100 Movie Challenge 2015 - # 156: Ted 2

Director: Seth MacFarlane

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 115 minutes

Year: 2015

Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Barth, Patrick Warburton, John Slattery, Morgan Freeman, Sam Jones, Giovanni Ribisi, John Carroll Lynch, Liam Neeson

Description: Newlywed couple Ted (Seth MacFarlane) and Tami-Lynn (Jessica Barth) want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.

Review: “Ted” was a great comedy and although I loved it I wasn’t excited about a sequel. Comedy sequels don’t have a great reputation. “Ted 2” is no exception.

“Ted 2” brings back Seth MacFarlane and his cursing, drug using teddy bear. This time ted has to proof in a court of law that he is a person and not an object. Together with his best friend John they work their way to a happy ending.

There is still a lot of chemistry between Mark Wahlberg and the animated bear and there are jokes. But it’s more of the same and it’s never as funny as the first film. Mila Kunis has been replaced by Amanda Seyfried, who I can appreciate for her self-mockery in “Ted 2”. The movie also has some awesome cameos.

“Ted 2” is still a fun comedy, but the movie is way too long and it offers us nothing new.

Rating: 2,5/ 5

100 Movie Challenge 2014 - # 86: A Million Ways to Die int the West

Director: Seth MacFarlane

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 116 minutes

Year: 2014

Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman

Description: As cowardly farmer Albert (Seth MacFarlane) begins to fall for the mysterious new woman Anna (Charlize Theron) in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband (Liam Neeson), a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

Review: The authentic letters and music of the opening credits tell us immediately that “A Million Ways to Die in the West” is a western. Director Seth MacFarlane obviously likes the genre and gives it his own twist. He mixes up western with the genre he knows best: comedy. It gives us some great jokes, but also some mediocre ones centered around farts, sex and poop.

The wild west of 1882 isn’t without danger, that’s what somewhat clumsy sheepherder Albert Stark knows. Decease, rivalry, Indians, all possible causes of death. When Albert is then also stood up by his girlfriend Louise, his life as a frontier is over. Until he meets Anna, a mysterious woman who makes Albert win back his courage and confidence. But what he doesn’t know is that Anna is married to the most vicious gunslinger of the west.

The plot isn’t that surprising and it kicks in a lot of open doors. But it’s more about the humor here. “A Million Ways to Die” succeeds, but not entirely. The jokes where they are mocking the genre are the best, which makes it a bit like a parody. This works. And MacFarlane also knows how to set the audience in the opposite direction, which makes it surprising at times. The actors are seemingly having a great time. But sometimes the jokes are a bit juvenile or badly timed.

Seth MacFarlane is still one of the funniest guys out there, but he still has a lot to learn as an actor and director. “A Million Ways in the West” wasn’t as hilarious as I hoped it would be, but it had some great jokes, an amazing cameo and I really enjoyed this western parody.

Rating: 3/ 5

Quotables: "Ted"

This is one of the better comedies made in the last years. Just the idea of a foulmouthed, pod smoking teddy bear makes me laugh. And it comes with some funny and memorable quotes. That all with thanks to Seth MacFarlane.





John, Ted: [singing] When you hear the sound of thunder, / Don't you get too scared. / Just grab your thunder buddy / And say these magic words: / "Fuck you, thunder! / You can suck my dick! / You can't get me thunder / 'Cause you're just God's farts!"

John: [calling 911] This guy took my teddy bear!
[pause]
John: Hello? Hello?

Ted: [to fat kid] Back off, Susan Boyle!

Frank: You think you got what it takes?
Ted: I'll tell you what I got. Your wife's pussy on my breath.
Frank: Nobody's ever spoken to me like that before.
Ted: That's because their mouths were full of your wife's box.
Frank: You're hired.
Ted: Shit

Ted: There. Proof. Garfield's eye look like a pair of tits.

Lori: There's a shit on the floor!
Ted: Or, or, or, maybe the floor is on the shit.

Robert: You can't have my Teddy bear!
[Charges John and Lori at full speed. John punches him in the nose, knocking him unconscious to the ground]
Lori: Jesus!
John: I'm sorry, but somebody had to go all Joan Crawford on his ass!

John: Can you call my cellphone?
Lori: Yeah
[Lori calls John's phone which plays "The Imperial March"]
Lori: Is that my ringtone? What is that? Cause it sounds really negative.
John: No. I-it's from The Notebook

Narrator: Now if there's one thing you can be sure of, it's that nothing is more powerful than a young boy's wish. Except an Apache helicopter. An Apache helicopter has machine guns AND missiles. It is an unbelievably impressive complement of weaponry, an absolute death machine.

Ted: Oh, come on! I do not sound that much like Peter Griffin!

