Admirable film.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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.

Too many bad films and all the sudden people wouldn't recognise a good comedy if it came around and took a crap on their shoes;The Legend of Awesomest Maximus is really really good. Thats it, end of review. I said end of review.No seriously, what is there to say? Great acting ?? Don't need it. Great production ?? Well, not really but, it's not like it's a ugly film. I'd actually say this is a pretty sweet film production-wise.Look, some films serve a purpose, and Awesomest does it perfectly, if you like comedy like horror fans like Hammer films, and incidentally like girls everywhere like Gigli, then this film is unmissable and yes, it will become a cult hit.Go see it or rather, rent it, you will not regret it.Recommended to anyone who is still a little bit immature, and for everyone else who isn't immature, i say get some immaturity back in your life, you old sock.Final vote 8/10 - should have been a 9, but they got the spelling wrong in the title. Come on, how hard was it to make it "Awesomus" instead of "Awesomest"... jeez, the writers these days..

"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. ;-)

I can't wait for this film to finally see the light of day, or the light of a projector. This film is destined to become an instant cult classic. Although the film spoofs other films, it is not a collection of skits and gags like Meet the Spartans, which is garbage. The Legend of Awesomest Maximus actually has a well written script. Khary Patton and Ian Ziering steal the show. Patton as King Erotic will go down as one of the great comedy villains of all times It's right up there with Dr. Evil in Austin Powers. Ziering is hilarious as the narcissistic spoiled brat, Testiclees. Hopefully this film will be hitting the theaters and DVD shelves by late summer! Let's go National Lampoon let's get this gem to the people. What is taking so long!!!!