Woman Haters might be one of the more controversial shorts in the stooge canon. I'm not sure if its on the same level as a Cuckoo on a Choo Choo but there are mixed opinions regardless. I'm on the side of those who like it. As metaldams pointed out earlier, I don't know if I could have taken 190 shorts like this, but as a one-off it works well.
The whole rhyming gimmick can get a bit tedious at times, but overall its not that big a hindrance on the film and My Life, My Love, My All is definitely a catchy number.
The slapstick spread throughout the short is really good, particularly the free-for-all slapfest at the beginning at the Woman Haters club. Also, I must make mention of the ending with the old & feeble stooges. One of the best finishes ever to a stooge film imo.
And it seems appropriate that Bud Jamison gets to deliver the first eye-poke in a stooge short.
Overall, I would say Haters is a good film, maybe even really good and a fine way to kick off the stooges career. I know everyone won't agree with that but it's just my $0.02.
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