 Anchorman,
starring Will Ferrell, is the ultimate summer uber-comedy. The film is
about the introduction of women, or woman, into a male controlled media.
Will Farrell, playing Ron Burgundy, and his news crew are unwilling to
comply with said changes and do all they can to stop a woman, Christina
Applegate, from becoming a Co-Anchor.
Hilarious
laughs ensue with Will Farrell's charm leading the way. This film will
have you laugh out loud continuously through out the entire hour and a
half.
The
Story
Will
FerreLl plays Ron Burgundy, a news anchor loved by all of San Diego. He
and his news team have dominated the news ratings market causing the group
to become big headed and chauvinistic. This all changes with the introduction
of Veronica Corningstone [Christina Applegate] who has her own
goal to some day become network anchor.
The film covers Veronica's attempts to move up the news ladder along
with her relationship to Ron Burgundy. When she finally does get offered
co-anchor, Ron takes up a mission to remove her from San Diego News.
The film is extremely corny but, unlike Dodgeball, very hilarious.
The cast is able to make fun of the film they are participating in through
specially scripted lines. However, most of the comedy comes from scenes
where the actors are adlibbing rather than using a script.
 The
Film
Anchorman
does exactly what a comedy should, make you laugh for the entire viewing
of the film. This film is great as it gives the cast room to be silly
and turn one giant sketch comedy into an actual film. The film also gave
Will Ferrell the ability to finally cut loose and show funny he really
is.
Furthermore,
Will Ferrell is not the only character bringing laughs to the screen.
Steve Carell, known for also being an anchor in the movie Bruce Almighty
and for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, is incredibly funny
in Anchorman as well. During the opening of the film, Steve Carell,
playing Brick Tamland, explains that he has an IQ of under fifty, which
some would say qualifies him as retarded.
From
then on Steve offers tons of laughs with silly humor such as him explaining
that he ate a 'big red candle' when he got drunk.
 Comedy
I
cannot over emphasize the amount of comedy in Anchorman. When
going to see this film do not expect anything at all to be serious [which
is especially true of the ending and a great deal of the story]. However,
enjoy the moments that occur scene by scene that are there for the main
intention to make you laugh.
The
only part of the movie I found weird was the fact that most scenes from
the Anchorman trailer do not appear in the actual film. Scenes
that were not missed anyway.
Final
Judgement: Possibly the best comedy of the Summer. Can't remember
the last movie that made me laugh like that. You will be spouting Burgundy
lines after seeing the film. B+
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