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Jackass and I have a history together, watching the show cringing and grimacing as Johnny Knoxville and his gang of skaters and stuntmen shocked, outraged and amazed the public and the press in their series on MTV in the early 2000s. Eight years later and now we have their third installment into their movie series, this one now venturing into the 3d dimension, read below for my review.
 Wanting to capitalize on the on the new demand for 3D in cinemas, the film was shot with 1000 frames per second cameras, so that means your getting slow mo replays of many of the stunts in the film, making even the tidbit pranks pulled between skits seem all the funnier. And as someone who has never seen a 3D film before I thought it was done quite well, yes there are the must have 3D angled shots, but generally I didn’t notice it all that much. The vivid colours and wonderful high definition shots make me wonder if this is special treatment for the 3D element or has this become a standard for a movies?
Jackass and I have a history together, watching the show cringing and grimacing as Johnny Knoxville and his gang of skaters and stuntmen shocked, outraged and amazed the public and the press in their series on MTV in the early 2000s. Eight years later and now we have their third installment into their movie series, this one now venturing into the 3d dimension, read below for my review.
Wanting to capitalize on the on the new demand for 3D in cinemas, the film was shot with 1000 frames per second cameras, so that means your getting slow mo replays of many of the stunts in the film, making even the tidbit pranks pulled between skits seem all the funnier. And as someone who has never seen a 3D film before I thought it was done quite well, yes there are the must have 3D angled shots, but generally I didn’t notice it all that much. The vivid colours and wonderful high definition shots make me wonder if this is special treatment for the 3D element or has this become a standard for a movies?
And as for how the movie is shot, Dimitry Elyashkevich heads as the DOP and with Jackass crew veterans Rick Kosick and Lance Bangs on the crew as well, it’s a guaranty that the film is well shot, say what you want about the Jackass Series, but for what it is, it is shot so damn well you can’t help be impressed and amazed. Jackass 2 is probably the best example of this. The typical process of going from stunt to transition skit to stunt is constant throughout the film, in typical Jeff Tremaine’s style of directing.
As for the all important stunts, for which the films are known for, I’ll try not to mention any as the very discovery of what stunts are preformed in the movie can very well ruin the experience, the mere mention of what happens when takes away from the sense of shock and excitement one can get when reading those large infamous white letters that is gained from not knowing what going to happen next. With the larger budget on this project they do take it to another level, larger scale stunts give for a much better spectacle.
And as the Jackass series is there are some scenes which caused me to block the screen from my eyes with my trusty fedora in hand. Be ready for Jackass staples such as full on male nudity, copious vomiting, and the ever present use of fescues in the series. They do still find ways of further shocking me, not a major fan by any lengths but a fan nonetheless.
While Jackass 3D isn’t pushing the boundaries of political commentaries anytime soon, it still a very enjoyable watch, although hard to watch at times and hard not to watch at times, there is still some delight many people can have in watching Knoxville and his boys push the limits of what could be perceived as physical comedy, I enjoyed it and had to look away at parts, even a couple of select scenes made me have second thoughts of seeing the film altogether I thought it was a enjoyable experience.
8/10