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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781417018246
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1417018240
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Model: 25823
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 19, 2005
Running Time: 116 minutes
Sales Rank: 9052
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: December 22, 2004
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Amazon.com:
Meet the Parents found such tremendous success in the chemistry produced by the contrasting personalities of stars Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller that the film's creators went for broke with the same formula again in Meet the Fockers. This time around, Jack and Dina Byrnes (De Niro and Blythe Danner) climb into Jack's new kevlar-lined RV with daughter Pam (Teri Polo), soon-to-be son-in-law Gaylord (Stiller), and Jack's infant grandson from his other daughter for the trip to Florida to meet Gaylord's parents, Bernie and Roz Focker (Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand in a casting coup). The potential in-laws are, of course, the opposite of Jack, a pair of randy, touchy-feely fun-lovers. The rest of the movie is pretty much a sitcom: put Bernie and Roz together with Jack, and watch the in-laws clash as Gaylord squirms. As with the original, there is a sense of joy in watching these actors take on their roles with obvious relish, and the Hoffman-Streisand-Stiller triumvirate is likeable enough to draw you in. But the formula doesn't work as well in Fockers mostly because much of the humor is based on two obvious gimmicks: Gaylord Focker's name, and the fact that Streisand's character is a sex therapist. As a result, the movie itself is more contrived and predictable, and a lot less fun than the original. The casting is grand, but one wishes more thought was put into the script.--Dan Vancini
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Better film than the 1st GOOD, not perfect film
I Like this film better than the 1st.
Why. Adding Dustin Hoffman & Barbra Streisand.
I am not a fan of Barbra's but she & Dustin were great in their roles to me. Added with DeNiro 3 Oscar winners.
The 3 of them with Blythe Danner are perfect in their roles.
Teri Polo has a role that is just a watcher of course.
Now, I am NOT a fan of Ben Stiller. He does his usual routine in this role as he did in the 1st & in "There's Something About Mary". Same lying, put out then blows his top role. Wish they could have gotten a better actor for the role.
And, we MOST DEFINITELY could have done WITHOUT Owen Wilson in both films.
As for the DVD, it is a good package. I like extras & this one has the kind I like. Deleted scenes, bloopers, etc.
A BIG MINUS FOR THE DVD, IT HAS THE HORRIBLE LITTLE FLIP OPEN FLAPS ON IT.
Otherwise, you should enjoy the film.
Rating:  - You Must Meet Them!
Excellent sequel to Meet the Parents~! The producers found the perfect parents for Ben Stiller's character. It is a laugh out loud movie and a keeper for your movie library.
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Rating: - Streisand and Hoffman Lend Buoyancy as Mother and Father Focker in a Minor League Comedy
It shouldn't be too big a surprise that this movie is a fairly mediocre Hollywood confection, but I did have a whimper of a hope that this was going to be an edgier social commentary given the comedy potential of the situation. Alas, it would be too much to expect director Jay Roach to be in the same league as David O. Russell or Alexander Payne given that his track record is mostly made up of Austin Powers movies. I never saw the original Meet the Parents, so luckily I don't have that point of comparison, but one can easily fill in the blanks with this soft-centered sequel. Written by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg, the plot seems ready-made from an instant pudding mix. Having given permission to Gaylord Focker to marry their daughter Pam, the white-bread Byrnes family from Oyster Bay now prepares to meet their new in-laws in Florida (of course).
Simple enough, but the big surprise is that Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand (third and fourth-billed, no less) seem to be having such a great time playing Bernie and Roz Focker that you can almost overlook the script deficiencies. Each had auspicious film debuts over 35 years ago (he in The Graduate, she in Funny Girl), and they have known each other since their struggling New York days in the early sixties. That history is helpful in explaining their natural chemistry here, and you're left wondering why these two never worked together before. Streisand, in particular, seems relaxed as a free-wheeling, caftan-wearing, opinionated sex therapist, ... Read More
Rating: - Nice sequel
Meet the Fockers is ok. Standard jokes and humor. Good plot line but it tend to drag on sometimes. The baby sort of saved the movie at certain places.
Rating: - The second chapter is just as funny as the first, which is a good and a bad thing...
I will admit that `Meet the Fockers' is funny; in fact it's really funny. If I were judging this film of pure comedic effect alone I'd have to say that this truly nails it. You see, it's not a question of landing jokes and gags here for each and every one lands fine, it's just that sadly this film is nothing new. `Meet the Fockers' is more like `Meet the Parents' rehash with a few new faces. Taking as its own film it's genuine and hilarious yet when taken alongside its superior predecessor it can prove disappointing. If only the script had been as ingeniously constructed as `Meet the Parents'.
This film picks up right where `Meet the Parents' left off. This time it's more a game of meet the in-laws as the Byrnes family travels to meet Greg's parents. Greg's parents are obviously complete opposites of Pam's. Bernie and Rozalin are loud and obnoxious and, for lack of a better word, `loony'. They love their son regardless of his flaws and failures, in fact they celebrate everything he's ever done, which is not something that sits well with Jack. Add to this the fact that Pam and Greg have a big secret that threatens to dismantle her father and you have all the makings of a very tense visit.
My issues with `Meet the Fockers' lie solely in the script. The decision to revisit Jack's untrusting paranoia was frustrating to me. By the end of `Meet the Parents' we feel that maybe finally Greg has broken into Jack's ridiculousness and that they are going to move forward in their ... Read More
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