Thus, this scene-by-scene parody of Zack Snyder’s surprise smash hit features would-be comic riffs on, among other things: the films “Casino Royale,” “Happy Feet,” “Spider-Man 3,” “Ghost Rider,” “Transformers,” “Stomp the Yard” and “Rocky”: such TV shows as “Dancing With the Stars,” “Ugly Betty” and “American Idol” and numerous tabloid celebrities, including Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton. Writer-directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer basically reprise the tired formula from their earlier efforts, which is to throw in as many pop culture references as possible to cover up the lack of any real wit. At an early Friday showing at the AMC Empire on 42nd Street in New York (naturally, there were no advance press screenings) the audience silence was deafening. It also wouldn’t be fair to judge “Meet the Spartans” on a gag-to-laughs ratio because there virtually are no laughs. Yes, it’s an old joke, but no older than the plethora of lame ones in this mercifully brief (but not brief enough) spoof of the swords-and-sandals epic “300” that, minus the elongated end credits, has a running time of a little more than 70 minutes. “And such small portions, too,” the other says. NEW YORK - The latest misbegotten parody from the creators of “Date Movie” and “Epic Movie” brings to mind the joke about two elderly women exiting a restaurant.
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