From YT:
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane brings his boundary-pushing brand of humor to the big screen for the first time as writer, director and voice star of Ted. In the live action/CG-animated comedy, he tells the story of John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg), a grown man who must deal with the cherished teddy bear who came to life as the result of a childhood wish...and has refused to leave his side ever since.
siftbotsays...

Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Sunday, April 1st, 2012 7:30pm PDT - promote requested by eric3579.

volumptuoussays...

Wow, I almost laughed. God this guy fucking sucks. First it was "oh it's a baby and a dog talking, isn't that so funny?" and now it's "oh look, it's a teddy bear talking and saying dirty words. isn't that funny!"

And no, it's not funny. It's cheap and boring.

Trancecoachsays...

well, it's not cheap... dude's a millionaire. and while boring is a matter of taste, wit is a matter of skill.>> ^volumptuous:

Wow, I almost laughed. God this guy fucking sucks. First it was "oh it's a baby and a dog talking, isn't that so funny?" and now it's "oh look, it's a teddy bear talking and saying dirty words. isn't that funny!"
And no, it's not funny. It's cheap and boring.

poolcleanersays...

>> ^Fletch:

I HATE Family Guy. This looks hilarious. Plus... Mila Kunis. Raaaahrrr!


Huh. You hate Family Guy but Mila Kunis + Wahlberg + Family Guy humor in a live action scenario with an animated bear works. Ok.

conansays...

Yes. The racist fucker you beats people half to death, then goes to jail two days for it and then living his life being convinced he'd "payed for his mistakes" and that telling folks he hasn't have a problem finding sleep. Fuck him.

Yes i repeat myself on that topic but i have the feeling raising awareness is the least thing i can do, even if it's of no use.

kymbossays...

Plus, Wilfred already did this and better.>> ^volumptuous:

Wow, I almost laughed. God this guy fucking sucks. First it was "oh it's a baby and a dog talking, isn't that so funny?" and now it's "oh look, it's a teddy bear talking and saying dirty words. isn't that funny!"
And no, it's not funny. It's cheap and boring.

Fletchsays...

>> ^Unsung_Hero:

>> ^Djevel:
Damn, I wish I could knock Mila Kunis to the floor and take her home with me...

Actually, you COULD... But, it would be considered rape. That's all.
Only if he rapes her. Otherwise, it's just assault and kidnapping.

Fletchsays...

>> ^poolcleaner:

>> ^Fletch:
I HATE Family Guy. This looks hilarious. Plus... Mila Kunis. Raaaahrrr!

Huh. You hate Family Guy but Mila Kunis + Wahlberg + Family Guy humor in a live action scenario with an animated bear works. Ok.
That pretty much covers it.

Paybacksays...

>> ^volumptuous:

Wow, I almost laughed. God this guy fucking sucks. First it was "oh it's a baby and a dog talking, isn't that so funny?" and now it's "oh look, it's a teddy bear talking and saying dirty words. isn't that funny!"
And no, it's not funny. It's cheap and boring.


Family Guy, the "Talking Baby and Talking Dog show"...

Have you even watched it?

Locquesays...

>> ^conan:

Yes. The racist fucker you beats people half to death, then goes to jail two days for it and then living his life being convinced he'd "payed for his mistakes" and that telling folks he hasn't have a problem finding sleep. Fuck him.
Yes i repeat myself on that topic but i have the feeling raising awareness is the least thing i can do, even if it's of no use.


Wait...what? Did I miss something?

kymbossays...

Yeah, if you're raising awareness you might need to post a link to a more coherent description. Did Marky Mark assault someone?>> ^Locque:

>> ^conan:
Yes. The racist fucker you beats people half to death, then goes to jail two days for it and then living his life being convinced he'd "payed for his mistakes" and that telling folks he hasn't have a problem finding sleep. Fuck him.
Yes i repeat myself on that topic but i have the feeling raising awareness is the least thing i can do, even if it's of no use.

Wait...what? Did I miss something?

Ryjkyjsays...

>> ^kymbos:

Yeah, if you're raising awareness you might need to post a link to a more coherent description. Did Marky Mark assault someone?>> ^Locque:
>> ^conan:
Yes. The racist fucker you beats people half to death, then goes to jail two days for it and then living his life being convinced he'd "payed for his mistakes" and that telling folks he hasn't have a problem finding sleep. Fuck him.
Yes i repeat myself on that topic but i have the feeling raising awareness is the least thing i can do, even if it's of no use.

Wait...what? Did I miss something?



Yup.

Locquesays...

