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

« Last post by GreenCanaries on Today at 12:50:58 AM »

If they are indeed releasing only 100 of the 190 shorts — which sounds like a bone-headed maneuver to me — I’m gonna guess that the missing 90 shorts are going to consist of most of Joe Besser’s, the four Fake Shemp ones, and a lot of the Shemp remakes.  I highly doubt they’d omit any Curly shorts, but if they do, I’ll bet they’re from his post-stroke period.

For duty and humanity,
JohnH aka QuinceHead

Well, there are 97 Curly shorts, so that would leave room for only 3 Shemp shorts...

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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 17, 2024, 02:00:40 PM »

At a glance, it appears that 12 of the 20 discs are devoted to "shorts," with the remaining 8 discs devoted to "films" — which we can take to mean the DeRita features. So, apparently, not a good sign.

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Stooges DVD/VHS/Home Video / Re: Are the 190 Stooges shorts coming to Blu-Ray anytime soon?

« Last post by QuinceHead on May 17, 2024, 12:16:55 PM »

Well, it only took eight years to get an answer to my question! 

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

« Last post by QuinceHead on May 17, 2024, 12:15:00 PM »

If they are indeed releasing only 100 of the 190 shorts — which sounds like a bone-headed maneuver to me — I’m gonna guess that the missing 90 shorts are going to consist of most of Joe Besser’s, the four Fake Shemp ones, and a lot of the Shemp remakes.  I highly doubt they’d omit any Curly shorts, but if they do, I’ll bet they’re from his post-stroke period.

For duty and humanity,
JohnH aka QuinceHead

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

« Last post by falsealarms on May 17, 2024, 08:43:18 AM »

At long last, Sony is releasing the Three Stooges shorts on Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.com/The-Three-Stooges-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B0D49XFZ4V

There's some pretty serious questions about this, though. The product description only says 100 shorts, and of course the Stooges made 190 at Columbia. If that's an error or actually how it is remains to be seen.

If it is not an error, which 100 shorts and how were they chosen?

The solo shorts and DeRita-era films are included, including Three Stooges Scrapbook.

And the price tag is a hefty $230 but this could drop during the pre-order process.

It's a "limited edition" set, meaning probably a scalpers delight before too long after it's released.

Release date is July 23.

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The Three Stooges - Curly Years / Re: 3 Dumb Clucks (1937)

« Last post by Samurai on May 16, 2024, 01:03:15 PM »

This is another short that (seemingly) popped up very rarely in my younger years. For that reason, I'm always happy when it pops up now.

No, it cannot be considered a classic, but it's definitely quality entertainment. I enjoyed the completely different scenarios...except for the overly rushed ending.

My favorite scene came in the middle. Starting with Larry mixing the drink as Moe's head mixes in unison, followed by the inevitable explosion into Moe's kissah. For me, the best moment came down to hearing one word. One I've never heard before or since...

...MUGLETS!!

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General Discussion / ??? ??????? ????? ???? ? threestooges.net ??

« Last post by Evabic on May 16, 2024, 11:50:30 AM »

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The Three Stooges - Curly Years / Re: Uncivil Warriors (1935)

« Last post by Freddie Sanborn on May 15, 2024, 06:51:30 PM »

I was 5 too, but remember it vividly.

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The Three Stooges - Curly Years / Re: Uncivil Warriors (1935)

« Last post by Big Chief Apumtagribonitz on May 14, 2024, 04:46:12 PM »

Noah Young, you claim not to be an authority, but your posts have an authoritative ring to them, for sure.  I myself would grant authoritative status to many of us on this site, maybe not for formal academic study ( which as far as Stoogeology is concerned, I'm not sure exists ) but certainly for massive exposure and lifelong viewing dedication.  I am also guessing that you and I might be the oldest BSs ( Bachelors of Stoogeorhythms ) on this site, with JazzBill coming in third.  I think Dr Hugo writes wiser than his years, though I may be wrong, he might also be an old crank. I'm not one to bandy ages around, but I'll come out and blatantly admit I was five during the Stooge TV Renaissance of 1958.   I hope I'm not being too arcane.  Would you care to step up?

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The Three Stooges - Curly Years / Re: Uncivil Warriors (1935)

« Last post by NoahYoung on May 12, 2024, 08:42:52 PM »

I’m overdue to rewatch FEET FIRST, but Felix Adler is credited in some type of writing capacity in both films.

Go for it!

It's kind of funny how you can pick up on these re-use of gags in today's world as opposed to in year's past -- with access to so many films everywhere today. How many people 40 years ago, for example, would have viewed UNCIVIL WARRIORS and FEET FIRST, either many times, or within a short time-frame, to catch that both used that "Charley who walks like this" gag?

And how many Stooges fans were also Harold Lloyd fans? Not many today, either, probably!