Skateboarding Reviews - Videos & DVDs

Bigger. Better. Bolder.

That's what we always want from a sequel, right? But how often does that pan out? Not very. I highly recommend Jackass 2 to those who loved the first installment and for those who never saw the first movie of the Mtv show. It's funny as hell. But there's one problem...

The success of the first movie kind of hurt the second one, in a round about way. Johnny Knoxville even alluded to this in the "Making of" feature. Think of any up and coming actor/actress and how newfound popularity makes it harder for them to blend in or go un-noticed. How about just being able to buy a quart of milk without a media frenzy? Alas, this is what may have happened to Jackass 2.

During filming, they were recognized... more than a few times. This ruined a few of the skits/stunts they had planned. Their solution was to play more pranks on each other behind closed doors. Unfortunately, public reaction played a big role in what made the first movie so funny. They did crazy stuff in public and let the public react to it. There's a remarkable difference in the comedic value of taking a dump and taking a dump in public view.

Jackass 2 was a great sequel, it just lacked the edginess that the first film had. I think the lack of public involvement played a big role in that. It's not as daring to electrocute your balls in a hotel room as it is to do so in a crowded restaurant.

There's a lot of bonus features from outtakes and deleted scenes to a making-of featurette and a lot of scenes that just didn't make it into the movie version. Knoxville and company have not lost their touch... they just need to show it off in public more.

Check out both flicks. See which you like more. Hell, just watch ‘em. They're funny as Hell!

Bigger. Better. Bolder.

That's what we always want from a sequel, right? But how often does that pan out? Not very. I highly recommend Jackass 2 to those who loved the first installment and for those who never saw the first movie of the Mtv show. It's fucking funny as hell. But there's one problem...

The success of the first movie kind of hurt the second one, in a round about way. Johnny Knoxville even alluded to this in the "Making of" feature. Think of any up and coming actor/actress and how newfound popularity makes it harder for them to blend in or go un-noticed. How about just being able to buy a quart of milk without a fucking media frenzy? Alas, this is what may have happened to Jackass 2.

During filming, they were recognized... more than a few times. This fucked up a few of the skits/stunts they had planned. Their solution was to play more pranks on each other behind closed doors. Unfortunately, public reaction played a big role in what made the first movie so funny. They did crazy shit in public and let the public react to it. There's a remarkable difference in the comedic value of taking a shit and taking a shit in public view.

Jackass 2 was a great sequel, it just lacked the edginess that the first film had. I think the lack of public involvement played a big role in that. It's not as daring to electrocute your balls in a hotel room as it is to do so in a crowded restaurant.

There's a lot of bonus features from outtakes and deleted scenes to a making-of featurette and a lot of scenes that just didn't make it into the movie version. Knoxville and company have not lost their touch... they just need to fucking show it off in public more.

Check out both flicks. See which you like more. Shit, just watch ‘em. They're fucking funny as Hell!