Twenty years after the first film, for reasons passing all understanding, Johnny Knoxville is still prepared to get hit by a bull, even though it's destroyed him literally every time it's happened. I do think, that this was perhaps my favourite of the Jackass films, for reasons I'll come on to.
A series of skits, stunts and practical jokes, the Jackass team (with a couple of exceptions) reunite and bring in some fresh blood (literally) to see how much pain and suffering can be inflicted on a suspecting and willing body.
I guess I liked this one best because it did away with some of the aspects of the other films, I didn't retrospectively enjoy so much. It felt less mean spirited, with less stunts being pulled 'on' people (especially the public, which I disliked the most) and more stunts with active participation of the cast. The new cast mix in well, and I don't know whether the plan was to cycle into this new era for Jackass, or just to take some of the pressure off filming this one, but I'd certainly watch more films based on them going forward. There's a cyclical nature to this particular film though, with homages to sketches from the early days featuring heavily and then shown side by side in the end credits.
My other issue when rewatching the previous films recently, was the unnecessary distressing of animals as part of it. Though animals are still involved in this one, it does feel like they're added here to do the torturing and there were several comments by the cast and crew, that you can overhear, about not accidentally hitting them whilst trying to get away.
Is it high art? No, of course not. And is most of it instantly forgettable? Absolutely, but I remember laughing and squirming quite a bit, and that is all I was looking for.
A series of skits, stunts and practical jokes, the Jackass team (with a couple of exceptions) reunite and bring in some fresh blood (literally) to see how much pain and suffering can be inflicted on a suspecting and willing body.
I guess I liked this one best because it did away with some of the aspects of the other films, I didn't retrospectively enjoy so much. It felt less mean spirited, with less stunts being pulled 'on' people (especially the public, which I disliked the most) and more stunts with active participation of the cast. The new cast mix in well, and I don't know whether the plan was to cycle into this new era for Jackass, or just to take some of the pressure off filming this one, but I'd certainly watch more films based on them going forward. There's a cyclical nature to this particular film though, with homages to sketches from the early days featuring heavily and then shown side by side in the end credits.
My other issue when rewatching the previous films recently, was the unnecessary distressing of animals as part of it. Though animals are still involved in this one, it does feel like they're added here to do the torturing and there were several comments by the cast and crew, that you can overhear, about not accidentally hitting them whilst trying to get away.
Is it high art? No, of course not. And is most of it instantly forgettable? Absolutely, but I remember laughing and squirming quite a bit, and that is all I was looking for.