Ted the movie

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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,291
    I thought it was pretty good.
  • LiLiNY81 wrote:
    One of the funniest fucking movies in recent (and not so recent) memory. I laughed from start to finish, except during the "dramatic" parts.
    Really? I think Step Brothers and Due Date were 10 times funnier. Maybe I was just expecting too much from a comedy genius.

    I like Family Guy, but I never watch it, so I think for hardcore FG fans this would have been a lot of the same. I was going in pretty close to being a Seth McFarlane virgin, so to me this was over the top awesome.
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  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    wait, people actually went to see a seth macfarlane film, not expecting a seth macfarlane film? :?

    the guy has one style and one style only and probably has about $621 million in his pocket because of it. it is his bread and butter, why would you go into ted expecting something other than the crude, offensive, vulgar humor that you see in family guy?

    hands down the funniest movie i have seen in quite sometime. sure (spoiler), the bear napping scene dragged at points, but overall, i think the length of the movie was appropriate and i probably wouldn't have cut anything.

    the "love" story didn't diminish. there had to be SOME story other than a bear and a 35 year old ripping bong hits for an hour and forty minutes, right? :? ;)

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  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,843
    rival. wrote:
    wait, people actually went to see a seth macfarlane film, not expecting a seth macfarlane film? :?

    the guy has one style and one style only and probably has about $621 million in his pocket because of it. it is his bread and butter, why would you go into ted expecting something other than the crude, offensive, vulgar humor that you see in family guy?

    hands down the funniest movie i have seen in quite sometime. sure (spoiler), the bear napping scene dragged at points, but overall, i think the length of the movie was appropriate and i probably wouldn't have cut anything.

    the "love" story didn't diminish. there had to be SOME story other than a bear and a 35 year old ripping bong hits for an hour and forty minutes, right? :? ;)

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  • LiLiNY81LiLiNY81 Posts: 775
    rival. wrote:
    wait, people actually went to see a seth macfarlane film, not expecting a seth macfarlane film? :?

    the guy has one style and one style only and probably has about $621 million in his pocket because of it. it is his bread and butter, why would you go into ted expecting something other than the crude, offensive, vulgar humor that you see in family guy?

    hands down the funniest movie i have seen in quite sometime. sure (spoiler), the bear napping scene dragged at points, but overall, i think the length of the movie was appropriate and i probably wouldn't have cut anything.

    the "love" story didn't diminish. there had to be SOME story other than a bear and a 35 year old ripping bong hits for an hour and forty minutes, right? :? ;)

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    Well look at James L. Brooks. He's producer/director for The Simpsons and he did As Good As It Gets...certainly nothing close to what The Simpsons are. Just saying, it can be done. I love Family Guy and I love that humor, but if you're gonna do a major motion picture, try to branch out a bit. We all know he can do crude, raunchy, taboo comedy...he doesn't have to prove that. He really has nothing to prove, honestly....he's a successful writer. But at the same time, I think he has way more to showcase than just Family Guy/American Dad/Cleveland Show.

    I liked Ted, I didn't love it. Maybe it's one of those that I have to watch a couple of times. I didn't like Anchorman when I first saw it, and now it's one of my favorite movies. I do think it was better than The Hangover :P
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  • comebackgirlcomebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    81 wrote:
    I thought it was ok, but they should have just stuck with the humor and not tried so hard with the storyline. That killed it for me. It's ok to just focus on funny without a love story and drama thrown in.

    exactly....love story killed it
    although when Ted was getting ripped in half I found myself getting all anxious :? :oops: :lol:
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    LiLiNY81 wrote:
    rival. wrote:
    wait, people actually went to see a seth macfarlane film, not expecting a seth macfarlane film? :?

    the guy has one style and one style only and probably has about $621 million in his pocket because of it. it is his bread and butter, why would you go into ted expecting something other than the crude, offensive, vulgar humor that you see in family guy?

    hands down the funniest movie i have seen in quite sometime. sure (spoiler), the bear napping scene dragged at points, but overall, i think the length of the movie was appropriate and i probably wouldn't have cut anything.

    the "love" story didn't diminish. there had to be SOME story other than a bear and a 35 year old ripping bong hits for an hour and forty minutes, right? :? ;)

    tumblr_m6jy8fttQc1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg
    Well look at James L. Brooks. He's producer/director for The Simpsons and he did As Good As It Gets...certainly nothing close to what The Simpsons are. Just saying, it can be done. I love Family Guy and I love that humor, but if you're gonna do a major motion picture, try to branch out a bit. We all know he can do crude, raunchy, taboo comedy...he doesn't have to prove that. He really has nothing to prove, honestly....he's a successful writer. But at the same time, I think he has way more to showcase than just Family Guy/American Dad/Cleveland Show.

