Meet the Fockers

Pros: Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand as the Fockers. Funny and entertaining.
Cons: Crude humor in places.

Robert De Niro has made many movies during his career. He made a reputation for being a dramatic actor, and then in 1999, he made a comedy, Analyze This. That movie was very successful, leading to a sequel and other roles in comedy movies like ...

Pros: A laugh a minute
Cons: None that I can think of

There are times when you need a good laugh...For those moments I’d like to prescribe this movie, Meet The Fockers. I have to say here and now that though I enjoyed the first in this series, Meet The Parents my laugh meter did not go ...

Pros: The cast of characters; Some funny moments
Cons: The overall plot isn't quite right

“Meet the Parents” was a successful film about a guy who goes to meet his fiance’s parents for the first time. He has his hands full, since his future bride’s father is suspicious and difficult to get close to. This movie was released in ...

Pros: Streisand, Hoffman, DeNiro, Stiller
Cons: Little character development in returning characters

"Meet The Fockers" continues the story of one of the longer engagements in recent movies. After meeting his future in-laws, Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) meets with Jack Byrnes (Robert DeNiro) and his wife Dina (Blythe Danner) to make plans to meet with ...

Pros: Hoffman and Streisand
Cons: Screenwriting

When I saw the previews for "Meet the Fockers", I was excited about the casting of the Gaylord (aka Gregg) Focker's parents: Dustin Hoffman as his father and Barbra Streisand as his mother. Place them in a film with Ben Stiller (Gaylord/Gregg), Teri ...

Pros: Funny, true to the original
Cons: Same old cardboard cut-outs, derivative sex humor.

Here it is, the meeting we've all been waiting for. I sure hope you've taken the time to refresh your memory on the first movie, 'cause you'll be facing off with the mother of all deja vu. Okay, I just wanted to make sure you're ready. We saw a ...

Pros: Fun to see what happens next
Cons: Relies on crudeness instead of common themes

The previews for Meet the Fockers alarmed me when I saw that a child was in the cast. It reminded me of how network television shows often introduce young characters in later seasons in hopes of boosting falling ratings. Remember the fat kid with the ...

Pros: Solid actors. Some funny stunts.
Cons: Plot was sexed up to extreme. Cutsie baby tossed in.

Meet the Fockers opens with Gaylord Focker delivering a baby. If you have not been very graphic with your kids about childbirth, then you will not have to tell them much after the opening of the movie. In fact, the 13 plus set (this is a PG-13) will get ...

Pros: very funny, nice use of theme, heartwarming, good performances
Cons: raunchier, with a weaker premise because it reverses roles

Sequels seldom hold a candle to the original, unless they're installments of a story too big to tell in one film. There are lots of reasons for this, but sequels get made because they generally make more money than the original. The secret is ...

Pros: Some funny parts, storyline continues flawlessly
Cons: Recycled antics and characteristics, the sexual discussions clouded most of the scenes

You may remember a movie called Meet The Parents. Ya, you know the one. The movie with Ben Stiller. The one that got us all saying 'fockers' while snickering under our breath. Well you guessed it. These damn Fockers are back for more. In the ...

Pros: Funny.
Cons: Recycles the plot of the original Meet The Parents.

Meet The Fockers is probably the most unasked for sequel since The Whole Ten Yards. Meet The Parents was a funny movie to be sure and it made quite a bit of money. Yet I didn't hear anyone clamoring for a sequel. Not to mention that when I heard that ...

Pros: Hoffman has some fun
Cons: Contrived, mean spirited at points and none of the heart of the original

Sequels are a crazy breed. Very rarely does the sequel surpass the original. In most cases, you’re lucky if it is even entertaining. Sure, there are exceptions to the rule (thank you Empire Strikes Back and Spiderman 2). But, usually the original is ...

Pros: Cheap Laughs are still laughs; Dustin Hoffman
Cons: Cheap Laughs; Rehashed jokes

Yesterday afternoon I found myself being lulled into a mild depressive mood, so I braved the snow and sleet here in Michigan to go do the only thing a depressed girl can do - rent a movie that all but guarantees laughter. While the movie didn’t ...

Pros: surprisingly many funny moments, Streisand, Hoffman, Danner
Cons: DeNiro looks bored, many jokes a rehash, no real plot

Movie sequels, on the whole at least, kind of suck. Sure, there are exceptions to the rule, and occasionally, a sequel may far surpass the film that spawned it (see: Spider Man 2, The Empire Strikes Back), but for the most part, sequels ...

Pros: ...despite all the negative in the review, there are some pretty funny scenes.
Cons: Well, we walked out, so there's several...see the review.

Can you review a movie that you walked out on? I’m going to give it a shot (we left about 1/2 hour before it was over). Okay, there were eight of us that went to the movies last night. In relation to me…my parents, my wife, my siblings, one ...