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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Will Ferrel has a distinct comedic style. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is the best example of it. If you like this, consider his other works too. Even if it's your cup of tea, this film contains innumerable quotable lines, memorable characters, and unforgettable gags.

Set in the '70s, “a time where men were men”; Ron Burgundy (Ferrell) is the face of KVWN channel 4 news San Diego. Burgundy and his posse of half-wits, Champ Kind (David Koechner), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), and noticeably dim Brick Tamland (Steve Carell) are like gods among men. They rule the ratings, get the girls, and are the envy of all. When a beautiful female reporter named Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) begins working at the station, Ron falls for her. A woman reporting the news already signaled the end of an era. This? it practically spells doom for them all.

Anchorman is delightfully absurd. It’s full of great quotes and moments that don’t make any sense but are too funny to question. You can tell everyone was having a blast trying to come up with outlandish expletives or zany lines to see who could make the rest of the crew break character and laugh. It’s infectious. Ron and his friends are so naive, so full of themselves, so narcissistic, chauvinistic, and egotistical it passes the point of being offensive and becomes hilarious instead. The men working at KVWN are all fools who think themselves so charming. They picture Veronica for a pushover they'll easily bed and humiliate, but there's no contest between them. She's a real person. Everyone else is drawn with the same strokes. The rival news anchors, children on the street, even the animals of this world come from a different dimension where nicknaming your testicles is seen as macho and silliness is plentiful. Even when Ron and his friends are being misogynist, they're too ineffectual to offend. Ron is so stupid he actually believes pretending you know things and attempting to prove it is preferable to asking for help. He just keeps digging his own grave.

The movie is full of lines you'll love to quote. Anytime someone says "I love you", you'll automatically answer with “I love lamp”. Anyone who hears will know exactly what you're talking about, and it's just one of at least a hundred throwaway gags. That's what you get when you assemble a dynamite team of comedians like this one. Even Christina Applegate, whom you normally wouldn't associate with this type of humor does very well for herself.

The brand of comedy featured in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy won’t be for everyone. The characters are not deep. The plot is never insightful. Its only objective is to fire off wild characters and silly gags. Sometimes, the Will Ferrel/Adam McKay team makes for less-than-desirable results (*cough* Step Brothers *cough*) sometimes, you get non-stop gut-busters like in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. (Unrated cut on Blu-ray, June 30, 2015)

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Lmao. Love this movie #ronburgungy #anchorman

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