The Three Stooges movie

[mecha-gino]

Yes, wise guys the three brothers are back and this time on they're putting their slap stick humor on the big screen.

Now the casting changed from the last time I heard news of this, as I heard Jim Carey was going to be Curly and Benicio del Toro was going to be Moe. Now these new guys I hardly know of with the exception of the guy playing old dum dum who I'm not too sure about. He kind of looks like Curly but he's not on par with the other two who REALLY look like Moe and Larry. He has the Curly voice but it seems like he goes in and out of it and that kind of bugs me but from watching this teaser, this film looks AWESOME with the stooges still doing what they do best but in this timeline. It also shows us that the walking pair of tits, Snooki is still a fist magnet. This I think will be the third film I look forward to the most next year, and I really don't get the hate it's gotten from the teaser but make what you will with this teaser.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... CdZje_sTF0

[therealmccoy]

I always get skeptical when stuff like this gets made. The Three Stooges, in my opinion, is a timeless classic that shouldn't ever be touched. The show is special, and I think that modernizing it is a bad idea because it will lose some of its charm. That being said, I did find that clip funny, and it did feel like The Stooges, and I will go see it if it does come out.

On a funny note, can anybody else see this movie getting an "R" rating due to excessive violence? There better be excessive violence in this movie, because if not, it is unfit to carry the Stooge's name.

[HeiseiGodzilla117]

I always get skeptical when stuff like this gets made. The Three Stooges, in my opinion, is a timeless classic that shouldn't ever be touched. The show is special, and I think that modernizing it is a bad idea because it will lose some of its charm.

This isn't a jab at you, mccoy, but I've never been able to understand that mentality. A lot of people get angry when a classic franchise or something they grew up with is redone for modern audiences, but it's not like it erases the originals. You can still go back and enjoy the original Three Stooges skits. A new movie or reboot doesn't take away from the original.

[Gawdziller]

The issue with remaking something like the Stooges is that the Stooges are a comic act and not a film that be given multipal interpretations. At its heart, this film can be considered an honoring of a legacy, but in all honesty, it can never be considered a part of it. The Three Stooges died with Moe Howard and Larry Fine back in 1975. Every time a third Stooge was replaced, a new character was created instead of a recast (Curly Joe DeRita could be considered an exception, but the characters of Curly and Curly Joe are too different for me to consider the same). The idea of a new Three Stooges film is about imitation and not interpretation.

As a long time fan of the Three Stooges and someone who has only found off and on enjoyment in the work of the Farrelly Brothers, the trailer was less hideous than I would have expected it to be. Yet, I can't get "Laurel and Hardy in For Love or Mummy" out of my head. Look that trailer up on YouTube and try not to puke.

[NSZ]

Y'know what? I'm speechless. However, this is the good kind of speechless.

[Hellspawn28]

but it's not like it erases the originals. You can still go back and enjoy the original Three Stooges skits. A new movie or reboot doesn't take away from the original.

Well yeah but remakes do sometime over shadow the original and people feel like that some feels don't need to be update and should be left alone. Sometimes with remakes you have stupid kids and teenagers will be like "The 1998 Godzilla remake was better because the original Godzilla movie was lame and boring while the 1998 movie was cooler and had a more badass Godzilla" or "The original Halloween movie is a dull and lame while the remake is cooler and has more action!". Some crappy remakes tend make people not respect the original movie.

We don't need a new Three Stooges movie. It's like a making a new Abbott and Costello movie, this sounds like a bad idea!

[therealmccoy]

I always get skeptical when stuff like this gets made. The Three Stooges, in my opinion, is a timeless classic that shouldn't ever be touched. The show is special, and I think that modernizing it is a bad idea because it will lose some of its charm.

This isn't a jab at you, mccoy, but I've never been able to understand that mentality. A lot of people get angry when a classic franchise or something they grew up with is redone for modern audiences, but it's not like it erases the originals. You can still go back and enjoy the original Three Stooges skits. A new movie or reboot doesn't take away from the original.

