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The Three Stooges - Curly Years / Re: Violent is the Word for Curly (1938)

« Last post by J_Kasumi on Today at 02:09:02 PM »

So... Violent Is The Word For Curly ...truthfully, I do find this short enjoyable. The opening bit of super service is classic, as a great intro to our beloved boys. The plot goes at a good clip until Mildew, then, it increases in speed, but, in a good way. I always crack up at how the Stooges are treated as if they're super smart intellectuals, which we know they're not. But, it's nice to see them try to be super smart. Swinging the Alphabet is a great and catchy song. I could go on and gush to the nth degree,but, I won't. That would just be overkill. I give it a ninety nine out of ten pokes.

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Stooges DVD/VHS/Home Video / Re: Three Stooges shorts coming to Blu-ray this summer

« Last post by J_Kasumi on Today at 01:52:02 PM »

There’d better be eye gouges with those breadsticks.

Of course, would I have it any other way?

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Stooges DVD/VHS/Home Video / Re: Vitagraph Comedies Blu-Ray 4/30/24

« Last post by J_Kasumi on Today at 01:51:30 PM »

I should be getting my copy this Friday. I know what I'm doing Friday night with dinner. Watch some of these with whatever I decide to eat on Friday night.

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Stooges DVD/VHS/Home Video / Re: Three Stooges shorts coming to Blu-ray this summer

« Last post by metaldams on Today at 11:30:58 AM »

You're not alone, metaldams. I'd use that money for either dinner with Christine, Nanette, Emil, Larry, or Curly. I'd take Shemp to a boxing match and maybe treat Moe to seeing a modern motion picture or two, then, off to Olive Garden for dinner with their endless salad and bread sticks.

There’d better be eye gouges with those breadsticks.

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Stooges DVD/VHS/Home Video / Re: Vitagraph Comedies Blu-Ray 4/30/24

« Last post by metaldams on Today at 10:06:06 AM »

My copy of this did arrive but I have unfortunately been too busy to watch.  Think I’ll have time to absorb this set this weekend - God willing - and I’m really looking forward to it. 

I got the Monty Banks kickstarter blu ray recently too, so a good time to be a silent comedy fan.

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Stooges DVD/VHS/Home Video / Re: Three Stooges shorts coming to Blu-ray this summer

« Last post by J_Kasumi on May 21, 2024, 06:04:45 PM »

You're not alone, metaldams. I'd use that money for either dinner with Christine, Nanette, Emil, Larry, or Curly. I'd take Shemp to a boxing match and maybe treat Moe to seeing a modern motion picture or two, then, off to Olive Garden for dinner with their endless salad and bread sticks.

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Stooges DVD/VHS/Home Video / Re: Three Stooges shorts coming to Blu-ray this summer

« Last post by metaldams on May 21, 2024, 01:24:45 PM »

Sony were the same company who were releasing maybe five shorts at a time and thinking we wanted them colorized.  Then after years of fans complaining, they finally got it right with the eight volume set.

Since they did get it right with the eight volume set in my eyes, they’ll have to do an incredible job to get me to buy blu ray.  This ain’t it.

I joked on another message board I’d maybe spend $230 if Christine McIntyre came out of the screen and had dinner with me.  Get moving, Sony AI department.

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Stooges DVD/VHS/Home Video / Re: Three Stooges shorts coming to Blu-ray this summer

« Last post by Umbday on May 21, 2024, 12:21:26 PM »

Regarding the HD, I’ve been enjoying the slight image quality upgrade (over the DVDs) on display in Me TV’s Saturday evening broadcasting of the shorts — in spite of the compromised, semi-widescreen cropping.

But it boggles my mind. . . . In this era, who does Sony — or C3, or whoever is making the business decisions — think is going to spend $230 on a set of physical media aside from collectors and aficionados (like us) who are going to be dissatisfied with a collection like this that is so completely incomplete?

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Stooges DVD/VHS/Home Video / Re: Three Stooges shorts coming to Blu-ray this summer

« Last post by Larrys#1 on May 21, 2024, 10:54:06 AM »

Watching these free on Tubi (with ads), these surely do look wonderful in HD. So I would gladly pay for an upgrade. But I do wish it was all 190 shorts instead of 100, especially since I'm shelling out over $200.

Such a dumb move by Sony to waste disc space on previously released Curly Joe movies instead of more shorts.

That said, I'm curious to see the list of shorts included. Maybe...just maybe I'll buy it depending on the selection. Based on the disc art by Sony, Micro-Phonies and An Ache in Every Stake seem to be included, which are two good ones. So we're off to a good start. 

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Stooges DVD/VHS/Home Video / Re: Three Stooges shorts coming to Blu-ray this summer

« Last post by J_Kasumi on May 20, 2024, 01:47:28 PM »

Agreed. As it stands, metaldams, it's just not worth it. I'll stick to what I have. The asking price alone is a turnoff.