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Ted 2 Movie Review! Is It Better Than Ted 1?

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Channel: Rock N' Roll True Stories · 2015 · Comedy

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Mark Wahlberg as John Bennett
Seth MacFarlane as Ted
Amanda Seyfried as Samantha Leslie Jackson
Morgan Freeman as Patrick Meighan[4]
Jessica Barth as Tami-Lynn McCafferty[5]
Giovanni Ribisi as Donny[6]
Richard Schiff as Steve[7]
Patrick Warburton as Guy[8]
Michael Dorn as Rick[9]
Dennis Haysbert as Fertility Doctor[10]
Liam Neeson as Customer[11]
Curtis Stigers as Wedding Singer[12]
Sam J. Jones as himself[12]
John Slattery as Shep Wild[13]
David Hasselhoff as himself[14]
Tom Brady as himself[15]
Philip Casnoff as Plantation Owner[16]
Nana Visitor as Adoption Agent[17]
Ron Canada as the Judge
Ralph Garman as stormtrooper

During the 2012 American Dad! Comic-Con panel, MacFarlane stated that he would be open to a sequel to Ted.[18] In September 2012, chief executive Steve Burke said that the studio would be looking to make a sequel to Ted "as soon as possible".[19] In January 2013, on Anderson Live, Wahlberg confirmed that a sequel was in the works and that it would be the first sequel in his career, while also revealing that he and Ted (as voiced by MacFarlane) would appear at the 85th Academy Awards.[20] On October 2, 2013, it was announced Ted 2 would be released on June 26, 2015.[21] On February 14, 2014, Amanda Seyfried was cast as the female lead.[22] On June 17, 2014, Jessica Barth was confirmed to reprise her role as Tami-Lynn.[5] In August and September of 2014, it was announced that Patrick Warburton would return as John's co-worker Guy,[8] and that Morgan Freeman,[4] Nana Visitor,[17] Michael Dorn,[9] Dennis Haysbert,[10] Liam Neeson[11] and John Slattery had joined the cast.[13] Principal photography began on July 28, 2014, and ended on November 13, 2014.[23][24][25]

It’s undeniably funny. The cute babyish face, the way he sounds like a grown-up when he curses, that absurd dirtbag Southie accent. But enough about Mark Wahlberg – let’s talk about his co-star, the animated stuffed animal Ted that, if you recall, came to life in Seth MacFarlane’s 2012 hit comedy. It’s a one-note joke, but it’s a good one: a cuddly living bear with a simple, expressive face that’s mostly a raging id arsehole, but occasionally a voice of reason. He may sound a lot like Peter Griffin, star of MacFarlane’s Family Guy for 13 (13?!!) seasons, but at times he’s more like the sage dog, Brian. As with all sentient toys in film, he just wants love, and in Ted 2, he’s told that he’s undeserving, because he isn’t real.


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The eventual central conflict in this 30-minutes-too-long movie is a legal/philosophical battle arguing that while Ted may not be flesh and blood, his self-aware quality makes him “alive”. (This ought to be familiar to anyone who has seen Measure of a Man, the landmark episode of MacFarlane’s beloved Star Trek: The Next Generation.) Its a desultory route getting there. First there’s watching Ted and his wife Tami-Lynn (Jessica Barth) have domestic quarrels echoing Raging Bull, then the decision to have children, followed by the realisation that, in Tami-Lynn’s words, “Teddy ain’t got no dick”. There follows a tidal wave of semen jokes, more than any censor could possibly mop up. Some are clever, some are just gross, some simply wager that audiences will laugh at seeing a fuzzy bear scream about getting jizz all over him. Cinemas are dark. If you laugh, few people will know it’s you.

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