# Ted (Movie) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 9, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594 "2012-06-09T06:43:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![JMH125](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JMH125](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JMH125)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/42 "2012-07-03T15:25:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Favorite scene: Wahlberg tries to guess the name of Ted’s new white-trash girlfriend, finally striking gold when he adds the suffix “-lynn.” Best throwaway line: Ted saying, “I really don’t think I sound all that much like Peter Griffin.” Really, that was the best scene? I saw that scene in the trailer, and agree that is was funny, but that sounds disappointing that it is the highlight of the movie! I think i will just see this on DVD one day, i really don’t think it’s worth a theater visit. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/43 "2012-07-03T18:41:53Z")
…if only they could have worked Conway Twitty into the movie. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/44 "2012-07-03T19:33:23Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > …if only they could have worked Conway Twitty into the movie. 🙂 I actually like Conway Twitty, but when FG inserts him for longer than 10 seconds I want to smash the screen. I love Seth McFarlane’s stuff, but am waiting to rent this one. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/45 "2012-07-04T02:12:51Z")
> [@JMH125](#): > > Really, that was the best scene? I saw that scene in the trailer, and agree that is was funny, but that sounds disappointing that it is the highlight of the movie! I think i will just see this on DVD one day, i really don’t think it’s worth a theater visit. Obviously YMMV; you might like something else in the movie more. But it certainly doesn’t HAVE to be seen on the big screen. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/46 "2012-07-06T14:26:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Obviously YMMV; you might like something else in the movie more. But it certainly doesn’t HAVE to be seen on the big screen. This has always been an odd phrase to me. What constitutes the necessity to be seen on the big screen? In other words if all movies were released in theaters and on television the same day. What’s the criteria for going to the theater instead of watching it at home? I can only think of one… something with a lot of good special effects and sound where you want to be consumed by the experience. Otherwise not much else. Since movies aren’t released to tv the same day; my criteria is, in reality; “Do I want to see this movie enough to go ahead and pay to see it now, versus several months from now.” For me, Ted was worth the evening’s entertainment I had by going to the theater; but no the theater didn’t make it a better experience than it will when I watch it again someday on my television. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/47 "2012-07-06T19:19:32Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > How many of you have even seen Flash Gordon or Airplane!? Flash Gordon, OK. But Airplane!? Seriously? ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/48 "2012-07-06T19:32:08Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > I can only think of one… something with a lot of good special effects and sound where you want to be consumed by the experience. Otherwise not much else. Well, yes. Action movies and the like, where the scale of the screen makes the experience that much more impressive. The opening to Star Wars, for example (just to grab one well-known example). A good chunk of current mainstream theater falls into that category. Prometheus is probably well-served by the theater screen, though I haven’t seen it myself. A simple romcom? Not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/49 "2012-07-06T20:56:32Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > What’s the criteria for going to the theater instead of watching it at home? > > I can only think of one… something with a lot of good special effects and sound where you want to be consumed by the experience. Otherwise not much else. I find this to be just the opposite. Big, blockbuster, special-effects-laden movies? Ok, I have a big screen and surround sound at home…I’m good with waiting until it’s on DVD. What I _don’t_ have at home is a couple hundred other people. The only thing I _ever_ go see on opening weekend is comedies, simply for the shared reaction. Funny is funnier in a crowd. ---
**Author:** ![simple\_homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/50 "2012-07-07T01:00:46Z")
Meh. A few laughs, but overall just an average movie. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/51 "2012-07-07T03:06:58Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > This has always been an odd phrase to me. What constitutes the necessity to be seen on the big screen? In other words if all movies were released in theaters and on television the same day. What’s the criteria for going to the theater instead of watching it at home? > > I can only think of one… something with a lot of good special effects and sound where you want to be consumed by the experience. Otherwise not much else… Exactly what I meant. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/52 "2012-07-10T21:10:54Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > I find this to be just the opposite. > > Big, blockbuster, special-effects-laden movies? Ok, I have a big screen and surround sound at home…I’m good with waiting until it’s on DVD. > > What I _don’t_ have at home is a couple hundred other people. The only thing I _ever_ go see on opening weekend is comedies, simply for the shared reaction. Funny is funnier in a crowd. Hmmm, I think I may just take this approach. Not only that, since You can’t go a movie nowadays without at least 3 or 4 cell phones lighting up and totally taking me out of the moment; I wouldn’t be so apt to rip someones head off at a comedy. God! It Drives Me Nuts!. For God’s Sake People, can’t you leave a phone off for a couple of hours? aaaahhhhh! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/53 "2012-07-11T01:30:00Z")
After seeing the movie, I can say it is a good thing Seth is in a profession that does not require pee tests. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/54 "2012-07-14T01:20:23Z")
> [@The\_Vorlon](#): > > After seeing the movie, I can say it is a good thing Seth is in a profession that does not require pee tests. because… a) he would fail miserably in the real world? b) he’s so hysterical he HAS to be on drugs to come up with the stuff he’s coming up wiht? c) other? ---
**Author:** ![Tad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tad)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/55 "2012-07-14T01:23:27Z")
I thought it was an awful movie. I’m not sure why I even saw it because I think Seth is an idiot and not funny. I guess the best part was seeing security drag out two loud drunk idiots in the theatre. Otherwise, I don’t remember a thing about this movie. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/56 "2012-07-14T01:39:18Z")
I saw it last night and enjoyed it well enough. I did laugh quite a bit throughout, and I thought they did a good job with the effects, making Ted feel ‘real’. I don’t regret seeing it. Overall it was just okay, though. Not quite funny enough to be something I’d want to see over and over again like a classic comedy, and the story just wasn’t strong enough for it to stick with me. I know story is secondary in something like this, but it wouldn’t have taken much work to make it stronger. I mean, when I’m watching a romantic comedy, even a ‘guy’ one like this, when the couple has the inevitable break-up at the second plot point, my reaction as a viewer should NOT be, “Yeah, she’s totally making the right decision; he doesn’t deserve her at all. I hope they don’t get back together”. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/57 "2012-07-15T00:16:43Z")
Just watched this and I thought it was absolutely brilliant but then again, I’m in the demographic that watches Seth McFarlane’s stuff. I originally thought it was going to be ok, but a friend of mine who also loves Family Guy told me I had to watch this. After seeing it, I’m not surprised that some reviews from actual critics are saying positive things about it. I’m just disappointed I didn’t see it when it opened, where there are more people. I bet it would have been a riot I like the many shout-outs to Family Guy. I’m familiar with Seth’s stuff so his style appeals to me. All of the little throwaway jokes and quick cuts to gags were great to see on the big screen. I’m happy it worked so well! Best throwaway line: Ted: (to Nora Jones) Yeah thanks for 9/11 Best cutaway gag Laurie cleaning up the hooker’s shit and both of them screaming. “Aaaahh, I got some of it on my thumb!” “You can never cook with that hand again!” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/58 "2012-07-15T00:46:34Z")
Meant to say, I thought the CGI was pretty good throughout _except_ for the shot during the thunderstorm when the door flies open, a frightened Ted runs in, climbs over the end of the bed and snuggles in with John. The bear looked noticeably fake in that panning shot. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/59 "2012-07-15T22:12:16Z")
I thought it was pretty funny, and I’m not a big fan of Family Guy. Best man/stuffed animal fight scene ever!😛 ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594/60 "2012-07-18T03:17:21Z")
I thought it was actually pretty funny. Much better than I expected. The Sam Jones and Norah Jones cameos were probably the best parts. The relationship angle between Kunis and Wahlberg seemed a bit forced but any scene the bear was actually in managed to get a laugh from me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-movie/624594.md?page=2)