>> ^Ryjkyj:

>> ^kymbos:
Yeah, if you're raising awareness you might need to post a link to a more coherent description. Did Marky Mark assault someone?>> ^Locque:
>> ^conan:
Yes. The racist fucker you beats people half to death, then goes to jail two days for it and then living his life being convinced he'd "payed for his mistakes" and that telling folks he hasn't have a problem finding sleep. Fuck him.
Yes i repeat myself on that topic but i have the feeling raising awareness is the least thing i can do, even if it's of no use.

Wait...what? Did I miss something?


Yup.


I genuinely don't believe in holding something against him for what happened in another lifetime- don't get me wrong, I'm no Marky Mark fan at all, but that stuff is ancient history and neither of us know him. He might still be a shitbag, but he could be a saint. None of us are privy to his private life really, or who he is as a person. If it had happened say, in 2006, maybe then it would seem more relevant, but nothing about his life or character now seems to resemble what it was then. To be honest, pronouncing doom on him for something he did when he was 16 makes one look pretty bad in my eyes. Having said that, I dunno, maybe he is still the same unrepentant racist douchebag. But I have considerable reason to doubt.

Trancecoachsays...

Wilfred isn't MacFarlane's creation... But I haven't seen it so couldn't say if this is a rip-off or not. The idea of childhood toys coming to life isn't new... perhaps the trash-talking, dope-smoking, womanizing childhood toy come-to-life is.. but I can't be certain.>> ^Sagemind:

Well, since this move is made by Seth MacFarlane, I think he's allowed to rip off his own creations.
>> ^phyman:
WTF?! How is this not a blatant rip off of Wilfred w/ Peter Griffin's voice?


conansays...

>> ^Locque:

>> ^Ryjkyj:
>> ^kymbos:
Yeah, if you're raising awareness you might need to post a link to a more coherent description. Did Marky Mark assault someone?>> ^Locque:
>> ^conan:
Yes. The racist fucker you beats people half to death, then goes to jail two days for it and then living his life being convinced he'd "payed for his mistakes" and that telling folks he hasn't have a problem finding sleep. Fuck him.
Yes i repeat myself on that topic but i have the feeling raising awareness is the least thing i can do, even if it's of no use.

Wait...what? Did I miss something?


Yup.

I genuinely don't believe in holding something against him for what happened in another lifetime- don't get me wrong, I'm no Marky Mark fan at all, but that stuff is ancient history and neither of us know him. He might still be a shitbag, but he could be a saint. None of us are privy to his private life really, or who he is as a person. If it had happened say, in 2006, maybe then it would seem more relevant, but nothing about his life or character now seems to resemble what it was then. To be honest, pronouncing doom on him for something he did when he was 16 makes one look pretty bad in my eyes. Having said that, I dunno, maybe he is still the same unrepentant racist douchebag. But I have considerable reason to doubt.


In my view of the world there are things that can be forgiven or forgotten, but being a racist dickhead and assaulting others (this is not schoolyard beating we're talking about) are not among those things. But it seems you just have to be a) president or b) actor / singer or c) a stupid white self-proclaimed neighborhood watch guy and suddenly the otherwise strict moral codes of US culture don't apply to you ;-)

DrewNumberTwosays...

What would you like him to do?>> ^conan:

Yes. The racist fucker you beats people half to death, then goes to jail two days for it and then living his life being convinced he'd "payed for his mistakes" and that telling folks he hasn't have a problem finding sleep. Fuck him.
Yes i repeat myself on that topic but i have the feeling raising awareness is the least thing i can do, even if it's of no use.

conansays...

>> ^DrewNumberTwo:

What would you like him to do?>> ^conan:
Yes. The racist fucker you beats people half to death, then goes to jail two days for it and then living his life being convinced he'd "payed for his mistakes" and that telling folks he hasn't have a problem finding sleep. Fuck him.
Yes i repeat myself on that topic but i have the feeling raising awareness is the least thing i can do, even if it's of no use.



For me it's not really what he should do about it but more what we as a society should do about it. Certainly not endorse this dickhead as an oh-so brilliant actor but at least ignore him, punishment on a social level so to say. I'm really not proficient enough in the english language to express my feelings on this. Basically it comes down to this: You do something bad, society punishes you, either by locking you up or by declaring you a Pariah. To me it seems nothing has happened in this case. Again please keep in mind: This is a very flimsy attempt at translating what's in my head.

DrewNumberTwosays...

We as a society already decided what to do about it and jailed him for a few weeks. After he was released, he turned his life around and is now a successful entertainer and law abiding citizen. He was a shitty kid and a shitty young man. Now he's not.

conansays...

