'JACKASS 3D': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five)
Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Steve-O, Preston Lacy, Wee-Man, Chris Pontius, Dave England and the rest of the gang are back for another bunch of crazy and vulgar stunts and pranks and this time it's in 3D. Once again this third film is directed by Jeff Tremaine and this time written by Preston Lacy (whom my friend Erika says she knew back in her home town). The 3D is pretty effective at times with certain things flying right into your face, although maybe a little underused. The movie itself is more of the same; if you've seen one 'JACKASS' movie you've seen them all but it's still extremely funny and amusing, as well as of course disgusting.
For those of you that don't know the MTV TV series 'JACKASS' was created in 2000 by Knoxville, Tremaine and Spike Jonze. It ran for three seasons and featured Knoxville and fellow 'Big Brother Magazine' (a comedic skateboarding magazine) collaborators Pontius, Dave England, Wee-Man, Steve-O and Tremaine as well as skateboarder Bam Margera and the crew from his popular stunt / prank 'CKY' movies (including Dunn). After the show's demise it was quickly followed by the first theatrical film (featuring most of the TV cast and crew) in 2002 and then a sequel in 2006. Despite the dangerous nature and severe self inflicted bodily harm of the stunts the crew continues to make films due to their immense popularity.
Fans of the TV series and previous films should get exactly what they expect from this third film and be mostly satisfied, I was. The movie is once again hilarious and you can't help but feel a part of the enormous fun, that you can tell the crew is having. I could have done with out all the male nudity, flying feces and other crude spectacles in the film but my stomach has gotten a little more used to it over the years. I enjoy the pranks a lot more and of course the crazy stunts. I'd say this installment isn't really inferior to the others in any way (and it does have that added 3D visual effect) but it is getting a little old and a little less original and less inspired in some ways. Due to the fact that it's made up of a bunch of short gags, stunts and pranks it does drag a little (as with all of the films) and seem much longer than it's 94 minute running time. Even so I have to admit I still had a lot of fun and I pretty much got exactly what I expected. If you're a fan of the series this film should definitely not disappoint.
Watch our review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_gpux8_tZ4
Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Steve-O, Preston Lacy, Wee-Man, Chris Pontius, Dave England and the rest of the gang are back for another bunch of crazy and vulgar stunts and pranks and this time it's in 3D. Once again this third film is directed by Jeff Tremaine and this time written by Preston Lacy (whom my friend Erika says she knew back in her home town). The 3D is pretty effective at times with certain things flying right into your face, although maybe a little underused. The movie itself is more of the same; if you've seen one 'JACKASS' movie you've seen them all but it's still extremely funny and amusing, as well as of course disgusting.
For those of you that don't know the MTV TV series 'JACKASS' was created in 2000 by Knoxville, Tremaine and Spike Jonze. It ran for three seasons and featured Knoxville and fellow 'Big Brother Magazine' (a comedic skateboarding magazine) collaborators Pontius, Dave England, Wee-Man, Steve-O and Tremaine as well as skateboarder Bam Margera and the crew from his popular stunt / prank 'CKY' movies (including Dunn). After the show's demise it was quickly followed by the first theatrical film (featuring most of the TV cast and crew) in 2002 and then a sequel in 2006. Despite the dangerous nature and severe self inflicted bodily harm of the stunts the crew continues to make films due to their immense popularity.
Fans of the TV series and previous films should get exactly what they expect from this third film and be mostly satisfied, I was. The movie is once again hilarious and you can't help but feel a part of the enormous fun, that you can tell the crew is having. I could have done with out all the male nudity, flying feces and other crude spectacles in the film but my stomach has gotten a little more used to it over the years. I enjoy the pranks a lot more and of course the crazy stunts. I'd say this installment isn't really inferior to the others in any way (and it does have that added 3D visual effect) but it is getting a little old and a little less original and less inspired in some ways. Due to the fact that it's made up of a bunch of short gags, stunts and pranks it does drag a little (as with all of the films) and seem much longer than it's 94 minute running time. Even so I have to admit I still had a lot of fun and I pretty much got exactly what I expected. If you're a fan of the series this film should definitely not disappoint.
Watch our review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_gpux8_tZ4