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Summary: Calamity after calamity - Very Funny
Review: "Meet the Parents" is funny, outrageous, and full of fun. Pratfalls and pitfalls await our comic star Ben Stiller as he pursues his love and ingratiates himself with his father-in-law to-be, Robert DeNiro. DeNiro is a crazed, over protective, retired CIA agent who zealously protects his daughter from her would-be suitor.Calamity follows calamity, and the sight gags cascade until the end unwinds all the zaniness in a satisfying ending. It is a lot of fun with several belly laughs thrown in for good measure.
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Summary: Tired of laughing at others' humiliation
Review: Ben Stiller has made a name for himself playing the same role over and over again--the humiliated romantic lead. It's not that I don't think the man has talent, clearly he does have some charm, but I'm tired of sitting through movies that make other people laugh when they only make me feel uncomfortable. What's wrong with our culture that it is so hilarious to watch a guy perpetually embarrass himself? I keep reading reviews that praise these films as comedy classics ("There's Something About Mary" was even described as "One of the greatest love stories of our time"--are you kidding me?). Obviously I disagree with these people. However I also disagree with those who criticize "Meet the Parents" and "There's Something About Mary" for being childish and crass. That's not the real problem. "Potty" humor can be very funny at times; plus I can be just as silly as the next person. Watching someone else suffer through humiliations when all he wants to do is impress someone is, however, not my idea of entertainment. If Ben Stiller changes his schtick, I'll start voluntarily going to his movies again. Until then, I will stay far, far away.
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Summary: Mega Entertainer
Review: I feel confident enough to write this review because I have seen this movie easily over 50 times over the past four years. Everytime it comes on television or just pops in my computer I have to sit and watch it all the way through. Its just too darn funny! Everyone does an amazing job. Greg Foker (Ben Stiller) is invited to spend the weekend at his gorgeous girlfriend's house with her parents. Her sister was getting married and the situation is hectic to begin with. But when Greg meets Jack (Robert Deniro - the father), hell freezes over. It just keeps getting funnier from then on. Every scene is done at its best and there is nothing I would change from this one. Maybe make it a little longer? Enjoy. A true keeper.
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Summary: Average Comedy
Review: I saw this movie because 1), it looked funny, and 2), it starred Ben Stiller. He is a very funny comedian, and I loved his role in Adam Sandler's 'Happy Gilmore'. Here we get a simple plot. Greg Focker--pronounced like it's spelled--has come to meet his girlfriend's parents. However, her father, (Robert De Niro), is an undercover CIA agent and is very overprotective of his daughter. From the beginning, he despises Focker, (Stiller). From here we have several funny scenes and jokes, along with pure stupidity on the part of Stiller that makes this film even funnier than it already is. However, this is not laugh out loud comedy. I have seen movies where I've busted out laughing at some of the jokes. This movie only got me chuckling. I normally knew what was going to happen--because the set-ups to the jokes were predictable--which made this film not as humorous. Plus, unlike Jay Roach's, (the director), last film, "Austin Powers 2: The Spy who Shagged me", "Meet the Parents" doesn't have moments where there is unexpected comedy. I was hoping for some of that in this film, but it didn't happen. The jokes come often, but not often enough. However, I can't give this movie 3 stars. It deserves at least 4 in my opinion. Do yourself a favor and rent this movie before you consider buying it...it might just save you a few bucks.
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Summary: ~Be Aware~
Review: If you have a weak stomach muscle, do not buy this movie, because this movie will make you laugh so hard that you will sure be suffocating.
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Summary: One of the best comedies of 2000
Review: In another excellent role from Robert DeNiro, "Meet the Parents" is one of the best comedies of 2000. In yet another hilarious role, Ben Stiller (as "Greg Focker") plays a male nurse who spends the weekend with his future in-laws and causes havoc when he tries to please his girlfriend's father-in-law (DeNiro), who is more than who he appears to be. Directed by Jay Roach, who directed the Austin Powers movies, "Meet the Parents" guarantees some great laughs as Stiller tries his hardest to gain the approval of DeNiro, who just wants the best for his daughter. The jokes and gags are quite better than the Farelly brothers' gross-out toilet humor, mostly because of DeNiro's great performance, which rivals his other recent comedic role in "Analyze This", which I also recommend if you want to see the other side of DeNiro. The only reason I gave this movie 4 instead of 5 stars is because Stiller makes so many mistakes in trying to impress DeNiro that it almost seems unreal. But otherwise, a solid buy with a good mix of romance and comedy!
