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{{Infobox film {{Infobox film
| Name = Matugunan ang Spartans | name = Meet the Spartans
| Imahe = matugunan ang mga Spartans poster.jpg | image = Meet the Spartans poster.jpg
| Caption = theatrical release poster | caption = Theatrical release poster
| Director = ] | director = ]
| Producer = Jason Friedberg <br /> Aaron seltser na tubig <br /> ] | producer = Jason Friedberg<br />Aaron Seltzer<br />]
| Manunulat = Jason Friedberg <br /> Aaron seltser na tubig | writer = Jason Friedberg<br />Aaron Seltzer
| Narrated sa pamamagitan ng = ] | narrated by = ]
| Paglalagay ng star = ] <br /> ] <br /> ] <br /> ] <br /> ] < br /> ] <br /> ] <br /> ] <br /> ] | starring = ]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />]
| Music = ] | music = ]
| Sinematograpia = Shawn Maurer | cinematography = Shawn Maurer
| Editing = Peck Bago | editing = Peck Prior
| Studio = ] <br /> ] <br /> 3 sa Box | studio = ]<br />]<br />3 in the Box
| Distributor = ] | distributor = ]
| Kakalabas = {{petsa Pelikula | 2008 | 1 | 25}} | released = {{Film date|2008|1|25}}
| Runtime = 83 minuto <br> 86 minuto (Di na-rate na bersyon) | runtime = 83 minutes<br>86 minutes (unrated version)
| Country = Canada <br /> Estados Unidos | country = Canada<br />United States
| Wika = Ingles | language = English
| Badyet = $ 30,000,000 | budget = $30 million
| Gross = $ 84,646,831 | gross = $84,646,831
}} }}
'''' 'Kilalanin ang Spartans''''' ay isang 2008 ] nakadirekta sa pamamagitan ng ]. <ref> Http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073498 / releaseinfo # Akas </ ref> Katulad sa nakaraang mga pelikula, tulad ng'' ]'','' ]'', at pinaka-kamakailan'' ]'' , ito dumidirekta parodies sa iba't ibang mga pelikula. Kahit na ito sanggunian maraming mga pelikula, palabas sa TV, mga tao at mga pop kultura mga kaganapan, ito ay nakatutok lamang sa ang 2007 film'' ]''. Ito ay binuksan # 1 sa opisina US box, sa kabila ng pagtanggap ng lubha negatibong mga review. Ang pelikula bituin ], ] at ] Ang bilang Captain. '''''Meet the Spartans''''' is a 2008 ] directed by ].<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073498/releaseinfo#akas</ref> Similar to past movies, such as '']'', '']'', and most recently '']'', it directs parodies at various films. Although it references many movies, TV shows, people and pop cultural events, it focuses mainly on the 2007 film '']''. It opened #1 in the US box office, despite receiving overwhelmingly negative reviews. The film stars ], ] and ] as The Captain.


== Plot == ==Plot==
Ang pelikula ay bubukas na may isang ] n nakatatanda inspecting isang pangit, pakikipag-usap sanggol (isang dambuhala mula'' ]''); ito ay inabandunang upang mamatay para sa kapinsalaan ng katawan nito. Isang pangalawang sanggol, sino ang Vietnamese, ay pinagtibay sa pamamagitan ng ] at ]. Baby ] ay siniyasat pagkatapos, pagkakaroon ng anim na-pack, biceps at balbas mula sa kapanganakan. Siya ay tinanggap bilang isang Spartan at inihanda para sa kinghood sa pamamagitan ng kanyang pagkabata pagsasanay, mula sa pakikipaglaban kanyang lola upang panatilihan labis na pagpapahirap (a la ]). Leonidas (]) ay pagkatapos ay palayasin out sa ligaw, at survives ang malupit na taglamig at isang ] ] (]). Bumabalik isang hari para sa kanyang ] suot ng isang sumbrero penguin balat, Leonidas nakikita ng ] (]) erotically sayawan at nagtatanong sa kanya mag-asawa sa kanya, na kung saan siya ay tumutugon sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay sa kanya ang kumbinasyon sa kanyang ]. The film opens with a ]n elder inspecting an ugly, talking baby (an ogre from '']''); it is abandoned to die for its deformity. A second baby, who is Vietnamese, is adopted by ] and ]. Baby ] is then inspected, having a six-pack, biceps and beard from birth. He is accepted as a Spartan and prepared for kinghood through his childhood training, from fighting his grandmother to enduring torture (a la ]). Leonidas (]) is then cast out into the wild, and survives the harsh winter and a ] ] (]). Returning a king for his ] 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 ].


