Review: Jackass 3D

It’s Jackass time again, so without further ado here’s a checklist before you go. Man hit in balls by bull......check. Dudes tazering each other till they hurl……check. Various dudes visiting the doctor to have wounds inflicted by wild animals and each other bandaged…….check. Dude paints ass green then lays upside down and takes a massive…… you’ll have to pay to see that one. Oh, and did I mention it’s in 3D and worth every penny?…..check.

There is no plot to Jackass 3D save for the news that Steve-O is clean and sober and that Johnny Knoxville and the rest of the cast are still bat-shit crazy. The only big difference this time is that when they do what they do, they’re doing it in 3D.

Jackass 3D is possibly the best use of 3D technology since James Cameron's Avatar unleashed the beast upon us two years ago. Since then it’s been one poor offering after another such as with Clash of the Titans and pretty much anything that’s not an animated film. Actually, even animated films are looking crappy now (my nephew recently said he’d prefer to see Despicable Me in 2D as he hates the flippin glasses and can’t see the difference really).

News of late of Warner's refusal to 3D-ify the latest Harry Potter should tell you the way the big boys are leaning, but as for Jackass 3D the technology was made for it. Not since the original 3D movies of the 3 Stooges in the 1950s has 3D worked so brilliantly. A scene involving bees actually had me swatting the 3D critters away.

Director Jeff Tremaine is a genius. No other director brings together a group of performers time and time again with such crowd pleasing, gut churning, gag reflex testing and hilarious results.

To list the things these guys do on screen for your amusement is a waste of time so I’ll make it short and sweet and say if you liked either of the first two Jackass movies you will ache with laughter at the third.

If on the other hand you’ve never seen a Jackass movie but are sick of the world screwing you over I recommend this as the perfect way to forget all your troubles for a few hours.

Andrew Kennedy