Stiller's character. The only funnier choice could have been Jerry Stiller and Ann Meara, Ben Stiller's real-life parents. Regardless, Hoffman and Streisand are very funny as caricatures of former-hippy, bleeding-heart, Jewish liberals -- and they play it to the max. Back, of course, are Robert DeNiro and Blythe Danner as Jack and Dina Byrnes who just have a fantastic chemistry together. The one weak link in the cast in Teri Polo as Pam, but she was also the weak link in the previous film. She is just not funny. She should stay with The West Wing where she has excellent chemistry with Jimmy Smits. Overall, this was just a very funny film, and there were times when I actually found myself laughing out loud.
27 A laugh riot that must be seen with family and friends
Meet the Parents was a genuinely funny and suprisingly heart-felt comedy about parents coming to terms with their children growing up and accepting their choices... including the choice of a future son-in-law. The story followed the various problems Gaylord M. Focker encounters while trying to get into Jack Brynes's good books and no matter how good his intentions are or even if he lets his guard up for 1 second he ends up in the middle of a disaster. The first installment of this story had a time bomb quality to it which thankfully has been let go off in the second installment. The funny one-liners have been replaced with a lot of bawdy jokes, innuendo and sexual references which although had all the adults in splits may confuse the youngsters and some of the material is not appropriate. There is no nudity but some profanity (used in a humourous situation) may be unsuitable for very young kids. The story this time around revolves around the Brynes' meeting the Fockers after having accepted Gaylord aka Gregg as their son-in-law. The Brynes are old fashioned,rigid and uptight and the Fockers are their exact opposite. Dustin Hoffman plays the house-husband and Barbara Streisand plays the sex therapist for the elderly which adds to the awkwardness between them and Jack Brynes. This movie delivers the funnies in large doses and has enough repeat value to merit buying the DVD. The DVD has loads of deleted scenes among other features which will make you want to revisit the same. Go get it now !!!
28 Funny stuff
Very funny movie, but not the same laugh till I cried I had watching the first movie. Stiller and DeNiro interaction is what makes the movie. Barbra was more of a distraction and I thought she overacted and tried too hard to be funny, which took away from the part. Dustin was good, but not great. DVD add-ons were great.
29 Review of Meet the Fockers
Meet the Fockers is the sequel to 2000's Meet the Parents. It begins with Greg and Pam flying off to visit Jack and Dina Byrnes. He doesn't have to check his bag (which was the running joke from the last movie), the flight is overbooked so they're upgraded to first class; everything seems to be going right at the start of a vacation Greg's feared for years. Once they arrive, the four (plus Jack's infant genius grandson Jack Jr.) head off in the Byrnes' new RV to "meet the Fockers." Dustin Hoffman plays Bernie Focker, Greg's stay at home father who deluged him with love as a child, and Barbara Streisand plays Roz Focker, Greg's sex therapist mother.
Once again Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro are a hilarious duo, their on-screen chemistry, Stiller as the trying too hard to impress son in law and De Niro as the tough guy father have made them the new odd couple.
The comedy I have to say is not always as classy as most would care for but it is most certainly always funny. Yes some of the jokes are quite trashy but then there are always so many jokes one can make out the name "Focker".
Ben Stiller is back to his usual gig: entertaining, self-deprecating, and lovable. Robert De Niro shows once more that he's as good of a comic actor as a dramatic actor. Dustin Hoffman is a tremendous addition to the cast, answering the long asked question, "Who would name their kid Gaylord Focker?". And after eight years off-screen, Barbra Streisand's return to film makes for a good gimmick but not the most enjoyable performance. She's suitable as Stiller's mother, but aside from her Yiddish quips she's the least funny of the gang.
Meet the Fockers is exactly what a sequel should be, funnier than the first and it most dfefinately does this. With a hilarious cast and brilliant director this film was always destined to be a winner with the public.
30 OMG!! I laughed so hard I cried!!
I saw this movie with my parents and my friend, Stacy. The ending after the credits just made me die laughing!! Now my mom and I wanna buy it on DVD! So, shame on u if u rated this poorly!! THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE I EVER SAW!!
31 Very funny .
The Best Movie I've seen all year.
I laughed so hard it hurt.
Dustin Hoffman was very funny as is Ben Stiller.
Though it doesn't seem like a PG-13 rated movie, more like an R. For the most part it was PG-13 but then there's a few things that put it out of place. But over all This is a must watch movie for anyone who needs a great laugh!
32 Yes, the title pretty much says it all on this one...
There is a moment in "Meet the Fockers" when Pam makes a stand regarding her intention to marry Greg. She will become Pamela Focker. Greg opines it could be Pamela Byrnes-Focker. "No, no, no," she insists, "I will be Pamela Martha Focker. I know how that sounds, but, but, that's the name I'm taking." I burst out laughing and my wife wondered why. "Honey," I said with that sort of loving condescension that infuriates her to no end, "there is only one joke in this movie." That is an exaggeration, but one look at the title and you know what the main joke is for this 2004 sequel to "Meet the Parents." But Polo plays the moment so absolutely straight faced, not only because it makes the line work perfectly but also because the actress knows (a) this is probably the only laugh she is going to be able to get in the film and (b) it is impossible to compete with the rest of her cast mates when it comes to mugging and milking a scene, so why even try?
This is a movie that stresses character over plot because the plot basically boils down to the same thing as last time: Jack is worried about Greg and makes an erroneous assumption that sends him off into full-blown CIA mode, yelling about the "Circle of Trust" and insisting his daughter cannot marry this man. As Pam says, "Here we go again, Dad." There is another family dinner where something both alien and familial is added to the table. There is another pet to worry about. However, the big difference is that for the sequel Greg's parents have been added to the mix and it is in the manic performances of Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand that this film gets most of its laughs. They are Bernie and Roz Focker, and they are as loose as Jack is uptight, plus they talk twice as fast, apparently in a frantic effort to find something genuinely funny to say.
Last time Ben Stiller's Greg had to play second fiddle to Robert De Niro's Jack. This time he not only has that burden again with his parents added to the mix, but there is a baby, Little Jack (Spencer & Bradley Pickren), who is being raised strictly in accordance with Jack's viewing of parenting. Of course, Greg will take care of that in short order, the same way Jinx is going to get that little dog too. The baby fits into the movie perfectly because when he finds his one laugh line, the kid sticks to it for the rest of the film. Then there is poor Blythe Danner, pretty much forced into the 7th position in the film's hierarchy and taking small comfort in knowing her daughter has an Oscar given all the grown ups in this film have two a piece. Dina finally gets a funny bit to play, as she uses sock puppets to role play a conversation between herself and her husband, and she has to play the scene in a long shot. At least they gave her that much.
There are plenty of chuckles in "Meet the Fockers," but with the basic story being the same and the main jokes being the same, it has to be less than the original. Only having Hoffman and Streisand on board breathes some real energy into this sequel and when you find out that they were improvising a lot of their scenes that only underscores the inadequacies of the script. I am sure the cast had fun making this film, but it really should have been funnier on this end given all the star power assembled in front of the cameras.
