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{{Short description|2008 film by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer}}
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{{Infobox film {{Infobox film
| Ngalan = Meet sa mga Spartans | name = Meet the Spartans
| Image = sa pagtubag sa mga Spartans poster.jpg | image = Meet the Spartans poster.jpg
| alt =
| Kapsiyon = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| Direktor = ]
| director = {{plainlist|
| Producer = Jason Friedberg <br /> si Aaron Seltzer <br /> ]
| Magsusulat = Jason Friedberg <br /> si Aaron Seltzer * ]
* ]
| Narrated by = ]
| Pagbida = ] <br /> ] <br /> ] <br /> ] <br /> ] < BR /> ] <br /> ] <br /> ] <br /> ]
| Music = ]
| Cinematography = Shawn Maurer
| Edit = Peck Sa wala pa
| Studio = ] <br /> ] <br /> 3 sa Box
| Distribyutor = ]
| Gibuhian = {{Film petsa | 2008 | 1 | 25}}
| Runtime = 83 minutos <br> 86 minutos (unrated version)
| Nasud = Canada <br /> sa Estados Unidos
| Pinulongan = Iningles
| Budget = $ 30 milyones nga
| Gross = $ 84.646.831
}} }}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
'''' 'Meet sa mga Spartans''''' mao ang usa ka 2008 ] sa direksyon sa ]. <ref> Http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073498 / releaseinfo # akas </ ref> Sama sa mga nangagi nga mga pelikula, sama sa'' ]'','' ]'', ug sa labing bag-o'' ]'' , kini nagdumala sa parodies sa nagkalain-laing pelikula. Bisan tuod kini pakisayran sa daghan nga mga salida sa sine, sa TV, sa mga tawo ug pop sa kultura nga mga panghitabo, kini nagpokus nag-una sa 2007 nga pelikula'' ]''. Kini gibuksan sa # 1 sa US box office, bisan pa sa pagdawat overwhelmingly negatibo nga reviews. Ang pelikula bitoon ], ] ug ] ingon sa mga Kapitan.
* Jason Friedberg
* Aaron Seltzer
* ]
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| writer = {{Plainlist|
* Jason Friedberg
* Aaron Seltzer
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| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
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| narrator =
| music = ]
| cinematography = ]
| editing = Peck Prior
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* ]
* ]
* 3 in the Box
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| distributor = ]
| released = {{Film date|2008|01|25}}
| runtime = 83 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 83:30--><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/meet-spartans-2008-0 | title=''MEET THE SPARTANS'' (12A) | work=] | date=January 11, 2008 | access-date=March 15, 2015}}</ref>
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $30 million<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Spartans (2008) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Meet-the-Spartans#tab=summary |website=] |access-date=2020-10-10 }}</ref>
| gross = $84.6 million<ref name="mojo"/>
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'''''Meet the Spartans''''' is a 2008 American ] written and directed by ].<ref> at ]</ref> The film is mainly a parody of the 2006 film '']'', although it also references many other films, TV shows, people and pop cultural events of the time, in a manner similar to previous films that Friedberg and Seltzer had been involved in such as '']'', '']'' and '']''. The film stars ], ], ], and ].


''Meet the Spartans'' opened at {{abbr|No.|Number}}&nbsp;1 in the United States. It received negative reviews and appeared on several ]. It went on to gross $84 million on a budget of $30 million.
== Luna ==
Ang pelikula abli sa usa ka ] n ansiyano inspecting usa ka mangil-ad, malaksot, pagpakig-istorya bata (usa ka ogre gikan sa'' ]''); kini gibiyaan nga mamatay alang sa iyang deformity. Ang ikaduha nga bata, nga mao ang Vietnam, ang gisagop sa ] ug ]. Baby ] dayon inspeksyon, nga may usa ka unom ka-pack, biceps ug bungot sukad sa pagkatawo. Siya gidawat isip usa ka Spartan ug nag-andam alang kinghood pinaagi sa iyang pagkabata sa pagbansay-bansay, gikan sa away sa iyang lola sa malungtaron nga tortyur (sa usa ka la ]). Leonidas (]) dayon gitambog ngadto sa ihalas, ug ang makuha sa mapintas tingtugnaw, ug ang usa ka ] ] (]). Pagpauli usa ka hari alang sa iyang ] nga nagsul-ob sa usa ka penguin panit kalo, Leonidas nakita ni ] (]) erotically sayaw ug mohangyo sa iyang sa pagminyo kaniya, nga siya mitubag pinaagi sa paghatag kaniya ang kombinasyon sa iyang mga ].


