Anchorman

Sunday, December 9, 2007

I just wanted something fun to cheer me up, and Anchorman is a perfect movie for that. It's just a bunch of good-natured silliness, guaranteed to make you laugh.

I'm always impressed, while watching it, that it didn't turn out to be a complete train wreck. The way they filmed it, seeming to make so much of it up as they went along, sounds like a recipe for disaster. And if you've ever seen Wake Up, Ron Burgundy, then you know the entire last act of the film was originally completely different.

You'd think the disorganized method of planning, coupled with the out-of-left-field style of humor would make for a big mess, but I guess Adam McKay and Will Ferrell know what they're doing. Funny motherfuckers.