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Review 'Year One': Everything About This Movie Is Bad

June 18th, 2009 9:53am EDT Post a comment

Year One

I've heard this theory in the past that once a person reaches a certain age they lose their sense FOR humor. Before today I refused to believe that.

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Thu Jun 18 2009 10:36:25 By: Marcus Garvey (

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jack black needs a new schtick, but tom sizemore hopes michael cera never changes

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Thu Jun 18 2009 11:20:05 By: Mike Ryan (

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@Dutch I took one for the team
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@Marcus Garvey: Black is hit and miss for me. This was a miss. I love Cera

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Thu Jun 18 2009 11:32:18 By: rob who had a broken foot (

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thanks for saying what you did about cera. in the commercials i've seen for this it looks like cera is playing cera.
i gotta say, i'm getting pretty tired of the apatow crowd.

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Thu Jun 18 2009 11:33:53 By: Scraps (

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Dude, do I detect a negative tone concerning 'The Money Pit'? I love that movie!

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Thu Jun 18 2009 11:37:58 By: Bruce Bernstein (

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Maybe this is an indication that we don't want 'Ghostbusters 3'.

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Thu Jun 18 2009 11:40:02 By: Mike Ryan (

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@rob: I still like Cera, a lot. Honestly, he has the first line of the film and I was thinking, "Hey, that was funny. This may be pretty good."
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@Scraps: There's a special place in my heart for "The Money Pit," but, come on, it's not a great film.

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Thu Jun 18 2009 11:42:36 By: Mike Ryan (

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@Bruce Bernstein: I was worried about GB3 the second I heard them say they were going to "pass it off" to younger Ghostbusters. Ugh. Come on: we already have one Mutt Williams!

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Thu Jun 18 2009 12:29:53 By: YUPPIE (

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I saw this coming from a mile away! The trailers for this movie are dreadful.

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Thu Jun 18 2009 12:38:40 By: Tom Sizemore (

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The Money Pit "not a great film."
"I love Cera"
-10 points Mike.

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Thu Jun 18 2009 12:44:46 By: nicerack (

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Damn Mike that sounds harsh.

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Thu Jun 18 2009 12:48:36 By: Mike Ryan (

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@Tom Sizemore: I love "The Money Pit"! It's just not a great movie. But, if my opinions are not to be trusted, may I interest you in a little film called "Year One" this weekend?

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Thu Jun 18 2009 13:24:12 By: BlackTsChica (

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I think folks who venture to this movie needs to bring some Fabreeze or a match. Thanks for the warning! :)

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Thu Jun 18 2009 13:39:25 By: Mike Ryan (

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@BlackTsChica: Fabreezr, yes. A match could present a fire hazard.

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Thu Jun 18 2009 14:29:29 By: Tom Sizemore (

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LOL just breakin' chops. I'll take your word for it on this one Mike!

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Thu Jun 18 2009 14:52:47 By: timlara (

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It's getting terrible reviews on Rotten Tomatoes too, but the truth of the matter is that I still have to see it just because I know I'll regret not having something to cry about in the next few weeks =P I have the trailer up at www.yovia.com/blogs/timlara it looks pretty funny, at least from this

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Thu Jun 18 2009 15:02:05 By: Mike Ryan (

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@timlara: Good luck!

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Thu Jun 18 2009 15:15:12 By: rpa1973 (

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It's interesting that you compared "Year One" to "Hudson Hawk". I recently watched most of "Hudson Hawk" (I think it's "Bruce Willis Month" on Encore). I guess I had hoped that, much like Bruce Willis' subsequent movie "The Fifth Element", it was one of those films that seemed awful at first, but was more enjoyable the fifth or sixth time around.
My thoughts? I'll plagiarize a quote from Peter Travers of Rolling Stone who said, "A movie this unspeakably awful can make an audience a little crazy. You want to throw things, yell at the actors, beg them to stop." Sounds like a very good comparison to "Year One".

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Thu Jun 18 2009 15:43:15 By: Mike Ryan (

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@rpa1973: I didn't even mention Oliver Platt, an actor I usually LOVE. Yes, I was BEGGING him to just, please, stop.

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Thu Jun 18 2009 17:47:23 By: quin browne (

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you had me at 'jack black' for a reason not to see this film. i, too, love ramis, and have to wonder if this went the way of 'wicker man' and other films, when the studio and/or producer (as in nic cage in the aforementioned film) take control. i want to believe that is the problem, and not ramis.
why does jack black keep making films?
more importantly, why do people keep paying to see them?

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Fri Jun 19 2009 02:02:02 By: MinnerDinner (

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First off, awesome review! I'm glad to see my hunch regarding this gem was proven right. However, I do have a question for you. Regarding the classicness of The Money Pit, which I concur was not award winning, how do you feel about Joe Vs The Volcano?

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Fri Jun 19 2009 04:41:11 By: SOME_GIRL (

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Sorry Mike...you lost me in the second paragraph of this one, I'm sure you can guess where. I love Jack Black though...and will probbaly look at the movie.

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Fri Jun 19 2009 10:38:05 By: Mike Ryan (

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@MinnerDinner: Joe Vs. The Volcano is not as bad as people remember. I do feel it drags at times, though.

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