In 2012, the comedy about the animated Teddy Bear “The Third Extra” was released. It turned out to be so successful (profits exceeded costs 11 times) that it became clear that the continuation was not far off. And after 3 years, a sequel to the picture appeared. Let's find out what he’s talking about, what actors starred in him and what kind of reviews about “Third Extra-2” (2015) the audience left.
What the Third Extra (Ted) Talks About
Before you deal with the sequel, you should find out what the original picture was about.
The story begins with a little lonely boy, Johnny, who dreams of a friend. On Christmas Day, his cherished desire comes true, and he finds a soul mate. True, it’s not quite ordinary, since Ted’s animated big teddy bear becomes the boy’s best friend.
This news becomes a sensation, but years pass, and Ted ceases to be a curiosity. Despite the fact that Johnny has matured and became John, and his teddy bear has acquired a rather vile character, they continue to be best friends.
Over time, a girl appears in John's life - Lori. She loves him, despite the many shortcomings of the protagonist and the fact that he barely makes ends meet. The fact is that John does not want to grow up, work and take responsibility. Instead, he prefers to smoke weed with Ted all day, drink beer and watch TV.
Lori is trying to reach out to her beloved and help him grow up. Soon, she realizes that the main reason for John’s sloppiness is Ted. Therefore, the girl persuades her beloved to find work for the bear and separate housing.
Although Ted is just a teddy bear, he quickly finds a place in the grocery supermarket. In addition, he manages to make a good career there and pick up a sexy cashier Tami-Lynn. At the same time, despite the fact that friends live separately, Ted still manages to lead his friend astray and, in the end, Lori leaves him.
In desperation, John starts a fight with a teddy bear, blaming him for all his troubles. To which Ted sensibly retorts that the guy’s main misfortune is that she didn’t want to grow up, preferring to hide behind a bad friend.
In the future, John realizes his wrongness and finds a way to make peace with his beloved.
Meanwhile, Ted is being abducted. It turns out that when Johnny got a bear friend, a boy named Donny lives in another city. He also wanted to have his Ted, but his father did not allow him. Now, having matured, and becoming a father, Donnie wants to get a living toy bear for his son. When John failed to buy it, the villain kidnaps the bear.
Upon learning of the loss, John and Lori rush to the aid of a friend, but as a result of the fight, Ted is torn to pieces and dies. Later, Lori sews it and, waiting for the star to fall, makes a wish for Ted to return.
A miracle happens and everyone is happy, except, of course, Ted. After all, the producers deprived him of male genitalia, and to “please” Tami-Lynn, he still had to use carrots from the supermarket.
The main characters of this project
As the name implies, in the center of the plot are three - John, Laurie and the impudent teddy bear-alcoholic and planokur. The role of a weak-willed John is played by Mark Wahlberg (Planet of the Apes, Max Payne), and his girlfriends are Mila Kunis (Sex for Friendship, Black Swan).
Ted is the result of computer graphics and the successful use of the doll. The voice of this hero was Seth MacFarlane.
Jessica Bart played the beautiful but dumb girlfriend of Ted.
The role of Donnie was played by Giovanni Ribisi.
In addition to all of the above artists, Sam Jones starred in the first film in the role of himself.
New heroes of the project
When working on the sequel to the “Third Extra”, its creators had to face certain difficulties. Mila Kunis was unable to take part in the filming (at that time she was pregnant) and her character was expelled from the script. Instead, a new girl was found for John - lawyer Samantha “Sam” L. Jackson.
Unlike Laurie, the new girlfriend was closer in character to the main character and herself was not averse to smoking weed.
Another new character of the second tape was an experienced lawyer Patrick Meagan, whose help the heroes seek.
The plot of the movie "Third Extra-2"
It all starts with the wedding of Ted and Tami-Lynn. They are happy, but decide that they are missing a child. Since a teddy bear cannot physically become a father, he and his wife want to adopt a baby. And then it turns out that, by law, Ted continues to be considered John's thing and does not have any civil rights, since he is not a person.
