PLOT: The JACKASS gang is back, once again performing an escalating series of outrageous pranks and stunts- this time in 3D.
REVIEW: One of the best experiences I ever had in a movie theatre was at the sneak preview of JACKASS 2 a few years ago. At the time, I was working for Paramount Pictures as their local marketing rep in Montreal. One of my jobs was to MC the local screenings that were not sponsored by radio stations. JACKASS 2 was something that not a lot of stations wanted to be associated with, so as part of my hosting duties, I wrote a little script, where I had the audience swear an oath not to imitate any of the dumbass stunts they were about to see onscreen. From then on, the screening was a free-for all, with people screaming with laughter throughout the film, and overall having an amazing time.
I really don’t want to give too much away, as being shocked by the insanity you’re seeing onscreen is really the key to enjoying these films, but if you thought some of the shit these guys did in the first two films was bad- wait until you get a load of this. Just to give you an idea, we see a tooth get torn out by tying it to a Lamborghini, a guy drinking another guys sweat, a dude having an apple chewed out of his anus by a wild boar, and someone else attaching a remote-control helicopter to his penis.
And I haven’t even mentioned the 3D yet…
While I think 3D`s a gimmick that`s quickly playing itself out, filming JACKASS this way is actually inspired. Trust me- you ain’t ever seen 3D like you’ve seen it here, and at one point, one of the JACKASS boys even pisses on the audience- which is something I doubt even James Cameron could have thought up. Heck, the boys even take the piss out of 3D being a useless gimmick by having none other than Beavis & Butthead talk about its pitfalls during the animated intro.