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6/10
Spared For The Laughs
billygoat107126 July 2015
Ted 2 now focuses on the titular anthropomorphic teddy bear in, having his own life of marriage and plans ahead of getting a non-biological child. This leads to a strangely interesting conflict about gaining civil rights to a teddy bear. And it's stranger that at some point the movie does take it somewhat seriously, and eventually goes back to its crass hijinks. It's nice, but nothing much compelling in the end, because what obviously overshadows it is definitely the outrageous laughs. But even the degree of laughs suffers the same problem; it's full of energy at first then it awkwardly mutes its lighter tone for its climax. Fans of the first may get the same pleasure that they seek, but there is really nothing special to it, either.

The first half really has the strongest amount of funny moments and also brought some intrigue to the story's center. But the movie apparently cannot decide what exact approach it is generally taking. The outrageous comedy is still everywhere, but whenever it stops by focusing on its themes, it really takes it seriously, like it actually believes that it is saying something important. But the movie hardly earns anything to deserve that attention. It's just shifting from its outrageous nature to a sudden gravity back and forth. Even for a comedy that is actually just fooling around, it stills displays a mind of uncertainty. There is also some bits of attempting to replicate Broadway; with dance numbers and a song. Can't tell if that's one of the movie's way of tripping or the director just wants to show off that he can do a musical. Either way, it rather feels nothing more than a random filler. The movie is also a little too long, the movie hitting the same major problem of the first film by setting up a climax that it's supposed to drive tension. It never felt right for the film, even worse, it's more like a rehash, reintroducing the same villain except it takes place in a different location. It's rather awkward and tedious than effective.

The sentiment doesn't felt convincing enough for the movie's true colors, but then it's all about the humor. And if the humor works, then there is a worthy roar of laughter to get from this film. Predictably raunchy, pot fueled and consists pop culture references; that will certainly be enjoyed if you understand the language of a Seth MacFarlane comedy. It's fun if it really tries to be fun. The performances from its lead actors are still a joy to watch. MacFarlane still manages to put energy to the talking teddy bear and Mark Wahlberg is still committed to fool around as Ted's man child best friend.

Ted 2 doesn't bring the same surprise of the first one, but if you're in for more outrageous laughs from this profane talking teddy bear, then it won't be a problem, as long as you're not expecting too much. The film does try to bring on an important theme, but it's not as effective or as strong as it wanted to be; it does make some interesting arguments, just doesn't have any powerful or at least earned conclusion to it; but hell, who would exactly take that seriously, anyway? Well, no more than the movie itself. It should have been shorter, the storyline should have been tighter, and the third act should have tried harder than repeating its predecessor. Again, it can be really funny, it just suffers handling its ideas better.
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6/10
Good one-liners and gags, zero plot.
jpb0072 July 2015
If there was a 6.5, I would give it. Because there was a lot to like in this movie. I like Mark Wahlberg. I like the bear. I like Amanda Seyfried. And there were a lot of good laughs in this movie. Good one-liners, and good recurring gags.

However, it just wasn't enough to make up for a horrible plot. The plot is lifted from "Miracle on 43rd Street." But it is not Christmas, Ted is not Santa. Somehow Ted does not rise to the mythical level of Santa, this is not a movie for kids. and the movie falls flat. Markie Mark is same as ever, and I do enjoy him. Kudos to Amanda Seyfried, who tries so hard to make the romance story line work. But I could never get past the fact that I was watching MW and AS and a wise-cracking stuffed bear. Some good laughs? Yes. A good story? Not even close.
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7/10
If you liked the 1st ted you'll love it, if you didn't well you won't like this one either.
himynameisart30 June 2015
Ted 2 lets talk about it! OK i saw this film 2 months ago at an early screening and unlike a few idiots on here i actually kept my mouth shut due to the embargo and quiet possibly getting sued if i let any info slip lol. Anyways i ENJOYED this movie a ton!!! Let's get one thing straight here, if you didn't like the 1st TED or you don't like anything Seth Mcfarlane related then STAY AWAY! This movie isn't for you and it won't change your mind about anything. I LOVED the first ted and i knew that this movie might be a weak sequel like most sequels are now in days...... and surprise, surprise it actually exceeded my expectations. Ted 2 is almost as good as the first! ALMOST! One of my concerns was the cast change, i hate when movies replace or change characters in sequels. SO i felt that Mila Kunis's absence was going to be very obvious and there would be a hole in this movie that the new lead Amanda Seyfried just could not fill. AND another surprise! Her character worked to PERFECTION!!! The chemistry that she had with Mark Wahlberg and Seth Mcfarlane was just amazing. I was like "there's no way she could be better than Mila" and BOOM she nailed it.

