Audio Reviews - Ted - Audio Review

As the result of a childhood wish, John Bennett's teddy bear, Ted, came to life and has been by John's side ever since - a friendship that's tested when Lori, John's girlfriend of four years, wants more from their relationship.

Tags:  movie review, audio, spill, spill.com, mark wahlberg, mila kunis, seth macfarlane, joel mchale, giovanni ribisi, ted

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  December 19, 2012 at 4:59 PM, Santos said ...

  I'm not sure why the wrong scene from The Fighter came up on the embed, but here's the right scene via regular old link.

• December 19, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Santos said ...

  Having seen the movie last night, I can say that while it wasn't terrible, it was still disappointing after all of the hype. Generally speaking, I prefer Family Guy to this due mainly to running time. In a TV sitcom, it's easier to get by with a load of random potentially offensive jokes because the brisk 30 minutes allows for more hits than misses. In this feature length movie there are still quite a few hits, but the misses stand out much more. I think where Ted really succeeds is in Ted himself and filmmakers' ability to get you to accept this stuffed animal as an actual character. Plus, the fight scene deserves to go down as one of the funniest moments in movie history.

  Btw, did the scene where Ted visits Mila Kunis' character to make amends remind anybody of a certain scene from The Fighter which is another movie starring Mark Wahlberg as a guy with a screw up companion and a girlfriend who wants the friend and/or family member to hit the road?

  
  
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  December 19, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Santos said ...

  The funniest thing Seth MacFarlane ever did was this...

• December 13, 2012 at 4:56 AM, said ...

  Chances are if you’re a fan of Seth Macfarlane’s wildly juvenile but undeniably funny brand of humor then you’re probably in the target demo for Ted. Conversely, those of you into cerebral subject matter and layered exposition need not apply. With that established, Ted is what we get when a guy like Macfarlane secures a big budget and an R-rating. Put aside the ridiculous premise (and forced 1980‘s references), what we have here is an entertaining, semi-satirical bro-mantic comedy about a man and his bear. At its core, Ted has heart and is unexpectedly moving at times. Its a story about adolescence and never wanting to grow up because reality seems more like an intrusion than anything else. Macfarlane directs and voices…wait for it…the title character,Ted, an obnoxious yet loyal weed smoking-mischief-making-fornicator. Mark Wahlberg is solid as the straight man, a chronic-underachieving stoner in his mid-thirties who’d rather ditch work to get high with his childhood teddybear magically come-to-life than make time with his girlfriend played by the passionless, Mila Kunis. Predictably, hijinks ensues when Wahlberg must choose between his ‘thunder buddy’ for life and the love of his life. Detractors of Family Guy won’t be converted but fans will bearhug this flawed yet funny film.  

  Verdict - Rental Status

  
  
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  August 14, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Joanne said ...

  Grow up, Leon? Never!

• July 13, 2012 at 5:12 PM, said ...

  I expected to love this movie, but was shocked with how much I hated it. I laughed three times the whole movie and the plot took itself too seriously and was too predictable. I actually liked where they were going with it at the end, but the final twist was some serious crap. Maybe it is because I was born in 1991 and didn't get all the 80s references, but this movie is a Some 'Ol Bullshit for me. Which sucks because I'm a MacFarlane fan and I wanted to like this.

  
  
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  July 10, 2012 at 11:31 PM, BigWES said ...

   This movie was funnier then I thought it would be. Unlike some people I'm still a fan of family guy and never get tired  of the 80s references. And this may be a spoiler but it had that dude from flash gordon  in it !!! LOL that was a nice surprise. I could totally  relate to that because one time a friend called me to hang out and the next i know I was standing in someones backyard cheering on a white t-shirt contest. So i can wait to watch Ted again 1!!

• July 10, 2012 at 7:16 AM, said ...

  
  
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  July 07, 2012 at 11:57 PM, stephanie c pezzaniti said ...

  i now want to watch this movie , but sense co host even admitted he stop caring past season 4 of family guy , im now worried a little , because i watched every season , and it been getting worse and worse , but ill take your word for it , and ill try to watch it , by the sounds of it , it not as bad as the new season , so ill give it a shot

• July 03, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Mark Hazleton Jr. said ...

  I saw it tonight, and was worried about it at first like Co-host said about pretty much giving up on it after the first 4 seasons...I did a while ago, I just lost interest. but I ended up feeling like it worked for the most part. I agree with all you guys on multiple things. For me though, it was like an hour and 1/2 live sitcom version of family guy. and although it had plenty of humor, the chemistry between the characters was the biggest surprise for me.

  I walked out saying "thats the closest ill get to seeing an R-Rated Toy Story" (not that I'd normally want to). I almost wanted to give this a matinee because of some uneven parts and hit and miss jokes..but I ended up getting most of what I wanted from it, plus characters that make more sense than some other current comedies, so my heart leaned more towards full price.

