Ted (2012)

Saw it last night with my niccas and I have to say:

For good and for naught: this is a Seth MacFarlane product and if you are familiar with his work, you know what to expect.

Lets start with the bad: 80's references are the main course here, people. Seth continues his obsession with making you relive the nostalgic moments of his childhood and much of the humor revolves around now obscure references; with a huge chunk of the movie dedicated to a running gag involving the cheesy 80's film adaptation of Flash Gordon.

There's also the usual MacFarlane-isms: the use of cutaways, a pointless overtly long fight scene, humor steeped in pop culture, race, secks, and body functions, references to Family Guy, and the usual absurdist gags.

However (onto the good)

a huge chunk of the movie is fun. When Seth lets the stoner childhood buddy relationship flow through Wahlberg and Ted, it shines very brightly. Ill give Seth props: he and his writers really stepped up their dialogue skills. Much of the humor is faster than typical MacFarlane fare and forces you to actually listen; and the absurdist atmosphere present in Seth's work is utilized excellently in certain key scenes (the ted's apartment party scene is the highlight of the movie and the culmination of what makes Ted enjoyable).

Also, a bit off topic: the casting director has a great eye for women. Several of the supporting cast and extras are damn good looking enough to have me out loud saying "who is that?"

Otherwise, Wahlberg, Kunis, and MacFarlane all deliver very well with what their given, and Giovanni Ribisi shows up to play an extra creepy stalker obsessed with Ted.

Ted is funny, yet sags when it has to put energy into the formulaic "choose childhood buddy or love" plot. Refreshing when it utilizes the better points of MacFarlane's brand of humor, but suffers in instances from that same brand. But I can't say I didn't enjoy myself.

My score: 6.5-7/10

I really liked it. Probably give it a 3.75/5. I rounded up in the voting.

4/5 -- hysterical movie and the cast worked perfectly well together. I'd love to see a sequel.

I agree it was just like watching a live version of Family Guy.

4/5

If you love Family Guy you'll love this movie. The only criticism I have is that towards the end of the movie the jokes die down a bit, still a must watch though. Second funniest movie this year next to The Dictator.

ya its solid movie, i dont know if u can watch this over and over but i would say its a fun movie to see with friends and good to catch on HBO once it hits

I was crying during that fight scene I thought it was perfect

4/5 easily & that flash gordon !! was epic

4/5. The first 3/4th of the movie were !!in amazing. The last part dragged a bit but not badly enough to ruin an otherwise great comedy. And Captain Picard had me dying with those ridiculous voice overs.

[pic] the End where they stitch him back and he first comes back alive like he got down syndrome had me [pic]

where can i stream this?

fuking hilarious 4.5/5

i hate family guy and i loved this movie

same here i laughed through the whole movie. the jokes hit just right i couldn't stop. i thought between scenes it kinda lagged a bit but it was solid. i need to see a sequel.

3.5/5 funny movie

This movie was hilarious. It dragged a bit during the middle but it picks up. Would definitely watch again.

Agreed with Hogue, 3.5/5 for me.

Saw this movie last night and i must say it's !!in hilarious.. laughed the whole way through, though it had it's moments where it was slow but overall it was a really good movie.. 2 [pic][pic] up

Hopefully it's nothin like Family Guy cuz I hate that !! too

exactly.. that's what I went in expecting, that's what I got.. can't complain. I lol @ people who call this a piece of !! or say it sucked because they were completely oblivious to what the movie would be like. you watched the trailer you stupid !!s, get a clue.

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