Anchorman Reviews

2004

Rated:
60
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It's the early 1970s and the local anchorman is not only a source of news but a revered local hero. In San Diego, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), a moustachioed bachelor with a taste for scotch, unparalleled passion for the jazz flute, and a near-telepathic connection with his spirited mutt, Baxter, is that man. Rounding out Ron's .. Read more

Starring	Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell
Director	Adam McKay
Genres	Comedy

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Critics' reviews (3) of Anchorman
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This sporadically amusing but thoroughly dumb 1970s-set comedy stars Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy, a top news anchorman, who suddenly finds his job under threat from a woman. When ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone (a sparky Christina Applegate) joins a top-rated but male chauvinistic San Diego news team, she sets her sights on becoming the first female anchor. However, Burgundy has no intention of sharing the limelight and tries to frustrate the plans of his rival. The jokes are puerile in the extreme, but a few pay off (a highlight being the moment Burgundy slips the announcer a fistful of cash to introduce his co-host as “Tits McGee”) and matters are given a lift by a host of cameo appearances, including Tim Robbins and Ben Stiller. But, ultimately, this feels like a comedy sketch extended way beyond its natural length, which is hardly surprising since both Ferrell and director Adam McKay are alumni of America's Saturday Night Live.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Move over Austin Powers, there's a new big screen Love Machine in town.
- News Of The World
- Posted 11 Mar 2005
I loved Anchorman...So packed with laughs it should come in a barrel.
- The Sun
- Posted 11 Mar 2005
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82 out of 118 people found this review helpful

Woeful

A massive disappointment. Any goodwill for Ferrell after some funny performances in early films has been wiped out by rubbish like this. Like Starsky and Hutch, this is another example of Hollywood making a spoof without a point, any inspired setpieces or a decent script. Everyone plays it wacky in the hope that you won't spot there are no actual jokes. Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge covered similar ground and was much funnier more than 10 years ago.
- - chris from Turnpike Lane
  - Posted 18 Feb 2005 11:34
49 out of 67 people found this review helpful

Best film since Rocky 5.

This movie is good fun, and pretty much everyone knows it - but it makes no sense at all. See the west end fight scene; talk about things that make you go, 'Hmmm'. And the dog that talks Bear. Will Ferrell is always funny - Christina Applegate is always savory - this movie is always highly bizarre - you will laugh, you will cringe - you will watch it again and cringe even worse. You will hesitate to recommend the movie; but it's better than most the tripe out there. More cameos than Blazing Saddles; more cheese than Adam Sandler; less outright laughs than an episode of friends - but still, it smacks of a cult classic.
- - Nigel Stafford from England
  - Posted 16 May 2005 16:40
46 out of 59 people found this review helpful

Whether or not you liked this film.........

you had to love the moment when you realise just how amazing the anchorman really is.....

when reading the autocue he signs out as....

'I'm Ron Burgundy?'

i nearly died of laughter! a moment of true comic genius!

the rest of the film was very good but this one gag elevated it to 5 stars for me!
- - Stephen Daniels from Swindon, England
  - Posted 06 May 2005 12:58
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Anchorman
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Very Very Stupid

Didnt find it funny atall....very silly ans crap acting..nearly turned it off half way through.
- - A customer from uk
  - Posted 08 Apr 2005 23:22
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Anchorman

Avoid, I thought 'Dodge ball' was the worst film ever made. I was wrong....
- - A customer from fife, scotland
  - Posted 01 Jun 2005 06:22

82 out of 118 people found this review helpful

Woeful

A massive disappointment. Any goodwill for Ferrell after some funny performances in early films has been wiped out by rubbish like this. Like Starsky and Hutch, this is another example of Hollywood making a spoof without a point, any inspired setpieces or a decent script. Everyone plays it wacky in the hope that you won't spot there are no actual jokes. Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge covered similar ground and was much funnier more than 10 years ago.
- - chris from Turnpike Lane
  - Posted 18 Feb 2005 11:34
49 out of 67 people found this review helpful

Best film since Rocky 5.

