Saw Jackass: The Movie. It was surprisingly fun. I'd actually seen the sequel first so I knew what I was getting into. This one is much more inventive although, alas, there's a lot more involvement of innocent bystanders. Most of the involvement goes no further than doing something outlandish in public however, so okay. One of the Jackassians involves his parents, but I feel they're kind of in on the joke fundamentally. They unleash an alligator in their parents house, for example, but afterwards their terrified mother seems more excited than scared.
Anyway, this one is much more dense. The skits that in sequel dragged on and were padded with fatuous, self-congratulatory laughter are here short and snappy, lasting no more than a few minutes before rushing off to something else. I was struck with what a man-dominatrix Johnny Knoxville is. At one point they're actually just playing with an electric-shock-delivering bondage toy. One guy's writhing in pain as his nipples are being electrocuted while Johnny murmurs "You're okay, you're okay, Daddy's got you." Is it meant to be off-putting, or are we seeing the true form of something here? Fun to imagine.
Like I say, this one is pretty fun. There's moments that are fairly depressing but we only need a chuckle and a jump-cut and they're gone. The film toys with the idea of danger but if you look closely, you can believe that the sound effects are goosed, the punches pulled, the reactions hammed. A cute, stupid little movie, like a teenager trying to convince you that he's a pro skater.
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