Really, really funny

Rating: 8/10 (7 October 2012)

Say what you will about Seth McFarlane, but the man can be really, really funny. You know, when he's not shoving his liberal and atheist views down people's throats and making you feel like an idiot if you don't agree with him. I actually still do enjoy Family Guy, even though it's mostly hit and miss, but when it hits it can be comedic gold. American Dad is still a damn good show, and while I don't really watch The Cleveland Show anymore, I didn't think it was awful, it just got old really fast. So his first movie Ted, could either be really funny, or really annoing. Thankfully, I found myslef laughing quite a bit in this film.
While it does have some jokes that follow the Family Guy formula of going on for a little too long, and the plot itself is nothing really knew. In fact Ted being a Teddy Bear didn't really affect the story as much as you would think, it comes up a few times, but for the most part it could just be a normal person and there wouldn't be much of a difference. Plus there's a couple of dry spots where there's way too much talking and drama and not enough comedy.
But did I laugh, oh yes I did, I laughed at almost every joke in this film with either a laugh out loud or a small chuckle. Ted himself is actually a pretty likable character, yeah he can be a bit of a slacker, but he has a good heart. And the CGI work on him is really good. I like how it turned a few cliché's on their heads, like making you think that it was going to go in that way, and then explain why that wouldn't work. But like I said, the main reason to watch this is just because it's funny, sure this comedy may not appeal to everyone, but to me, I laughed quite often.
Ted is easily one of the best comedys of the year, if you don't like Seth McFalane's style of comedy, you won't like it. But even if you felt Family Guy is completely awful now, you may be surprised by this film.