After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom. Year One is directed by the late Harold Ramis (Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II) and stars Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt and Olivia Wilde and to be honest i can definitely understand why some people hated it. The film does make at times a bit of fun some stories from The Bible and that was kind of the film's main problem with me it's nothing like it ruined it completely but Ramis had done way better comedies than this especially 1996's Multiplicity with Michael Keaton but for what it is? Year One is a pretty fun adventure if not just a watchable comedy.

Wow. I am once again shocked at the low ratings! This movie is HILARIOUS! This is my favorite movie with Jack Black. I laughed so hard, and so much during this movie! I quote this movie all the time. So many epic lines. "Year One" is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I would DEFINITELY recommend this movie to anyone who loves comedies, and wants to laugh hysterically!

(Credit IMDb) After being banished from their tribe, two hunter- gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.I must confess. I shut this off, and couldn't finish it. I avoided this movie for over 4 years, because I read all the bad reviews, and it simply looked terrible. I should have stayed away from it, because it's as bad as I feared. For starters, these two speak awfully well for being ancient. I get that you're supposed to kick your brain to the curb, but must it be so moronic? Jack Black & Michael Cera, essentially play themselves, and are completely unfunny. I was especially annoyed by Jack Black. I usually like Michael Cera, but he has no idea how to handle this part. They wear these ridiculous looking wigs, and it just comes across as extremely lazy. I didn't see the intention to make people laugh. All I saw was the intention to con people out of their money by paying to watch this drivel. If you wanna see Paul Rudd & David Cross get into a painfully unfunny fist fight, or torture yourself, be my guest

I saw this on cable recently and enjoyed it a lot more than I expected to, especially after reading Roger Ebert's review. He must have been in a bad mood the day he wrote it. It's not a masterpiece, but I have enjoyed Harold Ramis' work going all the way back to Second City TV and the National Lampoon Radio Hour. I laughed out loud at Oliver Platt's High Priest and especially Hank Azaria doing a hilarious George C Scott impression/parody as Abraham (see 1966's "The Bible"). David Cross is funny and a bit disturbing as Cain too. His best line: "You know the best thing about Sodom? The sodomy. You're in for a treat!" Jack Black and Michael Cera are playing the characters for which they are best known ... no surprises there. Black annoys me sometimes but Cera can be funny without even seeming to try. I give it seven stars.