Comments on: Best of the Decade #15: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/09/best-of-the-decade-15-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-2004/ The World's Longest-Running Movie Podcast Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.33 By: Henrik https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/09/best-of-the-decade-15-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-673416 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:12:48 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30174#comment-673416 I’m in a class cage of emotion.

]]> By: swarez https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/09/best-of-the-decade-15-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-672496 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:25:24 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30174#comment-672496 Indeed Anchorman is one of the best. It’s a perfect case of friends getting together to make a movie and having a blast doing it.

]]> By: Drewsifer https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/09/best-of-the-decade-15-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-672457 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:38:59 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30174#comment-672457 Caddyshack, the party , Shaun of the dead,
you got to put absurdist humour where it belongs.
Just let it wash over you and don’t over analyZe it.
Although I don’t agree with Rus I know many people
who don’t get anchormans humour. But for this choice I believe majority rules
in it’s favour.
P.s I wonder what rus thinks of spielberg

]]> By: Napalm https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/09/best-of-the-decade-15-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-672364 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:35:11 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30174#comment-672364 I think Doug Nagy hit the nail on the head with this one!

]]> By: Ben https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/09/best-of-the-decade-15-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-672348 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:23 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30174#comment-672348 Not a big fan of this movie. There’s a couple of hilarious scenes but, overall, I just really think people have been setting the bar too low when it comes to comedy. Of course, I think Will Farrell is a hack, in general, anyway and only works as a bit player for me.

]]> By: rus in chicago https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/09/best-of-the-decade-15-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-672284 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:41:49 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30174#comment-672284 I’ll ignore the name calling as I was just stating my opinion and put in the post it was from some other studies I did on current comedies.

No, I’m not a film school student, but a filmmaker that watches, studies, analyzes film on my own. I enjoy these boards as I gain insight from other film lovers. If you have a problem with that it is yours alone.

That being said, it appears this film is one that got the absurdity right, not as strong as a classic like Caddyshack, but right for a lot of people here. I think we can all admit it is very easy to screw this up (see Semi Pro). I also think absurdity is the easy way out as it isn’t comedy that comes from real characters, pain, etc. It is more about just doing the wackest thing at the most inappropriate time.

Borat is way more watchable than this film due to real interactions with duped people, the commentary on race, one of the most fully realized characters ever put on film, its production style, etc.

O.k. Garden State is a romantic comedy. You guys need to watch it again because that shit is funny. the dog, the pot smoking, the shooting of arrows, writing on a pass-out buddies face and BODY, funny shit.

]]> By: G https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/09/best-of-the-decade-15-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-672223 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:50:44 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30174#comment-672223 RusInChicago seems like pretentious filmschool douche. Since when is Garden State a comedy? That film is more like Revolutionary Road than a comedy.

]]> By: Jacob https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/09/best-of-the-decade-15-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-672217 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:35:12 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30174#comment-672217 Wow, Rus in chicago is a real douchebag. That being said, thank you Rus for your informative critique on comedies.

……As way to clarify this point even more let’s analyze how comedy is forced in say …“Anchorman”……

For real? I can’t believe someone posted that on a message board. Too funny.

]]> By: doug nagy https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/09/best-of-the-decade-15-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-672201 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:44 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30174#comment-672201 I agree with Goon. Anchorman has one of the best comedic ensembles ever. This film is also Christina Applegate’s finest performance to date.

Not every joke in the film is a zinger – but the film contains an insane amount of hilarious moments.

To Russ – This film is all about heightened absurdity. The place, the time, the man, the team, the romance – it is all absurd. This is absurdism in all its glory. (We are introduced to Brick Tamlin as he puts mayonnaise in a toaster) I can appreciate if you do not like absurdity, but I love the stuff and this film certainly suits my fancy.

Top 20 for certain.

]]> By: Goon https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/09/best-of-the-decade-15-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-672192 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:32:37 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30174#comment-672192 “if you don’t have Borat on this list this choice is BS”

I really liked Borat, but Borat (and Bruno as well) has absolutely nowhere near the rewatch value that Anchorman does.

]]> By: Justice https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/09/best-of-the-decade-15-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-672150 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:51:52 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30174#comment-672150 oof, this is a rough one. I can’t watch this movie, I almost walked out of it in the theatres. But I do know lots of people who do love it and I guess comedy is the hardest thing to find common ground on so I’ll let it slide. I agree with RusinChicago though, Borat better be in here somewhere.

]]> By: Napalm https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/09/best-of-the-decade-15-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-672064 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:20:09 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30174#comment-672064 garden state a comedy? O_o

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