Jackass 3D: finally, Avatar's technology in a good movie

[Mattdotcom]

YES

YES

The 3D revolution has finally come of age. Jackass 3D takes the technology that has been sweeping Hollywood and completely destroys it, burning decades of technological progress right to the ground. And having fun every second of the time.

While Paramount didn't bring Jackass 3D to Comic Con proper, they set up a party downtown where they served beers and hamburgers and had a trailer in which audiences could get a taste of what was in the movie. And as Spike Jonze said to me after I saw the footage, 'You can really touch, smell and taste it all.' What he meant, of course, was shit.

The footage was comprised of two parts - there was a slo-mo set of shots of the Jackass guys doing stunts and hitting each other in what was likely the opening scene. And then there was a sequel to the classic Jackass stunt 'Poo Cocktail.' While the original had Johnny Knoxville in a filthy port-o-potty getting picked up by a crane, this one had Steve-O in a filthy Port-O-Potty that gets launched hundreds of feet into the air on bungie cords.

There's a moment where the 3D cameras inside the port-o-potty capture Steve-O with his mouth wide, screaming, and with nuggets of poop floating around him in zero gravity that almost feels like a moment from a very, very sick version of 2001. The combination of the stunt getting punched up and the 3D technology created a segment that had to be burned out of my brain by more of the free beer.

The Jackass crew (including, as I mentioned, Spike Jonze) was on hand to bullshit with people as they saw the footage. Ryan Dunn told me that the most remarkable thing about the 3D tech they used was that they could watch it in a 3D replay immediately after shooting it. There was no belabored post conversion or other technical stuff - they just did a stunt and ran over to the monitor.

Bam Margera illustrated the way that the group utilized 3D's depth of field. He said one segment had a POV shot from a camera where you could see a strange, fleshlike protuberance at one side of the screen. The camera wandered about the cast and crew, and you couldn't quite figure out what that thing was until it began pissing. On people. 'You wouldn't even know it was my dick,' he said. '[The pissing] looks really cool in 3D.'

Jonze said that the 3D cameras took a little bit of adjustment, but after about a week everybody had the hang of them. Not all of the footage is in 3D, though, with some of the hidden cam/fucking about in the street with strangers stuff (the segments that Jonze is often involved with) being 2D because the hidden cameras couldn't be 3D. But he seemed very happy with the technology, and said that if his next movie made sense in 3D he'd definitely shoot it that way.

There's a question that hangs over the incredible footage (which included shots like Ryan Dunn being kicked in the face by a combat boot - in super slo-mo), which is just how long these guys can keep this up. During the new Poo Cocktail, Knoxville says that he did the first one exactly ten years earlier; that's a long time to be hurting yourself for the movies. Bam cataloged the injuries he received on this film, which included a broken clavicle, broken ribs, fucked up knees and feet and more. It sounded like he broke a good half dozen bones during shooting, and his face still had open wounds on it.

'I feel like this could be it,' Tremaine said. When I asked him when he would finally kill one of the crew he just said, 'They're hard to kill. They're like cockroaches.'

But they can be broken. Steve-O ended up in the bungied port-o-potty because he also refused to do stunts that involved falling or heights, so they put him in something that would fuck him up. And Tremaine told me that there would be at least one scene that makes me very personally happy. When I told him that my favorite bit in Jackass 2 was when they made Bam cry, he smiled and said, 'Oh, we do that again in this one.'

That's sweet music.

Jackass 3D trailer

 

[Wacko Walrus]

If Avatar was so bad, then how come it's the highest-grossing film of all time?

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

Avatar was decent. Not fantastic, just decent. If I had watched it in R5 rather than the Blu-Ray, I may have a different opinion. I'm looking forward to this.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

3D. Damn Blackberry keyboard.

 

[Vitamin X]

I hated the second Jackass, but the first one was pretty awesome. Weird to see these guys still making movies loooooooooong after their previous excursions. Are any of them even still doing anything on TV or on video?

 

[CBright7831]

The second one was...meh. They tried to hard to upstage the "Toy car up the ass" gig from the first movie.

 

[Precious Roy]

bungee port-a-potty ftw

 

[wnyxmcneal]

I hated the second Jackass, but the first one was pretty awesome.

They're basically the same movie. In fact, Jackass 2 is more critically acclaimed.

I liked Jackass 2 more, a lot more grossout stunts, and I loved the stunts involving animals. I'm amazed they can still come up with more stunts.

 

[Mattdotcom]

The second one is the greatest movie

 

[the max]

The giant hand is my favorite part.

 

[Just Burny]

Can't wait for this. I like the fact that there's actually a few years separation between all the movies. Gives them time to think up new stunts/ make people want to see them.

 

[BurningPirateShipSex]

The giant hand is my favorite part.

This was a logical progression from the giant boxing glove to the face in Jackass 2.

 

[Gary]

The best part of "Jackass 2" was Bam Margera crying like a bitch.

Jackass 3D: finally, Avatar's technology in a good movie

Ahem, "Piranha 3D" comes out in two weeks.

 

[Mattdotcom]

Paul Heyman is in this movie for some reason.

 

[Robert]

Maybe Brock Lesnar hold Bam Margera down and beats him to a bloody pulp?

 

[devo]

We can only hope.

 

[Mattdotcom]

Spoiler

http://www.avclub.com/articles/beavis-and-butthead-return-to-the-big-screen-in-ja,46244/

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Spoiler that shit, son.

 

[Mattdotcom]

Sorry. I got so excited when I saw the headline that I didn't realize that I wish it had been a surprise until late last night.

 

[strummer]

not as good as the first 2 but still loved it

best part:

Spoiler

Bam cries again

 

[Mattdotcom]

Yeah, Number Two was going to be hard to top, but I hope the Academy finally recognizes them for this one, like they did for Lord of the Rings.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

not as good as the first 2 but still loved it

best part:

Spoiler

Bam cries again

QFT. Though the two who did the introduction to the movie didn't draw the laughs that I figured they would, but this might be due to most of the theater (PACKED house for a 10:20 show, mind you) appearing to be under 21.

 

[strummer]

Spoiler

Beavis and Butthead got very little reaction in the theater I was in. I was saddened by this

 

[Loaded Glove]

To be fair, I didn't think their bit was that funny and this is coming from someone who loves the show.

 

[bps21]

It got a nostalgia pop when I saw it...but then it wasn't any fun.

It was the Bret Hart run. Sad...but you have to recognize past accomplishments.

...

These guys can kill themselves all they want to. The midget sketch was the funniest thing in the movie. And no one got shit on or injured.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

I still can't believe none of these guys have been killed filming stunts for a film. Knoxville always said Dave England was the craziest of them all and was going to kill himself one day doing something for one of the films. I hope to go see this one soon.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

These guys can kill themselves all they want to. The midget sketch was the funniest thing in the movie. And no one got shit on or injured.

Nope. Just the Half-Pint Brawlers crew putting on a exhibition with WeeMan.

My favorite bits:

Spoiler

-Bam getting dropped into the surprise pit of fake snakes and flipping out, calming down once he realizes they're fake, and then crying as they start loading REAL snakes in.
-The Maxell Audio parody and the ensuing "let's throw shit at Ehren" antics.
-The childhood pictures and original Jackass/CKY footage of the crew during the end credits.
-"That's your granddaughter?!"

 

[Vitamin X]

I really enjoyed the film, although the 3D wasn't utilized as much as they should've.

I didn't like the second one as much as the first because it had way more gross-out stunts and I'm just not a fan but this one actually featured one that made me gag,

Spoiler

I don't know if my stomach is weaker over the years or something but the sweatsuit cocktail was filmed in such a way- between the camera angles and Preston's horrifying appearance and Steve-O doing his trademark GAAAAAAAAAAAKKKK I was joining him (although not vomiting)

 

[CookieMueller]

My sister almost vomited during the sweatsuit thing. For me, nothing can top the midget fight. I love stupid shit like that and, I'm sorry, even without all the excess absurdity at the end...if you saw that at a bar you would be telling that story on your deathbed.

 

[bps21]

I also enjoyed very much the jet engine scene. Especially the waiter trying to bring the tray to the table. Monty Python shit right there.