Ted

All that lonely eight-year-old John Bennet wanted for Christmas was a friend for life, which he gets in the form of Ted, a teddy bear that miraculously comes alive. But you know what they say about wishes. Be careful - they just might come true.

Australian poet Pam Brown once said, "A teddy bear does not depend upon mechanics to give him the semblance of life. He is loved - and therefore he lives". The only explanation for the inexplicable affection for this plush toy is summarised in one word - magic - especially in the case of Ted, the protagonist of Seth MacFarlane's Ted.

It is 1985, and John Bennett (Bretton Manley) is a lonely eight-year-old in a Boston suburb. For Christmas, his parents gift him a stuffed Hasbro teddy bear, which says "I Love You" (voiced by Tara Strong) when his chest is pressed. John now wishe....