Product Details

• Actors: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde, Oliver Platt, David Cross
• Directors: Harold Ramis
• Writers: Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
• Format: Color, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: October 6, 2009
• Run Time: 97 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (107 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002JI94GC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,342 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Year One (Rated) [UMD for PSP]" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 10/06/2009 Run time: 97 minutes Rating: Pg13

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37 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Was it really all that bad?, November 5, 2009

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Pikminfan "bobsworld3" (Rossburg, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Year One (Theatrical & Unrated Edition) (DVD)

I seem to find myself in the minority here, but I actually liked "Year One". Having seen it in the theater, I thought it was a fairly fun and light-hearted experience all around. The humor is perhaps not as broad as some prefer-but myself, I sort of enjoyed the subtleties. These type of films usually benefit from a second or even third viewing if you give them a chance.

In "Year One", Jack Black plays his part adequately but seems to yield the majority of the spotlight to his on-screen cohort Michael Cera. Michael Cera is the real star of "Year One" and Black seems to know it-taking a step back for the younger comedic actor to really shine. Cera's comedic delivery is dry and spot-on for his character "Oh" and he plays the part with real charismatic charm. In short, it is Cera's film, not Black's-and I wouldn't have had it any other way.


When it comes down to it, Year One is just a harmless little diversionary film which doesn't take itself too seriously and nor should you. I personally thought it had a lot of wit and charm. Perhaps it just didn't strike the majority of audiences in the same way. That's too bad too because personally, I found this film far more entertaining than some of the summer's bloated special effects films.

Surprisingly, this film looks amazing on Blu-Ray too-especially the city scenes.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyable comedy, October 26, 2009

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ZJC - See all my reviews

This review is from: Year One (Theatrical & Unrated Edition) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I've read a couple of critical reviews of this movie and can't help but laugh at the disdain for this movie. I don't see how people expected greatness and depth out of a movie with Jack Black set in prehistoric and biblical times. I mean could they not see that by looking at the cover with a clean shaven, doe eyed Cera cast as a caveman? You want comedic depth, go watch "Best in Show" or "Arrested Development". You want silly and mindless toilet humor, then watch this.

I didn't go into this movie expecting an Oscar worthy movie or ground breaking performance, in fact nobody should. This movie is obviously intended for you to shut your brain down and let go for a couple of hours. I really enjoyed this movie and love Black in these type of roles. Cera plays the same role as he did in "Superbad" which isn't a bad thing since he's perfect as the shy awkward guy. You get that this movie is going in a whole different direction from the on-set of the movie when the cavemen speak with current day dialogue. It's right at that point where you're either sticking with it or bailing because even the most novice move watcher knows that this isn't "History of the World". If you like stuff from the Apatow troupe then this movie might be up your alley. If you don't get the Apatow reference then you obviously won't get this movie.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This film makes fun at a lot of things, December 6, 2010

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Israel Drazin (Boca Raton, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Year One (Theatrical & Unrated Edition) (DVD)

This film makes use of anachronisms, puns, and other devises to pock fun at history, philosophy, theology, the Bible, biblical language, sex, Rome, God, and other subjects. It is also filled with the ridiculous, such as when one of the heroes is chained upside down in prison and pees, and the urine flows down over his head, or when he saves a virgin from being a sacrifice by having sex with her.

The story begins when one of two foolish cave men friends eats the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil and thinks that he has suddenly and miraculously become smart. But the other inhabitants of the cave men village exile him for his sin, and he discovers the use of fire when he accidentally burns down the village. His friend joins him in the exile. They decide to go to the end of the earth and see the phenomenon.

They run into Cain and Abel on the other side of the mountain and see the former kill the later. They drive in a cart, which has wheels, a new invention they had never seen before, and become seasick in the slow ox-pulled cart. There is a slow moving ox-cart chase when Cain's father chases him because of the murder. The two cave men encounter Abraham and stop him from sacrificing his son Isaac. When Abraham tells them that he heard from God that he needs to cut people's foreskin, they escape to the city of joy, Sodom. There they learn that it hasn't rained for a long time. One of them enters the holy of holies, which is forbidden, for if a person enters, he will die. When he exits the holy of holies unharmed, people think that he is the "chosen one." These are just some of the many adventures.