Momentarily, I thought Wedding Crashers may just break the run of rubbish produced by the «Frat Pack» —
think Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Starsky & Hutch and Old School.
Not exact matches
NEGATIVES: I'm not looking for a scapegoat, I'm not trying to bash anyone but I
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Anchorman is one of my three favorite no -
think, all - fun films.
Had Ferrell and his collaborators Adam McKay and Judd Apatow (who has never believed a movie could be too long) and their studio, Paramount, been
thinking of their audience above all, they would have needed only one version of their film; given how great the first
Anchorman was, that version may even have been good.
Initially it looked like «
Anchorman 2» was going to have life as a Broadway musical (though quite how anyone
thought they were going to make a glitzy stage show about the cutthroat rough - and - tumble of television news and the sobering questions of journalistic ethics the original film raised is beyond us), but thankfully sanity prevailed and we get to revisit the Channel Four News team nearly one decade on, as they face the challenges of a new era with hope, integrity and, probably, scotch.
The comedy is subtle and rarely overplayed (
think more Curb Your Enthusiasm than
Anchorman) which works beautifully well with the tone of the film and its eccentric characters.
The restraint in his performance marks something of a diversion for Rudd, taking on a more dramatic persona here (though he's not completely sullen — just
think more stoic, as in Perks of Being a Wallflower and dial the infectious inanity of
Anchorman down to 1).
One would
think that the man who brought the smug Anchorman to life would be the perfect comic partner with Hart, site whose ebullient personality has stood out in hits like Think Like a Man and its se
think that the man who brought the smug
Anchorman to life would be the perfect comic partner with Hart, site whose ebullient personality has stood out in hits like
Think Like a Man and its se
Think Like a Man and its sequel.
After seeing him in comedies like The 40 - Year - Old Virgin,
Anchorman, and This is 40, I would never have
thought of him as a superhero, but he nailed it.
No more than a collection of bad ideas, abysmal portrayals, and cheap rip - offs of more successful comedies,
Anchorman is for all of you out there who
think Ferrell is great, or loved Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and Old School.
I
think it's safe to say that the original
Anchorman is a firm favourite amongst fans of Will Ferrell's work.
What do you
think, does this have the potential to live up to such classics as
Anchorman or Step Brothers?
So what did you
think of Adam McKay's
Anchorman 2?
If you've seen it, leave a comment with your
thoughts on
Anchorman 2.
I
thought that if any recent comedy could have a successful sequel, it would be
Anchorman.
I know Showalter and those guys
think that [Ferrell's group] is funny, and I know that part of the reason I even got in
Anchorman was because of Wet Hot American Summer [Rudd's 2001 comedy penned by Showalter and fellow Stella fella David Wain].
His movies have some fantastic sight gags, for starters, but the director
thinks audiences would applaud
Anchorman for its visual beauty, not only the laughs:
«For those of you sitting here tonight who don't
think I'm funny, I'll be happy to fight you in the parking lot after the show,» said Ferrell, who is currently at work on «
Anchorman 2,» slated for release later this year.
If you
thought «
Anchorman» was the only cult comedy about life in a television newsroom, you've been missing out.
When Tim Cook says «It replicates leather - bound books and smells of rich mahogany» everyone
thinks Ron Burgundy should go back to being
anchorman.