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EBJ 'TED' - 2012Directed by Seth MacFarlaneStarring Seth MacFarlane, Mark Walhberg and Giovani RibisiPlot Overview: When John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) was a little boy, he made a wish that Ted (Seth MacFarlane), his beloved teddy bear, would come alive. Thirty years later, foul-mouthed Ted is still John's constant companion, much to the chagrin of Lori (Mila Kunis), John's girlfriend. Though Lori's displeasure is exacerbated by the pair's constant consumption of beer and weed, she's not the one who's most disappointed with John; it may take the intervention of John's boyhood toy to help him grow up at last.Should this movie work? Perhaps. It has an alright premise but is dragged down by MacFarlane's frequently criticised brand of humour. I myself do enjoy the earlier seasons of 'Family Guy'{Even though it sucks now}. The balance of what it's quality SHOULD have been is right in the middle. And honestly, I like this movie. It's not an Oscar bait movie. It's not gonna change your life but I think if you sit down and watch it, and can tolerate MacFarlane's humour, you will be pleasantly surprised.What worked for this movie. Well for starters I will compliment the cast. Seth MacFarlane does an excellent job at voicing Ted. You can argue that it's just a carbon copy of his Peter Griffin character and there is 100% some merit to that statement. But honestly, I'd argue that there are some noticeable differences between the two. The CGI for Ted was also pretty well done and reasonably convincing.Mark Walhberg was also great in the movie. He doesn't deserve Oscars or critical acclaim but he provided a good enough performance. The supporting cast, which includes Mila Kunis, Giovani Ribisi and Jessica Barth, was also pretty great.Perhaps the film's greatest merit is it's awesome premise. The simple concept of a toy coming alive to be your friend is simply incredible. The story surrounding this premise was pretty weak but it wasn't awful. I wish it had gone through a redraft just to refine it a bit and to fix the awful ending, but it isn't atrocious.Humour is a subjective thing. A film can neither be funny nor unfunny, objectively. So if I tell you this movie is hilarious(which I personally think), you may not think so. All I will say is that I personally found it hilarious. If you do not, then that is your opinion. I cannot recommend this movie for the comedy but that is purely a subjective thing.My flaws with this film? As stated before, the main two are the general plot and the ending. It is way too sappy and way too ridiculous. Comedy is also a factor but I cannot recommend it based on that. If you enjoy some of MacFarlane's other work, then I recommend this movie. The premise and acting are both solid so if you like MacFarlane's humour, you've got a trifecta of reasons to see this movie. If you cannot stand MacFarlane, don't touch this with a 10ft pole. I'll rate this film 7 'Tubby McFat***ks' out of 10.

Jack Venturo Greetings Movie Lovers and Movie Makers! This month we will be discussing "TED". When you are a fan of "Family Guy" and/or adult humor in general you get excited when you see a new RED BAND trailer for a comedy like "TED" and let me tell you I was on the edge of my seat with anticipation for this movie and watched the trailer several times showing it to my friends and laughing every minute. My high expectations where my downfall… Jack "The Film Lover" says... "TED" was funny but not hilarious, I liked it, but I didn't love it. I expected more and maybe even too much, I wanted to have fun with this one, I wanted to feel like the cast & crew of "Family Guy " where going to elevate themselves to the big screen and get a standing ovation. I liked the movie; don't get me wrong but maybe they shouldn't have tried so hard to NOT be like "Family Guy" would it be so wrong to add a little more "Family Guy"? even some cutaways would have been great. It's a fun movie and has its cute parts and is a pretty good buddy comedy, especially if you are a child of the 80's and know your movies, there are awesome references in there of some of the greats… oh and "Flash Gordon" too. Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis where great together and have a nice balance and chemistry on screen, Ted was funny as I expected him to be and the three of them do create a good comedic balance. Oh and let's not forget the amazing party scene and one of the best fight scenes ever captured on film, I mean it's right up there with the bath house fight scene in "Eastern Promises" what? You haven't seen that movie? Well get a bottle of vodka ready and watch it! It's amazing! Jack "The Filmmaker" says… "TED" is a tough one, when making a movie to please the fans you have from a different form of media (Movie from TV show) you either have to add more of that media or nothing at all… there is no in between. When Trey Parker and Matt Stone did "Team America" they added tons of "South Park" and got a great comedy. When Mike Judge made "Office Space" he added nothing of "Beavis & Butthead" or "King of the Hill" and people didn't respond well. Not until a new cult following that has revived one of the greatest movies of all time. But in 1999? It was disappointing, and now with "TED" I think we needed more "Family Guy" not just a couple of hint voices here and there and seeing the cast in live action form but a lot more! Or nothing at all. I Love Seth MacFarlane but it took me a while to start retraining my brain to believe I was not listening to Peter Griffin's voice but Ted's voice! Giovanni Ribisi is a great actor but oh boy did he make this movie awkward at times, I wanted to laugh! Not feel uncomfortable. Oh and Jack "The Parent" says… Take no kids to this movie! Well maybe if you have a cool teenager and you want to have a hang out night with them, there are some raunchy jokes in there that might make the living room on family movie night get real quiet and awkward. Late teens will probably get more of the jokes than you do and in that case you might want to take one with you to explain things. God bless the internet!

Connor After watching the movie many times i can assure you that it is very offensive and at first pretty stupid. But similar to Family Guy, Ted is an ingenious work of art. With great satire and acting you manage to feel sad when Ted is ripped in half and almost killed. Ted is like a family guy movie, with similar humor and actors. While many criticize Ted for its plain dumbness and offensive humor, i believe that those factors contribute to the story of. We live in a society of political correctness where nothing can be offensive. All of Seth McFarlane's work, including Ted. pushes those limits making it a movie that is extremely hilarious and won't leave you feeling disappointed when you are done watching.

Maggie303 If you are an adult with a good sense of humour as comedy movies go its a must seeI think ted the teddy bear is a brilliant creation. How he is such a modern day slacker who doesn't give a ***,, Hes one of the funniest creations in the past few years! As they say simple things can be the best. And the Idea of a Bad ass Teddy bear is to me a very funny idea. To the Haters, its a comedy movie about a teddy bear its not trying to be a profound learning experience! And to the PC Freaks, ya the comedy is crude and anything goes but so are all the most applauded comedians of history. ALSO a movie that pokes fun at Racism and Sexism does NOT make the movie Racist and Sexist!!!! Learn the difference ye sensitive whinebags!!!