Meet the Spartans (2008)

User Rating:

2.4/10   

Directors:

Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer

Writers (WGA):

Jason Friedberg (written by) &
Aaron Seltzer (written by)

Release Date:

25 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | War

Tagline:

The Bigger the Hit, The Harder They Fall

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Queen | Shield | Spear | Movie Spoof | Beard

Awards:

5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 13	6:30 PM	HBO
Tue. Nov. 17	4:30 PM	HBO

Cast

Sean Maguire	...	Leonidas
Carmen Electra	...	Queen Margo
Ken Davitian	...	Xerxes
Kevin Sorbo	...	Captain
Diedrich Bader	...	Traitoro
Method Man	...	Persian Emissary
Jareb Dauplaise	...	Dilio
Travis Van Winkle	...	Sonio
Phil Morris	...	Messenger
Jim Piddock	...	Loyalist / Simon Cowell Look-a-Like
Nicole Parker	...	Paula Abdul Look-a-Like / Britney Spears Look-a-Like / Ellen DeGeneres Look-a-Like / Hunchback Paris
Ike Barinholtz	...	Dane Cook Look-a-Like / Bond Villain / Prophet
Crista Flanagan	...	Spartan Woman / Ugly Betty Look-a-Like
Hunter Clary	...	Leo Jr.
Emily Wilson	...	Lindsay Lohan Look-a-Like

Also Known As:

13 Spartans (USA) (working title)
Epic Movie 2 (USA) (working title)
Epic Movie 2: A Story of Spartans (USA) (working title)
Hunting and Fishing (USA) (working title)
Not Another Scary Epic Teen Date Movie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and some comic violence.

Runtime:

Argentina:86 min | UK:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:12A | Malaysia:18PL | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:15A | Germany:12 | Brazil:14 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Finland:K-13 | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | New Zealand:M | South Korea:15 | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

New Regency Pictures

Trivia:

Not screened for critics.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the scene of the Spartans moving out, they sing "I will Survive". Sonio is clearly seen singing alone, it isn't audible, but you can see his lips singing the song before the music or anyone else is singing.

Quotes:

Queen Margo: Come back with your shield or on it.
Leonidas: If I come back on it, I want you to move on.
Queen Margo: I would never do such thing!
Leonidas: Well, hell, if you died, I'd play the field! To be honest, I always wanted to do a fat chick.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Give It 2 Me

An All Time Low for Comedy

I work at a movie theater, so the only reason I went to see this movie was because it was free and I thought that it just might be the kind of movie that's so bad me and my friends could entertain ourselves by making fun of it. However, Meet the Spartans left us completely dumbfounded and speechless. It's beyond bad! There was nothing you could say that could make of this movie, it does it all by itself and it doesn't even allow you to laugh while you watch it going down in flames. I considered its predecessor, Epic Movie, to be among one of the worst movies ever made. I didn't think it could possibly get worse, but it did. It's like watching 300 all over again expect with ridiculous pop culture references that aren't even funny. The guys who made this movie obviously don't understand comedy in the slightest bit. I hope that this is the last one of these ridiculous comedies that gets to occupy a theater over another film that might actually be worth something. This film is a waste of money for starters, but even if you don't have to pay, it's just a waste of time.