Sunday 7 November 2010

FILM: Jackass 3D (dir: Jeff Tremaine, 2010)


"The police came in! Little miniature policemen!"

With the Jackass brand now ten years old, and four years since the sequel movie, nothing really changes with the return of the same team now looking older but definitely not wiser, thankfully. The formula stays the same, but the third movie feels more simple and unforced than the last one, and for the most part it is genuinely hilarious. Unlike Dirty Sanchez which simply aspires to nastiness, the joy of Jackass is the genuine sense of long-standing camaraderie and fun that comes across on screen, which invites the audience to be part of the gang with the shared reactions to what is happening. Surprisingly, the 3D element is not a significant component of the majority of the stunts, but it adds a sense of realism and immediacy that truly helps this real-life documentary-style film. With many laugh-out-loud moments and a high hit-rate, Jackass 3D is great fun and is going to make a perfect post-pub DVD in the months to come.



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