# Anchorman is easily the stupidest movie ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 5, 2013, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531 "2013-05-05T10:32:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![LorieSmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a587f6/32.png) [@LorieSmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LorieSmurf)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/41 "2013-05-06T02:30:52Z")
Well, that escalated quickly… ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/42 "2013-05-06T02:37:36Z")
> [@Llama\_Llogophile](#): > > Agree - not funny to me at all. Couldn’t finish it, and I almost always finish every movie I start watching. I challenge any of you to read this in Ron Burgundy’s voice and not crack a smile. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/43 "2013-05-06T02:47:26Z")
That movie made me want to dropkick a dog off a bridge. But in a good way. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/44 "2013-05-06T02:49:22Z")
I don’t count myself as a real big Will Ferrell fan – kinda funny, but best absorbed in small doses – but I thought that _Anchorman_ was a pretty entertaining movie. I think that my favorite line is when Tim Robbins and the public news team enter the fight. “No commercials, no mercy!” ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/45 "2013-05-06T02:51:11Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I challenge any of you to read this in Ron Burgundy’s voice and not crack a smile. As a couple of other posters have said… I wanted to like this movie. I liked Will Ferrell on SNL, and in smaller film roles like the second Austin Powers movie. I like Steve Carell. I went to high school with Judd Apatow for god’s sake! So believe me, I tried. I really tried. I just found this movie completely un-funny. Not even a little funny. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/46 "2013-05-06T02:56:43Z")
> [@Llama\_Llogophile](#): > > As a couple of other posters have said… I wanted to like this movie. I liked Will Ferrell on SNL, and in smaller film roles like the second Austin Powers movie. I like Steve Carell. I went to high school with Judd Apatow for god’s sake! So believe me, I tried. I really tried. > > I just found this movie completely un-funny. Not even a little funny. Sorry. No, I actually wasn’t dogging you. I just found your post to be very Burgundy-esque. But then again, I often will say mundane things in a Burgundy tone, just for effect. My wife doesn’t find it as awesome as I do. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/47 "2013-05-06T11:54:05Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I’m apparently the only person in the world who liked that film (along with A.O. Scott of the New York Times, as I like to point out.) I suppose it helped that I was living abroad and had never heard of Tom Green and had absolutely no clue what to expect when I rented it at the English language video store. I like Freddy Got Fingered, and even bought it on DVD when it came out. Watched it multiple times, as well as watched it several times with the commentary track, which is worthwhile. I already liked Tom Green (and had a lot of the old VHS cassettes of both his Canadian and MTV shows), so I kind of knew what I was getting into. I have a bit of a weird taste in humor; I absolutely love absurd/surreal stuff, while not liking a lot of traditional humor. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/48 "2013-05-06T12:32:13Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > You should probably lay low then, because you’re probably wanted for murder. Yeah, there were horses, and a man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/49 "2013-05-06T12:48:43Z")
> [@colander](#): > > I think Freddy Got Fingered was quite a good film. Outrageous, of course, but that’s the whole point. I mean, come on. How can you not love [the sausages scene](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZYrutVyZ-A)? It’s timeless. Is that a whoosh? I never watched it because of bad word-of-mouth reviews but if this is an example of the good parts, I’ll never see it. No offense intended. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/50 "2013-05-06T13:44:15Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I really need to see this again. I only watched it once, but that’s left me wanting more. The sheer anarchy, complete and utter over-the-top reckless abandon, and absurd insanity of the movie just tickles me. Isn’t there a scene in that movie where Tom Green “helps” deliver a baby in a hospital room and then is swinging it around by it’s umbilical cord? > [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > That movie made me want to dropkick a dog off a bridge. > But in a good way. Because that’s how you roll? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/51 "2013-05-06T14:43:20Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Isn’t there a scene in that movie where Tom Green “helps” deliver a baby in a hospital room and then is swinging it around by it’s umbilical cord? That sounds familiar. I also remember something about drinking milk directly from the udder of a cow. The movie is sheer insanity. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/52 "2013-05-06T14:47:53Z")
My second-favorite Will Ferrell movie ever. (Favorite: _Elf_) ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/53 "2013-05-06T14:57:00Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Because that’s how you roll? Yeah, try not to lose any more hair over it. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/54 "2013-05-06T15:21:14Z")
Maybe it’s the deadpan delivery (what does San Diego mean?), coupled with the acknowledging of seriously absurd beliefs in the 70s, that make me find it so funny. Also the timing and acting are excellent and there are lots of unforgettable one-liners. You know it’s based on actual events. Only the names, locations and events have been changed. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/55 "2013-05-06T16:45:35Z")
Anchorman is extremely quotable. Just yesterday, it being Cinco de Mayo I made myself a big old burrito, so you know what I had to say when I couldn’t finish it… ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/56 "2013-05-06T16:47:31Z")
Did you see Step Brothers? To me, it’s the funniest Ferrell movie. It might be the dumbest though. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/57 "2013-05-06T17:14:50Z")
> [@tomcar](#): > > Did you see Step Brothers? To me, it’s the funniest Ferrell movie. It might be the dumbest though. I actually liked Step Brothers quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Surbey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/58 "2013-05-06T17:22:13Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > I decided to rent this turd from iTunes and regret it. > > Who finds this funny? It is basically one bad joke after another. > > And now they’re making a second? > > What a completely non funny abortion of a film. You need to watch it again. The first viewing is always weird. But subsequent viewings is really what makes this one a classic. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531/59 "2013-05-06T18:24:40Z")
Not saying it was the funniest movie ever, but I do have a rule. If a movie makes a joke involving PBS\* then it is not the stupidest movie ever. - That is not a ‘Ha, ha, PBS is teh dumb!’ joke. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531.md?page=2)