We have a film club in our university. Recently, we were told to vote for the best film of the last twenty years (barring Tarantino, as they showed all his films in the preceding semester). Now, I am a fan of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) - Adam McKay, don't get me wrong, it's a brilliant comedy, but top ten of the last twenty years. Those that voted for it ought to be ashamed of themselves. Blergh. Anyway, our lecturer had never seen or heard about it, so he bought all the different versions of the DVDs/BluRays, just so he got the right one. He then lost the proper film, and we had to make do with watching this one.
The fact that they made an entire second film, no matter how dodgy some plot holes are, wrapped up in a tight narration from the narrator of the other film, is a testament to Will Ferrell as an improvisational actor, and to how funny the real film was. Wake Up was made from the bloopers, outtakes, and deleted scenes from Anchorman, and I enjoyed a lot of it.
Some parts did go on, and jokes lost their appeal, but that is to be expected if you want to make a full length movie. Also, some of the camera angles made it look like the camera had only just been turned on and not set up yet, before the actors began to try and make them laugh.
There was also a good bit with Amy Poehler, which would have been a nice addition to the real Anchorman movie.
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
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