There's a hell of a lot of hype and expectation weighing on this film. The original Anchorman film is a modern, oft-quoted classic. I mean, you still hear people say "Milk was a bad choice" despite the film coming out almost 10 years ago. And with good reason! It's a hilarious film which I and so many others loved.
So, how does Anchorman 2 weigh up? Well, the news on this is good. But not great.
The film goes for two hours and for about the first half the laughs just come flying at you. Hilarious, fantastic laughs that are just as good as in the first film. I was thinking to myself 'the storyline's a bit lame but it was in the first one too really' so you just roll with it and enjoy the wise cracks. But then the storyline gets, well, just a bit too ridiculous and the laughs dry up a little. Not completely though, don't get me wrong. The poor guy sitting next to me could easily be telling his friends "well the lady sitting next to me with a loud and annoying laugh certainly enjoyed it!" and that would be true. There's some killer, hilarious lines & I think my favourite was when, in celebration of a victory, Ron Burgundy says "perms for everyone!"... That and a shout out to Olivia Newton John which I won't spoil, really made me cack myself!
It's not as good as the first one and the two mates who I saw it with agreed. That said, definitely plenty of laughs and still worth the ticket price to go & see it, particularly if you liked the first Anchorman film.
I think this three star review in the Fairfax press is about right for me.
Trailer here.
So, how does Anchorman 2 weigh up? Well, the news on this is good. But not great.
The film goes for two hours and for about the first half the laughs just come flying at you. Hilarious, fantastic laughs that are just as good as in the first film. I was thinking to myself 'the storyline's a bit lame but it was in the first one too really' so you just roll with it and enjoy the wise cracks. But then the storyline gets, well, just a bit too ridiculous and the laughs dry up a little. Not completely though, don't get me wrong. The poor guy sitting next to me could easily be telling his friends "well the lady sitting next to me with a loud and annoying laugh certainly enjoyed it!" and that would be true. There's some killer, hilarious lines & I think my favourite was when, in celebration of a victory, Ron Burgundy says "perms for everyone!"... That and a shout out to Olivia Newton John which I won't spoil, really made me cack myself!
It's not as good as the first one and the two mates who I saw it with agreed. That said, definitely plenty of laughs and still worth the ticket price to go & see it, particularly if you liked the first Anchorman film.
I think this three star review in the Fairfax press is about right for me.
Trailer here.