Movie Review: Jackass: Best and Last

For the promised very last, "Jackass: Best and Last" movie, it is as disgusting, stupid, dangerous, and idiotic as all the other films, with scenes from previous Jackass movies, and new scenes created for this current documentary of the stupidest and most dangerous stunts any group of insane people has ever produced. Due to the ridiculously high 86% Rotten Tomatoes rating, I was fooled into seeing this movie, mainly for this blog.

Given that this latest Jackass is not really a movie, it is difficult to review, even as a bad documentary. Like all the previous five Jackass movies released in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2013, and 2022, this one is once again a series of insane and disgusting stunts, with almost all of them having the potential to permanently injure and kill any number of cast members. At the end of every stunt, the entire cast laughs hysterically, even though another cast member is lying on the ground in extreme pain.

One of the most dangerous is when a cast member is strapped to a red plastic rocket and shot into the air over a lake, only to fall off as the rocket almost lands on the unfortunate passenger. By far the most disgusting is when cast member Steve-O flies into the air strapped into a porta-potty - with the obvious horrific trauma filmed inside.

The injuries the cast members have sustained during the filming of these six movies, starting with Johnny Knoxville, include 14 severe injuries, including a brain hemorrhage, multiple concussions, and numerous broken bones. Knoxville's worst injury was when he was attacked by a bull in "Jackass Forever (2022), and sustained a brain hemorrhage, concussion, broken wrist, broken rib, and loss of consciousness. Steve-O has sustained third-degree burns and multiple broken bones, numerous concussions, chemical burns, and has a pellet permanently lodged in his chest. Considering so many years of surgeries, non-stop pain, and risk of life, one has to wonder how much this group of insane people has been paid to make these ridiculous movies, while trying to figure out if all those stunts were worth it.

The Rotten Tomatoes of 86% is crazy, even for the most rabid fans of this movie franchise. My rating is 5% and a big pass.