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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

2013
Comedy
1h 59m
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Rated 06 May 2014
54
31st
Being a bit funnier than expected but not as funny as it should've been, Anchorman 2 is in many ways similar to that time I saw that clown stab another clown.
Rated 22 Jul 2019
62
42nd
I've been getting bored with my laugh so I've tried tweaking it a little so as to project believable amusement in whatever it is I'm tossing it at. Once in a while when it's an appropriate time to laugh I'll unintentionally let out a sound reminiscent of a horse, a quintessential Scooby Doo laugh. I've immediately called it out every time. Embarrassed isn't the right word but it's not a good laugh to let out and now noting it when it happens genuinely amuses me. Humor is weird
Rated 30 Dec 2013
20
7th
The colorful and unique characters from the first film are mere shadows made almost invisible from a high-noon sun of the media's corporate greed. Ironically enough, the hackneyed attempts at satire are on the verge of coming full circle enough to point a finger at itself, tongue confidently at rest, equidistant from both cheeks. It would be a lie to say there were no moments where a genuine laugh came out, but the script demanded those be one liners as all else was call back or a trite plot.
Rated 21 May 2014
61
39th
This is a barmy film, peopled with all manner of oddball characters. I found it funny, but not consistently so, although I have a feeling it could grow on me with a repeat viewing - same as the first instalment. Some of the one-liners and general wackiness work well, but some elements fall a bit flat on a first viewing, and the pacing perhaps wasn't as tight as it could have been. The battle royale at the end was a blast. Definitely worth a watch if you are a fan of the first.
Rated 24 Dec 2013
76
72nd
Most of the film is exactly what you'd expect - funny, but not too funny. Smart and dumb at the same time. The humor is too broad half the time... but then the last 15 minutes come into play, and all bets are off as the film easily tops the first news fight with style. Those last 15 minutes don't make a lick of sense but they are oh, so entertaining.
Rated 06 Apr 2014
65
45th
Obviously not going to match the first, but this was plenty funny to get by on.
Rated 21 Dec 2013
56
56th
Overall, it's about as funny as the first one, which is good news for fans of the original. In fact, I would say its sense of humor in the beginning has actually improved slightly, with its intentionally obvious satire and even more outrageous gags. It does decline slightly as the second half feels the need to repeat the old jokes and plot points from the previous film, but the ambitiously star-studded fight scene is at the very least impressive.
Rated 21 Dec 2013
60
30th
It's funny but so much of it feels forced. Some of the absurd one-liners are head scratchers making me wonder how they didn't have a better option to choose from. Some of it is a complete retread that ups the excess. Still, it's mostly a fun time and does a good job with lampooning news as a commodity.
Rated 11 Jan 2017
58
13th
Anchorman 2 is a pale excuse for a sequel. Everyone here is giving less than their best, and it's just not that surprising. The majority of Will Farrell comedies are feature lengths of what should have been a SNL skit lasting five minutes. I can't say I'm disappointed, either, because I expected it to suck just as much as it did. Too little, too late.
Rated 07 Jan 2014
72
57th
I laughed a lot. That's all that matters at the end of the day. Of course it's not the classic its predecessor grew into, as McKay allows the running time to slip through his fingers. Jokes hit big and then miss just as often, but Anchorman 2 still delivers plenty of gloriously stupid moments.
Rated 03 Jan 2014
76
38th
Whereas Anchorman was the result of shooting hours upon hours of footage and then whittling it down to the funniest 90 minutes, this is the result of shooting hours of footage and then throwing the kitchen sink in - the movie works, somehow, because it never stops throwing out gags and escalating the absurdity to extreme levels. However, this means it also never finds a centre, or rises above an enjoyable mess. Cut out the race and dolphin subplots and we're getting somewhere.
Rated 21 Dec 2013
8
76th
Anchorman 2 is a film I've long anticipated and although it could of been a disaster, I'm relieved to say Its tailor made for Anchorman fans. Im not sure whether it will be as rewatchable as the original, but it's definitely just as quotable and enjoyable. The whole cast is great, the comical cameos are never ending and the one liners are comedy gold. Anchorman has grown to be bigger than anybody ever expected. And this worthy sequel is just as hilarious and outrageous and I absolutely loved it.
Rated 20 Jan 2014
60
52nd
The worst news crew in the world are still doing it for me. Its not gonna be a subject for satanic worshipness like the first, though.
