Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #857 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-06-19
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 90 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Will Farrell followed up his star-making vehicle Elf, which matched his fine-tuned comic obliviousness to a sweet sincerity, with a more arrogant variation on the same character: Ron Burgundy, a macho, narcissistic news anchor from the 1970s. Along with his news posse--roving reporter Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd, Clueless), sports guy Champ Kind (David Koechner), and dim-bulb weatherman Brick Tamland (Steve Carell, Bruce Almighty)--Burgundy rules the roost in San Diego, fawned upon by groupies and supported by a weary producer (Fred Willard, Best In Show) who tolerates Burgundy's ego because of good ratings. But when Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate, View from the Top) arrives with ambitions to become an anchor herself, she threatens the male-dominated newsroom. Anchorman has plenty of funny material, but it's as if Farrell couldn't decide what he really wanted to mock, and so took smart-ass cracks at everything in sight. Still, there are moments of inspired delirium. --Bret Fetzer

Synopsis
It's the early 1970s and the local anchorman is not only a source of news but a revered local hero. In San Diego, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), a mustachioed bachelor with a taste for scotch, unparalleled passion for the jazz flute, and a near-telepathic connection with his spirited mutt, Baxter, is that man. Rounding out Ron's testosterone-heavy news team are his close friends--cologne-obsessed man-on-the-street Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), sports reporter Champ Kind (Dave Koechner), and mentally challenged weatherman Brick Tamland (Steve Carrell). Their male camaraderie is challenged, though, when producer Ed Harken (Fred Willard), pressured by changing times, brings the first female reporter, ambitious Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), to the team. Ron finds his chauvinistic ideals compromised further when he starts falling in love with her. Fuelled by Ferrell's singularly loopy persona, ANCHORMAN joins the long list of comedies which have successfully poked fun at the styles and mores of the '70s. Here, with Ferrell's script and Adam McKay's direction, the character of Ron Burgundy becomes a full-bodied comic creation whose possibilities for laughs aren't nearly exhausted by the end credits. The result is an often hilarious celebration of moustaches, wide neckties, alcohol abuse, and good, old-fashioned sexism.

Customer Reviews

It doesn't deserve the one star I HAD to give it
Oh dear. Will Ferrell's work usually gets me chuckling, Old Skool, Zoolander, even his appearance in the MTV Movie awards Matrix spoof, they're all brilliant. But this was such an utter waste of time. Even Ben Stiller's cameo as a rival news reader cannot make up for the lack of laughs. I know it's set in the seventy's, but even then, guys weren't as offensive to women as this piece of **** makes out. Seriously, if you want a laugh, buy something else. If you want something with will ferrell, any of the films i've mentioned are good (zoolander being the best). Quite frankly, i'm saddened that Will Ferrell would debase himself to such garbage.

genius
Love,love,love this film. It's one of those rare films (another notable example being Withnail) which improves on repeated viewings. So many quotable bits ("It's so hot.Milk was a bad choice" "The man on the motorcyle!I hit him with a burrito!") All the actors-even the extras-did a great job.Even Baxter (You ate the whole wheel of cheese?) the dog is fab.Favourite actor has to be Steve Carell, who plays Brick the weatherman- he turns out to have an exceptionally low IQ -but is well liked cos he's rarely late and likes a nice pair of slacks.He goes on to have a successful career as an advisor in the Bush administration. Ron Burgundy is fantastically stupid,arrogant,sexist and soooo funny.Perfectly portrayed.A career high for Will Farrell.Buy two tickets to the gun show-and enjoy.

Juvenile toilet humour!
Some films are so bad they're good and their perpetrators usually excuse themselves by explaining that originality was the furthest thing from their minds. And occasionally we feel affection for them because, if nothing else, they invoke feelings of nostalgia for a supposed `golden age' when imagination and creativity were almost commonplace and the bottom line. However, don't be fooled into thinking that because you found Dodgeball, Meet the Fockers, Happy Gilmour, etc. funny you'll respond similarly to this. Having dutifully sat through ninety minutes (it was a gift) of utter garbage I can't help but wonder whether Ferrell will ever be trusted with money again. There is supposed to be a joke hiding somewhere in this film but obviously I blinked at the wrong time. If you have the sense of humour of an emotionally retarded orang-utan you might just enjoy it but be sure not to blink!

The one remotely saving feature is the performance of Christina Applegate as Ferrell's `love interest' who, at least, tries to invest her role with some degree of integrity. Oh, and you might derive some `enjoyment' along the way by trying to guess which superior efforts this travesty has stolen from; The Day Today, and 1987's Switching Channels, being merely the most obvious.