Jackass 3D's Reality

When I initially heard that Jackass was coming out with another sequel, I groaned. It's good for laughs, but it's really more of a reality show, not movie material. And then I learned it was coming out in 3D.

3D is a fad that's resurged over the years, first in the 50s, then the 80s, and again now. Understandably, it's a concept that can allow the audience to immerse themselves into the movie, but previously movies with and without 3D haven't had much of a difference.

A while ago, I had the chance to watch Step Up 3D, which was a decent movie. However, there was very little of the 3D idea taken advantage of. Other than title screens displaying the name of the new dance battle they were participating in, and a couple extra large in-your-face shots, the only 3D thing that really came through were trees. Yes, you could 'see' the trees moving closer to you. The trees. *sigh*

So when I heard about Jackass 3D, I thought they could actually do something with the 3D and play around with it. In my opinion, it would either be the bomb...or bomb it.

I managed to score free screening tickets, unfortunately when I went, I discovered (along with everyone else waiting in line) that the screening was only 7 minutes long. 7 minutes?!? That's barely double the length of the trailer. No one was happy with that, and in fact were actually complaining. That is - until they announced that there would be an afterparty with one free drink per person (over 21), then there were fewer complaints. To me, the waste of several hours to travel to and from, and wait in line was worth more than one beer, but I had already waited in line and it was almost the screening time, so I stayed.

Just before the screening started, Johnny Knoxville jumped on the stage and relayed (to a super excited crowd) that he would be at the afterparty. That little fact pumped everyone up again and people were less unhappy with the 7 minute screening.

Me with Johnny Knoxville - super exciting

I was definitely correct about 3D making Jackass a better movie. Many of their stunts allowed for the audience to get more involved, which is what 3D was made for. For me, Jackass is a movie that I would want to watch in 3D, however since 3D is also more expensive, I don't think I would pay to watch it. So unless I can score free screening tickets to the REAL movie in 3D...I think I'll pass.