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Jackass

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If you thought the TV show was outrageous, wait 'til you get a load of the movie...

Yep, the outrageous MTV show now has its very own movie. "Jackass: The Movie" includes all of your favorite misfits as they perform some of the most outrageous, painful, and disgusting stunts ever to be caught on camera. Join Johnny Knoxville and his gang as they do everything possible to make sure that this is the most outrageous and disgusting thing your eyes have ever seen. I will not give away any of the stunts, for what's so great about the movie is being surprised.

There's no storyline, no plot, and no set-up. It is what it is, and it makes no apologies. That's why I love it so much. I have never cringed so many times in my life! I was laughing non-stop and my eyes were flooded with tears when it was all said and done. Be warned, this is NOT for people who get easily offended or disgusted. This is not for people with weak stomachs. If you don't like anything that's distasteful, then skip this one right now. Don't even attempt it.

If you hate the show, you will hate the movie. THAT is a fact. Don't even bother. All it will do is make you angry that you wasted your time with it. If you love the show, then you will most likely love the movie.

The DVD is outstanding, being that it is loaded with so many special features for you to play around with. The best are the 27 additional minutes (separate feature from the movie) that were deemed to outrageous for the theatres. It's like watching a complete Jackass episode uncensored. Other features included are two commentary tracks, "making-of" feature, outtakes, trailer and promo spots, music videos and more! The commentary tracks are hilarious and are worth checking out. (Especially the cast commentary track. They're rarely talking about the movie and it is more like they're just hanging out and drinking!)

"Jackass: The Movie" is painfully funny and disgustingly outrageous. I'm glad the DVD came out when it did, because this is the perfect time to watch something like this with all that's going on in the news right now. Really helps you get your mind off things. I laughed like crazy and cringed like there was no tomorrow. One thing is for sure; Knoxville and his crew are all going straight to Hell.... and so am I for laughing at it! You have to see it to believe it.

This movie is one of my absolute favorites! If you liked the show, you'll love the movie. Although, this edition of the DVD kinda' sucks. All Paramount did was take the deleted scenes from the original release and add them into the actual for this cut and of course, throw a teaser trailer for Jackass Number Two on there. If you already own the first edition DVD like most of us, skip this one.

I rented Jackass-The Movie having only seen a few random stunts on MTV. I really was not into Johnny Knoxville's brand of humor, but my son insisted that it was one of the funniest movies he'd ever seen. He was right...sort of. Some of the stunts had me laughing like I hadn't laughed since high school, while others were looked so painful or repulsive that I cringed.

I liked the rent a car demo derby sketch, the golf cart stunt was hilarious, and the part where the guys shoot bottle rockets out of their rectums was insanely funny. On the other hand, the scene where the guy eats a yellow snow cone made in part from his own urine was something I could have done without.

As I might have expected, the reviews of this movie run the gamut from completely offended to totally loved. One reviewer who trashed the picture made a reference to Tom Green (who is not in this picture) which makes me believe he hadn't bothered to take the time to watch the movie before panning it. Personally I thought it was for the most part interesting and funny although it does feature some totally repulsive scenes that will offend most viewers in my age group (I'm 46).

My advice is to watch the movie with an open mind...and a finger poised over the fast forward button on your DVD player just in case.

Perhaps this is a sign of the end of Western Civilization, but it is one funny sign! Of course, all the "serious" critics are wringing their hands at such low-culture slapstick, and saying it has no redeeming value. But then again, low-culture slapstick does have redeeming value. IT'S FUNNY! Frankly, when Charlie Chaplin, The Marx Brothers, and the Three Stooges were making their movies, they weren't trying to make high art, they were trying to make some money and make people laugh! And so are the folks at Jackass. Yes, it's dumb, but damn, it's funny. It always makes me laugh out loud, especially because I grew up with guys who would do stupid things like that to themselves. Get over yourselves, folks, just watch it for fun, not for a social message!

Jackass: The Movie


Jackass: The Movie is made up of all the dumb, mindless pranks you'd expect of a college fraternity without any adult supervision.

The movie including the DVD is not without merit, however. If you have an annoying neighbor with teenage boys this might make an ideal Christmas present. You'd want to give it anonymously, of course.

Sure there are warnings throughout the movie DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME. You and I both know that a teenage boy is going to ignore those and try them anyway. That's where the anonymity comes in handy, Nobody can sue you.

Highly recommended for people with annoying teenage boys as neighbors and for any teenage boy you just don't like very much.

