I really enjoyed the Jackass series on MTV. It felt new, fresh, cool and shocking. The fascination you felt for these cool dudes (who didn't wanna be Knoxville?) combined with the novelty of shock value on TV was irresistible. The first movie was a nice extension to that. The scene where the guy poops in a toilet store remains one of the funniest bits I've seen in this genre.
Now, however, both me and the Jackasses are older. These "dudes" are pushing 40, some probably over 40. Nothing wrong with that, but what we see here is the opposite of what made the original Jackass irresistible: The guys are old, the stunts have been seen before, some of them have drug/drinking problems, etc. There is a sadness to it all. Its mildly entertaining but also somewhat embarrassing. I understand the "dudes" need cash but i would really want to see them come up with something different that just wearing a ballerina skirt and punching each-other in the face. That was fun 10 years ago, not so much now.
The midgets in the bar was indeed a nicely made candid camera scene. So was the simplicity of the fat man leaving his dog with a guy on the street. None are movie-worthy though, there are funnier TV-shows that do the same.
Nah, guys, don't ever grow up but please..re-invent yourself for the next one.
Now, however, both me and the Jackasses are older. These "dudes" are pushing 40, some probably over 40. Nothing wrong with that, but what we see here is the opposite of what made the original Jackass irresistible: The guys are old, the stunts have been seen before, some of them have drug/drinking problems, etc. There is a sadness to it all. Its mildly entertaining but also somewhat embarrassing. I understand the "dudes" need cash but i would really want to see them come up with something different that just wearing a ballerina skirt and punching each-other in the face. That was fun 10 years ago, not so much now.
The midgets in the bar was indeed a nicely made candid camera scene. So was the simplicity of the fat man leaving his dog with a guy on the street. None are movie-worthy though, there are funnier TV-shows that do the same.
Nah, guys, don't ever grow up but please..re-invent yourself for the next one.