Senselessly Hilarious
Living here in San Diego, I do not have much to complain about. After all, it's December and the weather this week has been hovering in the mid-70s. So when a movie like Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is made, championing America's Finest City, I'm naturally inclined to include it on my personal list of great comedies. And many would agree with me. In the sequel, however, many have started critiquing Will Ferrell and Adam McKay for pushing the envelope too harshly, overplaying the Channel 4 News Team. As a true San Diegan, I can safely say that Anchorman 2, while structurally questionable, is a work of jaw-dropping hilarity.
The success of this movie stems from the laugh-triggering one-liners that characterize most of the dialogue in this movie. As I have been explaining to my friends, if you were to look at the basic plot line of this movie, you might have second thoughts about watching this movie in the theater. However, the dialogue bursts throughout the film had me chuckling consistently for a solid hour of the movie. Maybe this is just a sign of lingering immaturity, but nevertheless, it made me laugh. Paul Rudd and David Koechner were great in their comebacks, not to mention the plethora of big-ticket stars that showed up for the amazing finale to the movie.
Many critiques so far have claimed the humor as childish and clique but I am inclined to disagree with them due to the sheer level of laughter. This is not to say the movie does not have its weaknesses. I was sad to see that Steve Carell's character "Brick" was really overplayed. He had his moments, but at times it felt like overkill. But I am able to overlook these and other shortcomings due to the humor of the film. As I was watching the movie, I got the feeling that the cast had a blast making this movie. In some of the takes you can even see the actors and actresses holding back laughter, which in my opinion really adds to the authenticity of the humor.
It's purely a comedy, so the most I could give it is an 8. If you liked the first, you will love the second, but for those of you who were not a fan of the first, it will just appear to be more of the same silly shenanigans. Whether you choose to watch it or not, just remember, stay classy.
Written December 18, 2013
The success of this movie stems from the laugh-triggering one-liners that characterize most of the dialogue in this movie. As I have been explaining to my friends, if you were to look at the basic plot line of this movie, you might have second thoughts about watching this movie in the theater. However, the dialogue bursts throughout the film had me chuckling consistently for a solid hour of the movie. Maybe this is just a sign of lingering immaturity, but nevertheless, it made me laugh. Paul Rudd and David Koechner were great in their comebacks, not to mention the plethora of big-ticket stars that showed up for the amazing finale to the movie.
Many critiques so far have claimed the humor as childish and clique but I am inclined to disagree with them due to the sheer level of laughter. This is not to say the movie does not have its weaknesses. I was sad to see that Steve Carell's character "Brick" was really overplayed. He had his moments, but at times it felt like overkill. But I am able to overlook these and other shortcomings due to the humor of the film. As I was watching the movie, I got the feeling that the cast had a blast making this movie. In some of the takes you can even see the actors and actresses holding back laughter, which in my opinion really adds to the authenticity of the humor.
It's purely a comedy, so the most I could give it is an 8. If you liked the first, you will love the second, but for those of you who were not a fan of the first, it will just appear to be more of the same silly shenanigans. Whether you choose to watch it or not, just remember, stay classy.
Written December 18, 2013