Ted (2012)
Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 202
Fresh: 138 | Rotten: 64
Ted's "romance versus bromance" plot is familiar, but the film's held aloft by the high-concept central premise and a very funny (albeit inconsistent) script.
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Critic Reviews: 41
Fresh: 26 | Rotten: 15
Ted's "romance versus bromance" plot is familiar, but the film's held aloft by the high-concept central premise and a very funny (albeit inconsistent) script.
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Movie Info
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane brings his boundary-pushing brand of humor to the big screen for the first time as writer, director and voice star of Ted. In the live action/CG-animated comedy, he tells the story of John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg), a grown man who must deal with the cherished teddy bear who came to life as the result of a childhood wish...and has refused to leave his side ever since. -- (C) Universal
Cast
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Mark Wahlberg
John Bennett -
Mila Kunis
Lori, Lori Collins -
Seth MacFarlane
Ted -
Joel McHale
Rex -
Giovanni Ribisi
Donny -
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Matt Walsh
Thomas -
Jessica Barth
Tami-Lynn -
Aedin Mincks
Robert -
Bill Smitrovich
Frank -
Patrick Stewart
Narrator -
Brett Manley
Young John -
Ralph Garman
John's Dad -
Alex Borstein
John's Mom -
John Viener
Alix -
Laura Vandervoort
Tanya -
Robert Wu
Asian Man "Ming" -
Ginger Gonzaga
Gina -
Jessica Stroup
Tracy -
Melissa Ordway
Michelle -
Max Harris
Greenbaum Kid -
Zane Cowans
Kid #1, Young Ted's ... -
T.J. Hourigan
Kid #2 -
Owen Clarke
Kid #3 -
Kristina Ellery
Heavenly -
Katelyn Lorren
Cherene -
Chanty Sok
Angelique -
Sara Fischer
Sauvignon Blanc -
Cassie Djerf
Waitress -
Joe Siriani
Guy at Table #1 -
Patrick Shea
Guy at Table #2 -
Henry Penzi
Partygoer (Ted's Bud... -
Tania Cabrera
Girl at Party -
Colton Shires
Teenage John -
Viera Andrea Moya
Plymouth PR Worker -
Hajee Kim
Club Girl -
Lydia Hannibal
Ellen -
Shawn Thornton
Crazy Guy -
Eric Weinstein
Stagehand -
Danny Smith
Waiter -
Mike Nikitas
Newscaster -
Robin Hamilton
Female Newscaster -
Mike Henry
Southern Newscaster -
Johnny Lee Davenport
Husband -
Christina Everett
Wife
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All Critics (203) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (138) | Rotten (64) | DVD (1)
Sure, MacFarlane, you can make us laugh, but it's time to grow up. Seriously.
Top CriticEverything goes on too long -- Ted's carousing, Lori's watchful waiting, John's wistful indecision.
It's a goofy premise pursued with crass -- as well as sentimental -- relish.
You'll feel the warmth and camaraderie of a Bostonian and his little sentient bear.
I tried to resist but couldn't.
The idea of a toy that comes to life - and then won't go away - isn't a bad one. Too bad that "Ted" manages to overstay its welcome without ever really coming to life itself.
A surprisingly funny and crude comedy about a man's relationship with a talking teddy bear.
It is a film that seems to have an endless middle.
Soulless, angry-white-guy comedy at its worst. This is a smug, nasty little number.
I was expecting something more than repetitive jokes, incessant pop culture references and rampant misogyny.
Hit and miss humour with problematic undertones buoyed by an intriguing premise and appealing performances from the film's human cast.
A refreshingly original idea backed by excellent performances and terrifically funny writing.
The creator of TV's "Family Guy" directs his first live-action movie-in which he gets to say and do all the profane, politically incorrect and just plain gross things he can't say or do on television. And a lot of it is pretty funny.
MacFarlane is reduced to making increasingly laboured references to the 1980s.
Those who detest Family Guy will not be converted but fans will surely lap up a film that - whilst sometimes flawed - is rude, crude and often very funny.
Ted presents plenty of fresh laughs and, from time to time, heart/stuffing-warming character moments.
A film with Ted's ingredients should have you stone-drunk on laughter but this film is the comedic equivalent of pissed-in light beer: its 2.5% funny.
I enjoyed and laughed at Ted, but I can't say I liked it; MacFarlane lacks focus, the jokes are occasionally offensive, and though the movie has heart, it bungles whatever message it's trying to get across.
Feel free to tell me to lighten up and get a sense of humour, but it's also worth asking whether it's humour that really drives Ted's nasty streak.
"Ted" is what happens when you give the creator of "Family Guy" the freedom of an R-rating and a big budget - and the final product is nothing short of raunchy, comedy gold.
The laughs are mountainously massive.
A lot of comic effort is smothered in conventional wrapping.
If you've ever put a Twisted Sister cassette into a Teddy Ruxpin or wished you could have, this movie is for you.
Raunchy, intentionally offensive and full of warm fuzzies (including its title character), 'Ted' is one of the funniest movies for grownups that's come along in years.
With Ted, MacFarlane has produced a genuinely laugh-a-minute yarn which warms the heart and tickles the funny bone into hysterical submission.
If you're fundamentally put off by MacFarlane's brand of comedy, Ted's cruder elements may well prove too irksome, but this film does have a sweetness at its heart that is pleasantly unexpected, even if it does follow an extremely predictable plot.
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Movies Like Ted
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- Lori: Welcome back, Ted.
- John Bennett: It was you. You did it.
- Ted: Son of a bitch. You wished for my life back.
- Lori: No. I wished for my life back.
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- Ted: Oh, come on. I don't sound really much like Peter Griffin.
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- Ted: Jesus! I look like the robot from Aliens.
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- John Bennett: I thank you for saving every one of us!
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- Donny: You're mine, Ted!
- Ted: Screw you, pal! I belong to John Bennett.
- Donny: But I can give you love, and rocking horses, and dancing!
- Ted: I think we're very far apart on this.
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- Donny: Hi, Ted.
- Ted: Fuck!
Discussion Forum
| Topic | Last Post | Replies |
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| What a piece of crap. | 32 days ago | 78 |
| The first of many Seth Macfarlene Movies? | 40 days ago | 4 |
| Watch The Movie Here | 5 months ago | 0 |
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