posted 12-26-2004 08:56 PM         

JMO

posted 12-27-2004 12:46 AM         

Later...

posted 12-27-2004 07:36 AM         

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Originally posted by DIXIE Cat:
Haven't seen "Meet the Fockers" yet but have seen "Christmas with the Kranks" and thought it was hilarious!!

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We want to see Christmas with the Kranks, Did not like it thought it was to slow. After New years party on Jan 01 were all going to see meet the Fockers,Hope it's good I don't want to upset that many people.

posted 12-27-2004 08:15 AM         

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Originally posted by Chromer:
Debbie and I went to the early show at the Continental to see the Sequel to “Meet the Parents” called “Meet the Fockers”. What a disappointment! There were one or two contrived laughs in 45 minutes. It sucked. Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand were ridiculous. We literally go up and walked out ¾ through the movie. Again, don’t waste your time (never mind you money) on this stinker supremo.
JMO

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Wish we would have this before we went...attached below is the Google movie review...each to his or her own?

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"Don't meet the Fockers!

Arthur J Pais in New York | December 24, 2004 13:42 IST

If you are near a theatre and have about two hours to kill, Meet the Fockers could provide you with plenty of silly fun. But if you make a special effort to see the comedy, you may not have that much fun.

And you may wonder why the film doesn't have half the charm of its predecessor, Meet The Parents, a huge hit four years ago. Still, one suspects the new comedy will be one of those movies that many critics dismiss as banal and cheap but audiences will warmly embrace. But one doubts if it would come near the $320 million that the first film grossed worldwide.

Adding Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand as Ben Stiller's parents to the new film does produce some fun, even though one suspects the veteran artists have merely coasted through the film. Their scenes with Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner are far funnier than the rest of the film.

Jay Roach, who also directed the first film, is capable of making sillier and better comedies like the Austin Powers movies. But this time, he seems to have taken things easy. Otherwise, he could have demanded a more inventive and funnier script.

Greg Focker (Stiller) is terrified about the first meeting between his fiancé's control-freak father Jack Byrnes (De Niro) and his parents. Jack and his wife Dina (Danner) arrive at the Fockers' home in Florida.

Greg had told the Byrneses that his father was a lawyer and mother, a doctor. But the visitors discover that Greg's parents are still carrying some of the hippie culture from the 1960s. They are far from the rich Jewish couples enjoying their wealth and status in sunny Florida towns.

Bernie (Hoffman) is a former legal-aid lawyer who is still dismayed with big, money-grabbing society. Roz (Streisand) is a sex therapist for senior citizens. You can expect what will come next. But before the hippie couple and former CIA agent clash, there are quite a few things to do with sex that create the film's delightful tension.

At dinner, Roz and Bernie recall how glad they are that Greg lost his virginity before he was 20 and then continue to offer details that uptight Jack won't appreciate. Roz also would like to know if Byrneses have any sexual problems. She is only too eager to fix them.

The encounters between the parents lead to several funny scenes. Roz's full-body massage of Jack, much to his wife Dina's delight, is one of them, and even better is the scene when Fockers trash the CIA. Of course, they don't know that Jack worked for the CIA.

But the encounters loses some of its charm when Bernie and Roz don't seem to know when to stop their public display of love (and lust) for each other.

The interaction between the four older actors is the best part. But a subplot involving Jack's efforts to discipline his infant grandson Little Jack (twins Spencer and Bradley Pikren) derails the movie, except for a funny moment when the baby starts speaking.

Hoffman and Streisand -- making her first film appearance eight years after the ill-fated The Mirror Has Two Faces that she also directed -- add vigour and enthusiasm to the film.

But the rest of the cast including De Niro -- who is also a co-producer of the series -- are routine. In the first film, there was delightful tension between Stiller and De Niro. But very little of that is found here. Fans may appreciate De Niro's deadpan reactions but even in a silly comedy like this, one feels he could have done better. Nobody doubts that he is a great actor but we also know he is easy prey to hamming."

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Originally posted by Marty Usher:
Trying to get people to agree on movies they like is like trying to get POA members to agree on colors! :

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posted 12-28-2004 09:13 PM         

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Originally posted by blubyu:
BS (Babs S.) is the reason I wouldn't waste my money on it!

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Agree Dale,,,,that is one big, rude bitch! She treats service industry people like they were trash.

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by CJ:
Can't even remember the last time we went to a movie!

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posted 12-29-2004 07:59 AM         

Don't get me wrong, I love movies......have a large collection....but I'm just not a "go to the movie theatre and spend a lot of money" kind of person. I like the comfort of my own home. For the same kind of money, I can buy it and watch it as many times as I want.

Anymore, they come out on DVD just a few months later anyway and by that time I have read all the reviews heard all the opinions so that I can decide whether I want to spend money on it or not! For me, it also depends on who is in the movie. If I don't like the actor/actress in it, I won't bother.