Jackass Number Two (Review)

Jackass: The Movie was intended to be the finale of the Jackass series. Afterwards Bam Margera and his crew went on to star in their own spin-off series, Viva La Bam, while Chris Pontius and Steve-o did a spin-off of their own called Wildboyz. Several years later, both shows ran their course and Jackass headman Johnny Knoxville decided on a whim to reunite the crew and do another movie. Jackass Number Two progresses exactly the same as the first movie in that it’s comprised of a series of stunts and pranks with no plot. Everything about this second feature is bigger and better than the first, from the stunts and jokes and even the technical quality of the film itself.

The TV series and initial film featured a lot of the guys pulling pranks on the unsuspecting public, but since then the cast has become more recognizable so almost all of the segments here are the guys inflicting punishment on each other. The only time the public gets involved is when Johnny and one other guy don prosthetics and poses as old people. These bits start off funny but get a bit repetitive each time they pop up. The stunts preformed this time around are just hilarious from the guys having a medicine ball fight in the dark, Bam Margera getting several things put on or up his ass, Johnny trying to catch an anaconda in ball pit, or the really bizarre song and dance finale. The only real bad skit is watching Dave England take a shit…again…its just not funny. That bit aside, I can’t find anything remotely bad about the film. It’s not high art, but I’m up for a Jackass 3 if they ever make it.