33 The first one was not a very good picture, so why a sequel?
Money money money! I found "Meet the Parents" to be a pretty stupid movie. It only had a few good gags in it but in no way was that a good comedy.
So, now we have to put up with "Meet the Fockers", a poor excuse for a movie, in which the phrase "making good comedies is the hardest thing to accomplish in the film industry" becomes 100% true and applies to this case in particular.
Where are the good comedies? Well, not here, not this film.
Salud!
34 Hilarious!!
I bought this movie Tuesday when it came out and I laughed alot during the movie, even better than first, really funny sequel, get this funny ass comedy.
35 A dissapointing sequel
I was so much looking forward to this movie, but I think they left the writing to middle schoolers this time. It had a few funny moments, but most of those were the ones you see in the TV commercial anyhow. It was almost painful to watch and the ending just never came quick enough. Even the bloopers and special added scenes weren't very entertaining. I felt sorry for the cast as they are all talented but you can tell they knew they were selling out this go-round. Ben Stiller seems to do that every other movie he makes which is too bad.
36 A halfway decent sequel. OH NO! LOOK AT THE TITLE.. BOOHOO!
I think it was definitely a little cornier than the first one. Then again, what do you want, it's a Ben Stiller movie? I didn't have high hopes to start with when I watched this. The first one may have been a tad bit funnier, but this one had some scenes in it that outdid the first one. All of the skits with the baby made this movie. It also surprised me because it made laugh a lot more than I thought it would. I was expecting dry, boring jay leno kind of humor. So I wasn't disappointed there. I also did not want to see this movie because Barbra Streisand was in it and I thought she would ruin it, however, I must say she did a very good job at her roll. An above average, decent, funny movie.
NOTE:
To the old conservative prudes: I feel someone must say something. I am so tired of all you cry babies offended by the name of this movie. Just because it is close to the F word? Have we come to this? Is this what the world has come to? Grow up! Or maybe, the opposite, act immature once in awhile! Maybe if you did you wouldn't be such an old prude that everyone dislikes. How about that? You conservative pukes make me sick and you shouldn't even be renting movies. You only rent movies so you can complain. Be'atch Be'atch Be'atch Be'atch that's all you do. OH GOD, look I used a word close to the B word. WAHH!!! You big baby! DO us all a favor and stop renting movies, stop watching tv, and isolate yourself from any form of media. Also, do us a favor and jump off a cliff head first onto a thumbtack. You censoring pigs. Stop breeding please. Thank you!
37 Meet the Fockers
Gaylord Focker's parents are everything that Pam Burns parents are not. I really identified more with Pam's parents, the Fockers were a bit too loopy for me, but still they were great fun as portrayed by Hoffman and Streisand. I absolutely loved Robert DeNiro's portrayal as Pam's over the top Dad. Great movie.
38 It was just OK
Meet the Parents was a much funnier movie than this one. Though I thought Barbra Streisand was very good. I didn't know that she could be so funny. lol Same with Dustin Hoffman.
39 PURE "ADULTERATED" FUN
Why should it be a (pleasant)surprise nowadays when a film comedy is actually FUNNY!!?? We surely seem to be inundated with stupid or one-joke comedies, or those that rely on the "schtick" of a particular performer, one, at that, who may not exactly be brilliant.
The absolute finest achievement of this film is the chemistry between all the players. It is a minor stroke of genius to take such high-level talent and orchestrate a wonderful ensemble effort such as this. That these stars were willing to be part of an ensemble, thereby sharing the spotlight, is very gratifying. Major kudos to Ms. Streisand, and Messrs. Hoffman and DeNiro, as well as the film-makers, who apparently set out to create a very enjoyable and satisfying movie-going experience. Mission accomplished. Encore!! I will state that, as yet, I have not purchased the dvd, so this review is based on my theatre screening of the film. Therefore, I can't speak to the quality of the transfer and the extras. Reportedly, the extras include 65 bloopers, some of which captured the stars goofing around the set IN CHARACTER! Well, I am a blooper-lover, so this, for me, is a big attraction for purchase of the dvd. IF YOU DID NOT SEE THIS FILM AT A THEATRE, BY ALL MEANS, RENT IT, PURCHASE IT, JUST SEE IT. VERY WELL WORTH IT. LOTS AND LOTS OF BIG LAUGHS!
40 The Fockers
Very good movie better then the first Meet the Parents.
Highly recommend.
41 So nice to have her back where she belongs...
I'm a big Barbra Streisand fan, but to be honest, even I lost patience with her last few movies. She seemed to play into this lofty image of herself as this sophisticate whom no man she meets can live without or is worthy. In The Prince of Tides, I thought that if she wasn't careful, Barbra the actress was going to do in Barbra the director. That was borne out in her last movie, The Mirror Has Two Faces. Happily, in her return to the screen here, she goes back to the kind of comedy that she does so well, that a lot of younger people have never seen. (Check out The Owl and the Pussycat and What's Up,Doc? kids.) Yes, some of them can't believe that they are enjoying her (it must be killing Mssrs Parker and Stone!), but Barbra hasn't been this loose and in over 30 years. And as if she isn't good enough, she works for the first time - at long last - with BOTH Hoffman and DeNiro! I will even committ an act or heresay and say that I think Hoffman stole the picture. However, his chemistry with Barbra is wonderful and a treat to watch. What the hell took so long?
The rest of the cast does fine, considering what they are working with. Yes, DeNiro has been slumming, but it is fun to see him and Babs have a couple of scenes along together, though one of my favorites was seeing Barbra reunited with Blyth Danner whom she directed in Prince of Tides, coaching her as a sex therapist!
OK, so maybe Babs, Dusty and Bob should have done something more topical and serious with Scorcese instead of this silly fluff with Jay Roach, but I'll bet it wouldn't be anywhere near as fun!
42 Pretty decent sequel.
I was hesitant to watch this since I'm not a big fan of Meet The Parents, but I'm glad I did. It's better than the first, there are some laughs in the movie. The baby is really cute. I would suggest this as a rental.
43 If you buy this movie, you've been Focked!
I'll preface by saying I thought "Meet the Parents" was a very funny, original and entertaining movie.
I just rented this today (it just came out on DVD) on the recommendation of my 18 year old daughter, who saw it in the theaters. She liked it. I didn't see it in the theaters because I thought the trailers I saw a year ago (as we all know, they're the best parts of a movie) looked lame.
Weelllllll......... turns out I should have followed my original instincts. If I could have rated this piece of crap with negative stars, I would have.
The driving force behind the humor of the first movie was the dichotomy of De Niro's character versus Stiller's. In this dreck, De Niro's character has been reduced to some kind of simpering, mugging character who barely conforms to the character of the first movie. He looks uncomfortable in the part, as well he should - he obviously was just copping to the paycheck. Pathetic.
Dustin Hoffman: Well, hell, who knows what's been going through his mind for the last decade or so.
Streisand: I don't know what to say here. She lives down to her previous level of thespian accomplishment.
Stiller: Ben, bubba! Wake up and smell the coffee! Your career is so erratic you can't afford to keep making this kind of mistake. Starsky: cool. Dodgeball: cool. Parents: cool. Fockers: sucks! Zoolander: sucks! Tenenbaums: sucks!
