Review: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Anchorman 2

_Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy_ was released in 2004 and, very generally, people I know tend to either love it or hate it. I fell pretty squarely in the “_love it_ camp but in reflection I could have easily gone the other way. You see _Anchorman_ was originally going to have a lot more going on. In fact there were so many different takes and removed sub plots that they were eventually assembled into a whole other film titled “_Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie_”.

Most of _Wake Up_ isn’t good and it’s easy to see why none of it was included in _Anchorman_.

I am telling you all of this because I really feel like _Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues_ could really have done with a bunch of stuff cut out.

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Awesome: Harrison Ford joins Anchorman 2

Harrison Ford

[The Hollywood Reporter](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harrison-ford-signs-anchorman-2-425885):

> Before dusting off the Millennium Falcon for a Star Wars sequel, Harrison Ford will sharpen his comedic chops for a role in Paramount’s Anchorman 2.
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> Ford will play a legendary newscaster a la Tom Brokaw in the Adam McKay-helmed comedy, which begins shooting this month in Atlanta

I’m still on the fence about Anchorman 2, but there’s no way this is anything other good news. If they play it right Ford could steal the entire movie.