Rated 05 Jan 2014
77
81st
It ain't the first one but I still enjoyed it
Rated 11 Jan 2014
85
48th
I thought this was a great sequel. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues may not nearly as quotable as the first movie, but it's definitely one hilarious movie and almost as funny as the first Anchorman. Totally worth watching if you liked the first movie, and the fight scene was just so great. I couldn't stop laughing at the all of the celebrity cameos.
Rated 19 Dec 2013
65
42nd
Started to dip into not enjoying this but the last act takes us to exciting scary stupid places.
Rated 20 Jun 2014
60
49th
I considered the first Anchorman one of the greatest comedies of resent years, so it wasn't without some skepticism I approached this belated rehash. And sure enough, it somewhat lazily backtrack many of the same jokes, that made the original so great, whist oomphing up the crazy. But between the stab at media satire, and the joy of revisiting old friends, it ended up being an enjoyable trip, with some actual laughs here and there.
Rated 19 Dec 2013
74
60th
Got to say that I'm pleasantly surprised by this sequel. I was laughing a lot more than I expected (considering I thought it would be terrible after watching the trailer). It's not as funny and original as the first one and it falls flat more. They shoehorned jokes from the 1st one in and the movie wasn't as quotable as the first. Brick needs less screen time, not more. Won't be a classic like the 1st where you can watch multiple times, but still great and the final act w/cameos is amazing!
Rated 15 Apr 2014
69
49th
This film's 119-minute runtime REALLY pushes how far a comedy can go before wearing thin and feeling repetitive. Like most overlong comedies, the script puts too much stock in its basic three-act plot and vacillates between genuine hilarity and boring, facile filler. Fortunately, the funny bits do go a long way, and I loved the skewering of the modern ratings-driven news cycle.
Rated 13 Apr 2014
80
63rd
It was funny and like dst7175 said it wasn't the 1st movie. (#1300)
Rated 26 Apr 2014
20
12th
If you have really low expectations you might like it. I did and was still disappointed, the whole first half is a write off without any laughs. Then they go for broke with smoking crack, Who's Coming to Dinner ebonics, callbacks with celebrity cameos (obligatory gangfight scene) etc. It came off as lazy, or maybe it's just the novelty of Ferrell being a loud dummy expired years ago. Can't even remember any of his one-liners and it finished an hour ago.
Rated 07 Dec 2014
12
27th
Baker kills it and the Garfield joke was hilarious. Other than that... tired jokes, easy resorting to crassness, Wiig's part was unfulfilling, too much Brick, no chemistry within the four, too focused on pushing weak plot instead of an abundance of gags, basically turned Burgandy into a villian, and the general jab at modern news was more fit for a YouTube short. A real bummer.
Rated 06 Jun 2016
66
43rd
This movie was all over the place, kind of like how I drive. There's a lighthouse, a shark that he protects while totally blind (oh yeah, he goes blind), a car chase, a triumphant return, and the whole renouncing the packaged news thing. In other words, a sequel was made for the sake of making a sequel, had no real story to tell, and added nothing salient to the plot of the original.
Rated 12 Oct 2020
20
3rd
What an unwatchable shit show this was. My wife really likes Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, and Will Ferrell but she stopped watching after an hour. I haven't seen the original but I can only assume it was better than this piece of crap.
Rated 22 Jan 2014
75
42nd
Sure, there are dumb parts, but there's also bits of comedic genius.
Rated 23 Dec 2013
58
29th
Of course it's not as funny as the original, but it's still damn funny. Like all comedy sequels, it has callbacks to gags from the original and is successful in finding new material to cover in those callbacks. Marsden was surprisingly good as Burgundy's foil. They could have cut down the runtime a smidgen, though. I'm also looking forward to the DVD release which should include a second entire film
Rated 31 Dec 2013
64
59th
The build up kills this movie. You remember Anchorman and how incredibly funny it is, but the sequel doesn't do the original justice. You want more news team and original materials and less callbacks and fan service to the original. I enjoyed watching the movie in an empty theatre, but don't think it will require the multiple viewings of the original.
Rated 18 Dec 2014
65
32nd
The original had a certain charm throughout which I did not find here. I thought the first one was funnier and had more quality, I also liked the humour better. Still, I laughed quite a bit, which counts for something. Much prefer the original but the sequel does have its moments and there are some laughs to be had.
Rated 15 Mar 2014
81
87th
Best Bloodsport homage ever.
Rated 15 Jan 2014
73
66th
Almost as good as the first one, this sequel never stops throwing gags at you and overall it kinda works. The brawl scene was hilarious, as were all the cameos in the last act. "Dorothy Mantooth is a SAINT!"
