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tropicAcesJun 26, 2015

It's moderately funny (one scene where John and Ted yelled off-color suggestions at an improv group had me in tears), but it's also horribly paced. This thing drags, and by the final 20 minutes I was getting anxious for it to be over. There'sIt's moderately funny (one scene where John and Ted yelled off-color suggestions at an improv group had me in tears), but it's also horribly paced. This thing drags, and by the final 20 minutes I was getting anxious for it to be over. There's not a review in the world that will change your mind on whether or not you were going to see this, but if you do go see TED 2, just know what you're walking into: a lazily constructed film with some laughs. Nothing more, nothing less.… Expand

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grandpajoe6191Aug 25, 2015

"Ted 2" definitely has the 'Family Guy'-esque humor and charm Seth McFarlane offers; however, the movie is really a solid carbon copy of the original movie "Ted" and to be honest, once of Seth McFarlane is enough.

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JacobJul 12, 2015

Ted 2 has the quality of current Family Guy episodes. The film lacks any heartwarming story and interesting relationships with most of the entertainment coming from the random scenes and cutaway gags that have little to do with the story.Ted 2 has the quality of current Family Guy episodes. The film lacks any heartwarming story and interesting relationships with most of the entertainment coming from the random scenes and cutaway gags that have little to do with the story. From a logical standpoint this film is nothing lacking any direction or heart as opposed to the first one and people who hate this trend on Family Guy will likely be turned off by the film. Looking at the film from that perspective would’ve earned this film a 4. Movies aren’t just looked at through some cold mechanical process and given objective scores movies reviews are also based on emotion. Everything wrong with this movie made it entertaining. The laughter not only came from the absurd cutaway gags but how nuts Seth McFarlene went with this movie creating what will probably be for me this year’s guilty pleasure. It was horribly made but unlike Hot Tub Time Machine 2 it was laughably bad and there are some people who enjoy McFarlene’s style such as the group of teenage boys sitting next to me and my Father who I saw the film with.… Expand

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GrumpyDanJul 11, 2015

Ted,” the dirty-talking-teddy-bear hit of 2012, was packed with a sufficient number of outrageous belly laughs that it was easy to let pass the fact that there wasn’t much of a movie underneath those laughs. Or, as I put it when I reviewedTed,” the dirty-talking-teddy-bear hit of 2012, was packed with a sufficient number of outrageous belly laughs that it was easy to let pass the fact that there wasn’t much of a movie underneath those laughs. Or, as I put it when I reviewed the first picture for another website, with such enthusiasm that I actually gave it three-and-a-half stars (I’d adjust that to an even three if I could turn back time), “it really is not quite so different than that of a standard romantic comedy in which a stand-up but somewhat immature guy has to fight off his lesser angels, largely embodied in a slackerish best-friend character, so as to become The Man (and Husband) he was Meant To Be.” “Man” being Mark Wahlberg’s John; “slackerish best friend” being the dirty-talking teddy bear, Ted, and eventual bride of man being Mila Kunis, who as it turned out showed plenty of good sense in not coming back for the sequel.

With John now divorced and porn-addicted, it’s up to exceptionally vulgar Ted to take up the storyline slack. “Ted 2” begins with the bear, who could use a wash beyond soaping up his mouth, marrying former-good-time hottie Tami-Lynn at a wedding officiated by Sam Jones of “Flash Gordon” fame. (There’s a lot of recycling from the first film here.) Soon their domestic bliss goes south, and the couple enact a quasi-parody of the “Raging Bull” “you bother me about a steak” scene, which is rather queasily unfunny because the De Niro part is being played by a stuffed teddy bear rather than in spite of it.

Aside from race jokes, “Ted 2” offers a nearly staggering number of weed jokes, a couple of which are mildly funny, or at least funnier than the rape jokes. Then there are the gay panic jokes, the racial gay panic jokes, the celebrity cameo jokes, and long stretches of no jokes, oddly enough, stretches in which the creepy kidnapping subplot of the first film is recycled, and works much less well than it did in the first film, where it didn’t quite work but, you know, the jokes were funnier. And so it goes.

