Ted
3 out of 5 stars
Seth McFarlane is kinda like horseradish - you either like him or you don’t. More to the point, you’re either a FAMILY GUY fan or you’re not. Which is exactly why TED comes as such a surprise seeing as how it’s a rather heartwarming/light-hearted story about growing up, friendship, love, and what it means being human. I guess I was expecting something with a little less depth from McFarlane, y’know? Anyway, the animation on Ted is solid and the animators do a terrific job of integrating the bear with the other actors as well as with his environment. The script is fairly predictable (and a little manipulative), but still fun and McFarlane does a good job balancing the crude with the outright silly. The jokes are plentiful and, when they land well, they land hard with more than a few laugh-out-loud moments. There are some clinkers, but again… if you’re already a fan of FAMILY GUY, you’ll find them funny.Parents may want to view TED first before letting their kids see it as there’s a lot of drug us and sexual innuendo. Fun… silly… and WIDE open for the inevitable sequel. Totally rentable!
And the trailer for the aforementioned "inevitable sequel."
~ Thom Carnell
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