Jackass - The Movie (2002)

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(71%)

Starring:	Johnny Knoxville \| Bam Margera \| Chris Pontius
Director:	Jeff Tremaine
Studio:	PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time:	85 mins
Genres:	Comedy
Languages:	English
Released:	August 11, 2003
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JACKASS: THE MOVIE may go down in history as the most irresponsible, outrageous footage ever to be released by a major Hollywood studio. Based on the MTV show of the same name, creators and coproducers Jeff Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville, and Spike Jonze stretch their surprisingly successful concept into a feature-length film. Watch cast regulars Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Bam Margera, Dave England, Ryan Dunn, Jason "Wee Man" Acuna, Preston Lacy, Ehren McGehey, and Brandon Dicamillo as they perform a series of ridiculously dangerous and dangerously stupid stunts. Entering a rental car in a crash-up derby, snorting wasabi, eating a urine-soaked snow-cone, self-inflicting paper cuts, and using a store's display toilet are just a few of the increasingly obscene antics that unfurl at a relentless pace. A large portion of the footage finds the pranksters in Japan, dressing up in outlandish outfits and wreaking havoc on the unsuspecting locals. Whether or not this is a hysterical romp or a waste of eighty minutes is for the viewer to decide, but the fact can't be argued, JACKASS: THE MOVIE is slapstick entertainment for the 21st Century, incorporating the modern world's fascination with reality television and obsession with disaster into a raucous, electrifying spectacle.

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Rating of 3 stars out of 5

Johnny Knoxville and his daredevil buddies take their eye-watering antics to new extremes in this darkly funny feature-length version of the cult TV series. Produced by Being John Malkovich director Spike Jonze, it builds on the group's MTV-spawned format, in which the modern-day clowns repeatedly risk life and limb carrying out absurd, and often dangerous, stunts and pranks. From master of outrage Steve-O snorting wasabi — a kind of Japanese horseradish — to Men in Black II star Knoxville smashing himself up in a golf buggy, there's apparently nothing these adrenalin junkies won't do for public entertainment. It's far from subtle and definitely an acquired taste, but fans of the show won't be disappointed. The movie doesn't manage to maintain its crazy momentum for its entirety, and there are segments, particularly those involving bodily fluids, that really fall flat. Overall, however, this is spirited adults-only viewing — just don't expect elderly relatives to approve.

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6 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Shouldn't be funny, but IS

A Customer from Edinburgh, Scotland, 14th September, 2003

I'd never seen the tv show before I watched this, but might have to start watching now. This film is HILARIOUS, although it pains me slightly to say it - if you laughed at cartoon kids singing 'uncle f***er' in South Park, then you'll know what I mean. It's so prurient, so juvenile, but so utterly infectious! It's at heart nothing more than a compendium of clips, based around stupid/dangerous/disgusting stunts which a team of seemingly indestructable young men perform and film with worryingly evident glee. Headed by Johnny Knoxville, a kind of dark-haired, satanic version of Brad Pitt, they proceed to dive headfirst down bowling alleys on skateboards, crash golf carts in adventure playgrounds, test out riot-control weapons on themselves, snort wasabi... the list goes on and on. It's definitely not for everyone, and there is some genuinely disgusting footage which is extremely distasteful, but if the sound of it doesn't put you off you'll probably enjoy this as much as I did.

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4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Jackass - More of the same ....

DirtyHound from Surrey, 30th October, 2003

"Jackass. The movie". Well in reality it's just an extended episode of the MTV hit series but what you have to ask youself is....

Is "The" a good thing (yes, if you like Jackass)
or
Is "The" a bad thing (no, if you don't)

The stunts are no bigger or no funnier however, I couldn't stop laughing all the way through. I even hunted through the entire DVD looking for extras and removed bits. To my relief there were plenty. In fact, they could make a 'directors cut' with the extra 20 mins of footage you can find.

All in all, an excellent -extended version- of Jackass. I loved it, my wife thinks I'm sad. Although my wife's opinion of me isn't just based on my taste in DVDs.

So, if you are sitting on the fence about whether to watch this movie, ask yourself, would you laugh at sick, stupid, childish and dangerous behaviour? If the answer is yes, sit back with a cold beer and prepare to laugh so hard that it comes out of your nose.

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