Chompy and Ariel A. joined me for the advanced screening of Meet the Spartans. Despite all the negative reviews against it, one thought crossed my mind as I watched the movie: the humor was very Pinoy.
80’s Pinoy comedy, to be exact.
A Joey de Leon-Rene Requiestas comedy, to be more exact.
I’m talking about the slow pacing, the overstretched jokes, the non-sequitor moments, the dancing, the song number, and the overt gay jokes, which is a Joey de Leon trademark.
If this was the 80’s, the JdL-RR team would immediately make a 300 spoof.
Joey, of course, would be the bare-chested king. Rene would certainly be the skinny Captain of the Guards.
Jimmy Santos (the forerunner of Will Ferrell) can be Xerxes, Zsa Zsa Padilla is Queen Gorgo, Ritchie the Horsey is the head of the Persian Immortals, Noel ‘Ungga’ Ayala is the traitorous Ephialtes, and Ruel Vernal is the villainous Councilman.
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I miss the 80’s.
cheetae: cheetae, ganda lalaki…
echo: (expletive deleted), (expletive deleted), (expletive deleted), walang modo, sinungaling…
haha.. good times…
late 80’s and early 90’s pinoy comedies must include song and dance numbers… and i like how they insert it in the middle of the movie… an outing in the beach, excursion in baguio… hahaha… innovation… =P
and a kidnapping!
Don’t forget the ever-“duling” gun-toting goons
waheheh jimmy santos naked? ha! that’ll be fun! then we have those goons that have unsharpened spears, and for the climax…
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a dance number yey!
we must have this dialog in this movie…
Leonidas: You there, Arcadian! What is your profession?
Yoyong Martirez as an Arcadian: (shouts) SCULPTOR, SIR
Leonidas: Galit ka?
Yoyong: Hindi naman, nagpapaliwanag lang…