While the first film offered, by my casual recollection, almost two dozen belly laughs, this one barely registers four. The mean spiritedness oozes beyond the racial stuff and reaches fuller flower at the movie’s climax, which is set at a comic geek convention, and yes, consider the possibilities. All aspiration to actual humor is set aside in favor of a hammering insistence on the sub-human qualities of fanboys, cosplayers and so on. It starts to get numbing after a while. Acridness combined with ineffective humor is a bad mix, and whatever goodwill the movie scored based on sentimental value or the few effective jokes in the front end is entirely spent by the end credits. I suspect it’s going to be quite a while before we see a “Ted 3.”… Expand

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mikemacAug 25, 2015

if you have seen the first one that should be enough, the first one was much better and this one couldn't seem to go in a new direction basically almost copied the original, i would recommend wait until it is released or wait for it on tv

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Viper8787Jun 27, 2015

Not nearly funny as the first. There is still lots of laugh out loud moments in this movie but not nearly enough to make it a classic comedy movie. You will laugh in this movie but there are many time throughout that there aren't any jokesNot nearly funny as the first. There is still lots of laugh out loud moments in this movie but not nearly enough to make it a classic comedy movie. You will laugh in this movie but there are many time throughout that there aren't any jokes happening and the storyline is just lacking. This makes some parts of the movie boring. There is also a lot of predictable scenes that you can see coming from a mile away which takes out from thee overall enjoyment of this movie.… Expand

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LamontRaymondJul 3, 2015

The only real problem with the film is that it's 20 - 30 minutes too long. It's more endearing than the first, and it made me laugh out loud on several occasions. Absolutely worth seeing during this rough time of year for movies.

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MattBrady99Jun 30, 2015

Thunder buddies for life.

The story is about Ted and Tami-Lynn are married and the next step is having a baby but Ted can't be legally regarded as a parent unless he can prove his is "human" in a court of law. Now looking back on theThunder buddies for life.

The story is about Ted and Tami-Lynn are married and the next step is having a baby but Ted can't be legally regarded as a parent unless he can prove his is "human" in a court of law.

Now looking back on the first Ted movie I got say I changed my mind on it a bit and what I mean is that it wasn't as great as I remembered it to be, but I still think it's decent enough to give it a pass as a comedy and a film. But then I heard news about a squeal in the works and then I heard that Amanda Seyfried, Morgan Freeman and Liam Neeson was in the film and that alone give me a little interest in the movie just by that movie news. I wasn't jumping for excitement for this movie as I the movie didn't look anything special, just squeal bait.

Now after seeing Ted 2 I'm not very impressed of what I watched, actually this movie is pretty bloated for it's own good.

What I liked in the first Ted movie is the chemistry between Mark Wahlberg and the character Ted. They back and forward humor really worked if you would believe it, I mean a pot smoking talking teddy bear hanging around with Elliot Moore from The Happening would actually work is just beyond this world. And here they chemistry is still good just like in the first movie.

The movie did make me laugh a couple of times as that's mainly Wahlberg and Seth chemistry in the movie and some other stuff that's only a small little nod to a film or TV and it was funny at first until late on where they stretched out the joke to the point were it got really old and really stale very fast. But I do think this movie is way better then Seth MacFarlane last movie A Million Way to Die in the West as that movie didn't even try and was pretty forgettable, I mean it's been a year since that movie came out and I forgotten pretty much all of it.

What really surprise me is how messy the movie is and the movie doesn't know what it wants to be, because these three different things going on in this movie like Ted is trying to prove that he's a human because him and he's wife want a baby but Ted needs to prove he's human so he can be legally parent (Yeah I know it doesn't make any sense, just go for it for now) oh and these a road trip in the movie and remember that stalker in the first Ted movie that kidnapped Ted well he's back in this movie. That's the whole movie of Ted 2 for you. Oh one last thing, Ted 2 is kind of the same as the first, I wish I can go into details of that but that would be spoiling it for some people who may have interest of seeing this movie and I'm being nice here and won't be spoiling anything.

Before seeing this movie I thought that Amanda Seyfried wasn't going to do anything great, I thought that she was just filling it in for the money, but I got to say that she was pretty good in the movie. She actually did something with the story and didn't feel like a background character. She was Wahlberg worked really well with each other and Ted as well. Same thing with Morgan Freeman.

