Johnny Knoxville is pathetically
entertaining
By Matt Anderson
Staff Writer
Four years ago a movie appalled
many critics. Many
said it was the biggest waste
of fi lm in the history of
Hollywood. Despite everything, there is
now a sequel, Jackass Number Two, and
it is not for the squeamish.
Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera,
Steve-O and company are back, and the
sequel delivers the promise of the original
and takes it further.
For anyone who hasn't lived on
planet Earth, or for those who don't watch
MTV, Jackass features a group of friends
who have too much time on their hands.
They like to do things sober that
most groups of guys would only do after
a night of drinking: hurting themselves
and playing pranks on each other.
I knew this one would offer lots of
funny gags and pranks.
I also had the feeling that there would
be painful moments that would cause me
to bite my fi nger and wonder why people
would willingly do this stuff to themselves.
The movie delivered, and then
some. From the opening scene where the
cast runs from the bulls to the limo beehive,
the laughs never stop, not even when
Steve-O puts the fishing hook through his
cheek to do some Man Fishing. There
was pain. Lots of it.
Stunts like the Leech Eye or the Land
Mine test add to the gross-out factor: I
mean it when I say this movie is not for
the weak stomach. If seeing people get
sick makes you get sick, stay home.
If you never liked the show and think
watching people hurt themselves and their
friends isn't funny, don't see this movie. If
you don't like seeing blood or people getting
sick, stay away from this one.
For those who enjoy watching their
best friends do stupid things or those
who laugh and high-five their buddies
when they see people lose their lunch at
Six Flags, then leave now and proceed
directly to the nearest theater.
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