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Posted inFilm Reviews

Overstuffed: Despite Numerous Laughs, ‘Ted 2’ Is Undone by Lame Courtroom Scenes

by Bob Grimm July 2nd, 2015December 16th, 2020

Somebody needs to take Seth MacFarlane aside and tell him to calm his ass down. He’s still funny, but he’s getting egregiously carried away in his movies—to the point where he is wrecking them. The original Ted was the oddest of charmers: It starred a profane teddy bear saying some of the most disgusting stuff […]

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