Jun 26 2015

Ted 2

Struggling to find their love again, newlyweds Ted the bear (Seth MacFarlane) and rough around the edges Tami-Lynn (Jessica Barth) set out to have a baby of their own; unfortunately for Ted it’s a quest that ultimately results in the loss of his status as a person. Now qualified as “property” Ted and his best pal in the world John (Mark Wahlberg) set out to regain his rights. This new quest will take the assistance of doe eyed lawyer Samantha (Amanda Seyfried), but will the courts be swayed before the goons of Hasbro get their hands on Ted for more research and development?ted2 Directed and partially written by Seth MacFarlane, well pointed satire continues to drive a brakeless charter bus of angry bees down a twisty mountainous range resulting in high highs a few lows and a few lulls. Now well known for signature song and dance, pop culture jokes that pull no punches, and quick asides as seen in Family Guy, American Dad, and the Oscars, MacFarlane mines for more ore and comes up with some gold but also manages to return to the same pseudo-homophobic well of comedy a little too frequently; and, for a film that’s largely based around human rights and equality, that’s a little odd, but maybe that’s the point? Still, I surmise this question will be of little issue for fans; perhaps the bigger issue will be the slow start to the film, taking almost 30 minutes before we really get up to speed, just peeling out in the comedic parking lot for the sake of being goofy. And to that, I suppose there are worse offenders of this crime, Anchor Man 2 I’m looking at you, horrible. Bottom line, the foul mouthed little bear continued to make me laugh, or at least chuckle enough to justify one more revisit. Why not this weekend? Ted 2 is rated R.