The story most of you may already know from the trailers, Ted gets married and then the State says Ted is property and not a person so the marriage is annulled and he basically loses everything. So the story worked, the first movie focused more on John and this one is more about ted. I had no real complaints with this film, there is a cameo with Liam Neeson which IMO was just pointless and not that funny.... There are some moments where they try too hard with the jokes or to be shocking but Besides a few nitpicks i had no complaints with this movie! It is laugh out loud funny, it has serious moments similar to the first and it's just a fun film! There are some returning characters and i won't spoil that. And ohh yeah the Comic Con scene in this film with Patrick Warburton and the running gag they have going on is SUPER HILARIOUS!!! I'm giving TED 2 an 8.5/10.
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Ted
0U15 February 2020
If you're a fan of the first Ted movie you'll probably enjoy the second as well but I think everybody can pretty much agree the first one was a lot funnier. The performances are still decent with some laughs, the biggest problem is is the ho-hum story that isn't engaging. The freshness from the first movie is gone as well. All in all Ted 2 is a slightly fun little comedy if you enjoyed the first one just don't expect it to be as good.
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6/10
Funny but the plot develops poorly.
Bruce7224 July 2015
Ted 2 does exactly what it set out to do. It delivers a bunch of laughs built primarily on crude, in-your-face humor and it doesn't take itself too seriously. Seth MacFarlane proves once again that he has his finger firmly on the pulse of his target demographic because the theater was in stitches throughout most of the film. That being said, a comedy doesn't have to sacrifice cinema in order to deliver laughs. I think the first movie was a prime example of that, as it was a genuinely good movie in addition to being hilarious. Instead, MacFarlane turns this movie into a live-action version of Family Guy. The plot is choppy and it essentially feels like a series of random skits, pieced together to form the semblance of some over-arcing plot. It was easily worth watching because it was hilarious but I expected a quality film closer to that of the first one.
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7/10
Good sequel with same fun laughs
LetsReviewThat2619 August 2023
Ted 2 was a different enough sequel, but still kept with the same fun throughout. Ted and Johnny are more grown up now in certain ways. Ted gets married to Tammy Lynn and to keep their marriage fresh he wants a baby. So they do the lateral thing and break into Tom Brady's house to steel his baby batter. It's a shame Kunis could not return. But we do get Amanda seyfed as Sam. A lawyer the guys go to after a court rule that Ted is somehow not a human. The film plays out as the guys, and Sam go off to prove Ted is a person and can save the day. Morgan Freeman and Liam neeson also appear, they are nice to see and overall Ted 2 is a pretty good sequel.
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7/10
Classic Macfarlane
ryzah26 June 2015
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Ted 2; The next instalment on the big screen of the foul-mouthed, furry fiends battle in human society has everything I expected! Cracking out the random jokes, crude humour, wonderfully scripted cameo's, classic flashback scenario's and bad language to go along with stupidity.

Look the film is pretty much the same concept as the original and doesn't have anything particularly new. But if you enjoyed 'Ted' why would you want anything so? If you're into family guy, loved the first Ted and had a laugh with 'A Million Ways to die in the West' like I did, it'll give you the laugh out loud moments you desire. I wasn't personally in as many heart creasing stitches as the original or A million ways, however some high pitch squeals, a couple of snorts, a few grunts and film long smile made for a great trip to the movies.

It's nothing special or new, so can't rate any higher but does what it say's on the tin. Go watch fans of Macfarlane.
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3/10
Not so much stupid as boring with an occasional giggle
eran200021 July 2015
The truth is that Ted 1 exhausted itself right in the trailer and the rest of film was kind of superfluous, but it was cute to see a dumb summer movie that doesn't take itself too seriously and is occasionally funny. TED 2 on the other hand takes itself much too seriously in trying to deal with the humanity of Ted. Seriously, what can a potheads and fart jokes movie tell us about being human? Lots of recycled jokes from Ted 1 and Ted as the main comic attraction in the movie just doesn't work anymore. There are a few good jokes and visual gags as befitting a summer comedy, but the rest are only marginally funny with a boring movie plot that connects them. You can see it if you happen to be home and stoned with nothing better to do :)
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8/10
Waiting for Ted 3
Prabhat_KS11 July 2015
I really can't understand why many critics went harsh on this one.

