Ben Stiller stars as a male nurse. Already awkward. His goal is to propose to his girlfriend Pam. Meanwhile he's going to be going to her parents house to ask their approval. It's going to be alot harder than he thought. Robert De Niro stars as Pam's dad. He's an ex-CIA agent who is always "watching your every move". Everything goes wrong for poor Greg Focker. (Stiller) I won't give too much away as this is truly a hilarious film for the whole family to enjoy!

I enjoyed watching this movie. This is most definitely a keeper for any Ben Stiller fan!

This is a laugh out loud movie about meeting the parents of your Significant Other, while the father seems to be a little psycho.

Great light hearted movie to add to your DVD collection.

Merna

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I am one who fully believes `Meet the Parents' to be one hysterical ride. From start to finish they get everything right here. The entire cast works wonderfully together and serves up some of the funniest moments in comedic film to date. Of all the `go-to' guys in Hollywood for comedy I think that Ben Stiller is probably the most bankable. Sure, I tend to enjoy Will Ferrell slightly more than Stiller but one can't deny that Stiller equals bank. Everything he touches (or just about) is box-office gold. `Meet the Parents' is no exception, but here the funniest member of the cast is not Stiller. No, De Niro steals the thunder here delivering one of the funniest performances I've seen in recent years.

The film follows one zany weekend with the Byrnes family. Greg is dating Pam Byrnes. Greg wants to marry Pam but when he hears that Pam's sister Deborah is getting married and that her fiancé asked her father Jack for permission Greg feels that he must now get permission. How hard could that be, right? Wrong. Jack Byrnes is a very strict and gruff man. It's obvious that Pam is his golden child and no one will ever be good enough for her. Pam's mother Dina is the complete opposite, in fact she seems to really like Greg, but in the eyes of Jack Greg is far from good enough for Pam.

The film them becomes a domino effect of one landed gag after another as Greg tries to prove himself worthy of Pam's hand. Yes, each and every joke finds a home. I was surprised myself at how funny this movie actually was. The sequel was less successful (I loved it but it does feel like a repeat) but this original is high on the entertainment value.

Ben Stiller nails his role as the hapless Greg who just wants to be accepted and marry the girl of his dreams. Teri Polo is kind of left on the back burner here. She's mainly there to be the object of affection but since she isn't really given anything to do we become bored with her most of the time. Don't let that get you down though since she never is allowed to drag down a scene. Blythe Danner is hysterical as Dina but like I mentioned before, this movie is all about Robert De Niro. I have always been a huge fan of De Niro but sadly his choice in film has taken a dive recently. This film probably marks his last `great' performance. He is on point the entire film and genuinely scene stealing hilarious. He delivers each and every line with polish and charisma and a believable sincerity that you need to have when you're most frequent word is `Focker'.

The end of the film of course brings the family closer together after Jack tries to sabotage everything and learns his lesson. I think that resolve is why `Meet the Fockers' fails a bit to me since it seems like a complete renig on the finale of this film. Regardless, `Meet the Parents' should serve as Grade-A entertainment for the family and should result in quite a few belly-laughs.

You have some of the most famous entertainers in this throw away predictable comedy. I guess the scripts aren't out there so they have to lower themselves to do these formula comedies that might be funny to a seventh grader. The name gives you an indication of what's to come "Fockers" I could hear Bevis and Butthead laughing at this word because it sounds dirty. The movie isn't any better with its boring sophomoric humor. Once you've see a Ben Stiller movie you don't really have to see any of his other films because they are basically the same format and are as predictable as his other films. This one is like the "Meet the Fockers" with 2 more "Once Great" entertainers. It seems like if you are an actor or singer on your way out you stop and do a Stiller film before you go. Sad!

This is one of my favorite movies in the last ten years. I watch it once a year for a good laugh. It's a classic. The only problem I have with this movie was the "Jerusalem tulip" gag. Does such a flower exist?

You care about someone and you want to make a good impression on the people that matter to them even if that means you've got to lie or not be yourself to do it. It's a common enough theme and a great source of comedy, but neither my husband or I found much to laugh about. The joke about the last name was tired. Everything just seemed strained and depressing. We gave up halfway into the film and found something else to watch.

