Meet The Parents - The Memorable TV DVD Review

Male nurse Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is all set to propose to his girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo), during a weekend at her parents' home. But there is a catch: Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro), Pam's intimidating, cat-loving, ex-CIA father, takes an immediate dislike to his daughter's truth-bending beau. Before you can say "I have nipples, Greg, would you like to milk me?" we have a farce of the first order on our hands.

SO IS IT ANY GOOD?

Released in a bumper jam packed with extras new edition to tie in with the cinema release of the sequel Meet The Fockers, Meet The Parents is easily one of Ben Stiller's finest movies and a fine comedy in its own right.

De Niro is having a ball as the oppressive Jack and bounces well off Stiller who is at his best when trying to ingratiate himself to Byrnes, best of all though is the short appearance by Stiller's buddy Owen Wilson, who is one of the brightest actors around today, here he plays the ex-fiancee of Pam.

Yes the movie does point out all its jokes quite clearly, you know they are coming but that doesn't make them any less funny. If you haven't yet seen the movie then this new edition is well worth seeking out, if you have already seen it then you'll know that like any DVD worth its salt this has high re-watchability factor. Good stuff.

ANY SPECIAL FEATURES?

Extras include Over 35 never-before-seen outtakes; "De Niro Unplugged" -- previously deleted scene of Robert De Niro singing "Love is in the Air" during the wedding; "Silly Cat Tricks" -- The film's animal wrangler recalls how Jinx the cat was trained for his amazing on-screen antics; "The Truth About Lying" -- Do lie detectors tell all? A polygraph expert from the NBC series "Meet My Folks" reveals all about detective deception; Jay Roach: A Director's Profile; There is also an Audio Commentary with director Jay Roach and editor Jon Poll as well as the chance to view the deleted scenes with audio commentary.