Avoid this thing like the plague!
44 So hilarious it's unreal
Oh my, where do I start? This is downright the most hysterical sequel I have ever seen. I seriously did not think that it was going to be that funny. Believe me, I was getting very impatient with this 4 month theatrical wait or whatever but let me tell you, it was WELL worth it!! Buy it, you won't be sorry!!
45 Pleasantly Surprised
While this film is not a great work of art by any imagination's stretch, there are plenty of laughs and goodwill to be had. I would never have watched this normally, but it was on the hotel movie-menu, and my 14-year old son was interested in seeing it. I figured it would adequately pass the time, but I was pleasantly surprised at how funny it was. Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman were a treat to watch together (gosh, I want to see her in more comedies!), and Robert DeNiro was downright hysterical (more comedies for him, too, please!).
46 i really laughed till i wept..................
I COULD REALLY RELATE TO THE FAMILIES INVOLVED AS WELL; THE PERFORMANCES BY THE WHOLE CAST ARE WONDERFUL, OVER THE TOP, ZANY, ETC. THEY GIVE IT ALL THEY'VE GOT, TRULY. IT'S A FANTASTIC LOAD OF FUN, MY FRIENDS, AND FROM BEGINNING TO HILARIOUS END. AS USUAL, UNIVERSAL BRINGS ALL THE GREAT SOUND, THE GREAT AND COLORFUL CINEMATOGRAPHY REALLY TO LIFE! IT LITERALLY SPARKLES ON DVD! I COULD NOT SEE IT IN THE MOVIES, AS I AM HANDICAPPED, BUT MY DVD ARRIVED ONE DAY EARLY TO MY PLEASANT SURPRISE, AND I WATCHED IT BACK TO BACK. HOFFMAN, AND STREISAND REALLY GRAB THE BULL BY THE HORNS HERE AS WELL. GO ON, GET IT, HAVE A GREAT TIME LAUGHING, YOU'LL NOT BE LET DOWN-I SURE WASN'T.
47 The Fockers Are Is One of The Funny Movies !
With Streisand (which is great to have her back from a long absence ) Deniro and Hoffman makes this Movie a A+ ! The movie is so funny you ll laugh till you cry buy this movie you wont regret it !
48 Hysterical!
This is the funniest movie I've ever seen.
I was expecting a "sequel quality" comedy, and was pleased when this movie exceeded my expectations. You won't be disappointed.
49 Worth the Full Price of Admission
What more could you ever want in a film? Barbara Streisand, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert De Niro all in the same movie. One word: FAB-U-LOUS!
What casting.... Streisand and Hoffman play the pseudo hippie parents of Ben Stiller. Living in South Florida, Babs is a sex therapist for octogenarians and Dustin a former lawyer turned house-husband. Both are extremely fond and proud of their quite ordinary son and have enshrined his mediocrity in a wall of shame which boasts of 9th place ribbons and awards. All to the chagrin of Bobby De Niro, whose talent is by far hindered by having to play the exact same role of the first film. De Niro plays the anal-retentive father bound and determined to find fault with his daughter's fiancˇe.
As in the first film, lots of mishaps and misunderstanding follow, but in the end all seems to work out. I believe this to be the highest grossing film for all the stars involved, which is really sad when you look at their collections of work; however, it's definitely worth the price of admission.
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50 Another good laugh!
Granted, we all know that #2 is never as good as #1 - but this one is worth getting. Barbra Streisand is fantastic - as she always is when doing comedy. Dustin Hoffman is his usual "out there" self. Robert Deniro is up to his old 'spy' tricks. And, there's a plot twist (which I identified in the first scene - woman's intuition). Enjoy this movie for what it is: another chapter in the lives of a cute couple with strange families!
51 Hilarious
Meet the Fockers is great. It's even better than the first. Hoffman and Streisand are great and add a quirkyness to the film. DeNiro is his stern, mean CIA dad, the same he was in the first. Hopefully there'll be a third installment, and it will be better still.
52 Fine Fun!
Meet The Fockers is one of the funnier films in 2004. With an all star cast, this is a sequel that is about as good as the original. Streisand and Hoffman have great comedic talents, just ones that have not always been shown in the past. The cast is key to this, as they mesh well and that's what makes this a funny movie, along with a mildly funny script.
You really need to see the first in the 'Meet' series to understand the whole plot and all the humor in this one. The Fockers aren't quite your oridanary family, as Mrs. Focker is a senior sex therapist and Mr. Focker is, well, sort of a hippie. As the same couple from the original prepare for their wedding, the in-laws still haven't gotten to know each other. What follows is an always entertaining comedy that flows well and never really seems contrived or anything. Owen Wilson has a great character role, although brief. Even the pets are funny. I'm looking forward to buying the DVD this week, and at the very least, I think you should at least give it a try and check it out. 4.5/5, although more of a 5 than a 4.
53 VERY FUNNY AND WELL WORTH WATCHING
just when greg thinks things can't get any more embarrassing, his future in-laws take the trip to meet his oddball parents! what insues is an almost non-stop laugh-fest!
DVD includes deleted scenes, bloopers, commentary, the focker's family portrait, behind the scenes with jinx, and more.
just a word to the wise-do not waste your time watching the extended version, at every extended scene the DVD stops then starts again really messing with the flow of the movie. just watch the theatrical version then go to the special features and watch the extended scenes.
54 Light-hearted and star packed
The best of this movie is seeing Barbra Streisand back on a screen and not taking herself seriously and Dustin Hoffman having a hoot of a good time playing Bernie Focker.
I think they overdid the whole geriatric sex therapist theme (of course this does take place in the bogs of Florida where colorful and older and colorful, older people tend to congregate) and maybe could have focused more on Ben Stiller's talent played against Robert De Niro. However, the most distracting part of the movie is that there are just too many characters. The moms, the dads, the kids, the baby, the housekeeper, the housekeeper's son, the judge.... The over-abundance of people to follow diluted the impact of the movie and with so much talented star power to make it a fun film they didn't need all the fluff.
55 Half Of A Good Comedy
"Meet The Fockers", the inevitable sequel to "Meet The Parents", has a sufficient number of laughs. Surprisingly, these laughs are generated primarily by just two of the stars and they are not the same people who caused all of the laughter in the original.
Two years later, Greg and Pam (Ben Stiller and Teri Polo) are still engaged and anxious to set a wedding date. Before they can move forward, they have to introduce Pam's parents, Jack and Dina (Robert DeNiro and Blythe Danner), to Greg's parents, Bernie and Roz (Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand). The plan is that Greg and Pam will meet Jack and Dina at their home and fly to Florida together. Upon arrival at Casa Byrnes, they learn that Jack has purchased a super customized motor home and they will drive down to Florida together. They also meet Jack's grandson, by Pam's sister. Jack has taken an obsessive interest in his grandson, Little Jack, going so far as to teach him sign language and communicating with the baby. Greg knows that the meeting will probably be awkward and tries to prepare his parents, two free-thinking liberals who are a sex-therapist and a stay-at-home father.