The movie 'Meet the Parents' is a humorous film. It is about a guy named Greg who is a nurse. How weird is that?! Well anyway he meets this girl named Pam Burns. They fall in love and all of that good stuff. But, Pam's dad is a bit suspicious and litterally sniffs out lies. He has this thing called the circle of trust. Greg is given a chance and is in it for.........a little while.

But Jack isn't too fond of his daughter's dates or boyfriends. Well anyway in the movie Pam's cat jinksy gets lost and its up to Greg to find him. Greg really didnt have any luck finding him. But, I think you should watch the movie and find out what happens. You'll love it. This movie is rated PG-13 and is about 2 hours long.

I would reccomend this movie to anyone who likes crude humor.

This movie was highly recommended to me and I looked forward to a good comedy but never laughed once. The story had every opportunity to be so much better; the nervous suitor going home to ask for his beloved's hand, especially with an actor like De Niro to intimidate him. Instead the movie relies on dumb cliches and corny lines that just aren't funny.

Making fun of, and marginalizing, the nursing profession with repeated "jokes" wasn't amusing, (the movie has the girl's parents repeatedly insinuate that he's a nurse because he wasn't smart enough to be a doctor) nor was the hero's bumbling. If he's really so smart, then who do something so stupid - and cruel - as kill a family pet and then try to cover it up with a "counterfeit"?? Not funny at all. Having the cat urinate on the beloved deceased grandmother's ashes was just gross, and that's only a few of many unentertaining gems in this feature.

I was really disappointed, and can't recommend this, especially as a family movie.

`Meet the Parents' is one of those classic comedies you can't help but love. Ben Stiller proved he's comic genius, Teri Polo burst onto the scene and Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner stole the entire show. I just have to say I'm so glad my father-in-law isn't THIS insane.

Ben Stiller plays Greg Focker, a male nurse who's about to pop the question to girlfriend Pam (Polo) but before he can get it out she gets word that her sister is engaged. What makes this a bad thing is that Greg then finds out how old fashioned Pam's father is and realizes before he can propose he needs to ask her fathers permission. Her father Jack (De Niro) is not just an intimidating man, he's an ex-member of the CIA who is bent on exposing Greg for the sap he's certain he must be.

With Greg trying too hard to impress everyone he ends up making things much worse for himself, lying to make himself look better, losing Jack's precious cat Jinxie, flooding the backyard with sewage and quite a few other embarrassing and damaging things. What makes this film so delightful is the chemistry between every actor here; no one seems miscast despite what you may think.

De Niro is fantastic here proving once and for all that he's one of our greatest actors, and Blythe Danner is just hilarious as Pam's mother Dina. Great supporting performances by Owen Wilson (proving yet again that paired with Stiller they are dynamic) and James Rebhorn who's hilarious as Dr. Larry Banks. Just pop this one in, sit back and get ready to laugh, laugh and laugh some more.

This is truly an exellent comedy movie to watch, without being corny. I am not a fan of corny un realistic movies and this one is truly hilarious without being corny at all. I really got a lot of laughs out of this one! I also enjoyed Meet The Fockers, but I liked this one a lot better. Meet The Fockers was a little corny but still very enjoyable to watch, I hope they come out with another Fockers movie! These movies are the best comedies that I have seen in a really long time!

Conservatvie family meets the new boyfriend. He does not live up to their expetations in the slightest, but he does love their daughter. See the push and pull of a crazy conservative father checking out his daughters new boyfriend. He is trying to make a good impression, but nothing goes right even though his heart is in the right place. the sequel to this movie is meet the fockers. See this movie first and then that. The next movie is more funny if you see this one first.

MEET THE PARENTS (2000)
Universal Studios
Release Date: October 6, 2000
Runtime: 108 minutes

Directed by:
Jay Roach

Produced by:
Robert De Niro....producer
Jay Roach....producer
Greg Glienna....associate producer
Emo Phillips....associate producer

Cast:
Ben Stiller....Gaylord "Greg" Focker
Robert De Niro....Jack Byrnes
Teri Polo....Pamela Byrnes
Blythe Danner....Dina Byrnes
Nicole DeHuff....Deborah Byrnes
Jon Abrahams....Dennis Byrnes
Owen Wilson....Kevin Rawley
James Rebhorn....Dr. Larry Banks
Thomas McCarthy....Dr. Bob Banks

PLOT SUMMARY:

Greg Focker, a male nurse, intends to propose to his girlfriend Pam Byrnes. But before he can even ask, he goes to visit Pam's parents' house for the weekend to ask Pam's father for his daughter's hand in marriage. Little does Greg know, he will have to endure a troublesome cat, Pam's ex-boyfriend, all of Pam's relatives, and her intrusive father, Jack Byrnes, a retired CIA operative who wonders of Greg is good enough for Pam and is constantly suspicious of Greg's morals and background. Jack uses mind games, lie detector tests, and constant questions to push Greg over the edge. Greg will have to overcome Jack's interrogations and tests to finally persuade Jack to allow him to marry his daughter.

