Review of Jackass: The Movie (2002) by Johnny T — 25 Apr 2011

I would not recommend this movie to elderly people but if you have a bunch of friends and invite them over for this movie, then you'll have a night of painful laughters and great moments. The Jackass boys achieve true genius, however, when they take their penance public. Before stunned, inert onlookers, these skate-punk Situationists transform official zones of work and leisure -- office parks, golf courses, bowling alleys -- into arenas of dangerous stupidity to remind us that, in the end, we're all just meat. Provokes a suspense halfway between comedy and horror. I'm not sure if I enjoyed myself, exactly, but I could hardly wait to see what I'd be appalled by next. Jackass: The Movie is a disgusting, repulsive, grotesque spectacle, but it's also hilarious and provocative.

VERDICT: "Matinée" - (Mixed reaction). These kinds of movies are usually movies that had some good things, but some bad things kept it from being amazing. This rating says to pay matinée prices to see at a theater or buy an ex rental or a cheap price of the DVD to own...