Meet the Fockers | | Cast : | Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo | | Director : | Jay Roach | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | December 22, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | April 19, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 12, 2005 | | Summary | I Found It Better Than The First | Content
 | I know I'm probably going to get a barrage of not helpful votes like for my reviews of "Monty Python & The Holy Grail" and "Titanic", but I actually found "Meet The Fockers" funnier than the first moive, 2000's "Meet The Parents". I got a lot more of the humor and the additoion of Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand to the cast made the film for me.
The film picks up some time after the events of the first one. Gaylord "Greg" Focker (Ben Stiller) has finally earned the respect of future father in law Jack Byrnes (Robert DeNiro), who he is now allowing to marry his daughter Pamela (Teri Polo). However, there is one hurdle they have to clear: meeting Gaylord's parents. Jack is intent on meeting his daughter's future in-laws. So, the Byrnes (including Blythe Danner, returning as Dina Byrnes, and Jinx the Cat) journey down to Florida to meet Bernie Fokcer (Dustin Hoffman) and Roz Focker (Barbra Streisand), Greg's carefree parents. As soon as they meet each other, it's clear that the Byrnes and the Fockers are polar oppsites. The Byrnes (okay, Jack) are conservative and somewhat stuffy. They tell onlyof their achievements and think that a simple handshake is the proper way to show friendship. The Fockers on the other hand are the opposite: they hug people, tell embarassing stories, and dedicate an entire wall to Greg's underachievements. This creates some tension between ex - CIA agent Jack and Greg.
This results in several slight but very funny gags. Among them, a football goes horribly wrong, baby Jack drinks booze and sees "Scarface", Greg "speaks the truth" aout what he thinks of everyone, andon top of it all, Gaylord may already have a little Focker of his own.
It's basically a rehash of the first movie, but the same schtick is even funnier the second time around. This is a film that I think I could recommend to just about anyone with a bird's taste in movies. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | Eh, Not my Favorite | Content
| I could take or leave this movie. To me it was not as good as Meet the Parents. While Barbra Stresiand and Dustin Hoffman played unique characters, the movie used them too heavily at the sacrifice of the story. Near the end I was growing weary of sexual humor and wanted the movie to end. It's not that I don't enjoy a good joke, but The Fockers tries too hard to be one big joke. The story is weak and virtually non-existant. I didn't find myself laughing much. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 29, 2005 | | Summary | Booooo! | Content
| Ok, so it wasn't absolutely awful, but pretty darned close. I loved "Meet the Parents", but I should have known better with a sequel. It did have some redeeming moments, but overall, the parts that were supposed to be funny just felt so forced. It definetly wasn't worth my $4 bucks at the video store (at least I didn't drop $9 bucks at the movies...phee-u!). Only rent it if you're desperate and can't find anything else... Better yet, go home and go to sleep. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 28, 2005 | | Summary | Lacks Imagination | Content
| This film seems to take all of the gags of "Meet the Parents" and take them just a little bit further, far enough to fall flat on their collective face. Then characters are too extreme, Greg's parents too wild, care-free, and down-right annoying, and DeNiro too uptight and high-strung. All in all there was very little in the film that was actually funny. Sometimes sequels are just unneccesary, and this was one of those instances. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 27, 2005 | | Summary | Better then the First | Content
| In this sequel to Meet the Parents, Dustin Hoffman clearly steals the show from Robert Dinero. The Fockers are a crazy family, who does not care about perfection just having a good time and being loved, the antithesis of Byrnes family. The acting in this movie is amazing, not only showing once again the versatility of Robert Dinero, but also Dustin Hoffman as an amazing comedian. Some classic scenes are the dinner around the fondue pot and the small child. This child actor was able to achieve some amazing things that even adult actors would have some trouble with. Props clearly make this movie, from Robert Dinero's solution to breast-feeding to the wall of Gaylord. A must see. |
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