Ted

What a gentleman, what a teddy bear... Or is it the other way around? Anyway, Mr. Bean wouldn't dream of a bear like this. And me neither, actually. I didn't expect any miracle from the film and that is why it surprised me all the more. I can't say that it is filled with any particularly stunning humor, but the way it is all presented scored big with me. Yes, there are profanities, and quite a lot of them, but with a few exceptions, I didn't think to say "Did they really need to do that?" Ted knows the measure, the bottomless abyss of awkward entertainment, at the bottom of which many other so-called comedies rot. The film goes around in a big arc, rages like a madman, manages to be nostalgically funny and throws around all sorts of references to E.T., “Imperial March", Indiana Jones and on and on (it even parodies a parody - the dance scene from Airplane!), including the real Flash Gordon, who's coming to the big party in person. Since I’m not even disgusted by the fecal joke, I give it four stars, because I had a really great time. (03/06/2014)

Ted is a conventional American comedy with an unconventional main character in the form of a cuddly teddy bear who has no problem being crass with anyone he meets. It's a filthy, disgusting, sometimes quite funny, but very predictable and does not bring anything new for the table, which stands out only because of the fantasy line around the animated toy. The script was indeed peppery, and there were also all sorts of hints and cameos by various familiar faces. In short, for me personally, this was not the comedy of the year by any means, but I understand that many viewers were interested, amused and properly moved by this film (25/08/2013)

First signals. I’m not at all surprised that Ted has such good reviews on Filmbooster. Whereas with most films (and I’m not speaking about art, but about proper mainstream) Czech fans are more critical than the critics (we know how to be more Papist than the Pope), when they are the target of a frontal attack to their instincts, with a lot of profanity, boozing, smoking and shagging, they are in their element because it’s a “politically incorrect comedy that doesn’t give a shit about anything or anyone” – they beat children and make fun of Twilight! Great, init? … Well, that’s not enough, I’m afraid, It should be a lot sharper. This is just a spineless softy wearing the coat of a badass. But to be fair, there are a couple of funny scenes and I almost laughed three times. 40 % (16/11/2012)

MacFarlane deserves 4* just for the way he deals with one pseudo-star of the Twilight franchise in the final seconds. I loved the bear, I loved the relaxed Mark Wahlberg, I loved the clever pop culture references to all sorts of things. It was a pretty nice one-off. I was also intrigued by that mom who obviously mistook the film, probably lured by the children's title, sitting next to me with her little girl. About 10 minutes in, during one of the dialogues, which was full of orals and anals, she went rushing out of the theatre :o) (29/07/2012)

An excellent romp, strong on detail and references to things that I grew up on. Although the alpha to omega here is a foul-mouthed teddy bear, overall this is a classic story about leaving behind your childhood. MacFarlane excellently layers up funny scenes and wraps them in a format received by the masses with smiles and ovations. A shame that only fairytales have a happy ending. When you going to buy me a ring, asshole? (03/08/2012)