Is it a bird, no, is it a plane, no, It's Will Ferrell coming to a cinema near you

Rating: Null/10 (12 September 2004)

I saw anchorman a day after i had seen dodgeball, which i also rate as being a very decent comedy, but for me anchorman was superior due to one thing, Will Ferrel he was perfect for this role as an up-himself anchorman in the 70's, he is the biggest thing to hit the comedic world for a long time. The outline of the plot is simple set in a 70's America (specifically san diego), it all revolves around sexism in that period. Will Ferrell plays Ron Burgundy an extremely popular anchorman on channel 4 news, he is accompanied by his crew of fellow anchors played by Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and David koechner. But their lives and their jobs are flipped upside down by the arrival of a stunning blonde Veronica corningstone played by Christina Applegate, who dreams of someday becoming an anchor. This angers the news team as they believe that men are far superior to women, one quote for example being 'It's anchorMAN not anchorLADY'. Veronica adds competition to Ron's place as anchor and throughout the film they become competitors for a top anchor place at 'the network'. I felt that this was a very decent comedy and also felt that the cast seemed to seamlessly bounce off each other with great comedic value. This film confirms Ferrell to be one of the TOP comedians in this day and age, and also shows that Applegate is a fine actress and can and i hope will play many leading roles although my only qualm about this film was that i believe the script for Applegate did not display her acting talents to the full as it was not sufficient enough for example it was made out that it was 'her dream' to become an anchor yet it did not show that from the script. But nevertheless this film is great and i deeply recommend it as a insanely funny film full of cameos from talented comedians and actors for example the likes of Vince Vaughn, Ben stiller and Tim Robbins. From me Dan i give it 4/5 ****