Ted

Ted

69%
  • R, 1 hr. 55 min.
  • Comedy
  • Directed By:
    Seth MacFarlane
    In Theaters:
    Jun 29, 2012 Wide
    On DVD:
    Dec 11, 2012
  • Universal Pictures

Critic Review - New York Times

The sin of "Ted" is not that it is offensive but that it is boring, lazy and wildly unoriginal. If Triumph the Insult Comic Dog ever got a hold of Ted, there would be nothing left but a pile of fluff and a few scraps of fur.

June 28, 2012 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comments (17)
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Comments

Alex Miramontes

Alex Miramontes

How you got to be a critic is offensive asshole

Jun 28 - 09:02 AM

Neoracer Xox

Neoracer Xox

wow a movie about a teddy bear-THAT TALKS! And..SAYS RUDE SHIT! And...HAS SEX! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR *OBVIOUS HUMOR* HARHARHARHARHA

Jun 28 - 09:26 AM

xMrGrimmx

Jesse Hornick

ebert gave it 3.5/4 ..... your review is officially invalid.. congrats, douche

Jun 28 - 10:06 AM

Austin Bond

Austin Bond

because he doesn't have the same opinion as Roger Ebert? Seriously dude... are you totalitarian?

Jun 28 - 09:58 PM

johnny w.

johnny wad

typical idiots on here can't handle a negative review. you nerds make me sick, A.O. Scott knows more about movies than all you losers combined...

Jun 28 - 10:47 AM

Brad Jackman

Brad Jackman

wildly unoriginal

Ya i'm sick of all those talking teddy bear movies.

Jun 28 - 12:04 PM

John Papaioannou

John Papaioannou

define gimmick.

Jun 30 - 06:36 PM

Jonathan B.

Jonathan Brooks

Comedy is by far the hardest genre to critique, because different things are funny to different people. However, to say "wildly unoriginal" is so far wrong that it almost entitles some of the slightly more aggressive comments. It makes no sense to me to absolutely slate a comedy, because people have completely different tastes.
And @Johnny W: how do you know that he knows more about movies than everyone else combined - being a critic is not knowing movies; its knowing how to review and write about them, and I'm afraid this time the review hasn't worked (altough this a rare occurrance for someone like AO Scott).

Jun 30 - 10:07 AM

Sammy Trujillo

Sammy Trujillo

What is wrong with calling this film unoriginal? Plenty of other critics have called it that. You really think the bromance vs romance plot is new? And A.O Scott is one of the best critics of our time. He probably does know more about movies and while I did enjoy this movie I understand and appreciate Scott;'s review.

Jul 15 - 09:53 PM

Benn Parker

Benn Parker

WTF does Triumph the Insult Comic Dog have anything to do with the actual movie? Irrelevant review.

Jul 5 - 06:51 AM

Rick Nielsen

Rick Nielsen

Ok good, A.O. Scott hates it time to go see it thanks again for being a pompus ass. Your reviews are so helpfull to myself, you hate it I go and see it. And lets see you hate, pretty much everything so thanks again keep up the sub par work ass.

Jul 6 - 07:14 AM

John B.

John Branstone

Boring? The movie is fast-paced, with new things popping up frequently. Lazy? Not too sure what you mean here... wildly unoriginal?????? the idea of a weed-smoking, drinking, offensive and hilarious teddy bar has NEVER been done before!!

Jul 11 - 09:16 PM

Rhys Clark

Rhys Clark

I can see how a racist, drunken hilarious teddy bear that talks and has sex is completely unoriginal. There are just hundreds of those movies about, right?

Jul 14 - 09:39 AM

Luke Thomas

Luke Thomas

He's referring to the plot, not the central concept.

Aug 5 - 03:31 AM

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