In "Meet The Parents", Jay Roach crafted a hilarious comedy of errors about a nervous young man going home to meet his girlfriend's parents. Every time Greg tried to become part of the family, his nervousness or Jack's watchful eye caused him to make some mistake. The events escalated until Greg was setting fire to a hand-crafted gazebo or beaning the bride-to-be with a volleyball.
"Parents" was a wildly successful film and proved to the world that DeNiro, known for his work in dramas and action films, has a place in comedy as well. Because of its success, a sequel was pretty much inevitable. "Fockers" generates a lot of laughter, but these are almost all created by the work of Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand.
The filmmakers have shifted the focus that made "Parents" so funny. In the original, all of the laughs came from Greg's unease with Jack. In "Fockers", all of the laughs come from Jack's (and to a lesser extent, Greg's) unease with Bernie and Roz. Bernie and Roz, products of the 60s, are the type of people who were overjoyed when Greg lost his virginity, at 15, to the Latino housekeeper. So overjoyed in fact, that they invite her back to help with the welcome home dinner, and to meet Jack and Dina.
Hoffman, in particular, and Streisand seem to have a great time playing these characters. Greg has inflated the truth about each of his parents, to make them seem more impressive in Jack's eyes. Bernie is a lawyer and Roz is a doctor, at least as Greg relays the message. In truth, Bernie quit his practice to stay at home and become Mr. Mom to Greg and Roz is a sex therapist to senior citizens. Because Hoffman and Streisand work so well together, they create the same effect as watching DeNiro in the first film. Much of the laughter comes from watching actors known for their great work in dramas letting loose in a comedy. There is something exhilarating about watching Hoffman play everything for laughs.
Everyone else basically plays the "straight man", setting up the jokes. In a few cases, they aren't taking on this role intentionally. A scene in which Jack injects Greg with truth serum is spectacularly unfunny, but Stiller manages to wrench a few laughs out of it. DeNiro isn't so lucky.
Let's talk about DeNiro for a moment. DeNiro has always been a busy actor. Most years, you can expect to see him in two or three films. In the past, I have always felt that he took on certain roles for the challenge of playing a different character. For instance in 1998, he made "Ronin" and "Great Expectations". "Expectations" was more or less a supporting role for him, but "Ronin" was a great action film. In 2000, he made "Men of Honor", "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle" and "Meet The Parents". A mixed batch to be sure, but "Meet The Parents" stands out as a very good comedy. Lately, he just seems to be on a money grab; making sequels, bad horror films and terrible comedies, banking on his name to earn him large paychecks. Is he broke or something? Worried about retirement? I don't know, but how else would you explain the actor taking roles in "Showtime", "Godsend", "Analyze That", "Shark Tale" and "Hide and Seek"? It's the great DeNiro money grab.
The problem with "Fockers" is that it tries to redo many of the same situations that were so funny in the first film. In the sequel, we have a beloved family Chihuahua, in addition to Jack's cat. Of course the cat came along for the ride, they're in a mobile home. Jack redirects most of his obsessive tendencies from his cat to his grandson, Little Jack. Of course, Greg will get into trouble when he watches Little Jack. Also, since we are familiar with the formula from the first film (every thing Greg tries to do right will spiral out of control and make him look bad), we know what to look for and aren't that surprised.
"Meet The Fockers" has a few laughs in it, and is best when we get to watch Hoffman and Streisand have fun.
56 Very Funny
Meet the Fockers is a fresh and entertaining comedy with a lot of hilarious punch lines. Ben Stiller is funny in everything that he does and Robert DeNiro has a classic comedic touch. The casting of Barbara S. and Dustin H. could not be any better for this part. It's nice to see Babs in a hip movie for once. Some of the best comedy though came from the little baby and the "sign language". Although not as good as the original, this was an excellent way to move with this story. Getting 3 oscar winners to do a movie like this is not easy, therefore its fun to watch for that if not for anything else. I'm a huge DeNiro fan and am glad to see him do some comedy (King of Comedy (1983) is a sort of dark comedy with DeNiro that I recommend for anyone).
In this sequel the Burns family goes on a trip to meet, Greg's parents. Streisend plays a sex therapist and Huffman a retired lawyer. Of course, everything goes wrong with the trip including Jack being convinced that Greg has an older son by his childhood babysitter who took his virginity.
I recommend this movie greatly, and I suggest you watch the first one if you haven't already also.
57 Not as fresh and funny as the first.
This movie was not as funny as the first, because the script had alot of hits and misses in it. But what we have seen here is a good two hour fun delivered by the two great leads Dustin Hoffman, and Barbara Streisand. The two play a great Jewish couple that light up the screen more than everyone else. Robert Deniro didn't have alot of funny lines in this movie, and as a result, he is mostly stuck in the background looking anxious of the family he's visiting. Ben Stiller has some funny moments that made me laugh, but even he's suffering the same problem too.
But with all of those problems, this is still a good movie, because of the two parents, and for everything else, hopefully Meet the Parents 3 will fix all of that.
58 Hilarous
This movie is classic comedy movie in which has no rival in the previous few years. HOwever, you get many of the same old jokes you got from "Meet the Parents". Although most of them have been used before they are still funny and this movie is still worth owning.
59 Do we really need another movie based on gross-out jokes?
When I first bought a ticket to go see this movie, my friend Alec stopped us on the way in and said: "Do you really want to go see another 'Meet the Parents?'" No, I thought and we went to the marvelous "Finding Neverland" (which I highly recommend over this dud). Eventually I did give "Meet the Fockers" a chance, against my better judgment, since I was thoroughly disgusted throughout the whole film (and I have quite a stomach for certain levels of comedy, but this movie is just too much) wondering how in the world it didn't receive an "R" rating. This movie has more gratuitous, gross-out, fart joke, sexual innuendo and over-the-top-in-your-face sex jokes than any "PG-13" movie I've ever seen. I cannot believe that our culture was willing to pour hundreds of millions of dollars to see DeNiro (forfeiting all dignity) wearing a breast and jokes about Stiller's (losing even more of the little dignity he had from his wonderful-cancelled-sketch show) foreskin falling into the fondu. What the world needs now is love sweet love, not more jokes to make us all go "gross!" I would never show this to my children in a million years, and I don't have any! Be forwarned, this movie is infantile and disturbing.
60 Raunchy...
I thought anything with Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand would be something at least worthy of three star material. However, not even those two could save this film.
This film is pretty much a summary of what's wrong with American films today. How is this not rated R? Honestly, there's some kind of bad sex joke/scene every other minute! Maybe I'm just a bit old-school in thought, but this was just poor, crass, and crude.
To top it off, they even had the dog do the hanky-panky. I know a lot of people found this funny, but I think it's wrong for people and even worse to show animals in such a fashion. I've had dogs nearly all my life, they've always been my best friends, and it just was awful to see such good animals in such raunchy drama.
I never saw Meet the Parents. I just hope it's better than this, which was a waste of an afternoon and some cash.
61 4.5 stars! Not as great as the first but a damn fine movie!
