Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Pros: Occasional funny sequences, Willard
Cons: Wasted Carrell, too much Ron Burgundy

I wish things were different. I wish I could go back to the blasé innocence of just those few days past. But alas, I can't. I'm stuck with this uncomfortable reality that will eat away at my very soul. For the truth is....my love for Will Ferrell ...

Pros: lots of funny scenes, classic Will Farrell
Cons: some jokes don't work, sexist over-tones

Fresh off his break-through film roles as Buddy in the film Elf, and Frank in Old School, Will Ferrell returned for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Of course Ferrell is lead character Ron Burgundy, the top-rated newsman of a San Diego news ...

Pros: great one-liners
Cons: predictable

I wasn't expecting much from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, but since I am a big Will Ferrell fan, I figured it couldn't hurt to give it a whirl. I'm certainly glad I did because I spent nearly the entire movie laughing at the goofy characters ...

Pros: Cameos, humor.
Cons: "Shaun of the Dead" was funnier.

Harry Knowles has a risky opinion to trust. His thumbs-up opinion of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy had me excited, but c'mon, people. This is the guy who liked T he Day After Tomorrow. Thus, taking his ...

Pros: Funny, DVD bonus features, Generally the acting
Cons: Somewhat repetitive humor

Some part of me has come to entirely embrace the old axiom that it is easier to get work if you already have it. I come to this acceptance by way of watching more and more movies my partner loves. She is a big fan of films I derisively call "dumb ...

Pros: Celebrity drop-ins
Cons: I sat through a whole hour of it.

Willy used to be good on SNL, until he started doing those cheerleading skits. I think from that point on, I lost interest in the show. Is it just me, or are comedies these days starting to suck? I'll be the first to admit that I don't see half the ...

Pros: Some funny one liners, Christina Applegate
Cons: Terrible Plot, Boring at Times

I recently rented this movie from Blockbuster, and the employee who rang me up told me this movie was "hit or miss." He explained that many of the customers either loved it or hated it, and I felt a bit nervous that I would not like it. Surely enough I ...

Pros: Great delivery of very, very funny (if low brow) comedic material.
Cons: Unexpected gore left a sour taste in my mouth.

A new Rat Pack is forming in Hollywood. It's a group made up misfits, class-clowns, fellas who have had to struggle for every wisp of popularity that comes their way. They're a funny bunch, to be sure, and each carries his own secret trick. Ben Stiller ...

Pros: Will Ferrell is absolutely hilarious, and there are some great cameos.
Cons: Very tedious, and with a painfully unfunny first act. Massively hit-and-miss.

During his tenure on Saturday Night Live, there was no funnier cast member than the wild-eyed, goofy, and strangely lovable Will Ferrell. Most often playing the strangest character on the show in the funniest skit on the show, Will Ferrell won over loyal ...

Pros: The first half of the movie.
Cons: ...the second half.

The plot style of Anchorman is reminiscent of the A Scary Movie series, in both of which the plot is, at best, limping along, wheezing for breath in order to accommodate off-the-wall comedy and a surprising amount of unnecessary gore. SPOILER WARNING ...

Pros: One of the year's funniest films. Will Ferrell has finally found his vehicle.
Cons: While ahead of it's time, the humor will not embraced by all audiences.

"There was a time before cable, a time when people believed everything they heard on TV. This was an age when only men were allowed to read the news. It was an age when the local anchorman reigned supreme. In San Diego one man was more man then the rest. ...

Pros: Ferrell, satire, one-liners, sight gags.
Cons: Steve Carrell just a wee bit annoying.

Sometimes, we need to take a break from our humdrum lives and watch a movie that is pure fun. This is why Anchorman was made. It is silliness, absurdness, ridiculousness, and humor all tied into one, which makes for a great time. The plot is simple. ...

Pros: A few hilarious scenes
Cons: Not enough hilarious scenes, lame plot turn around halfway through

Chances are, if you're buying or renting Anchorman, you have a pretty good idea of what you're going to get. Typical Will Ferrell fare means a collection of quotable lines, a plotline that will kindly request you suspend disbelief and usually just enough ...

Pros: Bill Kurtis voiceover narration, Will Ferrell
Cons: Some portions may be offensive to viewers

Will Ferrell portrays anchorman Ron Burgundy, at a time when men ruled the roost in the newsroom. Along comes female reporter Veronica Corningstone, eager to become an anchorwoman herself. The usual group of hijinks ensue, to the hilarity of the audience with whom I saw this film.

Believe it or not, Ferrell was not the best thing in this film to me. The voiceover narration, provided by Bill Kurtis of American Justice fame, was something of an inside joke for those of us old enough to remember when Kurtis himself was a Chicago anchorman.

Some portions of this film, particularly at the beginning, may be offensive. After all, during the time period in which this movie is set, people were just getting used to the idea of women doing some of the same things men do in the workplace. I also found some of the sexual content somewhat offensive. However, these are relatively minor quibbles, in my opinion.

This movie would be best for those who like their comedy frank, and are not easily offended.

Pros: Steve Carell.
Cons: Lacks comedy and plot.

I usually love Will Farrell's comedy, but this wasn't that funny. I sat there waiting for something to come up that was just so hysterical that I would start laughing, but it never came. It was okay funny, but not hysterically funny. The plot sucked and there wasn't much else to it. The only thing that had me laugh, at all, was Steve Carell. He is going to be the next up-and-coming funny man.