    I liked Ted, I didn't love it. Maybe it's one of those that I have to watch a couple of times. I didn't like Anchorman when I first saw it, and now it's one of my favorite movies. I do think it was better than The Hangover :P

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  • perfectlefts14perfectlefts14 Posts: 2,041
    LiLiNY81 wrote:
    Maybe I was just expecting too much from a comedy genius.
    Now that is funny. :lol:
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  • LiLiNY81LiLiNY81 Posts: 775
    seth macfarlane isnt james brooks.
    No, but he's in that same category...edgy, animated, adult-themed comedy. MacFarlane has said, more than once, how much The Simpsons influenced him.

    Meh, regardless...he's really cute :lol: :oops:

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  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    the way i've always summed up the big three animated series:

    the simpsons = best STORY
    family guy = funniest
    futurama = smartest
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,291
    rival. wrote:
    the way i've always summed up the big three animated series:

    the simpsons = best STORY
    family guy = funniest
    futurama = smartest
    I would say South Park is the smartest.

    The Simpsons hasn't been good in a decade and Family Guy has fallen off the last 3-4 years.
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,091
    I finally saw this after work today. I enjoyed. Had some funny parts. I give it a 6.9 out of 10 rimshot.gif. Story was pretty predictable but overall i enjoyed it.
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  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    81 wrote:
    D for dissapointment. Could have been so much more.

    I can see it being great if you are stoned

    Thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to sneak in the brownies.
  • rick1zoo2rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    so, it's basically Alf, but with a potty mouth?
  • ZiggyStarZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    so, it's basically Alf, but with a potty mouth?

    I fucking LOVED Alf. I still have my talking Alf doll....he doesn't talk anymore though. :( :x

    I'm such a sucker for talking animals in movies....I'm really looking forward to this. I'm not very familiar with Seth McFarlane's humour since I don't watch much tv so hopefully it will still be funny for me.
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    ZiggyStar wrote:
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    so, it's basically Alf, but with a potty mouth?

    I fucking LOVED Alf. I still have my talking Alf doll....he doesn't talk anymore though. :( :x

    I'm such a sucker for talking animals in movies....I'm really looking forward to this. I'm not very familiar with Seth McFarlane's humour since I don't watch much tv so hopefully it will still be funny for me.


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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,091
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  • NamiNami Newfoundland Posts: 5,996
    Looks good. I like the first one as well.
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,091
    and now Ted the tv series (on Peacock)

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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,091
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,091
    edited February 9

    it's out on Peacock now. Only saw the first episode though. It was pretty funny. If you liked the movies you'd probably like the tv show. 

    Wonder if they'll mention the grunge era since this takes place in '93. So far the closest I saw was the one girl had a few music posters hanging in her bedroon wall (Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Pumpkins).

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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,291
    Watched the season.  I really liked it!  I think it was even better than the movie!
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,091
    mca47 said:
    Watched the season.  I really liked it!  I think it was even better than the movie!

    I enjoyed it as well. Better than the movie? Maybe the second one.
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  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,843
    Yeah, this is awesome. 

    I kept seeing previews and didn't think anything of it...but hilarious
  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,476
    I’m 15 min into episode 1 and I’m dying. I hope it stays this funny. 
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,291
    nicknyr15 said:
    I’m 15 min into episode 1 and I’m dying. I hope it stays this funny. 
    It really only gets better after episode 1. 
  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,476
    mca47 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    I’m 15 min into episode 1 and I’m dying. I hope it stays this funny. 
    It really only gets better after episode 1. 
    I enjoyed episode 1 immensely so that’s fantastic to hear. 
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,091
    The Halloween episode was probably my favorite with Ted as an Ewok and their cousin made a great looking Catwoman. There was only one episode i didn't really care for at all.
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