Year One

To say this movie falls short of what could have been, is an understatement. On the other hand to say this movie is a total shit fest is also an understatement. Year One is a biblical rich driven story line from the creative genius Harold Ramis. If you know anything about who Ramis is you would have high hopes for this movie. Ramis had a part in making some little movies entitled Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, Stripes, and Animal House. With that 80s army of comedy gold, one would think Year One would be just as whitey and clever. Its not, instead Year One takes a more "potty" humor approach. I personally have no problems with dirty humor and found that Year One did have some pretty good jokes and scenes, but they are few and a bit spaced out. The fact is this movie is no Animal House or Ghostbusters, but instead a comedy that is still worth giving shot. Zed played by Jack Black and Oh by Michael Cera play 20,000 year old cavemen. They both are screw ups and outcasts in their tribe, so much so that they cant even get the "hit a woman on the head with a big club and drag her back to your hut" part rite. I always thought this is common sense, you take a look at the woman and for every 10 pounds she is you use a 1/4 inch wide club. Every man knows this, if shes 150 lbs you use a 3 and 3/4 inch wide club, its easy. Anyway you can think of this movie as a fun abbreviated version of the book of Genesis in the bible. Zed eats from the tree of knowledge, which he isn't supposed to, and when the tribe finds out they kick him out and seeing that Oh is his friend, he decides to go with. As they walk thinking they will find the end of the earth they move onto the Cain striking down Able story. This movie is rich with cameo performances, which I think adds greatly to the movie. The best being Hank Azaria who plays Abraham. Hank pretty much steals the movie with his rendition of the obsessed with cutting every one's foreskin off Abraham. Zed and Oh soon become slaves, then guards, and then when they find out that the tribe they have come from are all now captured slaves they form a plan to save their two love interests. They travel to Sodom and have to defeat the High priest in order to save the ladies. They succeed, save the day and have a big happy ending. Now Jack Black seems to way over do the acting, and if you aren't a fan of his, then I'm sure this will just annoy you threw out the movie. In all I say give this movie a shot and see what you think.
Rating: 3 Yeti roars out of 5