Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Ted


 
  Even though I don't watch Seth MacFarlane's hit show Family Guy, I wanted his new movie Ted to be my introduction into his world because I was intrigued by a talking teddy bear who uses more inappropriate profanity than Louis C.K.  Ted certainly delivers the laughs.  Two scenes particularly stick out to me as funniest.
  The first is the scene where Mark Wahlberg's character is trying to guess the white-trash name of Ted's new girflriend.  In order: Mandy, Marilyn, Brittany, Tiffany, Candace, Brandi, Heather, Channing, Briana, Amber, Sabrina, Melody, Sierra, Cody, Bambi, Crystal, Samantha, Autumn, Ruby, Taylor, Tara, Tammi, Laura, Charlene, Shantell, Courtney, Misti, Jenny, Krista, Mindy, Noelle, Shelby, Trina, Reba, Cassandra, Nicki, Kelsy, Shauna, Jolene, Erlene, Claudine, Savannah, Casey, Dolly, Kendra, Karly, Chloe, Devin, Emma Lou, Becky?! I couldn't control my laughter.  Wahlberg rifles through the names so fast, I didn't have time to even catch my breath from laughing so hard.  (As it turns out, Ted's girlfriend's name is "one of those with a Lynn at the end.")
  The second scene that kills me is the riff that Wahlberg and Ted go on about nicknaming beers based on peoples' names. Watch this video to see what I'm referring to.
My friends and I have been doing this for years. 

  The best part about MacFarlane is that he takes shots at everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, social status, etc.  No one is off limits.  This comic equity allows him to get away with just about everything.
  Even though I felt it was about ten minutes too long and probably used one too many Flash Gordon references, I enjoyed Ted quite a bit.

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