Jackass 3D (2010)
★★★½ — Jackass 3D (2010)
Jackass 3D arrived in October 2010 as the third theatrical outing for the MTV stunt franchise that had begun as a low-budget cable show back in 2000, and it landed at a curious moment for 3D cinema, riding the wave of post-Avatar enthusiasm that had studios scrambling to convert practically everything into a third dimension. Director Jeff Tremaine had been with the crew since the television days and would later go on to make the more sentimental Bad Grandpa (2013). The film cost a relatively modest $20 million and grossed well over $117 million worldwide, making it one of the most profitable comedies of that year. Tragically, it would prove to be one of the last major projects featuring Ryan Dunn, who died in a car accident in June 2011.
Jackass 3D is exactly what you think it is, utter, unapologetic, face-first-in-a-pile-of-manure stupidity, and somehow, it’s also brilliant in its own dumb way. It’s more of the same: pranks, stunts, and body horror played for laughs, all cranked up to eleven with ridiculous gags involving bees, slo-mo dicks, and Steve-O doing things no human should. The 3D doesn’t add much except for stuff flying at the screen (yes, including vomit), but it gives the chaos a little extra shove in the face. There’s zero plot, zero message, and zero shame, and that’s the point. The humour is juvenile, gross, and often wildly inventive in how creatively the guys find new ways to hurt themselves. You’ll groan, you’ll flinch, and then you’ll be laughing too hard to care. It’s not clever satire or deep comedy. I think it's better than the first 2 and if you like this kind of thing, it delivers. Not a classic, but damn funny.
Rating: ★★★½ | Year: 2010 | Watched: 2025-08-28
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