Fantastic summer movie a must see!!

Rating: 9/10 (2 August 2012)

I thought that TED was a brilliant film, because of all the publicity I did worry that people would expect too much and therefore it would not be as funny, however I was pleasantly surprised. It is typical Seth MacFarlane with hilarious gags that just toe the line, there are some references to family guy for his fans but he doesn't overdo it allowing people that are not familiar with his work to enjoy what he brings to the movie. Of course many of the actors have worked with MacFarlane before but the clever thing is that quite a lot of people even Family Guy and American Dad fans would not recognize them because MacFarlane is famous for cartoons, therefore the actors are given a chance to shine on screen instead of being an animated character. However I do think some of the gags may have gone too far particularly 9/11 it was fine once but i do think twice is a bit too much as it is an American film and people are still a bit sensitive about the subject, I will be interested in the overall reaction of it, I may be completely wrong as MacFarlane has a reputation of taking taboo subjects and taking the mick! Mark Wahlburg and Mila Kunis' acting is superb and really makes the story of Ted believable to the audience, of course a Seth MacFarlane film would not be complete without him in someway or another and it seemed appropriate that he did the voice of Ted, his outstanding voice talent is well known and completed the film. Overall I think Ted is a fantastic Summer movie, it will make you laugh until you can't breath, gasp with shock at this perverted teddy bear and there is a heart to the story, sad parts that are really touching. To watch another side of MacFarlane that has yet to be explored proves that MacFarlane must have more tricks up his sleeve! I really hope he continues making feature length movies as he has proved he can be a success in that field, but still remains faithful to the cartoons that gave him his big break!