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Summary: Tug-of-War
Review: This is one of the funniest movies released in a long time. I have watched it over and over, each time is as funny as the next. The story is the old, "no one is good enough for my daughter" scenario. The father, Jack Bymes (Robert DeNiro)instantly sets out to destroy the young man his daughter has brought home to meet the family. His name is Greg Focker (Ben Stiller), even his career as a nurse is not good enough. There is a constant battle between the father and boyfriend, each trying to sway Pam (Teri Polo)in their favor against the other. One Hilarious movie through and through.
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Summary: "Parental" Guide
Review: Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) wants to marry his longtime girlfriend Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo). Before any wedding can take place though, Greg must, MEET THE PARENTS. Pam decides to take Greg home with her as the family prepares for the wedding of Pam's sister. When the couple arrives and her dad, Jack (Robert De Niro) meets his "little girl"'s new boyfriend, he immediately decides not to like him. Things go from bad to worse, as the weekend rolls along, and a series of comical mishaps`leave the couple's future in doubt. Directed by Jay Roach, the movie has enough laughs throughout, for me to be able to recommend the film. Stiller seems to have quite a bit of screen time with De Niro, and both actors make the most of it. The best bits the film are the dinner scene, on the roof, and the pool scene.The DVD has some solid extras on it. Here are the highlights. Of the 2 audio commentaries on the disc, the best, comes from Roach, Stiller, De Niro, and producer Jane Rosenthal. The deleted scenes and outtakes offer some nice added laughs and can be viewed with, or without comments, from the director. Like most Universal DVD's, the making of footage serves no purpose, except to act as a "bloated" commercial for the film. I guess since this is a comedy, I can live with it. I just wish the studio wasn't so obvious in makiing the viewer think that the stuff is something more that it really is. A comedy that will make you laugh...and a DVD with a few worthwhile extras. Recommended.
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Summary: A Really Funny Movie!
Review: Meet the Parents is the kind of movie in which you could rent and just laugh for two hours straight.It is funny,and sweet and is just alot of fun to watch.You could count on this movie to have a good time with.Alot of people have overlooked this movie is I don't think is a good thing to do.Why do they do such a thing? Because some people just start to judge a movie by it's commercial's and trailers which is not a good thing to do because the movie could be entirly different to what the trailers and commerical's show you.This movie is one of those movie's which shows you that judging a movie by it's commerical is not the correct thing to do. Greg Focker plays Greg...Focker who is a male nurse and is living with his girlfriend Pam played by Teri Polo.Greg wants to propose to Pam untill she gets a call from her sister saying that she is getting married in two weeks and Greg overhears her saying that it was the right thing to ask her father first.Greg then decides to ask Pam's father if he could marry her when they visit them in two weeks for the wedding.Of course that is not going to be easy.The trouble starts for Greg right at the airport after he gets spit up on by a baby and the airport loses his luggage.It all goes downhill from there because of Jack Burns who is played by Robert De Niro is Pam's father who immediately takes a disliking to Greg just because nobody is ever good for his daughter even her ex-finacee who Jack started to like after she and him broke up.When Greg learns that Pam's father was an ex CIA man he becomes extremly nervous because he knows that Jack will be watching him and then the rest of the family arrives.Will Greg ever be able to marry Pam? Meet the Parents makes you laugh till you...well stop!It's one of those movies where you do have to like the topic of just an insane goofball comendy much with the same type of humer as the Austin Powers seris of with the same director.Meet the Parents is a wonderful film with emormouly funny hignlights including the first night at Pam's house where Greg actually meet's her parents for the first time. ENJOY!
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Summary: Comedy at its best
Review: If you are a picky hard to please type of person (when it comes to comedy), then watch this movie and I guarantee that you will be recommending it to everyone to watch afterwards. This is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. An excellent work by Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro.
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Summary: Surreally Funny First Impressions
Review: Gaylord 'Greg' Focker, male nurse, just wanted to make a good impression on his future in-laws. Ben Stiller brought his unique brand of comic timing to bear against his suitably dour, unimpressed, ex-CIA dad-to-be, Robert DeNiro. Frequently bitingly humourous, there are some good belly laughs to be had as well. DeNiro's under the breath condemnation of Greg's purported drug problems are great. The master-of everything ex-beau, the volleyball match, the septic tank, the race home, the cat incident all combine for a high-brow/low-brow joke coupling that works. Recommended.
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: I could not believe that such comedy could exist, this movie is one of the most funniest movies I have ever seen in my life, De niro was great and his comdey is really outstanding. I recommend it Strongely
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Summary: fantastic comedy!
Review: The plot? Ben Stiller is a nurse, very much in love with Teri Polo. Just as he is about to propose, he comes to know about Teri's sister's engagement to some doctor - guy who was courteous enough to ask Teri's father before asking her sister! Obviously Ben wants to be in the good books of Teri. As a result, he decides to spend the weekend with Teri's parents. Of course, he screws up the weekend, with the aid of my man - Robert De Nero, who is Teri's father (surprise!) and is, in not in a mood to have a nurse as his son - in - law. A slew of idiosyncrasies exhibited by Ben soon follow, till the movie ends. The end? (Take a guess.)
