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Summary: MY RATING MAY SEEM A LITTLE HIGH...
Review: ... but three seems to be the theme of this DVD. It's amazing how rare it is to find anyone aligned with a studio who actually knows their product like a fan would. Obviously the only connection of this "theme" basesd DVD is that the word Three is in each title. I know that one Amazon fan especially was looking for Three Little Beers, so here's hoping he finds this to his liking. But of these particular shorts I think only Three Arabian Nuts and Three Little Beers are really worth your time. The others have their moments but are not in the same league. By the way - the cover photo is from Three Little Twirps - a short not listed among those included on this volume! I am grateful though that the Stooges shorts continue to come out regularly. As time goes by there are more and more people who tend to forget or ignore older films. Of course one can't see everything and each generation has its own stars. Still it would be a shame if so much good work the Stooges did was lost. Hey, Columbia - when are you going to dig out Time Out For Rhthym, which is pronanly the best of the Stooges feature length work?
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Summary: Great Shorts, Bad DVD
Review: ...all the shorts on here are classic comedy. In fact, I think at least three of these shorts are among the boys' top 30 (they made 190 shorts in total). My reviews... THREE LITTLE BEERS (1935) - A true classic, possibly the best short in this set. Curly is hilarious, and Moe delivers some very creative (and hilarious) punishments to the other two. The premise of the Stooges practicing golf on a course with high-society snobs can't go wrong! Rating: 9/10 THREE SMART SAPS (1942) - Curly fans rejoice, this is one of his best ever. Curly takes a huge chunk of the camera time in this short, so we don't see quite as much of Moe and Larry as we usually do. But Curly's dance routine is a classic, and this is a classic short in its own right. Rating: 8/10 THREE LOAN WOLVES (1946) - Curly is very ill in this one and has one of his worst performances of all. That said, Larry gets possibly his biggest role in any short (to subsitute for Curly) and Moe is hilarious with classic lines such as "Boys, boys. Give it to me. OR I'LL TEAR YER TONSILS OUT!!" Rating: 7.5/10 THREE ARABIAN NUTS (1951) - [The one short on this set I haven't seen, so I can't rate it. However, I've heard it's VERY good.] THREE DARK HORSES (1952) - Moe, Larry, and Shemp do a hilarious short poking fun at politics. This is my favorite type of Stooge film: there is very little plot (which usually gets in the way of the slapstick and one-liners), but tons of gags and Moe thinks up more great ways to punish Larry and Shemp for their stupidity, including spitting his hangnail on Shemp's face! They also have some great lines about politics ("You can't believe that stuff, that's a campagin promise! Get out!" *SLAP* -Moe). Rating: 9/10
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Summary: Shemp Outshines Curly on this one
Review: As has been said in previous reviews; there are five shorts on this DVD, as opposed to the usual six. Also, the short Three Little Beers has a scene edited out, when AMC shows the short in its entirety. Other than that, the short selection on this dvd is one of the better ones, a step up from the previous release Healthy Wealthy and Dumb. Three Arabian Nuts (not shown on AMC)is definately the best short, especially with Beers having that edit. A definate classic, and almost makes you forget there are only 5 shorts on the DVD. Shemp looks great in the zoot suit. Three Dark Horses is another great short with the Stooges hired as wringer delegates; but other than the two Shemps and the edited Beers there isn't much left. Three Loan Wolves was made when Curly's health was declining, and it shows in his performance and more of a focus on Larry (happened again when Shemps health declined); but it is one of the better "children" shorts. The title short is probably the weakest, but still not bad. To sum it up, the quality is great, but the quantity is inexcusable.
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Summary: Missing Gag
Review: As stated in a previous review, one of the funniest gags in one of the funniest Stooges shorts ever is missing. I noticed immediately when the shot of Curly dropping all of his ill-gotten golf balls was bypassed! I'll be watching the old tape I made years ago.
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Summary: Three Smart Saps w/only 5 films?
Review: Extremely happy to see Columbia support the Three Stooges on DVD, with another volume of their ongoing series. Three of the five shorts on this entry are among the teams' best, "Three Little Beers" (1935), "Three Arabian Nuts" (1951) and the underrated "Three Smart Saps" (1942). However, I'm only awarding 2 stars due to:
- Only 5 shorts on this disc? Past volumes have included 6 (one with 7), and considering the information capacity of DVD, even more Stooge classics could easily fit. I'm hoping this was a one-time-only shortchanging, and future volumes will provide more for the money.
- Where's the quality control!!! The print of "Three Little Beers" has 20 missing seconds due to a sloppy splice! One of the funniest scenes in the short (Curly dropping a plethora of golf balls from his pockets) is GONE! I want to continue supporting Columbia's Stooge DVDs, but you will have to do better than this one guys.
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Summary: stooge-like editing
Review: i cant get passed the missing golf ball scene, this is like blasphemy. if you're going to release it on dvd, then do it correctly. i was really surprised the first time i viewed the dvd that the golf ball scene was cut, and yes it is a big deal! i have all this stuff on vhs already and i am buying the dvd for the complete short with the better sound quality and picture clarity. if stooge-like editing is going to be the case why should i spend my money on stuff i already have? basically columbia is saying they dont really give a woo woo woo about the quality of the stooge releases just so long as the saw bucks keep rollin' in (see, saw?)
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Summary: Classic and Very funny!!!
Review: I love the three stooges. Yes It's corny. Yes It's dumb. But I find that after a hard days work I love to kick back and check out three guys smack each other around a little. These are great dvd's. If a little "nyuk nyuk" can still make you laugh then buy it today.
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Summary: Missing footage from a classic stooges short!
Review: I purchased this dvd for several of the classic shorts that were included on this set. After settling down to watch it I immediately noticed that during, " Three Little Beers" there was some missing footage.It was Curly dropping all the golf balls he had stolen, after Moe clunked him on the head. This I immediately noticed and was disapointed. I purchase dvds hoping to get a higher level of quality, but this I find inexcusable and ruins the expierience for me. Fans and collectors of this set will be very upset, wich number in the millions.
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Summary: Could be so much better
Review: If Columbia hasn't gotten these DVDs right by now, they never will. If you're going to release a DVD with a certain theme, then release ALL the shorts that fit said theme. Specifically, all the shorts that fit the theme that have not been released yet. Among these would be: Three Hams on Rye, Three Little Sew and Sews, Three Sappy People, Three Pests In A Mess, and Three Little Twirps. If Columbia released those, along with the five on here, this DVD would be perfect. As far as Three Little Beers, I understand there was nothing Columbia could do about it. The print they used was missing that scene - it was not "edited out".
Rating:
Summary: Disappointed
Review: Only five shorts and the deleted golf ball scene. Sony is taking our money.
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