Anchorman - The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (2004)

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• Michael M

  
  Anchorman improves its humour by deliberately making the film's comedy style, scenes and situations go all over the place like most Judd Apatow films. Anchorman probably does this the best and makes it even more enjoyable with a setting and time period together that has never… More
  Anchorman improves its humour by deliberately making the film's comedy style, scenes and situations go all over the place like most Judd Apatow films. Anchorman probably does this the best and makes it even more enjoyable with a setting and time period together that has never really been seen in a film before.

• Tim S

  
  I'm gonna start off right here and be completely honest with you: I loathe Will Ferrell. People tend to call him one of the greatest comedians in movies today, and I disagree with that in earnest. I also dislike Steve Carell and Ben Stiller. I'm actually not that crazy about… More
  I'm gonna start off right here and be completely honest with you: I loathe Will Ferrell. People tend to call him one of the greatest comedians in movies today, and I disagree with that in earnest. I also dislike Steve Carell and Ben Stiller. I'm actually not that crazy about David Koechner or Christina Applegate either... so why in the hell would I like a movie filled with people that I don't particularly care for? I don't really have a good concrete answer for that, but I'll try. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burguny rarely strays into what I like to call "modern comedy aesthetic" territory. What I mean by that is using looooooooooooooooong takes of someone adlibbing (as Ferrell is famous for doing), shoving useless CGI that doesn't improve jokes at all (the baby scene in the beginning of the film is a good example) or just being flat-out tasteless with jokes for shock laughs. None of that appeals to me, and thankfully this film doesn't adhere to those things. Some of them are in there, yes, but they're minor enough to be overlooked. I really liked the story and the characters in this one. It felt refreshing, and I hate to say it, but Will Ferrell is good as Ron Burgundy. It's one of the few times a role works because he's in it, and I don't say that very often about him. The laughs aren't gut-bustingly funny, but the overall film is funny and enjoyable, even if it teeters out toward the end. To be succinct, this was much better than I expected and much better than it has any right to be.

• Bethany M

  
  How can you not love this film? When you need cheering up or want a comedy, this is the film you need to pick. Will Ferrell shines and the silliness of it all has you laughing all throughout the film. There are a great amount of quotable lines that I use in my everyday life and the… More
  How can you not love this film? When you need cheering up or want a comedy, this is the film you need to pick. Will Ferrell shines and the silliness of it all has you laughing all throughout the film. There are a great amount of quotable lines that I use in my everyday life and the storyline was well thought out. A great potrayal of a stupid newsman, comedy at it's finest.

• Sanjay R

  
  It border lines a parody, nonsensical movie, but never tips into that kind of stupid comedy. Instead it turns out to be very funny. An immature, but very funny film with a very good cast.

• Sophie B

  
  I did say that I wasn't interested in this, but I went ahead and watched it anyway and I can safely say that I was right. I found it pointless and unfunny (although Brick was hilarious). The only satisfaction I gained from this was laughing at how bad it was and to it's… More
  I did say that I wasn't interested in this, but I went ahead and watched it anyway and I can safely say that I was right. I found it pointless and unfunny (although Brick was hilarious). The only satisfaction I gained from this was laughing at how bad it was and to it's credit, the good ending.

• Letitia L

  
  A Solar Car team classic. We quoted this movie wayyyy too many times in Australia "So hot... black [team shirts] was a baad choice!"

• Jennifer X

  
  Will Ferrell's humor is too over-the-top for me, but I love Steve Carell. And lamp.

• Brad W

  
  Anchorman was hilarious. It was dumb and funny as hell. There are few movie with Will Ferell I hate. The entire cast was incredibly funny, the plot doesn't even matter, and I will someday show my kids this awesome & hilarious movie.

• Matt G

  
  Love it! It's actually one of my favorite comedies of all time. This movie has so many memorable moments too! If you haven't seen this yet, you are really missing out on one of the coolest films ever! This is different from most comedies because the story is completely… More
  Love it! It's actually one of my favorite comedies of all time. This movie has so many memorable moments too! If you haven't seen this yet, you are really missing out on one of the coolest films ever! This is different from most comedies because the story is completely original. Most comedies just use the same old jokes and cliches, but this is pure genius! Will Ferrell's role as anchorman Ron Burgundy is one of the greatest comedic performances of all time. Some could even argue that it is the greatest. I can't find one thing I don't love about director Adam McKay (Step Brothers, Ricky Bobby, The Other Guys...)! It seems as if he has yet to make a bad movie! Read the rest at www.creedsdelight.com

• Kristijonas F

  
  I may be slightly biased, but as far as campy, disposable comedies go - you can't get any better than this. I can't call this movie anything other than absolutely, positively glorious.