Rated 17 May 2014
70
48th
That whole plot dead-end of a blind Ron raising a dolphin kind of killed it for me, but other than that it was enjoyable, if perhaps without the staying power as the original.
Rated 21 Aug 2018
72
81st
good movie
Rated 12 Apr 2014
73
65th
just as bonkers as the first one, watched the unrated version it played out some jokes too long leading to an unnecessarily long runtime
Rated 29 Apr 2014
80
84th
Thought it was decent the first time. But the second time - hilarious. The stupid humor grows on you for sure
Rated 11 Mar 2014
45
31st
One of those comedies that recreates the feeling of lying in the sun for too long.
Rated 07 Feb 2017
6
43rd
The bad: A recycled rise-fall-redemption plot, flimsy satire, and a painful new-love-interest side plot (Good's bad turn doesn't help). The good: All the ridiculous comedy of the first film is pushed to eleven. The news team still offers loads of great humour (see Ferrell's blind bit), with the unpredictability of the nonsensical Brick in particular coming fast and furious, just like the outrageous plot-gags (see the shark adoption; bat-shit crazy cameo-loaded everything-loaded final brawl).
Rated 16 Apr 2014
50
14th
I suppose once the quota for one-liners were met, the filmmakers all looked at each other and nodded with approval.
Rated 15 Jan 2014
80
44th
Goes farther than it needs to at some points, and the climax in particular makes its imperfection clear with the not-clever editing-around of the eternally-busy-celebrity cameos, but it's ultimately very funny and very enjoyable and, unlike its predecessor, actually makes a few points.
Rated 20 Oct 2014
30
5th
Not very good.
Rated 04 Jan 2016
96
75th
This movie is pretty damn funny.
Rated 17 Aug 2014
64
22nd
Started okay, ended horribly.
Rated 18 Nov 2014
65
16th
Not o good as the first move, some moments might make you laugh, some might remind you of its predecessor and some will srely make you sleep. Not a bad movie, but not something outstanding in the plethora of comedied out there!!!
Rated 22 May 2014
60
43rd
Probably not as good as the first one, but this is something true fans should judge. I liked the commentary on the state of news today, but the film did feel like a bunch of plots strung together with not much of an overall story. Carell is hilarious. Koechner is not. My favourite part was probably the scene with the crazy amount of awesome cameos. Some of the humour was great, some of it really fell flat, but I though it was a worthy sequel and I definitely liked it more than I thought I would.
Rated 22 Sep 2020
70
74th
Almost as funny as the first film. A continuation of the original premise but with enough new energy such that it's not simply a rehash of the original film. Bonus points for the epic news crew fight scene (I'd watch Carrey and Cotillard as French TV news reporters in a film all of their own) but this is almost cancelled out by the insensitive depiction of blind people (ocularcentrism is nasty)
Rated 04 Apr 2014
60
17th
Everything about this movie was flat. I'm not sure I laughed more than 2 or 3 times. Most of the humor was just rehashed material from the first movie. The cast seemed to be just as bored as the audience. I really wanted this movie to be what the last one was, but sequelitis can kill any big franchise. This movie never found it's identity. It was towards the middle of the movie when the studio decided to put in a "message" into the movie that really turned me off.
Rated 08 Apr 2014
56
24th
With perhaps fewer immediately-quotable lines than its predecessor but with a tiny bit more plot.
Rated 29 Dec 2014
72
48th
Not quite as good as the first, but it still has plenty of laughs. Anything with Brick was gold, and I loved all of the cameos in the final rumble.
Rated 08 Oct 2014
55
22nd
A waste of time.
Rated 20 Oct 2021
62
54th
Not as fun as the first one, a lot was only screaming without goal. Only the final fight made me laugh or almost.
Rated 25 May 2023
60
35th
It starts out pretty damn funny! I laughed at all the stupid jokes and Brick Tamland's random interjections. The scene with the RV crashing was hilarious and the humor was very brainlessly random. It just really overstays its welcome and somewhere halfway along the movie the jokes get more stale and overused. This should have never been two hours long, because that's really just reaching for it when it comes to a crazy comedy.
Rated 31 Mar 2014
85
90th
It's still very funny, which is a good thing for a comedy. Upping score after rewatch.
Rated 23 Mar 2014
79
57th
Guess I'm in the minority who think this is better than the first. It's funnier, it has more interesting uses of the characters and there's better and sharper parody of TV news. It is a bit overlong and not everything works, but on the whole it's very good.
