Not a massive riot but consistently and thoroughly absurd for the full two hours
Firstly: No spoilers here. That would be pretty inconsiderate.
I don't think there is any single moment in this movie that people will completely lose it over but for two hours the movie quietly pounds away in absurdity. I watched this in a fairly full theatre of college kids and there was a consistent level of positive reaction. About 80% of the attempted humor got a laugh and that's not a bad based on recent experience.
Part of the joy of this movie is that it has so many threads of story to appeal to so many. The older set will enjoy the wonderfully archaic fashion (it made me want to find some of those delightful polyester pattern shirts) and numerous period references, though some of these seem anachronistic given the movie is set in 1980.
At times the film echos Zoolander as macho professional archetypes square off in hopelessly absurd duels for dominance of the stage. The film's closing melee is star-studded and from a story perspective,...
3 1/2 stars. Give the people what the want to know not what they need to know
Theatrical review. There may be spoilers.
After a 9 year absence, Will Ferrell and friends have spent the past 6 months promoting this movie. The "Legend" of course refers to Ron Burgundy, the pompous, politically incorrect buffoon of a newscaster from San Diego (or Diago as he pronounces it). Replete in his burgundy suit, Ron has married his one-time nemesis, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate). They are now co-anchors in New York doing a non-prime time newscast. When the prime-time anchor position opens up, Veronica is promoted and Ron is fired.
Disconsolate, Ron leaves his wife when she has to make a choice of the job or him. He is then approached by Freddie Shapp (Dylan Baker), a producer for a new 24 hour news network. That idea alone is worth about 15 minutes of hilarity. The network wants Ron and his former crew to handle the 2 AM to 6 AM news slot. Ron accepts but must go on a road trip to round up his co-workers from their time in San...
Anchorman 2 what a flop
I loved Anchorman The Legend of Ron burgundy it was hilarious. I went to see the sequel it was horrible compared to the 1st. Only the first half is moderately funny then it just starts to drag. My Biggest complaint of the movie they used all the jokes in the first movie and I can't stand that. it took them 9 years to make this movie and all they did was reuse stuff from the original . I might give this movie another chance when the unrated edition comes out. But until then I am sticking to Anchorman 1 and Ron burgundy 's book.
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