The combination of DeNiro as the overly protetive father of girl and Stiller as the scared to death boyfriend is perfect. There are so many classic scenes in this movie that I quote all the time. (I have nipples, Greg. Can you milk me?) There are a million movies out there like this where a guy (or girl) has to mmet the family of their significant other and antics ensue. But this film masters that idea and takes it to a whole new level of comedy. This is a fantastic movie that everyone must see at last once.

My parents decided to watch this movie on demand and i joined them (im 13) anyway, it started out good with the guy asking the girl to marry and he finds out that the girls father always has to meet the boy friend bc that is how he aproved her sisters marrige and all that jazz. wait they get to their house it gets FUNNY! the guy is a nurse and so the father makes fun of him. it turns out that the father is a secret csi dude and on this 'top secret junk' the father and the guy DONT get along and the father thinks that the guy is "drunken dude and not good enough for his daughter" there is a lot of plots of this movie but the best one is about the father and guy trying to become 'family' very funny to see and u will LOVE it!

of u enjoyed this movie than i recommand:
-hide and seek
-meet the fockers
-guess who

from: moviegirl

This is a funny modern comedy. Nobody plays an uncomfortable character better than Ben Stiller, and matched with a gruff De Nero, they are a great comedy team. The premise is simple, Greg aka Gaylord Focker male nurse is going to meet his girlfriends parents for the first time in hopes of winning their approval so that he can propose to her. Set against the backdrop of her sister's wedding, everything that can go wrong does. This is not heavy on the gross out humor, so you can watch it with the family. The special edition has many interesting extras including deleted scenes. Worth the price, and has lots of replay.

u thought that robert deniro was only a drama genuis wrong he also has strong talents in starring in funny movies like this i heard anaylze this and that was his other funny ones but i never watched it ben, who plays grag focker, wants to marry his girlfriend pam but first wait to get permission from her daughter father when they spend the weekend with them because of pam's sister wedding robert deniro plays the dad who is overprotective of his daughter and wants nothing but the best for her but when he finds out that ben stiller is a nurse in the movie it makes it seem like he is gay because he looked at nurse as being a woman job so he had ben took lie detector test and thought he would fell it near the end of the movie it came out 97 percent true which mean ben passed it but robert still didn't want his very cute daughter, pam, to marry ben the first very hilarious scene was when ben and pam was having dinner with her family and ben made up this story about having a farm in his apartment and he said he milk his animals and told robert he could milk any thing with nipples and robert said i have nipples can u milk me i rewind that part at least 5 times later during dinner robert reads a poem he made for his late mother who passed away and then after reading the poem he told ben that pam was about to marry someone else before meeting ben shocked ben angrily opened the wine bottle and accidentally aimed the cork at robert's vast of his deceased mom ashes also enjoyed when they had a volleyball game inside the pool that robert was gettng mad at ben because he was making the team lose after listening to him and his family cracking on him for missing the shot he gets upset and hits the ball in pam's sister face her sister was just as pretty as pam but after getting hit n da face

Although it has many flaws, "Meet the Parents" has a number of unforgettably uproarious moments, and some great dialogue between Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro. I love the "keep your snake in its cage" scene, the dinner scene where the urn falls over, and the interrogation scene at the airport near the end, where authorities think Greg Focker may be a terrorist.

But with all the belly laughs it generates, "Meet the Parents" could still have been a much better film. Firstly, there are just too many obnoxious and annoying characters, such as Owen Wilson, who manages to be obnoxious in almost every movie he's in, and James Rebhorn's surgeon character, who laughs at Stiller for being a nurse. DeNiro also makes fun of Focker's profession, which tells me that Jack Byrnes may not be much brighter than Archie Bunker was twenty years ago. Even Pam's younger brother, Denny, is irritating as he tries to pin his marijuana smoking on Stiller. With this kind of people, anyone would loathe being around them for a weekend.

