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Anchorman - The Legend Of Ron Burgundy/Wake Up, Ron Burgundy - The Lost Movie [DVD] [2004]
enlarge	Director: Adam McKay Actors: Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Fred Willard, Christina Applegate, David Koechner Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£14.99~~ Buy New: £4.90 as of 25/11/2009 12:55 GMT details You Save: £10.09 (67%) New (11) Used (3) from £4.90 Seller: shannon913 Rating: 6 reviews Sales Rank: 4141 Format: Box set, PAL, Special Edition Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 3 Running Time: 179 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6 Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.3 EAN: 5051188154639 ASIN: B001AHKGYW Theatrical Release Date: 2004 Release Date: August 18, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 6 1 2 Next » One Of The Greatest Movies Ever Made November 29, 2008 Steven Stewart (steveo.stewart@hotmail.co.uk) 5 out of 7 found this review helpful Anchorman is a film that only comes around once every decade or so and it sets the standard for any comedies to follow. Arguably being Will Ferrells best it's a film with very ridiculous comedy moments brought together in an extremely intelligent way. It's not something where the jokes are reeled off one by one in an in obvious way, in fact some of the more funny jokes you can miss the first time round as they're very subtle. Along with Will Ferrell this film has a very strong supporting cast with people like Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and Christina Applegate. They give us a great blend of serious acting with very, very silly humour. I'm not usually a fan of the silly comedy movies and I'm sure a lot of people will shy away from it because it looks just that, however, it's something that will surpass all expectations and then some. br / br /Anchorman tells the story of 1970s San Diego news Anchor Ron Burgundy and his time as the most respected Anchorman in the San Diego area. Him and his team, Brian Fantana (Rudd), Brick Tamland (Steve Carell) Champ Kind (David Koechner) are brought into peril when an aspiring woman Anchor is brought into the team. Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) is brought into the news office due to complaints of lack of diversity. This woman is strong and no matter how hard the main news team will try, she's not going to be put off from her goal to be Anchorwoman. Ron manages to use his charm and his ability to play the Jazz Flute (No Inuendo intended) to win over Veronica and they end up dating. She wants to keep it quiet because it will peril her career, but Ron being a mans man tells San Diego live on air that they're sleeping together. Through another series of unfortunate events Ron Burgundys dog baxter is killed leading to him being late for newscast. Seizing her chance, Veronica takes charge and becomes Anchorwoman for the one show to the dismay of Ron. Because she was so successful she is promoted to co-anchor and the relationship is off. br / br /I'm tempted to tell you the entire story but I wont. It is awesome though and is one of the most bizarre, childish and intelligent comedies I've ever seen. People would try to knock this film slightly by saying it's not as funny as his prior film, Old School but it's definitely much much funnier. The over the top acting of Ferrell is worth it alone as I could watch him in his outrageous emotional state after Baxter was killed, all day. Steve Carell is also another shining light in the film as he plays the dumb weather guy who's the over the top idiot that comes out with hysterically stupid things. "I stabbed a guy in the heart" the way he said it has to be witnessed as it's just classic Carell. br / br /One of my favourite lines from the movie which occurred in the opening credits as it was just so unexpected and very very silly. "The human torch was denied a bank loan" is an absolute classic which I think many people will agree with. Also the fight between the different channels news teams is also a classic as it features cameos from one of the greatest comic actors in Ben Stiller as the Spanish language news Anchor. I could honestly go on and on about how crazily funny this film is but I would give everything away. All I can say to wrap this up is you will need to watch it more than once in order to catch all the jokes as some you will miss the first time around. No doubt! a five star dobbelt fiture. September 5, 2008 Karsten Falkbøll Pedersen (Denmark) 4 out of 10 found this review helpful A comedy DVD dont' get eny funnier than this!. Will and the gang just had so much fun that by the end off the shoot, there was enough material to make a second fiture - not a secuel (comes out in 2009) but a second take on the epic jurney, of the number one news team, and there far out eskapades. This is the kind of DVD you watch with the boys, smoke some Green tobaki... and just laugh you're self's blue in the face. Right up there with "Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back", "Tenacious D - Complete Master Works", "Terror Firmer", and some of the John Waters stuff. This one makes Jim Carry look like a 2'end grader trying to impress his school-buddys, by pissing his pants... br /What can i say? - I just love lamps. br / The definitive Anchorman box set August 23, 2009 J. Thomas (Lancaster, UK) Overall this is a very good deal, with a substantial number of extra features which are both funny and interesting (in that Will Ferrel way). br /If you are a big fan of 'Anchorman', then you will no doubt like 'Wake Up, Ron Burgundy - The Lost Movie', although I wouldn't say that it's as funny or memorable as the original. It serves best as a companion film for more devote fans of the original. Therefore, if you already own 'Anchorman' on DVD I don't think it is strictly necessary to purchase this. I would give 4 stars to this for people who already own 'Anchorman'. br /However, if you are yet to own any versions on DVD, then this is the definitive collection of everything Ron Burgundy, and so you have to buy it! Nice, but... July 23, 2009 Mr. S. M. Hicks (UK) The original film, is amazing - simply put. And this includes the special "classy" 2 disc edition of the original which is enough in itself to justify purchasing this. Its awesome. br /However, the "lost" anchorman film is terrible. It seems the first film had an entirely different plot originally, so there was lots of footage that got chucked away. Now they've simply taken that footage and tried to edit a sequel out of it. This was not an easy or clever thing to do, and unfortunately it doesnt work at all. Most of the jokes are identical (word for word) as the first film, the storyline is awful, and because its a sequel made before the original, there are continuity errors all over the place - it just feels weird. I barely laughed. Anchorman August 12, 2009 Mr. N. Beckett (UK) A definate watch, typical Will Ferrell with great performances from Steve Carrell and the rest of the crew. Not quite Talladega Nights or Blades Of Glory but nether the less this is not worth missing. br / br /A suprising second movie was also a welcome watch, if not a little too similar to the first but if you like the humour you won't be bored. 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