The film is jutted with quality humour - social, political and personal. It lives up to the expectations and doesn't slack anywhere at all. It makes us laugh but also makes us uneasy at times not because of crassness but because it reveals the underbelly of our social setup.

I am waiting for Ted 3 - I sincerely hope McFarlene considers it. Ted should run up for Governor or President. It will fit in nicely with the US presidentials in 2016 and should reveal the shallowness of modern political campaigning.

Go Seth go...
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7/10
LOL, Better Than the First One
stevendbeard26 June 2015
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I saw "Ted 2", starring Mark Wahlberg-Lone Survivor, The Perfect Storm; the voice of Seth MacFarlane-A Million Ways to Die in the West, Tooth Fairy; Amanda Seyfried-A Million Ways to Die in the West, Jennifer's Body; Jessica Barth-Get Smart_2008, Next and Giovanni Ribisi-A Million Ways to Die in the West, Avatar.

This is the sequel to the 2012 Ted, in case you could not tell by the number 2 in the title. Most of the original actors return, except Mila Kunis, and it is explained why she is not in the picture. The movie opens with Seth/Ted and Jessica getting married. It's not long before they start having marital problems-just like everybody else in the whole wide world does-and they decide to have a baby because, as everyone knows, that always solves the problem. But Seth, being a teddy bear, well he has no ......genitalia. Their only options are to adopt or use a sperm donor and that's when things get complicated. Seth has to go to court to prove he is a person or his status would be that he is considered just ordinary property. His old thunder buddy for life, Mark, helps by getting Amanda, an inexperienced lawyer, to fight for Seth and Jessica. Giovanni shows up hoping that Seth loses in court so that he can use Seth in his own personal schemes. There is a scene involving the NY Comic Con that should bring a tingle to any nerds out there-me included. There are several good cameos; I remember seeing Liam Neesom, Jay Leno and Tom Brady, just to mention a few. FYI: there is a scene after the end credits that includes one of the three cameos that I just mentioned. It's rated "R" for language, drug use and sexual content-including nudity- and has a running time of 1 hour & 55 minutes. If you liked the first one, then you should enjoy this one. In fact, I laughed a lot and I think this one is better. I would buy it on Blu-Ray.
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2/10
Better to stare at the wall than watch Ted 2
pawel-lipko14 July 2015
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The first Ted I saw was a brilliant comedy with great idea of showing a toy for little children playing a role of a s*x dr*gs'n'rock&roll guy. There was some jokes which hit my taste & were too disgusting - but overall whole movie was hilarious. Ted 2 - unfortunately has got the opposite proportion of these, being mostly disgusting with awkward jokes making me ill at ease. Scenes like a trying to w*nk out a person to get his sp*rm (Ted tries to have a baby) or John being weighed down by a cabinet full of sem*n containers (in a sp*rm bank)... and covered with... it... Just awful. I've seen some movies with kinda same sort of humor like: Borat, Bruno & The Dictator for example. These were hilarious or something around that... But this one goes far far lower & seeks for the bottom... Not recommending
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8/10
Raises way more questions about human rights than any Seth Macfarlane production should, and that's not a bad thing...
kieranbattams9 July 2015
In 2012 when Seth Macfarlane's directorial debut was released, I, like many other people enjoyed it a lot. It was a basic film about a man and his senile teddy bear who would just smoke weed, swear a lot and hang out. That premise was enough to get us on board and it worked for a one off feature film. After the box office success it received a sequel was inevitable.. but how could a film with such a premise possibly do anything more to become a franchise? Well not only does Ted 2 ramp up the laughs, it also gives us a surprisingly strong plot and pulls it off well.

