***Official Ben Stiller Thread***

[hyde]

He is harmless. Amusing.
Can't love him, can't hate him.
Can't believe anyone cares.

[Stagger_Lee]

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It is not his fault, but he could be the poster boy for the current crop of really bad movies.

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What? Surely you liked Meet The Parents.

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I don't recall - If it was anything like Meet the Fockers then I probably couldn't stand it.

[Blarg]

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It is not his fault, but he could be the poster boy for the current crop of really bad movies.

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What? Surely you liked Meet The Parents.

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Extremely disappointed in it.

[andyfox]

It was better than Meet the Fockers. Not much, but better.

[andyfox]

Pretty good summary. He's just not that funny a comic actor, but he's not terrible either. Liked him a lot in Flirting with Disaster. And I'm probably the only human being who liked Cable Guy. Certainly his parents (and I don't mean the old Fockers) were funnier than he.

[katyseagull]

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It was better than Meet the Fockers. Not much, but better.

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I thought it was much better than the Fockers.

[katyseagull]

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Pretty good summary. He's just not that funny a comic actor, but he's not terrible either. Liked him a lot in Flirting with Disaster. And I'm probably the only human being who liked Cable Guy. Certainly his parents (and I don't mean the old Fockers) were funnier than he.

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I liked Cable Guy. There are at least two of us!


For me it's all about Stiller's facial expressions - happy, clueless, getting annoyed. I love them. Remember that scene in Meet the Parents when he has the altercation on the plane? Omg, so funny.


Flight Attendant: Well, I can assure you that your bag will be placed safely below deck with the other luggage...

Greg Focker: Oh, yeah? How do you know my bag will be safe below with the other luggage? Huh? Are you physically going to take my bag and put it beneath the plane? Are you going to go right now outside, with the guys with the earmuffs, and go put it in there?

Flight Attendant: No...

Greg Focker: No? Okay, then shut your piehole and listen to me when I say that I am FINISHED with the checking-of-the-bags CONVERSATION.


(come on Blarg, surely you laughed at this)

[trigstarr]

He was also awesome in Heavyweights, where he played Tony Perkis and Tony Perkis' dad. Thats really where the "slimy idiot" character from "Happy Gilmore" and "Dodgeball" came from.

Tony Perkis (a bit long): http://youtube.com/watch?v=H4-1UU4MYnE

Also: Ben Stiller Show was hilarious (see: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gBkHoxAta0I) and he was also really funny on Extras, if anyone watched that (see: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8I3v0S8lcrg)

Obviously I find Ben Stiller funny.

[ChipWrecked]

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It was better than Meet the Fockers. Not much, but better.

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I thought it was much better than the Fockers.

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Seconded. I still laugh at 'Parents'. 'Fockers', not so much.

[andyfox]

Yeah, now that I think back, it was a good deal better. I stand corrected.