brian de palma and robert de niro in his first movie . it have to be good and right . that what i think . but i be hugely disappointed . greeting be no more a comedy than schindlers list . i do not laugh a single time and nor grin or smile . it have one good gag and at the very end of the film and and if it have maintain that wit throughout i would have give it a high rating . however it start off very poor and only get bad a time go on . make on a shoestring budget and and it show in every scene . continuity error galore . de palma and who edit the film and clearly have no handle on edit and literally jump around from scene to scene . so and in one segment a group of character be talk and and it suddenly jump to fifteen minute later in a different room and and theyre still talk and and be leave wonder what on earth be go on . i only really want to see this because of robert de niro . i be a die hard de niro fan and will watch anything with him in it ( i even sit through sam song and which be even bad than this by a long shot ) . however de niro despite top billing be not in this film very much and and when he be and he not very impressive . ( although he hardly do a bad job and either . ) i couldn not believe de palma be responsible for this film and it lack all the typical hitchcock trademark of his . however and there be a few reference character discuss the film blow up ( 1966 ) which he of course later loosely remake into blow out ( 1981 ) and at one point a female character subtly pick up hitchcock or truffaut from a bookshelf and begin to read it . however the rest of this film lack his typical visionary edge and i suppose it because he be still learn ( and that clear in every frame ) . de palma and never a friend of the mpaa and seem to push the boundary a lot in greeting and for the most part it totally unnecessary . the whole subplot about de niro peep tom habit be disturb and make u dislike his character which be a problem since the sequel ( hi and mom . in 1970 ) revolve entirely around his character . ( and for the record and greeting be the first film award an x rating and which say something about it content . it not too explicit nowadays and but be leave wonder why de palma have to cram so much unnecessary sex and nudity into his film and because it seem like it just there for the sake of be controversial and almost 40 year later it be not controversial anymore and which make it all the more outdated and pretentious . ) overall i be hugely disappointed in this movie . it not funny . it sophomoric and with stupid editing and direction ( just watch the scene where de niro and co. walk down a street and de palma put it in super fast motion what the hell be he think . ) . that and plus an unbearably outdated 60 overtone ( and you think easy rider be outdated . ) and truly awful theme tune ( it sound like the beatles on drug ) and make greeting a truly disappointing experience .