JACKASS 3D (18, 94mins)

Everything you need to know about the third feature-length instalment of the outrageous MTV show is encapsulated within the consumer advice from the British Board of Film Classification: “Contains extremely crude and dangerous stunts, and strong nudity.”

By crude, the BBFC means vomit, blood and excrement aplenty as Johnny Knoxville and his daredevil pals attempt another bewildering array of pratfalls that defy all common sense.

Since the joke is on the Jackass team, we can’t help but laugh as these grown men set themselves up for an almighty fall by risking life and limb for our supposed amusement.

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The usual tongue-in-cheek disclaimer prefaces all of the gung-ho antics - “Warning: the stunts in this movie were performed by professionals...” - but it’s doubtful that anyone of sound mind will want to recreate the tomfoolery in Jackass 3D.

Animated duo Beavis and Butt-head introduce the mayhem, which begins gently with a sequence called The High Five in which unsuspecting members of the team are walloped in the face by a giant hand.

The danger factor increases as Steve-O risks his ability to bear children in the eye-watering Tee Ball and then Knoxville feels the full force of Mother Nature in Roller Buffalo.

Bone-crunching replays in slow motion are horrific, the amplified sound leaving us in no doubt that the team will be frequent visitors to the local accident and emergency department.

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Some of the stunts are childish fun - withstanding the blast from the engine of a jet plane - while others are plain stupid, like the aptly named Electric Avenue, which sees all of the team running the gauntlet of suspended stun guns and cattle prods.

Wee Man and Preston Lacy make mischief with super glue in typically puerile fashion, and certainly suffer for their lowbrow art, while the Sweat Suit Cocktail is repulsive, asking Steve-O to drink perspiration collected from the body of one of his brothers in mischief.

These escapades would be hard to stomach in 2D but in 3D, there is no where to hide as bodily fluids splatter the screen.

Our nausea reaches a crescendo in the Poo Cocktail Supreme, which sees Steve-O strapped inside a blue portable toilet attached to a bungee cord.

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As the cord is released and the portable toilet shoots into the air, cameras inside the flimsy structure capture the horrifying sight of the daredevil being swamped in all kinds of nastiness.

At its best, Jackass 3D is hysterical, like the novel twist on duck hunting, a bruising interpretation of pinning a tail on the donkey or the team’s revolutionary method of pulling a loose tooth.

But for every flash of genius there is also a smear of unrestrained filth that will leave those of a nervous disposition covering the 3D specs in disgust.

:: SWEARING :: NO SEX :: VIOLENCE :: RATING: 6/10