Maybe This Movie Isn't For "Family Guy" Fans

Rating: 8/10 (23 July 2013)

I watched Ted, then went through many of the user reviews on IMDb afterward. It surprised me that so many people who disliked Ted were Family Guy fans. I'm the opposite: I've seen very little of Family Guy and never particularly cared for it, but loved this movie.
First and foremost, it was an amazing accomplishment to make Ted as realistic as he was. The animation was flawless. And the actors were very convincing in their interactions with a character that didn't actually exist when they were filming their scenes. Yes, the humor was raunchy, but apparently I was in a mood for raw humor that day. The acting was very good, and the evil father-and-son team were actually convincing, despite (or perhaps because of) the father's comically-spastic dancing.
A lot of Family Guy fans complained that they were troubled that most of the familiar Family Guy cast was brought in and used in a different context for this film. But since I don't watch Family Guy and was unencumbered by any such troubles, I just thought it was a very enjoyable, well made comedy -- with very credible dramatic and romantic overtones.