Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues-Teen Movie Review

“Don’t just have a great night, have an American night,” that’s what the beloved anchorman Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) says as he broadcasts the news at station GNN in New York City. Set in the 1980’s, in the beginning of the cable news era, GNN is starting a 24/7 news channel, and who better to take the the 2:00 a.m. time slot but Ron Burgundy and his sidekicks Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), and sports anchor Champ Kind (David Koechner). Initially things were rough for Ron as he got fired from his previous job as San Diego’s top rated newsman. However when landing a new job in New York, Ron and company spice up the night shift news. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is the sequel to the 2004 film, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

Rating: 2 1/2 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: April 1, 2014
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drugs and Alcohol: Moderate
Will It Appeal to Kids? Yes

Talking Points:

There is an all-star cast, to name a few; Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig and James Marsden. There are some surprise cameos too.

There are not any life lessons or inspirational elements to the film, however, through all the goofy and silly humor it is a fun entertaining film. Having said that, it did get a little long and dragged on at the end.

The West Michigan Whitecaps make a small appearance in the movie, which is fun for their fans and locals to see.

Sexual Content: Moderate

• There are sexual comments and references made throughout the film, to name a few;  two character’s make sexual animal sounds as they’re fondling one another, there is talk of masturbation, strip clubs and condoms.
• A woman’s shirt is torn, exposing her bra.
• Ron and his boss have a sexual encounter. We see them in bed kissing,  however they are covered by a sheet.
• Two characters are shown passionately kissing. We see the woman’s back side pressed up against a window, revealing her underwear.

Violent Content: Moderate

• Ron tries to hang himself from a light fixture.
• Ron and the gang’s motor home crashes, we see them tossed around.
• Ron and gets into a fist fight with a woman.
• The ghost of a Civil War general, characters in the film, and mythical characters are shown fighting, shooting one another and striking each other with blades. This is done in a slap stick humorous way.
• We see an explosion as a character drops a sparkler in a puddle of gasoline.

Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

• The f-word is said twice, we also hear “a–,”  “sh-t,” “h—,” “b–ch,” and “d–n” numerous times throughout the film.

Drugs and Alcohol: Moderate

• We see Ron drunk while working at SeaWorld.
• Characters are shown drinking beer and wine.
• Ron and company smoke crack as they are broadcasting on TV.

Will It Appeal to Kids? Yes

• Pre-teens and teens will enjoy the film.

Overall Anchorman 2 : The Legend Continues is a silly, but entertaining film. Depending on the child I feel it is appropriate for kids ages 13 and up. Parents need to be aware of the moderate sexual content and excessive profane language in the film.

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