Ted (2012, dir. Seth MacFarlane) ***/****

Ted has some very funny moments and delivers the typical comedic elements of an episode of The Family Guy only a little more raunchier.  Writer, director and star Seth MacFarlane pushes the envelope as far as risque humour goes and often ends up with some hilarious outcomes.  Ted is a teddy bear who comes to life one Christmas after his owner, played by Mark Wahlberg wishes that he was alive and was his best friend.  The grown up Wahlberg character is 35 and still living with his furry friend much to the dismay of his girlfriend played by Mila Kunis.  There isn't much of a plot to the movie and some of the material falls flat but there are some highlights.  Much of the humour is derived from the fact that Ted is a child's teddy bear but he still uses filthy language, smokes pot and drinks, and has sexual intercourse.  You may finish this movie with a slight feeling of being let down because the whole thing doesn't amount to anything very significant or earth-shattering.  But it is still a very funny movie that will make you laugh.