John Brooks This picture got a tremendous sort of cult following because of its peculiar dry humor. It's a kind of humor that means to be very virile and "classy". The Anchorman is basically the official license for boys to be boys: look sharp, show off, be competitive in the silliest of ways, be all-out macho and consider what they're doing to be the only and best way.So they got the whole gang here: Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Koechner, Vince Vaughn... and quite a few cameos throughout the picture (nothing particularly funny, just wacky cameos)... and pushed big name star power with a clear-but-simple game plan, and along the way a few memorable quotable passages and jokes.None of the characters are particularly remarkable or funny and they easily could've made Carell's character for example funnier, but the point is to play ball and be silly with it, so at that it's some fun to be had. It's not particularly stale after a while but it isn't quite a fascinating watch: they did well enough to hold it all up together while slipping in scenes they apparently had intended to use anyways ('Afternoon Delight', the major brawl with all the cameos, or some of the anchorman in-studio prank stuff).Side-note: the fact this got such a strong cult following if anything is sad, because it really only is just another Hollywood comedy with the usual big name gang with a theme, a plot, and a few jokes to be remembered. But people quote this like it's a major classic, use characters' portraits as avatars or signatures on websites and forums... like the film was some kind of a classic when it's so much more benign really !6.5/10.

merelyaninnuendo Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron BurgundyYes, its an odd world, but hey it's their creation and they nail it pretty much and turns out its interesting and funny.

deepblue501 Whereas Will Ferell can be funny at times, he completely misses the point in this absolutely below average comedy. Even the cameo appearances of respected actors like Tim Robbins or Ben Stiller cannot change what this movie really is: a dumb waste of time and a surprising lack of funny moments for a comedy.The idea is that Ron Burgandy (Will Ferell), an ego-maniac who thinks he is a gift to all women, gets competition as the anchorman of a San Diego local news station. The competition is his lover, the charming Christina Applegate. Of course this starts a "hilarious" sequence of events. To be honest, I do not even want to write a review for this movie. I cannot understand why some (even expert websites) call this a defining comedy or an instant classic. The only person out of the three cronies that Will Ferell hangs out with, who is even remotely funny is Steve Carell who plays the total, but sweet idiot Brick. This movie is not funny, so dumb that it borders on offensive and just a complete waste of time. I would even recommend watching an action movie instead of this one...which means a lot as I hate action movies...!

Alficus Edwards I don't know what exactly it was that even possessed me to pick up a copy of 'Anchorman'. Maybe it was the great reception it is known to have, its importance in pop culture and reference. Or maybe it was the fact that is only cost 50p in the second hand DVD store. It was probably a mix of those factors, but even for such a low price, I still consider this a monumental waste of my money. I have not turned a movie off half way through due to lack of quality since 'lawnmower man 2'.The biggest failure was labeling this boring, turgid, waste as a 'comedy', as nothing truly funny ever happened. In fact the only thing that elicited a laugh at any point before I turned it off in annoyance was a dog wearing pajamas. The first and last funny thing before I firmly planted my finger on 'eject'.From the moment the movie starts, everything looks plain bad, and that isn't just mentioning Will Ferrell's ugly misshapen teeth, pitted face, creepy mustache and chest hair that is so off-putting, your teeth zing with utter disgust. Everything about the movie seems low quality. While I understand the movie was filmed with 70's quality cameras to give it a retro feel, it just comes off as dated, and as for the 'comedy', well that was never funny, no matter which era you live in.The story revolves around the main character, Ron Burgundy, perving on a new female news anchor, while his group of truly detestable, unfunny, unlikable friends sit back impressed. Whether its Ron standing on someone's dinner playing a flute, men making sexual actions in front of a woman, or a disgusting smelling cologne, simply nothing that's meant to be funny, is actually funny. If the jokes had been written and executed well, it might have been just about enjoyable, but every character's trope was so obvious, none of it worked. The idiot one was an idiot, the pervy one perved, the 'playa' one played. Nothing quirky, or out of the ordinary occurred. While my family had been asking me to turn the movie off for about twenty minutes, the ting that finally motivated me to do so was a cringy moment where Ron attempts to sing a 'touching' song about love to his co-workers, who have never felt it. I truly have no clue what else happened, because I shut it off then, and moved onto something actually enjoyable.Totally unfunny, boring, and generally an abysmal piece of cinema, 'anchorman' if not worth 50p in a second hand shop, and it isn't worth getting for free. If someone offered me 50p to take the film off their hands, I'd probably turn it down. avoid this movie at all costs, as it is not a comedy, it is simply Will Ferrell making a fool of himself in the most stilted and unenjoyable way for... well I guess the time it takes depends on how quickly you switch off the movie, because you sure won't make it to the end I can tell you that much. I find it hard to think of enough adjectives that describe how poor this film is, but certainly 'abysmal', 'terrible', 'pathetic', and 'rubbish' come to mind. there are many more that I am sure are not allowed to be typed into this website, so let me say this...DO NOT BUY THIS BORING TERRIBLE MOVIE, AND DON'T WATCH IT FOR FREE, ANYWHERE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. how it got a sequel is beyond me...