Meet the Spartans (2008) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Meet the Spartans
Year
2008
Running time
84 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Comedy | Parody. Ancient Greece. Broad Comedy
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Synopsis
A spoof of "300" in the same vein as "Epic Movie" and "Date Movie." The heroic Leonidas, armed with nothing by leather underwear and a cape, leads a ragtag group of 13 - count 'em, 13! -- Spartans to defend their homeland against the invading Persians (whose ranks include Ghost Rider, Rocky Balboa, the Transformers, and a hunchbacked Paris Hilton).
Awards
2008: 5 Nominations for Razzie Awards, including Worst Picture, Director and Screenplay
Critics' reviews
- "Writer-directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer basically reprise the tired formula from their earlier efforts, which is to throw in as many pop culture references as possible to cover up the lack of any real wit."
- "Meet The Spartans gamely alternates between unfunny gay jokes and violent pratfalls for a good 80 minutes, finding time for not one, but two musical dance numbers set to 'I Will Survive.'"
- "Hey, guys, when you repurpose a disco hit to poke fun at gay men, not only do you look like assholes, you look like assholes who rip their jokes off of YouTube."
- "The musical number that runs during the closing credits funnier than anything that precedes it, which isn't saying much."
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