Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

[Banky]

will ferrell can do no wrong

you know how much bank he is going to make per film after the success of ELF


This might be a bold but i think that he is the funniest member of SNL aulumni

[russiasusha]

This might be a bold but i think that he is the funniest member of SNL aulumni

I agree

[Banky]

i think what makes that true is that he could take skits that are terribly bad and unfunny and turn them into something worth watching

[cine]

Amen. The only man he had to surpass for this title was Phil Hartman and it's clear he has. Hartman's Best of SNL DVD would never reduce a majority crowd to tears laughing. His character is too charming. Ferrell is just plain funny.

[Fishbulb]

Those clips are awesome. It looks like Will's character is sort of similar to the crazy doctor that he did in that one SNL sketch. "Son of a vondruke!"
He can reduce me to hysterics with just his delivery of a line (I love the way he says "clinging to LIIIIIIFE" in this clip) or a facial expression (check out the Action News intro when he and the other guys stop what they're doing and all turn to camera simultaneously. Hilarious). And did anyone notice Ian Roberts from the Upright Citizens Brigade as the guy giving the countdown? Ian Roberts, Amy Poehler, and Matt Besser all have roles in this movie. If Walsh is in it too it'll be a UCB reunion!

[Sleuth]

Yes, I did notice Ian Roberts of the Upright Citizens Brigade who has a season 1 DVD out now, that was really cool considering everything else you said about Amy Poehler of the Upright Citizens Brigade and also Matt Besser of the Upright Citizens Brigade.  Maybe Matt Walsh of the Upright Citizens Brigade was busy on the set of the new Starsky and Hutch movie to be in this one.

[cine]

I love the way he says "clinging to LIIIIIIFE" in this clip

That one reminded me of his James Lipton.

[MacGuffin]

Official Trailer here.

[modage]

this is going to be hilarious.  i guess the new key to funny is 'put them in the seventies; when things were ridiculous!' between this and Starsky and Hutch, i dont know which i want to see more.

[Sleuth]

Well I definitely want to see this more, the cast is fucking great

I heard that it might get PG13 now?

[Just Withnail]

I heard that it might get PG13 now?

As long as it doesn't compromise it too much, I'm fine with this. There are lots of good comedies not rated R, right?

Wasn't overly impressed with the trailer, was hoping for a few more belly aching laughs, and (trailer SPOILERS follow) the trailer-"punch line" with Burgundy walking into the cabinet, is exactly like Buddy getting hit by the car in Elf. I really hope this isn't a sign of the great Ferrell starting to repeat himself already. Don't think so though, and still have big hopes for this. May the retro comedies trend never stop!

[ono]

The rhythm of this title keeps making me want to read this as "Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy."  I don't think it's a coincidence, either.

[Fishbulb]

I have a feeling this movie might kind of be in trouble. I've heard that the entire ending had to be reshot, the last 45 minutes of the movie. Apparently the test audiences reacted negatively to the original ending (which involved a gang of criminals called "The Alarm Clock Gang", played by Maya Rudolph, Kevin Corrigan, Chuck D, and Justin Long). As a result Rudolph and the others have now been cut entirely out of the movie.

The last time I can remember something like this happening was with the Kids in the Hall movie "Brain Candy", and the end result still turned out OK. But I feel like I trust Will Ferrell and Adam McKay more than I do a bunch of random people in a test audience to decide what's funny. I hope some of this excised material shows up in some form eventually, on the DVD maybe. (There's a ton of cut stuff from "Brain Candy" which has really never been seen anywhere).

[grand theft sparrow]

I have a feeling this movie might kind of be in trouble. I've heard that the entire ending had to be reshot, the last 45 minutes of the movie. Apparently the test audiences reacted negatively to the original ending (which involved a gang of criminals called "The Alarm Clock Gang", played by Maya Rudolph, Kevin Corrigan, Chuck D, and Justin Long). As a result Rudolph and the others have now been cut entirely out of the movie.

The last time I can remember something like this happening was with the Kids in the Hall movie "Brain Candy", and the end result still turned out OK. But I feel like I trust Will Ferrell and Adam McKay more than I do a bunch of random people in a test audience to decide what's funny. I hope some of this excised material shows up in some form eventually, on the DVD maybe. (There's a ton of cut stuff from "Brain Candy" which has really never been seen anywhere).

Mallrats too, but that cut stuff really did suck for the most part.  

I remember that the trailer for Brain Candy had more footage that got cut than footage that made the final film.  But who knows? It turned out to be one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.

If Anchorman turns out half as well as Brain Candy, I'll be quite satisfied... as long as that cut footage makes it to the DVD.  Maya Rudolph, Kevin Corrigan and Chuck D together?  Genius.

[MacGuffin]