The basic premise is that Ted has married Tammi-Lynn from the first film, whereas John has divorced Lori. Following some marital problems, Ted decides to save his marriage with a baby, but in order to do this he has to prove that he is a person and not just property in the eyes of the law. Enter Sam L. Jackson (Amanda Seyfried) and yes as you would expect there are many references to the Hollywood star. I knew Mila Kunis was not coming back for this film and after her performance in the lacklustre 'A million ways to die in the West' i was not expecting Seyfried to be a good replacement, but she fits in with the cast very well. Just like the first film the chemistry between John (Mark Wahlberg) and Ted (Seth Macfarlane) is what makes the comedy work so well, you really believe you are watching two real life friends hang out, rather than Mark Wahlberg and a CGI teddy bear. The plot wasn't what made the first so enjoyable, it was their bond. Amanda Seyfried fits in with these two so well and as a trio they really mesh well together. She brings a lot of laughs to the table and I actually liked her character more than Mila Kunis'.

Whilst the plot is very good and holds up, the third act takes a bit of a plunge and almost copies the last act of the first film completely. Giovanni Risbi reprises his role as Donny and does exactly what he did originally, just for a slightly different reason. The film could have done without this to focus more on the human elements, even though it was hilarious to see Ninja turtle Raphael dance to 'I think we're alone now'. It almost felt like filler to make a longer movie. The small road trip segment to me was great, we got spoofs of both Planes, Trains and Automobiles and a great Jurassic Park spoof in the space of a couple of minutes. In fact the pop culture references from Rocky to Flash Gordon (Sam J Jones returns) were pretty great. I also loved the courtroom scenes, and even Morgan Freeman in an extended cameo provided us with a very good look at what human rights are all about.

What i wanted from this film was to laugh, which i did, a lot more than i expected to as well which is a bonus. Look out for a hysterical cameo from Liam Neeson. The 'is Ted a human' storyline felt like a bold and wonderful step forward and brings up way more questions about human rights than any Seth Macfarlane production should.. but not in a bad way at all. It focuses a lot less on the drugs and crude jokes, even though they are very much still there! But the way it was executed was just great. I wish the third act had stuck with it, but by the end if you are a fan of Seth Macfarlane's work such as Family Guy you will come out satisfied after plenty of laughs and a surprising amount of heart. Will we get a Ted 3? Most likely, but if it keeps up what Ted 2 did right then i just might be okay with that.
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7/10
Ted wants a baby
The-Sarkologist26 June 2015
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The thing about Ted is that as soon as that teddy bear opens his mouth the first thought that comes into my mind is Peter Griffin, which is not surprising considering MacFarlane does the voices for both characters. Anyway, since I quite enjoyed the first movie when I discovered that he had made a sequel I knew that it was one of those films that was going to give me some good laughs, and I must say that it certainly didn't disappoint. Okay, it is basically more of the same, but then sometimes doing what one does best is the only way to go, and having been a fan of Family Guy, I pretty much knew what I was going to expect.

Once again we have a flow of big name stars making appearances, including Liam Neeson in his Taken role coming into the grocery store to buy a packet of children's cereal, but making sure nobody actually knows that he is buying it. While I thought that was quite amusing the one scene that simply sticks in my mind was when they went into the lawyer's office and the lawyer pulls out a bong and starts smoking it, puts it down and says 'I hope you don't mind'. That was so absurd that I simply cannot believe it ever happening, but the fact that it did makes me give this movie the stars that it deserves. Anyway, I feel that I might end up giving away too many of the jokes, so I will simply say 'help me home', and if you are wondering what I mean by that, then go an see the movie and you will understand.

Anyway, Ted gets married, but it turns out that after about six months (I believe) they are starting to have problems, so it is suggested that they have a child. Unfortunately Ted just doesn't have the equipment, and his wife, having been a coke fiend, can't have children, so they decide to adopt. Unfortunately the state decides that Ted isn't actually a human, he is property, so he can't adopt, which results in him being stripped of all of his rights, which is why he lands up in a lawyers office – he wants his rights back and wants to be considered a sentient human like everybody else.

Anyway, I don't really want to go much deeper than that because while there is the idea about being considered a human, and the still simmering issue of race in America, this film is basically all about having a laugh at a couple of really obnoxious and dope smoking losers (though I must admit that Whalberg does a brilliant job in this film – as he did in the last; I still can't believe that this was the guy who was the lead singer of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch). Along with the laughs the film does force you to think about the issue of race and the fact that not too long ago the same argument was being made about the status of the African American.
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3/10
Not as funny as the first, the magic is wearing off
abdelgulabkhan13 July 2015
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I was so looking forward to Ted 2 after really enjoying the first one.

