Rich mahogany edition of anchorman

You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Have your say! September 7, February 25, December 15, May 31, June 10, July 18, Leave a Reply Cancel Reply You must be logged in to post a comment. Sign In Remember Me. By most accounts, Wake Up is a new movie, has a different plot, but feels exactly like the first movie because it uses some of the same stuff. Still, the more Ron Burgundy the better. Just watching these gives a great idea of the huge amount of editing that went into this film.

The recording sessions for "Afternoon Delight" are next and this is exactly what you think it would be. A fly on the wall view as the news team goofs off while trying to record the song.

Some of those things were also on the original DVD but others, like the Cinemax making of, are new and pretty cool. There is an absolute insane amount of audition footage on this disc.

Though it only runs 3 minutes and 18 seconds longer, every time I'd watch my unrated DVD, I'd notice added bits that weakened the film, like a barrage of F-bombs that belabors Ron's gaffe. At the same time, watching this theatrical cut now for the first time in nearly a decade, I recognized some bits that maybe play a little better in the unrated version and missed parts that I have warmed to via exposure e. I think I still prefer the theatrical cut, but this is a movie enjoyable enough in either edit that you'd hate to not have the choice to watch the other when so inclined.

Fun fact: Anchorman contains a rare and uncharacteristic executive producer credit for David O. Russell, whose own s comedy, the highly acclaimed American Hustle , goes head-to-head with Anchorman 2 at the box office in its nationwide expansion this week. Whether it's because the Blu-ray was authored a while back or because Anchorman will soon turn ten, the 1.

But the picture is almost always sharp and vibrant, showing off those gaudy '70s fashions cinematically. There's slight room for improvement, but this does just fine for now. The 5. While dialogue drives the picture, it remains crisp and full-bodied. The mix also does a nice job of distributing music, be it original score or the flashier period needle drops that form one of the more creative soundtrack albums out there.

Player-generated subtitles translate Baxter and other animal speech. They're edit-specific at the start anyway. The unrated one finds McKay and Ferrell being deliberately profane though much of it is inconsistently bleeped , as they ignore the film for 18 minutes to push the boundaries of censorship. Eventually the two tracks sort of align with some creative randomness, albeit with some trims and extensions. Kyle Gass and Andy Richter join in to be offended they weren't in the movie.

Then, Paul Rudd calls in to strike back after he hears them insulting him. It's all staged, obviously. When those guests leave, McKay and Ferrell perform a kind of radio play as they worry about head wounds from the supposed punches thrown.

Singer Lou Rawls joins them to reflect on the '70s, partake in a scat-off with Ferrell, discuss Chicago, love, and mustaches, and remark upon the movie he had nothing to do with.

David Koechner joins in around the minute mark to throw a fit about his deleted material. There's also made-up technical talk, terrible film idea pitches, and feuding over Ferrell's comments about McKay's wife. Christina Applegate calls in around 80 minutes in to feel sad for being left out of this and negotiate compensation.

Both tracks are kind of a waste of time and bound to disappoint those wanting serious insight into the film's creation, but they're occasionally entertaining and not soon forgotten. They include appearances by a number of actors not seen in either cut of the film, including Rance Howard playing the priest at Champ's father's funeral , Joe Flaherty Veronica's former boss , Neil Flynn as a police officer , and our narrator Bill Kurtis as a network anchor.

The material includes quite a bit more on Baxter's presumed demise and Ron struggling to come to terms with it, a twist that reveals Wes Mantooth's Vince Vaughn biological connection to Ron, and multiple alternate destinies for the Channel 4 News Team.

By comparison, the DVD only had 22 deleted scenes running 29 minutes. A reel of bloopers differs from the end credits' humorous outtakes, entertaining us with letterboxed, time-coded footage, most of it takes blown by laughter but some of it character promos and unused material.

An "Afternoon Delight" music video actually consists of unique footage of the cast in character shot to accompany the Channel 4 News Team's peppy rendition of this '70s pop hit. The first disc closes with Ron Burgundy's audition for ESPN's SportsCenter , a funny video that shows a big opportunity slip through his fingertips.

Calling this a movie is a bit of a stretch because it is, of course, comprised of material shot for but unused in Anchorman. Still, there is a surprising amount of story completely cut from the film and it's amazing what you can do with editing and voiceover. The latter tries to establish this as taking place after, when Ron and Veronica are a couple, but it's plain to see that unused footage from existing scenes, down to alternate takes, is strung together to give this a narrative feature form.

The one big storyline added involves radical group of ideologically confused bank robbers The Alarm Clock played by Kevin Corrigan, Maya Rudolph, Public Enemy's Chuck D, and Tara Subkoff , who kidnap Veronica and hold her hostage in a big observatory climax. Gainey, and Stephen Root, this makes for an enjoyable and occasionally diverting curiosity viewing but obviously doesn't rival the real film or hopefully the sequel in quality.

This lost film is presented in p and 5. Ferrell tries to trip up this ignorant tale-telling, name-dropper over the first 13 minutes of Wake Up. Five old-looking PSAs find Ron Burgundy decrying drugs, standing up for hippies and politicians, and advocating Scotch and the Bible.