  After hearing this review though...im glad to see that the ratings went went from Rental to Full Price, only because I kept going back and forth between how much I liked this movie, and whether it should be seen on a big screen or not.

  
  
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  July 03, 2012 at 3:37 AM, said ...

  haha good review

• July 03, 2012 at 3:11 AM, said ...

  This was probably the first movie in 2012 that I truly loved. It's so rare for me to walk out of a movie nowadays to sing its praises. It tickled the funnybone, even pulled some heartstrings, and it had the best(and only) comic action sequence involving a teddy bear and man that I've ever seen. This is a wonderful film that I plan on seeing again soon.

  
  
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  July 03, 2012 at 12:51 AM, Denny said ...

  It wasn't the world's greatest comedy, but I kinda dug it more than I thought I would. There were some moments in there that did genuinely surprise me and how genuine the bond between everyone seemed to be. I mean I GUESS they coulda gone more in-depth, but from what I got, it was the story of two friends that are facing the reality of losing pretty much the only friend they've ever known, and that scares the hell out of them. John WANTS to grow up, but he just keeps struggling with it. Like Cyrus said, it's more arrested development than "WOO WACKY MANIC MANCHILD THAT'S GONNA BE MAKING ALL THESE QUOTABLE ONE LINERS!" Though they didn't spend as much time on it, I still think all three leads had more depth to them than your typical Sandler/Ferrell movie (and I actually like a couple of  Ferrel's movies).

  And the ending I was going "Wait...is this actually a bit...touching??" If they had the balls to pull off the ending I thought they were going for (based from an earlier scene with Lori/Ted), I woulda been floored. But hey, can't have everything I guess.

  Yeah it was hit and miss comedy wise, and yeah some of the MacFarlane Family Guy tropes that most of us have come to hate are there, but they weren't overwhelming to me. There was none of that Tim And Eric style neverending "antijoke" horseshit that's been ruining FG for years, so if that's one of y our main worries, you're in luck. It's almost reminiscent of what Family Guy USED to be.

  Not a bad way to kill an afternoon. I'd recommend it.

• July 03, 2012 at 12:09 AM, Henry Huddleston said ...

  Fuck yah Cohost! Full Price!!!

  If I did have to see adam sandler movies as a Job I might be as jaded as Leon about the man child character but Mark Walberg did seem like a more natural character because of his friendless childhood.  I did not mind the Flash Gordon references because there are many people (especially on spill) who live their adult lives with fandoms they discover in their childhood. 

  
  
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  July 02, 2012 at 5:57 PM, HC said ...

  So if I think Family Guy is a load of bullsh*t, I should stay away from this movie?

• July 02, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Lamarr said ...

  Fight scene of the year!

  
  
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• July 01, 2012 at 9:05 PM, Terastas said ...

  I think part of what makes Whalberg so much more forgivable as a manchild in this movie is because he also has an added dose of child star syndrome. He's not somebody who just never grew up like so many of Sandler's characters; he's a kid who had to grow up really fast (but didn't grow up completely), and as such didn't notice when he became an actual adult.

  He reminded me less of the typical Sandler character and more of half the kids I knew that went to college and then couldn't find work after they graduated. His whole life went to shit before he even got started with it, and that makes his manchildishness more forgivable.

  
  
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  July 01, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Stephanie said ...

  I saw this last night. I really agree about the jokes being hit or miss. I agree with Korey about wanting to know more about how Ted became famous and Leon about not really being able to hear some of the jokes because everyone was laughing. I loved the Flash Gordon parts, but most of the people in the theater did not get it and that was painful to hear in the theater. Silence is golden. I liked the film, but I wanted a little more. I'm really torn about it because I was laughing hard, but the story kinda went no where.

• July 01, 2012 at 3:47 PM, said ...

  Comedy of the year, had a lot of fun with this film. These guys made some good points in a review I saw: http://youtu.be/ltbSJCXTBxE. 

  If you like Family Guy then you'll probably like this I guess.

  
  
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  July 01, 2012 at 2:36 AM, Salty the Beast said ...

  My reviüü: http://saltythebeastblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/movie-review-ted.html

• July 01, 2012 at 12:14 AM, Rich said ...

  Once it is heard... it can't be unheard!

  
  
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  June 30, 2012 at 10:51 PM, said ...

  MATT LAUER IS A DOUCHE BAG!!!

  There I said it.

  movie looks good but I will wait for the online purchase.

   

• June 30, 2012 at 10:42 PM, said ...

  I had a spoon when I was a kid. No joke

  
  
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  June 30, 2012 at 3:18 PM, said ...

  "I can’t believe all those TEDTalks were just marketing for a Seth MacFarlane movie."

  Best Tweets about TED http://bit.ly/Larwa6

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