Camouflaged bullfighting, blue-paint splattering Porter Johns, and flying feces. There’s no such thing as taking it “too far” when it comes to the Jackass crew, who gained notoriety for making fools of themselves on MTV’s hit reality prank show that first aired in 2000. Now bringing their wild antics to the big screen for the third time, Johnny Knoxville and crew continue to keep the laughs coming with even more cringe-worthy stunts and escapades, this time with the help of 3D effects (at least for those individuals who enjoy naked man parts and Steve-O’s constant vomiting flying at them from all directions).
In its opening weekend, Jackass 3D brought in a record-breaking estimated $50 million in over 3000 theaters, making it the most successful Fall opening film ever. Its success even surpasses the gross incomes of the first two movies, which brought in $22 million and $29 million on their opening weekends.
It seems that a movie does not need to have a solid plot as long as it includes immature, dude-like humor and ridiculous, dangerous stunts and pranks. Jackass 3D follows the same premises as its past movies and TV series – the more pain, torture, and grossness the more likely laughs and entertainment are to ensue. Although the Jackass boys appear to be running out of unique ideas when it comes to their stunts (there’s just so much stupidity in hitting each other in the groin and consuming a variety of disgusting bodily fluids before it all starts to blur together) fans are still pleased with the overall mood and success of the Jackass saga.
It’s not common when someone goes to a movie that they will laugh nonstop among fellow audience members throughout the entire film, but that’s exactly what it’s like at a Jackass screening, which makes it all the more fun.
This film’s closing stunt definitely out-grosses all prior movies, with Steve-O launched by a bungee-like contraption into the air while inside a port-a-potty filled to the brim with various human and animal excrements. Picture that in 3D affects, and one will realize that event after 10 years, the Jackass crew still does not fail to shock and disgust – but in the most entertaining, hilarious way possible.
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