Nothing Funny About Anchorman 2

The American Spectator ^ | 01/08/14 | James Bowman

[pgkdan]

uring the two very long hours of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, I think I chuckled three times. Meanwhile, all around me were cracking up. They, obviously, were more in tune with the general audience responsible for (at the time of writing) the $100 million in box office receipts earned by this sequel to the equally dreadful Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). Not that I’m not used to being in the minority in my view of popular movies, but I can’t help asking myself why so many people think this one, which is by the same creative team of Will Ferrell and Adam McKay that produced the original, is funny when I do not. I don’t think it can be because I lack a sense of humor, or that it has atrophied with age, since I do laugh at quite a lot of things. Scott Foundas, the critic for Variety, likens the new Anchorman to “Network as directed by Mel Brooks, and starring Gene Wilder,” thus comparing it to some movies that I do find funny. Does he, then, think they are funny in the same way as Anchorman 2?

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Critics weren't kind to Mel Brooks later films "Life Sucks" and "Dracula Dead and Loving It".

I've never gotten the cult of Mel. The Producers and Blazing Saddles are pretty good, and Young Frankenstein is terrific, but beyond that, meh.

[hattend]

At least 3:

Caddyshack

Happy Gilmore

Tin Cup

[hattend]

I think the Cowbell skit is about the funniest thing Will Ferrell has done.

I think he stinks overall.

[DoodleDawg]

My boyfriend is a huge Ferrell fan. He’s seen “Anchorman” I don’t know how many times and dragged me to see “Anchorman 2”. I’m with the author; I didn’t see the humor and spent the movie acting like I was enjoying it all the while checking my watch for how much longer it had to run. I got even by taking him to see “Saving Mr. Banks” where, to his credit, he also faked interest and acted like he enjoyed it.

[Sirius Lee]

I don’t think it can be because I lack a sense of humor,

Anybody who says they don't lack a sense of humor, does.

[Mr. K]

are you talking about the “sherrif is N[EAR] scene”

That is for comedy- they keep saying “nigger” and the people THINK he is saying “near”

its one of the funniest scenes

[Future Snake Eater]

[Cringing Negativism Network]

I dunno.

I just watched that entire clip. It never even made me smile much.

It was to me, just stupid.

To each his own I suppose.

(relink to the segment, just for comparison)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCWjo1ymhGs

[DouglasKC]

I did see something hilarious on Showtime last night about some friends having a dinner party when a nuclear of chemical weapons attack takes place and strands them all together in a house... At first I though it was some chick flick thing then I started listening to the really off-beat dialog and it was FUNNY I could not catch the name of it- anyone see that?

It was called "It's a Disaster" and it was great movie. Like you said the dialog was fantastic. It was one of the most original movies I've ever seen...it was almost like a chick flick...a relationship movie played out as a comedy set against a disaster background.

[Mr. K]

That’s a funny movie too- but this one was different

Another Freeper said it was called “:It’s a disaster” and I am goign to watch it again from the start.

I thought “This is the End” was funny and original too