Adam Campbell, Alyson Hannigan, Andrea Ferrell

The story of hopeless romantic Julia Jones, who has finally met the man of her dreams, the very British Grant Fonckyerdoder. But before they can have their Big Fat Greek Wedding, they'll have to Meet ...( read more  read more... )the Parents; hook-up with The Wedding Planner, and contend with Grant's friend Andy - a spectacularly beautiful woman who wants to put an end to her Best Friend's Wedding.

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Directed by: Aaron Seltzer

Release Date: February 17, 2006

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  • October 2, 2009
    A fucking awful film that seems only funny to Aaron Seltzer. It sends up lots of 'Date' movies, steals their jokes but makes them unfunny (or should I say more unfunny). Some of the skits aren't even vaguely funny, they just reference other films rather than spoof them! Alyson Ha...( read more)nnigan is a silly girl, she could have had a much better career by now. So, if you like comedy spoof films that aren't funny and don't really spoof, then this is the film for you! (You fool)
  • September 19, 2009
    Advertised as being made by two of the six writers from Scary Movie. I'm going to assume those two writers were the guys who spent most writing sessions finding biology books and drawing little mustaches on the sperms and holding round objects up and going to the other "Dude, loo...( read more)k! I have boobs!" (If you want a truly funny joke about a man holding up something and pretending it's a pair of breasts, I suggest watching the Black Books scene when Manny pretends to be a "robot prostitute from the future.)
    I would be very surprised to learn if these two guys were behind some of Scary Movie's more inspired moments (making the first female character seen on screen choose the banana over weapons, for example) and if that IS true, I think my head would asplode at the idea these guys made something both amusing AND an actual parody moment.

    Seriously guys, do you KNOW what a parody is? In your universe, does Flying High/Airplane not exist? Naked Gun trilogy, you familiar with that?
    Guess not. You two boneheads seem to think to parody something is to simply hit the Random Reference Machine, let it spit something out and just insert a character/scene, usually from a much, much better movie and assume that's the punchline. I mean, what other reason could there be for using Napoleon Dynamite? If that was meant to be funny, you did not get a laugh out of me.

    By now I imagine some of you are thinking, "David, why exactly did you watch this film then?" Well, two words for you: Alyson. Hannigan.
    She was ace as Willow Rosenberg (though why Willow had to go from straight to lesbian with no hint of bisexuality baffles me. I do not have one single problem with homosexuality, I do have a problem with people afraid of admitting bisexuality. Guys, bisexuals do exist, I happen to know a few. By the way, credit must be given to Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story for having a character not afraid to openly admit being bisexual. But I digress)
    and she's nailing her role on How I Met Your Mother. Up until she was cast in HIMYM, I believed she wasn't getting the acclaim or roles I knew she was capable of. I was hoping Alyson would raise this movie from being mediocre to something decent. Well... I was right, in a way. She WAS the best feature in this feature. She tried her damned hardest even though I bet she was thinking "I could crap out better material than this" and she's almost enough to save this movie. Almost. Why she agreed to don a fat suit to play Julia for this escapes me. And when she is in the fat suit, at the beginning, we are treated to her trying to seduce random men on the street to the tune of Kelis' Milkshake. Yes, because that song just wasn't getting enough exposure as it is (P.S, you want a better Kelis song, there is one. It's called Trick Me).
    'Cos, y'know, fat suits are funny! Wait...

    So eventually, she becomes thin and sees Hitch (wait, wait, don't tell me... based off of Hitch! Wow, that was a brain-buster!) for dating guidance. Also, Hitch is a midget. 'Cos, y'know, midgets are funny! Wait...

    She does end up finding the right man, Grant Fockyerdodder (Alan Campbell, who should be sent to some corner in time-out until he learns not to act in crap) on a reality show. Grant chooses Julia and eliminates the other contestants by shooting them.

    ...

    Holy crap! Was that an actual attempt at humor working?! By George, I think it was! Why did it work for me? Maybe because it was unexpected, maybe it was wish fulfillment (can anyone out there honestly tell me they don't hate most reality TV show contestants? I mean, if we don't include traditional game shows, The Amazing Race might be the only show that is exempt from this. Sure, it has SOME participants you wish had been removed from the time/space continuum but not all)

    Anyway, we go through the movie and meet more "colourful" characters played by actors you don't care about and the slack parody maker's favourite type of actor, the "I'll-do-anything-for-a-paycheck" actor/actress (Fred, Jennifer, didn't you have careers at one point?) and go through all sorts of "jokes" like a cat using the toilet. 'Cos, y'know, toilets are funny! Wait...