Taon mamaya, Leonidas ay ] kanyang anak kapag Captain (]) informs sa kanya na ang isang Persian sugo na darating. Sinamahan ng mga politiko Spartan Traitoro, ang mensahero Napag-ipakita ] 'pangangailangan para sa Sparta ni pagsusumite. Leonidas dumating upang salubungin ang sugo sa Spartan paraan (high-fives para sa mga kababaihan at bukas bibig dila kisses para sa mga lalaki). Pagkatapos lumalaking galit sa kapwa kawalang-galang ang sugo at paghahanap ng mga kanya making out kasama ang kanyang asawa, Leonidas kicks sa kanya sa ']'. Sa kabila ng "Traitoro ni" payo na Guards ang sugo ni na ngayon ang kailangan upang ihatid ang aktwal na mensahe, Leonidas kicks ang mga ito sa pati na rin. Pagkatapos, siya lungkot sa maraming iba pang mga tao na siya lang hindi gusto, kasama ang ] (]), ] at ang mga hukom para sa'' ]'' bago pagkakaroon ] masunod ang layaw sa sarili ang kanyang sarili in Paglutas ng harapin ang ] NS, Leonidas bumibisita ang ], para sa anumang payo. Ang Oracle, ], ay nagpapakita na Leonidas mamamatay dapat siya pumunta sa digmaan. Pagkatapos ng pag-abot sa isang desisyon habang gumagastos ang gabi kasama ang kanyang asawa, Leonidas nakakatugon sa mga sundalo binuo para sa kanyang pag-alis sa ], at nakita na lamang 13 (hindi 300) ay tinanggap sa hukbo, dahil mayroong mahigpit na mga pagtutukoy upang matanggap - "Hunky may malalim na Mediterranean tans, hot bods, at ]". Tatlong kasama ng mga ito isama ang Captain, ang kanyang mga anak na lalaki, Sonio, at isang bahagyang hindi nababagay Spartan nagngangalang Dilio, sino, pati na ang Captain estado, "May ng maraming puso ... at maganda ang ]." Kapag nasa Hot Gates, sila magkasalubong ang deformed ] (din-play sa pamamagitan ng Parker), na nagsasabi sa Leonidas at ang Captain tungkol sa isang lihim na landas kambing sa itaas ng mga Hot Gates na Xerxes maaaring gamitin upang luminlang ang Spartans. Kapag siya nagtatanong na isasagawa ng isang Spartan kawal, Leonidas rejects kanyang bilang hindi karapat-dapat dahil sa kanyang kawalan ng kakayahan na gumamit ng isang sibat tama. Leonidas at ang kanyang mga pulutong sa lalong madaling panahon harapin off may Xerxes 'sugo at ang kanyang mga Immortals, matalo ang mga ito sa isang ] bago pagmamaneho ang mga ito off ng isang talampas. Xerxes (]), na, ay inilalarawan bilang, "isang uri ng mukhang taba na tao mula sa'' ]''", impressed, personal nalalapit sa Leonidas at pagtatangka upang ]. Ang Spartan king pagtanggi, na nagsasabi na siya ay sa halip ay gumawa siya mahulog. Ang Spartans pagkatapos harapin ang ] n hukbo sa isang "]" paglaban. Ang Spartans nagtatapos sa tagumpay, sa kabila ng Dilio pagkakaroon ng kanyang mga mata scratched out. Years later, Leonidas is ] his son when Captain (]) informs him that a Persian messenger has arrived. Accompanied by the Spartan politician Traitoro, the messenger has come to present ]' demands for Sparta's submission. Leonidas arrives to greet the messenger in the Spartan way (high-fives for the women and open mouth tongue kisses for the men). After growing angry with both the messenger's disrespect and finding him making out with his wife, Leonidas kicks him into the ']'. Despite "Traitoro's" advice that the messenger's guards are now needed to convey the actual message, Leonidas kicks them in as well. Afterwards, he dumps in several other people he simply dislikes, including ] (]), ] and the judges for '']'' before having ] fling himself in. Resolving to face the ]ns, Leonidas visits the ], for any advice. The Oracle, ], reveals that Leonidas will die should he go to war. After reaching a decision while spending the night with his wife, Leonidas meets the soldiers assembled for his departure to ], and finds that only 13 (not 300) were accepted in the army, since there were stringent specifications to be accepted— "Hunky with deep Mediterranean tans, hot bods, and ]". Three among them include Captain, his son, Sonio, and a slightly unfit Spartan named Dilio, who, as the Captain states, "Has a lot of heart...and nice ]." Once at the Hot Gates, they encounter the deformed ] (also played by Parker), 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 due to her inability to use a spear correctly. Leonidas and his platoon soon face off with Xerxes' messenger and his Immortals, beating them in a ] before driving them off a cliff. Xerxes (]), who, is described as, "sort of looked like that fat guy from '']''", impressed, personally approaches Leonidas and attempts to ]. The Spartan king declines, saying that he will instead make him fall. The Spartans then face the ]n army in a "]" fight. The Spartans end with a victory, in spite of Dilio having his eyes scratched out.


Kahit pagtatagumpay tila sa Spartans 'na kaalaman, ] betrays ang Spartans at ipinapakita ang lokasyon ng landas kambing upang Xerxes sa return para sa iba't ibang mga regalo. Paggamit ng isang ] hukbo (na may ] blatantly ipinapakita), Xerxes nakakatugon sa labindalawang natitirang Spartans at ang digmaan ay sa. Samantala, bumalik sa Sparta, Queen Margo ay may ilang mga confrontations na may Traitoro, sapagkat siya ay mahalaga sa buhay ng mga boto sa pagpapadala ng higit pang mga hukbo na tulungan ang kanyang asawa. Ang pagsunod sa kanyang address sa Konseho, Traitoro publiko betrays ang Queen. Siya defeats sa kanya sa labanan. Katibayan ay ipinapakita siya ay isang taksil, uniting ang konseho na may queen. Sa ], ang Persians ipakilala ang kanilang mga lihim na armas: ] at ], na kills Sonio may decapitating aperkat bago ang kanyang ama avenges sa kanya ng Botox pagkalason. Ngunit kapag Captain ay struck down na sa pamamagitan ng Xerxes, Leonidas pursues Xerxes at pag-play ng ]. Pamamahala upang mahanap ang "]", Xerxes ay gumagamit ng ito sa isang kotse upang maging ] bilang siya ay nagpapakita off ang kanyang kapangyarihan upang ma-access ang "] "video sa ]!. Gayunpaman, Xerxestron trip sa kanyang extension cord, pagtupad Leonidas 'taimtim na pangako na siya ay mahulog sa ang halaga ng kanyang sarili at surviving Spartans lamukos. Ang bulag Dilio, na natitira bago ang huling labanan, sa huli ay babalik sa Sparta upang sabihin ng Leonidas 'huling sandali. Ang isang taon mamaya, Dilio humahantong ang isang puwersa ng isang daang real Spartans at ilang libong CGI-alin ang talunin ang Persians, ngunit ang bulag mandirigma ay nagtatapos up ng pagpunta sa maling paraan. Sila hantungan ] kung saan sila magpatumba ] down na bilang siya ay umaalis sa ] (muli). Though victory seemed to be in the Spartans' grasp, ] betrays the Spartans and reveals the location of the goat path to Xerxes in return for various gifts. Using a ] army (with the ] blatantly shown), Xerxes meets the twelve remaining Spartans and the war is on. Meanwhile, back in Sparta, Queen Margo has several confrontations with Traitoro, because he is the vital vote in sending more troops to assist her husband. Following her address to the Council, Traitoro publicly betrays the Queen. She defeats him in battle. Evidence is shown he is a traitor, uniting the council with the queen. At the ], the Persians introduce their secret weapons: ] and ], who kills Sonio with a decapitating uppercut before his father avenges him with Botox poisoning. But when Captain is struck down by Xerxes, Leonidas pursues Xerxes and plays ]. Managing to find the "]", Xerxes uses it in a car to become ] as he shows off his powers to access the "]" video on ]. However, Xerxestron trips on his extension cord, fulfilling Leonidas' vow that he would fall at the cost of himself and surviving Spartans being crushed. The blind Dilio, who left prior to the final battle, eventually returns to Sparta to tell of Leonidas' final moments. A year later, Dilio leads a force of one hundred real Spartans and several thousand CGI-ones 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).


Ang pelikula ay nagtatapos sa isang musical number nakatakda sa ] 's "]" na isinagawa sa'' ]'' sa pamamagitan ng lahat ng mga character sa film. The film ends with a musical number set to ]'s "]" performed on '']'' by all of the characters in the film.


Cast == == ==Cast==
* ] ng ] * ] as ]
* ] ng ] * ] as ]
* ] ng ] * ] as ]
* ] bilang Captain * ] as Captain
* ] bilang Dilio * ] as Dilio
* ] bilang Sonio * ] as Sonio
* ] bilang Councilman Traitoro * ] as Councilman Traitoro
* Hunter kleri bilang Leo Jr * Hunter Clary as Leo Jr.
* ] bilang Messenger * ] as Messenger
* ] bilang Persian tiktik * ] as Persian Emissary
* ] ng ], ], ], ] * ] as ], ], ], ]
* Ryan Fraley ng ] * Ryan Fraley as ]
* ] ng ] * ] as ]
* ] ng ] * ] as ]
* ] ng ] * ] as ]
* ] ng ], ], ] * ] as ], ], ]
* ] ng ] * ] as ]
* Christopher Lett ng ] * Christopher Lett as ]
* ] bilang Loyalist, ] * ] as Loyalist, ]
* ] ng ] * ] as ]
* ] ng ] / ], Spartan Babae * ] as ]/], Spartan Woman
* Thomas McKenna ng ] * Thomas McKenna as ]
* Jesse Lewis IV bilang Ms Jay Alexander * Jesse Lewis IV as Ms. Jay Alexander
* Jenny Costa bilang ] * Jenny Costa as ]
* Belinda Waymouth ng ] * Belinda Waymouth as ]
* ] ng ], ] * ] as ], ]
* Emily Wilson ng ] * Emily Wilson as ]
* John Di Domenico ng ] * John Di Domenico as ]
* Jim Nieb ng ] * Jim Nieb as ]
* ] bilang tagapagsalaysay (Uncredited) * ] as Narrator (Uncredited)