Rated 18 Sep 2014
65
47th
While this movie is funny and downright hilarious at some points, it cannot get back to the original. The original is one of the most quotable movies I have ever seen and this just doesn't live up by most standards. Still very funny (especially the gang war scene), and a good sequel; just not the one we were waiting for.
Rated 23 Dec 2013
70
19th
A rehash of the first film, but noticeably much longer and not nearly as charming. A character like Brick - sparingly but brilliantly used in the original - is completely ruined by overuse, and that goes for a lot of what made the first Anchorman so much fun. I mean, there are definitely some great jokes here, and the slew of celebrity cameos is impressive (Yeezus just rose again) but it's underwhelming just the same.
Rated 31 May 2018
70
34th
69.00+.94 = 69.94.
Rated 25 Feb 2017
70
65th
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's follow-up to the original 2004 surprise hit is a mixed bag of a sequel. The movie seems to be juggling the usual pitfalls seen in a lot sequels like what to change and what to amplify. The original was dumb and over the top so it's a fine balance when it comes to upping the stupid. The film ends up going to a so dumb it's funny area more and more as it progresses, which is slightly at odds with the overt satire of corporate news media.
Rated 03 Aug 2019
50
23rd
It's good to see the team back and this has its moments but the resounding verdict is, it's simply not that funny. It's a shame that, almost a decade later, this is the best they could do. The romance between Brick and Chani is the most effortless, functional part of the movie; seeing Carell and Wiig feed off each other makes for such memorable, funny viewing. Sadly good jokes are rather sparse otherwise, while the star-studded final battle feels more like forced fan service than comedic climax.
Rated 05 Jan 2014
30
5th
The humor was so bad that when something actually funny happened halfway through, I'd almost forgotten laughing was the objective, in spite of the spots of laughter here and there until then. Someone needs to e'splaine to them that satire requires a lot more finesse and subtlety.
Rated 12 Mar 2014
12
9th
I do not remember when I last time followed as dimwit story as this one and I'm glad I haven't seen the Anchorman 1. I don't dig Will Ferrell's humour and I cannot understand why I stumbled on that movie. At least Steve Carell was time to time funny.
Rated 01 Apr 2014
72
51st
Far from high quality humor, but still somehow funny. Right up there with the first one.
Rated 02 Apr 2014
70
19th
Way too try-hard. Impressive slew of cameos in the last act.
Rated 28 Jan 2014
75
15th
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Rated 28 Dec 2013
60
38th
Well, basically I'll laugh at anything with Will Ferrell in it. Especially when he's this outrageous. But of course, this is completely lame stuff.
Rated 05 Nov 2018
83
51st
Go fuck yourself San Diego.
Rated 08 Apr 2014
50
8th
This just in... Will Ferrell continues to think that screaming into the camera for hours on end is funny. Well news flash, it's not. I remember the first movie was so quotable and I loved it to death. Then I watched it again and saw how much Ferrell just shouts and scream all the time for his comedy...
Rated 28 Dec 2013
85
82nd
Although rarely given credit as such, the original anchorman was a very fresh comedy, and it's unique style of deadpan banter has had a profound effect on mainstream comedy films & tv shows. The sequel is certainly not as original, probably won't be quoted as much, but manages to be funnier, a little darker and even more ridiculous. If frat pack style humour makes you laugh, you basically can't miss this. A guilty pleasure without the guilt
Rated 16 Jul 2014
43
10th
Recommended to those who find mustaches and bad 70's fashion inherently humorous.
Rated 18 Jun 2016
80
39th
Some of the jokes fall flat and it has a surprising good message in the end. But just remember that you can't smoke crack on live television.
Rated 15 Dec 2014
60
54th
Kanye West gets blown up with a laser gun.
Rated 09 Sep 2014
30
24th
Comparing the first one, this is terrible. Bad jokes, disturbing acting and noises. Only Steve Carrel and Kristen Wiig made me laugh. Even seeing so many famous people in the fight scene, going unrealistic made me so disappointed. I mean yes I accept this is an absurd movie but this is so much.
Rated 11 Apr 2014
89
87th
Did not expect this film to be half as strong as the original but it completely surpassed my expectations.
Rated 23 Apr 2014
60
36th
Usually these stupid comedies start out great and then fall apart when the plot kicks in. Here we had an opposite trajectory. Bored, bored, bored, kinda amused, holy shit John C. Reilly is the ghost of Ulysseus S Grant I'm dying of laughter. Hard movie to rank since the ending was a perfect 10.
