Year One - You'll like it if you've grown to like disappointment...

I was genuinely sad after watching Year One. I began watching this movie with my roommates Cakefart and Timmy, both pretty harsh critics, and we made a joint decision to stop watching it about 30 minutes in after there was a combined 2 and half laughs out of the 3 of us, 2 coming from me, and the half coming from the dog. Which, now that I think about it, may have just been a fart. This movie is totally stupid. Totally. And I am as easily entertained as anyone and I'm as big a fan of stupid comedy as most 11 year olds and even I barely laughed. Timmy, who such a big fan of stupid comedy that he laughs so hard at America's Funniest Videos that you could probably hear him at our neighbor's house, didn't even laugh.

Now, you may be asking, "Why were you so disappointed Mr. Heavyshoes?" Well, faithful readers, as you know, I believe the secret behind enjoying any movie is your expectation level going into the movie. Well, I had understandably high expectations, which I will now explain.

This movie is about cavemen, who meet Cain and Able, then meet Abraham, then are sold into slavery and then become soldiers in Sodom. Sounds like a pretty interesting concept. A little ridiculous, but its different so I'll go with it. It is also directed by Harold Ramis (Egon from Ghostbusters) who has directed some movies you may have seen like Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation, and Groundhog Day. He's also written Animal House, Ghostbusters, and Stripes, just to name a few. Definite plus. Expectation level = this has got to be at least a little funny. The movie stars Michael Cera and Jack Black. Now I know both actor's have their critics, basically that they play the same characters in every movie, and maybe they do, but it's hard to deny that they make some funny ass movies. I.e. Superbad, Arrested Development, (not a movie but whatever) Tropic Thunder, School of Rock . Alright, my expectations have dropped a little since the Harold Ramis thing but they are still pretty high. Year One's biggest Heavyshoes expectation booster was the supporting cast. I'll just list some just to give you an idea of the actors who must have thought the script was funny enough to want to be in this movie. Paul Rudd (Anchorman, 40 Year-Old Virgin), Oliver Platt (A Time to Kill, Nip/Tuck), David Cross (Scary Movie 2), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin), Bill Hader(Tropic Thunder, SNL), Harold Ramis (like I said Egon from Ghostbusters), Vinnie Jones (Bullet TOoth Tony - Snatch), Olivia Wilde (The OC, House, Maxim's no.1 Hottest), Hank Azaria (The Simpsons, Along Came Polly), Horatio Sanz (SNL). This many people can't possibly be in a totally crappy movie right? WRONG.

I finished this movie by myself, and I'll admit I did laugh a couple of more times, but I laugh a lot. I laugh at things that were trying to be funny but weren't. The funniest parts of the movie were the parts from the trailers, and the trailers put them in funnier contexts than they are in the movie.

Like I said, if you like being disappointed, watch this movie, but after reading my review I don't know how you could have any expectations. Or if you are feeling too smart and want to get dumber-- go for it.