Barnes & Noble

With Johnny Knoxville's acting career in full flower, so to speak, we'd have thought he'd be unlikely to consider any more feature film follow-ups to his deranged MTV series. But no, he's back with buddies Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Wee Man, and the others to engage in mind-bogglingly pointless and occasionally dangerous feats of daring. (Or should that be feats of stupidity?) Although we can't -- and wouldn't -- defend the pranks and stunts carried out by these self-confessed jackasses, it's hard not to be at least moderately amused by the lengths to which they're willing to go for a cheap laugh. In some cases, their antics are just plain disgusting: Even Chris Pontius has second thoughts after "milking" a stallion and drinking its semen (off-camera, fortunately). But many of them legitimately fall under the heading of good clean fun, and Knoxville's crazy crew deserves a modicum of respect for their willingness to inflict real pain on each other for our entertainment -- depraved though that may be. Jackass: Number Two includes brief cameos by Broken Lizard's Jay Chandrasekhar, directors John Waters and Spike Jonze (the latter hilarious in complex prosthetic makeup as an elderly nude woman), Beavis & Butt-head creator Mike Judge, skateboarding champion Tony Hawk, and actor Luke Wilson, among others. Their very presence indicates that, like it or not, Jackass has found a place in the pop-culture zeitgeist. Ed Hulse

All Movie Guide

For fans who thought the stakes couldn't be raised any higher and the bar couldn't be lowered any further, the original cast and crew of the stunt comedy sensation that swept the globe return for another round of jaw-dropping feats that are guaranteed to have viewers wincing through their laughter. Jeff Tremaine directs, and Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Ryan Dunn, and Jason "Wee Man" Acuna return to the screen to endure more pain and humiliation than ever thought possible on the big screen. Jason Buchanan