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'Jackass: Number Two': Enter at your own risk

The Three Stooges have nothing over the intoxicating physical idiocy heaped upon moviegoers in the latest edition of the totally bad-boy "Jackass."

Johnny Knoxville and his gang of rude ruffians are back in "Jackass: Number Two," the sequel to their 2002 No. 1 box office hit "Jackass: The Movie."

Paramount Pictures 'Jackass Number Two' B The verdict: Intensely stupid and, at times, wondrously funny. Director: Jeff Tremaine Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Stephen Glover, Jason Acuna Run time: 95 minutes Release date: Sept. 22, 2006 Rating: R for extremely crude and dangerous stunts throughout, sexual content, nudity and language. See showtimes On the web Official movie site View the trailer    Trailers require Quicktime Rate 'Jackass Number Two'   Go see it   Make it a matinee   Wait to rent   Don't bother Voter Limit: Once per Hour View Poll Results

It's more of the same physical buffoonery — outrageous stunts and gags with branding irons, bees, a game of "medicine ball dodge ball in the dark" and such — only often more gross.

These clowns are so good at what they do (or is it that they're so wonderfully inept?) that their film is often drop-jaw funny. But be forewarned, when you're not laughing out loud you could well be trying hard not to lose your lunch.

"I'm ashamed of myself," "Jackass" veteran Chris Pontius says after one particularly disgusting stunt. And, trust us, you'll agree he should be.

Parents should also take heed: The movie, full of profanity, nudity, dangerous stunts and overtly sexual overtones, is aptly rated R. Impressionable kids have no reason to see this movie.

Joining Knoxville and Pontius in this glorious mess are Steve-O, Bam Margera, Dave England, Wee Man and more. They're not exactly household names everywhere, but are certainly well known in high school hallways and college dorms.

Their series of stunts involve at times snakes, leeches, bulls, horses, rocket-powered bikes, fecal matter, private parts, body orifices, a branding iron, more dwarves in one scene than you can count, seriously obese men and women, a bear trap and electric-shock seats.

See Wee Man nude. If you dare.

Oh, and there are guests, too. Quadriplegic rugby star Mark Zupan gets shot into a lake in a rocket-powered wheelchair. Tony Hawk shows up for a bit of skateboard bashing. Luke Wilson is here, too, seen in outtakes during the closing credits.

Spike Jonze, who produced the original film and TV show, appears several times disguised as a 90-year-old woman whose sagging breasts keep falling out of her loose dress. The point: to look outrageous and make unsuspecting onlookers uncomfortable.

As one "Jackass" participant says early on in the film, "This is the stupidest thing I've ever seen."

Truer words have rarely been spoken on the big screen.

Enter at your own risk and park your moral compass at the front door. "Jackass: Number Two" might not be Oscar-worthy. But a lot of the time, it sure is asinine fun.