I knew Meet the Spartans was going to be irredeemable during a scene in the very beginning, when the main character, Leonidas, kicks a Britney Spears parody into the Pit of Death. It would have been just fine, but it's allowed to go on for a bit to long, and it includes everything Spears became famous for during her breakdown a few years ago, just so we don't forget it's her. Obiously she gets kicked into the pit. Maybe the scene could have ended here, but writers/directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron … more
Short Attention Span Summary (SASS) 1. This movie is for short attention spans only - rapid-fire spoofs of movies, reality TV, commercials and "People" [magazine] people may cause confusion and anger in viewers who find a plot to be an essential part of a movie. 2. Main movie spoofed = 300 3. Number of other pop culture icons spoofed = 300 [more like 50, but I have an artistic exaggeration license] 4. Number of Spartans who will dine in … more