Ted the movie

Alright, I finally saw it today. I was a bit disappointed. For those who have never seen Family Guy, it'll probably seem really funny. However, to me it felt like one long Family Guy episode. Same taboo jokes, cut-aways, etc. Plus I really don't like Mark Wahlberg in a comedic role. I didn't like him in The Other Guys but figured the jokes would be better with Ted. Not really. I think MacFarlane should have played Wahlberg's character.

I love Seth MacFarlane and although I expected his "trademark humor," I was hoping he'd branch out a bit from his Family Guy comfort zone. I can only hope Ted was just a foot in the directorial door and the next movie he makes will be better, more diverse.

With that said, I did laugh at parts. The trailer is pretty much what you get as far as the good parts of the movie. The hardest I laughed was when Giovanni Ribisi is dancing to "I Think We're Alone Now." For some reason, that scene set me off on a laughing fit. Just the way he was dancing...almost like Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs

Sooooooooooooo, that's what I thought. My advice: wait for the dvd. The bonus features will probably make it more worth it. Or download it, if you don't want to wait. I wouldn't recommend spending the $12-$15 on a movie ticket. MacFarlane is the highest paid writer in television history...he won't miss our money :P

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.

Hugh Freaking Dillon 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.

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LiLiNY81 wrote:

Hugh Freaking Dillon 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.

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? :?

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? :?

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

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? :?

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

seth macfarlane isnt james brooks.

catefrances wrote:

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 :oops: