MEET THE SPARTANS (12)
D: Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
20th Century Fox/Regency (Peter Safran, Jason Friedberg &
Aaron Seltzer)
US 2018
83 mins
Comedy
W: Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
DP: Shawn Maurer
Ed: Peck Prior
Mus: Christopher Lennertz
Sean Maguire (King Leonidas), Carmen Electra (Queen Margo),
Ken Davitan (Xerxes), Nicole Parker (Paris Hilton / Britney Spears / Ellen DeGeneres / Paula Abdul)
Parody of 300 from the writer-director duo who spent most of
the mid-2000's spoofing any films they could. Unfortunately, their direction and writing skills contain no humour or comic timing, resorting to referencing pop culture figures, bad taste gags and
puerile jokes, most of which are repeated throughout the movie.
The film was shot in a week. It shows. Easily one of the worst
films of 2008.
1/10