What a disappointment!

Basically Ted is married to a hot girl and tries to get a baby to save his marriage. However it all goes wrong and Ted is investigated and the state say he is not a person so he loses all his rights job and marriage. Ted than has a court battle to prove he is a person which he eventually wins with the help of John his best buddy and girlfriend lawyer. Such a boring plot really bad. The old enemy Donny tries to get Ted as he is regarded as just Property, in attempt to make Hasbro rich - this gets foiled by john who saves Ted

There are some funny bits to the movie, like Jurassic park bit where they see cannabis field and some good one liners

However the film is looking and trying far too hard for jokes for every line in the movie - rather than naturally funny they try all the time to make one liners a lot of them not that funny.

The cute factor of Ted is wearing off and the magic too, I was so bored after the first hour I wanted to leave, the jokes and sarcasm were so predictable.

Hopefully no more Ted films but you can guarantee they will make Ted 3 just for the money.

Next time have a good plot and story this was very weak.
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Way more entertaining than I expected
Gordon-1129 June 2015
This film tells the story of a talking teddy bear who sues the government, so that he gets recognised as a human being and get human rights such as marriage and drivers license.

"Ted 2" is a hugely politically incorrect film, with a lot of swearing, sexual and crude humour. It is not usually a type of film I like, but "Ted 2" does have a way to get to my heart. It is sweet and emphasises a lot of love and friendship. Towards the end, the film gets very touching, and it made my eyes well up.

Having a touching plot, together with a funny script makes "Ted 2" very entertaining, way more entertaining than I expected.
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7/10
Good crude humour, but not at the same level as its predecessor
stephendaxter25 June 2015
Ted 2 is the sequel to the very successful Ted which happens to be my favourite comedy of all time, so after the trailers, you could say i was looking forward to seeing what this could bring. And it did a pretty good job at including a lot of the crude humour you would expect from this sequel. I thought it had many funny moments that were well spread out over the entire film, a good amount were just funny while there were a few really really funny moments, unfortunately almost all of those really really funny moments were in the trailer so you knew they were coming. As well as the funny jokes there were also quite a few that fell flat, I will put them into two categories to make it easier; the jokes that were obviously there to try and top what was done in the first film, and, the jokes they re-used multiple times throughout the film. And there were like 4-5 jokes they used at multiple moments and it did get exhausting by the end. What it was missing was some more unpredictable jokes that the first film had, it did have a few that completely catch you off guard but a lot are predictable so that was a little letdown.

The plot? it was alright i guess, but who cares it's not the focus of the film where you have a swearing teddy bear, so when stuff happens you just go with it. It moved pretty fast but it also slowed down at times, the jokes really determined where the plot was going to go. Oh, and there is a side plot that i won't spoil because you don't know about it from the trailers, but it is so dreadfully boring and brings down the film a lot. It was just boring and felt like it was out of place and thrown in there just to add another 30 minutes to the film, so yeah, the film could have cut that 30 minutes out and it would have been much better. But in the end Ted 2 offers the crude and unpredictable jokes you want, so that aspect you will like if you liked the first film, unfortunately there is not enough of that to make it as good as its predecessor. If you just completely zone out during the side plot you will not miss a thing and will make for a better experience. - 6.7
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7/10
Thunder Strikes
aciessi25 June 2015
I came to laugh, and laugh I did. "Ted 2" is a ridiculously stupid movie, the thing is, when Seth MacFarlane directs it, I like it more than the average dumb guy movie. I was gut-busting more times than I expected to. Was it as inspired and heartfelt as the first? Of course not. It would've benefited if it was, but there is only so much you could squeeze out of a pot-smoking bear, without getting more of the same.. lots of fuzz. The story is predictable, yes. Yet it stays away from being too serious, which I applaud MacFarlane for doing this time around. He divulged in some really hacky melodrama in "A Million Ways to Die in the West", and I prayed that it didn't happen here. Luckily, he doubles down on the laughs. However, he also doubles down on the offensiveness. This is a mean movie, folks. Prepare to scoff and scowl at how low it goes. Some of it does work, partially due to how Ted's racism and homophobia is humorously typical of a loud Bostonian. I'm not sure how anyone will feel about Ferguson and Charlie Hebdo, and Robin Williams death jokes. The 22.3 year rule has never applied to Seth MacFarlane. For him, it's about a 4 month rule. Putting aside all of the flaws, I can happily say that "Ted 2" delivers as a comedy. It's a vast improvement over Seth's last film, and it's making me crave third film. But if they have to put the bear to bed, so be it.
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6/10
Not as funny as the first one, but it does have a good message.
starry4226 June 2015
The first Ted was a major surprise for me. I thought it looked stupid from the trailers, but when I saw it I couldn't stop laughing. Having been a fan of Family Guy for a long time, I was not sure what to make of Seth MacFarlane's feature film debut. It was a success, so a sequel was bound to happen at some point.