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Summary: The parents are not worth meeting
Review: It was supposed to be so funny. An hour into it, I was still waiting to laugh. The plot was predictable. The characters were made of the cheapest cardboard. I wound up thinking, "none of these people are worth what Stiller's character is going through." Least of all, the complete whelp of a fiancee who was dishonest, weak-willed and insensitive. The funny moments can all be viewed in the trailer. Beyond that, it's just difficult to watch.
I really like Ben Stiller and I love Blythe Danner. But DeNiro should be totally ashamed. Totally ashamed.
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Summary: A good comedy!
Review: Meet the Parents is another film up Robert DeNiro's comedy sleeve and was alot more successful for him than his previous comedy film `Analyse This' alongside Billy Crystal. In Meet The Parents he shows some great timing and talent and has a lot of help from co-star and comedian, Ben Stiller (There's something about Mary, Zoolander). Ben plays Greg Gaylord Focker, a male nurse in a traditionally female profession. About to propose to Pam (Teri Polo) his girlfriend he overhears Pam talking to her sister who has gotten recently engaged and he soon learns that to ask her hand in marriage he must do it the traditional way and ask her father's permission first. What follows is an outrageous weekend in the country at Pam's parents house where Greg meets Pam's father and ex-CIA agent Jack (DeNiro) for the first time and Greg manages to get himself into some harrowing and hilarious situations involving human ashes, septic tanks, pool volleyball and Jack's most favoured possession, his beloved cat.
Both Stiller and DeNiro have shown they both possess amazing comedic ability and Meet The Parents is an undemanding, agreeable comedy and it was one of the biggest hits in Hollywood in 2000.
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Summary: A hilarious and continuously watchable comedy
Review: Meet the Parents Score: 83/100 Well-known for the last 2 Austin Powers films, Jay Roach has become a class act of a comedy director since the release of the first Powers film in 1997. In 1999, he made the sequel, and now, instead of sequelizing and spoofing, Roach has turned to remakes, and with Meet the Parents, he proudly surpasses his sequel to Austin Powers, and with his star-studded cast, the team have come up with a sporadically funny motion picture, a must-see for all people who want a good laugh, any time of the day. A Jewish male nurse named Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) plans to ask his live-in girl friend Pam (Teri Polo) to marry him. However, he learns that her strict father Jack (Robert DeNiro) expects to be asked for his daughter's hand before she can accept. Thus begins the visit from Hell as the two travel to meet Mum (Blythe Danner) and Dad, who turns out to be former CIA with a lie detector in the basement. Coincidentally, a sister (Nicole DeHuff) of Pam's also has announced her wedding to a young doctor (Thomas McCarthy). Of course everything that can go wrong does, including the disappearance of Dad's beloved Himalayan cat, Jinxie. Of course, Jay Roach has made sequels and spoofs and now remakes, but he doesn't insist on other pieces of film to make the film that he has created. This film is very different to the 1992 smash hit and much, much better. There are many reasons to praise this oddball film, including it's eagerness to keep the audience entertained by using totally new jokes we never saw coming. Another thing is its great performance from the cast. Robert DeNiro does comedy again and he hasn't been this good in God knows how long, Ben Stiller is truly hilarious as Greg Focker (that's comedy for you!), he is quickly becoming one of my favourite comedic performers. Also on the hotline are Teri Polo and Blythe Danner, especially Danner as a nice mother caught in funny, difficult and totally strange situations. Meet the Parents is, quite simply, the most plausible romantic comedy of the year 2000! Hats off for a stunning little film that boasts continuous watchability.
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Summary: Just as funny as Meet The Fockers
Review: Non stop laughs I saw it when it first came out in the movies in 2000 four years before I started working at the movies of course. And wow it was funny, funny, funny, funny, etc, and did I say it was FUNNY?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Teri Polo is hot. I cant really say anything about it only thats its funny. If You havent seen it go see it and then go to the movies and see Meet The Fockers.
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