==Plot==
Paglabay sa mga tuig, Leonidas mao ang ] sa iyang mga anak nga lalake sa diha nga si Captain (]) informs kaniya nga sa usa ka Persia mensahero nga pag-abot. Giubanan sa Spartan nga politiko Traitoro, ang sulogoon miabut sa pagpresentar ] 'demanda alang sa Sparta ni ang gipadala. Leonidas-abot aron sa pagtimbaya sa manolonda sa Spartan nga paagi (high-fives alang sa mga babaye ug mga bukad nga baba dila halok kay ang mga tawo). Human sa nagkadako nga nasuko ang duha sa manolonda ni disrespect ug sa pagpangita kaniya sa paghimo sa uban sa iyang asawa, Leonidas kicks kaniya ngadto sa ']'. Bisan pa sa "Traitoro sa" tambag nga sa manolonda ni gwardiya na karon nga gikinahanglan sa pag-convey sa aktuwal nga mensahe, Leonidas kicks kanila sa ingon man. Human niana, siya dumps sa pipila sa ubang mga tawo nga siya lamang dislikes, lakip na ang ] (]), ], ug sa mga maghuhukom alang sa'' ]'' sa dili pa nga adunay ] fling sa iyang kaugalingon in solbaron sa pag-atubang sa mga ] NS, Leonidas mibisita sa mga ], alang sa bisan unsa nga tambag. Ang pulong sa Dios, ], nagpadayag nga ang Leonidas mamatay siya moadto sa gubat. Human sa pagkab-ot sa usa ka desisyon samtang paggahin og sa gabii uban sa iyang asawa, Leonidas magtigum sa mga sundalo nagtigum alang sa iyang paggikan ngadto sa ], ug makakita nga ang lamang 13 (dili 300) ang gidawat sa mga kasundalohan, tungod kay ang mga stringent paghingalan, pagtinagsa aron kini pagadawaton - "Hunky uban sa lawom nga Mediteranyo tans, init bods, ug ]". Tulo ka sa taliwala nila ang naglakip sa kapitan, ang iyang anak nga lalake, Sonio, ug usa ka gamay unfit Spartan nga ginganlan Dilio, nga, ingon sa mga Captain nag-ingon, "May usa ka daghan sa kasingkasing ... ug nice ]." Sa higayon nga sa Hot Gates, sila makasugat ang mga deformed ] (usab nanaghoni sa sa Parker), nga nagsulti Leonidas ug sa mga kapitan bahin sa usa ka tinago nga kanding nga dalan sa ibabaw sa Hot Gates nga Xerxes magamit sa outflank sa mga Spartans. Sa diha nga siya mohangyo nga naghimo ug usa ka Spartan nga sundalo, Leonidas magasalikway sa iyang ingon nga unqualified tungod sa iyang inkapasidad sa paggamit sa usa ka bangkaw sa husto. Leonidas ug ang iyang platun sa dili madugay-atubang sa uban sa Xerxes 'mensahero ug sa iyang mga Immortals, nanagpukpok kanila sa usa ka ] sa dili pa nagmaneho sila sa usa ka pangpang. Xerxes (]), kinsa, gihulagway nga, "matang sa mitan-aw sama nga tambok jud gikan sa'' ]''", nakadayeg kaayo, personal nga mga pamaagi Leonidas ug mga pagsulay sa ]. Ang Spartan nga hari declines, sa pag-ingon nga siya nga ilis sa paghimo kaniya nga mahulog. Ang mga Spartans unya-atubang sa ] n kasundalohan sa usa ka "]" away. Ang mga Spartans katapusan sa usa ka kadaugan, bisan pa sa Dilio ang iyang mga mata sa scratched.
] ]. The first, an ugly, talking baby ogre ('']''), is abandoned to die for its deformity; while ] and ] adopt the second, who is Vietnamese. The third, ], is accepted as a Spartan for his already-present muscular physique and is prepared for kinghood through brutal training. An adult Leonidas is cast out into the wild, survives the harsh winter, and hunts down a ] ] named Mumble ('']''). Returning as king for his inauguration wearing a penguin skin hat, Leonidas sees ] erotically dancing and asks her to marry him, to which she responds by giving him the combination to her armor-plated ].


