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		Review of Seth McFarlane's 'Ted' describes it as a "masturbating fart of a comedy" (deadspin.com)		161
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aiiee		2012-06-26 07:06:26 PM

And yet it got higher ratings at RottenTomatoes than did Prometheus. oy.

ManateeGag		2012-06-26 07:09:09 PM

I think that's what Seth McFarlane was going for.

unlikely		2012-06-26 07:57:46 PM

aiiee: And yet it got higher ratings at RottenTomatoes than did Prometheus. oy.

Two hours of random strangers masturbating and farting would have been less letdown than Prometheus. At least the trailers wouldn't have led you to expect a good movie.

SilentStrider		2012-06-26 08:00:20 PM

Where do I sign up?

RedPhoenix122		2012-06-26 08:24:25 PM

In before "so just like everything else Seth MacFarlane does"

flamingboar		2012-06-26 08:27:28 PM

It looks like a Family Guy movie, just different actors in different parts.

/hates Seth McFarlane

DarkJohnson		2012-06-26 08:32:55 PM

Don't knock it until you try it, subby.

/faprt

thomps		2012-06-26 08:47:20 PM

i got halfway through the review before i had to quit. what a messy masturbating fart of contradictions and pedantry.

cretinbob		2012-06-26 09:09:19 PM

So like anything else Seth McFarlane does?

4NSpy		2012-06-26 09:15:15 PM

I enjoy Seth's humor but I don't like his face. This movie looks good to me.

Lost Thought 00		2012-06-26 09:16:12 PM

So, that's 2 thumbs up?

KatjaMouse		2012-06-26 09:20:22 PM

I'm sorry but I saw that trailer and I was cracking up the whole time. And I'm the type of girl who enjoys Wes Anderson at his most Wes Andersoniest.

vudukungfu		2012-06-26 09:20:53 PM

Lost Thought 00: So, that's 2 thumbs up?

Up yer ass!
*FART!*
Where's da broads at?

/gimme my movie money.

FunkOut		2012-06-26 09:22:16 PM

4NSpy: I enjoy Seth's humor but I don't like his face. This movie looks good to me.

Strange, I think he's handsome but mentally retarded. You know, in an Irish mongoloid kind of handsome way.

Sgt Oddball		2012-06-26 09:23:32 PM

unlikely: aiiee: And yet it got higher ratings at RottenTomatoes than did Prometheus. oy.

Two hours of random strangers masturbating and farting would have been less letdown than Prometheus. At least the trailers wouldn't have led you to expect a good movie.

You speak all manner of truth. And no, I wasn't expecting an "Alien" prequel, but it looked so damned promising. Fassbender rocked it though, so I guess it could have been worse.

Wayne 985		2012-06-26 09:24:07 PM

unlikely: aiiee: And yet it got higher ratings at RottenTomatoes than did Prometheus. oy.

Two hours of random strangers masturbating and farting would have been less letdown than Prometheus. At least the trailers wouldn't have led you to expect a good movie.

If you're looking forward to a fart movie and didn't like Prometheus, I have to question your taste.

I hate I_Hate_Iowa		2012-06-26 09:30:44 PM

You Prometheus dolts have a whole 400-comment kiddie pool full of shiat to flop around in. Take it there.

As for Ted: I'm perfectly fine with watching the red band trailer over and over. "Fark You, Thunder" and Marky Mark's impressive rattling-off of redneck girl names are probably the only good laughs in this whole thing.

Digitalstrange		2012-06-26 09:32:58 PM

A Seth McFarlane movie is made up of crude offensive humor that is a bit heavily focused on bodily functions?

Wow, nothing else he has ever done has prepared me to expect something like that from a gentleman as refined and classy as him.

I am truly shocked.

katerbug72		2012-06-26 09:34:04 PM

4NSpy: I enjoy Seth's humor but I don't like his face. This movie looks good to me.

This. His face makes me want to punch it but I love American Dad and The Cleveland Show. Family Guy has worn out its welcome for me.

RatMaster999		2012-06-26 09:34:07 PM

I found that review shallow and pedantic.

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener		2012-06-26 09:34:40 PM

If that headline quote is any indication, not only do we have Marky Mark, but finally, we also have the Funky Bunch.

Kyro		2012-06-26 09:36:27 PM

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: If that headline quote is any indication, not only do we have Marky Mark, but finally, we also have the Funky Bunch.

...pow?

Mr.Tangent		2012-06-26 09:38:54 PM

Good thing we have film critics, I was thinking McFarlane was looking to sweep the oscars with this masterpiece.

NotaryDPO		2012-06-26 09:38:56 PM

Saw this last week (for free). Two-thirds of a very funny movie, followed by 30 minutes of sentimental garbage. Definitely worth a matinee ticket.

Sgt Oddball		2012-06-26 09:39:09 PM

It had to happen. Everybody's suffering from McFarlane Fatigue and Wahlberg Weariness.

Also, this movie really does look like it sucks, so...

tlchwi02		2012-06-26 09:39:32 PM

I hate I_Hate_Iowa: Marky Mark's impressive rattling-off of redneck girl names are probably the only good laughs in this whole thing.

my buddy and i (from redneck centric areas) thought that was the funniest thing we'd seen. our GF's (from upscale suburban areas) didn't get it at all

Cookbook's Anarchist		2012-06-26 09:41:04 PM

I hate I_Hate_Iowa: You Prometheus dolts have a whole 400-comment kiddie pool full of shiat to flop around in. Take it there.

As for Ted: I'm perfectly fine with watching the red band trailer over and over. "Fark You, Thunder" and Marky Mark's impressive rattling-off of redneck girl names are probably the only good laughs in this whole thing.

