Sadly Over-hyped

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Blistering performances.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Bam Margera of the Jackass fame is back with his own reality show, and not only is it not as funny as Jackass, but it's also amazingly stupider! This has to be one of the dumbest shows ever conceived. Sure there are worse reality shows but none are as mean spirited or as dumb.Bam Margera has made it big, and his parents decided to piggy bank off of his fame. Bam and his parents, his uncle, his crew of idiotic friends all live together, and while Bam and his buddies are off breaking things and getting into mischief, generally his parents are at home being stupid. When Bam's parents aren't at home being lazy, they're being tortured by Bam, especially his father. To add to the humor, we are treated to his fat uncle Don Vitto who is constantly out of it, and never paying attention.This show really is like a toned down version of Jackass...toned down in that there aren't dangerous/painful stunts, instead Bam and his buddies just go break stuff, and do lame stunts, and meanwhile loud music plays to make it all the more awesome. This is not funny in the least. I can't imagine a dumber show than this because there is not an ounce of intelligence found here.If you are a big fan of Bam Margera, and want to see one of the many follow up/cash-in sequels to the Jackass series.My rating: * out of ****. 30 mins. TV14

Viva la Bam is awful.Bam comes off as a spoiled brat. Not hip or cool. Picking on his friends, dad, and mom. Sure its "All in fun" but if anything was ever done too him "Its pay back". So he's a bully thats comes off as a fake rebel. With a fashioncore attitude and "Fake rebellion". This show should be great with teenagers 13-17, living at home with their parents. Ungrateful for life and anything given to them.Viva la Bam is poorly written and pretends to be random and crazy! MTV is a generation destroyer. They put these false idols on TV and kids will follow anything that pretends to be "different" & "cool"."Be like Bam kids! You'll be unique" yeah... right...

Bam Margera is so cool i watch his show every time it comes on MTV. Bam's crew is awesome too & Bam' parents Phil and April wow i feel sorry for them cause they have to put up with them everyday but i still love this show. Don Vito is the worst person in the show cause he gets on my nerves to much and all the that bam see is so cool. I don't know why anyone would turn down this show its so cool. i also think that if Bam were to go on the comp. and choose an e-mail address from all the sites about him and if he chose one and u got picked he would find out where you live and let you hang out with for a whole day or even be on his show. I wish he would do that one day and i got picked for it. well i still love the show viva la bam and i also love Bam & Rabb.

I like Viva La Bam a lot. I've a big fan of pointless shows--when they are funny as hell. Jackass was a dream come true. I was very disappointed when it was cancelled, but luckily there is this show to fill the void. Bam Margera and his crew are very talented, even though they usually use their talents for stupidity. They are all funny guys and I get a kick out of when Bam slaps Brandon in the face.I just wish Bam would save a slap or two for that "Compton Ass Terry" fool. That is one of the most annoying people I have ever seen on television. I don't see how the guys on the show (or anyone for that matter) can find him funny. He needs a good slap--along with the Ying Yang Twins and Flava Flav.Other than that, it is a good show to watch and it always puts a smile on my face when I am feeling down.