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Ted 2 Blu-ray Review

By Rachel Cericola

The Film

Seth MacFarlane's foul-mouthed teddy bear is back -- and he's fighting for civil rights. Okay, that sounds a teeny bit too profound for a movie where said bear and his buddy John (Mark Wahlberg) try to steal Tom Brady's sperm.

Well, Ted 2 does try to tackle an awful lot of topics. Sometimes, it's too many topics. Still, you have to have a little love for a movie that features a cursing Patrick Stewart as the narrator.

However, even that doesn't make Ted 2 as awesome as the 2012 original. It still has a lot of laughs, but is a bit lengthy, trying to cram too many things into a movie that runs about 30 minutes too long.

Apparently, Ted's life has become super complicated. The film picks up six months after John divorces Lori (Mila Kunis, who was too pregnant to appear), with Ted marrying his cashier co-worker Tami-Lynn (Jessica Barth). Of course, being married to a bear isn't as snuggly as it seems, so the marriage quickly begins to crumble. To save what's left, Ted decides that the two need to have a baby.

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Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, and Amanda Seyfried take a road trip in "Ted 2." Photo: Universal.

Of course, Ted can't reproduce; he's a stuffed bear. However, he's not the only one with fertility issues. Tami-Lynn's days of hard living have rendered her infertile as well. When the two try to adopt, they discover that the government doesn't technically consider Ted to be a person. John and Ted try to take the issue to court, with the help of beginner lawyer Samantha Leslie Jackson (Amanda Seyfried). Yes, her name is Sam L. Jackson. She's beautiful, she's helpful, and she's a pot-smoker, making her perfect for the heartbroken John.

But Ted 2 has so much more. Psychotic super-fan Donny (Giovanni Ribisi) is still looking to capture Ted to make him his own -- or at least to cut him open to see what makes him tick. Ted 2 is also a courtroom drama, a romance, a road trip flick, a buddy film, and a stoner comedy. It also wedges in a ton of other famous faces, including Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, John Slattery, Sam J. Jones, Dennis Haybert, and Jay Leno, as well as Patrick Warburton and Michael Dorn (check out those two during the Comic-Con scene!).

It's sort of a bit too much for a movie whose main character is a talking teddy bear. Still Ted 2 offers quite a few laughs. If you enjoyed the first film, it's certainly worth a peek.

Still feeling a little warm and fuzzy? You may want to check out Matthew Passantino's theatrical review of Ted 2.

The Picture

From the get-go, Ted 2 is a gorgeous affair. Well, Ted's wedding is a gorgeous affair and this 2.40:1 image delivers it really well. The pinks, the sparkles, and the beer labels all look awesome here. Even the grime on Ted's cuddly face looks very detailed. From there, Ted 2 is pretty darn perfect from an image standpoint. Clothing, faces, fur, and surrounding scenery are all sharp as a tack. The color palette is equally impressive, with a lot of pop. As a film, Ted 2 may not be for everyone, but we can't imagine anyone complaining about what's seen here.

The Sound

Ted 2 has a pretty excellent DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track to match the vibrant image. Of course, the dialogue is the star here, which is excellent throughout. However, the track is elevated by the music, which includes everything from big band to jazz to pop. It's definitely a front-heavy track, but there are plenty of atmospheric sounds in the city scenes and at Comic-Con. There's even a big lavish musical number, a weighty car crash, and other moments on the road trip thrown in to wake up the surrounds.

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The Extras

Ted 2 comes with Theatrical and Unrated versions of the movie, with the latter getting an additional 10 minutes. Aside from that, the disc has seven deleted scenes, a Gag Reel, and shorts on the cameos in the film, the relationship between the two leads, the opening dance number, and the road trip scene. There's also a four-part featurette about the Comic-Con sequence in the film. For a few more laughs, there's a feature-length commentary. It doesn't have Mark Wahlberg, but Seth MacFarlane, Jessica Barth, and executive producers/co-writers Alec Sulkim and Wellesley Wild sit in for a pretty entertaining track.

Final Thoughts

Ted 2 has plenty of crude, rude jokes -- and a lot of them are really funny. However, this is certainly not the type of movie for everyone. If you can't laugh at sperm sample mishaps and a teddy bear smoking pot from a dick bong, Ted 2 certainly isn't for you. The rest will find a few harmless laughs and a surprisingly impressive AV presentation.

Product Details

  • Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Barth, Giovanni Ribisi. Morgan Freeman
  • Director: Seth MacFarlane
  • Audio/Languages: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), DTS 5.1 (French, Spanish), DVS 2.0 (English)
  • Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rating: R
  • Studio: Universal
  • Blu-ray Disc Release Date: December 15, 2015
  • Run Time: 117 minutes (Theatrical), 126 minutes (Unrated)
  • List Price: $34.98
  • Extras:
    • Unrated Version
    • Deleted Scenes
    • Gag Reel
    • Thunder Buddies 4 Lyfe
    • Creating Comic-Con
    • Cameo Buddies
    • A Giant Opening Dance Number
    • Roadtripping
    • Feature Commentary with Producer/Director/Co-Writer Seth MacFarlane, Executive Producers/Co-Writers Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild and Star Jessice Barth
    • Standard-Def DVD
    • Digital Copy
    • UltraViolet Digital Copy

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