Posted on 06/18/2009 10:34:20 AM PDT by TaraP
NEW YORK (CNN) -- In the midst of the ongoing culture wars, can it be a good idea to put out a comedy about two Stone Age men who wander into the Bible?
Harold Ramis thinks so.
"Year One," which he directed, concerns two men -- played by Jack Black and Michael Cera -- who leave their home and, in their travels, meet biblical characters such as Cain, Abel, Abraham and Isaac. Among the locales: ancient Sodom, which "didn't seem worse than Las Vegas to me," Ramis told CNN.
"Year One" comes out Friday.
Ramis, whose writing and directing credits include "Groundhog Day" and "Analyze This," said it was time for a new biblical epic -- of sorts.
"No one had done this film for our generation," he told CNN. It's like, you know, when 'Animal House' [which Ramis co-wrote] came out, there were college films. Every generation had college films, but our generation didn't have one yet, and I don't know that our generation - this young, new generation of kids has a, you know, a sandal epic yet, and this is the one. This is for them."
Ramis rounded up a cast of comedians familiar to any watcher of Judd Apatow-produced movies -- no surprise, since Apatow is a producer of "Year One." Christopher Mintz-Plasse ("Superbad"), Horatio Sanz ("Saturday Night Live," "Step Brothers") and Bill Hader ("Tropic Thunder") all have parts.
"A lot of them were new to me," said Ramis. "[But] Jack knew them, Michael knew them, they were connected -- all connected through Judd Apatow, through 'Saturday Night Live' ... the comedy world is a club."
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Just more evil, in this Last Generation......
One day they will know GOD will not be mocked.....
That's kind of funny that ramis thinks of himself as being a part of this new generation of kids.
Sounds like an Infomercial to me. Just like ABC is going to try to do at the White House.
Why is this comedy movie evil?
From what I’ve seen, it’s nothing to get worked up about.
Remember, Mel Brooks did it first.
“People, I bring you these fifteen (crash!!!)...
I bring you these TEN commandments !!!”
lol - True.
I think God DOES have a sense of humor.
I sure hope He does. : )
A classic. :)
I just hope its funny. Jack Black is exceedingly hit or miss, more miss than hit.
Because of our social climate. The Bible, GOD and religion is being mocked on a global basis, this is just one more stab at making fun of GOD, hiding behind a film they call comedy.....
I’ve seen the previews. This guy flatters himself that it’s another Animal House.
Now, if he took a ‘comedic poke’ at the Koran I might think he was an envelope pusher. As it is...blah. Move on, dude.
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTNBwIAY9Zo
Doesn’t really seem to have as much to do with the Bible as this article implies... assuming the trailer is accurately representative.
I first saw Black in "High Fidelity," in which he was excellent.
He's been nothing but miss for me ever since.
It sounds stupid.
The presence of Jack Black doesn’t provide any evidence otherwise.
Of course He does. Have you ever seen a platypus?
Quick: What's G_d's favorite joke?
“No one had done this film for our generation,”
How about a year One movie about the Koran. you girlie man. What? you want to live to year Two? Bunch of panty waist liberals who don’t have the guts to mock Muslims. Well, enjoy now, lunkhead, because the God of the Bible will NOT be mocked and you will hear the final word on that.
>Quick: What’s G_d’s favorite joke?
Me. ;)
School of Rock was the perfect role for him and he aced it. Other than that I liked when The Jackal smoked him with that cool gun.
Close, but not quite.
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