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10 Ways 'Meet The Spartans' Can Achieve 'Epic Movie' Greatness

Mark Graham ยท 01/25/08 06:34PM


After hearing the news last February that Britney Spears had shaved her head, most of us reacted with shock, quipped to a friend ("that bitch crazy!"), clicked on a picture or two and went on about our lives. Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, on the other hand, immediately began thinking about ways they could squeeze the moment into their annual low-brow pop culture mash-up to-be. Judging by the trailer for the duo's Meet the Spartans, inspiration never truly came, but that didn't stop 'em from using the moment anyway. In the trailer, a Spears lookalike shears her locks and begins cooing in her breathy baby voice, only to be โ€” wait for it! โ€” kicked into the pit from 300 by a Gerard Butler clone. Hilarious, right?