Gunner February, 2008

I had heard about Jackass the Movie and just never got around to seeing it. I've seen most of the episodes on MTV and thought it was hilarious. Well, the movie is 10 times better, mainly because it's uncensored. At roughly 85 minutes, I did not stop laughing at any point during Jackass the movie. Some of the stunts in this film are somewhat crude but hey these guys are willing to do whatever they have to do to get you to laugh. Airhorn Golf is friggin hilarious, as the guys hit an airhorn as unsuspecting golfers are in their backswings. Knoxville takes a nasty spill on a golf cart and is knocked silly which is fun to watch. That isn't the only time that Johnny gets knocked unconscience because later in the film during the shopping mall boxing skit he gets pummeled by Butterbean, gets knocked out and is in his own words "slightly concussed". Alligator Tightrope is pretty funny as Steve-O tries to walk a tightrope over a pit of alligators with a piece of raw chicken dangling from his loin cloth. Yellow Snowcone is just plain foul, but funny. As is the sketch where one of the guys is holding in his bowl movement but finally craps himself in the car on the way to take a dump in a hardware store display toilet. The best sketch of the whole movie is probably when Ryan Dunn sticks a matchbox car up his heine and goes to the proctologist complaining of pain. He gets X-Rayed and you can actually see the car in his rectum. Now more then ever America needs renegade comedy and Johnny Knoxville and his crew of maniacs are writing the bible of extreme comedy before our very eyes. Highly Recommended.

When all is said and done, Jackass is something that either appeals to your sense of humour, or doesn't. It's as simple as that. If you loved the TV series, you'll adore the movie. If you didn't like the TV series, don't even bother watching this. It's exactly the same, although the movie stunts are a little more extreme.

If your sense of humour revolves remotely around intelligence or your films to challenge and engage you intellectually, forget this. Don't even bother with it. On the other hand if you are prepared to put your intellectual pride to one side for an hour or so and engage the same sense of humour you had before you got a responsible job, mortgage, kids and all the other outlook changing responsibilities of life, do yourself a favour and see this movie. Not everyone in adulthood can still laugh at the puerile and stupid things that would have had them howling as kids, but for those of us that can, this movie is a treat.

When I first saw the movie, the golf cart scene had me literally rolling around on the floor in tears. I haven't laughed so hard for years. It's one of those rare Jackass stunts that clearly goes wrong at the end, but that just makes it even more amusing. Other personal favourites are the scenes involving the "old guys" including Shoplifter and the guy falling asleep on his electric cart in the middle of the busy intersection. Puerile and stupid, but if your sense of humour extends to that, you cannot go wrong.

As with the series, some of it is hilarious, some of it makes you cringe, and some of it is just plain sick. However, it is a breath of fresh air in our litigious society where people are increasingly shrinkwrapped in cotton wool for fear of personal injury lawsuits. These guys went against the grain and made a lot of money, and gained international recognition by enjoying themselves, acting like total idiots and entertaining others. Whether you like them or not, it's impossible not to respect them for it.

Good, unpretentious fun. Well worth it.

They say on this DVD a lot that it is really different from the tv series, when it really isnt. but i still think it is really funny, its really worth buying. it has a lot of footage and a lot longer then a half-hour show. it has some input from bam margera himself and a few other people. Buy itif your a jackass fan!!

I bought this movie without ever seeing it and I was glad I bought it. It made me laugh so hard I could'nt breathe. This movie is just a lot of short stunts that will have you laughing every time you see them. I recommend this movie for any fans of the show or MTV. You will never stop laughing when you see this.

SPECIAL FEATURES ON DVD:
-Commentary by Johnny Knoxville, director, cinematographer
-Commentary by Cast group
(commentaries are very informative and funny also, I can watch the whole movie over again with same commentary, they tell you a lot of why and how they did some stunts and a couple of secrets too)
-"MAKING OF"-(24:35)
-outtakes-(7:11)
-19 deleted segments-(27:51)
-9 promo spots-(5:03
-trailer-(1:11)
-"If your gonna be Dumb" music video-(3:12)
-"We Want Fun" music video-(4:10)
-Cast biographies
-photo and poster gallery

I think it's pretty safe to assume that we all know the general theme in the show/movie Jackass. It's just like anything that's offensive. If you don't like seeing things like people throwing up or being generally stupid, you won't like this movie. Don't try and fool yourself by watching it thinking, "I hate the show, but maybe I'll like the movie."
For those who can read all the reasons why this movie was rated "R" and feel they won't be offended or grossed out seeing such things, you'll love this movie. Unlike the show where they occationally take a short break to show skateboarding clips, the movie never takes a break. I found myself slightly nautious at times, not because of the content, but because I laughed so hard my stomach went from hurting to nautious.
For those who don't own TV's and have never seen Jackass, the general concept is this. Have you ever been sitting around and thought to yourself, I wonder what would happen if I ________? Or, have you ever said to your friend, I dare you to ________? Jackass is a bunch of guys who fill in the blanks and do them. Why? Because the get paid a ton of money to act dumb, laugh, and not work regular jobs. Also known as what most people refer to as a "dream job."
Unlike the show, this movie has very little repetition. You don't see the same joke done about 5 times throughout the show, making the movie only that much more better.
Jackass is hilarious. No way around that fact. As long as you're not easily offended, you'll agree. The only stupid thing about the Jackass phenomenon are the [people] who know what the show is about, see it, and then refuse to shut up about how horrible it is. It's like anything offensive. If you don't like it, don't watch it. If you claim you didn't know it was going to be offensive... Move to France.