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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

July. 09,2004
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7.1
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PG-13
| Comedy

It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.

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Linkshoch
2004/07/09

Wonderful Movie

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Cubussoli
2004/07/10

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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Pluskylang
2004/07/11

Great Film overall

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Rosie Searle
2004/07/12

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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japearson-55450
2004/07/13

Although it's cringy and based on sexism, this movie is still pretty funny. The story follows a news anchor who does not agree with the recent introduction of a female anchor.All the other employees also disagree with this, but at the same time are so hungry for female attention that they all attempt to flirt with her. Ron manages to win this woman over, but it all turns south when he realises she is his competitor after she covers his shift when he doesn't turn up on time. This leads to petty arguments and escalates quite quickly into some truly ridiculous situations. I think the main thing this movie has going for it is actually how random it manages to be, rather than the plot itself. I'd definitely recommend it!

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rahultekk
2004/07/14

I am not a fan of Will Ferrel. I don't get an automatic urge to watch his movies unlike say, Steve Carrell, who incidentally also stars in this movie. With that being said I enjoyed this movie.It's about a vain, pompous newscaster who is brought down by the fates. It's a predictable fall from grace and rise again story which is made interesting by the delicious left turn it takes.Sample this, there is a sequence where two rival news teams get ready to face-off in a grudge match but the situation is escalated comically by the appearance of more and more teams each wishing to get in on the action. There are delicious cameos by many of Will Ferrel's friends and contemporaries all of whom seem to be having fun.Watch it for a mysoginistic clueless showboat being brought down a notch by a surefooted and confident woman professional. Chow!

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jacobjohntaylor1
2004/07/15

This is an awful movie. And if people can not see that then any comedy movie could be popular. This not a 7.2 that is just overrating it. The acting is mediocre. The story line is awful. I laughed about five time so no it is not that funny. Think people just seem to think ever comedy movie ever made is just hilarious. It gets to the point were writers do not ever have try. All they have is get popular actor that are know for comedy. And that is all it takes. You do have work hard on the sprite. This is a 4. It is not a 7.2. Batman the movie (1966) is a 7.2. This is awful. If I want to laugh I will watch Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein.

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Alficus Edwards
2004/07/16

I don't know what exactly it was that even possessed me to pick up a copy of 'Anchorman'. Maybe it was the great reception it is known to have, its importance in pop culture and reference. Or maybe it was the fact that is only cost 50p in the second hand DVD store. It was probably a mix of those factors, but even for such a low price, I still consider this a monumental waste of my money. I have not turned a movie off half way through due to lack of quality since 'lawnmower man 2'.The biggest failure was labeling this boring, turgid, waste as a 'comedy', as nothing truly funny ever happened. In fact the only thing that elicited a laugh at any point before I turned it off in annoyance was a dog wearing pajamas. The first and last funny thing before I firmly planted my finger on 'eject'.From the moment the movie starts, everything looks plain bad, and that isn't just mentioning Will Ferrell's ugly misshapen teeth, pitted face, creepy mustache and chest hair that is so off-putting, your teeth zing with utter disgust. Everything about the movie seems low quality. While I understand the movie was filmed with 70's quality cameras to give it a retro feel, it just comes off as dated, and as for the 'comedy', well that was never funny, no matter which era you live in.The story revolves around the main character, Ron Burgundy, perving on a new female news anchor, while his group of truly detestable, unfunny, unlikable friends sit back impressed. Whether its Ron standing on someone's dinner playing a flute, men making sexual actions in front of a woman, or a disgusting smelling cologne, simply nothing that's meant to be funny, is actually funny. If the jokes had been written and executed well, it might have been just about enjoyable, but every character's trope was so obvious, none of it worked. The idiot one was an idiot, the pervy one perved, the 'playa' one played. Nothing quirky, or out of the ordinary occurred. While my family had been asking me to turn the movie off for about twenty minutes, the ting that finally motivated me to do so was a cringy moment where Ron attempts to sing a 'touching' song about love to his co-workers, who have never felt it. I truly have no clue what else happened, because I shut it off then, and moved onto something actually enjoyable.Totally unfunny, boring, and generally an abysmal piece of cinema, 'anchorman' if not worth 50p in a second hand shop, and it isn't worth getting for free. If someone offered me 50p to take the film off their hands, I'd probably turn it down. avoid this movie at all costs, as it is not a comedy, it is simply Will Ferrell making a fool of himself in the most stilted and unenjoyable way for... well I guess the time it takes depends on how quickly you switch off the movie, because you sure won't make it to the end I can tell you that much. I find it hard to think of enough adjectives that describe how poor this film is, but certainly 'abysmal', 'terrible', 'pathetic', and 'rubbish' come to mind. there are many more that I am sure are not allowed to be typed into this website, so let me say this...DO NOT BUY THIS BORING TERRIBLE MOVIE, AND DON'T WATCH IT FOR FREE, ANYWHERE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. how it got a sequel is beyond me...

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