"Why don't you go back to your home on Whore Island?" - Ron Burgundy

There's just something about Anchorman that makes it an absurdist cult classic.

Maybe it's the smell of rich mahogany that it gives off.

Maybe it's the yazz flute soundtrack.

Maybe it's the twisted science, where a woman's brains are 1/3 the size of the male's, and where bears can smell menstruation.

Maybe it's the loving of lamps. The loving of carpets. The loving of desks.

Maybe it's the intense emotional resonance of the glass case of emotion.

Maybe it's the fact that 60% of the time, the jokes work every time.

But one thing's for sure: it's kind of a big deal.

I love... carpet. I love... desk. 

Brick, are you just looking at things in the office and saying that you love them? 

I love lamp. 

Do you really love the lamp, or are you just saying it because you saw it? 

I love lamp. I love lamp.

I've long ago given up on trying to pinpoint what tickles my funnybone, but there has always been one consistent thing that gets me laughing and that is dead pan absurdism.

Anchorman has that in spades. It plays everything with a straight face and it's just absolutely ridiculous. The dialogue, the physical comedy, the plot and the spontaneous spells of absurdity make this film a cocktail that clicks really well with me.

There's no point in analyzing this film. It's bonkers in all the right ways and reminded me a lot of Police Squad and Airplane. I usually like Ferrell, so that certainly helps, but Carell's schticky idiocy got the most laughs out of me. It's a trick he does, but boy does he do it well. So if that's your thing, definitely watch it (if you're one of the three people that hasn't yet).

Stay classy, Letterboxd. Stay classy.

84

"And you ate the whole wheel of cheese? I'm not even mad. That's amazing."

Turns out ANCHORMAN is still a funny movie when I'm not 13 years old. Somehow the least funny parts of it are what became quotable, though.

I cant believe how many memes and scences from this movie I've known for years, and yet I've never seen it before. Till now ofc.

So I actually watched that one twice, because the streaming platform I was watching it on just started replaying it, and I was too lazy (and stoned) to get up and stop it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

modern studio comedies could learn a thing or two from this.

The only thing I love more than Steve Carrell is lamp. ❤🛋

Anchorman is a comedy classic. There are some jokes like "I love lamp", Jack Black kicking the dog, and "Whore Island" that will always be funny to me.

this should have been right up my alley considering how big of an snl fan i am, but i have come to the conclusion that i’m simply not dudebro enough to enjoy this

oh well it looks like we got ourselves a bilingual bloodfest

What a weird weird movie that everyone loves.

should've had more kathryn hahn in it

The pleasure town sequence should’ve changed how sex scenes were made, permanently

would have liked to see more kathryn hahn but we did get 4 dilfs harmonizing to afternoon delight so i’ll take it. 

that isn’t what i want to talk about though... 

paul, i didn’t hear from you after the last review so i’m back. you were really sexist in this movie and had bad facial hair but i still loved you so???? i feel like based on that alone it shows my dedication. you were really great and funny in this. i love you paul. i can be a great step-mom for jack and darby. please write back <3

Cannonball funny because loud?

Petition for Ron Burgundy to move to the BBC

you stay classy san diego. im ron burgundy?

Milk was a bad choice😩 (also we must protect Brick at all costs)

7.8

8.1
Might as well be first time watching 
classic cast
half of the jokes are funny kinda on and off
Will Ferrell definitely had the best parts 
Till I thought about it just now his last name burgundy wasn’t a color 
Rest of my thoughts left I’m sorry this movie looked like a lot of fun to make and be a part of though and the cast is solid