Who knew a prostate exam could be so amusingly peanut buttery? Johnny Knoxville and his crew of emotionally stunted pranksters and adrenaline junkies. It’s finally here, folks: the end of what is arguably television and cinema’s raunchiest, most vile, and legitimately most dangerous laugh fest of stunts and pranks over the last few decades. With the original Jackass cast well beyond their youths and 25ish years of laugh-out-loud bits under their worn-in belts, it’s time to turn over the page—but not without a mashup of new injuries and games combined with older classics and unseen footage, like a jumpsuit sketch for the pilot Knoxville attempted that put the show on a brief hiatus! It’s loud, obnoxious, and heavily nostalgic fun that definitely sees some of Jackass’s Best saved for Last.

Jackass has never been about cinematic depth, metaphorical storytelling, or anything else profoundly moving. It’s always been about a bunch of people—mostly dumb, reckless guys—doing dumb, reckless shit because it’s funny and makes for some hellish bar stories. Over the years, many of us watched or grew up with this group as they failed at bike tricks, stuck odd objects into each other’s many holes, or permanently injured various body parts while trying to determine the physics of being thrown around by various enraged animals. Controversies sprang, but not without a few hard-earned chuckles as company. Best and Last continues that tradition head-on in its archival footage unburying, showcasing the gang’s most societally disruptive or downright grotesque moments that show business deemed unsuitable.

As Jackass aged, though, nostalgic elements elevated the franchise beyond its straightforward title, with blossoming friendships among these on-screen forever friends hooking viewers in ways stunts could not. While Jackass’s core purpose of limitless debauchery and literal shit slingshots never wavered, seeing this group of people grow, heal from past issues, and bond closer delivers an intimacy not unlike that we experience with truly close friends of our own (if we’re that lucky). In literally showing how much these people have(n’t) changed over the years—from Knoxville’s black-to-white hair color and Steve-O’s pre- and post-sobriety differences, to cameraman Lance Bangs’s consistent vomit-when-holding-the-camera pattern—Best and Last cranks the nostalgia to an eleven to send these bizarre stuntmen off on a humbling note. Despite time’s best efforts, Knoxville, Steve-O, Wee Man, and co. keep pulling the same dumb shit. Knoxville is still just a gonzo journalist willing to send himself to the hospital for “research,” a picturesque bullfighting toss, some Michael Bay-esque explosions, and a hearty laugh.

Given the slight scale-back in Best and Last’s stunts, too, it’s clear things need to end. Though Jackass Forever showed these older heads could still pull off some devious crashes or knock-outs, age comes for us all, and this time around, the cast is considering that more than ever. Even if, according to Steve-O, “getting a concussion over 50 is a big no-no. Johnny’s 49 [he’s actually 55], so he’s all good!”, there comes a point in everyone’s life where they need to step down or retire (especially when the job they’re retiring from requires you to be shot skyward via a rocket!). It’s touching to see the Jackass gang realize that. Might it have been beneficial to include more talking-head segments from the cast reflecting on their production experiences to balance out Best and Last’s lack of particularly intense new stunts? Yes, but though Best and Last offers too little of these misfits’ many hearts and souls, watching Jackass’s crew tear up from laughter, bittersweet anticipation, and shock all at once is still incredibly entertaining. For diehard Jackass fans, daredevil stunt lovers, fans of any of this eccentric cast, and those looking for a nonstop, hilarious romp that pranks those involved and viewers alike right up to the end, Jackass: Best and Last is a deliciously, disgustingly hilarious flick and finale.

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