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Meet the Spartans scored a slight upset at the Cineplex over the weekend, edging out the blood-soaked epic Rambo for first place at the box office. The critic-proof parody tallied $18.7 million in its first three days of release, while Sylvester Stallone's latest comeback vehicle trailed close behind at $18.1 million, according to boxofficemojo.com. Katherine Heigl's rom-com 27 Dresses placed third with a $13.6 million take, followed by monster movie Cloverfield at $12.7 million -- a precipitous 68% percent drop for J.J. Abrams' much-hyped flick. Rounding out the top five was Diane Lane's thriller Untraceable, which took in a respectable $11.2 million.
Posted 01.28.08 by reelz -
After a 20-year layoff, iconic Cold Warrior John Rambo returns to the big screen. But does Sylvester Stallone's muscle-bound mercenary have the stuff to take down the mighty Cloverfield?
A rundown of our reviews of this weekend's new releases:
Rambo 
"Fans of the first three Rambo movies will likely love it, as will fans of irony, absurdity and unintentional comedy." [Full Rambo Review]
Meet the Spartans 
"Arriving a bit late to the "300 is gay" comedic feeding frenzy, Meet the Spartans hungrily devours the few remaining table scraps." [Full Meet the Spartans Review]
Untraceable 
"If you’re aching for your next dose of suspense drama adrenaline, Untraceable may just do the trick." [Full Untraceable Review]
How She Move 
"Contains barely enough entertaining material for a thirty second trailer; the rest is perfunctory filler." [Full How She Move Review]
Also opening: U2 3D, The Air I Breathe, 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
Posted 01.25.08 by reelz -
Can't get enough of shirtless Ken Davitian? Well then I've got good news for you: Sacha Baron Cohen's portly Borat sidekick returns in all his fleshy, hirsute glory in Meet the Spartans, the latest wacky parody for the Scary/Epic/Date Movie guys.
Get your fill of hairy man-breasts by heading over to our Meet the Spartans page and clicking on the "Photos" tab. Enjoy!
Posted 01.24.08 by reelz -
Wanna play a prank on one of your more gullible friends? Head over to carmenhasacrushonyou.com and enter you buddy's name, photograph and phone number to create a customized video interview with Carmen Electra, in which the star of Epic Movie, Date Movie and Scary Movie 4 refers to the poor sap as her new boyfriend, shows off his photo and then calls him up on his cell phone.
When your buddy calls you excitedly with news of his impressive conquest, that's when you drop this bomb on him: He really isn't Electra's new boyfriend at all; it's all just a clever viral marketing gimmick for Meet the Spartans, the latest parody from the Epic/Date/Scary movie guys, opening in theaters this Friday. Boy, won't he be embarrassed! Sucker!!!
Posted 01.23.08 by reelz