Years later, Leonidas is ] his son when Captain informs him that a Persian messenger has arrived. Accompanied by the Spartan politician Traitoro, the messenger presents Persian King ]' demands for Sparta's submission. After growing angry with both the messenger's disrespect and finding him making out with his wife, Leonidas kicks him into a pit. Despite Traitoro's advice that the messenger's guards are now needed to convey the actual message, Leonidas kicks them in as well, along with ] and ], ], ], and the '']'' judges ], ] and ]. Resolving to face the ], Leonidas visits the prophets and gives them medicines such as ] as their price for their consultation. They advise him that he should consult the ] for any advice. The Oracle ] reveals that Leonidas will die should he go to war.
Bisan tuod nga kadaugan daw sa mga Spartans 'masabtan, ] betrays sa mga Spartans ug nagpadayag sa nahimutangan sa mga kanding nga dalan ngadto sa Xerxes nga tumbas sa mga nagkalain-laing nga mga gasa. Pinaagi sa paggamit sa usa ka ] kasundalohan (uban sa mga ] blatantly gipakita), Xerxes magtigum sa mga napulo ug duha ka nahabilin nga Spartans ug sa mga gubat sa ibabaw sa. Samtang, balik sa Sparta, Rayna Margo adunay pipila ka mga confrontations uban sa Traitoro, tungod kay siya mao ang mahinungdanong boto sa pagdala sa dugang mga tropa sa pagtabang sa iyang bana. Human sa iyang pakigpulong ngadto sa Council, Traitoro sa publiko betrays sa Queen. Siya defeats kaniya sa gubat. Ebidensiya gipakita siya usa ka mabudhion, nga naghiusa sa konseho uban sa sa reina. Sa ], mga Persiahanon ipaila ang ilang mga tinago nga mga hinagiban: ] ug ], nga makapatay Sonio uban sa usa ka decapitating uppercut sa atubangan sa iyang amahan avenges kaniya uban sa Botox poisoning. Apan sa diha nga ang kapitan nga gibunalan ngadto sa Xerxes, Leonidas pursues Xerxes ug mga pasundayag ]. Pagdumala sa pagpangita sa "]", Xerxes gigamit kini sa usa ka sakyanan nga mahimo nga ], ingon nga siya nagpakita sa iyang gahum sa pag-access sa "] "video sa ]. Apan, Xerxestron bakasyon sa iyang extension nga pisi, pagtuman sa Leonidas 'panaad nga siya mahulog sa sa bili sa iyang kaugalingon ug sa buhi Spartans nga nahugno. Ang buta Dilio, kinsa mibiya sa una pa sa katapusan nga gubat, sa katapusan mobalik ngadto sa Sparta sa pagsulti ni Leonidas 'katapusan nga higayon. Usa ka tuig ang milabay, Dilio nangulo sa usa ka pwersa sa usa ka gatus ka tinuod nga Spartans ug sa pipila ka mga ka libo ka CGI-mga sa pagpildi sa mga Persiahanon, apan ang mga buta nga manggugubat mga kinatumyan sa moadto na sa sayop nga dalan. Sila matapos sa ] diin sila pagtuktok ] sa ubos ingon siya sa pagbiya sa ] (pag-usab).


After deciding while spending the night with his wife, Leonidas meets the soldiers assembled for his departure to ], and finds that only thirteen were accepted in the army due to stringent requirements. Among them are Captain, his son Sonio, and a slightly unfit Spartan named Dilio. Once at the Hot Gates, they encounter a deformed ], who tells Leonidas and the Captain about a secret goat path above the Hot Gates that Xerxes could use to outflank the Spartans. When she asks to be made a Spartan soldier, Leonidas rejects her as unqualified because she cannot use a spear correctly. Leonidas and his platoon soon face off with Xerxes' messenger and his ], beating them in a ] before driving them off a cliff. Xerxes, impressed, personally approaches Leonidas and attempts to ] with a trip to the ]. Leonidas declines, and the Spartans face the Persian army in a "]" fight, which the Spartans win, but Dilio has his eyes scratched out and wanders away.
Ang pelikula natapos uban sa usa ka musika nga gidaghanon sa ngadto sa ] 's "]" nga gipahigayon sa'' ]'' sa tanan sa sa mga sinulat diha sa mga pelikula.


Deciding to betray the Spartans, Hilton tells Xerxes where the goat path is in return for various gifts and for having her deformed hump removed. Xerxes meets the twelve remaining Spartans and the war begins. Meanwhile, back in Sparta, Queen Margo has several confrontations with Traitoro, as he is the vital vote in sending more troops to assist her husband. Following her address to the council, Traitoro publicly betrays the Queen, who then battles him in a parody of '']'' and defeats him using a ]. With Traitoro's deceit exposed, the council is united with the queen.
== Isalikway ==
* ] sama sa ]
* ] sama sa ]
* ] sama sa ]
* ] nga ingon sa Captain
* ] nga ingon sa Dilio
* ] nga ingon sa Sonio
* ] nga ingon sa Councilman Traitoro
* Hunter Clary ingon nga Leo Jr
* ] sama sa mensahero
* ] nga ingon sa Persia Emissary
* ] sama sa ], ], ], ]
* Ryan Fraley ingon nga ]
* ] sama sa ]
* ] sama sa ]
* ] sama sa ]
* ] sama sa ], ], ]
* ] sama sa ]
* Christopher Lett ingon nga ]
* ] ingon sa Loyalist, ]
* ] sama sa ]
* ] sama sa ] / ], Spartan Babaye
* Thomas McKenna ingon nga ]
* Jesse Lewis IV sama sa Ms Jay Alejandro
* Jenny Costa ingon nga ]
* Belinda Waymouth ingon nga ]
* ] sama sa ], ]
* Emily Wilson ingon nga ]
* Si Juan Di Domenico ingon nga ]
* Jim Nieb ingon nga ]
* ] nga ingon sa Narrator (Uncredited)


