Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
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With the 1970s behind him, Ron Burgundy, San Diego's former top-rated newsreader, returns to take New York City's first twenty-four-hour news channel by storm.
Manuel Frangis reviewedApril 15, 2025
I just watched Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, and I give it 5 out of 5 stars. This movie is completely insane in all the best ways. If you loved the first one like I did, this sequel takes everything that made it great the characters, the randomness, the nonstop jokes — and turns it up even louder. It is a full-on comedy roller coaster that never stops being weird, and honestly, that is exactly why I had such a good time watching it.
Will Ferrell once again absolutely owns the role of Ron Burgundy. He is just as arrogant, clueless, dramatic, and oddly lovable as ever. Ron is somehow even more unhinged this time, and Ferrell is fully committed. Whether he is yelling about sharks, going blind, or losing his mind on live TV, it is hilarious because he never breaks character. He throws himself into every ridiculous moment, and it works.
The whole news team is back and better than ever. Paul Rudd as Brian Fantana is smooth and sleazy, Steve Carell as Brick is even more unfiltered, and David Koechner as Champ Kind is still yelling and still stuck in the past. Their chemistry is off the charts again, and they each get moments that are just as funny — or even funnier — than in the first one. Brick’s subplot with Kristen Wiig’s character, Chani, is one of the weirdest and funniest parts of the whole movie. Every line they share is awkward perfection.
This time, the story moves to the 1980s as Ron and the team join the first 24-hour news network. That sets the stage for nonstop satire about how news has changed — or how it hasn’t. The way the movie goes after media culture, ratings, and sensationalism is actually pretty clever, but it never forgets to be dumb and funny while doing it. There’s a ton of social commentary hidden under layers of nonsense, and I actually liked how the movie leaned into that without slowing down.
The humor is just as wild as the first movie, maybe even more. There are random musical numbers, an out-of-nowhere custody battle, a shark rehab subplot, and the most ridiculous news team fight scene ever put on screen. It is packed with cameos, one-liners, and random bits that come out of nowhere and somehow still work. I could not stop laughing because I never knew what was going to happen next — and that’s what made it so fun.
Even when the jokes get absurd or drawn out, the movie leans so hard into the chaos that you just have to respect it. It is not trying to be realistic or grounded. It is just trying to be funny. And honestly, it succeeds. It made me laugh, and it gave me everything I wanted from a sequel to one of my favorite comedies.
I give Anchorman 2 5 out of 5 stars because it gave me more of everything I loved — the dumb jokes, the wild characters, the madness. It is unfiltered comedy, and it is not afraid to be completely ridiculous. And that is what makes it work. Overall Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is a chaotic, hilarious follow-up that takes Ron Burgundy’s world to the next level. If you loved the first one, you’re going to have a blast with this. I did — and I’ll definitely be watching it again.