Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

........................................................................ugh.

Yeah, so, you think you know what you're going into with this. And it starts exactly as you'd expect, someones genitalia in jeopardy. But then...Ugh.

What is this film called? No, it's not called Bad Grandpa. It's called "JACKASS PRESENTS Bad Grandpa." This is a JACKASS movie. It's not "From The Creators Of Jackass," "From The Studio That Brought You Jackass," or, even more awkwardly, "From One Of The Many Creators of Jackass" (which, yes, was a thing. Check out the DVD box for Epic Move). This is a JACKASS movie. I hate Jackass as it is, but even I find some strange fascinating with watching people get their balls in trouble. Where was that? There was barely any. Really, there was almost nothing! Most of the jokes were based in bad pun related humor! And not even good puns!  Bad puns!

That's right, puns. Obvious, "of course it's going to happen" puns. No spoilers, at all. Because you'll see it coming a million miles away. What happens when Grandpa is at a funeral standing next to the open casket? Yeah. THAT obvious. What happens when Grandpa crashes a wedding and stands next to a tower of glasses of champagne? YEAH. THAT FREAKIN OBVIOUS. This isn't Jackass! There were barely any nut shots, barely any pain, it's all stupid bad slapstick. Depressingly, cowritten by Spike Jonze. Yes, THAT Spike Jonze (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, Where the Wild Things Are).

Now, let's get real here. When you go to see a film called "Bad Grandpa" starring Johnny Knoxville, are you looking for a drama about a grandpa looking to save his grandson from an abusive, money grabbing father? That's right, you weren't. Too bad that's what you get. Yes, I'm serious. The movie is horrendously weighed down by awkward scenes of the grandson asking to stay with grandpa. It was awful. Why on earth would you put drama in a film like this? No one is going to care, and any amount of it in a brisk hour and a half film is just terrible, awkward, and unnecessary. I hated every second of it.

The story itself was, ready for this, too prominent. I would have had far more fun with this movie if it's premise was "Johnny Knoxville dressed as an 80 year old man runs around with a little boy and hijinks ensue." No, this is a story. We don't want a story in a movie from Jackass creators. Especially not one that to some people might be an incredibly emotional one. This is terrible. A complete waste of 6 dollars. That's right. My six dollars was wasted by a Jackass movie.

I love zany stupid humor as much as the next guy. I love Family Guy, Jackass makes me laugh, and I just recently started to really get into Bobs Burgers. This is a complete mess, even from a genre that has no structure. It was a waste of time and money. Go watch regular Jackass movies and TV and you'll feel great.

Rank - 0.5/5