Jackass 3D (2010)

Strictly average movie

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

My brother persuaded me to watch this when he was visiting. I'm not a huge fan of the Jackass gross out comedy, I generally alternate between laughing, saying "no way" and wanting to puke (which I guess is the general idea). I have watched all the movies though and did find the first couple really funny, Jackass 3D has its moments, but it lacks the ingenuity and hilarity of the previous films.With this one we watched the jet scene several times, OMG funny, but I almost vomited with the "sweat suit" stunt (I can still barely think about it). The shi!!ing train eruption and duck hunting was pretty funny too.Sad to see Ryan Dunn in his last movie. Remember him with that matchbox car up his ass in movie #1. 07.11

Jackass is childish . Jackass is stupid . Jackass is sick . Jackass is right up my street!In this latest instalment Johnny Knoxville and the boys go all three dimensional on our arse and although i only saw this in glorious 2 D it still looked amazing.The contents are much the same as what we're used to. This time we are exposed to stunts such as " Super Mighty Glue" where Wee Man & Preston are super glued together. . "The High Five" , where a giant hand springs out and hits people unexpectedly and " The helicockter" well , Use your imagination on that one!. My only disappointment is that i didn't get to see this in 3D as i think it might have looked great.I'm not sure how much longer these guys can keep doing these stunts because sooner rather than later someone is going to get seriously hurt or failing that they will get too old but while they can i will still enjoy watching them.

STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning There's a surprise appearance from two of my old comedy heroes at the beginning of this third instalment of the Jackass franchise (in the shape of Beavis and Butthead) which was a pleasant surprise seeing them at their old antics again, but see them again I never did. The big spectacle here, of course, is that this time around you can see Johnny Knoxville and his gang getting up to their mischief and mayhem in 3D! But since I had no 3D specs to see it with, this was a bit of a lost novelty.The formula here is exactly the same as the last two films, with an endless onslaught of Knoxville and his cohorts getting up to their various imaginatively gross pranks and dangerous stunts, so essentially if you enjoyed them there's no reason you won't enjoy this. Except, there sort of is. While all the antics of the gang are as puerile and gross out as they ever were, only a very few of them really get you chuckling, being as predictable and samey as they are, and the format (which always worked better as a TV show, anyway) really feels like it's been stretched to the limit. This series really needs to pay heed to De La Soul and note that three is the magic number. **

What is there to say from a series of a series of fall-down, show penis, hurt oneself clips by the time you hit part three? I dunno. This is the only experience I've had to see a whole movie, much less actual TV episode of the Jackass franchise. But I can tell of my first encounter in Johnny Knoxville's world that this is just another day out of the office.Jackass 3D's only attribute, as far as I can tell through poo, is that it was filmed in just that: 3D. Now, I didn't see it in the third dimension, but I doubt that really added to the already infamous group of below-the-belt (literally) nitwits.Admittedly, I laughed at some scenes. Such as the plane's exhausted power (ALL BUT the already tired skit of "Is it real or is it Memorex" part – I mean, really, that's like doing a spoof of Brokeback Mountain…try to keep it up to date, guys) or the midgets in the bar or Johnny doing the dance when the buffalo roamed. And the soundtrack was good – seriously, it introduced me to a (now) 40-year-old song: "Brand New Key" by Melanie, that I really liked.That all said…and believe me when I say, I'm a newcomer to all this, despite seeing various skits from time to time…most of the stunts looked sooo staged. Some people were puking before any action or SMELL happened. Or laughing hard before the target was humiliated.I understand that it was a difficult task of filming these stunts (you should NEVER EVER EVER try ANYWHERE) for 3D, but aren't we supposed to have the slightest belief these are truer than the established fake reality shows on TV? Okay. Fine. Leave your brain at the door and be prepared to look away from the screen from time to time, such as if you're offended by male nudity – uh, that's one of the only reasons I watched this, hardy har har – or people needlessly having their teeth pulled or their excess (body fatted) sweet drunk.Even though it's mindless fun at points, if you're not into (very soon to be or by-now) middle-aged men doing stupid stuff for a buck, there's absolutely no reason (ZERO, actually) to see this, other than witnessing Seann William Scott before he checked into rehab. Otherwise, have a good time at watching America once again humiliate itself, much like Jersey Shore did on a weekly basis.