Spoiler Warning: This discussion contains some spoilers. It could be an entire gag from a comedy or in-depth conversation concerning events in the second act.
"That bit was like a bruised dick: you just can't beat it."
The newest Jackass integer found its way out this week as a Netflix exclusive (despite being a Paramount movie) and serves as the newest half documentary half deleted scenes movie that the series has now made a tradition. It’s more bodily punishment, brotherly camaraderie and painful belly laughter for the (unconservative) family. I love these films; they bring back such a gigantic wave of nostalgia, and Jackass Forever turned out to be their most outrageous and strangely wholesome production yet. These behind the scenes offer a good look into why.
There is so much hysterical shit in here. There were tears in my eyes more times than I care to admit, but a few notable highlights would be another entry into Danger Ehren’s brutal cup test gag, Dark Shark’s skydive, and the boys collectively pouring hot sauce directly into their rectums. It’s not even the most disgusting gag in the movie! If that doesn’t make you interested to watch Jackass 4.5, then avoid it at all costs. The entire crew is pretty relentless, and as always, the stuff they cut is as brutal as the stuff they didn’t. There are just as many penises on display as the main text.
I do also think that the behind the scenes of the process is super interesting because they shift so easily between the grassroots style of the MTV show with someone knocking a ladder out from underneath their own feet to a multi-million dollar sequence on the Paramount backlot. It’s genuinely very cool to see how far this entire team has come without cutting out its cameramen and director. The interviews are all so wholesome, full of love for the movie and the crew of people making it. The anecdotes are insane and just as funny as the bits at times.
Jackass 4.5 is a wonderful little companion piece to Forever. It’s charming. Needless to say, if you hated the other movies, then this will not be up your alley. However, if you do want to see a man nearly tear his own penis off by attaching it to a brick and dropping it off some scaffolding – boy, have I got the movie for you.
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