The 5 Columbia Derita features

metaldams · **on:** July 12, 2012, 04:50:59 PM

Pretty simple idea. Rank the five Columbia Stooge features in order of preference. A first place vote gets five points, a second place vote 4, etc.

HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL
THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES
THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT
THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE
THE OUTLAWS IS COMING

BeAStooge · **Reply #1 on:** July 12, 2012, 04:55:07 PM

THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE
THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES
THE OUTLAWS IS COMING
HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL
THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT

falsealarms · **Reply #2 on:** July 12, 2012, 05:38:38 PM

THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT
HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL
THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE
THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES
THE OUTLAWS IS COMING

I've re-watched all these in the past few months. OUTLAWS in last was the easiest call while the other four are more interchangeable.

JazzBill · **Reply #3 on:** July 12, 2012, 06:27:19 PM

THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE
THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES
HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL
THE OUTLAWS IS COMING
THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT

xraffle · **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2012, 09:10:10 PM

THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE
HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL
THE OUTLAWS IS COMING
THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT
THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES

I used to rank HAVE ROCKET as #1, but I recently watched DAZE after watching HAVE ROCKET from the "Rare Treasures" set and I found myself enjoying DAZE a little more.

pipboytaylor · **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2012, 10:22:10 PM

The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
The Outlaws Is Coming
The Three Stooges In Orbit
The Three Stooges Go Around The World In A Daze
Have Rocket, Will Travel

Curly4444 · **Reply #6 on:** July 12, 2012, 10:30:49 PM

THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES
HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL
THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT
THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE
THE OUTLAWS IS COMING

Shemp_Diesel · **Reply #7 on:** July 13, 2012, 12:53:52 AM

The Three Stooges In Orbit
The Three Stooges Go Around The World In a Daze
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
Have Rocket, Will Travel
The Outlaws Is Coming

ThumpTheShoes · **Reply #8 on:** July 13, 2012, 04:56:02 AM

THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE
THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES
THE OUTLAWS IS COMING
THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT
HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL

archiezappa · **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2012, 04:58:12 PM

THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES
THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE
THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT
HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL
THE OUTLAWS IS COMING

Curly4444 · **Reply #10 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:33:40 PM

Quote from: archiezappa on July 13, 2012, 04:58:12 PM

THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES
THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE
THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT
HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL
THE OUTLAWS IS COMING

Cool, another person who like THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES the best.

shemps#1 · **Reply #11 on:** July 14, 2012, 01:29:48 PM

I really think Snow White should have been included because it is the only non-Columbia feature they did with Derita. If it were included I would rank it #6.

1. Hercules
2. Outlaws
3. Orbit
4. Rocket
5. Daze

shemps#1 · **Reply #12 on:** July 14, 2012, 01:47:26 PM

Quote from: Curly4444 on July 13, 2012, 07:33:40 PM

Cool, another person who like THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES the best.

There's four of us actually, and doing a quick tally, Hercules holds a comfy lead:

Hercules 46
Daze 38
Orbit 31
Rocket 30
Outlaws 24

locoboymakesgood · **Reply #13 on:** July 14, 2012, 03:23:37 PM

Hercules is far and away the best for me.

THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES
THE OUTLAWS IS COMING
THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE
THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT
HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL

metaldams · **Reply #14 on:** July 14, 2012, 04:46:24 PM

THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES
THE OUTLAWS IS COMING
HAVE ROCKET WILL TRAVEL
THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE
THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT

HERCULES easily takes number one. I'm not sure how much of that is because of childhood memories, but I do think it is a step above the others. OUTLAWS is slightly better than the three below it (the kiddie show hosts, perhaps) and for the others, they're really about as interchageable as they come. I gave HAVE ROCKET third above the other two simply because of the romantic subplot, which I am a fan of for all the wrong reasons.

metaldams · **Reply #15 on:** July 14, 2012, 04:50:54 PM

Quote from: shemps#1 on July 14, 2012, 01:29:48 PM

I really think Snow White should have been included because it is the only non-Columbia feature they did with Derita. If it were included I would rank it #6.

Everybody else would rank it #6 too. Other than that, the reason I did not include it is because title aside, The Three Stooges are basically supporting players while they are stars in the Columbia films. To me, it's like including YELLOW SUBMARINE in a list of Beatles albums. However, if I do something for non-starring Stooge features, which i might, I will definitely include SNOW WHITE.

Curly4444 · **Reply #16 on:** July 14, 2012, 05:02:05 PM

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I'm not sure how much of that is because of childhood memories

Same here. I also had fond childhood memories involving this movie. I loved movies with time travel, and mythological figures(still do).

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There's four of us actually, and doing a quick tally, Hercules holds a comfy lead:

Glad to hear that. I knew i wasn't alone.

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Everybody else would rank it #6 too

Yes, i would rank it #6 also.

xraffle · **Reply #17 on:** July 14, 2012, 10:14:58 PM

Interesting to see HERCULES as #1 because I always hated it. The whole going back in time thing just didn't do it for me. It's not something I care to see in a Stooge film. But that's just me.

falsealarms · **Reply #18 on:** July 14, 2012, 10:54:39 PM

From a financial standpoint, I believe HERCULES was their most profitable DeRita feature as well.

Attached are some DeRita feature items I have, a couple original lobby cards and a signed photo of "Hecuba" from HERCULES. I picked up the lobby cards at the fan club meeting earlier this year. That's where Terry Huntington (Hecuba) was a guest.

locoboymakesgood · **Reply #19 on:** July 15, 2012, 12:29:40 AM

I think Hercules is more nostalgia than anything being a child of the 80s/90s. AMC ran it all the time growing up, to the point that I only knew of the other movies because of The Three Stooges scrapbook. I didn't finally see any of them until much, much later when they came out on DVD.

shemps#1 · **Reply #20 on:** July 15, 2012, 06:45:01 AM

HERCULES is the only Derita feature I somewhat enjoyed and was far and away #1

Quote from: metaldams on July 14, 2012, 04:50:54 PM

Everybody else would rank it #6 too. Other than that, the reason I did not include it is because title aside, The Three Stooges are basically supporting players while they are stars in the Columbia films. To me, it's like including YELLOW SUBMARINE in a list of Beatles albums. However, if I do something for non-starring Stooge features, which i might, I will definitely include SNOW WHITE.

Call me crazy, but I do include Yellow Submarine in a list of Beatles albums. Snow White & The Three Stooges is a feature film with Derita and was sold on the fact that the Three Stooges were in it. That makes it just as much a "Derita feature" as the Columbia ones. I can understand not including it because most (if not all) would put it at the bottom, but there is a chance that someone wouldn't have, maybe they dislike Outlaws more, and then we could have asked them where they get their drugs and for how much. Duh!

The 5 Columbia Derita features - rank them

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