Overall Ted 2 isn't all that great to me. As I said before about a billion of times by now you may disagree and like the movie and completely overall on what I said, again that's fine that's cool, enjoy what you enjoy, but I'm sticking what I put down and it won't change anytime soon.… Expand

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imthenoobJun 29, 2015

The story is no where near as good as the original, It definitely drags on a lot and doesn't have much in terms of content. The trailer spoiled a lot of the film's funny moments. I had no real burst out laughing moment, aside from a smallThe story is no where near as good as the original, It definitely drags on a lot and doesn't have much in terms of content. The trailer spoiled a lot of the film's funny moments. I had no real burst out laughing moment, aside from a small chuckle or two, until the scene with the improve group, That was really the only real funny scene of the film. Even a 1/3 of the way into I couldn't wait for it to end. It simply doesn't live up even slightly to the first film. I really hope they let it die and don't make a third.… Expand

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busbfranJul 3, 2015

Unoriginal story telling and mediocre comedy, ted 2 is nothing but a rehash of the previous title that uses the same formula that generally everyone is tired of. Ted 2 struggles to entertain even the basic audience for the lengthy screening.

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DiogoBrancoJun 29, 2015

Ted 2 follows the same structure as the first movie, it basically starts of all nice and happy to later become more tense, most of it is very predictable which ends up diminishing the joy of watching it, though it has it´s glimpses of reallyTed 2 follows the same structure as the first movie, it basically starts of all nice and happy to later become more tense, most of it is very predictable which ends up diminishing the joy of watching it, though it has it´s glimpses of really funny comedy Ted 2 bores us with childish and easy humor, it´s over-focus on drug jokes and sort doesn´t feel very comfortable.
Overall Ted 2 actually surprised me, being a little bit better of what I was expecting. It´s a watchable movie, the acting is good and you can certainly have fun watching it though it fails to deliver a worthy sequel.… Expand

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TheoWilliamJun 26, 2015

If you enjoy seth macfarlanes films by all means go and watch it. do not expect a lot though. Ted 2 is basically the reason why people hate sequels. I was really excited for it but in the end I left with one thought "meh" . And well yeahIf you enjoy seth macfarlanes films by all means go and watch it. do not expect a lot though. Ted 2 is basically the reason why people hate sequels. I was really excited for it but in the end I left with one thought "meh" . And well yeah hopefully they will stop making sequels to comedies. Ted 2 has its Seth humor but just like hangover 2 it actually really started to feel like the exact same movie as the first as it neared to the end. It felt like they really were running out of ideas. But anyway it's better that terminator by far.… Expand

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michael1208Jun 28, 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 moreSeth 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.… Expand

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tjman09Jul 1, 2015

Ted 2 is funny at times, but there's not enough humor to compensate for the numerous flaws of the movie. If you liked the first Ted, you'll definitely laugh at this film a few times, but the movie has far too many jokes that fail, for longTed 2 is funny at times, but there's not enough humor to compensate for the numerous flaws of the movie. If you liked the first Ted, you'll definitely laugh at this film a few times, but the movie has far too many jokes that fail, for long stretches. Many of the jokes that fail are reiterated multiple times, and some of the other jokes are just plain not funny. Another aspect is that so much of Ted 2 is spent either talking about or copying other movies that very little of it is actually original. It goes without saying, the film's not very intelligent, despite it's moments, and that illustrates the most obvious flaw of this film. The film is tonally and narratively erratic, one moment the film's silly, the next it's really dark, and the plot runs like an extended episode of family guy. So in essence the film is funny, but only for spurts and during the spurts when the film's not funny, the film is all over the place.… Expand

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TVJerryJun 30, 2015

This sequel starts with the talking teddy getting married and his best friend (Mark Wahlberg) down in the dumps. When they're riffing thru their irreverent gags (bodily functions, racial and sexual jibes, liberal four-letters), it's plentyThis sequel starts with the talking teddy getting married and his best friend (Mark Wahlberg) down in the dumps. When they're riffing thru their irreverent gags (bodily functions, racial and sexual jibes, liberal four-letters), it's plenty funny. Unfortunately, the plot revolves around Ted's fight to be legally recognized as a human, which pulls things in a more serious and less amusing direction. There's still a cheeky energy throughout, but fewer of the jokes are original and land a laff. NOTE: Stay thru the credits to see the outcome of an earlier cameo.… Expand

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theofficeJun 28, 2015

Ted 2 is better than Ted 1. This movie uses more situational approaches to comedy and far less 1 liners than the prior. However it still relies far too heavily on sex and drug jokes which makes it low brow at best. I still laughed, don't getTed 2 is better than Ted 1. This movie uses more situational approaches to comedy and far less 1 liners than the prior. However it still relies far too heavily on sex and drug jokes which makes it low brow at best. I still laughed, don't get me wrong, but you feel kinda bad laughing because it's just "wrong" I guess. Comedies in the past just didn't have to rely on those types of jokes for humor. The saving grace was, believe it or not, the story which had some funny aspects and was much better than the first. The movie though was too long at 2 hrs run time.… Expand