Ted: [after a TV falls on John] Why are you crying?
John: My dick was squished by the TV.

Donny: You're mine now, Ted.
Ted: Screw you, pal. I belong to John Bennett.
Donny: I can give you love and rocking horses and dancing.
Ted: I think we're very far apart on this.

Ted: [while being carried inside a bag] Oh, I hear the fat kid running! I bet it's hilarious!

Top 5 Thursday: Celebrities Who Can Narrate My Life

Whenever I watch a movie I like it when it’s narrated. My favorite movie has a narrator. If my life would be a movie, who would narrate it? I have five great options.

5. Cate Blanchett
She has a very low voice for a woman, but she always sounds so deep.

4. Emma Stone
Probably the sexiest voice on this list. I love Emma’s raspy voice.

3. Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch can make anything sound sinister, so maybe even my life. And with that voice everything he says also sound intelligent for some reason.

2. Morgan Freeman
Like I said, he was the narrator of my favourite movie. He’s a fantastic narrator and I just love the sound of Morgan Freeman’s voice.

1. Seth MacFarlane
His voice is better known then his face. Seth MacFarlane has the most beautiful male voice I’ve ever heard. Sometimes when I’m reading, his voice is the one telling me the story in my head.

They Almost Made the Top 5: Patrick Stewart, James Earl Jones, Kathleen Turner

Top 5 Thursday: Celebrities I Want as Friends

You really hardly see how they really are, but based on the things we see from them in interviews and such I made a list of celebrities I want as my friends. I know that sounds a bit desperate, and I can tell you nobody can top my two best friends Evelien and Irene, but it would be kinda nice to be friends with some celebrities. And not because they are famous, but because of their talents and personality.

5. Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer is so talented and I hope we can enjoy her in many more movies. In interviews she always seems very sympathetic and I can see she’s sincere. And I like her sense of humour.

4. Jason Segel
He seems like so much fun and he is super nice. And a Muppets fan like me. I never saw him angry or grumpy, I think Jason is always happy.

3. Seth MacFarlane
One of the funniest guys alive and filled with creativity. I like being creative as well, so maybe he can share it with me. And I always wished Seth’s voice would be the one in my head, so maybe he can narrate my life.

2. Ellen Degeneres
Ellen is such a kind, honest and funny woman, I would gladly invite her to my home and have her as my friend. She is fantastic!

1. Emma Stone
I already have a girl crush on her, but Emma Stone is such a fantastic woman. I would really want to know her and have her in my circle of friends.

They almost made the top 5: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (to risky, because I might fall in love), Amy Adams, Ellen Page, John Krasinski, Kristin Wiig, Billy Crystal

Pic Spam: Seth MacFarlane

I'm a bit obsessed with Seth MacFarlane. He's funny, charming, handsome and I wish the voice in my head sounded like him. He's going to host the Academy Awards and I'm very excited about that. But first some great pictures of him.

Oscar Predictions 2013

I'm going to predict the winners for this years Oscars again. Again a though year, but I'm pretty sure about the leading actor and supporting actress. The rest was just guessing. I have no idea! I'm super excited about Seth MacFarlane hosting by the way. Here is my list of who should and would win.

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Should Win: "Lincoln"
Would Win: "Argo"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Should Win: Daniel Day-Lewis for "Lincoln"
Would Win: Daniel Day-Lewis for "Lincoln"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Should Win: Naomi Watts for "The Impossible"
Would Win: Jessica Chastain for "Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Should Win: Christoph Waltz for "Django Unchained"
Would Win: Tommy Lee Jones for "Lincoln"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Should Win: Amy Adams for "The Master"
Would Win: Anne Hathaway for "Les Miserables"

Best Achievement in Directing
Should Win: Steven Spielberg for "Lincoln"
Would Win: Steven Spielberg for "Lincoln"

Top 5 Thursday: Funny Guys

I made a list for funny ladies a long time a go, so it was about time I made one for the guys. So here they are.

5. Adam Sandler
This was my go-to-guy when I needed a laugh. But now his movies are a little bit too silly. But I can still melt when I hear him sing “Grow Old with You” from “The Wedding Singer” or when he pees his pants in “Billy Madison” (I never thought I would say that).

4. Steve Carell
Steve Carell got his fame through “The Office”, which is one of my favorite shows. He is funny because of his goofy, loser-like and nerdy roles. His characters are never the luckiest guys n the planet.

3. Jerry Seinfeld
He had his best days, but I still love watching “Seinfeld”. His jokes are all so logical, he just thought it through.

2. Seth MacFarlane
He’s funny and we hardly ever see him.He’s a man of a thousand voices and I love “Family Guy” and “Ted”. And man did I enjoy him on “SNL”.

