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Meet the Spartans

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When Xerxes (Ken Davitian), the evil god king of Persia, sends his massive army to Sparta, King Leonidas (Sean Maguire) and 13 strapping warriors rise up to defend their homeland. Leonidas, Captain (Kevin Sorbo) and the rest face down dancing Persians, bad punch-lines and celebrity look-alikes.
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A tired, unfunny, offensive waste of time, Meet the Spartans scrapes the bottom of the cinematic barrel.

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Simon Braund Empire Magazine 03/20/2008
1/5
Obviously, it's rubbish. Go to Full Review Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle 02/01/2008
0/5
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. Go to Full Review Clark Collis Entertainment Weekly 01/30/2008
C+
The result in Meet the Spartans is less classic Mel Brooks than middling Best Week Ever. Go to Full Review James Croot The Post NZ 06/27/2022
1/5
The world's worst parody movie. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/16/2020
.5/4.0
This is one occasion, however, when sticking around to the very end does not have its rewards. Go to Full Review Ben Rawson-Jones Digital Spy 07/14/2011
1/5
Meet The Spartans? For those unlucky enough to be lured into the cinema, there's every chance you'll be wanting to meet your maker instead. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Frans B @FransB 5d Designed to be ridiculous, funny haha, funny peculiar, not funny, absurd, ludicrous, cringeworthy, po-faced, cockamamy and farcical - in which it succeeds splendidly 😜 Some sharp witted writing and original satire. Whole cast really excels in character, which must have been VERY challenging at times. Probably one of the most bolschevick filled movies you'll ever see and wish you never saw 🤣 See more Calvin C @Spoodlebum Jan 26 I don't understand why people are so upset about this movie. It's supposed to be a spinoff, it's supposed to be stupid, it's supposed to be bad. For what the movie was looking for, it was great. Offensive, cheap, hilarious at times, but undeniably well made. If you intended to watch this movie to base it off of how well it was made, the production, the jokes, and any normal movie critiques, you should rethink your opinions and critique as to how the target audience would view it. For those who get upset over this please remove your hand from your anus and use it to click the rewatch button with a new mindset. See more Shiv K @RT68036563 Jan 5 Although this isn't a masterpiece by any means, it doesn't deserve the low ratings imposed on it. It's topical humour has aged surprisingly well, reminding us how absurd pop culture could be in the early 2000's. The movie does try too hard to be funny and the gags fall flat at times but overall, it's a good one to watch for silly entertainment. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Dec 31 The worldwide gross is $85,897,593.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Forty P @RT55439118 Aug 20 Loved that parody movie! Stupid, but frickin' hilarious. Highly recommend it to anyone who needs a good laugh. See more The Maelstrom S @RT31809352 Aug 12 It is so fu¢king lame that even the brainde@d can't enjoy it. I have watched many parodies, but this is an insult to comedy. See more Read all reviews
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Jason Friedberg

Director

Aaron Seltzer

Director

Sean Maguire

Leonidas

Carmen Electra

Queen Margo

Ken Davitian

Xerxes

Kevin Sorbo

Captain

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Synopsis When Xerxes (Ken Davitian), the evil god king of Persia, sends his massive army to Sparta, King Leonidas (Sean Maguire) and 13 strapping warriors rise up to defend their homeland. Leonidas, Captain (Kevin Sorbo) and the rest face down dancing Persians, bad punch-lines and celebrity look-alikes.
Director
Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Producer
Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer, Peter Safran
Screenwriter
Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Crude and Sexual Content|Some Comic Violence)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 25, 2008, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$38.2M
Runtime
1h 24m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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