Jackass 2.5

More of a documentary than a true Jackass film that's barely feature length. However, Jackass 2.5 is still really good and insightful, enjoyably exploring how a Jackass gets made and still has some fun and satisfyingly painful stunts. Jeff Tremaine's direction is good, the stunts are always well filmed and it's got a really fun opening. All of the sketches are worth watching and have their moments even if you can see why they didn't make the final cut.

Jackass 2.5 is exactly what it claims to be: a slapped-together DVD bonus of unused bits from Jackass Number Two. If you're craving more of the crew's unhinged idiocy - think Wee Man crammed into a suitcase or Bam getting chased by a dental-flossing horse - it delivers that same chaotic energy. The chemistry's still there: Knoxville's reckless grin, Steve-O's masochistic glee, and Pontius' baffling commitment to absurdity. Watching them improvise nonsense in a hotel room or torment each other with fireworks has a loose, low-stakes charm.

But let's be real - these are scraps for a reason. Most skits lack the punch or escalation of the theatrical cuts. The shock value feels diluted (a fart here, a mild electrocution there), and without the tight editing or narrative flow of the main films, the randomness becomes repetitive fast. It's less a meal, more a bag of half-stale chips: satisfying if you're starved for content, but ultimately forgettable.

The behind-the-scenes banter offers fleeting fun - hearing them crack up mid-disaster or debate who drew the short straw for a particularly dumb stunt. Yet even this wears thin without structure. It's a victory lap without a finish line, appealing only to completists or insomniacs scrolling at 2 AM. Harmless? Sure. Essential? Not even close. Stick to the main courses; this is just the soggy bread roll at the bottom of the takeout bag.

Some never seen skits here which were a joy to watch. And honestly in general I didn't think any of them were that much worse than the ones we saw in Number Two. Except for maybe the King Kong skit as that was a bit lackluster.

What this also shows is a bit more behind the scenes of people bailing out or getting agitated and showing that it's not all fun and games. It makes sense of course and is good not to have in the main film but it was nice to see here. Generally don't miss out with this if you liked number two/jackass.

Unless watched along with Jackass 2, the behind the scenes isn't that funny on its own. Most of the stunts are rejects that didn't work. Still some good stuff though.

Jackass's 2nd installment produced a lot of footage, and some of it didn't make it into the final cut. after the success of jackass 2, the crew decided to take some of the unused footage, put it together, and make jackass 2.5 and turn it into a 40 minute docu-drama. well, not so much.

while it wasn't much of a drama, it took some stunts that wern't as funny as the other ones, but still could make you laugh.

I somewhat enjoyed it, but most of the stunts involved having foreign objects placed up someone's butt. like anal beads, baby powder, straws, and massage cream. also, a lot of bodily waste ended up on human skin (Urine is a good example) if that sickens you, don't bother with this.

it's also got a few extra features, like the making of the video game, and bonus stunts done after number 2's release. it's worth a rental.

7/10