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Just had to switch it off.....

posted 11 years ago by sahotar
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I couldn't wait to watch this film when I had the chance, decent rating, friends said it was good but when I watched it with parents; had to give up after an hour.

I just didn't see what was so funny. I like my comedies, actually love them but I just couldn't see what was so good about this.

Btw this is an opinion, if you start stating what kind of person I am then you are better of not posting anything.

Can someone explain to me how Anchorman is good?

How it got such a high rating is beyond me.....

[–] Wing_nut 11 years ago

I don't find Will Ferrell funny at all, so I agree with you.

PS, I just watched this for the first time out of boredom.

[–] cr-1761 10 years ago

I completely agree with you. Not even bad enough to be funny.

[–] roofall 9 years ago

Old thread, but good morning - it's Will Ferrell. He hasn't made a funny movie, like, ever. It's just for idiots. xD

[–] Tales-from-the-Goondocks 9 years ago

I agree, it's just for idiots XD lulz!11. I'm glad there are other superduuperintelligent person here like me, roofall!

[–] willydoe71 11 years ago

Well, if your opinion is that this isn't a funny movie, then how can we explain to you just how good it is? You're not going to change your opinion, nor will you be able to see our justification for finding it hilarious.

[–] mooro612 11 years ago

I have to agree, a terrible unfunny movie. I'm actually 38 minutes into it and want to turn it off. I've just logged on to find if there are any redeeming features about to happen to make this movie worth watching. Oh Steve Carell was mildly amusing.

[–] roofall 9 years ago

^^ The redeeming features is what I look for, when I finally decide to put on a movie w/Ferrell in it; but, haven't found any yet, lolz.

[–] blacknat000 11 years ago

I couldn't finish it either. I normally find will ferrell funny but I just didn't find this movie funny...like at all.

[–] Doc110894 11 years ago

This is pretty funny, but I think it would've been even better, if it were done as more of a straight satire.

[–] Fresh615 11 years ago

Today's movie viewer does not understand satire. All comedy has to be completely idiotic, hit you over the head, shove it down your throat. Comedy used to be about showing you the humor, inviting you in and not insulting your intelligence. Now it's all about bathroom and shock humor, penis and sex jokes, and way too may people are laughing. I guess that shows the intelligence of the average viewer.

[–] spxxx 11 years ago

Nice copy-paste post from your previous board you wank.

Yippee Ki-Yay!

[–] Flicked 10 years ago

It was a point that required a remaking.

[–] Pythe 11 years ago

That's quite a blanket statement! The only reason people think everything used to be better is because the mediocre stuff gets forgotten. If you can't find anything being made today that makes you laugh, the problem is with you. Keep on thinking you're superior to everybody else though.

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[–] benmasta 10 years ago

lmao timd961 ur just so wrong and dumb its funny.

id say penis and sex jokes are really only in shows directed towards like 13 year olds. Like family guy.

timd961 your targetless hate just makes you look like one of those douchebags that think they are too smart for the shows created for dumb people. Its like you want to be praised for realizing that comedy directed towards idiots, treats them like idiots.

[–] highwayhaze 9 years ago

You're right timd961, oh how I long for the days of sophisticated humor like Caddyshack and Porky's and great screenwriters like Mel Brooks and Monty Python. Now those gents could turn a phrase.

Listen, if you don't like it, that's fine, but don't rewrite history and tell us that humor "nowadays" is totally devolved from what it used to be. Animal House and Caddyshack are two of the more cherished comedies of all time and they're as raunchy and / or as stupid as anything today. Mel Brooks is beloved and a lot of times his jokes come down to, "Hey look a Jewish Joke" or "Hey look a black sheriff" or my personal favorite "Hey look they're smoking weed." Don't get me wrong, I love comedies from every era that I've seen and at no point have I ever seen the quality of humor drop off a table.

There were, are, and also will be stupid, silly, random comedies that audiences love. Along side them will be more clever and subtle films. You just have to look to find them.

[–] darrinoberhofer 8 years ago

What a great response. I also thought the earlier point about only the best movies from the past are even remembered. There were certainly more made than most people know about.

FWIW I loved this movie.

[–] mongoriaflaxseed 11 years ago

Maybe you just need a good hard punch to the ovaries.

[–] Remyghanem 11 years ago

LOL well that escalated quickly

[–] geezerbu 11 years ago

If you you think Will Ferrell is the funniest person alive then I guess this movie is really funny otherwise no, I think some small bits are funny but overall not that hilarious.

[–] daniel_s-a 11 years ago

You probably just don't enjoy this type of comedy.

[–] maniuis 11 years ago

WoW... you made it an entire hour into this piece of s***. I barely hit the 15-minute mark. This was just painful to watch!

[–] CompostCalvin 11 years ago

Toughed it out for about half an hour. I kind of wish I had seen it in a theater just so I could find out at which parts people laughed. Not one moment of what I watched was even close to funny.