Originally published in my school's blog:
When I saw the name Seth Macfarlane as the producer for this movie, I knew Ted was going to be hilarious from beginning to end, and I was right. Ted is more than an animated movie about a swearing, half-drunk teddy bear, it's a romantic, bromantic comedy sprinkled with some action that will have the stuffiest parents snickering within minutes.
Ted is the result of Christmas wish by John (played by Mark Wahlberg) at 8 years old. 27 years later John becomes a man, sharing an apartment with Ted (voiced by Macfarlane) and his girlfriend of four years, Lori. (Mila Klunis.) Around their four year anniversary, Lori expresses that their relationship won’t grow with Ted living with them (who over the years has become the epitome of a bad influence.) john is reluctant to make his best friend move out, but it doesn't stop him from spending most of his time with him, much to Lori's dismay. Their relationship problems take a backseat when Ted is kidnapped by deranged stalker Donny, (Giovanni Ribisi) who idolized Ted as a kid.
Macfarlane is known for his shows American dad and the Cleveland show on fox but the biggest franchise that has him set for life is family guy.
The entire movie feels like a family guy episode, when you laugh and laugh at the stupidity of a situation as much as the seriousness. It almost seems as if the writing was aimed for the family guy fan base. Much like the animated shows Macfarlane has done, it's got a big band playing music that segues from one scene to the next, other actors that also star in family guy along with Klunis, (Alex borstein, patrick warburton) random celebrities, (Tom skerritt, Nora Jones, Sam J. Jones, and Ryan Reynolds who is uncredited) some offensive jokes and drug references are made, and of course, the flashback jokes, all the while maintaining complete originality.
It's been 2 weeks since its debut and according to Breitbart.com Ted has grossed over 122 million, the overhyped spiderman reboot is only expected to take in 140 mil by Sunday, maybe it will be a close second to Ted, which had several theaters sold out days in advanced.
Overall, it's as funny as it is heartfelt, dealing with a best friend that's getting married, having to choose between your best friend and girlfriend, the struggles of growing up and the biggest moral of the story, always be careful of what you wish for, because it obviously has consequences.
Ted is now a cautionary tale.
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