Secondly, there is very little plot at all to this movie. It's mainly a series of gags and one-liners that seem like they could have been written originally for a sitcom.

But the chemistry between Stiller and DeNiro is undeniable, and they both make it work.

u thought that robert deniro was only a drama genuis wrong he also has strong talents in starring in funny movies like this i heard anaylze this and that was his other funny ones but i never watched it ben, who plays grag focker, wants to marry his girlfriend pam but first wait to get permission from her daughter when they spend the weekend with them because of pam's sister robert deniro plays the dad who is overprotective of his daughter and wants nothing but the best for her but when he finds out that ben stiller is a nurse in the movie it makes it seem like he is gay because he looked at nurse as being a woman job so he had ben took lie detector test and thought he would fell it near the end of the movie it came out 97 percent true which mean ben passed it but robert still didn't want his cute daughter, pam, to marry ben the first very hilarious scene was when ben, i forgot his movie, and pam was having dinner with her family and ben made up this story about having a farm in his apartment and he said he milk his animals and thought robert he could milk any thing with nipples and rober said i have nipples can u milk me i rewind that part at least 5 times later during dinner robert reads a poem he made for his late mother who passed away and then after reading the poem he told ben that pam was about to marry someone else before meeting ben shocked ben angrily opened the wine bottle and accidentally aimed the cork at robert's vast of his deceased mom ashes also enjoyed when

I saw "Meet the Parents" and "Meet the Fockers" out of order, having seen the sequel first. Having seen that movie, I didn't have high hope for this one but recently I passed the time by finally watching it. What a pleasant surprise, this movie was funny, a perfect blend of humor that was at times clever and at other times, slapstick. Ben Stiller playes Greg Focker, the Jewish suitor of the daughter of a tough, former CIA man named Jack Byrnes, hystreically played by Robert DiNiro. Armed with a polygraph and an inquisitorial manner, Jack, the overly protective father, is out to find out all he can about Greg. Meanwhile, Greg is visiting at the same time that there is a family wedding about to take place at the Byrnes residence.

Naturally, the pressure that Jack puts on Greg causes Greg to tighten up. Anything that possibly can go wrong will and, ultimately does. Of course, the fact that there are wedding preparations taking place leads to a number of disasterous screwups to the wedding preparations as Greg, in his nervousness, manages to unintentionally wreak havoc on the upcoming affair. Complicating manners are incorrect assumptions by both Greg and Jack and these misunderstandings maginifies the screwups (for example, Jack erroneously believes that Greg is an active marijuana user).

Naturally, there is a happy ending (in this type of comedy, doesn't that go without saying?). However, on the way, the major slapstick pratfalls make this an entertaining movie. In likeing the sequel less, maybe I instictively could see that really funny comdey was being milked, despite the fact that I hadn't seen the original.

If you are any kind of empathetic, nonsadist, then your first viewing of this movie will not be pleasant. I found it be almost excruciating.

Everyone in this movie seems to be cruel to Greg, and his fiance incredibly callous and unsympathetic to his plight. It seemed to drag on and rip at me. I really did seeth at the utter mindless cruelty of these people to Greg. It was not so fun to watch. I think people who genuinely enjoy this movie the first time are sociopathic to some degree.

HOWEVER, i happened to find myself watching it again quite unexpectly and since I knew the final outcome, I was able to relax and not feel so much for Greg. That is when I really began to enjoy the humor. I'm not saying it is laugh outloud the entire time, there are some misfires, but there are some priceless moments. The entire part where they are at Owen Wilson's house was hilarious. And for some reason, the ridiculousness of how they treat Greg becomes funny in itself after you let go of your empathy for Greg. It is so over the top that is is truly funny.

Plot: Greg wants to propose to his chick so he finds out he has to ask her pop, on the plane a baby spits up on him, his carryon gets lost, he knocks over the grandmothers dust, he sets the "hoopa" on fire, he flushes the wrong commode, he loses the cat, get accused drugs, forced to wear tiny speedo, breaks sister nose, goes through many ordeals before he gets kicked out because of the cat predicament, but later the unreasonable Dad goes and get him back and make nice with him afterall the end.

An outstanding comedy, Meet the Parents, brings to the screen the story of a male nurse who meets his girlfriend's parents in order to ask her hand in marriage. Things get a bit more complicated when his future father-in-law seems to take a strong dislike in him ...
Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson and the rest of the cast, have outdone themselves with their performances, which are exceptional to say the least! All the actors, without exceptions, give it their 100% and it really shows (the chemistry is AMAZING)! Very well written and very well presented, the movie is without a doubt guaranteed to provide more than just a few laughs.
The setting, the plot, the dialogues and the music are all wonderful!
In short, Meet the Parents is a movie definitely worth watching and one to seriously consider adding to your movie collection (if you haven't already done so)!

This is another of those films where the plot basically writes itself, but depends on the absurdity of the details and the sincerity of the actors to pull it off. Fortunately for this movie, the entire cast believes in the film and give some great performances. Robert DeNiro banks on his tough-guy image, so that he seems to be in command even wearing a fuzzy sweater and trading belly-bucks with Owen Wilson. Ben Stiller is sincere and likeable even when blatently lying and trying to cover his tracks. The reason for the latter - the film does a masterful job at setting up how a little white lie keeps coming back to bite Stiller's character in the butt.

The female characters, although given less to do, ground the story in reality. Teri Polo plays the fiancee to be, and does a subtle and vital transformation from confident professional woman to Daddy's Little Girl as she walks over the threshold of her parents' house. But really, it's Blythe Danner as DeNiro's wife that acts as the vital brake and voice of reason on the silliness that keeps the situation barely under control until the correct moment.

There is a surprising amount of heart and truth in the story. Most everyone has been in that dreaded situation where they are desperate to fit in but can't. The best scene in the film is a visit to the girl's ex-fiance's house. They all end up in the pool playing volleyball. Stiller is obviously in good shape, but is thrown in a pool with a bunch of type-A players who obviously play pool-volleyball a lot. As the scene plays out, you really feel his isolation and pity him, while at the same time laughing at the absurdity of the other characters. It's this kind of heart that allows the film to have an emotional payoff at the end, which raises it out of the humdrum and into the enjoyable.

There are a number of different DVD versions of the film, varying in the number of extras. Mainly, the deleted scenes (of which there were many) and bloopers are the reasons to get the super-special edition.

I didn't like this movie from the very beginning. The entire movie seemed to drag on and on without showing any sign of ever ending. Needless to say I was very relieved when it was finally over.

There were only two people in this film that could actually act and they were Ben and Robert. The woman who was cast as Greg's wife was simply terrible! Not only was she unattractive, she just did not know how to act. I have absolutely no idea how she ended up with a role in this film. I fear for the future of movies if Hollywood keeps this up.

As for the "comedic" scenes of this supposed comedy, they weren't all that funny to be honest. In fact, almost everything I have seen in this film, I have seen in MTV movies that were indeed worse but nonetheless the first to try out everything that was done in this movie. I found myself increasingly bored with the plot. The only time I was actually paying attention was close to the end, but the ending bored me again. This movie is unimpressive and very dull. The only reason I even gave it two stars was because Ben Stiller did a very good job in it.

My only suggestion to you is save your money unless you like to watch movies that kill off your brain cells.

SOME HAVE SAID THE SECOND PART OF THIS FILM (MEET THE FOCKERS)IS A GREAT.

I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE MOMENT TO SEE IT. I DIDNT APPRECIATE THIS MOVIE AND I DIDNT FIND IT FUNNY ONLY I FOUND IT INSULTING.

This is a very funny laugh out loud comedy! Robert Deniro and Ben Stiller are hilarious together! I have not seen meeet the fockers yet but I hope it wil be as funny as this one (if better) There are some hilarious parts like when Ben Stiller accidently knocks over the dads (Robert Deniro) Mothers ashes. This a very enjoyable comedy!

Arguably the best comedy of 2000, Meet The Parents is one of the best-written, humor-filled laughers since Caddyshack (1980). Screenwriters Greg Glienna and Mary Ruth Clarke should have received Oscars for their flawless presentation of a string of ironic gaffes and hilarious antics. But Meet The Parents wouldn't be the comedy masterpiece it is without the onscreen chemistry of Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro. Stiller, son of comedian Jerry Stiller (Seinfeld & King Of Queens), is a comic genius in his own right and has recently dominated the Hollywood box office with a string of smash spoof comedies such as There's Something About Mary (1998), Zoolander (2001), Along Came Polly (2004), and Dodgeball (2004). De Niro, on the other hand, moves from the less serious roles of his early career into the comedy genre with an ease fully indicative of his enormous talent. Earlier comic roles in Wag The Dog (1997) and Analyze This (1999) prepared movie-goers for the veteran actor's zinging one-liners. Overall, the cast is superb, and Meet The Parents excels in the realm of over-the-top humor...