== Kritikal reception == ==Critical reception==
Ang pelikula na natanggap lubha negatibong review mula sa kritiko. Bulok na mga kamatis niraranggo ang ika-25 pelikula sa 100 pinakamasama nasuri pelikula ng 2000s, na may isang rating ng 2% "<ref> {{Magsipi web |. Url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/meet_the_spartans/ | pamagat = Matugunan ang Spartans - Movie Review, Trailer, Pictures - Rotten mga kamatis | accessdate = 2008/01/28 | publisher = ]}} </ ref> ] iniulat ang pelikula ay nagkaroon ng isang average na marka ng 9 sa 100, batay sa 11 mga review - na nagpapahiwatig "matinding pag-ayaw o alibadbad" at pagiging ang pinakamasama na natanggap sa pamamagitan ng film ang director sa site <ref> {{Magsipi web |. url = http://www.metacritic.com / pelikula / mga pamagat / meetthespartans | pamagat = Matugunan ang Spartans (2008): Review | accessdate = 2008/01/28 | publisher = ]}} </ ref> The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film 25th in the 100 worst reviewed films of the 2000s, with a rating of 2%."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/meet_the_spartans/ |title=Meet the Spartans - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-01-28 |publisher=]}}</ref> ] reported the film had an average score of 9 out of 100, based on 11 reviews &mdash; indicating "extreme dislike or disgust" and being the worst received film by the director on the site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/meetthespartans |title=Meet the Spartans (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-01-28 |publisher=]}}</ref>


One reviewer sa ] 's'' ]'' nagbigay sa isang film puntos ng zero, bilang ginawang ]' s Day and Night habang isang ] n pahayagan pagsusuri ng inilarawan ito bilang "bilang nakakatawa bilang isang burning ]". Ang ] sinabi "Matapos ang walang maliw torturously unfunny'' Petsa ng Pelikula'' at'' mahabang tula Pelikula'', maaari isa ay pinatawad para sa concluding na ang sining ng cinematic parody ay nasa terminal pagtanggi. Ito pinakabagong grupo ng paninda sa Friedberg seltser na tubig at ng franchise hammers isang huling kuko sa kabaong na may isang lubos mabangis na koleksyon ng mga imbecilic skits ... ito'y junk-pagkain sa sinehan nito pinakamasama. One cringes mag-isip kung ano ang hinaharap cultural historians ay gumawa ng mga ito ... at sa amin. "<ref> {{Magsipi | Pamagat = Matugunan ang Spartans (2008): Review | accessdate = 2009/12/13 | publisher = ]}} </ ref> Sa ],'' ] ' 'reviewer Wendy Ide iminungkahing na ang mga producer ng pelikula ay hindi na pagpuntirya para sa' laughs 'ngunit "isang unggol ungol ng pagkilala mula sa isang madla na dapat naging sadya utak-patay upang mag-abono £ 10 upang makita ang isang pelikula na hindi maaaring kahit na master ang konsepto ng ] "?. Film na ito ay ang pinakamababang-rated ng 2008 season film. One reviewer in ]'s '']'' gave the film a score of zero, as did ]'s Day and Night while an ]n newspaper review described it as being "as funny as a burning ]". 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|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/servlet_film/com.icl.beeb.rtfilms.client.simpleSearchServlet?frn=47713&searchTypeSelect=5 |title=Meet the Spartans (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2009-12-13 |publisher=]}}</ref> In ], '']'' reviewer Wendy Ide suggested that the producers of the film were not aiming for 'laughs' but "a simian grunt of recognition from an audience that must have been practically brain-dead to fork out £10 to see a film that can’t even master the concept of ]?". This film was the lowest-rated of the 2008 film season.


Karamihan sa mga pintas ang pelikula ni binubuo ng hindi pagkakaroon ng maraming mga aktwal na biro at sa halip ay nagkakaroon ng over-pag-uumasa sa ] sanggunian. <ref> {{Magsipi | Pamagat = Matugunan ang Spartans - Ika-Line: "300" ay funnier. | Accessdate = 2008/01/28 | publisher = ] | deadurl = yes}} {{Dead link | date = Pebrero 2012 | bot = RjwilmsiBot}} </ ref> Maraming mga umuulit na gags ay criticized para sa pagiging baldado, tulad ng ibinabato iba't ibang mga celebrity pababa sa hukay ng Kamatayan o hindi maliwanag ang sekswalidad ng mga Spartans. Most of the film's criticism consisted of not having many actual jokes and instead having an over-reliance on ] references.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?JSESSIONID=qpm9HhsDPFLpzJ9MfRpVc5QvzVf1Z16Kb64GVWKpFfFdcLTVcpfD!-1562314872&&rid=10537 |title=Meet the Spartans - Bottom Line: "300" was funnier. |accessdate=2008-01-28 |publisher=] |deadurl=yes}} {{Dead link|date=February 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> Several recurring gags were criticized for being overused, such as throwing various celebrities down the Pit of Death or the ambiguous sexuality of the Spartans.


