This is the logical next step for the franchise started in 2012, introducing this nasty Teddy bear with dark humor. However, deep into MacFarlane’s world, it reaches alame directing point and even worst: you get bored!
It has to come out; it’s not that funny after all. Of course, you were first interested in discovering this toy coming into life but with the worst & rudest attitude. This contrast reminds me of “Herman Baby” in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (I know, this one didn’t come out easy!)
Still, in this movie, it’s “deja vu”, not that interesting, almost boring.
Since the story takes place few years later, Mark Wahlberg looks older than expected, ending up making a quite pathetic duo with Ted. Truth is, seeing 2 dudes hanging out, completely at the zero point of their lives, smoking weed and taking #FMyLife Selfies, you quickly get it!
Plus, the girlfriends are joining the party! #DoubleFMyLife
What is really wrong this time, is the fact that the story is mostly based on Ted when it was about John inthe first movie. Mark Wahlberg plays the nice dude, following his Teddy bear, does 2 or 3 gags but remains completely passive, bumming around and smoking.
Actually, the editing is a little bit strange, with a rhythm sometimes too slow for a comedy and too fast to get really interested in the story. Like in “A Million Ways to Die in the West“, it is a serie of sequences/stand-up sketches but with no logic, going from one to another. Some punchlines are standing out, unfortunately, you’ve already seen them in the trailer…
Truth is, you know what to get with Seth MacFarlane. Just one more comedy desapointment, when the first Ted made a $54M strong opening but this one only $33M.
So yes, Seth MacFarlane writes better than he directs movies, it’s now confirmed. What really makes me say that it is a bad movie is the fact that he chose to put so many guests in it. All of this for what? To let the guests crack funny jokes you can’t integrate in his story? Or to convince himself and the audience that he is funny & cool? How come Liam Neeson parodying his own character from “Taken” does help the storyline? Actually, it was so out of context that you wish the scene stops. I felt really bad for Neeson… Such an uncomfortable failed sequence.
At the end, you just watch all the guests making their appearances, among all the dudes, but you get bored.
Last thing: For all the nerds who felt offended by this movie, take your revenge by watching “Pixels“!
Is it #DudeChick certified ?
Enjoying the movie referneces but too much Dude & lame attitude!!!
#Dudechick, what’s that ?
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image source: Universal Pictures
