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Meet the Spartans
2008
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Meet the Spartans
Positive Reviews
4
Negative reviews
25
Average Rating
1.2
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3.0
While theres enough comedic material there for as many as three somewhat tolerable minutes of MADtv, Meet The Spartans gamely alternates between unfun ..
Av Club
0.5
Advertisement Meet The Spartans feels thin even given its mercifully brief running time, but that isnt for lack of pop culture references.
Av Club
3.0
And despite the films swift production, some of the jokes seem dated.
EW
1.0
From the directing team behind Date Movie and Epic Movie comes yet another spoof, this time of the swords and sandals genre.
Common Sense Media
2.5
Is its purported idiocy put to a worthwhile use, or is this just another stale retreat of MADtv
0.0
To devote an entire feature film to making fun of another films universally acknowledged gay subtext seems to me good cause for said filmmakers to hav ..
1.0
Have I properly conveyed the sheer awfulness of the film adequately for you or do I have to continue
E Film Critic
2.0
Its telling that the directors are possibly running dry of ideas by the shocking 68 minute run time of Spartans (without the purposefully bloated end ..
E Film Critic
1.0
Lets be honest, no one goes to see a spoof with any expectations of cinematic artistry or Oscar worthy performances.
1.3
The musical number that runs during the closing credits funnier than anything that precedes it, which isnt saying much.
Tv Guide
3.0
When the comedy revolution comes, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer will be the first ones shot.
Eric Ds Nider
1.0
And the mostly uninspired sight gags involve a mincing gay joke every ten seconds.
Film Journal International ..
1.9
Its a MADtv or Saturday Night Live sketch dressed up in feature length clothing. Its way too much of an OK thing. And the way too much ness goes on an ..
Boston
0.5
If ever a movie deserved a good skewering, Zack Snyders 300 (2007) is that movie.
Mountain X
1.0
Not content to merely insult its audience by charging full fare for a pastiche of sub Mad TV level sketches, Meet the Spartans dares to presume that i ..
Slate
0.0
Its reprehensible of course, but then again its target audience is the niche market of the worlds stupidest 10 year olds.My One True Hope: That mockin ..
Movies
0.0
Words cannot accurately describe what a depressing experience each new film from spoof laden writer directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer is.
The Movie Boy
1.0
You could teach a college course on what not to do in a comedy by showing Meet the Spartans.
7M Pictures
1.0
Its not hard to imagine the harsh words that Simon Cowell would unleash at this film.Its hard not to feel sorry for the cast.
Digital Spy
2.5
This mean spirited shock comedy is likely to make you laugh to the extent that you enjoy poking further fun at the vulnerable and the emotionally dama ..
News Blaze
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
0.6
This is one occasion, however, when sticking around to the very end does not have its rewards.
0.6
You only have to wait 5 seconds into the movie to get the first vomit joke, and if that doesnt drive you out of the theater and on your way to see Clo ..
Waffle Movies
1.3
But seriously, cant they find any decent writers for these spoofs anymore.Unlike classic Mel Brooks films like Blazing Saddles or Young Frankenstein, ..
Movie Crypt
0.0
If you part ways with $12 for a ticket to see this thing thats before parking and popcorn youre barking mad.
Jam! Movies
0.5
Inane comedies can be fun when done well, but bad inane comedies are simply embarrassing.
Movies Ign
0.5
Clocking in around 69 minutes total, Meet the Spartans is not a movie. All involved should feel slightly ashamed.
Cinematical
2.0
At the risk of praising with faint damning, Meet the Spartans isnt the worst film Ive ever seen; however, Im not suggesting that this feature length p ..
Reel Times: Reflections on ..
1.0
Besides the few chuckles I had, the movie was just dreadfully bad.
2.5
While still not a grand work of art, Meet the Spartans improves upon the formula established in the earlier parodies of Friedberg and Seltzer.
Cinema Sight
1.0
Until the mainstream produces some films undeserving of idiot violation, the idiot violation represented by Meet the Spartans a Xerox of absolute zero ..
eye WEEKLY
0.5
It aims to be a so called spoof of 300 but only succeeds at being a commercial for idiocy.
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