Ted 2

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.

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.

I have not seen the show Family Guy that is still running and releasing new episodes to this day, but I do know who Seth MacFarlane is and have seen some of his work before, and his first movie Ted (2012) was a very funny movie with him voicing a teddy bear and Mark Wahlberg starring in the movie; I was not sure what to expect in the sequel, but after watching it, I liked it like I did the first but thought the first movie was better. The sequel Ted 2 (2015), though not as good as the first, is still funny with good performances and good CG effects on Ted; what was interesting is Ted getting known as a person and not an object, but the movie will get distracted by doing cutaways to random situations like in Family Guy, despite being funny, it should keep focused on the main plot of the movie.

Mark Wahlberg as John is still well done and funny, with him now going through a divorce from his relationship with Mila Kunis's character in the last movie, I like that he is trying to help Ted with his problem on getting legally known as a person; his thing involving him finding another partner did kind of feel like a side plot. Seth McFarlane as Ted is once again great and funny, with him trying to be a person and not property so he can marry his girlfriend, keep his job, and adopt a kid; I like how much he loves his girlfriend and has a good friendship with John where he does not care if the government considers him a person or not, but also how he still trying his best to find a lawyer to help with his case. The last thing I will add is that the lawyer they get named Samantha, played very well by Amanda Seyfried, is funny and I like that she is trying the best she can to help Ted with his case, along with her, John, and Ted having a good team dynamic.

The movie is funny with good jokes and controversial ones like you expect in a Seth McFarlane movie, and the movie will occasionally do cutaway gags like Family Guy that can be funny to watch because of how random they can be but can distract from the main plot; other than the comedy, there are great effects on Ted once again using a mix of good CG effects and using a real teddy bear. The movie does have quite a few serious moments or heartfelt moments that do work and sometimes can be weird in a comedy like this, while also having the same antagonist come back again; the same antagonist from the first film comes back for a quick funny sequence and in a serious moment after that, and that is it.

The comedy sequel Ted 2 (2015) is as entertaining as the first movie, but I do think the first movie was better in a way, especially in some of the comedy because in the sequel some of the comedy works and some of the comedy does not work; this sequel was still funny, the performances are well-done, and the movie had good heartfelt moments. You will only like this movie if you liked the first film Ted (2012), but if you did not like the first movie, then you will not like this sequel that much; I like the first movie and this sequel, both movies are simple well-done funny comedies by Seth McFarlane that quite a few of people will enjoy.

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.

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.