We went to go watch this in the theater. We had low expectations and once I saw the words "Meet the Fockers" on the screen, I knew I was in for a treat. This wasn't as great as "Meet the parents" but I LOVED IT!!!
In this movie, Greg (or Gaylord) Focker flies over to his girlfriend. He then learns that they had a baby. Then they all go to Miami to visit The other Fockers.
With a sexualized dog, Sex-addicted parents, and other hilarious moments, you'll laugh through the whole damn movie! You'll have a hell of a damn funny time!
62 They may be Fockers but they're funny as hell
I thought this sequel would like many hyped up sequels prove to be a huge disappointment, the first film was brilliantly original and funny and trying to top it was a hard task. Bringing in Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman to join the cast in the sequel was not only brilliant casting but a great audience puller and I thought when I went to see it that it wouldn't live up to it's hype - I was wrong. The movie joins Greg (Ben Stiller) and Pam (Terri Pollo) as they are about to introduce their parents to one another at Gregs parents home of Focker Island in Florida. What follows is a hilarious clash of cultures and Jewish Liberal meets conservative WASP. As we had all met Jack (de Niro) in the first movie you knew it was going to be explosive when Jack (Robert De Niro) met the Fockers (Streisand and Hoffman). Dustin hoffman and Barbra Streisand play Greg's parents, he is a stay at home father and she, a sex therapist for senior citizens. Getting these two was brilliant and their chemistry was electric. The scenes they shared were the highlight of the movie, as were the scene between Streisand and Stiller. Barbra Streisabd proved she really is a star by coming back to the movies and letting people see her as never before, she was motherly, sexy and very funny. Ben stiller for me is at his strongest as Gaylord Focker he proves he is a talented actor with unbelievable comic ability. The only real negative from me comes from Robert De Niros character, not in the way it was portrayed but rather the way it was written, he did exactly as he had in the first film as the ex CIA, he was suspicious and very straight and after a while it began to grate on the nerves it was overkill. All in all a very funny film and one not to miss.
63 A Good Introduction
While this is not as good as the first movie, ("Meet the Parents"), this movie does a good job of carrying on the Focker story from the first movie. It also has to be said that the first movie would have been a seriously hard act to follow.
The story line is pretty similar to the first, with a few differences thrown in to spice things up. While it is not as gut-wrenchingly funny as the previous installment, it is actually a very good laugh.
Robert De Niro is his usual best being the cold and paranoid Jack Byrnes, with his "circle of trust" thing. He is brilliant in the "fish out of water" role as Jack struggles to cope with a completely alien environment. Stiller is still putting on an excellent act as Gaylord Focker, and does well in a role that changes through the movie. I won't spoil the changes, but just add that it is good to see.
I must add that Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand really rock as Gaylord's parents. They are truly hilarious and completely the opposite of the Byrnes, (some interesting developments there, too, as the movie goes on). Streisand is remarkably good at comedy, something which I had not guessed she had a talent for, (I have not seen many of her movies before). With Hoffman and Streisand, the makers cast the perfect people for the role of the Fockers. They were simply brilliant, and were superb in every crazy way.
This movie is one that you will not regret seeing. It is funny, at times touching, but also just mighty good comedy. I thoroughly enjoyed it, though my stomach did not hurt as much as it did with "Meet the Parents".
64 Good, not great
After watching "Meet the Parents" many times, I was a little disappointed in "Meet the Fockers". I thought that the writers tried too hard to make us laugh as they exaggerated many of the characters. The Fockers were supposed to be eccentric, but they became annoying after a while as each scene became more and more obsurd. This movie was not all bad though as the chemistry between DeNiro and Stiller was still fresh.
65 Not The Sequel You Expect- But, Tops The First
What happens when two toatlly opposite families combine?- You've got yourself:Meet The Fockers. It's the sequel that we "Meet The Parents" fans have waited three or four long years for... and guess what- it tops the first! When I went to see this sequel I thought it would not live up to the high standards set out in the first one but,this comedy managed to pass my expectations and keep me reasonably entertained. It's a good feel good and roll over laughing movie.
Unlike the first that had suddle humour this movie was over the top and maybe not the sequel you will expect to see but, it still manages to be a nice chapter in Gaylord's acceptance and approval from his father-in-law Jack.
Of course you know their will be casosis as the two families meet for the first time The Fockers- have always been touchy, feely, coddling and admiring parents- who love Gaylord no matter what he achieves even displaying his collection of eigth and ninth place ribbons. While the Byrnes have always had family secrets and have expected nothing less than perfection Jack even trys to pass that perfect onto the next generation of Byrnes by, making his grandson Little Jack into a baby genius by teaching him sign language and using a new method in which the youngster has to comfort himself rather than be coddled by others. The two families could not be more differant and when they meet all hell breaks loose... first of all Greg's mom is a sex therapist and her and her husband are not afraid to engage in loud activities and touching eachother- something distrubs Jack straight away... followed by the fact that Greg's dad left the position as a high-powered attroney to stay at home and care for Greg... the two families collide in a mishaps of events from showing sercumsion photos, to flushing a dog down the toliet, to Greg learning he may have a son with the woman he lost his virginity too, and Greg's mom helping Mrs. Byrnes' with some bedroom issues. Before Greg knows it he finds himself outside the circle of trust and on top of that- Pam's pregnant so they need to speed up the wedding date. But, can they when Jack dosn't approve?
Ben Stiller is great along with great performances by DeNiro, Hoffman-who is a real comedian despite what I believed at first and Streisand does a half-way decent job herself.
I laughed out loud watching this movie and in my opinon it's just as funny if not funnier than the first and I can't wait to have it my collection. I just hope we haven't meet the last of this movie series!
66 Ben Stiller Stars In...Another Lame, Unoriginal Movie!!
I was FORCED to go to this movie. I can't believe it sold out. It might be the fact that overrated, untalented actors like Ben Stiller get the girls. Get a life you loser. I hope your other movies suck as much as this piece of s**t.
Let's see the cast: Ben Stiller (lame, boring, NOT funny), Robert DeNiro (way too old), Dustin Hoffman (overrated) AND Barbra Streisand (burn in hell b**ch! you can't sing OR act!) They all suck. Chris Farley is really spinning in his grave.
The movie has too many poop jokes during the first ten minutes, and that Gaylord Focker name...that's a good name to name your kid. "Gaylord". People give s**t to people named Gaylord. That skin flake in the fondue sketch...not funny. That was gross!
If you want to waste $15 and an hour and a half of your time, feel free to do so. I'm going to watch "Tommy Boy" now.
67 well, Fock Me. This was good.
This is the follow-up to the 2000 smash Meet The Parents, which starred Robert Deniro and Ben Stiller, where He had to meet his girlfriend's parents. Well, This time his future in-laws have to meet HIS parents, who, in a word, are hilorusly embarrassing, and they continue to embaress him in front of his in laws, overused jokes and Ben Stiller being being Ben Stiller follow.....
