My favorite part of Jackass: The Movie was Steve-O getting a tattoo of a happy face on his arm while riding in the back of a Hummer while Henry Rollins drove them down a corrugated dirt road. Bumping and bouncing and getting stabbed in the arm over and over again by a needle filled with ink. The resulting mess on his arm was horrendous. (Here’s a picture of it after it healed.) Still, just looking at that picture makes me laugh. It’s so stupid.
Why? Why is there also a part of me that watches that and says, “AWESOME!”
Jackson liked the part when the guy had a raw chicken hanging out of his jockstrap while he dangled himself over a pool filled with alligators.
Why did I let my five-year-old son watch an R-rated frat-boy piece of shit like that?
I have no one to blame but Netflix.
All right, maybe this disgusting head cold has destroyed my already weak sense of propriety. Maybe entertaining a sick child for five days in a row has left me flat out of energy for dot-to-dots, Candyland, and craft projects involving pipe cleaners and paste.
The whole movie is a fascinating object lesson in what not to do, ever, but my common sense finally kicked in when the guy was about to stick a Hot Wheels car into a condom and work it up his butt so they could take an X-ray WHERE’S THAT REMOTE LET’S GO INTO THE KITCHEN AND GET A SNACK WHAT DO YOU SAY?
Jack will have nothing to do with it. But now we’re stoked for Jackass Two.
We saw this movie three days ago, and I am not exaggerating when I say that it was the greatest movie of the year.
My husband, typically the strong, silent type, laughed so hard watching this movie that he fell off the couch, tears of laughter racing down his glee-filled face. I don’t think I’VE ever made him laught that hard, but it sure made me want to try.
I think it’s healthy to hand over the Netflix menu to our inner 13-year olds every once in a while, no matter how old we get.
I’m the 13-year old boy of the house (ha ha…South Park!) and am usually the person who makes my husband roll his eyes at me. He cracked up watching Jackass, too. Can’t wait for #2. Heh…heh…number TWO…
My husband wants to see this movie and I’ve heard that he was a bit of a hellion at 13-ish. So I’m scared. Scared that I will now have 3 kids in the house instead of the usual 2.
Chris and I went to see the first one at a matinee. It was the two of us and one old guy in the room. The one old guy got up and left about ten minutes into it, and the two of us spent the rest of the viewing with tears of joy rolling down our faces.
Your headline says it perfectly. Inner 13-year old boy is gay for Johnny Noxville. All across America.
We watched it at home with Ty when he was 13, courtesy of Netflix. It’s even funnier when you watch it with a 13-year old boy.
My favorite 3 scenes:
When (I forget who…Steve-O?) runs into a room, jumps on a trampoline INTO a spinning ceiling fan.
Slicing eyelids, between toes and every other sensitive body part with paper.
Snorting wasabi.
Love. It. Planning to take Ty to see the new one this weekend, just the two of us.
I saw Jackass Number Two on opening night last weekend. You need to go see it as soon as possible, I haven’t laughed that hard in years (or maybe just since the first movie).
you know, Ebert & Roeper gave JA2 two thumbs up……..
God bless them.
Oh God! And here I am bombing you with writing crap. I’m sorry. Please just go watch School of Rock and mend.
I can’t believe that this movie (series) exists in the same world that puts “The Stupids” (book series) on the banned and challenged book list.
Nothing it more fun than sitting on the couch with my teenage son after everyone goes to bed and watch Jackass, giggling our brains out. But it is very important to occassionally pause, turn and look at them solemnly and say “you do know this is wrong.” it’s almost impossible.
did you look at all of steve-o’s dumb tattoos? he used to have a C on his arm under a pot leaf and one night in india, he burned it off with many cigarettes. it is one of the most disturbing pictures i’ve ever seen.
If you liked that one you should check out CKY2K. I actually like it much better.
Apparently I am partly made up of 13 year old child too.
Jackass is disturbing, disgusting and just plain dumb. This is the inner workings of a deranged mind.
I especially enjoy watching this crap with my boys. I have three teenaged boys. When they have friends over I can’t wait to pop some corn and plug in Jackass. Watching them is just as entertaining as the movie.
Hey did anyone see Steve-O on I think it was The Man Show? Hilarious! They said he had a few glasses of Chardonney, I think they meant a few bottles. He was so so so drunk. Embarrassing. I hope he is making a ton of money.
I’m glad I’m not his mom.
I am not normally one to think this kind of stuff is funny, and I laughed so hard I cried when we finally watched it. I had to cover my eyes for parts of it though and watch through my fingers…because that helps. I have to echo Priscilla when she says she is gald she isn’t his mom! Could you imagine?
I think when it comes to Johnny Knoxville, we are all have 13 year old boy crushes.
It’s the only way I can explain to my friends why I think I am in love with him and he’s sexy.
(38 yr. old woman)
I thought I was so ‘above’ enjoying Jackass, but it’s truly one of the funnies movies, ever!
Jackass Number Two was so amazing I’ve already seen it twice in the theater. And the first time, I laughed so hard, my throat was all hoarse and scratchy afterwards!