SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

kosmasp I have to admit, I was surprised that this movie wasn't as bad I thought it would be. Not that it is really good either, but it has some nice acting power behind it (not really looking at Ms. Lokken though). There's also a lot of nudity in it, just in case you were wondering. And the movie takes cues from many films of the recent past, including 300, but also Troy and the Spartacus TV show.The jokes are hit and miss mostly, but they are one thing: not really intelligent. And they don't have to be. This being just a spoof of one genre, it obviously would not want to expand on that. Still if you like "stupid jokes" and remarks, there are worse movies to watch than this

dstahl-494-145347 The Legend of Awesomest Maxiumus is a faithful recollection of the times of the Romans. From the inherent accuracy of the armors and actions of the characters to the way they speak and the gestures they use, it's a beautiful film which I recommend to any culture class or Latin class as a history lesson. Keep in mind, however, that the other reviewers find this as a spoof due to incorrect information spread by the internet about the Romans. This results in some misinterpretation of the intent of this film. The National Lampoon is not only a comedy film making name, but also one of historical significance in the fields of archaeology and historic research. So before you go into a class thinking that Romans were uncouth, arrogant, or at all incapable of providing thought into anything they say, make sure that you watch this movie. It'll set you straight.

amesmonde National Lampoon,  "sword and sandal" movie. A parody mixture of 300, Gladiator and Troy to name a few while much better than Meet the Spartans it hasn't the original -in its own world setting - and is more spoof than comedy. Although packed with gags and crudeness it lacks the edge, wit and humorous balance of the likes of Your Highness.The leads including The Three Stooges (2012) Will Sasso and supporting cast are entertaining enough, rip Torn lights up the screen and lovely  Kristanna Loken is a saving grace. With boobs, butts and lots of cursing  teens will probably eat The Legend of Awesomest Maximus up. It's one of the better spoofs but by no means great.

JDovjak "The Legend of Awesomest Maximus" satirizes several sword and sandal movies; mainly "Gladiator", "300", and "Troy". It does so with quite many sex-related jokes, however without being clichéd or cheap. Also, while most other spoofs I've seen so far mainly focus on satirizing other movies' plots (which, in my opinion, gets old sooner or later), TLoAM also focuses more on satirizing the characters and does a pretty good job at that. However, I had the feeling that the acting was a little bit weak during a few scenes - it's not what I would call bad (unfortunately I've seen way worse), but it could be better.Other positive things I noticed were that the movie a) has an actual plot, b) (in contrast to most other spoofs I've seen so far) isn't packed with tons of teeny-pop-culture references which you have to riddle about for minutes and ultimately still don't understand and c) it's exactly what a spoof is supposed to be but most haven't been lately: FUNNY! Also, while gays and/or bisexuals tend to be the butt of the joke in many movies I was delighted to see this is not the case in this one, despite its many gay/queer jokes.Orlando (Gary Lundy) and King Erotic (Khary Payton) pretty much steal the show, everyone else did a good job too though. And Rip Torn and Kristanna Loken always make a good addition to a cast.A word of caution though: If you're the type of person who's squeamish about strong language and/or prudish, you probably shouldn't watch this.I can say that I felt perfectly entertained during the entire movie and I would definitely love to see it again. Best abs workout I've had in a long while. ;-)