Meet The Parents follows the hardship of Gaylord "Greg" Focker (Ben Stiller), a male nurse who travels with his fiancée, Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo), to meet his future in-laws. Pam's mother (Blythe Danner) seems alright enough, but her father, Jack (Robert De Niro), is a never-ending source of torment for the easy-going, bridge-building Greg. A retired CIA operative, Jack is paranoid and suspicious of the man who aspires to be his son-in-law, and he goes to great lengths to uncover skeletons in Greg's closet or otherwise drive a divide between his daughter and her future husband.

Along the way, Greg must not only contend with the prying eyes of Jack Byrnes, but his hellacious feline companion Jinxie, Pam's perfect ex-boyfriend Kevin Rawley (Owen Wilson), and the infamous Jack-mandated, Byrne family "circle of trust". When Greg accidentally loses Jinxie, it sets off a chain of events that is so hilarious, most people will have to watch the segment multiple times in order to catch everything. Ultimately, Jack and Greg rectify their "circle of trust" issues when Jack does a background check on Greg that returns little info, prompting Greg to reveal that his full name is Gaylord - yes, his name is really Gay Focker...!

Meet The Parents takes advantage of a common experience shared by its audience members and transforms this recurrent rite of passage into a truly hilarious night of entertainment. It is, quite simply, one of the funniest movies ever made. Directed by Jay Roach (director of the Austin Powers franchise), Meet The Parents is a true modern day comedy classic that, like a fine wine, only tastes better with the passage of time. It's one of those rare cinematic gems that can be watched over and over, yet still provoke shrieking laughter with relative ease. Successful enough to spawn a sequel, Meet The Fockers (which is in-and-of itself a memorable comedy), Meet The Parents is a definite must-see movie that you won't want to miss...

The DVD Report

My husband & I actually went to see this movie the week before he was going to ask my father for my hand in marriage - thank God he already knew my family, or I think this movie may have scared him off!!!

I have to say that we laughed SO hard during this movie that our cheeks hurt! And, everyone else in the theater was laughing hysterically too. In fact, when it was over, everyone in the theater stood up and clapped - I've only seen a standing ovation in a movie theater twice in my life!

"Meet the Parents" is a romantic comedy about about an awkward guy who is ready to ask his girlfriend to marry him. However, just as he's ready to pop the question, he finds out that her sister's boyfriend had just asked her father for her hand in marriage (and his girlfriend makes it clear that she thinks that this is the way it should be)- so now, he not only has to meet her parents, he has to look good enough in their eyes so that they'll say yes to his proposal.

Well, he winds up becoming even more awkward - telling lies just to look better than he his, and always in such a way that ANYONE could tell he's not on the up & up. To boot, her father is a CIA agent, so of course he can see right through his shinanagins (did I spell that right???). This is hysterical in & of itself, but then the physical comedy comes to play (think Jack Tripper of "Threes Company")... Put together, this movie just couldn't be funnier!!!

If you're looking for a great romantic comedy, & want to laugh until your cheeks hurt, then I HIGHLY recommend this movie!

Stupid! Unfunny! Lots of toilet humor! Ben Stiller's character is such a totally pathetic loser that it is COMPLETELY ridiculous and implausible that a gorgeous woman like Teri Polo would be interested in him -- not to mention continue to love him after he's made an utter fool of himself for an entire weekend and torpedoed her sister's wedding! Not as horrible as "Something About Mary" -- which we turned off after the famous "hair gel" scene -- but strictly for brainless adolescent males.

The difficulty breathing while watching this movie may be acute, so be warned before you expose yourself to it. This is perhaps Stiller's funniest movie, though definitely among his best.

Ben Stiller plays the male nurse Greg Focker, who travels with his girlfriend Pam, (Teri Polo), to meet her parents. Robert DeNiro plays Jack Byrnes, an overly protective, paranoid ex-CIA agent with an obsession for his cat and the "circle of trust". Owen Wilson plays his usually soft-spoken, almost floppish, ex-boyfriend of Pam.