>> ^DrewNumberTwo:

We as a society already decided what to do about it and jailed him for a few weeks. After he was released, he turned his life around and is now a successful entertainer and law abiding citizen. He was a shitty kid and a shitty young man. Now he's not.


Let's agree to disagree on this topic :-)

Locquesays...

It seems, Conan, that your strategy is that he should always be punished for the rest of his entire life for these things (on some small level anyway), which I don't think really helps anyone.

CheshireSmilesays...

>> ^Trancecoach:

Wilfred isn't MacFarlane's creation... But I haven't seen it so couldn't say if this is a rip-off or not. The idea of childhood toys coming to life isn't new... perhaps the trash-talking, dope-smoking, womanizing childhood toy come-to-life is.. but I can't be certain.>> ^Sagemind:
Well, since this move is made by Seth MacFarlane, I think he's allowed to rip off his own creations.
>> ^phyman:
WTF?! How is this not a blatant rip off of Wilfred w/ Peter Griffin's voice?




not to mention wilfred is a dog, not a childhood toy, that is only a human to elijah wood's character and also this movie isn't a wilfred rip-off.

Auger8says...

I sorta agree and disagree on that one her fake american accent isn't that sexy but if you've ever heard her speak her native language Russian, her voice is soooo hot.
But it's weird hearing it like when Hugh Laurie does an interview and doesn't do his House voice it just sounds off somehow.

>> ^Fletch:

>> ^Auger8:
You may or may not know this but Mila Kunis is on Family Guy too, she's Meg!
>> ^Fletch:
I HATE Family Guy. This looks hilarious. Plus... Mila Kunis. Raaaahrrr!


Yes, but I'm not attracted to her voice.

quantumushroomsays...

I'm not going to give my opinion of Prick Macfarlane the person.

From a comedy movie fan perspective this looks like five tons of crap in a two ton crate.

Any trailer that resorts to Full Metal Swearing is already really thin on material.

I'm sure there's a really good reason why there's only one living stuffed animal in a world where people don't seem to notice it's alive...and then for some reason it has a job.

From a marketing perspective, why in a movie preview would they rattle off a long list of female names--many quite popular--as the butt of a joke that's not even funny? Are they trying to get no one to see it?

I'm sure it will find a cult audience.


>> ^volumptuous:

Wow, I almost laughed. God this guy fucking sucks. First it was "oh it's a baby and a dog talking, isn't that so funny?" and now it's "oh look, it's a teddy bear talking and saying dirty words. isn't that funny!"
And no, it's not funny. It's cheap and boring.

spoco2says...

@DrewNumberTwo (and @kymbos), in @conan 's defence I think the problem that he and I have is not only that he did those things (although it's a pretty huge part, assaulting people purely based on their race, and to the point that they are blind in one eye for life is pretty horrible), but more so that he seems to be all good with it.

"He said the right thing to do would be to try to find the blinded man and make amends, and admitted he has not done so, but added that he was no longer burdened by guilt: "You have to go and ask for forgiveness and it wasn't until I really started doing good and doing right by other people, as well as myself, that I really started to feel that guilt go away. So I don't have a problem going to sleep at night. I feel good when I wake up in the morning."


He spent 45 days in prison for attempted murder, has not made any restitution to the actual people he's wronged, and yet feels good in himself.

That and his insane tough guy comment about 9/11:
"If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn’t have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, ‘OK, we’re going to land somewhere safely, don’t worry.'"


And from interviews and the way he seems with others, he still has this tough guy dick attitude towards people and a self image of god like ness.

Don't like the man at all.

You can say that I've never met him, and he may be a nice guy in person, but from all accounts, all he's said, all that's seen of him, he seems to still be the thug he was, just with more money and with a family now.

Trancecoachsays...

Yep, definitely seems like a prick to me.

>> ^spoco2:

@DrewNumberTwo (and @kymbos), in @conan 's defence I think the problem that he and I have is not only that he did those things (although it's a pretty huge part, assaulting people purely based on their race, and to the point that they are blind in one eye for life is pretty horrible), but more so that he seems to be all good with it.

"He said the right thing to do would be to try to find the blinded man and make amends, and admitted he has not done so, but added that he was no longer burdened by guilt: "You have to go and ask for forgiveness and it wasn't until I really started doing good and doing right by other people, as well as myself, that I really started to feel that guilt go away. So I don't have a problem going to sleep at night. I feel good when I wake up in the morning."

