Love "Meet the Parents," and I have nearly worn out that DVD. Saw "Meet the Fockers," and while I thought it was funny, and will definitely get the DVD, my initial impression was it was not quite up to par with the original.
And for me it was the exact opposite Tico
I found "Meet the Parents" a bit boring but loved "Meet the
Fockers". This is one of the rare occasion where the
sequel is better than the original movie.
Barbra Streisand finally has found her true role again,
she's a great comedian, and should stick to that.
I'm not a big fan of Streisand's acting. Love "What's Up Doc" with Ryan O'Neal -- very funny. Had a group over to screen the film in the 70's and unfortunately served red wine which took another day to clean up off the floor. Didn't particularly like her Dolly, after seeing Carol Channing turn the role on state. She does have a good set of pipes however.
Of course, you know you'll never get your wish that she won't publicly speak out on politics. If she were to stop, could we possibly have Mel Gibson stop questioning the war in Iraq?
Actually, I thing, Dutch/German (or Germanic, to be more general) names make (or better here, too, made) quite some sense to people who speak/spoke this language.
When I was at school, we really did (people always think I'm joking) have a dentist (on York Rd in Chorlton) called Dr Frankenstein, I think he was German. It must have affected his patient list as he changed his name to Frankham.