DVD Release Date: June 3rd, 2008 Starring: Diedrich Bader, Kevin Sorbo, Method Man, Ken Davitian, Jim
Piddock, Sean Maguire, Greg Ellis, Crista Flanagan, Nicole Parker, Emily Wilson Genre: Comedy
Extras: Unrated
"Pit of Death" edition: Commentary by the cast and crew, "Know Your
Spartans" pop culture set-top trivia game, gag reel, "Meet the Spartans:
The Music" featurette, "Prepare for Thrusting" featurette, "Tour the Set
With Ike Barinholtz."
Review: It now seems as if over the top parodies are increasing in
popularity; the past two years alone has seen the release of "Date Movie,"
"Scary Movie 4," "Epic Movie," and "The Comebacks." We now have "Meet the
Spartans," a vulgar, slapstick spoof that the characters openly admit is a cheap
rip off of "300." It also takes grain pains to exploit reality TV, with
"American Idol," "America's Next Top Model," and "Deal or No Deal" all being
mocked at one point or another. Considering how disappointing "Scary Movie 4"
and "Epic Movie" were, I was greatly surprised by how often I laughed during
"Meet the Spartans." It might have something to do with "300," a film I thought
was brilliant; "Meet the Spartans" is not brilliant at all, but it definitely
turns "300" into an entertaining farce through its physical humor, a few
gross-out visuals, and more gay jokes than you'll probably ever hear in your
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Meet the Spartans Release Date: January 25, 2008 Studio: 20th Century Fox Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer Screenwriter: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer Starring: Diedrich Bader, Kevin Sorbo, Method Man, Ken Davitian, Jim
Piddock, Sean Maguire, Greg Ellis, Crista Flanagan, Nicole Parker, Emily Wilson Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for crude and sexual content throughout, language and
some comic violence) Official Website: MeettheSpartans.com