It had to come really didn’t it, after all the idiotic TV shows on MTV and then later Channel 4, there had to be a time when it would hit the bigscreen, and boy, did it do it in style. I’m talking about Jackass, which basically summed up in it’s title, a group of lads (and sometimes lasses) arsing around doing insane stuff that normally ends up with them either being violently sick, bleeding or in serious pain. This is of course all so that they can make their growing audience of adolescents and fun loving younger adults enjoy the show, making money for these people who decide to do things to themselves that no one would ever dream of doing.
…Imagine for a second making an omelette. Ok, we’ve all done it, but now imagine this….take one raw onion, bite into it, chew and swallow, do the same with a heap full of butter, drink a few raw eggs, eat a slab of cheese, bite into some raw peppers…hold on, I can see you heaving, but down a couple more raw eggs first…can’t hold it? Well go on then, be sick, make sure you don’t waste it though, sick it all up in the frying pan which is already nicely heated…oh that’s not gonna be enough, make yourself a bit more sick, c’mon, that piddly amount aint gonna make no man an omelette. Ahh, that’s better, filled the frying pan now, give it a few mins to cook
and you’ll have the perfect omelette, hows the taste…bit acidic, but perfect. ..
You get the general idea…this is the sort of thing you will be shown on Jackass, and this programme is loved, and I’m one of those people who loves it, just because it’s pure sick and disgusting! The above is from the normal TV show shown on MTV and Channel 4 and that’s pretty tame compared to the film. Now, the film goes that little extra and shows you what they couldn’t show you on TV!
First off, I must give a warning. This is rated 18…but it’s not like any other 18 certified film, it goes beyond those boundries and half the stuff I saw I was surprised that us Britons were allowed to see what with all of us being prudes! Porn is nothing compared to this stuff! You will see sick, you will see poo, you’ll see wee, you’ll see people drinking wee, you’ll see blood….you’ll also see absolutely insane stunts that should never be re-created at home…not that you would want too. Rant over.
I’m not really sure how to actually write this review as the ‘film’ isn’t really a film as such, it’s more of an extended TV programme. There is no start middle and end, there is no plot, it’s just a group of lads getting up to stuff which makes you cringe, nothing more nothing less. There is no acting capabilities, everything is very amateurish, but that’s what makes this so good, there are not any special effects either, everything you see is very very real! There are no character names, well, there are nicknames, but they all star as ‘themselves’.
Ok, so a few scene bits and pieces of the many that there are, and I won’t spoil the really good ones, or the really gross ones, this is just to give you an idea of the kind of stuff your likely to see. Have you ever really wanted to just do something insane, go against the laws of civilisation and do something completely mad? Have you ever wanted to take a crap in a toilet in B&Q? Well fair do’s, and if you’ve done it, well done, I don’t take a crap anywhere apart from my house if I can so help it. I’m not talking about the B&Q toilets though, I’m talking about the B&Q show bathrooms, now if your gonna take a crap in them, without a flush, when you know their on show with people around you, then I salute you! Guess what happens in Jackass? No I didn’t believe it either, but afterall, you do get to see the long curly evidence!
Ever wonder what it’s like to be shot? Well you might wonder, but you wouldn’t go out and actually find out would you? Would you have the balls to stand in a shooting range where the paper is supposed to be and be shot at? I think I might (yer right!). Again, something with Johnny Noxville doesn’t mind doing in the name of entertainment!! Ever wondered what a snow cone is? Ever wondered what it tastes like!? Ok ok, enough, I will spoil things for people otherwise, I’m hoping your getting the general idea anyway.
If your prepared for what your going to go and see, then go see it, so long as you’ve viewed a ‘normal’ version on TV. It’s not wise to take your granny, and it is definitely not wise to ask your parents along. Is it romantic? Not in the slightest…Thrilling? Well, not really! Funny? Damn right it is, if you’ve got that kind of sense of humour, I know one pair of mid forties decided to walk out of the cinema in disgust, my betting is that they missed the film they came to see and came and saw this instead, big mistake!
Overall, I enjoyed it immensely, but I have, like a lot of the population got a warped sense of humour and don’t get offended easily. I’d recommend watching it if you like the TV series, I wouldn’t recommend watching it if you don’t It’s as simple as that.
I will give it 5 stars cus I loved it, not because of it’s script, acting or special effects, it didn’t have any, but purely because it’s disgusting, wrong and horrible!
Not my usual movie review, but then again, it’s not your usual movie.
Ignore the criteria, it doesnt really apply.
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Production Year: 2003 - Comedy - Director: John Crowley - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Colin Farrell, Shirley Henderson, Cillian Murphy, Colm Meaney, Rory Keenan, Laurence Kinlan
(+) Because of the new series the box set isn't complete, which means it will be cheaper! (-) It isnt the complete box set so you'll have to buy the new dvds seperatly or wait for the new set!
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
I personally didn't enjoy the film as for what he did with the mini car - it makes my eyes water just thinking about it....TC Dave
Lancashire_Angel 11.08.2003 01:24
Good op, definitely reflects the flavour of this movie and tells it like it is :-)
I absolutely love the movie AND the series, despite all the obvious reasons not to, it reaches places other shows just can't...what does this say about me?! (worried...)
TheChocolateLady 08.05.2003 14:48
You get a VH just for having the stomach to sit through the whole thing. Me? I can't even watch the trailers for this one.
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