What is it about Will Ferrell that makes us laugh? The Cinesthete can not answer this question. I never really found Mr. Ferrell that amusing. His never-ending ranting is punctuated by maybe three or four quips that make me smile. Otherwise, I’m mostly cringing. Anchorman is a great example of this. Its also a good movie to talk about because it is the one that everyone loves. Look at LCD!

The screening at the Casa De Nilsen Theatre was prefaced by loud exclamations of “This movie is awesome!” or “This movie is genius!” or “This movie is awesome!” Well, I had seen it once before (in the theatre for some reason!) and this was basically a catch-up viewing so we could write our reviews. After LCD removed his porn from the DVD-player, we set down to watch.

When I first saw the movie I was mildly amused, but the next day I could only remember one or two parts that I liked, and one or two parts I hated. The second viewing I had with LCD yielded the same results, although not quite to the extremes of my earlier feelings. The one or two good parts were okay, and the one or two bad parts were just… bad.

There is no reason for me to recount the plot of Anchorman. Everyone has heard it quoted verbatim by their friends at parties or read it on those same friend’s IM away messages. This is pretty much the same as watching it. There is not much else you are going to get from it. The characters are one-dimensional and the whole script is held together by some loose internal logic. This is just a way to let the film-makers have freedom to do whatever they want that comes into their heads. This could work for a group of folks a little funnier, but in the hands of Adam McKay and Will Ferrell, it all becomes a little too big and awkward to be entertaining for more than 30 seconds at a time.

Will Ferrell is, sadly, a standard funny man. He has his moments, but most of the time he’s just repeating himself. The bottom line is that he’s harmless, but don’t waste your time. You can do much better. Wait! I can repeat myself and sum up Anchorman by using the same sentences! Watch this: Anchorman is, sadly, a standard funny movie. It has its moments, but most of the time it’s just repeating itself. The bottom line is that it’s harmless, but don’t waste your time. You can do much better.

LCD’s Response:

You know tc, i’ve known you for many years but throughout that whole time I have only been able to take wild guesses as to the depths of your idiocy. Your review, however, has finally allowed me to plumb the depths of it….and find its magnitude to be immeasurable. That picture isn’t even from anchorman, retard. It’s from yet another incredible cinematic masterpiece from will ferrell titled Kicking and Screaming. First of all, you talk about your feelings an awful lot. What are you, some kind of crybaby momma’s boy? Who talks about their feelings on the internet in an honest, truthful and candid manner? Sexual predators, that’s who. Come on TC, I’m not 9 years old and I don’t want any puppies or candy out of the back of your beat up Volkswagon van so quit it.

And just how would you know what happens at parties anyway? You always come late and leave early.

Also, to say that the monty python group is any more hilarious than this cast is insanely retarded. Look, I like most of the Monty Python movies, but is anyone more hit or miss than them? Hmmm, let’s see. Songs about lumberjacks. Songs about sperm. About a million juvenile jokes involving newts or swallows or other such random forms of wildlife. Yes! That is so genius compared to the adlib genius of Anchorman! Man! If only Eric Idle could have written a song about a wildebeast or some other such obscure mammal for inclusion into this movie, it would have been great! Sadly, the only reference to any form of animalia was about bears and their olfactory attraction to the homosapian menstrual cycle.

Lastly, Will Ferrell?? A standard funny man? I recently conducted a poll at our local shopping complex (see also: mall) and 3 out of the 4 people I asked (one of them being myself) stated that will ferrell is fucking awesome. It’s not everyone else’s fault that you are an incredible tool. And i mean that in the meanest way possible, since there are some awesomely incredible tools (like pickaxes or killdozers or things of that nuature).

In conclusion, I am going to punch you in the uterus next time I see you…and I can only hope that you are pregnant.