Movie #23: Anchorman

Her Take: I loved this movie from the moment I saw it. I remember Luke Wilson appearing onscreen randomly during the news team rumble and gasping. This movie came out around the same time as Dodgeball (which is also in our collection), and both are hilarious. The movie is a comedy with Will Ferrell starring as Ron Burgundy and his news team in the 70s. They are living it up because their 6:00 PM news is at the top of the ratings. A woman comes along and shakes things up, enduring pretty ridiculous sexual harassment attempts. If you do not laugh out loud while watching this movie, there is probably something wrong with you. The cast has Will Ferrell, Steve Carrell, and Paul Rudd with a special appearance by Jack Black (“That’s how I roll.”). Sixty percent of the time this movie makes me laugh every time, so it gets 5 stars.

His Take: This falls in the category of “Can’t believe I missed how funny and awesome this is the first time around” which includes Zoolander. I laughed so hard during this watching that you’d think it wasn’t me that watched it the first time. I really think it was just a bias against Will Ferrell. I used to hate his movies, but ever since seeing Talladega Nights, Stranger than Fiction, and Winter’s Passing, I’ve really come around. I would really like more Vince Vaughn and Paul Rudd, but other than that this one is solid. In fact who wants to sign the petition to get them in a buddy cop movie together. Now that would be the Jam. Burt Reynolds could make an appearance, with that kid from Webster and they could show Paul and Vince how to really make a buddy cop flick. Man, does anyone remember Turner and Hooch? Wow. I actually saw Dan Finnerty on Jimmy Fallon and it got me wanting to see Old School again. I love The Dan Band’s rendition of “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” I effin need it more than eva. Seriously though, Will Ferrell is a funny dude, and it’s sad that it took me watching his more serious work to realize the brilliance of his comedic mind. Now if you don’t mind I’m going to go bathe in some Sex Panther. Stay classy, interwebs. 4.5 stars out of 5.

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