As I write this review, I'm still giggling. Kudos to the

movie because I saw it three days ago.

"Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" is about an

anchorman for a San Diego tv station in the 1970s named Ron Burgundy.

Burgundy, played by Will Ferrell, is the toast of the town and

the head honcho of the news team, which loves and admires him.

Things change for Burgundy when the network decides to add a

woman, Veronica Corningstone, to the staff. Burgundy falls in

love with Corningstone, played by Christina Applegate, but then

goes to war with her when she becomes the co-anchor. Though the

two eventually resolve their differences, this is not a message

movie. It is a comedy and a silly one at that.

Ferrell, with all of his blustery ego and his "try to sound

wise, but am really stupid" comments proves that he is one

of the most gifted comic actors working today, but his supporting

cast on the news team also pack solid comedic punches. Paul Rudd

and David Koechner both have lots of great moments as womanizing

investigative reporter Brian Fantana and desperately lonely sports

reporter Champ Kind, but Steve Carrell's Brick Tamland practically

steals the show. The former Daily Show correspondent plays a

weather man with an IQ of 48 and nearly every line he utters

and facial expression he uses is side-splittingly funny. There

were times where it felt I couldn't breathe anymore, just

laugh and hope that my ribs would eventually stop shaking. Applegate

also added a lot to the film in what would typically be a thankless

role for a less gifted comedic actress.

There were many things that made "Anchorman" a successful

comedy from cameos too brilliant to reveal, an animated sequence,

a fast-paced script, and an amazing attention to detail. If the

costumes and customs of the 70s were exaggerated, it was for

a higher comedic purpose. According to the film, the 1970s were

a time when smoking was acceptable, littering wasn't dwelled

upon, fashion meant colored suits and hair was feathered. It

was also refreshing to see a comedy that didn't focus on

gross-out humor or the sexual exploits of teenagers.

Not everyone will find "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" funny,

as it is silly but not slapstick silly. I did like this better

than "Dodgeball" though, which up to this point of

the summer was one of the funnier movies I had seen. If you're

looking for laughs, "Anchorman" is for you.

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