A Funny Movie That Rivals Family Guy

Rating: 8/10 (20 September 2012)

I had been looking forward to Ted ever since I saw the first trailer, not just because it was from the creator of Family Guy, but also because the concept was freaking genius. It's basically a parody of Pinocchio/The Nut-Cracker. It tells what happens when a kid grows up with his living toy. Glad Toy Story 3 didn't turn out like this.
Ted is a very funny movie. Very few of the jokes fall flat, and while I personally prefer The Dictator as the comedy of the year, Ted is basically a better movie. In The Dictator, a FEW of the jokes fell flat and some of the characters where over-shadowed by General Admiral Aladeen. In Ted, however, most of the characters that are supposed to be funny, are funny (and not just Ted), and the actual story is much better than in The Dictator. So while I personally prefer The Dictator, this movie is better.
Ted also doesn't have any jokes that fall flat. But the reason it's not as funny as The Dictator is because it doesn't have any truly brilliant jokes. It's just great comedy all the way.
I'll stop comparing it to The Dictator now. I personally enjoyed how the movie developed its own story, rather than being JUST a comedy about the bear being all rude and Peter Griffin- ish. It starts off as a dilemma for the main character to choose between his beautiful girlfriend and his best teddy bear friend, but quickly develops into a more emotional story that I won't spoil. But I'm glad it developed itself like that. It made it much more exciting.
There are very few problems with Ted, it's just that it's not AS funny as a 9/10 comedy would be, such as The Dictator. It doesn't have any "OH MY GOD, THAT'S A JOKE I'LL REMEMBER FOR DECADES TO COME"-moments. It's just a great comedy.
Ted is a great movie. It's got a great sense of humor, good characters, a good story for its genre and a touching finale.