Naked Bear Alert!

Rating: 8/10 (3 March 2013)

Perhaps I wanted to like Ted more, but regardless of my expectations, I laughed out loud more times during this than most movies I've seen in two years. And though the audience also laughed, I think I was the loudest.
It's doubtful they got most of the jokes; Seth MacFarlane's humor is mostly targeting one generation – specifically mine and, well, his.
Stepping aside from the endless references, this is the closest Family Guy movie we can count on. For now.
As with most little tyke "I wish for" movies, Ted(dy) bear (MacFarlane) comes to life for a young boy, John and thanks to this gift, the little boy, now a large boy, never grows up. Even during his fourth year with the stunning Lori (Mila Kunis,) John (Mark Wahlberg) continues to smoke a lot of weed, skips on advancing his life and complies with all Ted's wishes.
Not that, that's a bad thing
Well, maybe the age old story that wraps around the movie, but I guess they felt they had to go that route to make a feature length.
Note to Seth: you can spend 30 seconds or less developing a plot and the remaining 95% in complete chaos. Much like the movie you spoofed that spoofed other movies. (No spoiler from me. Someone else spoiled it for me – SHAME!)
Anyways, that "storyline" almost led to its downfall with the terrible pacing and long stretches of nothingness. Thankfully, Ted returns to the screen, and literally saves the movie each and every time. He also reminds us not to take this all too seriously, for the most part, and I liked that.
And this movie. It's offensive – to some – I'm sure, but then, those closed minded individuals need not see this movie. I don't want to look at naked breasts so I'm not buying a Hustler magazine, even though they do not offend me like most guys get put off by seeing naked dudes.
Not to cut this short – I really don't want to spoil the jokes, cameos or scenarios any further. I highly recommend this movie, for fans of Family Guy AND American Dad and those who like real humor that doesn't hold back on the swearing or racial jokes in fear of alienating bigots. And I look forward to purchasing this on BluRay and having a little party to revisit all the incredibly funny scenes. Like The Fighter fighting. I was ROLLING with that scene. Priceless.