Escape to the Movies: Anchorman 2

[Qage]

Purely by chance I saw the first one on Tv last Friday after hearing people at College constantly talk it up and I wasn't really all that impressed. There are some funny moments and as others have said, some good quotes ("Boy, that escalated quickly!" kills me every time) but I wouldn't really have said it needs a sequel, especially since it ended in a way that doesn't really invite sequels without feeling like they're just being tacked on.

So I think I probably won't go and see number 2, although Bob's review didn't really tell me whether or not I should.

 

[smithy_2045]

I very rarely watch movies because I typically don't enjoy them, but I found Anchorman 2 to be excellent. Not quite as good as the original, but definitely good enough to stand up in its own right. Also, strongly disagree with the sentiment that it went too long, there was no point where I wasn't engaged in the movie.

 

[Darth_Payn]

I just hope that Paul Rudd doesn't tread on Watchmen territory, cuz with his hair down he does look an awful lot like Patrick Wilson's Nightowl, and Pym does kinda fit that niche on the Avengers - the reclusive scientist/hero that's smarter than his friends/teammates give him credit for.

Exactly. I liked how Ant-Man was characterized on Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, as no matter what physical size he had at any moment, he's always a giant nerd. And he made it awesome! Given who we know is directing the Ant-Man movie, that's a distinct possibility that will stay.