Wow! I was really surprised by this movie. All of my friends had been raving about this movie but at the same time these are the friends that like Happy Madison movies so.....yeah.
I really, really liked this movie. It is a really, really strange movie and I mean that in the best possible way. The story follows Ron Burgundy(Will Ferrell) a news anchor who is loved by all of San Diego. This movie apparently takes place sometime in the 70s/80s when all reporters and anchors were men. Then one day his world is turned upside down when a female reporter named Veronica Corningstone(Christina Applegate) joins the network.
I really only have one problem and it's that the first third is not as good as rest of the movie. Not that it's bad, just the contrary. It's still better than most comedies but I just don't think that it stands up to the rest of this hilarious, inventive movie.
I'm probably preaching to the choir with this review because pretty much everybody has seen this movie. If you haven't seen it yet I would highly reccomend it. I don't want to say much more about it because I don't want to ruin the pure spectacle of one of the great American classics.
9.5/10 the funniest comedy I've seen since Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
And since everybody has their favorites from this movie I'll mention mine. Minor spoilers ahead
Favorite character:Brick because he's freaking Brick everyone loves him.
Favorite moment:the battle because it is one of the strangest most random things I've ever seen.
And of course the one that everyone talks about! Favorite quote: *drumroll* Ron Burgundy: Wow. Never ceases to amaze me. What cologne you gonna go with? London Gentleman, or wait. No, no, no. Hold on. Blackbeard's Delight.
Brian Fantana: No, she gets a special cologne... It's called Sex Panther by Odeon. It's illegal in nine countries... Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good.
Ron Burgundy: It's quite pungent.
Brian Fantana: Oh yeah.
Ron Burgundy: It's a formidable scent... It stings the nostrils. In a good way.
Brian Fantana: Yep.
Ron Burgundy: Brian, I'm gonna be honest with you, that smells like pure gasoline.
Brian Fantana: They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time, it works every time.(source: IMDB)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357413/trivia?tab=qt&ref_=tt_trv_qu
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