The movie is a war between a nurse (Ben) and an ex - C.I.A. interrogator (De Nero) - the former trying to win the heart of the latter, and the latter finding it hard to accept the former because of a lot of things, such as the former's name, profession, hatred towards cats, and a whole lot of other goofy things, which make up the movie.
Ben can be looked upon with pity, considering the things he has to go through, throughout the weekend, but the movie is, by no means, a warm hearted comedy. So, laugh your heart out on Ben, as he makes a total ass of himself (very seriously), with no sense of pathos. The humor is not merely slapstick and is, in a lot of parts, very subtle. Apart from Ben, falling off the roof of the house, making a fruitless attempt to catch De Nero's pet cat and almost setting the house on fire and making a healthy contribution to overflowing the septic tank (and blaming the cat for doing it, on top of that) the funny bits are well contained within formal conversation between Di Nero & Ben, with a stoic expression on the faces of both which makes the comedy more mordant and funny. The exchange of words between Ben & Robert which appear seething on the surface, is what gives a high to the movie. Even as Ben breaks up before the flight attendant, towards the end of the movie, while returning home after a terrible weekend, makes us laugh rather than feel sorry for him.
The end is as sweet as it can get, with things, somehow patched up between Di Nero and Ben, of course. All is well that ends well....
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Summary: Original and refreshing
Review: Meet the Parents is a breath of fresh air- it's hilarious without straining to be, with an entertaining plot and terrific cast. Ben Stiller is hilarious as Greg, a male nurse who wants to get permission from his girlfriend's father before asking her(Pam)to marry him. Greg immediatley gets nervous around Pam'sfather Jack(Robert De Niro) and lies to sound good. This leads to different hilarious scenes that lead to an even more hilarious and perfect ending. Meet the Parents is undoubtedly one of, if not the, best comedies of 2000.
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Summary: It had its moments of fun, but...
Review: Male nurse Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) has found the woman of his dreams in Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo) and life for him couldn't be any better. But when he decides to ask for her hand in marriage, he decides to ask permission from her father, Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro). So when Pam goes back home to attend the wedding of her sister, Greg decides to accompany her to meet Jack. Unfortunately for him, Jack is an ex-CIA agent, a 'human lie detector'. When Greg tries to impress him and doesn't tell the truth, his lies get him deeper and deeper in trouble. Before he knows it, his life is turned upside down as he tries to cover up lie after lie. I had heard "Meet the Parents" was very hilarious but somehow I couldn't seem to enjoy the film that much. Here are the good and bad points of the film and why I give "Meet the Parents" three stars. First the acting done by Robert De Niro must be mentioned (check out his reading of the poem he wrote for his deceased mother :). He's the perfect ex-CIA agent you would imagine in your head. His part in the film should make the title change to "Meet My Father" or something like that. Ben Stiller is also impressive as the character of Greg Focker. The beginning and the end of the movie I was surprised how much emotion he portrayed and could see his love for Pam. But during the middle of the film, I was a bit discouraged from liking his character. Oh, and since this is a Ben Stiller movie, you probably already know that Owen Wilson gets a small role as Kevin Rawley, Pam's ex-fiance. I wish we could have seen more of him, his comedic talent and sarcastic wit wasn't really put to work. The story just didn't seem to impress me. The beginning as I said seemed to go well but as the story went along, it went in my opinion downhill. I just couldn't buy how much trouble the character of Greg Focker could get into. In fact, this movie very much reminds me of Steve Martin's "Father of the Bride", which I think I loved more. The movie is definitely rated PG-13 for sexual content and humor. "Meet the Parents" had it's very funny moments but some of the jokes just weren't funny. So, maybe it's just me but this movie just didn't seem to click with me. But of course, everyone has their own tastes so I suggest you try it out once, maybe rent it at the video rental store.
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Summary: "Not to many males in your profession are they Gary"
Review: The nurse smack was endless, and it was too funny. However, Gaylord..I mean Gary Focker gives some young males some inspiration to pursue a career in nursing. That was cool, along with several other things. DiNiro and Stiller do such an awesome job playing out their characters. DiNiro is supposedly a "humal lie detector" while Stiller constantly gets caught up in lies. The "Puff the Magic Dragon" scene was cool as Stiller made a comment attempting to fit in with the dad. The dad, however responded with a critical question. The clogged up septic tank was cool as well. Honestly, my stomach felt a little upset after that scene. As you watch the movie, you will notice that Stiller gets into more and more trouble and the stituations become more excrucating than before. The ending was the only part that was mushy as the dad's heart is finally softenend. As males, all of us have or will have to relate to this experience sooner or later. More power to those who are a nurse.
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