Funniest Movie I've Ever Seen

Rating: 9/10 (12 November 2012)

I would like to preface this review by saying that I am not offended by anything, and cannot think of anything that has ever offended me in a film before ( except the scene at the end of Hostel 2, you know the one! ) and so that perhaps factors into my love of this film.
The basic premise is that of a young boy, aged 8, who gets a brilliant Teddy Bear for Christmas and wishes that it could talk to him as he has no friends. The wish comes true, and Ted is born.
The film takes place about 27 years later, when Ted and John have grown up and Ted has become an irreverent, crude and bloody hilarious character. The voice acting by Seth MacFarlane is fantastic as always ( huge Family Guy fan ) and the Boston accent is perfect. The story is pretty basic and predictable, but that is really irrelevant. Anyone who has watched Family Guy before will appreciate that the overall plot of the story is not important, it only serves as a springboard to launch a series of hilarious and rude jokes off of.
The cameos by assorted actors are great, Ryan Reynolds rocks up as a silent gay dude and Nora Jones appears as herself. The arrival of a much older Flash Gordon is also great, an excuse for a brilliant party montage.
All told, this movie really is not for everyone. It's not a classy or thoughtful movie, it's not the best acting in the world, but it delivers on what I wanted: A 2 hour long collection of awesome jokes and comedy, loosely tied together with a predictable plot and a giant teddy bear as the main protagonist. If you have a limited sense of humor, or take yourself, your gender, your race or your class too seriously then you will not enjoy this film. A sad indictment on you, and not this hilarious film.