Review: Jackass 3D

Let’s make this review as simple as possible: If you like Jackass – if you ever liked Jackass – and even if you never saw a Jackass movie prior to Jackass 3D, you might want to give this one a whirl. If you never liked Jackass, and found it exceedingly distasteful, you still might want to give this one a whirl.

Why do I say this? Because despite the fact that this is essentially just another Jackass movie with some 3D segments, the 3D segments are awesome. The first 5 minutes of the movie in and of itself features some of the coolest super-slo-mo 3D effects I’ve seen without any CGI involved, and the last 5 minutes feature the same level of wow factor. Having said that, the remaining 40% of the movie is the usual Jackass prank stuff with no real need for 3D effects. Not that it isn’t funny or anything, but 3D doesn’t add to it in any way.

Furthermore, I’d say pretty bluntly that if you don’t have the constitution for the truly disgusting grossout Jackass fare featured in some of the other films, AVOID THIS 3D BITCH AT ALL COSTS. There were portions of this movie where folks in the audience were audibly gagging, and I can’t believe not a single person ended up vacating the theater altogether. Seriously some of the segments are revolting. Here’s a bullet list of some examples, most of which you’ve probably got floating around in your head:

• 3D vomit
• 3D penises, both airborne and grounded
• 3D penises used as baseball bats
• 3D diarrhea – in super slomo
• More 3D diarrhea
• 3D urine
• 3D gigantic fat men sweating profusely
• 3D Rip Taylor

So if you’ve read through this list and more than 3 of these things is not for you, either close your eyes while it’s onscreen or avoid the movie altogether.

Given all of this, the ticket is still worth the ride. With some of the most interesting and “appropriate” usage for 3D effects I’ve seen so far in a movie, Jackass 3D will more than likely keep your interest for the full 90 minutes.