At the ], the Persians introduce their secret weapons, ] and ], who kills Sonio with a decapitating uppercut. Captain avenges him with ] poisoning before being struck down by Xerxes. Leonidas pursues Xerxes and plays '']''. Managing to find the "]", Xerxes uses it in a car to become ] and shows off his powers to access the "]" video on ]. However, Xerxestron accidentally trips on his extension cord and falls on Leonidas and the surviving Spartans, killing them. The blind Dilio eventually returns to Sparta to inform Queen Margo of Leonidas's death. A year later, Dilio leads a larger Spartan force to defeat the Persians, but the blind warrior ends up going the wrong way. They end up in ], where they knock ] down as she is leaving ] again.
== Critical pagdawat ==
Ang pelikula nga nadawat overwhelmingly negatibo nga reviews gikan sa mga kritiko. Dunot nga kamatis pwesto sa pelikula ika-25 nga sa 100 ka labing dautan review pelikula sa mga 2000s, uban sa usa ka rating sa 2%. "<ref> {{Cite web | url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/meet_the_spartans/ | ulohan = Meet sa mga Spartans - Movie reviews, mga magaapas, mga magasubay, Pictures - dunot nga kamatis | accessdate = 2008-01-28 | publisher = ]}} </ ref> ] nagsugilon sa mga pelikula nga may usa ka average sa iskor 9 gikan sa 100, base sa 11 reviews - nga nagpakita "grabeng dislike o disgust" ug nga ang labing nakadawat og pelikula pinaagi sa direktor sa dapit. <ref> {{Cite web | url = http://www.metacritic.com / film / titulo / meetthespartans | title = Meet sa mga Spartans (2008): reviews | accessdate = 2008-01-28 | publisher = ]}} </ ref>


The film ends with the characters singing "]" on the ''American Idol'' stage, as the credits appear.
Usa ka magsusubli sa ] 's'' ]'' mihatag sa pelikula ang usa ka iskor sa zero, ingon sa gibuhat ]' s sa Adlaw, ug ang Night samtang ang usa ka ] n mantalaan ribyuha mihulagway niini nga "ingon nga funny sama sa usa ka nagdilaab nga ]". Ang ] miingon nga "Human sa paglahutay sa mga sa mga torturously unfunny'' Date Movie'' ug'' epiko Movie'', ang usa mahimo nga mapasaylo sa panapos nga nga ang arte sa cinematic parody diha sa terminal pagkunhod. Kini pinakabag-installment sa Friedberg ug Seltzer ni franchise pakang sa usa ka katapusan nga lansang ngadto sa lungon sa usa ka gayud atrocious koleksyon sa imbecilic skits ... kini junk-sa pagkaon Cinema sa iyang bana. usa ka cringes sa paghunahuna kon unsa ang umaabot nga kultural nga mga historyano himoon kini sa ... ug kanamo. "<ref> {{Cite | Title = Meet sa mga Spartans (2008): reviews | accessdate = 2009-12-13 | publisher = ]}} </ ref> Sa ],'' ] ' 'magsusubli Wendy IDE misugyot nga ang mga producers sa mga salida wala aiming alang sa' laughs 'apan "usa ka simian grunt sa pag-ila gikan sa usa ka nanambong nga kinahanglan na halos utok-patay sa kakha sa £ 10 sa pagtan-aw sa usa ka pelikula nga dili gani master sa konsepto sa ]? ". Kini nga pelikula mao ang labing ubos nga-rated sa 2008 film nga panahon.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* ] as ]
** ] as young Leonidas
* ] as Captain Artemis
* ] as ]
* ] as ]
* ] as Councilman Traitoro
* ] as Sonio
* ] as ]
* ] as ], ], ], ]
* ] as ], Prophet, ]
* Hunter Clary as ]
* ] as Messenger
* ] as Persian Emissary
* Andy Basargian as ]
* Tiffany Claus as ]
* Nick Steele as ]
* ] as ]
* Christopher Lett as ]
* ] as Loyalist, ]
* ] as ]
* ] as Oracle/], Spartan Woman
* ] (''uncredited'') as Narrator
* Thomas McKenna as ]
* Jesse Lewis IV as Ms. Jay Alexander
* Jenny Costa as ]
* Belinda Waymouth as ]
* ] as ], ]
* ] as ]
* ] as ]
* Jim Nieb as ]
* ] as Urban Girl
}}


