Audience Age/Rating: Rated PG-13 for sexual humor, language and comic violence
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adam McKay
The movie is relatively old, coming out in 2003, but it is considered one of the greatest comedies ever in most people’s eyes, if not the greatest.
by Joe Frias
Will Ferrell stars as Ron Burgundy, San Diego’s top rated newsman of the 1970s. However, that’s all about to change when a new female employee (Christina Applegate) arrives in his office.
Will Ferrell is part of a comedic group of actors known as the Frat Pack. The Frat Pack also includes Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Steve Carell. This movie includes many of these comedy greats, such as Jack Black, Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Steve Carell.
This movie can make anyone laugh from the opening credits to the end of the film. In the very first scene, I died laughing when the narrator said, “This film is based off a true story. Only the people, places, and events have been changed.” Scenes like this make the movie great because they are so outrageous. It seems as if every scene something out of the ordinary happens, and they all come together to not only make a really funny movie, but a great movie in general. These are a few examples of the many, many events in this movie that will make you holler with laughter.
The comedy in this movie is very outrageous comedy. Every scene, the unexpected occurs. There was one scene when Ron Burgundy and the rest of his news team were walking to the suit store. They were stopped by their rival news team. Not long after there is an all out fight between five different news teams. It all happens so fast, and it catches people off guard. It makes for a very funny and very outrageous film.
However, there are a few minor mistakes in this movie. When Ron reads the teleprompter with the question mark on it, it is revealed that the words on the prompter don’t match the words that Ron said. This is clearly a mistake, since it is well-established that Ron will read anything that is put on the teleprompter. Also, directly following the “Panda Watch day #5” report, as Ron Burgundy is reading his sign-off from the teleprompter, the words do not match, defeating the point that he can’t change the words from the teleprompter. It is not a huge mistake, but I noticed it, and I am sure other people have as well.
If you want to kick back and relax and watch a funny movie, this is the movie for you. A movie night with this movie is a recipe for success. The highly anticipated sequel will be coming out December 20.