No, jab away. I guess it helps to look closer at both sides of the story. The filmmakers do have to try and cater to modern audiences, and the "Old" Stooges might not be able to do that. It's just me being a fanboy I guess; the fact that I won't accept anything other than a semi-carbon copy of the original skits. Here's my thing: comedy in the last ten years or so has done almost nothing for me. There's been a few shows here and there that grab my attention, but very seldom anymore. The trailer looked pretty funny, but I can easily see this becoming nothing but a sex-joke and foul-language-infested act, and that's not The Stooges to me. But there again, I come back to your point, that more than one side of the story matters. So that was completely warranted.

[Hellspawn28]

I saw the trailer for this on machinima and it looks awful. I did not laugh once when watching the trailer and it looks like they are trying too hard to copy the original The Three Stooges. This movie is going to bomb for sure!

[Gawdziller]

I always get skeptical when stuff like this gets made. The Three Stooges, in my opinion, is a timeless classic that shouldn't ever be touched. The show is special, and I think that modernizing it is a bad idea because it will lose some of its charm.

This isn't a jab at you, mccoy, but I've never been able to understand that mentality. A lot of people get angry when a classic franchise or something they grew up with is redone for modern audiences, but it's not like it erases the originals. You can still go back and enjoy the original Three Stooges skits. A new movie or reboot doesn't take away from the original.

No, jab away. I guess it helps to look closer at both sides of the story. The filmmakers do have to try and cater to modern audiences, and the "Old" Stooges might not be able to do that. It's just me being a fanboy I guess; the fact that I won't accept anything other than a semi-carbon copy of the original skits. Here's my thing: comedy in the last ten years or so has done almost nothing for me. There's been a few shows here and there that grab my attention, but very seldom anymore. The trailer looked pretty funny, but I can easily see this becoming nothing but a sex-joke and foul-language-infested act, and that's not The Stooges to me. But there again, I come back to your point, that more than one side of the story matters. So that was completely warranted.

The point about this potentially becoming yet anothe Farelly gross-out film is one that I agree with. Sexuality might not be as out of place in the film though. Back in the 30s, the Stooges were pretty racy...



This photo might not seem like much now, but back then it was a yowzah, much like the shot of the nun in the swimming suit in the trailer. Also check out the film Meet the Baron for an entirely nude musical number in a girls' shower room.

The Farelly brothers are big Stooges fans, which gives me hope they can restrain themselves and respect the boys. But I don't have my hopes up.

[Ethan]

I'm not one that likes to judge things prematurely, but this looks like total crap.

[Drewzilla]

This comes off more as immitation then legit characters, the Three Stooges may have been chraacters but could never guess it from the looks of this. I will say this though.....Moe doing the eye poke to Snooki made me smile.

[Tyler]

I'm sick of movies getting made for name recognition alone...

[Gawdziller]

First, about my history with the Stooges. I first discovered the boys at the tender age of 8. The short: Violent is the Word for Curly. I remember watching it vividly, as the boys did their best work as gas station attendents dishing out a bit of "SUPER SERVICE!" to unwitting customers. By the time the car exploded, I was a full blown Three Stooges fanatic. Since then, I've hunted down as much Stooges footage material as I could. I'd say I've done pretty well, even though trying to keep track of various television apperances is a daunting task.

Now the Farrelly Brothers probably have memories much like mine, maybe fonder. They have some interesting quotes of analysis of the boys that can be found on the internet. I have no doubt in my mind that they love the Stooges, especially since their work is littered with homages to them (the "throw salt over your right shoulder" bit from Dumb and Dumber was taken directly from of the Stooges earliest shorts, Beer & Pretzels). I don't really have much of an opinion on them, myself. Dumb and Dumber is a childhood favorite. And I've seen Osmosis Jones, Me, Myself, & Irene, Stuck On You at least once, and remember not hating them. The same cannot be said for There's Something About Mary and Shallow Hal, which I despised. The latter particularly, which betrayed its own moral of "inner beauty" by constantly reminding us how supposedly hilarious ugly people are.

