Jackass 3, or 3D as it was in cinemas, was a great movie with bigger and funnier stunts and pranks than the first and second movies, but the makers ended up making enough material for two movies. Basically, this straight-to-DVD release is all the unused material from the third movie, featuring the American performers filming each other, sometimes with hidden camera, performing stunts and pranks on each other and on the public, just like in the TV show. The stunts involve being injured or doing disgusting things with almost no thought for health and safety, and the pranks are hilarious to see play out either on the performers or on the public for their reactions. Starring Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Ehren McGhehey, Preston Lacy, Jason "Wee Man" Acuña and Dave England, with appearances from director Jeff Tremaine, Bam's parents Phil and April Margera, Spike Jonze (director of Being John Malkovich and Her), Rick Kosick, Manny Puig, Brandon DiCamillo, Mat Hoffman, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Rake Yohn, Luke Wilson (Owen's brother), and Mike Judge (Beavis and Butthead, and King of the Hill). The film also includes behind-the-scenes interviews from the cast and crew about the material. This includes the European promotion tour, in Madrid, Spain, London, England, Dublin, Ireland, and Berlin, Germany. The highlights in the film are the opening with the team running through the street of the capital cities on the European tour, Alligator Snapping Turtle, Fat F-word Fall Down, Barrel Surfing, Snapping Turtle on a Stick, Ghetto Defibrillators, Miniature Cannon, Slip N' Bowl (which is a prank within a prank, with Knoxville shooting the rest of the team on the slippery ground with paintballs from a remote-controlled helicopter), Rocket Ass, Magna Goggles, Snow Tubing, the Blowback, Doo Doo Falls, Kissing Booth, Tennis Balls, Paint Balloons, Going Fishing, Drywall Drop In, Bareback Base Jump, Tennis Ball Nut Shot, Bombs Away, Invisible Wee, Belt Sander Skates, Fat Kathy, Double Flying Head Kick, Enema Long Jump, Treadmill S-word Show, Human Cheetah, Winter Fat F-words, Woodpecker, the Yoga Ball, Flaming Gauntlet, Dildo Bazooka, Flying Nut High Five, Moto Base Jump, Ball Way, Electric Limbo, Penis Costume, Triple Train Horn, Rat Zapper, Changed Sunscreen, Fart Darts, and Basketball Nut Shots. The performers deliberately doing things to hurt themselves and each other, often crashing into things, along with some disgusting things that cause vomiting, is cringing and looks painful and dangerous, and should not be tried at home. You cannot help but laugh at it, because the performers all have a great sense of humour, and there are some genuinely ingenious pranks on the public, for adults only. Admittedly you can understand why most of the material was removed from Jackass 3, as it is perhaps too over-the-top with too much male nudity and gross stuff, the interviews are slightly pointless, but this isn't a terrible reality slapstick comedy. Okay!
Review of Jackass 3.5
