by went to see The Three Stooges this past weekend with a friend, and was amused to look over and see a grown man in his 50s finding his inner 10-year-old, cracking up every time Moe rips a handful of hair from Larry’s unruly afro or pokes Curly in the eye.
(Spoiler)…and never in a million years did I ever think I would live in a world where Moe Howard would join the cast of Jersey Shore.
Hollywood has been trying to make this updated version of the classic film series for over 10 years, and at one time actors chosen to play the parts included Andy Samberg as Larry and Jim Carrey as Curly (it can only be fate that chose to step in and delay filming, as I feel these are two of the most unfunny, overrated comedians ever to walk the planet).
In the end, Chris Diamantopoulos (more accustomed to playing heartthrob roles) plays Moe, Sean Hayes (Jack from Will and Grace) plays Larry, and Will Sasso (former MadTV alum) delivers an incredible Curly.
Without giving away much of the story (however flimsy and trite it is), let me just say this-if you like the original Three Stooges, you’ll like this movie. If you are one of the poor unfortunate souls who watch an episode with a blank stare and a slight curl of the nose like you just smelled Curly’s shoes, then you would probably prefer staying home and alphabetizing your canned vegetables.
One critic called the movie “overly juvenile and totally dumb.” Ummm…duh. Curly tries to use an iPhone with his eye…it’s not like the filmmakers were going for character depth and Oscar-worthy performances. We’ll leave that for the Twilight series.
The movie is stupid—gloriously, deliciously, and ingeniously, just like the original series.
In a telling postscript to just how far into the macabre and ridiculous the new “politically correct” state of society has become, an epilogue to the film shows two actors portraying the Farrelley brothers, instructing kids on how the sight gags were accomplished and imploring them to “not try this at home.”
Correct me if I am wrong, but I don’t seem to recall hearing anything about a rash of incidents involving kids being crushed with anvils or trying to move pianos down six flights of stairs every time a Three Stooges short was shown in theaters in the 1930s and 1940s.
The cause of more eye-rolls from yours truly comes from a statement released by the president of the Catholic League, condemning the movie for its “supposedly disrespectful portrayal of Catholics, specifically nuns.”
Apparently, showing one nun in a bikini and giving another the name “Sister Mary-Mengele” could potentially cause a mad wave of Catholic hate crimes across the nation.
Along with reminding America what slapstick humor was like 75 years ago, this movie also is a reminder that America has lost any kind of decent sense of humor.
Thank goodness we at least still have bluntcard.com and the first seven seasons of Two and a Half Men to offend the masses
A definite on my bucket list…… Wear a dePends you will need it!!!!! Let’s all be 10 again!
The movie was ok. The guys did a good job of immitating men that were comedy geniuses. I didn’t want to like the film, since I tend to be a traditionalist, but I enjoyed myself. Maybe part of that was the joy I felt listening to my 8 year old son(who loves the stooges) laughing out loud. Even with the eye roll at the end I say well done boys. Now here is the issue. If we do a sequel should they bring in the most disrespected stooge Shemp.
Amen to that!! I was negligent in my blog to mention the fact they dissed Shemp, Joe, and Curly Joe…Shemp, who was a Stooge even before Curly, deserves his day!
I can’t wait to see this Friday! I have heard it is hilarious! Never saw the remake of footloose though so this will be interesting how they pulle it off.