Product Details

• Actors: Sean Maguire, Kevin Sorbo, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitian, Diedrich Bader
• Directors: Aaron Seltzer, Jason Friedberg
• Writers: Aaron Seltzer, Jason Friedberg
• Producers: Aaron Seltzer, Jason Friedberg, Arnon Milchan, Hal Olofsson
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: June 3, 2008
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00177YA06
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,252 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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With Meet the Spartans, the creators of Date Movie lampoon penguins, Paris Hilton, American Idol, Britney Spears, Dancing with the Stars, Stomp the Yard, Brangelina, Lindsay Lohan, product placement, Sylvester Stallone, Transformers, and pretty much every other obvious target that's emerged since they made their last flick, Epic Movie. The main subject of mockery is 300, the visual-effects laden Greek warrior movie, the relentless homoeroticism of which is not-so-subtly pointed out with a mixture of scatology, phallic humor, painted-on six-pack abs, disco songs, blows to the groin, and spitting--lots and lots and lots of spitting. There's nothing remotely clever about Meet the Spartans, and even fans of pop-culture cuisinarts like Scary Movie may feel the genre is losing its oomph, but if you're looking for a shotgun blast of lowbrow gags, this is it. Along for the ride are Sean Maguire (The Class), Kevin Sorbo (Hercules), Ken Davitian (Borat), Diedrich Bader (Napoleon Dynamite), and Carmen Electra, without whom no movie of this kind would be complete. The only person who emerges with any credibility is comedienne Nicole Parker (Mad TV), who does a pretty spot-on impression of Ellen DeGeneres. --Bret Fetzer

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History has never been so... hysterical! Prepare to fight for honor, fight for glory, and fight back tears of laughter watching this gut-busting spoof comedy that skewers pop culture's biggest icons.

In Meet the Spartans, the heroic Leonidas, armed with nothing but leather underwear and a cape, leads a ragtag group of 13 - count'em, 13! - warriors to defend their homeland against the invading Persians, whose ranks include Ghost Rider, Rocky Balboa, the Transformers, and a hunchbacked Paris Hilton.

You won't find a funnier Greek war film even if you live to see 300!

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23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars You could buy it... but I'm sure you can find a cheaper COASTER out there somewhere., June 8, 2008

By	Chris Kennison (Jefferson City, Mo United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Unbearable.

All that needs to be said. Complete trash. I'm not sure at what point, pop-culture references became funny just by themselves. I guy dressed up like Sanjaya from American Idol pops out of nowhere and they kick him into a pit. Then the 3 person American Idol panel. Britney Spears and K-fed.

There's no setup. There's no nothing. If this is what has come of hollywood spoof comedies... I'm done... and now that we've seen a long string of these comedic failures pour out into the theatres and people actually pay for them... legitimizing them... we'll probably see more. It's a sad day in Hollywood.

Thousands of scripts are written every year that should be funded and produced before trash like this. When a supposed comedy does nothing but make this viewer angry... it's awful.

Everyone should be offended that cheap, brainless, here's a pop-culture reference and here's another type movies are being produced like MEET THE SPARTANS. We deserve better from people who are making millions hand over fist and can only come up with DATE MOVIE, EPIC MOVIE, LITTLE MAN, WHITE CHICKS and MEET THE SPARTANS.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars There should be an option for no stars., June 24, 2008

By	boomz - See all my reviews

Clearly this movie deserves not even one out of five stars. Horrible trailer, and an even worse movie. They even have some fake ugly Megatron looking thing playing that creepy looking dude from youtube in it, when that video wasn't viral for being funny, it was viral for being extremely disturbing. The makers of this film are not in tune with today's culture. This is a movie for people out of touch with today's generation, who want to desperately try and fit in and stay relevant.

22 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Possibly The Worst Movie Ever, May 5, 2008

By	Tropicalwolf "Freelance Writer" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This movie just sucks. In one word - horrible! Not even remotely funny. It is sad when a director feels that he has to explain each joke. Do NOT waste your time!