Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

In a time where the news was reported by all-male news anchors, it was time for a strong woman to take a stand. When Ron Burgundy and his allstar news team caught wind, they were going to handle it the best way they knew how....with misogynistic bafoonery. And it didnt stop her. Bent and determined to put an end to the foolish idea of women reporting the news, ron was flooded with a sea of emotion, and fell in love with the enemy. Then Jack Black throws Rons dog off a bridge because he took a spill on his motorcycle. It made it even, but Ron was destroyed and lost his job and became a haggard curmudgeon who lost all hope, so Jack Black really could've just sucked it up instead of ruining a man's life.ITS SO HOT! Milk was a bad choice.There is a happy ending but I won't spoil it. The sequel sucks though, don't watch it.

It's so hard to go wrong with Anchorman, I always thought it was one of the funniest films out there and it never gets old on multiple rewatches

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First, let me say right up front that I am *not* a Will Ferrell fan, generally speaking (although I am a Steve Carell fan, and a Christina Applegate fan - actually it was this movie that made me into a Christina Applegate fan).[NOTE: I am including a spoiler WAY down below, below the *********s.]When people who haven't seen Anchorman think about what they think they know about the movie, they think raunch, and Will Ferrell-stupid.In reality, while there is some raunch (although not much at all) this is a *very* funny movie, with a lot of heart. It is, in the end, a love story, and a story about redemption - wrapped in lots of slapstick comedy, and also verbal humour.The cast of Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate and, yes, Will Ferrell, is just perfect casting. Also watch for cameos by Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller, among others.I *LOVE* watching this movie with someone whose expectations are pre-set based on what they know of Will Ferrell and what they think they know about the movie, because to a one (and I've watched it with several such people) they have said things like "I have to admit that I liked it much better than I thought I would" or "I have to admit I expected not to like it, but I really enjoyed it!"So, if you are on the fence about this movie, get off the fence, and watch it. You'll be glad that you did!IF YOU ARE AN ANIMAL LOVER *READ* THE BELOW SPOILER!!***************************Seriously, I mean it, there is a spoiler below, so stop reading now if you don't want to read the spoiler, but it only is a tiny spoiler, but will mean a LOT to animal lovers.You have been warned!:***************************SPOILER FOR ANIMAL LOVERS:There is a scene where a dog gets punted off a bridge into a river. You are *certain* the dog has died. The dog has not died, and in fact makes a comeback towards the end of the movie.

Funny but ultimately overrated movie. Jack Black scene makes the entire movie.

After watching "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," it is clear to me that the funniest television anchorman of all-time remains Ted Baxter on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." I say this knowing that for the most part I could not stand the Ted Baxter character and while I was not exactly wincing at the one-liners in this 2004 comedy, I was not laughing a lot either. The script by director Adam McKay and star Will Ferrell sets up some comic opportunities but tends not to take advantage of them. For example, it is established early on that Burgundy will say anything that is written on a teleprompter. While this comes up as a major plot development, it strikes me as a waste of a really good running gag because they could have come up with so much more.Ron Burgundy represents the news anchor in his prime, circa San Diego in the 1970s. Arrogant and narcissistic, not to mention incapable of saying anything that does not sound pompous and egotistical, Burgundy is enabled by his producer Ed Harken (Fred Willard), and the rest of the evening news team: hip roving reporter Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), sports reporter Champ Kind (David Koechner), and clueless weatherman Brick Tamland (Steve Carell, Bruce Almighty). Into their male dominated world comes Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), who wants to read the news her self, apparently unconcerned that it is a man's job. Thus, the battle lines are drawn between Veronica and all of the guys as the station.Now, a battle of the sexes sounds pretty good, but that idea is undercut by the fact that a romance springs up between Burgundy and Corningstone. The fact that they have the hots for each other does not take away from their ambition, and the funniest scenes for me in the film are when the two of them are muttering insults each other at the end of the newscast while the credits role. But there should have been a lot more comedy to be milked from their on camera battles, and "Anchorman" is to busy running on to the next bit to stop and figure out how everything fits together. This is a film that has people singing "Afternoon Delight" at one moment and then has news teams getting ready to rumble in a back alley. But it never comes together with any sort of unified comedy theory that makes it all work. Instead we are left with bits and pieces with as many misses as hits.The bottom line for me is that "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" should have been a satire, and it ends up being nothing more than an over-extended comedy sketch. The movie is set in the 1970s and you would think that should come into play more in terms of the comedy, but it really does not. The flaw, I suspect, is that McKay and Ferrell know that their SNL audience has little in the way of a rudimentary knowledge of that particular decade (to wit, leisure suits and facial hair), so the story is set back then simply so the idea of a female news anchor can be see as a radical idea. But even that become another font of comic opportunity that "Anchorman" neglects to use to great effect. The result is okay, and Ferrell certainly tries hard, but for me the entire movie has as many laughs as one of his really good SNL skits, and when you are talking a feature length movie, that is not a good thing.

Will Ferrell is a legend

Not much to say beyond - this is the greatest movie ever made.

I do not understand why this and similar types of "comedy" are funny. This was hard to watch, I think I chuckled maybe once and prayed for it to end. Not my cuppa thanks

Maybe you've already seen both films too many times.If not (maybe you're under 20), the first is a comic masterpiece, up there with "Airplane" and "Police Squad".The second is better than you'd think with at least 4 big laughs.If you haven't seen them then you are very lucky because you can buy this and laugh and laugh and laugh.

Purchased this because it was in the the top 100 films of the century list. We watched it for about 15 minutes and then gave up. It will be going to the charity shop

Top part is a quote, I'm not actually being sexist!Anchorman is really a film where you have to expect some of the silly laughs and quite ludicrous and outlandish behaviour. This has been one of my favourite films for many years, and is that in no way depressing (another variation of a quote)Good to watch if you're in a group, or just want to have a laugh at some of the most quoted film lines ever!

Great product, images accurate to real product and its perfect for its use! I am not sure what else to say apart from its amazing comedy!