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Meet The Parents (2000)
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The war on 'Four Christmases'
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"Someone should alert that bloviating Bill O'Reilly that, between this film and last year's "Fred Claus," Vince Vaughn is launching his own one-man attack on Christmas. In "Four Christmases" he stars as Brad, a self-involved yuppie who marks the holiday by lying to his family about helping the underprivileged so that he and his live-in girlfriend Kate (played by Reese Witherspoon) can jet off to a tropical paradise. When a dense fog blankets the airport, their cancelled flight leads them into the homes and hearths of their various families. It follows the standard "Meet the Parents" formula, as their numerous familial oddities are trotted out and past skeletons unearthed, much to the cutesy couple's dismay. Each scenario is less amusing than the last. And, as Robert DeNiro demonstrated in the above-mentioned film, “Christmases” is quick to populate former serious actors in the wacky parents' roles (Look, it's Robert "
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Method Men and 50 Cent
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"“What are you gonna do? Wheel me out on the 'Geraldo Show' as some freak of the week?” posits a character of the new cop thriller “Righteous Kill.” Wait a minute, Geraldo? Are you sure that's the pop-culture reference you want to stick with? Were there licensing problems with Morton Downey Jr? Arsineo did not return calls? Yes, “Righteous Kill,” arriving in theaters in 2008 is hopelessly mired in elements of two decades ago. For that was an era when stars Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro were at their bankable best: DeNiro followed his larger-than-life turn as Al Capone in “The Untouchables” with the definitive mismatched-buddy film “Midnight Run.” and Pacino was burning up the screen with Ellen Barkin in “Sea of "
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"Painfully funny! "
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Deleted Scenes Are GREAT!
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"I haven't watched this since I saw it in the theater years ago, and I had forgotten (thankfully) how painful some of the Ben Stiller scenes are to watch. Thankful because it made it fresh again - it's every male suitor's worst nightmare come true. Much better than it's dreadful sequel, I watched some of the deleted scenes and was in hysterics whenever De Niro flubbed a line or couldn't keep a straight face. Definitely watch the deleted scenes for a fresh laugh. "
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"DeNiro does comedy…and does it well. If you don’t laugh watching Meet the Parents you should go get an x-ray to make sure your funny bone isn’t broken. "
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"Forget Urban Legends: Final Cut. And that overhyped devil-in-a-blue-nightgown rerelease. I have seen hell, and its truest cinematic portrayal can be found not in these slash-and-spew horror flicks but in Jay Roach's comedy Meet the Parents. It's the hell of anyone who's ever had a joke fall flat. Or who's walked into a roomful of strangers and felt as if he had just landed on Mars. Or who's desperately wanted to say to people whom he's trying to impress that he really is charming and intelligent and not a freak who, cracking under the pressure of making dinner conversation, will say he'd once milked a cat on his Detroit farm. Meet Greg "You Can Milk Anything With Nipples" Focker, my hero. Greg (Ben Stiller) is about to propose to his girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo), when he learns of both her sister's engagement and the importance of securing her father's approval. Seeing an opportunity to do things properly, Greg holds off on the proposal and instea ... "
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Meeting this Movie Was Worth th ...
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"Ok, so how silly am I? Go ahead, you can say it. I had never seen Meet the Parents until just this past weekend, at least not all the way through. Allow me to duck from your aghast faces and possible hurling tomatoes. When this movie first came out, I was like, "This could be funny." Then, the hype started. I didn't see it in time before the hype made me think: "Oh geez. Everyone thinks this film is a laugh riot, and I probably won't get it or think it's funny like they do." I can think of a dozen films that meet that criteria, starting with Anchorman and the Wedding Crashers. I don't think gross-out humor is always funny, and I like some intelligence underlying my comedy films. It's just the way I roll, baby. I'm happy to say that I was not disappointed by Meet the Parents. Now I wonder what I was waiting for all this time. It really was funny and intelligently so. I also enjoyed Ben Stiller, who I mostly enjoy, but he has his bombs like anyone else. Do I need to summa ... "
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