When I first heard they were trying to do a Three Stooges movie about a decade ago. It took so long to materialize that I honestly didn't think it would ever happen. The film went through various studios, many of which have history with the group: Columbia, Warner Brothers, MGM. Finally the film landed at 20th Century Fox, the same studio that gave the group their start in films way back in 1930. The Stooges returned to the womb!

It takes passion to see a film through a decade of developement hell. For that, the Farelly Brothers are to be commended. They have balls and patience, I'll give them that much. But the ultimate question needs to be asked, was it worth it?

Or better yet, is the film a labor of love or a crime of passion?

Well, I've seen the film. I tried to talk myself out of it, but I'm too big of a Three Stooges fan to NOT see it. Of course, the Stooges died in 1975 with Larry Fine and Moe Howard. These are just imitations, not the real Stooges. No matter how good that imitation could be could possibly change that. Therefor I have long since accepted it could never be a part of the Stooges' legacy.

I tried to look at it as what it was, a studio distributed fan film made as a love letter. I don't think the Farrellys care if it's successful or not, they just wanted to make it.

As a long time Three Stooges fan, my opinion is...it's not horrible. It's far from the best thing stamped with the Three Stooges brand, but it isn't close to being the worst either. Let's face it, compared to the other Stooge films Fox has under their label, Soup to Nuts and Snow White and the Three Stooges, one could easily make an arguement as to why the Farrellys film is the best.

The film is divided into three segments with their own titles (I don't remember any of them except "The Bananas Split"), which is a cute reference to the Stooges Columbia shorts. However, the story is too linear for the segments to ever really feel their own entity. If I had to pick a clear superior segment, it would easily be the second. The Stooges always worked best when they were tearing through a serious situation like a tornado, and that's the closest it ever got to it. The other two segments were too self aware, which kind of kills the humor of it. The first segment mostly relied on three child actors playing Moe, Larry, and Curly and they ham it up like there was no tomorrow. The third drops Moe into a rather ill-advised reality show and lets him loose on the cast of Jersey Shore. I hate the hell out of Jersey Shore and would love to see Moe beat the crap out of these people, but the fact that they're clearly in on the joke spoils the fun.

I can see that the Farrelly brothers did try furiously to find the right story to feature the boys, and I think they settled on a decent one. They wisely used a story that showcased their sympathetic side and not their selfish side. Thia allows us to root for the Stooges as characters as they try to save their own orphanage from shutting down. This leads up to a boil down where Larry and Curly tire of Moe's abuse and the trio split up. This is told very well, and it keeps with the characterizations Stooge fans know and love without departing from them. In the end, the trio discover they belong together. They always have, and they always will. To this I say bravo. The Farrellys got this absolutely right. This has always been what I've loved most about the Stooges, they always depended on each other. I mean, who else would tolorate them? Nobody!

But what of the Stooges themselves? Imitations. They're good imitations, but they never look lost in the roles like the classic boys. Maybe it's my hatred of both Will & Grace and MadTV speaking, though I'll admit neither Sean Hayes or Will Sasso bothered me. Chris Diamontopolous was a stand out. He had quite a bit of Moe in him. These actors were helped by the excelent wordplay that the Farrellys crafted for their film, a lot of which I can easily hear the originals saying many of these lines. Their framing of the slapstick is very much the the tradition of the classic shorts, as well.

But while the Farrellys write the dialogue with the Stooge pizazz required, they do fail when trying to infuse their own style into the movie. I understand letting your movie have your oun personality, however the Stooges had more class than to use urine and fart jokes.

Yes I said the Three Stooges had class. Ignorant naysayers be damned.

There isn't all that much effort to let their own sense of humor blend in with the Stooges, and these sequences stand out like a sore thumb. They become flat out embarassing to watch. Are they all bad? I suppose not. I commend the Farrellys for answering the age old question of the Stooge world: if a man stepped on a woman's breast, does it make a honking noise? The answer is yes. Foreplay must be a lot of fun in Stoogelore.

