Some people just dont know how to laugh and go into movies expecting more than they should.Anyone going into this expecting it to be serious is just nuts, this is a National Lampoon movie after all, they are almost all spoofs of other movies and not meant to be taken seriously.This is a spoof of a long list of movies, including Gladiator, 300, Troy and Spartacus: Blood and Sand. There are others, but there are too many to mention.Will Sasso does his usual thing as the movies idiot, an inept Trojan general who got the job because he's married to the daughter of the senile old King Looney (Rip Torn).While not all the humour is laugh out load it is at least witty and I couldnt help laughing at some of the completely moronic parts.If you don't like gay jokes, this is one to avoid, the movie is littered with them along with lots of politically incorrect dialogue that might offend.I liked it and was amused for most of the 90 minutes it ran for.

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

lol@this post "Don't waste your time on this. I thought that maybe because this is a Lampoon movie it would be at least funny and watchable. Boy was i wrong.The jokes are REALLY lame, it does parody some of the scenes from troy and 300 but it's mostly done with no taste and could have been done so much better.Ultimately if you are into the normal toilet humor and sex jokes then this will maybe entertain you. But even as a parody movie it totally blows.To think that they are the people who once made Animal House. It's a total disgrace how bad this is." really!?!? i love John Belushi too, but, animal house was like the worst...in fact he is the only reason I'd watch it..which is what brought me to this movie, Will Sasso, just an unbelievably funny guy in the right situation and this was it! Thank you National Lampoon, I laughed the whole time...I guess it's hit or miss.PS i don't watch a comedy, least of all a spoof, to wonder if I'm too old to laugh at jokes, i watch it to laugh...and i did

"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. ;-)