Rated 25 Mar 2019
68
14th
I will never watch the first one again out of fear that it might be as bad as this one
Rated 29 Aug 2014
1
20th
Tried to hang on for some cameos but tapped-out at 1hr.
Rated 18 Dec 2014
70
28th
A good time. Delivers strong laughs. Exaggerated fun story.
Rated 16 Mar 2014
30
8th
Tiny Fey says cunt punt.
Rated 30 Dec 2013
65
53rd
It's more confident and takes more comedic risks than its predecessor. It also clocks in at a bloated two hours-plus, which means that, for every gag that hits home (and there are several), there's at least one other gag that falls flat on its face. I laughed the hardest at the stuff that seemed tossed off, like Ron shrieking "They're coming in through the back door!" to himself before the newscast. Also, that whole Blind Ron in a Lighthouse business was DEADENING.
Rated 23 Jun 2014
77
46th
Meh I've got mixed feelings about this film. It's got good stuff tho.
Rated 13 Jul 2014
70
58th
Yeah, it is more of the same, but I laughed quite a bit.
Rated 28 Sep 2014
47
17th
* Casting, Acting : 6 * Script : 3.5 * Directing, Aura : 4 * Ease of Viewing : 5.5 * Naked Eye : 4.5
Rated 26 Dec 2014
60
50th
We know modern media is terrible, we're all tired of dreadful viewcount driven non-journalism. Taking the piss out of that was great but the story takes some bizarre pointless turns just to try and one up the previous films craziness.
Rated 19 Dec 2014
63
14th
Disappointingly average.
Rated 10 Jan 2017
25
7th
Weak satire. Paddy Chayefsky this ain't.
Rated 01 Aug 2015
1
8th
Pure agony. This is 2 hours of bullsh*t. *Bad
Rated 15 Mar 2014
50
7th
This felt so labored. Each funny moment felt like it deserved a cheer for landing it while so many others failed.
Rated 31 Oct 2014
6
40th
it's not bad
Rated 03 Jul 2018
4
33rd
Adam McKay 5.
Rated 22 May 2014
49
8th
There's a line between bizarre and stupid, and they crossed it here. Pearls before swine: Dylan Baker.
Rated 06 Aug 2023
92
96th
rvw. wiig is my biggest dream girl, carrell is my dream guy, and they are perfect together lool. this movie reinvigorated my hope for stupid comedies. too bad i watched it 10 years late. well it took me even longer to watch the first one. and the soundtrack is amazing
Rated 23 May 2015
70
28th
I think most of... no, all the good jokes were basically reused from the first film. It's still enjoyable to see these characters again but not a patch on the first film.
Rated 26 Mar 2014
46
12th
Many of the gags in The Legend Continues seem half baked (Ron going blind, Bricks Funeral) which is all the more disappointing considering fans of the first have waited nearly a decade for a sequel.
Rated 18 Dec 2013
71
51st
At certain parts it is every bit as good as the original, other parts feel very worn out.
Rated 26 Aug 2019
20
4th
Do you know what happens when you try to capture lightning in a bottle twice? Anchorman 2.
Rated 13 May 2015
67
43rd
It was funny, over-the-top, Will Ferrell. Anchorman is his best showing so far, so he best stick with it. Movie falls to pieces at times, but it maintains that ridiculously flamboyant humor throughout the film, so it largely works long past the point where you're paying attention to the plot.
Rated 14 Apr 2014
70
11th
A poor sequel. Every joke felt very forced and laboured, seemingly taking the humorous aspects of the original and magnifying and multiplying them so that they were no longer funny. Behind the average comedy, the film actually had a solid message/story - the introduction of 24 hour news, its impracticality and the loss of journalistic integrity it accompanies. Overall: unimpressed.
Rated 09 Jun 2014
30
28th
Extremely disappointing
Rated 29 Jan 2015
39
30th
This film had the potential to be one of the most biting satires since Idiocracy. Instead the production team shies away from dismantling modern TV news and journalism, opting instead for two hours of utterly dumb gags. Making fun of blind people was just a terrible writing decision. So much great source material to work with and that's what they decide to horn into the screenplay? The whole film is basically a waste of potential, to say nothing of the wasted cast.
Rated 21 Dec 2013
70
35th
The plot feels like a retread and goes in completely expected places, but it had me laughing pretty consistently. Works best when it satirizes modern TV news.
Rated 11 May 2014
66
32nd
66.33.
Rated 30 Jul 2014
54
32nd
The first was great, this one tries to deliver the exact same experience and fails. A surprisingly large amount of the comedy falls flat.

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