Anchorman is the best movie ever. Except for the ending. And all the other movies that are better than Anchorman.

Rating: 5/10 (19 July 2004)

These type of comedies are so fun. Plot takes the backseat while improvisation takes the wheel. This movie feels like the creators looked at the script to see what scene is next, then said what ever they felt like. It's truly a comedy that bows down to no rules of logic. There is a scene where the news teams of five different channels meet randomly and a fight to the death, gang-war begins. With future viewings of this film the parts that are going to stand out are the golden lines that come frequently. "By Zuse's beard", Will Farrell says when he sees a knock-out blonde. It may not seem that funny, but it's a good example of Farrell always being hilarious, no matter what. When tragedy strikes Ron Burgendy. It comes in the form of a foot from a special cameoed celebrity, kicking Ron's dog, Baxter, off of a bridge. This leads to Burgendy calling a fellow reporter and crying while struggling to tell him what had happened. The harder Farrel cries, the more confused the reporter is, the harder the audience laughs. Anchorman is filled with scenes that build audience laughter by the characters reacting to one another. When Burgendy breaks into song to describe how love feels and all the characters follow in an acapella version of Afternoon Delight, it's magic. Sadly, just like most comedies of this nature, the magic ends in the third act. When it's time to stop messing around and squeeze in some kind of climax and an ending to the plot that hasn't really been the focus. It comes off rushed. Kind of like Ron Burgendy finishing off his scotch in the last seconds before 6 o'clock news is on air.