Seth MacFarlane's Ted is quite both raunchy and a little touching

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2012)

So I finally watched this movie Ted with my movie theatre-working friend today. I knew from the previews that the title character was a walking, talking, pot-smoking, sexually active, stuffed teddy bear who's been best friends with Mark Wahlberg for about much of his life. What I didn't know was the references to various '80s icons like that scene from Airplane! that spoofed Saturday Night Fever that was reenacted here, or that Sam Jones from Flash Gordon (Mark and Ted's favorite movie and it's one I liked enough to see twice back in the day) would appear as himself here partially acting like his character but possibly knowing he's not really that character. I found much of the raunchy stuff involving Ted (voiced by director/co-writer Seth MacFarlane) funny and when things threaten to take a dark and sad turn, I was a little touched, too. I got most of the references though I didn't find it all funny. Still, I was entertained enough to find the whole thing quite enjoyable. So on that note, Ted gets a recommendation from me. Oh, and that scene when Norah Jones communicates with Ted was also good for some laughs...