The various works of The Three Stooges

[Ron Whitfield]

Re: The Three Stooges

The 'forced' appearances were in full bloom even in the Curly days once they became a hit, got over the two dollar budget, and had use of the major studio lot. It had already become fomula-ized. But still funny!

[Frankie's Market]

Re: Can you say...

Did they even show the ones with the effeminate Curly Joe with his limp-wristed slap back at Moe? The Three Stooges might have jumped the shark after Shemp died.

I second that. But in fairness to Curly Joe, the whole Stooge act was already starting to show unmistakeable signs of age and decay years before he joined the trio. Even Moe's and Larry's performances began to look forced as they got older. It really is too bad that the boys didn't call it a day after Shemp died instead of trying to carry on with pretenders like Joe Besser and Curly Joe.

[Ron Whitfield]

No Joe allowed!

Everything is archived on home recorded vid, nothing but Curly and Shemp w/Moe and poor ol' Larry, that guy took gas!

In about '65, while driving down Santa Monica Bl. (in Hollywood...), we saw Larry pulled over and getting a ticket. He was not happy.

[Walkoff Balk]

Re: Can you say...

...FLOP!

Even the Stooges had a hard time maintaining the high level of creativity and humor.
Watched 5 hours of Stooges yesterday...

Did they even show the ones with the effeminate Curly Joe with his limp-wristed slap back at Moe? The Three Stooges might have jumped the shark after Shemp died.

[Walkoff Balk]

Re: The Three Stooges

How about a remake of The Curly Shuffle?

[Frankie's Market]

Re: Can you say...

...FLOP!

We'll have to see.

I remember how so many folks were prepared to hate Robert Downey Jr.'s Chaplin before they even saw it. And yet, those skeptics came out of the theater as Downey converts.

It'll be interesting to see if Penn, Carrey, and del Toro can develop the same kind of chemistry that the Howard brothers and Larry Fine had, which is very critical in making slapstick style comedy something that will truly be funny to a mature audience instead of fodder for the kiddies who think that pie-throwing is hilarious, in and of itself.

[helen]

Re: The Three Stooges

Cup cakes, twinkes, and Ho Ho's could be used, but pies still exist.

[Walkoff Balk]

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I can't see Moe as a quiet assassin and Larry having a mental breakdown. But, I liked the Farrelly brothers' movies. So, it's going to have crude humor. What's going to be in the pies during a pie fight?

[LocalMotion]

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http://indiefilm.movies.yahoo.com/article-9-/
I can see Jim Carrey as Curly. But, Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro are too serious for these roles.

Sean Penn is an amazing actor. He becomes his character very well. I wouldn't bet against Penn pulling this off.

[oceanpacific]

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THE THREE STOOGES shorts were a popular feature in our Saturday morning "Mickey Mouse Club" movies back in the old days. Along with the main feature (western or John Wayne war flick) and the cartoons.

A lot of stuff gets re-cycled these days: movies, tV programs, music. Is there a limit on original ideas?

[helen]

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From the website that was referenced in the base note:

The film is not a biopic but a fictional treatment that maintains the Stooges' gleeful slap schtick updated for a modern milieu.

Let's see you can have the 3 Stooges working at a computer tech support place or have them as a fast food drive thru crew (I guess melted cheeseburgers can stick to the ceiling just as well as cream pies).

[Ron Whitfield]

Can you say...

...FLOP!

Even the Stooges had a hard time maintaining the high level of creativity and humor.
Watched 5 hours of Stooges yesterday...

[lavagal]

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http://indiefilm.movies.yahoo.com/article-9-/
I can see Jim Carrey as Curly. But, Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro are too serious for these roles.

Time for them to break out and give us some laffs. economic times call for hollywood escapism for all of us. it's the cycle. economic downturns generate hollywood hoot films. not really such a bad idea when the goal is to get people's minds off their troubles and into the darkened theatres. pretty soon the movie houses will start giving away dishes, t-shirts and iTunes gift cards.

[johmbolaya]

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You know what I'd like to see come from Hollywood? An original idea.

http://indiefilm.movies.yahoo.com/article-9-/
I can see Jim Carrey as Curly. But, Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro are too serious for these roles.

Jeff Spicoli might not agree with you:

[helen]

Re: The Three Stooges

Moe was a serious guy, he never told jokes and he was always the one slapping the other two guys (mostly Curly) when they said or did something stupid.

Larry was a character who was mostly in the middle.