Ang iskor pelikula sa pamamagitan ng ] ay commended sa pamamagitan ng Kristiyano Clemmensen mula Filmtracks.com, na itinuturing itong isa sa mga pinakamalaking "nagkasala Pleasures" ng 2008. <ref> </ ref> The film's score by ] was commended by Christian Clemmensen from Filmtracks.com, who considered it one of the biggest "guilty pleasures" of 2008.<ref></ref>


Sa balita ng'' Matugunan ang Spartans'' takilya tagumpay,'' ]'' tauhan nilikha ng isang maikling dula na parodies lahat ng nakaraang "Mga Pelikula parody" sa pamamagitan ng pagbanggit mahina ang pelikula ng mga stunt comedy. Upon news of ''Meet the Spartans'' box office success, '']'' staff created a sketch that parodies all previous "Parody Movies" by mentioning the film's weak comedy stunts.


Sa Enero 21, 2009, film ang natanggap ng limang nominations para sa ] ] s: <ref> {{Magsipi web | url = http://www.razzies. com/history/29thNoms.asp | pamagat = RAZZIES.COM Nominations 2008 | may-akda = John Wilson | publisher = Razzie Awards | petsa = 2009/01/21 | accessdate = 2009/01/21 | authorlink = John Wilson (Golden prambuwesas) }} </ ref> Pinakamahina Larawan (sama-sama na may'' ]''), na Pinakamahina ang pagsuporta sa artista (Electra), na Pinakamahina ang Director, na Pinakamahina ang senaryo, at Pinakamahina Prequel, muling paggawa, punitin-Off, o sumunod na pangyayari. 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|accessdate=2009-01-21|authorlink=John Wilson (Golden Raspberry)}}</ref> Worst Picture (jointly with '']''), Worst Supporting Actress (Electra), Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel.


=== Box office pagganap {{anchor | Office Box}} === ===Box office performance {{Anchor|Box Office}}===
Sa kabila ng lubha negatibong reaksyon kritikal, pelikula sa nakabukas na # 1 sa US office box, Dami ng Kita $ 18,505,530 sa ibabaw nito pagbubukas katapusan ng linggo, <ref> {{Magsipi web | url = http://www.the-numbers.com/charts/weekly / 2008/20080125.php | pamagat = US Movie Box Office Chart Weekend ng Enero 25, 2008 | accessdate = 2008/01/31 | publisher = Ang Numero}} </ ref> makitid ukit out kapwa baguhan'' ]'', na kung saan ay panandaliang parodied sa credits ng film na ito. Ang pelikula ay bumaba 60.4% sa kanyang ikalawang pagtatapos ng linggo sa Dami ng Kita $ 7,336,595 pagpapalawak sa 2643 mga sinehan habang ranggo ng ika-apat na sa takilya. Film Ang grossed $ 38,233,676 sa Estados Unidos at Canada at grossed $ 45,787,889 internationally, pagdaragdag ng hanggang sa isang Worldwide gross ng $ 84,021,565. Despite the overwhelmingly negative critical reaction, the film opened #1 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|accessdate = 2008-01-31 |publisher = The Numbers}}</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 2643 theaters while ranking fourth at the box office. The film grossed $38,233,676 in the United States and Canada and grossed $45,787,889 Internationally, adding up to a Worldwide gross of $84,021,565.


