I say that it is a hybrid film in that the usual antics of Jackass are present with the pranks on the public and putting of Johnny Knoxville in situations with a fantastic opportunity for injury, but there is also a story there.
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Officially classified as a "hidden camera comedy," a majority of the characters in the film are completely unaware they are in a film, which is a big part of the reason why I found this movie so entertaining. You also have to admire Knoxville and especially the little boy, because they needed to be able to act the part of their characters in quite embarrassing situations without forgetting their lines.
The overall plot is basically that Irving Zisman (Knoxville) ends up being in charge of his grandson, Billy because the boy's mom has to go back to prison for violating her parole. Thus begins a road trip of various absurd scenarios as they travel towards North Carolina where Irving is meant to drop Billy off with his biological father, who doesn't want him.
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Whatever, it is basically an episode of Jackass where an alarmed public is witness to horrible scenarios and their reactions are basically the stars of this film. If you appreciated Jackass or things like Borat I think there is a really good chance that you will get a kick out of this movie.
When i featured this film at my guesthouse years ago a number of Thai people walked into my shop to inform my staff that what i had written on my sign out front was offensive in English. They didn't know it was a movie. Hell, I didn't know this film existed until years after it was made in 2013. Things like this are not popular in Thailand for some reason.
The fact that the movie cost $15 million to make and pulled in more than $150 million could probably be considered a success. It isn't necessary to watch the entire thing, but the various scenes where the public are unaware they are in a film makes it worth the watch in my book.
On a scale of "urgh!" to "Wowsers!" I give Bad Grandpa the overall rating of .....
Why the hell I have not seen this picture yet? My jaw was wide open through out the entire trailer. damn and that stripper scene of the kid! hilarious.
I am gonna watch this movie tonight.
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I skipped this one and I will continue to pass. I remember watching one of the Jackass movies a long time ago when it first came out, but like I said, that was a long time ago and I feel like I have better ways to spend my time now. Okay wait. That sounds really judgy. I didn't mean for it to come across that way. :P
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yeah, it sounded judgy as shit... hehe.
These sorts of things were a lot of fun to me back in the day, but there is a reason why we don't really have shows like that anymore.
do you have a better use for your time than watching dudes prank one another? Absolutely, but for a lot of people it was a fun concept. I was one of those people :)
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