One of the most painfully bad comedies I've ever had to endure, and I've seen the collected works of Martin Lawrence, Tim Allen, Ice Cube AND Cedric the Entertainer
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02/04/08
Meet the Spartans (2008)
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Reviews Counted:46
Fresh:1
Rotten:45
Average Rating:1.9/10
Consensus: A tired, unfunny, offensive waste of time, Meet the Spartans scrapes the bottom of the cinematic barrel.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Feb 28, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $38,011,770
Synopsis: Writers/producers/directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer (DATE MOVIE, EPIC MOVIE) use the film 300 as the basis for their latest spoof. Born to be the perfect Spartan, Leonidas (Sean Magiure)... [More]
Starring: Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitian, Kevin Sorbo
Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Reviews for Meet the Spartans
Top CriticWhat does it say about a film with an hour running time that has twenty minutes of outtakes after the credits to reach theatrical length? Very little that's positive.
02/10/09
While still not a grand work of art, Meet the Spartans improves upon the formula established in the earlier parodies of Friedberg and Seltzer.
09/03/08
It's not very good at all, but I did manage to laugh at some moments of sudden pratfalls and comic violence, but the talkshow reference mentality has to go!
07/22/08
A bizarre, leering orgy of celebrity crotches, lowbrow horny gay buffoons in leather, moronic gladiator mayhem, and too-much-information cascading bodily fluids galore.
05/29/08
Besides the few chuckles I had, the movie was just dreadfully bad.
05/24/08
everybody should be ashamed
04/09/08
Obviously, it's rubbish.
03/20/08
Top CriticThis is supposed to be a spoof of '300.' But 'Meet the Spartans' isn't a satire of anything. It's just a bunch of body-function-based skits that randomly feature scenes from movies and television shows -- and not a single one of them is laugh-inducing
02/24/08
...couldn't get a laugh from a hyena.
02/05/08
Meet the Spartans can't even get its fart jokes right. How incredibly sad is that?
02/04/08
To devote an entire feature film to making fun of another film's universally acknowledged gay subtext seems to me good cause for said filmmakers to have a sit-down with their muse, because somebody's been sleeping on the job.
02/01/08
The result in Meet the Spartans is less classic Mel Brooks than middling Best Week Ever.
01/30/08
This was the worst movie I've ever seen, so bad that I hesitate to label it a 'movie' and thus reflect shame upon the entire medium of film.
01/30/08
It's rare that a movie makes me ill these days, and it's rare that I can see a movie and hate the people behind it with such abhorrence, but "Meet the Spartans" rises to the challenge...
01/30/08
When the comedy revolution comes, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer will be the first ones shot.
01/30/08
Messrs. Friedberg and Seltzer make their annual locust-like descent on theaters leaving a trail of ruthlessly murdered brain cells in their wake.
01/30/08
I'm moving to Europe.
01/29/08
Dumb, raunchy comedy is a tired spoof attempt.
01/29/08
Inane comedies can be fun when done well, but bad inane comedies are simply embarrassing. You feel pity for the actors making fools of themselves, and flabbergasted that a studio probably passed on making so many other more worthy projects instead.
01/28/08
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