== Release ==
Kasagaran sa mga pelikula sa pagsaway ninglakip sa dili nga adunay daghan nga aktuwal nga jokes ug imbis adunay usa ka sa-pagsalig sa ] references. <ref> {{Cite | Title = Meet sa mga Spartans - Hinumdomi: "300" mao ang funnier. | Accessdate = 2008-01-28 | publisher = ] | deadurl = yes}} {{Patay link | date = Pebrero 2012 | bot = RjwilmsiBot}} </ ref> Pipila usab gags mga pagsaway sa pagka- overused, sama sa paglabay sa nagkalain-laing mga celebrity sa Pit sa kamatayon o sa ambiguous sekswalidad sa mga Spartans.
=== Box office ===
''Meet the Spartans'' opened at number one at the US box office, grossing $18,505,530 over its opening weekend,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.the-numbers.com/charts/weekly/2008/20080125.php |title=US Movie Box Office Chart Weekend of January 25, 2008 |website= The Numbers |access-date = 2008-01-31 }}</ref> narrowly edging out fellow newcomer '']'', which was briefly parodied in the credits of this film. The film dropped 60.4% in its second weekend grossing $7,336,595 expanding to 2,643 theaters while ranking fourth at the box office. The film grossed $38,233,676 in United States and Canada and grossed $45,787,889 internationally, adding up to a total worldwide gross of $84,021,565.<ref name="mojo">{{mojo title|meetthespartans}}</ref>


=== Critical response ===
Ang pelikula ni iskor sa ] mao ang gidayeg Christian Clemmensen gikan sa Filmtracks.com, nga giisip kini sa usa sa mga pinakadako nga "sad-an kalipayan" sa 2008. <ref> </ ref>
''Meet the Spartans'' was universally panned by critics. On ] ], the film has an approval rating of 2% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 2.40/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "A tired, unfunny, offensive waste of time, ''Meet the Spartans'' scrapes the bottom of the cinematic barrel."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/meet_the_spartans/ |title=Meet the Spartans (2008) |website=] |access-date=27 November 2024 }}</ref> On ], the film received a score of 9 based on 11 reviews, indicating "overwhelming dislike", being the worst received film by the directors on the site.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/meetthespartans |title=Meet the Spartans (2008): Reviews |website=] |access-date=2020-04-01 |archive-date=January 27, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127064737/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/meetthespartans |url-status=dead }}</ref> Audiences surveyed by ] gave the film a grade C− on a scale from A+ to F.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Joshua Rich |title=''Spartans'' stops ''Rambo'' |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/01/29/spartans-stops-rambo/ |magazine=] |date=January 29, 2008 |quote=the movie’s CinemaScore was a terrible C- (coming from a crowd that was, not surprisingly 58 percent male and three-quarters under the age of 25)}}</ref>