When I first walked into Ted 2, I wasn't sure what to expect. Would it be funnier than the original, or just a waste of time. Well it was actually neither. What it is, though, is a subtle commentary on civil rights.

In the film, Ted (voice by Seth MacFarlane) is seen by the US government as nothing more than a piece of property. With the help of his thunder buddy John (Mark Wahlberg) and a young lawyer named Sam (Amanda Seyfried), Ted goes to court to fight for his rights as a human being. This is the main plot point, but there are a few subplots thrown in, such as finding a sperm donor so Ted and his wife Tami can have a baby, and a return by creepy bear-o-phile Donny (Giovanni Rabisi).

I did not find myself laughing quite as much in this one as with the first. Some of the jokes were a bit predictable this time around, and some even seemed forced. Probably the highlight of the humor is a hysterical cameo which I will not divulge.

Bottom line, it has a good message to it if you like films with a moral, but if you're a fan of Seth MacFarlane who is hoping for nothing but non-stop laughs, then you may be a tad disappointed. Overall, I enjoyed it, but I'd say it's more worth a rental when the time comes. Not really anything to rush to the cinema for.
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5/10
Has most of the same strengths and weakness as the first film, but nowhas the issues that plague most comedy sequels
IonicBreezeMachine27 March 2022
Living teddy bear, Ted (Seth MacFarlane) has finally married his girlfriend Tami-Lynn McCafferty (Jessica Barth) with his friend John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) as his best man having been divorced from Lori for six months. About a year after the wedding Tami-Lynn and Ted start experiencing marital difficulties and on the advice of a friend Ted floats the idea of adopting a child with Tami-Lynn who's receptive to the idea. After learning Tami-Lynn is infertile due to years of drug use, the two decide to go the adoption route which not only fails, but leads to several chain reactions in Ted's life as he's technically "property" and not a person according to the state. The two enlist the help of a local law firm and are given recent Law School grad Samantha Jackson (Amanda Seyfried) who hits it off with John. Meanwhile, Ted's stalker Donny (Giovanni Ribisi) is now working at Hasbro as a janitor and convinces Hasbro's CEO Tom Jessup (John Carroll Lynch) to bank roll the opposition to Ted's case in the hopes of making Ted's rights forfeit and mass producing duplicates so Donny can finally have one of his own.

2012's Ted was indisputably the year's biggest comedy release of that year making $550 million against a $65 million budget and allowing writer director Seth MacFarlane to stretch his success beyond his prime time animated shows like Family Guy and American Dad to other areas including his revival of Cosmos and eventually his Star Trek homage The Orville. With Ted being a success, it was pretty much a given that there'd be a sequel which MacFarlane commenced following the disappointing returns on his western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West. Initially written as a road trip comedy where in Ted and John would smuggle a load of marijuana across the United States, the premise was scrapped early on due to similarities with the 2013 comedy We're the Millers. Eventually the focus shifted to one of Ted proving himself as a person under the eyes of the law, necessitating the inclusion of a lawyer character and writing out Mila Kunis' character Lori from the last movie. When the movie was released in June 2015, its grosses fell short of its processor making $120 million less domestically at $81 million but thanks to the international market it did eventually manage to get to $216 million worldwide. MacFarlane hasn't directed another film since Ted 2 but did direct some episodes of The Orville that are reasonably well regarded so there hasn't been any adverse fallout from its underperformance. The movie itself, it's basically just more of the same minus the freshness and the recurring issues that plague most comedy sequels.

