For fans of slapstick comedy (hi there!) the old Three Stooges films were pretty much perfect. They were also terrifyingly violent, which of course, made them even more amusing! So what could possibly go wrong?
Well, how about the Farrelly brothers bringing it back and making a joyless modern adaptation?
Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Jim Carrey were lined up to play Larry, Moe and Curly and, wisely, they ran a million miles away from this obviously dreadful idea. Wanna see the trailer so you know how woeful it is?
The first trailer for the new film has arrived and stars Chris Diamantopoulos, Sean Hayes and Will Sasso in the lead roles.
WHO?
You may have seen the Farrelly Bros. films, such as There’s Something About Mary, and thought that it was all pretty base, but not awful thanks to a bit of heart and soul. You can’t say the same for this new Three Stooges flick as it features a lame iPhone gag, a lousy appearance from Snooki (from Jersey Shore) and a whole lotta tits and ass.
Dreck.
Of course, there’ll be nyuk nyuks and people’s eyes getting poked out… but really, there’s nothing going on that the original films didn’t do. And the old movies did it with a thousand times more heart by the looks of things.
Let’s compare and contrast in a arbitrary and unfair fashion shall we?
Three Stooges 2011 Trailer
Now, after watching that , see how the old Stooges took things way further. How about getting stabbed in the eye-socket, set on fire and your face put on a grinder? No modern film would allow such a thing!
Or, maybe you prefer screwdrivers in the eyeball or trying to saw an arm off for laughs? Either way, this new film has a lot to live up to or fear death by firing squad.
jim says
so depressing, why would they even make this movie! excellent pool nun though…
Cookie Monster says
I always had Mel Gibson in-mind for this…
Grumpy Old Ratbag says
The 3 stooges were never particularly funny in the first place, so it’s even more baffling that they want to do remakes. Whatever happened to originality? sigh….