Friends are going to start the trial so that the bear can get the rights of a citizen. However, neither John nor his friends have the money for a good lawyer. Therefore, they hire a young and inexperienced “Sam” L. Jackson.
In preparation for a hearing, John and Sam get close and soon become a couple.
However, Ted's old enemy Donnie finds out about the process. He persuades the head of a large corporation for the manufacture of toys to sabotage the bear's business. When he is officially recognized as a thing, he can be picked up and found out how Ted works to make millions of such lively toys.
As a result, the bear loses the court and they want to kidnap him again. John and Sam, risking themselves, try to save him, while the man is injured. Ted manages to escape, and the case of the attack becomes public. Well-known human rights activist Patrick Meagan, who had previously been approached by friends, inspired by John’s victim, agrees to defend the bear and wins his case.
In the finals, Ted and Tami-Lynn adopt a child and work together on his upbringing.
New and old actors of the project
Having learned about the plot and the heroes of the picture, it is worth learning about the actors and roles of the movie "Third Extra-2."
As in the first tape, the main character was voiced by Seth MacFarlane, and his friend was played by Mark Wahlberg.
The main enemy who dreams of abducting Ted was again executed by Giovanni Ribisi.
Also in the project, Sam Jones again appeared in the role of himself (it was he who at the beginning of the tape crowned Ted and his lover).
Among the new actors of the movie "Third Extra-2" (2015) - the performer of the role of Samantha, Amanda Seyfried. And also Morgan Freeman in the role of human rights defender Patrick Meagan.
“Third Extra-2” (2015): viewers reviews
After reviewing the content and the main characters of the sequel to the “Third Extra”, it’s worth to find out how the audience met the project.
Like the first picture, the second paid off financially. With a cost of 68 million, she earned 216 million at the box office. Despite financial success, among fans of the first tape, the second caused disappointment.
So on “Kinopoisk” she received a rating of 5.9 out of 10. And on Rotten tomatoes - 5.2 out of 10.
Why is that? The answer can be found in reviews and reviews of the picture. So, almost any review of the movie "Third Extra-2" necessarily blames the project for losing relevance and reducing the number of jokes.
In the first tape, the main problem of the characters was their unwillingness to grow up and take responsibility. But infantile adults are a fairly common situation in modern society. A nice feature of the first picture is that Ted and John are growing up by the end.
However, in the plot of the sequel, they again fall into childhood. However, this time they no longer have Lori or a similar hero capable of reasoning them. Instead, John finds the same narrow-minded girl as he does. Although Sam seems to be not bad, but, as practice shows, she is not only a weak lawyer, but she also does not really know the laws.
A separate hostility among the audience was caused by the attempts of the creators of the project to draw an analogy between the powerlessness of blacks and Ted. After all, Ted’s desire to adopt a child is simply a desire to acquire a new toy, and nothing more. While blacks suffered for centuries in slavery, against the background of which the life of even the disenfranchised Ted is a paradise.
The game of some actors of the movie “Third Extra-2” (2015) was especially noted by the audience. First of all, this is Morgan Freeman, who even played excellent in a low-comedy comedy.
Also, many noted Amanda Seyfried. Although her heroine is superficial, the actress managed to squeeze the most out of her character.
Will there be a sequel?
Having figured out the plot, the characters and the actors of the movie “Third Extra-2” (2015), it's time to find out whether the third part of the project will be shot. After all, the profit of the second tape confirmed that this topic is still of interest to viewers.
Official sources have not yet announced the start of work on the project, but the idea of removing the third part is often considered.
There are also rumors about a possible scenario for a future project. According to him, the action will take place 5 years after the second part. The main antagonist will again be Donny who has freed from prison, who decides to kidnap Ted’s child.
Which of the actors in the movie "Third Extra-2" (2015) can take part in the new picture is also not yet known. The only thing the producers of the project talk about is that if it comes out, then no earlier than the second half of 2018 - early 2019.