Stylish but barely mediocre overall

Just so...so bad

I'll tell you why so serious

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Although I like Seth Macfarlanes animated shows such as Family Guy and American Dad, I was concerned that this film would be a let down as I did not enjoy A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014).I am happy to say my original judgment was proven wrong and I thought this film was pretty funny. Ted reminded me of Peter Griffin and of course sounds like him too, as you would expect! He even makes an in joke about this in the movie. I really do enjoy films which are self aware, such as when Ted acknowledges that some of his jokes went to far! However, I must admit Seth's outrageous and sometimes racist humour did not always make me laugh.You will think that some of the jokes are pretty immature, but you must remember that some of them, such as the thunder buddies song were made by the protagonists when they were children, so it sorta makes sense. The story itself is interesting as it deals with the questions such as "what would happen to Ted once John grows up?". The overall answers to such questions are not only adressed, but are humourous as you would imagine! I'd say if you like Family Guy, give it a shot as the humour in this movie is very similar!

Don't usually like animated films but I absolutely loved this movie! I love Mark Wahalberg movies I think has great. I wished I had a talking teddy when I was wee lol I don't understand how so many people hate this movie. The second movie was funny too. :) I love the humour in this movie. U get a good laugh with this movie.

Because the "Family Guy" TV show has been on the air for over a decade now, there is an entire generation of comedy fans who have grown up with its raunchy, celebrity-bashing, voice-acting, frat-party style of humor. As such, a film like "Ted" can now wildly succeed in a contained theater format, and it does (in this case) with hilarious results.For a basic plot summary, "Ted" sees young John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) giving life to his childhood teddy bear (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) via a magical wish one long-ago Christmas night. Fast-forward about 26 years, however, and suddenly Ted is now a pot-smoking, wise- cracking, babe-chasing celebrity who keeps John from realizing his full potential. When girlfriend Lori (Mila Kunis) comes into John's life, John must ultimately choose between her and Ted in order to figure out what his future will hold.Quite obviously, this movie is made for the "Family Guy set". I mean, practically ever FG voice makes some kind of appearance here, and the jokes are of the same sort of crude/sexual/celebrity/juvenile nature. As such, I know a number of individuals who would walk out of the theater in disgust. For those who "get it", though, it is absolutely hilarious. I don't want to go into any details and ruin the fun of many of the film's best jokes, but suffice it to say that you'll never go more than a couple of minutes with a belly-laugh.Besides the jokes, the acting is also tremendous. Kunis is fast becoming the "Queen of the rom- com" and turns in another great performance here, while Wahlberg is convincing as a sort of "Peter Pan" character who is in no hurry to grow up. MacFarlane's voice of Ted (in which can be heard all of Peter, Brian, & Stewie from FG fame) never gets old either.Also, there is more to "Ted" than just comedy. It contains some impressive action sequences, as well as some character development and drama surpassing that which one would expect in movies that SHOULD showcase those things. This movie, despite the humor type, takes itself very seriously at its core and strives to provide more than just the laughs that one knows will exist coming in.In essence, "Ted" is a sort of "coming of age" for Seth McFarlane's unique set of skills. Whereas he once was thrown off FOX's airwaves for being a little too crude, he can now make a movie about a pot-smoking, expletive-spewing teddy bear that leads its opening weekend at the box office. Why the switch? Because, after years of honing his comedic style, MacFarlane found the right mix of actors and tone to produce a movie that stands up well on its own merits.

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!