'']'' called it "Lazy, lame and painfully unfunny, Meet the Spartans is yet another scrambled-genre parody."<ref name="Leydon">{{cite web |last=Leydon |first=Joe |author-link=Joe Leydon |title=Meet the Spartans |url=https://variety.com/review/VE1117935938 |website=] |date=25 January 2008 }}</ref> Frank Scheck of ] wrote: "Writer-directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer basically reprise the tired formula from their earlier efforts, which is to throw in as many pop culture references as possible to cover up the lack of any real wit."<ref name="Scheck">{{Cite news |last=Scheck |first=Frank |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/meet-spartans-125987 |title=Meet the Spartans - Bottom Line: "300" was funnier. |access-date=2008-01-28 |work=] }} <br /> {{cite web |date=26 January 2008 |last=Scheck |first=Frank |author-link=Frank Scheck |title=Obvious gags, laugh-free jokes vanquish "Spartans" |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/review-film-spartans-dc-idUSN2537785120080126 |website=Reuters }}</ref> Jeannette Catsoulis of '']'' gave it a 1 out of 5 and wrote: "Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the team behind Meet the Spartans, prove that ridiculing other movies is much easier than making your own." Catsoulis said the various audience reactions at the screening she attended summed it up best: Eewwww! Aaarghh! Huh?<ref>{{cite web |date=26 January 2008 |last=Catsoulis |first=Jeannette |title=Doing Battle on the Field of Parody (Published 2008) |website=] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/movies/26spar.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007182753/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/movies/26spar.html | archive-date=2017-10-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2008 |author=Gene Seymour |title='Meet the Spartans' |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/meet-the-spartans-1.878335 |website=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016032635/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/meet-the-spartans-1.878335 |archive-date=2010-10-16 |quote=What's the point of making a parody that's dumber than the stuff it parodies? }}</ref> Critic Garth Franklin of ''Dark Horizons'' called it "One of the most painfully bad comedies I've ever had to endure, and I've seen the collected works of ], ], ] AND ]."<ref name="Franklin">{{cite web |date=25 January 2008 |last=Franklin |first=Garth |title=Review: "Meet the Spartans" |url=https://www.darkhorizons.com/review-meet-the-spartans/ |website=Dark Horizons }}</ref>
Diha sa balita sa'' Meet sa mga Spartans'' box sa opisina nga kalampusan,'' ]'' staff gibuhat sa usa ka sketch nga ang parodies sa tanan nga nagligad nga "Parody Movies" pinaagi sa mentioning sa pelikula ni maluya nga comedy stunts.
The ] said "After enduring the torturously unfunny ''Date Movie'' and ''Epic Movie'', one could be forgiven for concluding that the art of cinematic parody was in terminal decline. This latest installment in Friedberg and Seltzer's franchise hammers a final nail into the coffin with an utterly atrocious collection of imbecilic skits... it's junk-food cinema at its worst. One cringes to think what future cultural historians will make of it… and us."<ref>{{cite web |date=2008 |author=Jamie Russell |title=Meet the Spartans – review |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/szqv/meet-the-spartans/ |website=] |access-date=2020-10-10 |archive-date=July 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701061729/http://www.radiotimes.com/film/szqv/meet-the-spartans |url-status=dead }} {{Rating|1|5}}</ref>


Clark Collis of '']'' gave it a mixed review<!-- Metacritic claims this counts as mixed -->, crediting the actors for their efforts but criticizing the script and the already dated jokes, giving it a grade C−.<ref name="Collis">{{cite magazine |date=February 6, 2008 |author=Clark Collis |title=Meet the Spartans |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/02/06/meet-spartans/ |magazine=] }}</ref>
On January 21, 2009, ang mga pelikula nakadawat sa lima ka nominasyon alang sa mga ] ] s: <ref> {{Cite web | url = http://www.razzies. com/history/29thNoms.asp | title = RAZZIES.COM 2008 nominasyon | author = si Juan Wilson | publisher = Razzie Awards | date = 2009-01-21 | accessdate = 2009-01-21 | authorlink = si Juan Wilson (Golden Raspberry) }} </ ref> Worst Picture (hiniusang uban sa'' ]''), Pinakagrabe nga pagsuporta sa Actress (Electra), Worst Director, Pinakagrabe nga Screenplay, ug Pinakagrabe nga Prequel, Remake, gikunis, gilangkat-Off, o sekwins.


Most of the film's criticism consisted of not having many actual jokes and instead having an over-reliance on ] references.<ref name="Scheck" /> Several recurring gags were criticized for being overused, such as the ambiguous sexuality of the Spartans<!-- "after the 10th or 20th repetition" --><ref name="Leydon" /> and throwing various celebrities down the Pit of Death.
=== Box buhatan sa performance {{angkla | Box Office}} ===
Bisan pa sa overwhelmingly negatibo nga kritikal nga reaksyon, ang pelikula giablihan # 1 sa US box office, grossing $ 18.505.530 sa ibabaw sa iyang pangbukas nga semana, <ref> {{Cite web | url = http://www.the-numbers.com/charts/weekly / 2008/20080125.php | title = US Movie Box Office tsart Weekend sa January 25, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-01-31 | publisher = Ang Numeros}} </ ref> narrowly edging sa isigka-newcomer'' ]'', nga kadiyot parodied sa credits niini nga pelikula. Ang pelikula nagatulo 60,4% sa iyang ikaduha nga semana grossing $ 7.336.595 pagpalapad sa 2643 teyatro samtang ang ika-upat nga ranggo sa kahon sa buhatan. Ang pelikula grossed $ 38.233.676 sa Estados Unidos ug Canada, ug grossed $ 45.787.889 Internationally, ug midugang ngadto sa usa ka Tibuok Kalibutan nga gross sa $ 84.021.565.


The film's score by ] was commended by Christian Clemmensen from ], who considered it one of the biggest "guilty pleasures" of 2008.<ref> at ]</ref>
== Home media ==
Ang pelikula gibuhian sa ] ug ] sa Hunyo 3, 2008, sa usa ka "Unrated Pit sa kamatayon" Edisyon, ug ang usa ka ] / theatrical nga pagbuhi sa mga pelikula. Ang theatrical cut wala maglakip sa extras apan naglakip sa widescreen ug sa bug-os nga screen nga bersyon sa usa ka duha disc. Usa ka "ruder & cruder" version sa wala madugay gipagawas sa UK niadtong Agosto 18.


