Jackass 3D (2010, Jeff Tremaine)
After a four year hiatus the boys are back and firmly abiding by the mantra: if it’s not broke don’t fix it. Jackass 3D follows the familiar pattern of its predecessors; elaborate opening sequence re-introducing us to the gang and then straight into the first madcap stunt and it doesn’t let up until the closing credits. Knoxville and company are clearly weathered by age and injuries abound but you’d be a fool if you think this has matured them. If you didn’t have a stomach for their puke inducing antics before than I’d advise you to steer clear of this jaunt as the boys delve into their back catalogue and re-vamp some of their vilest stuns, making them even more repulsive.
A perfect example is delivered by Steve-O; now two years sober after various stints in and out of rehab battling both drug and drink addictions. Despite being visibly less enthusiastic this time around he appears determined to prove he can perform the stunts without the aid of alcohol. He gets his chance during the films closing feat. In a re-imagining of ‘Poo Cocktail’ first attempted by Knoxville, Steve-O is strapped into a portable loo, filled up to his ankles with dog sh*t and launched over one hundred feet into the air via bungee cords. Yes, it is as disgusting as the image you have in your head. Actually it’s probably worse – considering the added dimension the 3D production provides, elevating each scene to a whole other level.
The 3D delivers throughout the rest of the film also, the crew clearly devised stunts that would visually benefit from the 3D stereoscopic cinematography. For instance during the ‘Beehive Tether Ball’ a swarm of angry bees seem to fill the cinema and later when Knoxville fires an unidentified object towards us we instinctively duck before smiling as the 3D reveals this object to be a dildo, extremely close to our face. As well as the abundance of vomit inducing and painful, cringe generating moments there are the more classic, prank orientated sequences. Knoxville reprises his old man costume for an extremely inappropriate day out with his granddaughter, Bam Margera’s parents gullibility is again pushed to the extreme when Chris Pontius in full gorilla costume rampages through their hotel room and Bam himself isn’t spared the tricks when he falls into a pit of snakes and blubs like a little girl.
The film marks the 10th anniversary of the franchise that has to date spawned three TV shows, three films, and some unsuspecting lunatics into multi-millionaires; co-creator Johnny Knoxville is worth a reported $45 million! Jackass 3D wont convince any nonbelievers and this outing won’t live long in the memory as a ground breaking piece of cinema but for an enjoyable, albeit insane ninety minutes it is worth making the effort to catch...if you have the stomach for it.
3.5/5
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