This movie is good fun, and pretty much everyone knows it - but it makes no sense at all. See the west end fight scene; talk about things that make you go, 'Hmmm'. And the dog that talks Bear. Will Ferrell is always funny - Christina Applegate is always savory - this movie is always highly bizarre - you will laugh, you will cringe - you will watch it again and cringe even worse. You will hesitate to recommend the movie; but it's better than most the tripe out there. More cameos than Blazing Saddles; more cheese than Adam Sandler; less outright laughs than an episode of friends - but still, it smacks of a cult classic.
- - Nigel Stafford from England
  - Posted 16 May 2005 16:40
46 out of 59 people found this review helpful

Whether or not you liked this film.........

you had to love the moment when you realise just how amazing the anchorman really is.....

when reading the autocue he signs out as....

'I'm Ron Burgundy?'

i nearly died of laughter! a moment of true comic genius!

the rest of the film was very good but this one gag elevated it to 5 stars for me!
- - Stephen Daniels from Swindon, England
  - Posted 06 May 2005 12:58
45 out of 63 people found this review helpful

Yuk

This has got to be the almost the worst film I have ever seen. The story line is rubbish, the comedy do not exsist. My advice is don't rent it ever.
- - tipsylad66 from Suffolk
  - Posted 01 Apr 2005 12:02
35 out of 56 people found this review helpful

Sounds like Anchorman!!

What an utter load of rubbish!! Perhaps I am missing the point of this film? I couldn't even force myself to laugh, I had to turn it off in the end, just wasn't prepared to make myself suffer!
- - Andy from Portsmouth
  - Posted 02 Mar 2005 14:52
20 out of 23 people found this review helpful

Anchorman - awful!!

Absolutely terrible movie - typical teenage boy toilet humour, just not funny by any stretch of the imagination!

I give it one out of seven for the one laugh that it forced out of me!
- - Babylou15 from Belfast
  - Posted 18 Feb 2005 10:23
19 out of 23 people found this review helpful

Rubbish

Couyld have been quite amusing, but it wasn't. A big disappoinment to say the least. Don't rent it.
- - Edward Rogers from Bangor
  - Posted 26 Apr 2005 12:00
19 out of 26 people found this review helpful

What a Bunch of Anchors!

If this had been filmed on a plastic throwaway camera, it would have been a complete waste of film.

It is silly! Not good-silly, but silly-silly. And I am silly for believing the reviewers who claimed to have liked it.

Unfortunately I can’t give it less than 1 out of 7.
- - johnnyL from County Antrim
  - Posted 24 Feb 2005 03:06
19 out of 27 people found this review helpful

Not so funny.

Would have been more amusing if they had not made it. A mish mash of slapstick humour that would only appeal to IQs under double figures. An unfortunate cameo from Ben Stiller almost felt like it was rubbing your nose in it 'Look! It's Ben Stiller!' This film would have actually been good if he was in it for more than 90 seconds!
- - George Byrne from Merstham
  - Posted 23 Feb 2005 17:12
16 out of 17 people found this review helpful

daft

there is about two funny scenes in this film love all the actors but just seemed totally daft!!!!
- - A customer from uk
  - Posted 10 Mar 2005 14:37

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Critics' reviews (3)
This sporadically amusing but thoroughly dumb 1970s-set comedy stars Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy, a top news anchorman, who suddenly finds his job under threat from a woman. When ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone (a sparky Christina Applegate) joins a top-rated but male chauvinistic San Diego news team, she sets her sights on becoming the first female anchor. However, Burgundy has no intention of sharing the limelight and tries to frustrate the plans of his rival. The jokes are puerile in the extreme, but a few pay off (a highlight being the moment Burgundy slips the announcer a fistful of cash to introduce his co-host as “Tits McGee”) and matters are given a lift by a host of cameo appearances, including Tim Robbins and Ben Stiller. But, ultimately, this feels like a comedy sketch extended way beyond its natural length, which is hardly surprising since both Ferrell and director Adam McKay are alumni of America's Saturday Night Live.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Move over Austin Powers, there's a new big screen Love Machine in town.
- News Of The World
- Posted 11 Mar 2005
I loved Anchorman...So packed with laughs it should come in a barrel.
- The Sun
- Posted 11 Mar 2005