== Tan-awa usab == === Accolades ===
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On January 21, 2009, the film received five nominations for the ] ]s:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.razzies.com/history/29thNoms.asp|title=RAZZIES.COM 2008 Nominations|author=John Wilson|publisher=Razzie Awards|date=2009-01-21|access-date=2009-01-21|author-link=John J. B. Wilson}}</ref> Worst Picture (jointly with '']''), Worst Supporting Actress (Electra), Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel.
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2008 film by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer

Meet the Spartans
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Jason Friedberg
  • Aaron Seltzer
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyShawn Maurer
Edited byPeck Prior
Music byChristopher Lennertz
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • January 25, 2008 (2008-01-25)
Running time83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million
Box office$84.6 million

Meet the Spartans is a 2008 American parody film written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. The film is mainly a parody of the 2006 film 300, although it also references many other films, TV shows, people and pop cultural events of the time, in a manner similar to previous films that Friedberg and Seltzer had been involved in such as Scary Movie, Date Movie and Epic Movie. The film stars Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitian, and Kevin Sorbo.

Meet the Spartans opened at No. 1 in the United States. It received negative reviews and appeared on several lists of the worst films ever made. It went on to gross $84 million on a budget of $30 million.

Plot

A Spartan elder inspects three babies. The first, an ugly, talking baby ogre (Shrek the Third), is abandoned to die for its deformity; while Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie adopt the second, who is Vietnamese. The third, Leonidas, is accepted as a Spartan for his already-present muscular physique and is prepared for kinghood through brutal training. An adult Leonidas is cast out into the wild, survives the harsh winter, and hunts down a gangsta penguin named Mumble (Happy Feet). Returning as king for his inauguration wearing a penguin skin hat, Leonidas sees Margo erotically dancing and asks her to marry him, to which she responds by giving him the combination to her armor-plated chastity belt.

Years later, Leonidas is training his son when Captain informs him that a Persian messenger has arrived. Accompanied by the Spartan politician Traitoro, the messenger presents Persian King Xerxes' demands for Sparta's submission. After growing angry with both the messenger's disrespect and finding him making out with his wife, Leonidas kicks him into a pit. Despite Traitoro's advice that the messenger's guards are now needed to convey the actual message, Leonidas kicks them in as well, along with Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, Sanjaya Malakar, Ryan Seacrest, and the American Idol judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul. Resolving to face the Persians, Leonidas visits the prophets and gives them medicines such as Neutrogena as their price for their consultation. They advise him that he should consult the Oracle for any advice. The Oracle Ugly Betty reveals that Leonidas will die should he go to war.

After deciding while spending the night with his wife, Leonidas meets the soldiers assembled for his departure to Thermopylae, and finds that only thirteen were accepted in the army due to stringent requirements. Among them are Captain, his son Sonio, and a slightly unfit Spartan named Dilio. Once at the Hot Gates, they encounter a deformed Paris Hilton, who tells Leonidas and the Captain about a secret goat path above the Hot Gates that Xerxes could use to outflank the Spartans. When she asks to be made a Spartan soldier, Leonidas rejects her as unqualified because she cannot use a spear correctly. Leonidas and his platoon soon face off with Xerxes' messenger and his Immortals, beating them in a dance contest before driving them off a cliff. Xerxes, impressed, personally approaches Leonidas and attempts to bribe him with a trip to the Palms Hotel and Casino. Leonidas declines, and the Spartans face the Persian army in a "Yo Momma" fight, which the Spartans win, but Dilio has his eyes scratched out and wanders away.

Deciding to betray the Spartans, Hilton tells Xerxes where the goat path is in return for various gifts and for having her deformed hump removed. Xerxes meets the twelve remaining Spartans and the war begins. Meanwhile, back in Sparta, Queen Margo has several confrontations with Traitoro, as he is the vital vote in sending more troops to assist her husband. Following her address to the council, Traitoro publicly betrays the Queen, who then battles him in a parody of Spider-Man 3 and defeats him using a dust buster. With Traitoro's deceit exposed, the council is united with the queen.

At the Battle of Thermopylae, the Persians introduce their secret weapons, Ghost Rider and Rocky Balboa, who kills Sonio with a decapitating uppercut. Captain avenges him with Botox poisoning before being struck down by Xerxes. Leonidas pursues Xerxes and plays Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Managing to find the "Transformer Cube", Xerxes uses it in a car to become Xerxestron and shows off his powers to access the "Leave Britney Alone!" video on YouTube. However, Xerxestron accidentally trips on his extension cord and falls on Leonidas and the surviving Spartans, killing them. The blind Dilio eventually returns to Sparta to inform Queen Margo of Leonidas's death. A year later, Dilio leads a larger Spartan force to defeat the Persians, but the blind warrior ends up going the wrong way. They end up in Malibu, where they knock Lindsay Lohan down as she is leaving rehab again.

