United 300

As far as parodies go, United 300 is very well done.

A search for "300 parody" on Youtube would bring up many cheaply made, mediocre shorts. Those lucky enough to find this will be happy they did.

The basic premise of this movie is that 4 German terrorists attempt to take over a commercial airliner, but are thwarted by King Leonidas and several members of his Spartan army, who come out from behind the curtain between first class and coach.

What follows is clips of lines parodied from the film ("Tonight we dine in Cleveland!") and visual homages (soda cans bouncing off shields). Scott Burn looks quite similar to Gerard Butler and yells every line ("I'm not yelling, I'm just really passionate!"), including a hilarious exchange with Jerxes (Ken Gamble). The film works in that anyone who knows about the film's most memorable scenes/lines will get the jokes. It also does not fall into the typical parody pitfalls of lame/crude/sexual jokes (that permeate Date, Epic and Superhero Movie or anything else the Scary Movie writers have made)

All in all, very deserving of its win at the MTV Movie Awards for best parody. Even those who have not seen the film should enjoy and understand this.

While not as snappy(which may be partially due to the slow-motion, which is entirely fitting) as their My Little Pony one, this parody trailer from Secret Sauce TV is great. As you may have figured out from the title, it mixes United 93 and 300, with the majority of the material being from the latter of the two, and most of the humor consisting of making fun of the silly or corny moments of it(in case anyone is still unclear on the matter, no, that film was intentionally ultra-macho and soaked to the bone in testosterone, that was the point, not an accident), recreating instantly recognizable stuff from the promotions for it, spoof-style, and the juxtaposition of the mythical, ancient-time plot of the Spartans with something as modern as a commercial airplane and terrorism aboard it. At one or two points, it slows down, and that doesn't always pay off. A pun or two are cringe-inducing. The jokes and gags tend to work, and there are parts of this that are downright hilarious. Acting is quite nice, and writing is well-done. They get the look right, and the production values leave next to nothing to be desired. The effects are well-done. I recommend this to fans of send-ups who have watched at least the ads for the two movies. 7/10