    Oh, now for one of my other big criticisms of the movie: the return of one of my most hated actresses ever, Sophie Monk. As well as doing the whole "I've left Australia and abandoned my accent" tradition most Australians do when overseas (one of many reasons I think so highly of Hugh Jackman is that he never forgets his roots. But I'm getting off-topic again), she decided singing wasn't bringing enough attention (to someone like her, it's depressing to think the world does not revolve around her) and decided to become a "serious actress". Why is that in quotation marks? Well, a serious actress would try and go beyond "supposedly hot blond who's only purpose is to be slutty". Sophie just revels in these kinds of roles.
    In theory, she is the "designated antagonist". Or, as close to one as a romantic comedy gets. I know we're supposed to hate her because she's the rival for the protagonist's love but she's so cliche, and such a poor actress that I keep hoping the Monty Python foot would squash her and the whole movie. And then maybe the General could come in and go "Right, stop that, it's silly." It's one thing to hate the character because we're supposed to or to hate that we like them but to hate them for going above and beyond the boundaries of sheer annoyance is something to worry about, indeed.
    (Also, just before we leave the paragraph, can someone explain why Kill Bill is being parodied when it's not really what one would call a romantic film?
    Maybe, y'know, parodies of Tarantino are funny? Well..)

    And why the Hell does Carmen Electra get cast in ANYTHING?! Can she actually act? I mean, she appears to be one of those people that's famous for being famous (hello, Joey Buttafuoco). Yeah, she's only at the end but I just don't see the appeal. I see her as a younger Pamela Anderson: guys think she's hot but I just can't see what they see (but then I think Meg White is quite the looker so I'm clearly not going to win any friends with that)

    Look, I can enjoy a "mindless" comedy. I love the Police Academy series (but let's not mention Mission To Moscow, it's the Batman And Robin of that particular franchise) because it's goofy and wacky. Formulaic, yes, but good fun. This is not fun, this is an excruciating experience featuring excrement (see, even I can make a funnier toilet joke!)

    Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer, the world owes you a great deal of pain. Tarantino owes you for messing with Kill Bill, De Niro should beat you up for what you did to Meet The Fockers, Alyson should kick you both in the balls for trying to stall her career and I hate you both for what you did to Juno in Disaster Movie (no I haven't seen it but trust me, I know. You have no right even SEEING Juno, let alone trying to tear it to shreds.)
    Think I'm being melodramatic? I'd say I'm being fair considering how they're trying to rape cinema. Considering all the belt-tightening we're supposed to be doing during these times, throwing money at them is like giving a monkey the keys to an amusement park (don't question me on this stuff! Oh and 50 points for whoever gets the reference).
    I suggest we make a movie where we just keep throwing eggs and water balloons at them and continuously insulting them.
    'Cos, y'know, picking on idiots is funny! Well... yes it is, actually!
  • July 29, 2009
    Started off good but went down hill
  • March 29, 2009
    A very silly spoof film, poking fun at other comedies?! Not sure it really works, has it's funny moments and gross ones to. Mainly making fun of the meet the parents/ fockers, Hitch, and a whole bunch of rom-coms. If you like spoofs you might like it.
  • January 10, 2009
    Awful! 'Scary Movie' might not have been the most intelligent series out there, but at least they were bearable.

    The satirical humour and conventional thinking (oh come on; at least to some extent) behind the 'Scary Movie' films is gone, and we are left with a slapstick mess. Th...( read more)e two writers who penned this crock of shit were definitely the worst of the bunch! Two thumbs down.
  • November 4, 2009
    Did not even smile or think of almost laughing
  • October 24, 2009
    was a little disappointed
  • October 23, 2009
    Another spoof movie that shouldve went straight to DVD
  • October 17, 2009
    I don't remember laughing once at this movie. More a spoof of every dating movie you've ever seen. So if you've seen these spoofed movies, you don't laugh, you just say to your self "Hey, they're spoofing Sixteen Candles" I get it!
  • October 14, 2009
    Stupid but somehow funny to a limited degree...

Critic Reviews


February 20, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post

The movie sputters along on borrowed gags without improving them. full review

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Comments


  • perfectgentlemn
    July 20, 2008
    Very Funny, cat on the toilet? too damn hilarious, had to rewind that a few times.
  • thedoctor2k7
    April 4, 2008
    i liked it
  • FreakyRadan
    February 9, 2008
    funny n stupid movie, just wastin thier money lol
    " forever forever he gives u his heart .... " =P
  • SilentWarProductions2009
    January 19, 2008
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX0vY2bg3fM

    When a youtube mock video of these hacks manages to be funnier than both Date Movie and Epic Movie, then it continues to show the atrocity of these films. Bound to please 13 year old girls with little minds on what a movie should be.
  • nbhatti3000
    July 6, 2007
    This is a movie of those who like comedy and some unexpected scenes. There is a one fat girl she is waiting for her prince charming but not any man likes fat girl what happens when she becomes beautiful thin pretty girl. Just ok movie.
  • flipyflop93
    May 25, 2007
    i love this movie it was really funny and i totally recommend it!!!
  • Montel5teddy
    May 24, 2007
    we sing a lil prayer for u
  • fallenangel216
    April 4, 2007
    this was a really funny movie, but the scary movies are way better and i really want to see epic movie
  • FarOutBoyScout
    February 24, 2007
    so crap there was no need for half of the movie spoofs just poinless
  • Youdamdirtyapes
    January 28, 2007
    This movie had its moments. key word MOMENTS! The moments it was funny, were hilarious. Aaron Seltzer and Jason Freidburg just made the wrong choice to spoof romantic movies. That was the problem. NOW EPIC MOVIE, that, was hilarious. It was hilarious throughout!

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