Ted 2 begins fairly okay within the first 20 minutes as it opens with a humorous wedding for Ted and Tami-Lynn and transitions into a Busby Berkeley-esque musical number that serves as out opening credits. But then we have the other things, like John now divorced from Lori effectively undoing any of his character development and resetting him to square one (never a good sign for a comedy sequel). On top of the issues with sequelitis we also have many sequences that are lifted wholesale from episodes of Family Guy such as the sperm spilling scene from the episode Sibling Rivalry and even the main plot follows many of the major beats of the series seventh episode Brian: Portrait of a Dog where in a talking dog fought a legal battle for his civil rights. And when it's not copying scenes from Family Guy, it's copying scenes from other comedies like the "Mess Around" driving sequence from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

I know Family Guy has a history of wholesale lifting sequences, dialogue, and set pieces from other TV shows and movies and just placing their own characters in it, and considering it's a 22 minute TV episode with commercials it is what it is. But a movie doesn't follow the same rules as TV and when you recycle jokes your and setups your audience saw on TV for free and now make them pay theater prices to see them on the big screen it shows a remarkable amount of contempt for your audience. MacFarlane isn't the only one guilty of this either, because South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker tried to pull the same thing with their movie Team America: World Police that featured a number of jokes regurgitated from their TV show, and it was stupid there too.

That's not to say there aren't some jokes that work as some of the cameos are occasionally funny and MacFarlane and Wahlberg still have good chemistry, but for every moment that works there's others that just don't. The movie brings back Giovani Ribisi's Donny again and like the last movie he's not funny and is just odd and off-putting but some of the scenes he shared with John Carroll Lynch were mildly amusing, Amanda Seyfried's Sam Jackson (guess which joke they make) is just kind of there, and a lengthy sequence in Comic-Con only served to remind me how much better this was done when Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, and Seth Rogen did it in Paul.

Ted 2 feels like an obligation sequel. It's cobbled together from leftover parts of both the first movie and MacFarlane's TV shows while still having the same problems with dated reference humor that has made the film age poorly. I say this as someone who likes MacFarlane's work, he can do better than this.
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10/10
very funny
kmac-7332714 April 2021
Watched this several times still find it hilarious unfortunately the pc movement has massacred comedy in the uk.
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6/10
Laughs can still be found in this overlong follow up
eddie_baggins30 June 2015
His certainly not a cuddly teddy that's for all but after one seriously successful first outing in 2012 it was always a given that everyone's (the only one?) favourite foul mouthed yet somehow endearing talking bear was going to make it back to a big screen close by and with that we now have Ted 2.

After his biggest misfire yet in the potentially hilarious yet wrongly skewed A Million Ways to Die in the West (of which an alumni of makes a great cameo in this film), Seth MacFarlane finds himself back on familiar ground, which is in both a material sense, a comedic sense and also a still unfortunately self-indulgent directional sense that see's MacFarlane struggle to rid his 2 hour plus film of jokes that don't work and plot lines that feel like nothing more than time fillers. If there was ever a director in need of someone to cull his films of material that neither enhance or contribute to the tale at hand it's MacFarlane but to say the man doesn't deliver some comedic gold in this enjoyable romp would be a lie.

While you'll often find yourself ashamed at what brings forth fits of laughter here, MacFarlane as he is well known to do, mixes juvenile humour with far more wide reaching topical funnies, from everything from civil rights through to his usual pop culture insights, nothing is out of his reach. Within the films bloated runtime there are moments of pure gold that make Ted 2 succeed to the level it does, much like its predecessor and with the continued chemistry shared between Whalberg's well-meaning yet daft John and the MacFarlane voiced Ted Clubber-Lang (yes Ted now has a last name) at the same high levels the films many sins can be forgiven thanks to their often game saving banters. The addition of Amanda Seyfried is also a bonus to the film, her willingness to poke fun at herself a particular highlight.

The narrative of Ted 2 is anything but fantastic and the reappearance of Giovani Ribisi's teddy obsessed villain Donny is almost a movie breaker but Ted 2 has enough wit and chemistry to save itself from all the low denominator humour and awkwardly edited grove that surrounds it and in the end provides some very decent comedic entertainment. In saying this it may be time for all involved to move onto other things with MacFarlane in particular in need of something a little meatier than he has been dishing up over the last few years.

