Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

With those eyes that are a little too close together, and that confident swagger that looks as if it could disintegrate into a pratfall at any time, Ferrell makes a grand ringleader for all this nonsense. A dash of outrageous visual humor (notably, in a car-wreck scene) and crazily crude sex talk can't compensate for the formulaic stiffness that dominates ... Scene after scene rockets past dumb, past camp, past Kabuki, and into the Milky Way of Silly where laws can be made up and discarded as long as what happens gets laughs. Great fun this may well be, but the finale signifies a distinct running out of ideas. Like all Judd Apatow comedies, the movie could do with ruthless pruning, but the top story is that Ferrell's fearless energy keeps things going, even if the skits are a little hit and miss.

Mostly funny, and the satiric arrows, frankfurter-thick as they are, find their targets more often than not. Patchy and in need of a rigorous edit, but amid all the weeds there is some ripe comedy - satire, even - for the plucking.This is Anchorman turned up to 11. This Anchorman sequel knows who its fans are, and does its best to keep them happy. No one will be complaining. The laughs are still there But shockingly, this sequel is actually "about" something -- the birth of cable news and the death of TV journalism Get ready for some vintage Burgundy. It's not really my kind of comedy, but I do admire the risky inventions and daring ideas - even if they don't all work

This Anchorman sequel gift wraps plenty of crazy ideas, slapstick and occasional hilarity. It soars when it's hot and bums out when it's not A deliriously barmy, laugh-out-loud sequel that manages to top the much-loved original, with fond nods to Australia in tow. The film nails its 70s setting, but too much of the comedy is based on people falling over or shouting. The inspired lunacy of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is downgraded to calculated silliness in its long-gestating sequel, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, but hey, that is barely cause for complaint. Director Adam McKay and co. up the ante with this side-splitting sequel, which plays, bigger, funnier and more absurd. You'll be impressed.