JACKASS - THE COMPLETE BOXSET (DVD Review) - 11/11/06

Having never really watched MTV or Jackass: I found a desire to catch their earlier exploits and got the Complete Boxset of Series 1 to 3 plus an extra disc of various Jackass orientated goodies. The sheer stupidity and jaw-dropping craziness of the whole set is madness upon madness. At some points I had to close my eyes and on the whole for the most part it's extremely funny. The only down point in the whole set for me is the extremely crass American abroad during the Gumball Rally 3000 when Johnny Knoxville pays a Latvian "peasant" cash to kick Chris Pontius in the nuts - extremely poor taste and I'm sure he felt he had done nothing wrong. Volume One covers 106 separately viewable skits, 93 for Volume Two and 84 for Volume Three. The fourth disc covers the various Special Features such as the Gumball Rally 3000 and an up-to-date feature on "Where Are They Now?" plus the Jackass Cribs Editions and the Jackass VMA Cast Appearances. With the extra Brad Pitt features "Abduction" & "Night Monkey 2" plus Commentaries on some of these and a short Photo Gallery. The Special Features are strangely enough Not Rated. Also included with this set is a 48-page book from an Insider's point of view. Region 2 (PAL) UK - Colour. Some episodes may be (unfortunately - my words) edited from their original network version. Rated: 18. Subtitles: English and Mainland European. Sound: Dolby Stereo. Aspect Ratio: Full Frame. Running Time: 365 Mins. 2005 MTV/Paramount. EC111198/GI111198SC/PHE 8900/ISBN # 5014437890030>