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THE DIAMONDBACK | MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:
Diversions
1. Jackass 3-D 2. Red 3. The Social Network 4. Secretariat (left) 5. Life As We Know It
$50 million $22.5 million $11 million $9.5 million $9.2 million
All numbers are studio estimates. Courtesy of www.boxofficemojo.com
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REVIEW | JACKASS 3-D
Three dimensions of pain and stupidity BY ZACHARY BERMAN Staff writer
Life — and the pain therein — has always existed in three dimensions. When a man gets punched in the face, he feels it: length, width, height and all. So then the recent trend in filmmaking toward hokey 3-D imagery is a bit of a conundrum — often more of a post-production gimmick than an actually necessary visual effect. In its opening four minutes alone, Jackass 3-D single-handedly puts every 3-D film ever made to shame with a slow-motion, high-definition extravaganza of epic proportions. A startling return, Johnny Knoxville (Father of Invention) and the gang’s third motion picture venture is not only the best in the series, but for all intents and purposes, the greatest major 3-D film made to date. Of course, it seems silly to say that of all the possible films someone could choose from, somehow a movie from the Jackass canon could rise to the top. Yet there’s something just so charming about Knoxville, Steve-O (TV: The Movie), Bam Margera (Minghags), Chris Pontius (Somewhere), Jason Acuña (TV: The Movie) and the rest this time around. Every single stunt and prank perpetrated by the Jackass crew in this film incites a laugh, from small 30-second clips, such as of Pontius using his penis as a baseball bat for a ping-pong ball, to longer episodes, including Steve-O’s terrifying bungee cord ride inside of a dog poo-filled portable toilet. Yes, these moments sound gross on paper, but the sheer joy in the eyes of these idiots as they profit from their own pain and destitution gives the film a decidedly light-hearted tone. This time around, there aren’t any downright uncomfortable moments like the infamous “Paper-
cuts” segment from Jackass: The Movie. Obviously, watching a man willingly get kicked in the balls by a donkey is uncomfortable, but again, the film’s sweet tone takes away the sourness of the incident and leaves the audience with only uproarious laughter. In a way, the film becomes physically tiring after a while, as each and every scene is so welldevised and painstakingly set up, but it’s hard not to enjoy the insane situations the creators come up with. Looking back, the original Jackass television show did a lot to change the modern culture. Humanity is now inundated with viral videos and “How Did I Survive”style television shows, all stemming back to the reality TV revolution of the early 2000s. Acceptably, Jackass is and always has been a documentary, one of the most real reality television shows — a simple document of the lengths a group of oddballs and drunks go to kill themselves while sack-tapping one another. What removes Jackass from the supposedly adrenaline filled freeway-pile-up footage often compacted into half-hour segments of human suffering, caught on tape for our viewing pleasure, is
the fact that the show has recurring characters. These people come back again and again to be covered in shit and
thrown 60 feet to the ground from the top of a massive tree. As an audience, viewers can’t look away, and over time, many have grown to appreciate each jackass’ contribution to the group’s slim dish of collective morals. For those who don’t know the team, the third
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film is the perfect, most concise place to start watching their ridiculous antics. For people who long ago decided they hate Jackass, this new film will do absolutely nothing to change the naysayers’ minds other than present a massively refined version of what the show used to be. The film also has an odd assortment of guest stars, from the not-so-random Seann William Scott (Cop Out) to the incredibly random Will Oldham (New Jerusalem) of Bonnie “Prince” Billy fame, who if nothing else gives Jackass 3-D some indie cred. In just a short 90 minutes, Jackass 3-D redefines what 3-D imagery can be used for, using it sparingly but to great effect. Whether it’s a dildo being fired from a cannon into the audience or a party favor blowout powered by a man’s farts protruding into the airspace of the viewers, it’s fairly standard 3-D fare, but it is timed to only factor into a greater joke. The 3-D in Jackass 3-D purposefully highlights the peak moments of jokes and doesn’t simply try to impress its viewers with the fact that they have to wear special glasses to watch the movie. On top of that, this isn’t low-quality, post-conversion 3-D as has been the case with many of this year’s 3-D crapfests, such as Clash of the Titans. This movie was intended to be a 3-D laugh riot, and it truly is. The final scene says it all: an extravaganza of destruction featuring explosions, dildos, a massive torrent of rushing water and a delightfully confetti-covered Rip Taylor (Jackass Number Two). It’s silly, if not downright stupid, but there’s really no other way to end a Jackass film without something that can put a true period on the run-on sentence of destruction that precedes it. Though it may not be reality for most, Jackass 3-D is real life, this time brought even closer to the audience. Still, it’s a double-edged sword — as much as this movie brings Knoxville and company back into the spotlight, it opens up their deadly idiocy to a whole new generation of glassy-eyed 12 year olds with camera phones and YouTube accounts. Enjoy it in 3-D, but remember: These guys are trained professionals. zberman@umdbk.com
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