He spent 45 days in prison for attempted murder, has not made any restitution to the actual people he's wronged, and yet feels good in himself.
That and his insane tough guy comment about 9/11:
"If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn’t have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, ‘OK, we’re going to land somewhere safely, don’t worry.'"

And from interviews and the way he seems with others, he still has this tough guy dick attitude towards people and a self image of god like ness.
Don't like the man at all.
You can say that I've never met him, and he may be a nice guy in person, but from all accounts, all he's said, all that's seen of him, he seems to still be the thug he was, just with more money and with a family now.

Fletchsays...

>> ^quantumushroom:
I'm sure there's a really good reason why there's only one living stuffed animal in a world where people don't seem to notice it's alive...and then for some reason it has a job.



Someone must have destroyed your Santa/Easter Bunny/Tooth Fairy delusions at a very young age.

Quboidsays...

>> ^quantumushroom:

I'm not going to give my opinion of Prick Macfarlane the person.
From a comedy movie fan perspective this looks like five tons of crap in a two ton crate.
Any trailer that resorts to Full Metal Swearing is already really thin on material.
I'm sure there's a really good reason why there's only one living stuffed animal in a world where people don't seem to notice it's alive...and then for some reason it has a job.
From a marketing perspective, why in a movie preview would they rattle off a long list of female names--many quite popular--as the butt of a joke that's not even funny? Are they trying to get no one to see it?
I'm sure it will find a cult audience.


It's not often that I agree with you @quantumushroom, but you make good points. I enjoyed this trailer but it doesn't bode well for the film. A swearing pothead teddy bear? OK, that's funny, but this trailer pretty much does the joke. There needs to be a lot more to make a good 2 hours than this one joke and if a list of white-trash girls' names is the best of the rest, this movie's in trouble.

I could see this appealing to the "Office Space" crowd (which I am a member). Although it doesn't have that "this could be me" quality, it seems to have a familiar style to it and maybe the jokes are there. (It occurs to me now that Office Space was also a live-action film by an animated cartoon creator, hmm.)

That said, the "one living stuffed animal" - well, it's a story. It's fiction. Maybe it's explained and maybe there are others but either way, who cares? That's the world that the story is set in and if you can't suspend disbelief then very, very little fiction must be acceptable to you.

DrewNumberTwosays...

This isn't what you'd do if you were on a flight that you knew was going to be intentionally crashed in order to kill everyone on board and everyone where it would hit? If you don't like the guy, fine. But it's been 20 years and, to me, he seems to have changed.
>> ^spoco2:

"If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn’t have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, ‘OK, we’re going to land somewhere safely, don’t worry.'"

quantumushroomsays...

No, I still believe in all three,

I prefer films have a sense of rules and logic, even in realms of the fantastic.



>> ^Fletch:

>> ^quantumushroom:
I'm sure there's a really good reason why there's only one living stuffed animal in a world where people don't seem to notice it's alive...and then for some reason it has a job.


Someone must have destroyed your Santa/Easter Bunny/Tooth Fairy delusions at a very young age.

quantumushroomsays...

It's not often that I agree with you @quantumushroom, but you make good points. I enjoyed this trailer but it doesn't bode well for the film. A swearing pothead teddy bear? OK, that's funny, but this trailer pretty much does the joke. There needs to be a lot more to make a good 2 hours than this one joke and if a list of white-trash girls' names is the best of the rest, this movie's in trouble.

>>> It doesn't matter, that's the sad thing. Turd was probbly dirt cheap to make and the worldwide doody crowd will recover expenses. It's like the laziness that used to infect albums has shifted. Now instead of one or two songs carrying a mediocre album, one or two jokes (or one scene) can carry a whole sh1t movie.

I could see this appealing to the "Office Space" crowd (which I am a member). Although it doesn't have that "this could be me" quality, it seems to have a familiar style to it and maybe the jokes are there. (It occurs to me now that Office Space was also a live-action film by an animated cartoon creator, hmm.)

Office Space is a masterpiece. We all have met characters similar to the OS characters, it's well-acted and the dialogue flows. The plot of the outside consultants suggesting promoting the guy in a trance who does NOTHING is genius, and it's beyond funny how only Lumbergh, the memorable droning boss who is otherwise oblivious, is the only one who sees the insanity.


That said, the "one living stuffed animal" - well, it's a story. It's fiction. Maybe it's explained and maybe there are others but either way, who cares? That's the world that the story is set in and if you can't suspend disbelief then very, very little fiction must be acceptable to you.


