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It took me a while to see Ted. I saw the movie in early August, several weeks after most people had tired of raving about it. It took me even longer to review it, as it’s now December at time of writing. As a result, I apologize in advance for the brevity of this review, and its lack of detail.

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Mark Wahlberg is one of the most successful actors in Hollywood today.  There’s simply no doubt about it.  At only the age of 41, his 20-plus films have amassed a total of $1.75 billion at the box office, which puts him 28th on the list all time.  Not bad for a guy who didn’t even make the cut for the 90′s boy band New Kids on the Block.

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Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming Seth MacFarlane comedy Ted, which stars Mark Wahlberg as a man who has a talking teddy bear as a best friend. Mila Kunis plays his girlfriend, and she wants the crude, prostitute-loving bear out of the house, and understandably so. He’s obnoxious and not very funny, much like the movie trailer

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If there’s one thing Marky Mark is good at these days, it’s being a badass. Whether playing an up-and-coming boxer or a military sniper, the former rapper knows how to throw a punch and look all-menacingly like. Even when his movies aren’t very good, you know you’re going to get an energetic, badass performance from the guy*. Takes Contraband, his latest movie. It’s routine and unremarkable, but Mark Wahlberg does what he does best: play a badass, and that’s enough.

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