Ben Stiller is a decent actor, I have not liked him ever since he made Cable Guy, but I am starting to warm up a little to his movies. I really liked the first one, and the second one was very good but didn't, in my opinon, surpass the first one, in comedic funniess. It had its fair share of laughs, but not as much as the first one. There were some very funny moments in this but they quickly got stale, and overused. It felt like they were trying to milk the joke til it is not funny. There was some seriously unfunny moments, and some great moments. I recommend that you rent first if you haven't seen it, and just buy it if you really like it.
68 This Focker bombs!
You'll laugh, you'll cry, and kiss 10 bucks goodbye! After waiting a long 4 years for the sequel to "Meet The Parents", we are sadly treated to a rather meager sequel. I saw it once and that was enough.
69 Pure entertainment!
This movie was created for the soul purpose to entertain and it does it with flying colors. This is an extremely funny and fun film that will have you laughing and smileing till the end! Great entertainment.
70 Funny and Fun
I don't understand why people dislike it so much in this reviews, I laugh a lot and wasn't worried about Oscar performances just plain fun. If you just want to laugh without looking at technicalities then this movie is for you.
71 Very Entertaining
I could not wait to see Barbra Streisand in her latest movie role. Not to mention Robert DiNero and Dustin Hoffman.
Ben Stiller has put together a very funny movie.
The scenes with the dog and cat will have any animal lover laughing, they were the best in the movie.
Very entertaining.
72 Over the top
What a terrible movie. I saw Meet the Parents which I quite liked, but what a contrast this movie was. Just over the top rubbish.Typical of lazy movie producers and writers. If you cannot do something witty and clever( like in "meet the parents"),just put in some over the top stupid situation and everyone is sure to laugh.
73 People might be expecting too much
Based on many of the reviews I have read, I think people were expecting much more from this possibly because Hoffman and Streisand were in it. With a title like this, you should go in expecting an easy to watch film with a few laughs. And it does just that. I must admit, I went in expecting the worse based on the reviews, but it surpassed my expectations. Meet the Fockers is very easy to sit through, doesn't make you look at your watch, and it has some great laughs (even if they are rather crude). Everyone enjoys a film from time to time which doesn't require too much thought.
Hoffman, Streisand and De Niro steal the show for sure. Stiller isn't too bad as the son embarrassed by his parent's behaviour. My advice: Do not to take it seriously, just enjoy it. It is a good value 3 star film ... no more, no less.
74 so desperate for laughs its just sad.
Meet the Parents was an enjoyable film. Based on a decent concept, the film succeeded in possessing a certain comic grace that makes a sequel seem enticing. Its therefore unfortunate that said sequel did not deliver, instead succeeding at being banal instead of interesting, boring instead of humorous, and ultimately pointless instead of purposeful.
Meet the Fockers begins harmless enough, stuffing a few grandparent jokes in the first act and allowing the audience to remain excited about what is to happen. They soon find Gaylord, Pam, and their parents on a quest to Florida to visit the Fockers. It is in their sunny hippie home that it becomes apparent that the best thing about this film are the Focker parents; everything and everyone else is wallpaper.
Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand are marvelous here, turning out truly hilarious performances, depicting their characters with more dimension than the cookie-cutter lameness of Robert Deniro. They're eccentric, fun, and boisterous, which is a lovely contrast to the others and their insistence on being predictably boring. The only other cast member that shows any light of decency regarding her character is Blythe Danner in her performance of Dina, but even that feels pushed.
In fact, the entire film feels incredibly pushed, as if somehow the entire cast and crew have morphed from being able to handle a well-paced success to becoming little children desperate for approval. The entire film absolutely seethes the idea that everyone involved wants you to laugh really really bad, but none of them truly feel comfortable in their own abilities to make you do so, which makes them all resort to cheap little by-the-book attempts at being entertaining. Roach is guilty of trying too hard in other films but is typically able to carry that off with exuberant cunning, unlike here where he tries so hard he inspires more pity than laughs.
Meet the Fockers invests far too much effort in what should be a great deal simpler, and the idea that the film is made in an incredibly boring manner doesn't help the film in the slightest. The only department that seems to be awake on this set is production design, who have made a lovely little bus headquarters, a wonderfully excessive bohemian home, and lots of acceptable outdoor locations. Everyone else on the crew is sleeping, save Jay Roach, who actually allows himself to use the dog humping joke multiple times to desperately beg for your laughter. Too bad the script is so shallow you can't for the life of you give him the benefit of the doubt.
75 Excellant Movie
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. It was hilaries,funny,and great actors.I really recommend this movie to own as will.The whole movie was great and funny i did not stop laughing. I will buy this on dvd.You should too.Avalible April 19,2005
76 Meet the Other Parents
After the sucess of the first Meet the Parents everybody knew Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro would be back. In this new hilarious sequel, Ben Stiller's character must now introduce his soon-to-be mother and father-in-lawas to his parents. The only thing is that his parents arent exactly normal. His mother is a sex therapist and the father is a stay-at-home dad. When the two parents meet all hell breaks lose. Jack (Robert DeNiro) prefers order and only rewarding sucess. But Ben Stiiler's parents prefer the other approac. Actually loving the parents. And even though Jack tries as hard as he can to stay normal and to keep his toddler grandson safe, there is no proction from the Fockers!
77 Meet the Fockers
This movie was funny. I'm a preteen (13-15) and I enjoyed it. There are some mature parts of the movie.The word sex is brought up a lot. But overall that movie was hilarious. I recommend this movie to preteens and up and mature kids. But this isn't a movie I would just let my kid watch with their friends.
78 Some movies should just be left alone..
Meet the Parents was a good movie with many laugh out loud moments. Unfortunately they should have left the success of the movie alone. Instead they made Meet the Fockers which did not live up to my standards. When making sequels they should be as good if not better than the first. I believe Fockers put a bit of a damper on Meet the Parents.
I went in to Meet the Fockers expecting to laugh, a lot. Ironically I laughed out loud more at the showing of Christmas with the Kranks which had bad ratings. I expected Fockers to be so much more than Kranks but it definitely was not. There were some cute parts in Fockers but it did not live up to Meet the Parents, not even close.
There are great actors in the movie which may attract you, and they do great performances. The movie gets kind of old after everything always seems to go wrong. The awkwardness of Ben Stiller around the inlaws gets annoying which actually started to get annoying in the end of Meet the Parents. Unfortunately the roles of his parents in the movie just seem to be overplayed.
Overall I do recommend this to be rented, but definitely not a DVD buy. If you feel as if your Meet the Parents collection will suffer without the Fockers then so be it, but I guarantee Fockers will get dust on the cover.
I originally gave the movie 3 stars but after remembering how much I worked myself up for a great movie and was let down I was forced to put 2. The actors are what save the movie from not being a dud and deserve 2 stars.
Unfortunately, we can only hope that we never Meet the Children.