I would have agreed a couple weeks ago, but Hulu has destroyed any humor in most of those scenes. I certainly hold out hope that what isn't shown is even better.

windowseat		2012-06-26 09:41:40 PM

But does it insist upon itself?

Satanic_Hamster		2012-06-26 09:44:15 PM

RatMaster999: I found that review shallow and pedantic.

Bastard.

vudukungfu		2012-06-26 09:47:44 PM

NotaryDPO: followed by 30 minutes of sentimental garbage. Definitely worth a matinee ticket.

Took that long to put the bear through a paper shredder?

Should have fed it the script.

vudukungfu		2012-06-26 09:48:46 PM

tlchwi02: our GF's (from upscale suburban areas) didn't get it at all

still have their #s?

stoli n coke		2012-06-26 09:48:48 PM

NotaryDPO: Saw this last week (for free). Two-thirds of a very funny movie, followed by 30 minutes of sentimental garbage. Definitely worth a matinee ticket.

Tends to be a problem with comedies. Very few can be consistently funny for a full 90 minutes.

Ted still looks like a fun way to kill 2 hours on a Friday or Saturday afternoon.

Harry_Seldon		2012-06-26 09:53:28 PM

So is that a good or bad review because the headline sounds kind of like "Why not Zoidberg?"

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener		2012-06-26 09:58:20 PM

Kyro: ...pow?

YOU KNOW IT, MAMMAJAMMA!!! :D

i210.photobucket.com

Zombie DJ		2012-06-26 09:59:09 PM

I will go see it though I think it may be shallow and pedantic.

/it has Mila Kunis, you bet I'll see it

jmr61		2012-06-26 10:02:02 PM

Saw the previews a couple weeks ago while at The Avengers.

No thanks. Not at all.

Balchinian		2012-06-26 10:02:50 PM

My two cents:

1. My grandson liked it a whole lot, said it was really funny.

2. He's 12, and laughs every single time the dog farts.

Mugato		2012-06-26 10:05:10 PM

I like Seth McFarlane. I like Family Guy and....American Dad tries hard and well anyway, could it have killed him to make the teddy bear not sound exactly like Peter Griffin? No? Ok.

Monongahela Misfit		2012-06-26 10:06:00 PM

Kyro: Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: If that headline quote is any indication, not only do we have Marky Mark, but finally, we also have the Funky Bunch.

...pow?

All of this

KrispyKritter		2012-06-26 10:10:34 PM

i think the previews with the Bear and Mark Wahlberg a/k/a Marky Mark of Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch are fun to watch. Nice to see MW in some light-hearted fare.

stoli n coke		2012-06-26 10:15:50 PM

Balchinian: My two cents:

1. My grandson liked it a whole lot, said it was really funny.

2. He's 12, and laughs every single time the dog farts.

Hate to break it to you, but he'll find farts funny when he's 22, 32, 42, 52, etc., etc., etc.

Why? Because farts are funny.

Mugato		2012-06-26 10:16:20 PM

...I mean some inflection to differentiate him from Peter Griffin....not really a British accent because that would be too "Stewie" and you don't want to draw the obvious comparisons to "Wilfred" but you know, something. Or not, the Peter Griffin voice totally works.

Sgt Oddball		2012-06-26 10:22:09 PM

Zombie DJ: I will go see it though I think it may be shallow and pedantic.

/it has Mila Kunis, you bet I'll see it

Shut up, Meg.

Zombie DJ		2012-06-26 10:22:17 PM

Mugato: ...I mean some inflection to differentiate him from Peter Griffin....not really a British accent because that would be too "Stewie" and you don't want to draw the obvious comparisons to "Wilfred" but you know, something. Or not, the Peter Griffin voice totally works.

Meh. It's basically a smarter Peter living with a teddy bear that's Brian, so....

zobear		2012-06-26 10:23:07 PM

NotaryDPO: Definitely worth a matinee ticket.

Read that as "manatee" ticket.

HotWingAgenda		2012-06-26 10:26:02 PM

Should've been directed by Todd McFarlane.

titwrench		2012-06-26 10:29:26 PM

stoli n coke: Balchinian: My two cents:

1. My grandson liked it a whole lot, said it was really funny.

2. He's 12, and laughs every single time the dog farts.

Hate to break it to you, but he'll find farts funny when he's 22, 32, 42, 52, etc., etc., etc.

Why? Because farts are funny.

I have a friend that, I kid you not, will fart in his sleep. A dead sleep mind you and laugh at his own fart while he is still asleep. He is in his 30s. Farts are always funny no matter how old or conscious you are.

Zombie DJ		2012-06-26 10:29:46 PM

Sgt Oddball: Zombie DJ: I will go see it though I think it may be shallow and pedantic.

/it has Mila Kunis, you bet I'll see it

Shut up, Meg.

If I had sex with Mila Kunis, I'd make her wear a beanie hat.

stoli n coke		2012-06-26 10:30:14 PM

Mugato: ...I mean some inflection to differentiate him from Peter Griffin....not really a British accent because that would be too "Stewie" and you don't want to draw the obvious comparisons to "Wilfred" but you know, something. Or not, the Peter Griffin voice totally works.

He doesn't have that much range. Peter is his New England accent, Stewie is his British accent, and Brian is his normal speaking voice. I get what you're asking for, but you have to remember, Seth ain't exactly Mel Blanc.

coeyagi		2012-06-26 10:32:42 PM

It's as if a critic let his personal opinions and sense of humor rather than his depth of understanding of the medium take control of his review.

//bets Armond White will loathe it.
///will go see in that case

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