Seth McFarlane's TED

**Annapurna** · July 2nd, 2012, 09:36 AM

Saw it over the weekend. Enjoyed it. It didn't have me LMFAO with tears streaming down my face like South Park: The Movie or Team America, but it was still highly enjoyable.

**LOSTcauseZERO** · July 2nd, 2012, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

Weekend Box Office – TED Takes R-Rated Comedy Title with $54.1 Million; MAGIC MIKE Second with $39.1 Million

Told ya'.

**roenick** · July 2nd, 2012, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

see, you either like his style or don't. Make no mistake folks, if you aren't a Family Guy fan this ain't your movie. SM doesn not stray too far from the formula(just enough) that has brought him all his success so far. The cutaway gags still work for me, but your point is valid. Overdone or not...he's the master at it.

The cut away gags are one of the things I love so much about Family Guy. I will have to wait for video as the wife has made it known she won't be seeing Ted ... that is ok. I have seen plenty of movies she said would be too crude for her.

**Palffy3314** · July 2nd, 2012, 08:03 PM

I'd love to see this one, but I go to the movies maybe once every 2-3 years. Will probably wait til it comes out on blu-ray/dvd.

As for Family Guy, nothing will ever be better than the first couple seasons before the show was originally cancelled. The show got really bad at times when it came back. Too many cut away's and flashbacks that dragged on too long and a lot of the jokes just seemed dumbed down. The last 2 or 3 seasons have been much better than the few seasons before them though. I'm still a fan of the show, but sometimes it seems the jokes are a bit overdone or drag on too long to kill time.

**lagwagon0** · July 3rd, 2012, 03:45 AM

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

see, you either like his style or don't. Make no mistake folks, if you aren't a Family Guy fan this ain't your movie. SM doesn not stray too far from the formula(just enough) that has brought him all his success so far. The cutaway gags still work for me, but your point is valid. Overdone or not...he's the master at it.

It's actually pretty simple for me. I like them when they are funny and while I think he generally does them well, in this movie I didn't find myself laughing at all at them. Fortunately, there were plenty of other moments that had me laughing quite a bit. I do think this is great movie to see with friends at the theater.

**jerseydevil** · July 3rd, 2012, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by lagwagon0

It's actually pretty simple for me. I like them when they are funny and while I think he generally does them well, in this movie I didn't find myself laughing at all at them. Fortunately, there were plenty of other moments that had me laughing quite a bit. I do think this is great movie to see with friends at the theater.

How old are you is really the arbiter on a lot of his cutaway gags. I mean, Sam Jones/Flash Gordon, the Airplane gag, etc. are mostly cultivated from events of my childhood. If you are under 30, a lot of his stuff isn't geared for you. One of the few perks of being an 'old guy'.