I prefer movies obey their own rules and logic, including the logic of the fantastic. Example: In Mattress Reloaded, Neo blocks thousands of bullets with the wave of his palm, but then has to spend 20 minutes blocking kicks. Obviously they had to do something in order to have action, but what they ended up with was boring.






>> ^Quboid:

>> ^quantumushroom:
I'm not going to give my opinion of Prick Macfarlane the person.
From a comedy movie fan perspective this looks like five tons of crap in a two ton crate.
Any trailer that resorts to Full Metal Swearing is already really thin on material.
I'm sure there's a really good reason why there's only one living stuffed animal in a world where people don't seem to notice it's alive...and then for some reason it has a job.
From a marketing perspective, why in a movie preview would they rattle off a long list of female names--many quite popular--as the butt of a joke that's not even funny? Are they trying to get no one to see it?
I'm sure it will find a cult audience.

It's not often that I agree with you @quantumushroom, but you make good points. I enjoyed this trailer but it doesn't bode well for the film. A swearing pothead teddy bear? OK, that's funny, but this trailer pretty much does the joke. There needs to be a lot more to make a good 2 hours than this one joke and if a list of white-trash girls' names is the best of the rest, this movie's in trouble.
I could see this appealing to the "Office Space" crowd (which I am a member). Although it doesn't have that "this could be me" quality, it seems to have a familiar style to it and maybe the jokes are there. (It occurs to me now that Office Space was also a live-action film by an animated cartoon creator, hmm.)
That said, the "one living stuffed animal" - well, it's a story. It's fiction. Maybe it's explained and maybe there are others but either way, who cares? That's the world that the story is set in and if you can't suspend disbelief then very, very little fiction must be acceptable to you.

Quboidsays...

>> ^quantumushroom:

It's not often that I agree with you @quantumushroom, but you make good points. I enjoyed this trailer but it doesn't bode well for the film. A swearing pothead teddy bear? OK, that's funny, but this trailer pretty much does the joke. There needs to be a lot more to make a good 2 hours than this one joke and if a list of white-trash girls' names is the best of the rest, this movie's in trouble.
>>> It doesn't matter, that's the sad thing. Turd was probbly dirt cheap to make and the worldwide doody crowd will recover expenses. It's like the laziness that used to infect albums has shifted. Now instead of one or two songs carrying a mediocre album, one or two jokes (or one scene) can carry a whole sh1t movie.
I could see this appealing to the "Office Space" crowd (which I am a member). Although it doesn't have that "this could be me" quality, it seems to have a familiar style to it and maybe the jokes are there. (It occurs to me now that Office Space was also a live-action film by an animated cartoon creator, hmm.)
Office Space is a masterpiece. We all have met characters similar to the OS characters, it's well-acted and the dialogue flows. The plot of the outside consultants suggesting promoting the guy in a trance who does NOTHING is genius, and it's beyond funny how only Lumbergh, the memorable droning boss who is otherwise oblivious, is the only one who sees the insanity.

That said, the "one living stuffed animal" - well, it's a story. It's fiction. Maybe it's explained and maybe there are others but either way, who cares? That's the world that the story is set in and if you can't suspend disbelief then very, very little fiction must be acceptable to you.

I prefer movies obey their own rules and logic, including the logic of the fantastic. Example: In Mattress Reloaded, Neo blocks thousands of bullets with the wave of his palm, but then has to spend 20 minutes blocking kicks. Obviously they had to do something in order to have action, but what they ended up with was boring.


There's something about the atmosphere of this trailer that says Office Space to me. Whether or not the full film is anything like as good remains to be seen and in all probability it won't be anything like as good. Perhaps this appeals to me because when I was a kid, me and my brothers had teddy bears with crazy amounts of detail in the bears' imaginary world. Good times.

I don't think that Matrix Reloaded flaw is the same; at a guess in Ted, the "one living stuffed animal" is explained just by him making a wish as a child and it coming true, and why this only happens once isn't discussed. That's flimsy, but not inconsistent in the way that Reloaded was.

spoco2says...

>> ^DrewNumberTwo:

This isn't what you'd do if you were on a flight that you knew was going to be intentionally crashed in order to kill everyone on board and everyone where it would hit? If you don't like the guy, fine. But it's been 20 years and, to me, he seems to have changed.
>> ^spoco2:

"If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn’t have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, ‘OK, we’re going to land somewhere safely, don’t worry.'"



It was that he is big headed enough to think that he is all fucking powerful and too damn tough for words that even if he did man up and try to stop it, it would have actually worked out better. On Flight 93, where they did rush the cabin, they still crashed and died.

He's a big headed, self righteous dick.

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