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Great Film overall

Boring

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Johnny Knoxville and company return for the third installment of their television show spin-off, where dangerous stunts and explicit public displays rule.Due to Steve-O going through rehab, these were all sober stunts (or at least stunts done without alcohol on set). That takes some respect. I once slammed into a fence going down a water slide. It hurt for weeks, and had I not been drinking at the time, it would have been traumatic.While you would think they had done every painful or gross stunt possible at this point, you would be wrong: some, such as beehive tetherball, really raise the stakes.Dan Kois described the film as "a touching ode to male friendship at its most primal". That is a fair assessment. This is, underneath it all, a group of buddies having fun. Maybe not the kind of fun you have with your friends (or maybe you do), but fun just the same.

You already know the jist of this: crazy aging skaters take turns participating in some of the dumbest stunts imaginable, on a constant quest to one-up each other. The squad is beyond trying to convert any non-fans, if they were ever interested in that to begin with, and at this point are just indulging themselves while there's still a shimmer of spotlight left to enjoy. It's definitely their most expensive endeavor to date, which opens the door to some outrageous stuff, but by its grand finale the joke has worn pretty thin. I had a constant smile on my face from start to finish, though a few recycled gags from previous episodes made the belly-busters less frequent than before. Since I don't own a 3D TV, I can't comment on that aspect of it - the few instances where the technology is put to use are pretty obvious, though, and while they'd be a cute addition in one or two scenarios I'm not exactly mourning their absence. There's nothing new here, for better or for worse.

Sometimes I wonder if the JACKASS crew will stop before one of them dies. On their third film, the team bring their usual antics (insane stunts and stomach-churning pranks) to a whole new dimension: 3D. I'm sad to say I wasn't able to catch the film in theaters for the 3D experience, but many of the reviews I'd read claimed the JACKASS antics were perfect for the rising medium. Still, even watching the film on DVD, there were plenty of laughs and the gross-out moments still had me retching at points. I know it's nothing but 90 minutes of juvenile humor but I never get sick of this series. It has never failed to make me laugh; these films are the equivalent of daring your drunken friend at a party, except these guys have the budget to make their stunts more extreme (such as utilizing cranes to bring to life the "poo cocktail supreme"...an update on one of Johnny Knoxville's earlier stunts in which a garbage truck flipped Knoxville upside down in a fully load porta-toilet). As I'm sure I stated in my comment for JACKASS NUMBER TWO, these films are targeted at a specific audience and those who aren't into bathroom humor and watching people hurt themselves for our amusement probably shouldn't bother reading any further about this movie.These guys have been doing this for over a decade and I'm glad to say their age hasn't slowed them down. Johnny Knoxville's still willing to jump into the middle of a buffalo herd on roller skates or ramp out of a wading pool on a jet ski. And it certainly hasn't stopped Chris Pontius from being as nude as possible as often as possible. Seriously, I have to question why more and more of the JACKASS stunts/gags involve full nudity. I'm sure this movie squeaked by with it's R rating with as much full frontal as we're exposed to here. Aside from the abundance of male nudity, there is something else that stood out as I watched the film: you can tell Steve-O's gotten sober. I'm not complaining; I'm glad the man's been to rehab and gotten himself on track. It'd have been a sad day if Steve-O had been reported dead of a drug overdose. I could just tell that his common sense had kicked in by this movie and he was not excited to follow through on some of his stunts. There's a scene where Ryan Dunn bats a tee-ball into Steve-O's crotch and, in the introduction, Steve-O laughingly whines "Why do I always have to be Steve-O?" and flinches in preparation for the hit. In the old days, Steve-O would probably bear his manhood proudly at the inevitable beating for the sake of making others laugh. Again, not a complaint, merely an observation that Steve-O's coming to his senses a bit (though it didn't stop him from agreeing to the "poo cocktail supreme" despite his claustrophobia and fear of roller coasters).As much as I'd love to see this series continue on forever, I can see it's got to be reaching it's end. The team's getting old and I can't imagine they'll keep this up forever. Johnny Knoxville is now in his 40s; pretty soon he won't need extensive make-up for his "really bad grandpa" routines. As he gets older, how many more ceiling fans can Steve-O launch himself into? These guys have had a great run and I think JACKASS 3D was the perfect closure point for them. I wonder if the crew felt the same, as the end credits have a nostalgic feel when photos from the team's youth remind us how far they've come from a couple of idiots running into each other with shopping carts. It was a bittersweet send-off concluding a fun (and often sickening) movie. JACKASS fans will surely enjoy it, but I think it's time to retire the franchise and give the team a chance of survival.

Certainly entertaining, but often gross and disgusting. I am amazed at some of the concepts they come up with. Lots of genitalia, poop, and other humiliating ideas abound. They certainly seem to gross each other out to the point of throwing up a lot. I guess there are millions to be made hurting each other and looking like idiots. I would not pay to go to the movie theater or even rent this movie, however since I had nothing better to do I watched someone else's copy. I am sure someone will try one of their stunts or try to make up some of their own and end up killing themselves or seriously hurting someone even though there are disclaimers at the beginning and end of the movie.