• Lafe F

  
  What an incredibly weird and twisted movie! I liked the cat fashion show and the dog talking with the bear. Ron was a dumb and wacky newscaster. Will Ferrell played him stupidly, and not too whiny and sissy like some of his other roles. I found it funny how they depicted the news… More
  What an incredibly weird and twisted movie! I liked the cat fashion show and the dog talking with the bear. Ron was a dumb and wacky newscaster. Will Ferrell played him stupidly, and not too whiny and sissy like some of his other roles. I found it funny how they depicted the news people from different TV stations as weird fighting gangs. The world of newscasting shown here was pure comic fantasy and unrealistic. The quirkiness of it all made it into a special movie indeed, but the jokes are at such a strange angle I was more in shock how silly it was than I spent laughing. Like Zoolander, there were a bunch of headscratching story elements. It didn't resort to cheap gross-out or sex gags, which made it more respectiable.

• Unknown H

  
  One of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Ever.

• Richard C

  
  this movie was hilarious. one of will ferrells best movies. its really stupid but in a funny way. this movie is worth seeing just for the fight scene with the different newscast channel. i reallly liked this movie. it does have problems though. it can get really stupid at times. some… More
  this movie was hilarious. one of will ferrells best movies. its really stupid but in a funny way. this movie is worth seeing just for the fight scene with the different newscast channel. i reallly liked this movie. it does have problems though. it can get really stupid at times. some of the jokes don't work. these are kept to a minimum. i highly recommend to anyone who likes really crazy and silly comedys. B+

• Jeff "

  
  Will Ferrell is the champion of mediocre comedy. Anchorman is supposed to be his funniest, this is a comedy than gets unfunnier every time you've seen it. Anchorman is previous Ferrell material under a different name, he's a one trick pony. Anchorman is an overrated comedy… More
  Will Ferrell is the champion of mediocre comedy. Anchorman is supposed to be his funniest, this is a comedy than gets unfunnier every time you've seen it. Anchorman is previous Ferrell material under a different name, he's a one trick pony. Anchorman is an overrated comedy film that gets constant praise everywhere I go. Hell I thought it was comical when it came out, but that was when it came out, even then I didn't see what was so great. What's the answer, I want to know whats awesome and beyond phenomenal about this film. I thought Anchorman got even more stale with every viewing, watched it 3 times with friends of course, and I found myself laughing even less every time I saw it. However I found the best actors here was Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd (I very much enjoy their work) But in this film, their talents are wasted on such a talentless hack as Will Ferrell. I've seen 4 copies of this film in a pawn shop, I think people realized finally that this film sucks.

• Jay H

  
  For some reason, I didn't find it as funny as many of my peers.

• Mark W

  
  Am I missing something about Will Ferrell? Granted, he was actually quite funny in "Elf" and his cameo in "Starsky & Hutch" was a hoot but really his humour is extremely childish and bottom of the barrel stuff. In San Diego in the 1970's, there is only… More
  Am I missing something about Will Ferrell? Granted, he was actually quite funny in "Elf" and his cameo in "Starsky & Hutch" was a hoot but really his humour is extremely childish and bottom of the barrel stuff. In San Diego in the 1970's, there is only one newsman with any clout and that's Ron Burgandy (Ferrell). That is, until an ambitious young up-start arrives and threatens Ron's perfect world. What's worse is...she's a woman. Ron being a bit of a male chauvinist not only sees this as a threat to his job security but also a threat to his manhood and enters into a battle of the sexes to keep his job and keep the male camaraderie in the workplace. This film has a faithful following and lots of people seem to adore it but I didn't find it funny at all. All the gags - if you can even call them gags - are forced and lazily written. I'm no comedian but I throw away better jokes than Ferrell's on a daily basis. In it's favour, it has a wonderful cast who all seem to be having fun and delivering fine comedic performances but its a shame they have no material to work with. Nice shows from Steve Carell and Paul Rudd and Ferrell's Burgandy is also a good character with loads of potential but the jokes are about as funny as a boot in the cha-cha's and it seems as if everyone is making it up as they go along. A real insult to call itself a comedy. There is one joke that this film has and that's the film itself.

• KJ P

  
  Not as funny as some might find it, however, I can't deny that Anchorman has it's own funny style of comedy!

• Film C

  
  its funny but not my cup of tea will farrell just annoys me to much!

• Conner R

  
  It's so out of its mind that you can't help but laugh. It had a great ensemble of comedians that all clearly know how to make you laugh. The bizarre fight scene in the middle is worth the entire movie. My main complaint is that it can be incredibly annoying at times and is… More
  It's so out of its mind that you can't help but laugh. It had a great ensemble of comedians that all clearly know how to make you laugh. The bizarre fight scene in the middle is worth the entire movie. My main complaint is that it can be incredibly annoying at times and is almost impossible to watch more than a few times.

• Lewis C

  
  Will Ferrell at his funniest. I know that a lot of people hate these kinds of comedies, but if you haven't tired of Ferrell's trademark humor, them Anchorman will have you laughing hysterically from beginning to end. A million quotes were born from this movie.

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