== Home media == ==Home media==
Ang pelikula ay inilabas sa ] at ] sa Hunyo 3, 2008, sa isang "butas Di na-rate ng Kamatayan" Edition at isang ] / theatrical release ng film. Ang theatrical cut ay hindi kasama ang mga extra pero may kasamang widescreen at full screen na bersyon ng isa sa dual disc. A "ruder & cruder" bersyon ay mamaya inilabas sa UK noong Agosto 18. The film was released on ] and ] on June 3, 2008, in an "Unrated Pit of Death" Edition and a ]/theatrical release of the film. The theatrical cut does not include extras but includes widescreen and full screen versions on one dual disc. A "ruder & cruder" version was later released in the UK on August 18.


== Tingnan din == ==See also==
*'' ]'' * '']''
*'' ]'' * '']''
*'' ]'' * '']''
*'' ]'' * '']''


==References==
== Mga sanggunian ==
{{Higit pang mga footnote | date = Pebrero 2009}} {{More footnotes|date=February 2009}}
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}


==External links==
== Panlabas na mga link ==
{{Wikiquote}} {{Wikiquote}}
* {{Opisyal na website | http://www.meetthespartans.com/}} * {{Official website|http://www.meetthespartans.com/}}
* {{IMDb pamagat | 1073498}} * {{IMDb title|1073498}}
* {{Amg pelikula | 422,457}} * {{Amg movie|422457}}
* {{Mojo pamagat | meetthespartans}} * {{mojo title|meetthespartans}}
* {{-Bulok na mga kamatis | meet_the_spartans}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|meet_the_spartans}}
* {{Metacritic film | meetthespartans}} * {{metacritic film|meetthespartans}}


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2008 Canadian film
Meet the Spartans
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer
Written byJason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer
Produced byJason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer
Peter Safran
StarringSean Maguire
Kevin Sorbo
Carmen Electra
Ken Davitian
Diedrich Bader
Travis Van Winkle
Jareb Dauplaise
Nicole Parker
Ike Barinholtz
CinematographyShawn Maurer
Edited byPeck Prior
Music byChristopher Lennertz
Production
companies		Regency Enterprises
New Regency
3 in the Box
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • January 25, 2008 (2008-01-25)
Running time83 minutes
86 minutes (unrated version)
CountriesCanada
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million
Box office$84,646,831

Meet the Spartans is a 2008 parody film directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Similar to past movies, such as Scary Movie, Date Movie, and most recently Epic Movie, it directs parodies at various films. Although it references many movies, TV shows, people and pop cultural events, it focuses mainly on the 2007 film 300. It opened #1 in the US box office, despite receiving overwhelmingly negative reviews. The film stars Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra and Kevin Sorbo as The Captain.

Plot

The film opens with a Spartan elder inspecting an ugly, talking baby (an ogre from Shrek the Third); it is abandoned to die for its deformity. A second baby, who is Vietnamese, is adopted by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Baby Leonidas is then inspected, having a six-pack, biceps and beard from birth. He is accepted as a Spartan and prepared for kinghood through his childhood training, from fighting his grandmother to enduring torture (a la Casino Royale). Leonidas (Sean Maguire) is then cast out into the wild, and survives the harsh winter and a gangsta penguin (Happy Feet). Returning a king for his inauguration wearing a penguin skin hat, Leonidas sees Margo (Carmen Electra) erotically dancing and asks her to marry him, to which she responds by giving him the combination to her chastity belt.

