A Man's "Bear" Friend

Rating: 7/10 (5 July 2012)

I haven't really watched Seth Macfarlane's Family Guy that much, but I knew this movie would be just as funny. Going in, I was thinking it would be some average version of a movie like a boy/man with his dog (where this time it's with his teddy bear), but once I heard the first opening joke in this movie, I was definitely hooked. After that, the jokes kept coming and I almost got to the point of tears, especially with one later in the movie. Some of them you felt OK laughing about, while some made you feel so guilty that you laughed so loudly after hearing them.
I finally got to see how the great Mila Kunis acted and it's funny seeing Markie Mark talk with his New Yawk-like accent like he did in the movie "Fighter". It was awesome how it was basically Peter Griffin if he were a teddy bear. Even though he had a small part, Ralph Garman from the podcast "Hollywood Babble-On" did great as Johnny's father when Johnny was little. It kind of felt odd seeing Ryan Reynolds in this, but his part was just as funny as everyone else's.
Even though the plot kind of felt basic, the jokes were the main part of it. You kind of had that feeling of knowing what was going to happen next, but the stuff Johnny and his "bear" friend (ba dumb tssh) are just so great you have to see it. I'll never look at toy teddy bears the same and also these pandas that I'm seeing on a local news station. I'd definitely recommend this movie if you're in for a very good laugh. I'd rate it a 7.5/10.