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MattyiceJun 26, 2015

Ted 2 doesn't match the quality or story of the original, some older jokes are overused, and the cameos are overused, but Ted 2 still had enough jokes to make me laugh. John and Ted's chemistry is fantastic and Amanda Seyfried's Sam is okay,Ted 2 doesn't match the quality or story of the original, some older jokes are overused, and the cameos are overused, but Ted 2 still had enough jokes to make me laugh. John and Ted's chemistry is fantastic and Amanda Seyfried's Sam is okay, but not as good as Mila Kunis' Lori. Ted 2 is a fine comedy, much better than A Million Ways to Die in the West, but worse than the original Ted.… Expand

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ThegodfathersonJun 28, 2015

Seth MacFarlane movies. Love them or hate them. Ted 2 sort of comes in the middle. Yes, it was packed with laughs and it was certainly a good time, but when you look at it from a MOVIE standpoint, MacFarlane's nuts comedy turns sour. Say whatSeth MacFarlane movies. Love them or hate them. Ted 2 sort of comes in the middle. Yes, it was packed with laughs and it was certainly a good time, but when you look at it from a MOVIE standpoint, MacFarlane's nuts comedy turns sour. Say what you want about A Million Ways To Die In The West, but I thought that it was innovative and funny, but not a good movie. Same happens with Ted 2, the highly awaited sequel to the monstrous 2012 blockbuster comedy. Also, Seth MacFarlane's sweet tooth for misplaced musical numbers makes its way to the final finished movie. I really think that MacFarlane's team could have spent more time with Ted 2, to make it even better than its predecessor. Well, too bad. Copied spoofs for Family Guy, tiring cameos and horrible pacing are just some of the problems with this movie. Ted 2 is more of the same, which is good for some movies, but I think that we wanted something fresh and new rather than a flimsy cast with a few adjustments and a wafer thin script. But, the chemistry between Johnny and Ted is electrifying. And, Amanda Seyfried is decent too. But, Marky Mark is TOTTALY lifeless. Overall, Ted 2 is popcorn entertainment for the people who just want a good laugh, other than that it is a painfully mediocre sequel to a movie that mesmerized me.… Expand

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FilmPhonicJul 8, 2015

Let’s preface this review by saying that if you’re not a fan of Seth MacFarlane’s irreverent and sometimes puerile comedy then please stay away from this film, it’s unapologetic nature may be repetitive and offensive for those with aLet’s preface this review by saying that if you’re not a fan of Seth MacFarlane’s irreverent and sometimes puerile comedy then please stay away from this film, it’s unapologetic nature may be repetitive and offensive for those with a sensitive disposition and it’s just not for you.

In this somewhat rare instance we’re happy to defy the critical consensus and declare that ‘Ted 2′ is equal if not superior to the original and a couple of hours of outrageous fun, particularly if like us you’re prone to thinking in Film and pop-culture references.

Sure the novelty of a potty-mouthed, working-class talking Boston teddy bear is lost in a sequel… and yes the plot is a bit fanciful, plus the tone of the film fluctuates constantly with slower scenes that are brief attempts at emotional content.

But the bubble of pomposity and sentimentality is quickly burst by a combination of physical comedy, Movie references and outrageous sociocultural humour, plus a lot of swearing of course and if you’re uncomfortable with Ted’s plight being likened to America’s history of slavery and civil rights struggles, that’s the point!

MacFarlane’s voice and comic sensibilities are of course the star of the show but Mark Wahlberg holds his own and Amanda Seyfried slots into the dynamic seamlessly while seeming to revel in it.

The Bottom Line…
While no comedy classic and lacking in real depth, ‘Ted 2′ is an undeniably funny film and does a good job of capturing Seth MacFarlane’s brand of hilariously inappropriate and culturally perceptive comedy, prepare to be offended but don’t worry, it’s an offence that shouldn’t cut deep.… Expand

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DirigiblePulpJan 31, 2017

Feels too much like an extended episode of Family Guy. I didn't feel that way about the first one. Maybe it's the especially inane plot, but mostly I think it was the style of jokes. They felt lazier.