What 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.
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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.
Theatrical Release: Jan 25, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $38M
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Sean MaGuire, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitian, Kevin Sorbo
Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
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REVIEWS FOR MEET THE SPARTANS
While still not a grand work of art, Meet the Spartans improves upon the formula established in the earlier parodies of Friedberg and Seltzer.
Sep 3, 2008
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!
Jul 22, 2008
A bizarre, leering orgy of celebrity crotches, lowbrow horny gay buffoons in leather, moronic gladiator mayhem, and too-much-information cascading bodily fluids galore.
May 29, 2008
Besides the few chuckles I had, the movie was just dreadfully bad.
May 24, 2008
everybody should be ashamed
Apr 9, 2008
Obviously, it's rubbish.
Mar 20, 2008
This 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
Feb 24, 2008
...couldn't get a laugh from a hyena.
Feb 5, 2008
Meet the Spartans can't even get its fart jokes right. How incredibly sad is that?
Feb 4, 2008
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
Feb 4, 2008
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.
Feb 1, 2008
The result in Meet the Spartans is less classic Mel Brooks than middling Best Week Ever.
Jan 30, 2008
Top CriticThis 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.
Jan 30, 2008
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...
Jan 30, 2008
When the comedy revolution comes, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer will be the first ones shot.
Jan 30, 2008
Messrs. Friedberg and Seltzer make their annual locust-like descent on theaters leaving a trail of ruthlessly murdered brain cells in their wake.
Jan 30, 2008
I'm moving to Europe.
Jan 29, 2008
Top CriticDumb, raunchy comedy is a tired spoof attempt.
Jan 29, 2008
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.
Jan 28, 2008
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