Ted (2012) - Seth MacFarlane Power!

Rating: 9/10 (8 July 2012)

"Ted" is the first ever motion picture to be directed by Seth MacFarlane, more well-known as the creator of the highly-successful and incredibly hilarious animated TV series, "Family Guy". As a fan of the show myself, I was anticipating for this movie, the minute I first saw the trailer. You know what, the wait was really worth it. "Ted" starts off with the story of when Mark Wahlberg was a little child, wished that his teddy bear can talk, and become his best friend. His wish actually comes true, and it becomes a worldwide popular story across the world. Now, 27 years later, Ted and Wahlberg have still haven't left each other, and still have been buddies ever since. Wahlberg has also been dating Mila Kunis for over 4 years, and now wants to take the next level in their relationship. Now, Kunis asks for Ted to move out, so now Ted and Wahlberg now head off on crazy shenanigans, which will affect their lives in the process. Now, we have our movie, and it's flat-out hilarious. Similar to "Family Guy", "Ted" knew how to really beat the odds. This movie is dirty, raunchy, and offensive, all wrapped into one movie. Awesome! "Ted" is probably one of the funniest movies I've so far seen this year. This movie is filled with plenty of pop-culture references, movie references, TV references, references of Flash Gordon, and plenty of famous celebrity cameos from Giovanni Ribisi, Joel McHale, Patrick Warburton, Tom Skerrit, and the narration of Patrick Stewart. That's all of what Seth MacFarlane has been known for. I was laughing out-loud from beginning to end, even the moment at the end credits was hilarious. Most of the references got me on my seat, because most of them I have been familiar to, recently. I will definitely go again, for a repeat watch. Mark Wahlberg had really great chemistry with either Ted or Mila Kunis, and the performances feel memorable, and the audience grows to like these characters. The writing is witty, the jokes are raunchy, and overall, this movie just flat-out impressed me. This movie knew what it wanted to be, and it went on a very fresh and clever road. "Ted" is probably the funniest film I've seen so far this year, and I hope Seth MacFarlane makes more movie projects in the future, while still making me laugh on "Family Guy". "Ted", in my review, "immensely entertaining, and down-right hilarious".