March 22: "Year One"

Have you ever come across one of those movies on TV that, for some unknown reason, just intrigues you? Even though you've never seen it before. Picture this: it's late in the evening, you're surfing the various cable movie channels before signing off for bed, and you just happen to catch the opening credits. So, you watch a few minutes. Then a few minutes more. And soon you're hooked! The next thing you know, it's 1 am and you've wasted 2 hours of your life; time you'll never get back which you could have better spent snoozing under the covers of your bed. This evening, while I was catching up on the blog entries I neglected over vacation, I came across the beginning of "Year One", a comedy starring Jack Black and Michael Cera. I'm a fan of both actors, so I watched a few minutes. Then a few minutes more. And soon I was hooked! The storyline centers around two tribe members during year one of our history. Zed (Black) is banished from the tribe, while Oh (Cera) follows along to find his own place as a result of being sort of an outcast within the tribe. Along their travels, they meet Cain and Abel on a fateful day, stop Abraham from killing Isaac, become slaves, and journey to the city of Sodom, where their tribe is now enslaved, and plot to rescue them; specifically two female tribe members who originally caught their eye. The humor is silly, often crude, so of course I found it entertaining; even laughed out loud on a couple of occasions. If you're looking for mindless comedy some Saturday night, it's not a bad choice off the Blockbuster shelves. Better yet, save yourself the cash and browse the guide on your local cable. It's currently playing on one of the non-premium movie channels.