A crude talking anthropomorphic teddy bear and a war hero dog. Which should I take the kids to see?
Ted 2
Seth MacFarlane certainly didn’t win any friends after his last film, A Million Ways to Die in the West or his Oscar-hosting gig or the legions of folks who think he’s a talentless hack riding on the animated coattrails of The Simpsons. But I liked the first Ted and I can tolerate Family Guy even if it’s whatever the opposite of appointment TV.
MacFarlane’s problem is MacFarlane. His juvenile schtick wasn’t too robust to begin with and that seems to be all he has going for him. Sure, people still like him. I still tolerate him. He’ll be fine with the 13 hour animated block he has on FOX every week. But I’d be surprised to see Ted 2 do as well as the original did. Tides are shifting, man.
Max
With the trailer proclaiming Max is from the director of Remember the Titans (uplifting!) and a producer of Marley & Me (gut-punching), I think it’s pretty safe to assume what you are in for here.
This seems to be marketed primarily as a kid’s movie based on the thousands of commercials I’ve seen on Disney Channel which makes sense as it centers on a young boy dealing with the loss of his brother and bonding with Max while outrunning 4x4s in the woods. I’m not quite sure how the 4x4s factor into things but at the very least, it’s nice to see Thomas Hayden Church and Lauren Graham getting some work. Even if it is in a sappy-looking tear-jeaker.
Ted 2
Seth MacFarlane certainly didn’t win any friends after his last film, A Million Ways to Die in the West or his Oscar-hosting gig or the legions of folks who think he’s a talentless hack riding on the animated coattrails of The Simpsons. But I liked the first Ted and I can tolerate Family Guy even if it’s whatever the opposite of appointment TV.
MacFarlane’s problem is MacFarlane. His juvenile schtick wasn’t too robust to begin with and that seems to be all he has going for him. Sure, people still like him. I still tolerate him. He’ll be fine with the 13 hour animated block he has on FOX every week. But I’d be surprised to see Ted 2 do as well as the original did. Tides are shifting, man.
Max
With the trailer proclaiming Max is from the director of Remember the Titans (uplifting!) and a producer of Marley & Me (gut-punching), I think it’s pretty safe to assume what you are in for here.
This seems to be marketed primarily as a kid’s movie based on the thousands of commercials I’ve seen on Disney Channel which makes sense as it centers on a young boy dealing with the loss of his brother and bonding with Max while outrunning 4x4s in the woods. I’m not quite sure how the 4x4s factor into things but at the very least, it’s nice to see Thomas Hayden Church and Lauren Graham getting some work. Even if it is in a sappy-looking tear-jeaker.
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