79 Stiller Vs. De Niro Vs. Hoffman......a perfect match
Ben Stiller (Duplex, Along Came Polly) reprises his role as Gaylord Focker who goes on a vacation with his girlfriend Teri Polo (Domestic Disturbance, The Unsaid) and her parents Jack Byrnes played by RobertDeNiro (Hide and Seek, Heat) and Stiller's mother is played by Blythe Danner (Meet The Parents). Stiller is too embarrassed because his father Bernard Focker played by Dustin Hoffman (Racing Stripes, Finding Neverland) and his mother Rose Focker played by Barbara Streisand (The Mirror Has Two Faces) are insane. His mother is a sex therapist and his father is a lawyer. Much more outrageous then the first one but yet when you have a scene in which Dustin Hoffman tackles Robert DeNiro throwing DeNiro's back out...you cant miss the fun. Some scenes arent funny but hey, I had a decent time. If someone says its a stupid movie just by the trailer then there's something wrong with you....if your a movie fan...watch it and then complain about it...I hate people who do that. Highlight would have to be Ben Stiller talking on the microphone after he had truth syrum stuck in his neck. Tim Blake Nelson (Minority Report, Cherish) and Kali Rocha (Tv's Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The Crucible '96) also star and Owen Wilson (The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou and The Wedding Crashers) has a cameo towards the end. This is the second best Stiller movie to come out this year...I hated Dodgeball, I sorta liked Anchorman and I hated Envy but I liked Starsky and Hutch. Streisand hasnt done anything for a while...wonder what drew her to this. Hoffman has a couple more coming out and this is Robert DeNiro's only good movie this year....Shark Tale and Godsend sucked. Favorite line is from Stiller "Yes, somehow he got out of his cage, put on Scarface and glued his hands to the Rum bottle"
80 HOW CAN AMAZON.COM ALLOW REVIEWS BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER ..
Just a pet peeve of mine......hoping someone from the corporate office will read this---but I often wonder how Amazon.com can allow reviews by people who have never purchased the product from Amazon. Seems like many reviews are an easy target for people who either love a hate a celebrity to vent their opinion rather than actually review the product......
MEET THE FOCKERS....What a nice experience to finally be able to laugh during a time when so many horrible things are going on in the world! It would be nice to see the talents of DeNiro, Hoffman and Streisand reunite for a some with a bit more substance but in the meantime..... Thanks--you gave me quite a few great chuckles with this movie.
81 soooooooo much funnier and better than the first one
this movie was off the chain i saw it with my cousin and i already knew i was going to luv it the cast was wonderful and all did a terrific job which i think they already know with barbra streisand and dustin hoffman it just made the movie so much better and ben stiller robert deniro and blythe danner were a trip and teri polo did a great job too i absolutely cherish this movie and cannot wait to get it out on dvd
82 I LOVED IT!!
this movie was awesome!! it was hysterical and almost better than Meet The Parents
83 too bad it took sooooooooo long to be released
After reading some of the other reviews about this movie, I felt the need to express my opinion. This movie was exactly what I hoped for and then some. If you are looking for a dramatic, art house movie than this is not the show for you. However, if you are looking for a funny, enjoyable movie to escape from everyday life for an hour and a half then I highly recommend this. Off all the Ben Stiller movies released in '04(and there were a bunch) this one takes the prize. I all ready have it on my list of "must-own" dvds for when it is released this spring.
84 Less Funnier Than The First And Over-rated
Meet The Fockers is a seuqel that was disappointing to me. As I progressed through the first 20 minutes of the movie, I figured it will probably get funnier. To my suprise, it actually did. But then the movie progressed into a bland tasteless comedy after the second half of the movie. The movie tries to reach its goal of being hysterical but sinks into a bland comedy. Although, I did like the idea Of Hoffman and Stressiand being in this film. They were enjoyable to watch. Although Robert DeNiro is less funny in this film and quite boring. I couldn't stand watching him in this film. He just got on my nerves. He was funny in the first one, but now he is just the opposite for me in this sequel.
85 Streisand Steals The Show
Went to see the film last night and thought it was hilarious. I never saw the Meet The Parents but can't imagine it being better than the sequel. Barbra Streisand definately stole the show with the rest of the cast playing great supporting roles. I may even go and see it again later in the week....Can't rave enough........go see it.
86 Focker Fondu
In the original movie back in 2000, we were introduced to the incredible family name of Focker. With a name like that, you could expect all the eventual jokes that followed. And they were funny. As they kept going on and on overusing it, it was no longer the funny joke it was, but it could still muster up a good chuckle or two. Well, that's pretty much what you get with this sequel. It's a case of been there, done that, got the T shirt. A comedy with jokes you've seen and heard before, a lot from the first film, but still has a silly, goofy enough charm that it can still elicit some laughs here and there. By no means is the movie original, or does it really differ a whole lot from the original smash hit. More on that later. This time around, male nurse extraordinaire Gaylord Focker(the always game Ben Stiller), and his fiance Pam Burns(the lovely Teri Polo), are getting ready for there wedding, and are readying up the meeting between her parents and his. Ex CIA agent Jack Burns(Robert DeNiro), and wife Deena(Blythe Danner), insist on driving down to Florida to meet Greg's parents in Jack's new swinging RV. A "hotel on wheels". They are also bringing along their son Denny's infant son, who Jack is in deep training with. Once down in "Focker Isle", the Burns', and us, are finally introduced to the people who would spawn a child and name him Gaylord Focker. Lawyer turned housedad Bernie Focker(the exuberant and lively Dustin Hoffman), and sex therapist mom Rosalyn(the pretty good Barbra Streisand). The two are light, freewheeling type of hugsy/kissy happy people. Right off the bat, they mix with stoic Jack like mayonnaise and concrete. Then the film simply goes into a retread of the original. Future in laws clash, embarrasing momets occur, and so on. Even Jinx the cat is back for the ride. It's a decent, albeit one note, comedy, that pretty much does with the jokes that made the original pretty good and popular. While there are numerous funny moments, the comedy seems to take the easy way out a lot of the time and really go for the lowest joke or sight gag. With mom being a sex therapist, you can guess where a lot of the more adult humor will come from. If you offense easily from sex talk, sex jokes, and toilet humor, then this is not for you. A lot of the jokes and gags get repetitive after a while, but a lot of it can be quite funny and enjoyable. It's not a bad movie, it's just not very original. The cast tho, is what really saves the movie. The returning cast are all good and game. DeNiro is DeNiro. He is a living legend. It seems like he was going through the motions a bit here and phoning it in. Wether or not he was or it was just keeping with the character. He still is DeNiro, and him phoning it in is still better than most else out there. Stiller is still a likeable goof and he is here too, although it seems he isn't as big in the comedy department as he was in the original. The real shining spot here is the addition of Hoffman and La Streisand. I have always been a huge Hoffman fan, and he is a lot of fun in his role as Bernie. He is lively, energetic, and seems to jump right into the silliness of it full force. He is the main one here who really made the movie better than it is. As for Ms. Streisand, this is her first movie in 7 years. She pretty much matches Hoffman in the way that she too seems to just dive into the role and fill it with a lot of zest and livelihood. The two are the best parts of the movie, and they go together with their characters so well. Blythe Danner, on the other hand, pretty much has a background role. She is there, like in the first movie, to get on Jack's case for being a jerk, and nothing else. Same goes here. Teri Polo is pretty much around to pertty up the place, and not having the role she had in the original. Keeping in touch with it's predecessor, the movie touches upon Greg's "milking the cat" moment, and an appearance by Owen Wilson as Pam's ex boyfriend Kevin. We also get a parade of new Focker-isms, and some new relatives whose names go interestingly with their last name. With such a strong and dazzling cast, one would of hoped for something more. The only reason it succeeds in being silly, fluffy entertainment is because of the nice work from Hoffman and Streisand(can't believe I am writing a reivew of praise for Babs)who, with their energetic and fun performances, elevate the movie. So, the end result can be funny at times, and is entertaining and enjoyable enough. Especially if you liked the first one. In the end, this latest sequel doesn't cause any harm at all. It's only crime is settling for 'average'.
