The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 3: 1940-1942
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The Three Stooges--political satirists? Laugh if you will, but as demonstrated by the shorts "You Nazty Spy" and "I'll Never Heil Again"--both of which are featured on this two-disc, digitally remastered set--the boys were the first act in Hollywood to bring attention to the Nazi threat in the days prior to America's involvement in World War II. "Nazty," which was released in 1940 some nine months before Chaplin's The Great Dictator, and 1941's "Heil," have Moe donning the greasepaint mustache to play Moe Hailstone, a dull-witted wallpaper hanger who runs amok as the dictator of Moronica along with his sidekicks Larry (the Goebbels stand-in) and Curly (Mussolini, natch). If the hijinks aren't exactly drawing room humor, one must still marvel at the foresight of the team and director Jules White for conceiving the idea, and by the sheer ballsiness of the Howard brothers and Fine--all Jews--taking the air out of the most insidious anti-Semitic figure of the period. One might also view 1940's "Boobs in Arms," with the boys accidentally joining the Army, as another riff on the absurdity of the slowly mounting war. Of course, the Stooges were better known for their wild slapstick comedy, and Volume 3 of this long-overdue collection presents some of the funniest shorts in their lengthy careers. Chief among these is "What's the Matador," which pits the boys' bullfighting routine against some real live beef, and the delirious "Sock-A-Bye Baby," with the Stooges attempting to care for an abandoned child. Elsewhere, the two main themes of the shorts--the Stooges as agents of fair play, as seen in "Nutty But Nice" (Curly finds a kidnapped man by yodeling) and "So Long Mr. Chumps" (the boys free an unjustly jailed man)--or menaces to society, as shown by the devastation wreaked at a dinner party in "An Ache in Every Stake," is in full effect. As with the two previous volumes, the shorts featured here (eight of which have never been available on DVD) are presented in chronological order and pristine condition, which soitenly makes up for decades of neglect from previous fly-by-night Stooge releases. --Paul Gaita
Movie DVD
Amazon.com:
The Three Stooges--political satirists? Laugh if you will, but as demonstrated by the shorts "You Nazty Spy" and "I'll Never Heil Again"--both of which are featured on this two-disc, digitally remastered set--the boys were the first act in Hollywood to bring attention to the Nazi threat in the days prior to America's involvement in World War II. "Nazty," which was released in 1940 some nine months before Chaplin's The Great Dictator, and 1941's "Heil," have Moe donning the greasepaint mustache to play Moe Hailstone, a dull-witted wallpaper hanger who runs amok as the dictator of Moronica along with his sidekicks Larry (the Goebbels stand-in) and Curly (Mussolini, natch). If the hijinks aren't exactly drawing room humor, one must still marvel at the foresight of the team and director Jules White for conceiving the idea, and by the sheer ballsiness of the Howard brothers and Fine--all Jews--taking the air out of the most insidious anti-Semitic figure of the period. One might also view 1940's "Boobs in Arms," with the boys accidentally joining the Army, as another riff on the absurdity of the slowly mounting war. Of course, the Stooges were better known for their wild slapstick comedy, and Volume 3 of this long-overdue collection presents some of the funniest shorts in their lengthy careers. Chief among these is "What's the Matador," which pits the boys' bullfighting routine against some real live beef, and the delirious "Sock-A-Bye Baby," with the Stooges attempting to care for an abandoned child. Elsewhere, the two main themes of the shorts--the Stooges as agents of fair play, as seen in "Nutty But Nice" (Curly finds a kidnapped man by yodeling) and "So Long Mr. Chumps" (the boys free an unjustly jailed man)--or menaces to society, as shown by the devastation wreaked at a dinner party in "An Ache in Every Stake," is in full effect. As with the two previous volumes, the shorts featured here (eight of which have never been available on DVD) are presented in chronological order and pristine condition, which soitenly makes up for decades of neglect from previous fly-by-night Stooge releases. --Paul Gaita
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Rating: - The Three Stooges at their peak
The Stooges were best when they were confronted with upper class society.
When the stooges are involved in the war effort they are not that funny (4,5).
Volumes 2 and 3 are the consummate Stooges. Great writing. Absurd situations and the always inventive Curly. These are the ones you remember from TV.
Rating: - I am very please and always will shop at amazon.com!
I will always shop at amazon.com, because I trust them.Thank you for you quick shipping! The product I order came in prefect condition!
Rating: - Excellent!
It's wonderful to see the Stooges in clear remastered clarity.I also enjoy seeing many of their shorts that I had never seen on TV, so for me nearly half of the shows are new.If your a Three Stooges fan you'll love it, and if not a fan you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Rating: - Great DVD
The tape is great,timing good by seller. It was advertized 2 days later @ $13.99??
This would not hinder me from ordering from this seller again.
Rating: - Can you ask for anything better?
How much better does it get?The original Stooges with Curly, all restored with nothing removed.Fantastic!
- The Three Stooges at their peakThe Stooges were best when they were confronted with upper class society.
When the stooges are involved in the war effort they are not that funny (4,5).
Volumes 2 and 3 are the consummate Stooges. Great writing. Absurd situations and the always inventive Curly. These are the ones you remember from TV.
- I am very please and always will shop at amazon.com!I will always shop at amazon.com, because I trust them.Thank you for you quick shipping! The product I order came in prefect condition!
- Excellent!It's wonderful to see the Stooges in clear remastered clarity.I also enjoy seeing many of their shorts that I had never seen on TV, so for me nearly half of the shows are new.If your a Three Stooges fan you'll love it, and if not a fan you'll be pleasantly surprised.
- Great DVDThe tape is great,timing good by seller. It was advertized 2 days later @ $13.99??
This would not hinder me from ordering from this seller again.
- Can you ask for anything better?How much better does it get?The original Stooges with Curly, all restored with nothing removed.Fantastic!