Much like in "Meet the Fockers", Greg's name and his profession are exploited for jokes endlessly. However, over and above this, the movie has plenty of material to keep viewers in fits and agonising spasms of laughter. Greg's attempts to win over Pam's parents are hilarious, as well as the stories he spins to try and impress. I still get a laugh out of the cat milking story and Jack's response, "Could you milk me, Greg? I have nipples."

Apart from the spoken humour, there is also a lot of the more visual humour, which just increases the appeal of the movie to a wider audience. Greg's antics are amazing and Stiller is amazing in this role.

I laughed so hard during this movie, and enjoyed it immensely on all occassions that I have seen it. The laughs are merciless and just keep coming at you. "Meet the Parents" is a movie I would keep the oxygen bottle handy, just to aid in recovery afterwards. It is an awesome movie and a classic in comedy.

IT WAS A FUNNY MOVIE I LOVE IT I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING!

I GAVE IT 5 STARS BECAUSE IT WAS FUNNY!

FROM KIRSTEN

Not being one of Ben Stiller's biggest fans, I was pleasantly surprised with MEET THE PARENTS. This hilarious comedy benefits from Stiller's deadpan delivery and his unfortunate weekend visit with his girlfriend's parents. Stiller benefits from a clever, if somewhat preposterous, script, and from a supporting cast that is top notch. Robert DeNiro as Jack Burns, ex-CIA agent, fills the bill nicely as Papa, and his interrogation of a prospective son-in-law is uproarious, especially when he conveniently talks Stiller into a polygraph test. Blythe Danner is glorious as Mama Burns, providing a Gracie Burns type counterpoint to DeNiro's George. Elegant and graceful, she still manages to come off with some deadpan deliveries that are sparkling. Teri Polo is very good as Pam, Stiller's intended. She has a smoothness and vulnerability that makes her character sympathetic. James Rebhorn and Owen Wilson round out the cast, and director Jay Roach keeps the comedy coming. Jinxie the cat is also great and there's an interesting extra on how the cats were trained for the movie. I enjoyed this flick and am looking forward to seeing its sequel, MEET THE FOCKERS, which comes out on DVD this week.

Remember "Something About Mary?" Well, there seems to be a sequel to the movie. It was a funny movie so a sequel is not a bad idea, but do not expect anything too new. In fact, "Meet the Parents," although very funny, Ben Stiller seems to be typecasting himself. But really, who cares?
The greatest part of this movie actually has nothing to do with Stiller. Robert Di Nero kills as the straight man of the film. Somehow, it seems that actors you do not expect to be that funny kill when given the right jokes. And these jokes hit their audience perfectly.

The problems with this film are anticipated. The plot is predictable. Actually, the plot is pretty stupid. But the jokes save it. Thank goodness for actors who don't mind being the punch line.

I would never have seen Something about Mary with my parents. I would have cringed at the zipper scene and been mortified at the...er...hair mousse scene. But this film is parent friendly, I saw it with my mom and that was cool.

If you haven't seen it already, this film is worth seeing, but if you can hold out until it makes it to the $2.00 theaters, you may feel your money was better spent.

This is a funny movie about meeting the in-laws!

Greg (Gaylord) Focker has been living with his girlfriend Pam Burns for a while. He is about to propose to her when she gets a call from her sister saying that she is going to get married two weeks from then. Greg and Pam then go to the wedding and stay with Pam's parents Jack and Dina Burns. What happens is hilarious as things go from bad to worse for Greg in trying to impress Pam's father. This movie continues on to Meet the Fockers.

Owen Wilson provided the only comedic instance for me. Although I have to admit, Ben Stiller is staying within his realm of playing a loser who becomes the butt of most jokes. This movie just never made it off of the ground for me. Ben Stiller's humor is like the Three Stooges on Valium. This movie is for those with a limited sense of humor. I think people like Ben Stiller should be judged on a movie by movie basis, what ever happened to supply and demand? These producers need to start reading these scripts more thoroughly. This movie wouldn't be funny even if the entire theater was stoned!

This movie is funny, romantic and very suspenseful, but...something is missing. I think what's missing is a different performance by Stiller. In this movie you are able to see Stiller's stereotype performance. Anyway, the best performance for me is De Niro's. He is one of my favorite actors of all time. I can't wait in watching "Meet The Fockers" !!!!!!