MTV Jackass: Vol. 1

Skunk car FTW, my bride loves this sketch

P>...Jackass creative masterminds of Johnny Knoxville and company are really just one step below carnvial geeks... The crew of Jackass, which includes independant film darling Spike Jonze (real name Adam Speigal), just turn the cameras on and act as idiotic as humanly possible. Between the so-called stunts there are a few comedy bits, all of which seemed like they were ripped off from other sources. Namely from the Howard Stern Show, The Man Show and the U.K.s Trigger Happy TV... When bits are conceived by the Man Show or Stern theres a creative process that goes on behind the scenes. One thing that Howard Stern has always strived for is originality...Then its no longer original or creative. Its just stupidity. Worse, its not even funny!! Between the stunts and the comedy sketches the viewer is also treated to vast doses of Whoa dude!, Hey man! and other so-called hip lingo. I didnt know what was harder to take, the idiotic stunts or the inane prattle... P.T. Barnum once said Theres a sucker born every minute. The difference between someone like Barnum is that when he swindled you at least his machinations were brilliantly concieved and well planned. Jackass is neither. It is offensive and an insult to call this piece trash comedy. It is neither entertaining or funny. Its just plain stupid.

Hilarious

excellent

I started watching jackass a few summers ago and I fell in love with it, apparently it was only on at midnight so I stayed up every night to watch it. I saw the movie and it was just a great. People dont seem to like the censors on the DVD but Im glad there was. Because I think Im too young to associate my self with this kinda nudity and profanity, and my parents wouldnt let me buy it otherwise. But I love it so much, I love Jackass. This is a definite buy for me : ) Hope you enjoyed. -Britt-

Very poor sound quality

Good stuff

Dont bother with this set. Seriously, this is a cheap, rushed attempt to cash in on the success of the movie with nothing to offer. Each volume is merely a questionably selected greatest hits - pathetic considering each 8-9 episode season could fit comfortably on 2 discs. All the censoring remains intact and the music has been altered for many segments (generally for the worst). Theres also ZERO previously unseen footage (nothing from the infamous Too Hot for MTV), and there are essentially no extras. The lack of a simple running commentary track like the one featured on Steve-Os 1st Dont Try this at Home release is just ridiculous; that could have at least given these releases some purpose. I fully expect to see uncensored, complete releases of each season within a year or two; the controversy will have died down by then and given the popularity of the movie and these mediocre collections MTV will try to milk the property as much as possible. Until then, pick up the Steve-O videos or the CKY Box set in lieu of this junk.

Moments of pure genius interspersed with the usual idiocy in no.2, just before the complete decline into parody and farce of no.3....sad to see they fall apart at the seams.

I don’t care for the very first seasons. Not enough of Phil and April. Plus the technology just isn’t there yet and the recording sucks.