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Bookmark this pageMeet the Spartans (2008)
Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Synopsis
‘Scary Movie’ duo Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer return with this spoof, filmed supposedly on the set of ‘300’, which parodies, amongst other notable productions, ‘The Matrix’, ‘Ugly Betty’, ‘The Departed’, ‘Anchorman’, ‘Deal or No Deal’, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, and unsurprisingly, ‘300’ itself. Watch out for humorous ‘appearances’ from Britney Spears and President Bush.
Movie review
From Time Out London
After the deeply disposable genre send-ups ‘Date Movie’ and ‘Epic Movie’, double-threat comedy duo Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer turn their attention to a single movie, the digitally buffed-up historical slugfest ‘300’, for this virtually unendurable feature-length skit. One might have thought the original’s absurd chest-rippling machismo and cartoonish villainy funny enough in itself, an assessment this pitifully laughter-free farrago does little to alter. The Thermopylae-inspired plot remains the same in outline but the would-be humorous embellishment has little to offer beyond infantile obviousness.So, the Spartans in their leather briefs look a bit gay? Let’s have them prancing around to ‘I Will Survive’! Reckon the Spartan educational regime looks a bit tough? Let’s have some poor child beaten to a pulp for fun! And since the ‘300’-themed gags run dry pretty quickly, let’s fill the rest out with projectile vomiting, defecating giant penguins and lookalike japes involving Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and ‘American Idol’. Its relative brevity is a humanitarian gesture.
Author: Trevor Johnston
Time Out London Issue 1961 March 20-26 2008
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- DUDE said...
- Posted on Jan 03 2009 21:32 I thought it was funny first then i bought it on dvd and then i got bored of it then i got annoyed cuz i thought it was RUBBISH
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- june said...
- Posted on Apr 23 2008 18:17 It was the worst film i have ever watched we left after 10 mins couldnt stand it any longer, i feel that i was robbed and i went on orange wednesday zero stars
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- Ms Critic said...
- Posted on Apr 15 2008 10:21 The only reason i went to watch dis crap film was because method man was in it and by the way he was great luv ya!!!! but the film was and i am in no way js being a bad critic but the most shittest thing EVER!!!! i want to sue everyone who participated in making this shit film (if u can even call it that) for literally wasting an hour and something or other of my life.... thank you
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- Greg said...
- Posted on Apr 12 2008 14:42 This film is the worst parody I have ever seen. I actually fell asleep in the cinema whilst watching them milk every joke until it was bone dry - an absolute abomination made simply for monetary purposes. I really wonder how people could bring themselves to give it 6 stars, the only reason I can think of is that they watched something else.
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- charley said...
- Posted on Apr 12 2008 11:59 this film was funny because it was so bad could of been done a bit better thou
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- alan said...
- Posted on Apr 10 2008 13:29 I cannot beleive people liked this movie.... And someone said it was the best " comedy" they have even seen. No no no I knew it would b crap but I watched it because I have a membership to cineworld.... My advice watch anything els or watch the best bits on you tube it will only take ten mins
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- Sarah said...
- Posted on Apr 08 2008 17:39 This film is absolutly rubbish!!!! Its mostly porn and is seriously crap!! Defiantly a film to avoid!!!
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- rob said...
- Posted on Apr 07 2008 13:02 i liked it too
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- rob said...
- Posted on Apr 07 2008 13:01 i liked it.
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- rachelle said...
- Posted on Apr 07 2008 10:39 I think that this film was okay, but I can understand why some people thought it was rubbish. If you liked epic movie then you will probably like this. I thought it was funny, but the comedy bits were too far apart. Liked the spartans skipping along singing I WiII Survive.
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- Amy said...
- Posted on Apr 06 2008 19:43 This film had the odd laughnow and again but apart from thatit was trash. Th language was frequent and strong and there were strong sexual references and inuendos that i totally wasnt expecting from a 12A this hould have bin a 15. i took my 11 yearold sister and withinthe first 10 mins i considered taking her out. The film was highly inappropriate and really was just utter tribe.
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- doodle said...
- Posted on Apr 05 2008 17:21 its the BOMB!!!!!!!! it is HILLARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!
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- Castigo said...
- Posted on Apr 05 2008 12:55 not even worth downloading...terrible film
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- chris said...
- Posted on Apr 05 2008 09:41 SHOCKING! If there was an Oscar for worst film ever made, this would win it hands down. CRAP, CRAP, CRAP
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- prof said...
- Posted on Apr 05 2008 09:08 Utter tosh, except for the defecating giant penguins and projectile vomiting
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Cast & crew
Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Cast: Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitian, Kevin Sorbo, Diedrich Bader, Method Man, Jim Piddock, Nicole Parker, Ike Barinholtz, Crista Flanagan, Jareb Dauplaise, Travis Van Winkle full cast
Rated: 12A
Duration: 83 mins
UK Release: Mar 21 2008
US Release: Jan 25 2008
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