The Dudesons Movie (2006)

As MTV personality Bam Margera so delicately put it, The Dudesons rock. Four childhood friends living in the Finnish countryside doing crazy stunts for a living and for a lifestyle, spawning a huge cult following and putting the likes of Jackass and Viva La Bam to shame.The Dudesons Movie, whilst essentially being the European version of Jackass, is additionally an interesting documentary which depicts the life of each of the four Dudesons as well as amazing time lapses and stills of the Finnish countryside. Despite the ensuring hilarity of the stunts these guys pull off, one wonders where to to draw the line between hilarity or insanity, a line in which the Dudesons are constantly crossing with their life-threatening antics.This is definitely one for the Jackass fans, it'll blow your f**king mind.

I have only seen a couple of episodes of "The Dudesons" in my lifetime but it seems as if I had seen the best of them, since 90% of what I had seen is also in this movie. This 'movie' is merely a compilation of the televisions series episodes. This obviously was a bit of a disappointment and it also doesn't really make this a 'movie' at all.But OK, it's a compilation of their best moment and its uncensored so obviously there is plenty to enjoy. Apparently the dudesons already shot some of their stuff before "Jackass" aired, so simply calling this just another "Jacksass" rip-off wouldn't be fair, even though the first "Jackass" episode aired in 2000 and the first "Extreme duudsonit" ("The Dudesons") episode aired in 2001. It's also original in its own way, since it has created a style of its own and the Finnish environment is of course also different and something that makes the series and movie also special. What also makes it special is that the guys are living together on their ranch, just outside their home town. They perform a lot of their crazy stuff in and around their ranch. This makes it all the movie fun and gives the whole series and movie a more good and fun brotherhood like feeling as well.One thing I don't like about the dudesons is their laughing. No matter what they do, they always think its very funny. It's as if they in advance decided in their own minds they are going to laugh, no matter what happens, with as a result that they are always laughing like maniacs, even if it isn't that funny what they are doing.Another thing I don't really like is how irresponsible they are. They don't think, they just do things without taking any precautions. You can call it spontaneous and call it one of the strong points of the dudesons but sometimes its just to stupid what they are doing. For instance, they are putting things and each other on fire without making sure there is water around, just in case, which is also the reason why their ranch basically burned down. But also the stunts themselves seem to have been hardly thought out. Sometimes it just plain dangerous what they are doing, which is also the reason why all of them have broken a lot of bones already and some of them have permanent damage on their young age already. I seriously wouldn't at all be surprised to hear one day one of the dudesons died or becomes an permanent invalid, during one of their stunts and antics.Some of their bone braking stuff can be seen back in this movie, as well as the almost complete burning down of their ranch. Best parts however of course still remains the stuff with Mr. Hitler.One of the best things about the dudesons is how fast going it always is. Normally the episode are also around 20 minutes short, rather than half an hour, which is a more standard time. It's always well edited and cool looking. But still thing is, I still have difficulties with knowing who is who exactly in the series and movies. Some of them look alike and change their appearances often and their odd Finnish names aren't that easy to remember as well. I'm still learning though.It's fun and enjoyable but if you're a follower of the series, there is basically no point in ever watching this movie, since it's a mere compilation of episodes, without any new stuff added to it, except the fact that it's uncensored, which means there is some nudity. (Still, funny enough the male nudity is still being censored though.)6/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

This movie is simply a compilation of the Spike T.V. series but including the profanity and the nudity. It is still well worth the $3.95 I paid to see it. As far as I know, this movie could have came before the series and afterward been edited and cut up for t.v. I do know this though, these guys are nuts and they are hilarious. The cast provides jackass like antics but with a more tight niche, almost family like group of dudes. There are only like four of these guys and you can see in the film that that they were clearly very close friends before this movie was made. You also get a neat perspective of Finnish culture throughout the film and their accents are very entertaining. I saw Jackass Two in the theater recently and I have to admit that these Finnish guys definitely compare and sometimes outshine the jackass cast in the categories of extremity and hilarity.P.S.-Bam Margera and Steve O. make appearances in this flick.

This film is in many ways puerile. And it is over the top. And I did snigger and indeed laugh for the full 75 minutes. It's a great deal of fun and, despite the physical injuries the Dudesons regularly sustain, rather life-enhancing – they simply enjoy everything they do so much. It is an intensely physical film, and – for different reasons, unsuitable for male teenagers, the squeamish, or Britney Spears fans. (Presumably some people fall in all three categories.) Although the dialogue is in English throughout and the film clearly hopes to find an American audience it is many ways quite a Finnish experience. The emphasis on landscapes and the changing seasons is part of that. So is the un-self-consciousness about bodily functions, taken perhaps to an extreme that an Anglo-Celtic audience may find surprising. I doubt that there are many cultures where people who perform stunts might be trainee teachers – but perhaps that's one of the lesser-known strengths of the Finnish education system? Seven out of ten.