Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24339 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-08-14
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish, French
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French, Spanish
• Running time: 115 minutes

From 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

Review
The rare sequel that is far funnier than the box-office smash upon which it is based, Meet the Fockers (2004) is flat-out hilarious. Credit must be given to director Jay Roach and his team of writers for recognizing that the largely one-joke Meet the Parents (2000) coasted too much on the power of its high-concept premise and that any subsequent story would need to be more character-driven and superbly cast. It's a testament to their understanding of comedy that Robert De Niro's Jack Byrnes character is as much the protagonist of Fockers as Ben Stiller's shlubby Gaylord, which gives the story a little more comic elbow room, opening it up for the introduction of Roz and Bernie Focker. They're stereotypes to be sure, but character clich�s are where the laughs and the fun are in this franchise. What is Jack if not the boiler-plate Republican father? What is Greg/Gaylord if not the next-generation Milquetoast boyfriend, and both Dina (Blythe Danner) and Pam (Teri Polo) if not the shiksa goddesses of the entire Woody Allen catalogue? Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand seem to be having a genuine ball as gooey-liberal Florida retiree foils, their energy kicking the rest of the cast up a notch. Even De Niro, who has been sleepwalking through some of his latter-career roles, is more engaged, particularly in his scenes with Hoffman and the twin infant actors portraying his grandson, "Little Jack." Meet the Fockers (2004) goes awry in a third act that shoehorns a pointless chase sequence and a star cameo into the mix, but it's over painlessly quickly and strikes the only false chords in what is otherwise a hysterically funny follow-up. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

On the DVD
65 Hilarious Bloopers!
Fockers' Family Portrait: Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Streisand and Ben Stiller Give an Inside Look at the Fockers' Funny Family Dynamics
Inside the Litter Box: Behind the Scenes With Jinx the Cat, an Exclusive Look at the Amazing Life of a Feline Superstar
Matt Lauer Meets the Fockers
Over 20 Deleted Scenes!
The Manary Gland: Go Behind the Scenes With the Pop Master For the Creation of This One-of-a-Kind Prop
The Adventures of a Baby Wrangler, an Exclusive Look at What it Takes to Direct Children on the Set
Feature Commentary With Director Jay Roach and Editor/Co-Producer Jon Poll.

Customer Reviews

decent,but lackluster follow up to the original (2.5/5)
The follow up to Meet the Parents is generally a decent film.not as
funny as the first,and a bit tedious at times,but all in all not a bad
effort.in this installment,Pam's parents,the Byrnes(Robert Deniro and
Blythe Danner)meet Greg's parent's,the Fockers(Dustin Hoffman and
Barbra Streisand).the two families are like night and day,which should
make for some hilarity,but for me,the most of the jokes and situations
fall fairly flat.there are some funny moments,just not as many as i had
hoped there would be be,and i to me,this movie is not always
entertaining.there are some spots that lag or scenes that could have
been cut.the movie doesn't flow as smoothly as it should. i think the
acting is OK but i felt that the material was lackluster.i believe
there are plans for a third installment.if so i hope they iron out any
bugs and maybe the third will be more on par with the first.this movie
is average,but could have been so much more,in my mind. 2.5/5

Meet the pain in my stomach!
I once remember when i was 16 and i just finished soccer pratice and boy, was i thirsty! I raced home and took the milk carton out of the fridge and just drank it down. The moment i put down the carton, i realized that something was wrong in the taste in my mouth, i immediatly looked at the milk experation date and it was a week old! Yuck!

I totally got more sick by the thought of that and the buildup of the rotten milk taste in my mouth and i starting throwing up everywhere, trust me...not a pretty sight!

Now, your asking "what the hell does this have to do with the review?" Good question, it has everything to do with it, from me being sick, and getting that rotten taste in my mouth by watching this stupid, stupid, stupid movie.

Ladies and gentleman, this movie was made purely for sucking you out of your hard-earned money and it did a great job at that. (over 130 million at the box office!)

Yes, the first one was ok, so people that loved the first felt compelled to see the second one, and the filmakers knew that..so let's make a sequel, add new gross out scenes, make more fun of the focker last name (cause it's so easy), add in a cute kid, make Ben Stiller still screw up and get himself in weird and wacky situations, and make Robert de niro more crazier and deranged than the first.(which they did but it wasn't funny, what was the needle in the neck scene? Pretty weird!)

I know people that actually liked this film but these same people liked Garfield the movie as well so i wouldn't put too much credit on them to actually review a film.

They would say it was light hearted, cute, and funny...I would say it was aweful, disturbing, and the unfunniest movie i've ever seen or at least the worst of 2004.

And Robert de niro, who USED to be my favorite actor, do you have to do so many films per year? I wouldn't mind if they were good but Godsend, Hide and Seek and this film were absolute garbage!

Not much else to say because...no matter what i say more in this review, your all still going to watch the movie! YOUR ALL BRAINWASHED!!

Hmmmmm, guess i was too at that time!

But at least now, you've been WARNED!! OR IS IT TOO LATE??!!

Meet the Fockers
Very funny and humorous movie. Good beginning with very funny body and content. Davito is excellent as the father-in-law to be. Must have the next movie, Meet the Parents, Hilarious.