Was very reluctant when it came to watching this as I had seen the horrible rating. I actually saw Anchor Man 2 directly after the first film, so I was able to see a clear difference.**SPOILER-FREE SECTION**BAD: - Acting feels forced. Ron Burgundy isn't the same anymore. Seems to swear a lot more and scream for no reason. Brick is annoying. - Random scenes and useless bits thrown into a film that could have had potential. Storyline doesn't make any kind of sense and you'll see the characters as stupid instead of at least reasonable. You'll literally think everyone is a less retarded version of Brick. No interesting quotes but very boring jokes. Repetition of jokes from the first film. But the same jokes get repeated over and over and over and over again..GOOD: - The initial GNN story is actually interesting. - You'll give light chuckles sometimes. - Burgundy's hair is classy.*SPOILERS - SECTION BELOW*BAD: The whole film seemed stupid. The sex Scene - was again lifted from the film. I wanted variety man :( The use of the black family - irrelevant The Shark - irrelevant The short part where he is blind and all of a sudden can see again - Just stupid. Like how did that contribute to anything. The Fight Scene - This was literally lifted from the first film. And for some reason Brick kills everyone by lighting a firecracker and throwing it onto the gasoline where EVERYONE WAS PLACED ON but in the end no one died. So what was the point of Jack even stopping the fight? The Fight Scene (again) - Just because Jack was stopped by Channel 9 News, it doesn't mean that all the other anchors would stop fighting. The Fight Scene (again) - Why would the Ex- Lover of his wife save his life? GOOD: - His son is a pretty cool guy. For some reason can never look Ron in the eyes though. - Ron's hair is classy. Like always.

The first "Anchorman" movie is one of the most quotable comedy movies of all-time. When I sat down in the theater for the long-awaited sequel, I expected more humor along the same lines (if not quite as fresh). That is exactly what I received...and in the case of comedy films that is a win for all parties involved.For a basic plot summary, "Anchorman 2" tells the story once again of Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), a man born to look good and read the news. When wife Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) essentially takes his job, however, Ron must decide what the next direction is that his life should take. With input from the old news team of Brick Tamland (Steve Carrell), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), and Champ Kind (David Koechner), Ron decides to pursue an opportunity to land on a 24-hour news station.This sequel primarily works because of Ferrell's impeccably honed Burgundy character. When some of the jokes inevitably fall flat, sometimes just Ferrell's reactions alone can carry a scene. Without his strong presence, this franchise (and especially this installment) would be utterly lost. Does the movie contain an ensemble cast? To be sure. All the auxiliary parts work well together...but they also have some jokes that fall completely flat or are just plain stupid. Only the "Burgundy scenes" are the ones that are consistently hilarious.Basically, "Anchorman 2" is a four-star movie (though not five) because it continues the solid humor of the original. It contains more than its share of fresh jokes, but others are just a bit stale because they have essentially been done before. That's not fault of its own, of course, but the characters were just so fresh in the original that now they don't "pop" quite as much here. Essentially, this is probably about the best sequel that could have been expected for this franchise.

i have to tell that this movie has more funny scenes and literally better than first part, they knew what to do with the every characters. i really loved watching this movie, i had tears while laughing so hard. steve carell was the best and i should say that they made use of him more than the first part... he got lot of scenes on to his pockets. Will Ferrell was one hell of man, he owns the spot light n he gives the best shot every time he steps in the camera.. baxter is epic as always.. when the climax hits with every country news channel with so many celebrities , i felt goosebumps all over my spine.. all together we must appreciate the director a lot because he made what we liked and i strongly recommend him to take 3rd part and i don't no , i think it should never end .. but please don't end any character in this movie.. everybody is a gem here. movie may b out of context in some portions but we can get so many messages through all the funny stuffs though, they make sense sometimes.. i didn't expect Meagan Good here.. that black word scene was out of box thinking. hope the series continues to excite us more n more.. love from India <3

99% of the jokes in this movie were either recycled from the first movie or just random amalgamations of words that had really no relation to each other or relevance to anything. Much as family guy can be criticized for just saying random things and calling them jokes, Anchorman 2 does the same, minus the humor. I love a dumb joke as much as the next person, but the thing is, you can't just string funny words together whenever you want and call it a comedy. Although it had a few good moments, as a whole this movie was very disappointing. Whereas the first movie had genuinely funny jokes and original ideas, the sequel suffered from a lack of creativity and a crippling dependence on the first movie's plot structure. I wouldn't recommend paying any money to see this film.