Ted: The Perfect Gutter Humor Movie

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2012)

Ted is not your typical movie. This much can be said about it but nor is it a movie that is so odd that it can't fit in any category. Ted is a comedy by Seth McFarlane directed by him and the main character's voice by him as well. Seth McFarlane is the creator and executive producer of Family Guy among other cartoons for the Fox network. If you enjoy Family Guy then you will very much enjoy Ted but let's start at the beginning.
Ted is the story of a magic wish that happen on Christmas Day. It's very simple there was a lonely boy who got a teddy bear and he wanted that teddy bear to come alive and it did. You would expect the teddy bear to grow up and be responsible and good citizen. Not this teddy bear not Ted. Ted smokes pot, swears, drinks beer, drinks alcohol and has sex with prostitutes. He is irresponsible and basically holds back his best friend played by Mark Wahlberg to being a perpetual teenager pothead. Thrown into the mix is the longtime girlfriend of Mark Wahlberg's character John Bennett. She wants John to grow up and he won't with Ted around. So starts the story when Ted after throwing a party with prostitutes is put in to his own apartment.
But this doesn't stop Ted and John from hanging out every day and getting high off the pot. So things go from bad to worse and Lori John's girlfriend ends up leaving him. Thrown into the mix is an obsessive-compulsive fan that wants Ted for his own and for his son. Ted does not end like you expected to but then again maybe it does I'll let you watch the movie and you can find out.
So given all that but the movie is from Seth McFarlane and it's rated R who is this movie for? Obviously it is not for someone under the age of 13 even though given the character Ted you might be tempted to think so know this is an adult movie for someone 16 or older. But given that it is an R-rated movie with lots of R-rated humor it is still a smart movie in many ways. Ted hits on all eight cylinders when it comes to the story, the pacing, the jokes ,the inside jokes and overall script. Also the special effects of which 90% of the movie has in it which is Ted because he's not real, he's all computer animated. This side of the movie is so seamless by the time the movie is over you almost believe that Ted was a real character. So given that Ted gets 9.5 out of 10. Enjoy the movie the DVD looks as great as the theatrical release and it's even better with some added footage. So enjoy yourself good night and good luck.