I'm having trouble writing a review for "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," because everything I write makes me sound
like a quote whore. (You know the quote whores: The critics who heap exaggerated praise on even the worst of movies because they like seeing their names in print.) "The funniest movie of the year! I laughed from beginning to end! This is one of the funniest films I've ever seen!" Ugh, I sound awful. But those are my honest feelings, and you should trust me: I never get quoted in ads anyway, so insincere gushing would be pointless. "Anchorman" now enters the pantheon of my favorite comedies, the movies that make me laugh long, hard and often. It goes into the pile with "Blazing Saddles," "Airplane!," "Waiting for Guffman," "Raising Arizona" and a Marx Bros. film, maybe "Duck Soup." (By the way, I don't find "Caddyshack," "Billy Madison" or "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" particularly amusing, so if those are your personal benchmarks, perhaps I'm the wrong one to listen to.)
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