Gorilla panic....

Rating: 8/10 (28 July 2012)

John makes a Christmas miracle happen by bringing his one and only friend to life, his teddy bear.
The two grow up together, but at the age of 35 things start to change.
John must then choose to stay with his girlfriend or keep his friendship with his crude and extremely inappropriate teddy bear, Ted....
First if you are not a fan of Family Guy, please don't watch the movie, this is basically the same thing, genius jokes, witty references to films and film stars, and of course, central characters you can relate to and not some caricatures who all have high powered jobs.
Wahlberg proves again that comedy is his forte, and he looks like he's having a ball playing second fiddle to a CGI creation.
This movie is all about the titular character, and while he is potty mouthed, it's the other jokes that are laugh out loud funny.
The Tom Skerritt sub plot.
Sam J Jones, the whole thing involving him, is just brilliant and bonkers, and just when you thought it couldn't get any more sillier, we meet a duck called James Franco.
And of course, Ryan Reynolds popping up out of nowhere to play a very surprising cameo (my summary did warn you it contained spoilers).
It can verge on becoming silly at times, but there is too much going on for it to become boring, the sub plot involving Ribisi is wonderful, and he adds a very (if funny) sinister side to the movie.
McFarlane knows he sounds like his most famous character, so he includes this into the film.
So finally we have an R- rated comedy that doesn't have to push the boundaries and become crude just to get laughs (hello Hangover), but something with endearing characters and a well written script.
The funniest film of the year so far.