Me and fellow tyrant Mr Black went to the midnight showing of Year One. I had ultra high hopes for this film. But when we got our tix, we asked how much of the theater had been sold… "3%" the pimple faced kid behind the window said. Aaah that's cruel, I mean to say, that kid with all the acne. Hmmm, still sounds wrong.

3%??? It was already 7 o' clock… in the Tylenol pm mind you! If 3% had a letter grade other than F, it would be F.#.C.K.E.D. As in 'you are…'

That was clue number one that the movie wasn't gonna do so well. Number two, is code word for taking a crap. But thirdly, when we came to sit in the theater around 11:00, only 20 or so people were there. Still? No one? But to my surprise, by the time it hit 12:01 about 70% of the theater was full. Not bad for the first showing of a comedy. And the crowd was mostly made up of cute chicks. Apparently Micheal Cera is a total babe magnet!

But alas, the movie just didn't meet expectations. I'm a HUGE fan of both Cera and Black, but the comedy seemed like the same one two punch over and over again. Black says something loud and crazy… Cera mutters under his breath. Black loud, Cera quiet. Me Tarzan, you Jane. How did a movie made by 3 comedic geniuses fall so short? There were only a handful of scenes in the movie that got a crowd reaction. And as we were leaving the theater, I knew it was doomed.

Word of mouth can make a movie or kill it. Hangover has benefited from it. And Year One was killed by it. The Proposal did well, but I doubt it will have the staying power of Hangover… but hey, I could be wrong.