1. Will Ferrell
Just looking at him makes me laugh. I don’t know what it is, but it doesn’t matter if the film is good or not, he makes me laugh anyway.

They almost made the top 5: Jeff Dunham, Tim Allen, Eddie Murphy, Jon Cryer, Kevin James, Owen Wilson

Chris, Kristen, Emma, Ryan, Jessica, Jensen, The Hunger Games, Joseph and Seth

It's been a while since I last shown you my self created wallpapers. I have a lot to share with you.

First one is with Chris Hemsworth. How handsome is he?

The next two are also with Chris Hemsworth, but then together with his "Snow White and the Huntsman" co-star Kristen Stewart.

And one with Chris Hemsworth and Emma Stone. I don't where this picture was taken, but I just had to use it for a wallpaper.

This features Ryan Gosling, I just love this photo.

I made two wallpapers with Jessica Chastain, one of my new favorite people.

I made a Jensen Ackles wallpaper. Haven't made one in a while.

This is one of my favorites I made over the last couple of weeks. Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, from "The Hunger Games".

I made two Joseph Gordon-Levitt wallpapers. The second one is on my desktop right now.

And last but not least, three wallies for Seth MacFarlane. I just heard he's hosting the Oscars next year. Yeah!

As always, feel free to use them on your own computer. And leave me a comment to let me know what you think.

Top 5 Thursday: "Family Guy" Characters

“Family Guy” is without a doubt the funniest TV cartoon ever! And it’s full of goofy characters. Here are my favorites.

5. Seamus
The older, crustier the sailor is, the funnier he gets. No one is older and crustier than good Seamus. This sea captain is distinctive in that all four of his limbs has been replaced with wooden pegs. Just that is hilarious. Seamus has a habit of popping up where you would least expect him.

4. Adam West
Adam West is weird. He might even be the most eccentric character on the show. He’s looking out for his city’s wellbeing in his own special way.

3. Peter Griffin
Peter wants to paint the world with all kinds of stupid. That’s the word: stupid. Peter is stupid. But that barely begins to describe him. Peter is almost insane with stupidity. Many of the show's funniest moments come courtesy of Peter's shenanigans.

2. Stewie Griffin
He is a baby who wants to dominate the world, hates his mother and is quasi-homosexual. He can actually act like a baby sometimes, especially when it comes to his teddybear Rupert. But Stewie is an evil genius adult trapped in a little boys body.

1. Brian Griffin
The fun thing about Brian is that he’s the dog of the family and the only intelligent one of the group. He has strong opinions about politics and society and I love his sarcasm. I seriously would want a dog like Brian.

They almost made the top 5: Bruce, Cleveland Brown, Lois Griffin, Tom Tucker, Death, Fouad and Joe Swanson

Top 5 Thursday: SNL Skits with Host Seth MacFarlane

I'm going to admit something. I have a little crush on Seth MacFarlane. How funny is this guy. He created one of the funniest cartoons ever, directed and voices "Ted" and hosted the opening of the new season of "Saturday Night Live". Because "SNL" was such a succes, I decided to rank the skits. Here are my favorite sketches from "SNL" with host Seth MacFarlane.

5. Introduction to Puppetry
Bill Hader’s is actually the funniest man in this skit, but this is really a sketch that Seth MacFarlane could have come up with.

4. Opening Monologue
Seth MacFarlane is known for his voices. Some of the familiar “Family Guy” character pass by, like Peter, Stewie, Brian and Quagmire. We also hear Kermit the Frog, Droopy, Marty McFly and many others.

3. Wooden Spoon Warehouse
Tim Robinson and Seth MacFarlane play two Amish brothers who are trying to sell their wooden spoons on the internet. This is the address: double valley, double valley, double valley, time freckle, double valley, owl’s eyes, stringless harp, broken ladder, hurt snake, fine snake, fat snake, owl’s eyes, hurt snake, double valley, lean-to, fat snake with a sex penis, broken ladder, horse bridge, child’s toy, bull scrotum, the river what took my son, the three-fingered man, dot, com.

2. Lids Club
Seth MacFarlane, Kenan Thompson, and Jason Sudeikis play employees at a Lids store in the mall. MacFarlane tries to cheer Thompson up with the internet-popular “Gangnam Style,” which he can make appear with the press of a button. Bobby Moynihan plays Korean rapper PSY, including all the weird dance moves. Eventually the real PSY enters the stage as well. This was such a funny skit.

1. Seth as Ryan Lochte
Seth MacFarlane’s impersonation of Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte seems spot on. Although Lochte is probably not that dumb, he sure sometimes acts like he is. Favorite quote: “It feels so weird to be dry.” Freakin’ hilarious!

They almost made the top 5: Basic Training and Blind Date