One of the interesting ideas in the original graphic novel Watchmen is the notion that in a world where meta-humans actually existed, superhero comics would become obsolete. After all, why read about the fictional adventures of Superman or The Flash when Dr. Manhattan is in the newspaper every day? I thought about that while watching the Farrelly Brothers’ lackadaisical new comedy Hall Pass — one scene (involving a sneeze and an explosive bowel movement) was clearly meant to shock and amuse us, but the audience seemed unmoved. And it occurred to me that any fictional gross-out is destined to pale next to the real stuff you can see in Jackass 3 (out this week in a Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack from Paramount Home Entertainment).
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DVD: How Jackass Raised the Gross-Out Comedy Bar