The film ends with the characters singing "I Will Survive" on the American Idol stage, as the credits appear.

Cast

Release

Box office

Meet the Spartans opened at number one at the US box office, grossing $18,505,530 over its opening weekend, narrowly edging out fellow newcomer Rambo, which was briefly parodied in the credits of this film. The film dropped 60.4% in its second weekend grossing $7,336,595 expanding to 2,643 theaters while ranking fourth at the box office. The film grossed $38,233,676 in United States and Canada and grossed $45,787,889 internationally, adding up to a total worldwide gross of $84,021,565.

Critical response

Meet the Spartans was universally panned by critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 2% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 2.40/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "A tired, unfunny, offensive waste of time, Meet the Spartans scrapes the bottom of the cinematic barrel." On Metacritic, the film received a score of 9 based on 11 reviews, indicating "overwhelming dislike", being the worst received film by the directors on the site. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade C− on a scale from A+ to F.

Variety called it "Lazy, lame and painfully unfunny, Meet the Spartans is yet another scrambled-genre parody." Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Writer-directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer basically reprise the tired formula from their earlier efforts, which is to throw in as many pop culture references as possible to cover up the lack of any real wit." Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times gave it a 1 out of 5 and wrote: "Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the team behind Meet the Spartans, prove that ridiculing other movies is much easier than making your own." Catsoulis said the various audience reactions at the screening she attended summed it up best: Eewwww! Aaarghh! Huh? Critic Garth Franklin of Dark Horizons called it "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." The Radio Times said "After enduring the torturously unfunny Date Movie and Epic Movie, one could be forgiven for concluding that the art of cinematic parody was in terminal decline. This latest installment in Friedberg and Seltzer's franchise hammers a final nail into the coffin with an utterly atrocious collection of imbecilic skits... it's junk-food cinema at its worst. One cringes to think what future cultural historians will make of it… and us."

Clark Collis of Entertainment Weekly gave it a mixed review, crediting the actors for their efforts but criticizing the script and the already dated jokes, giving it a grade C−.

Most of the film's criticism consisted of not having many actual jokes and instead having an over-reliance on pop culture references. Several recurring gags were criticized for being overused, such as the ambiguous sexuality of the Spartans and throwing various celebrities down the Pit of Death.

The film's score by Christopher Lennertz was commended by Christian Clemmensen from Filmtracks.com, who considered it one of the biggest "guilty pleasures" of 2008.

Accolades

On January 21, 2009, the film received five nominations for the 29th Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Picture (jointly with Disaster Movie), Worst Supporting Actress (Electra), Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel.

References

  1. "MEET THE SPARTANS (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. January 11, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  2. "Meet the Spartans (2008) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Meet the Spartans at Box Office Mojo
  4. Meet the Spartans at IMDb
  5. "US Movie Box Office Chart Weekend of January 25, 2008". The Numbers. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. "Meet the Spartans (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  7. "Meet the Spartans (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 27, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  8. Joshua Rich (January 29, 2008). "Spartans stops Rambo". Entertainment Weekly. the movie's CinemaScore was a terrible C- (coming from a crowd that was, not surprisingly 58 percent male and three-quarters under the age of 25)
  9. ^ Leydon, Joe (January 25, 2008). "Meet the Spartans". Variety.
  10. ^ Scheck, Frank. "Meet the Spartans - Bottom Line: "300" was funnier". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 28, 2008.
    Scheck, Frank (January 26, 2008). "Obvious gags, laugh-free jokes vanquish "Spartans"". Reuters.
  11. Catsoulis, Jeannette (January 26, 2008). "Doing Battle on the Field of Parody (Published 2008)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
  12. Gene Seymour (2008). "'Meet the Spartans'". Newsday. Archived from the original on October 16, 2010. What's the point of making a parody that's dumber than the stuff it parodies?
  13. Franklin, Garth (January 25, 2008). "Review: "Meet the Spartans"". Dark Horizons.
  14. Jamie Russell (2008). "Meet the Spartans – review". Radio Times. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  15. Clark Collis (February 6, 2008). "Meet the Spartans". Entertainment Weekly.
  16. Meet the Spartans (Christopher Lennertz) at Filmtracks.com
  17. John Wilson (January 21, 2009). "RAZZIES.COM 2008 Nominations". Razzie Awards. Retrieved January 21, 2009.

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