Iffy for 14+
Dumb, raunchy comedy is a tired spoof attempt.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that plenty of teens will want to see this mindless spoof, even though (or perhaps because) it's riddled with gross-out humor fueled by swearing, bodily functions, offensive jokes, and cartoonish violence. Pop culture references -- and outright product placements -- are peppered throughout, too. We've seen it all before in films like Date Movie and Epic Movie, but it's possibly even less funny here.
- Families can talk about why Hollywood keeps churning out this type of movie. What makes them appealing to certain viewers? What part of the humor works (or doesn't)? Do you think anyone will find any of it funny decades from now, when half of the references will have been forgotten? Does any of it go too far? Are there better examples of spoofs?
What to watch for
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Violence: Plenty of cartoonish scenes that are violent nonetheless: A dog bites a man's testicles; a parent and child head-butt each other (in the name of teaching the boy how to be a warrior); a spear lances through a soldier while another charges and hits a rock face, plucking his eyes out; guns are shot, swords are drawn, and a man cracks his neck performing a break-dance move; blood oozes out of a man's face.
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Sex: Ample cleavage and booty shots; lots of scenes with scantily clad men and women; plenty of sexual innuendoes, many of which are somewhat homophobic (a man discusses warfare in terms of "taking it from the behind," for example); a woman licks her lips while staring at men; she also gyrates in front of older men who throw money at her; humans and animals (sometimes both) are shown in sexual positions.
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Language: Women are referred to as "hos" and "sluts," and there's the usual parade of "s--t," "damn," "a--hole," "b-tch" and more, as well as one bleeped "f--k."
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Consumerism: At times the film feels like an endless stream of commercials for products like Coke, Nintendo Wii, Dentyne Ice, Gatorade, and more. One whole sequence plays out like a video game, Grand Theft Auto style. Mentions of TV shows (Ugly Betty, Heroes), films (James Bond), and video games.
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Drinking, drugs and smoking: A shot of Botox kills a man. Another man drinks a beverage thinking it's hard liquor -- but it's actually pee.
Fan Reviews provided by
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Funny, Crude, Tasteless. by orange20854
Listen. If you've seen Date Movie, Scary Movie (1-4), or even Epic Movie (which was clearly the worst of them all), then you know the kind of humor you're going to see. The movie was almost clever, with few pop culture references throw in randomly for laughs. The storyline is thin, to say the least.
Don't bring ANYONE under the age of 14. There are MANY sexual themes. (I only say 14, because that was the age I was probably "ready" to see this kind of stuff.)
Go see a matinee, too. Don't waste your money.
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meet the worst movie ever.. by Pinklvr101
this movie i was expecting to be like scary movie ... with a plot.
oh no it had no plot and all the funny parts you already saw in the previews.
was seriously a waste of time and money.
4
Worth watching by natay007
My favt. scenes were britney spears and paula from american idol. I wont mind if i have to go for this movie again.Funnies movie seen after long long time.
4
Meet the Spartans by ryngmom
When i was there the younger women in the audience were laughing hysterically. When they started skipping off to war my 17 year old daughter leaned over and said "we have to buy this movie".
I did think it was cute, clever and so full of movie references i'm sure i missed a couple.
also little clips are shown all throughout the credits.
5
300 Laughs by Katana_Soulblade
This movie spoofs everything from 300 to Transformers, to specific performers such as Brittany Spears. It was funny without being heavy handed and there was some in jokes you might only get if you know a little about the Spartan's history. I would recommend it highly!
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EH...decent. by luieschoonie12
This movie was really funny at parts and i enjoyed it. I was OMEGA short, but i was laughing the whole time... would have been so much beter if it was longer. i will rent it and watch it again though. And i do reccomend it!
5
HILARIOUS!! by leesuhhx07
i went with a group of friends by ourselves and it was hilarious with laughed really hard...but if my mom saw it first she would of never let me go!!
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Met The Sputum by bvn
This movie is the worst waste of celluloid since the other "epic disaster" flicks. Extremely tasteless and disgusting. Kevin Sorbo must have really been hard-up for cash to want to be in this sewage! I hope he was paid well. The Britney Spears sequence was stupid; in 10 years, no one will remember why that was relevant. My teenage kids asked to walk out, and we did after only 25 minutes; thank goodness we went to a matinee and didn't have to pay full price! Badly written, badly directed, badly acted. If you want to throw your money away and escape from reality, buy booze and get drunk instead. After seeing this movie, you'll want to anyway! bvn
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Meet the spartans by Adam Mustoe
i really thought this movie was entertaining and joyful to watch
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suckksss by allsam8
Its hard to explain, the jokes are so stupid there funny in this movie.theres a lot of funny parts but all together the movie sucks.