3 Tom Brady home invasions out of 5
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4/10
Not as expected and definitely not up to the marks of TED!
gajjar-rushi-a24 August 2015
So last night finally I have seen this flick and except few scenes, I didn't find it much appreciable and good. Honestly TED set my expectations so high so I was eagerly waiting for TED 2 and finally when I saw it, I found no thrill and nothing similar to TED. I know every sequences and next parts can not be same as earlier one but this was not deserving for an applause.

Those who liked this movie, good for them! I didn't like it personally so just came here to warn those guys who loved TED and set their expectations so high for TED 2.

It could be better with some logic and more depth into the characterization. Chemistry between thunder buddies was not as it was in TED.

Many other things are lacking but I don't want to discuss anymore. I have already wasted my 2 hours behind this movie. :)
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10/10
Funnier then the first one kudos to seth mcfarlane
bogota90927 June 2015
Movie was hilarious, besides certain awkward scenes, especially the introduction they could of done without, mark Walberg: never considered him a funny actor. But he has done very well in this movie franchise, Seth Macfarlane is a talented comedian director and creator The girl from dear john did very well filling Mila Kunis shoes, usually sequels bomb!!! But not this film very impressed how funny it came out, story line was mediocre but funny scenes made up for it. Usually sequels are over budget big propaganda and it started at first but the funny dialogue and thr hilarious scenes made not only myself but the people at the movie theater, rotten tomatoes rated this a 4.0 what the hell do.they know they always give crappy rating for funny movies, and as soon as they get a check from a crappy movie they rate those high, they are a insult not only to me but to all the real movie buffs so sit back and Enjoy it people Mike Sanchez (popcorn n movie)
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6/10
Less Funny but still Lighthearted to Enjoy
captainmike-michael28 June 2015
Seth MacFarlene continues to tell a formulaic story maintaining the offensive, disgusting and ridiculous style of fun from the first Ted but choosing to legalise Ted as the main plot has drastically reduced the opportunity to present more jokes in a creative way, causing the film turns out to be slightly long and less funny. However, the story progresses in an organised structure, allowing plenty characters development with some surprise cameos appearance - Liam Neeson, Jimmy Kimmel and Morgan Freeman. The expression and movement of CGI- created Ted is still perfectly crafted just like he is truly exist as in first film, the chemistry between Wahlberg and Ted is still strong but the romance in between other characters is rather weak, the performance of all the main casts are good even the new comer Amanda Seyfried just fits well as part of the film. Without much difference from its predecessor, the sequel might not offer any fresh theme but its lightheartedly fun and surprisingly emotional ending is still worth to enjoy at the big screens.
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5/10
Ted came, again
templar7709928 June 2015
I don't know how, but in what concerns to Seth MacFarlane I always preferred American Dad to Family Guy, and I think that's why I couldn't like this movie more. I liked very much of the first one much because the whole concept was surprising and fresh. With this sequel I believe we are getting the same movie with a bit of improvement in terms of jokes.

If you love Family Guy you will love Ted 2. It's practically the same kind of humour, the same kind of gags. If you don't, well, don't even bother to buy the ticket. Ted is almost like Brian, John is Peter Griffin and Samantha is Lois, although I rather preferred Mila Kunis's turn on the first one to the one Amanda Seyfried gives on this one. I just feel like Mila would have given something to the movie that Amanda can't simply give, despite being a very talented actress.

It's not that Mark Wahlberg is one of my favourite actors, but I think I 'd rather see him doing this type of film than the Transformers's ones which, I need to be honest, I don't give a crap. I think Wahlberg has this gift to comedy movies which started since Boogie Nights.

Jessica Barth is quite a surprise as Tami-Lynn. Once again, and as it happened on the first movie, the show stealer (although there's that Liam Neeson scene, which, in fact, I think was the movie's best) was Giovanni Ribisi as the awkward and misfitted Donny. That "fresh cakes" line just killed me. His scenes were the ones I laughed the much, particularly the Comic Con ones. I think that it was a masterstroke to place de climax of the film on this convention, because it allowed to some notably funny gags regarding the so called "geeks".

Just like the first, Ted 2 is cameo heavy. From Liam Neeson to Tom Brady passing by Sam J. Jones (who had already appeared on the first one). The Liam Neeson one was notably brilliant, in a satire to the more recent roles of the Irish actor.

Ted 2 is an enjoyable flick, with the virtues and flaws that you would expect of a summer blockbuster. Just for laughs and the popcorns!
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