Something About Teddy

Rating: 5/10 (6 July 2012)

A comedy is supposed to be funny...this is funny. A teddy bear who delivers X rated one liners does not seem like much fun, but in "Ted" ...it works. Something About Mary has a cult following(a few rude men) ...because of its gross out scenes. So why not a little bear who smokes, drinks and has a girl friend..?? The "hard core" jokes come thick and fast...and they don't ease down...during the whole movie. I am not as enthusiastic about this as most other reviewers. There is a touch of desperation when you need a teddy bear to deliver obscenities (and to divert the audience). The only real certainty is there will be a Ted 2 , and it wont be as funny as the first one (they never are). This humour is an acquired taste, particularly when it is flung at you for 1 hour 45 minutes. Its like eating chocolate / fudge ice cream for 1 hour and 45 minutes (you become sick). This is a movie for people who enjoy crass humour. What next ?? Barbie Dolls Hangover at The Richard Pryor Show. ?