Seth McFarlane's "Ted"

Ew, I have to say that Ebert’s review doesn’t make it sound very appealing to me. It sounds basically like Family Guy: The Live-Action Experience.

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Ebert's never been particularly reliable for comedy. The fact that he loves it is honestly a put off.

Kermode's a better source, let's see what he thinks.

Reviews from rotten tomatoes r pretty promising.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ted_2012/

I saw the movie today. It was hilarious. Not too Family Guy centric. The relationship between the bear n' Mark Walberg seems like Brian n stewie but neither think gay wise. More of a bromantic thing.

I give it 8 out of 10

Better comedy film than "thats my boy" n "The Dictator"

"I don't give a rat's ass about going to hell. I guess it's because I feel like I'm already there." -Mugen

Dude, Requiem For A Dream is a better comedy film than Thats My Boy.

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It was a hit and miss comedy, but Seth's gags are oddly funnier in live action than with his usual cheap animation. A bunch of jokes died, but none of them were the kind of joke where I went "Oh, you really did that?" The plot points on the other hand...yeah, there's a third act that's just strange. The characters are really likable though. I actually felt for almost all of them, including the main characters.

edited 29th Jun '12 6:36:20 PM by PrinterThorn

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I watched FOX's one-night-only Family Guy special which featured a live-action Seth on-stage performing various skits from the show, and even said that his brand of humor is oddly more appropriate in live-action! Maybe it's the clash between the bright, innocent-looking animation.

@Odd1 I'm talking about movies currently out.

Ted is good, why guys being so comedy Hitler? - v -

"I don't give a rat's ass about going to hell. I guess it's because I feel like I'm already there." -Mugen

I know. My topic was related.

So anyone have any plans to go see the movie later?

"I don't give a rat's ass about going to hell. I guess it's because I feel like I'm already there." -Mugen

I'm on the fence.

Alright, I watched it, and, surprisingly, it was pretty damn funny, I recommend it.

Also:

Nothing is as powerful as a child's wish, except of coarse an Apache helicopter. It has machine guns and missiles. It is a flying death machine.

Don't Stop Me Now...

I actually watched it not too long ago and liked it. I agree that Seth's jokes are more powerful in live action.

There were some plain bad jokes in there though. But most of it was really good.

And even though he had to put it in a stupidly long fight scene...it wasn't too bad.

Too bad, the guys next to me would howl when something funny was happening. Like geez, dude. You can laugh and all, but please refrain from sounding like a dying hyena while there are people right next to you.

He that makes himself a sheep will be eaten by a wolf

So we gonna get that Family Guy movie now or what?

^ simpsons did it

That's not the point. Seth expressed interest in a movie a few years ago but I guess he got sidetracked.

I watched it like a week ago. It was decent; I had a good laugh three or four times*

. The beginning parts were the best. It reminded me vaguely of the earlier seasons of Family Guy.

Ditto. The people in my theatre would almost suffocate from laughing too hard at anything said in a remotely humorous tone.

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I think "LOOK WHAT JESUS DID!!!" was the best joke in the entire film, perhaps one of the funniest scenes in any movie I've seen in a long time.

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Seeeequel

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."

It's official

Seth Mac Farlane is so rich, poor reception and underperformances won't stop him from making a sequel.

Underperformance? The film which is the subject of this thread made 549 MEELION DOLLARZZZ at the box office, over ten times its budget.

It was always going to have a sequel.

100 Ways to Die in the West may have flopped, but that was always aimed at a non-existent market.

I'm glad Patrick Stewart is back on narrating duties. The Sam L Jackson bit also got a big laugh from me. We'll see how this goes.

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I wonder if Samuel L Jackson is going to show up playing some unimportant bit part who hasn't heard of Samuel L Jackson either.

"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins

Maybe he could show up at the end as this film's equivalent of the Tom Skerritt cameo at the end of the first one.

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I know I shouldn’t bump threads, but here goes.

I hate how the sequel tries to make John out to be a victim when it came to his divorce with Lori. Sure Lori was wrong for trying to change John, but John shouldn’t be so immature at age 35-36.

I first watched this movie when I was 20 and a sophomore in college. Flash forward years later and I now see the serious issues of the movie.

Edited by MsCC22 on Aug 4th 2022 at 9:53:24 AM

Taking advantage of someone revived the topic, it amuses me that the affair between Ted and his co-worker ended up lasting longer than the "serious" romance between John and Lori.

Edited by DarthNoxIsCool on Aug 4th 2022 at 3:24:26 AM