This movie and me are Thunder Buddies for Life

Rating: 7/10 (16 April 2013)

In his theatrical debut, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane makes his big leap from television with Ted. Always pushing the boundaries with his own style of humor, the movie Ted is truly downright hilarious. As the director, producer, co-writer, and voice artist behind the title character, MacFarlane makes offensive laughs on pop culture, drug culture, religion, sex, bodily functions, and all things '80s. Yes, there are extremely foul language, some racism comments, and some homophobic jokes, but I wouldn't say it was really crude enough for the audience to hate the characters. It's pretty tame compare to the television shows that Seth MacFarlane created such as American Dad and Cleveland Show. Some of the jokes do fall flat in my opinion. Example: 'The Airplane!" type scene. Why make fun of a parody that makes fun of another movie and don't add anything to it. John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) is an adult who still lives with his childhood Teddy Bear (Seth MacFarlane) who came in life when John's childlike wish came true. John still acts like a child with Ted despite the fact that his girlfriend Lori (Mila Kunis) wanting him to be more mature. I thought Mark Wahlberg did a good job as the movie's likable goof. As the movie go on, John must choice a successful life with Lori, or a life full of fun with Ted. While the same time, John stands to lose it all, with Lori's sleazy boss, Rex (Joel McHale) trying to hook up with her and Ted's crazed fan Donny (Giovanni Ribisi) wanting to kidnap him for his son. All the actors did a wonderful job in their roles. I have to say, that Joel McHale was good at being a funny scum ball role. Giovanni Ribisi was just creepy in his role as Donny. The scene with him dancing to Tiffany's 'We are alone now' is disturbing. About the plot, I give it a B. The story is your usual rambling Seth McFarlane script with lots of cultural references that makes sense or doesn't add anything to the story. I love the running gag about Ted & Jon being huge fans of 1980's movie Flash Gordon. There was even a cameo by the main actor from the movie, Sam Jones. There is a lot of cameos from MacFarlane's cartoons shows playing supporting characters as well. I love Patrick Warburton as guy. I don't get what the guy is saying, but it's funny. The animation on the film was great, as the CGI bear look life like. One thing is that if you do decide to watch the Unrated Version, it's doesn't give you anything new, but lame jokes that deserve to be cut. So don't watch the unrated version, unless you have to. Like the title suggests, this is an R-rated film. This film isn't for small children. I think most teenagers probably heard or saw this movie already. Most of young teens would have heard this kind of language and dialogue at school or college, but still it's shouldn't be watch with any children, not mature or adult like to watch. Don't take the movie too serious, just enjoy.