What can I tell you about "Jackass: The Movie" that you don't already know?
In case you have yet to see the most painful documentary since "Faces of Death" one through six, "Jackass: The Movie" is no different from the short-lived television series, so it is difficult to summarize a nonexistent story line.
Johnny Knoxville and his lackeys Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O and Jason "Wee Man" Acuna survive more than an hour and a half of excruciating pain and bruised egos.
Alligator tightrope walking, off-road golf carting, off-road tattooing with Henry Rollins, genitalia electroshock, whale shark gumming, cornhole bottle rockets, pole-vaulting, skateboarding, masturbating with sea cucumbers, elderly shoplifting and most importantly, bothering people.
Thank you, Johnny. Not only do I want my money back, but I got dumber for watching your movie.
"Jackass: The movie" is too comical. It is funny because we take pleasure in the pain, misfortune and embarrassment of others. It's hard to decide if these guys are whores to money or just great scam artists with a camera trying to cash in on the breakdown of society.
But seriously, it is funny. Knoxville deserves credit for the pain he endured throughout the making of "Jackass." Hand it to him for keeping the camera rolling even while he was almost snapped in two. He kept his cool even when an alligator was attached to his nipple.
But the rest of the crew entered a world of pain with Knoxville. Steve-0 had to get a tattoo while riding in the back of a Hummer and Rollins behind the wheel.
"Jackass: The Movie" took its show on the road to Japan to see how different markets react to their brand tomfoolery. Based on the footage, there were mixed reactions. After making a mockery of Japan, they were all somehow let back in the country.
This is such a difficult film to judge. While I am partial to the purest ideals of the movie and films close to its format, "Jackass: The Movie" is not intriguing and is associated with MTV - ultimately taking away the film's credibility. Be that as it may be, it is still nonstop funny.