At the end of the movie, I felt exhausted. I needed to digest what I'd seen, because I kind of liked it, though I knew I should have hated it. Like I said before, I think the proper frame of mind helps. If you walk in determined to hate it, you're definitely going to. But that's the most ignorant form of film watching, so that's your own damn fault. If you're expecting to love it, you're probably going to be disappointed. It's not that good, but it's not that bad. If you're open to a slapstick ride the Farrellys want to take you on, you'll probably get the most out of it.

One final note: the children sitting behind me LOVED this movie. It occured to me that they'll take the next step and look into the classics, and since the new one isn't so far removed from them, I don't think they'll be disappointed in them (unless they have a thing against black and white). As far as reintroducing the legacy of the boys to a new generation, I say "mission accomplished."

[The H-Man]

Even though I'm a huge Three Stooges fan, I doubt if I'll go see this. Saw the trailer on youtube, and even though there were funny parts, it just isn't the same (I agree with your point about the film makers trying to inject their style of comedy into the Stooges, the trailer showed Larry getting a lobster stuck in his pants, which immediately went for his private parts. It would have funnier and more Stooge-like to have it get stuck on his ass). And they actually wasted one of the shorts in the movie on the Stooges as kids??? As you said, the best thing that can happen is some kid seeing this will actually want to discover the originals.

[TheSecondComing]

As you said, the best thing that can happen is some kid seeing this will actually want to discover the originals.

That's the thing though, you KNOW there's people out there who are going to think this IS the original. For God's sake, there's people out there just finding out that the sinking of the Titanic was a real event.

[Gawdziller]

You mean Leo really did die?!?! But who was that in Inception?!?!

Ignorence isn't my problem, nor do I believe it was the Farrellys. That's the fault of the viewer, because chances are, if pop culture hadn't let them know who the Three Stooges were already, they probably never would have known.

They made their silly homage, now they can die happy and the rest of us can feel indifferent.

[Godzillabrawler]

Whoa, Gawdziller. I'm a hardcore Stooges fan myself, and I found this movie to be hilarious. It had some small bad parts (the babies peeing, and the lion getting hit in the nuts) but they were overall outweighed by the trademark lunacy that makes me love the classic Stooges.

One thing I loved is that the stooges showed heart. In the old shorts, or at least in the ones I've seen (which is a lot), the stooges never show much real emotion. This movie had it in certain parts though, and it passes the test.

The thing we have to remember is that in order to appeal to viewers today, they had to adapt and make it appeal to everyone. Older people like it because it's their childhood comedians. Teenage guys like myself found solace in the two busty women in the movie, in addition to the possibility that our parents made us Stooges fans. And the "bad" parts were just in there to appeal to the little kids' humor.

It isn't outright horrible. It's not taking a shit on the Stooges' "franchise" like GINO did to Godzilla or what a lot of people think Bayformers did to Transformers.

[The H-Man]

"That's the thing though, you KNOW there's people out there who are going to think this IS the original. For God's sake, there's people out there just finding out that the sinking of the Titanic was a real event"

Or the ones who saw "Inglorious Basterds" and now think that WWII ended with Hitler and the rest of his cronies being machinegunned in a Paris theater.


Anyway, wasn't a female Stooges film one of the ideas floated around? Thank god they didn't do that one...

[JVM]

A thing I like to point out - until his death, Moe tried to keep the act alive, even with Curly, Larry and Shemp dead, and Joe out of the picture. It's not as if they were retired as soon as the Classic Stooge Trio was done for. They did want the act to live on.

I liked the movie. It was nothing like the classics, but it never is.

[Gawdziller]

A thing I like to point out - until his death, Moe tried to keep the act alive, even with Curly, Larry and Shemp dead, and Joe out of the picture. It's not as if they were retired as soon as the Classic Stooge Trio was done for. They did want the act to live on.

I liked the movie. It was nothing like the classics, but it never is.

A very true observation. When I exited the film, I asked myself whether or not Moe would have liked it or not, aince he was always the driving force behind the group.

Based upon everything I've read about him, I came to one conclusion: he would pay less attention to the,film itself and study the audience. If they laughed their heads off, he would have loved it.