87 Kind of overrated
Seems to me that the extent to which "Meet the Fockers" is seeing such great box office success and popular acclaim is because of the all-star cast. An all-star cast can get you in the door, but the performances have to earn their pay. Since I saw this as a $5 discount matinee, I think they did. Granted, the movie is funny, and for my money, better than its predecessor, "Meet the Parents", but merely funny does not a blockbuster make. I'm not a Ben Stiller fan so maybe that's why I was underimpressed, and he doesn't do much for me here, either. DeNiro easily carries this flick for me, as he did in "Parents".
88 funny at some parts, not appropriate
This movie is definitely rated PG-13 for a reason. Most of the humor is "dirty". It's not exactly as funny as the first one and definitely isn't as good as "Meet The Parents".
This movie is about a man(Ben Stiller)that is marrying another lady. The only problem is that they have completely different families. Ben Stiller's family is loud, obnoxious, and very open about private things. You can bet that's where some of the dirty humor comes from. The girl's family is very polite. They are very private about private issues...and the two families put together create a funny, not hilarious, movie. Most younger kids would not get this, and not to mention this movie is NOT appropriate for them. Alot of things happen in this movie, which I'll leave you to see. This is more of a comedy for adults.
89 Repulsive
Hyped because of star power, lacking anything related to class or humor, a poor way to spend your time, it trumpets contempt for you if you have values because you have them.
90 Stiller ruins it !
I think this movie finally proves that Ben Stiller is more obnoxious than his mother. Stick with the funny fart movies, Ben, they're more your speed. Some comedy traits you are just born with, and evidently you got all of your mothers genes and none of your fathers. As for the big time stars in this movie.
I don't know what the fock they were thinking.
91 See it!
Like good comodies like christmas with the kranks!
Thought Meet the Parents was a good one.
Then you will love this one!!!!
It has funny moments.
One of them is when Mr.Jinks, the prized cat, pushed the Focker's dog,Moses, into the tiolet and then flushed Moses down the toilet.
That's one smart Pussy!
There are funny moments as well.
Miss it? Then get it on DVD!
Rush to your local movie thetar to see this.
I think it is one of the highlights this holidays, The Incredibles and Lemony Snicket were the best but Meet the Fockers was still good.
It's sure to entertain you, and to Ben Stiller and Dustin Hoffman, I think I owe them one!
92 See it!
Like good comodies like christmas with the kranks!
Thought Meet the Parents was a good one.
Then you will love this one!!!!
It has funny moments.
One of them is when Mr.Jinks, the prized cat, pushed the Focker's dog,Moses, into the tiolet and then flushed Moses down the toilet.
That's one smart Pussy!
There are funny moments as well.
Miss it? Then get it on DVD!
Rush to your local movie thetar to see this.
I think it is one of the highlights this holidays, The Incredibles and Lemony Snicket were the best but Meet the Fockers was still good.
It's sure to entertain you, and to Ben Stiller and Dustin Hoffman, I think I owe them one!
93 Terrible
This is one of the worst sequels in recent memory. The movie is painfully unfunny and the humor is tired and forced. Robert DeNiro looks embarrassed and what's happened to poor Blythe Danner? So talented but so wasted.
The only shot of energy in this film comes from Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand. It's great to see them on screen together, particularly Streisand who has not been in a film for several years. She has star quality to spare but she deserves better than this garbage.
94 Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Striesand Rule!
I was skeptical about this picture until I saw it.
Seeing Dustin Hoffman and Barabara Strisand on screen was the funniest couple I have seen since Richard Dryfuss and Marcia Mason in The Goodbye Girl. The chemistry that they have is amazing. They were onbviously having fun and it came off natural. Barbara Striesand as a SEX therapists! Who would of thought?
The two seemed a natural couple and obviously were having a great deal of fun together. The movie is magic when they get on screen.
If you were fans of the original movie you love this even more. In contrast to Robert Dinero and Blyth Danner's characters this film is a funny roller coaster fromt he moment Dustin and Barbara hit the screen. The contracst of the two familties is hysterically real.
Bed Stiller is really the audiences persepctive in this movie. The story is simple - in-laws meet in-laws. The fun begins when Dustin enters the room with Barbara right behind him!
I would reccomend this film to those who need a light fluffy fun picture. I applaud Dustin for doing this film and I applaud Barbara for letting her hair down, out and all over!
I didn't care for the first one too much..but Iloved this one!
You go Dustin and Barbara! 1-05
95 GREAT Movie
This was a great "sequel" movie. I thought it started slow but once it developed its own plot and strayed away from the first, it was hilarious. I've never heard so many people laugh in a movie theater.
96 It was great
I have not met one person who did not like this movie. We went to it and we all laughed. The great thing is the hummor in it ..... You could hear everyone laughing at some parts but what was great was they made the movie for everyone to enjoy because some people laughed at certain parts and others at different parts and it was an obvious thing so They did it for everyone to enjoy no mattter what your taste is.
97 Two Thumbs Up!!!
Simply irresistible! Better than the first; funnier!!! Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Striesand defidently give into their roles; simply hilarious! A MUST SEE, over and over again :-)!!!!
98 Best comedy I have seen to date!
I just saw "Meet the Fockers" in theaters this past weekend, and I thought it was the absolute best comedy I have seen to date! The movie has an all-star cast (Robert DeNiro, Blythe Danner, Barbara Streisand, Dustin Hoffman, and Ben Stiller) although it is becoming blatantly obvious that Stiller takes the same types of roles just about every time he does a film ("Along Came Polly", for example). In my opinion however, he does a great job 9 times out of 10. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! I would highly recommend this movie to anyone, especially those who are in need of a good laugh. Many comedies have a laugh here and there, but this movie had me laughing the whole way through (and the rest of the audience at my showing would probably agree! They were laughing hysterically too!) People who give this movie a low rating have no sense of humor whatsoever. Lighten up and laugh a little! Great film!
99 Way better than the first!!!!!!!
Meet The Parents(2000) was really funny, & I didnt think the second could beat the first, boy did it though!!! The best part was when this good looking girl honking, saying honk back, & when they honked back, the rest of the truck pulled up & the girls flashed, & it said honk if your horny... & where Mr. Jinx flushed the dog, better than the first, This is on my list of DVD's I need, when its realesed, Go see it!
100 I saw this movie and I would see it 10 more times!
I think this movie is hysterical! People need to lighten up and laugh a little! I can't wait for this movie to come out on video!