Years later, Leonidas is training his son when Captain (Kevin Sorbo) informs him that a Persian messenger has arrived. Accompanied by the Spartan politician Traitoro, the messenger has come to present Xerxes' demands for Sparta's submission. Leonidas arrives to greet the messenger in the Spartan way (high-fives for the women and open mouth tongue kisses for the men). After growing angry with both the messenger's disrespect and finding him making out with his wife, Leonidas kicks him into the 'pit of death'. Despite "Traitoro's" advice that the messenger's guards are now needed to convey the actual message, Leonidas kicks them in as well. Afterwards, he dumps in several other people he simply dislikes, including Britney Spears (Nicole Parker), Sanjaya Malakar and the judges for American Idol before having Ryan Seacrest fling himself in. Resolving to face the Persians, Leonidas visits the Oracle, for any advice. The Oracle, Ugly Betty, reveals that Leonidas will die should he go to war. After reaching a decision while spending the night with his wife, Leonidas meets the soldiers assembled for his departure to Thermopylae, and finds that only 13 (not 300) were accepted in the army, since there were stringent specifications to be accepted— "Hunky with deep Mediterranean tans, hot bods, and well-endowed". Three among them include Captain, his son, Sonio, and a slightly unfit Spartan named Dilio, who, as the Captain states, "Has a lot of heart...and nice man boobs." Once at the Hot Gates, they encounter the deformed Paris Hilton (also played by Parker), 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 due to her inability to 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 (Ken Davitian), who, is described as, "sort of looked like that fat guy from Borat", impressed, personally approaches Leonidas and attempts to bribe him. The Spartan king declines, saying that he will instead make him fall. The Spartans then face the Persian army in a "Yo Momma" fight. The Spartans end with a victory, in spite of Dilio having his eyes scratched out.

Though victory seemed to be in the Spartans' grasp, Paris Hilton betrays the Spartans and reveals the location of the goat path to Xerxes in return for various gifts. Using a CGI army (with the blue screen blatantly shown), Xerxes meets the twelve remaining Spartans and the war is on. Meanwhile, back in Sparta, Queen Margo has several confrontations with Traitoro, because he is the vital vote in sending more troops to assist her husband. Following her address to the Council, Traitoro publicly betrays the Queen. She defeats him in battle. Evidence is shown he is a traitor, uniting the council 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 before his father avenges him with Botox poisoning. But when Captain is struck down by Xerxes, Leonidas pursues Xerxes and plays Grand Theft Auto. Managing to find the "Transformer Cube", Xerxes uses it in a car to become "Xerxestron" as he shows off his powers to access the "Leave Britney Alone!" video on YouTube. However, Xerxestron trips on his extension cord, fulfilling Leonidas' vow that he would fall at the cost of himself and surviving Spartans being crushed. The blind Dilio, who left prior to the final battle, eventually returns to Sparta to tell of Leonidas' final moments. A year later, Dilio leads a force of one hundred real Spartans and several thousand CGI-ones 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 a musical number set to Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" performed on American Idol by all of the characters in the film.

Cast

Critical reception

The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film 25th in the 100 worst reviewed films of the 2000s, with a rating of 2%." Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 9 out of 100, based on 11 reviews — indicating "extreme dislike or disgust" and being the worst received film by the director on the site.

One reviewer in Scotland's The Sunday Herald gave the film a score of zero, as did Ireland's Day and Night while an Australian newspaper review described it as being "as funny as a burning orphanage". 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." In London, The Times reviewer Wendy Ide suggested that the producers of the film were not aiming for 'laughs' but "a simian grunt of recognition from an audience that must have been practically brain-dead to fork out £10 to see a film that can’t even master the concept of out-takes?". This film was the lowest-rated of the 2008 film season.

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 throwing various celebrities down the Pit of Death or the ambiguous sexuality of the Spartans.

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.

Upon news of Meet the Spartans box office success, The Soup staff created a sketch that parodies all previous "Parody Movies" by mentioning the film's weak comedy stunts.

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.

Box office performance

Despite the overwhelmingly negative critical reaction, the film opened #1 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 2643 theaters while ranking fourth at the box office. The film grossed $38,233,676 in the United States and Canada and grossed $45,787,889 Internationally, adding up to a Worldwide gross of $84,021,565.

Home media

The film was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on June 3, 2008, in an "Unrated Pit of Death" Edition and a PG-13/theatrical release of the film. The theatrical cut does not include extras but includes widescreen and full screen versions on one dual disc. A "ruder & cruder" version was later released in the UK on August 18.

See also

References

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