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Summary: Mystery of the Dwindling Stooges
Review: Regardless of the relative merit of the shorts on this disc, I'm giving it only one star 'cause Columbia has gone from giving us a usual six shorts (and a high of seven) on the other discs to only FIVE shorts on this one. A pie in the kisser to whichever genius at Columbia thought THIS one up...
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Summary: Excellent DVD.
Review: This DVD is great... Yes, I know. "Three Little Beers" has a scene edited out. It was when Curly drops all of the golf balls he had stolen. But come on people. 17 seconds of missing footage is not going to kill you. Besides, this episode is in such good condition. The VHS and AMC versions are bright and the sound is scratchy. But this DVD offers the episode in a sharp and crisp picture with restored sound. And yes, there are only five episodes on this DVD. All episodes are enjoyable and laughable from start to finish. And another thing, "Three Smart Saps" is fully restored. The VHS version was disgraceful. So Buy this DVD. You won't be sorry. Every episode is in great condition. The quality is much better than the VHS version and the AMC version. All episodes are crisp, clear, and sharp.
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Summary: Good DVD, some of the Stooges best shorts.
Review: This is a great Stooge DVD, but I'm disappointed that there are only five shorts on this one. There have been other DVDs with six shorts, and one of them, ALL THE WORLD'S A STOOGE, had seven shorts. But anyway, the shorts here are great. THREE ARABIAN NUTS was excellent, worth the price of the DVD alone. THREE LITTLE BEERS is one of Curly's best shorts. The Stooges make goofy golfers. THREE SMART SAPS is a nice short. Some of Curly's crazy dances are hilarious. THREE DARK HORSES is a Stooge classic. Shemp is the best Stooge. THREE LOAN WOLVES is pretty funny as well. The Stooges have some funny ways of taking care of children.This DVD is great, but I hope Columbia is only doing this five-short thing as a one-time deal. I hope the DVDs go back to seven shorts again.
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Summary: Fifteen times the fun and humor!
Review: This package offers fifteen times the fun and humor compared to the others. Every film title begins with the word "three",that's why I say that. In these five hilarious adventures,we see in THREE SMART SAPS,the Stooges visiting their fiances,but they learn that the sisters' father was behind bars in a jail taken over by a gangster(later the father and the gangster switch places). In THREE LOAN WOLVES,the Stooges are operators of a pawn shop and Larry babysits a beautiful girl's infant nephew. In THREE LITTLE BEERS,the Stooges are deliverymen for the Panther Pilsner brewery. They deliver to patrons of a golf course and they also play the recreational sport. In THREE ARABIAN NUTS,Moe,Larry and Moe's brother Shemp(Shemp filled in for terminally ill Curly) are employees at Superior Warehouse are are hired by John Bradley(the late Vernon Dent) to deliver some Oriental merchandise to his residence. Shemp discovers what appears to be a syrup pitcher,but it's a magic lamp that discharges a genie when rubbed. Shemp refers to the genie as "the genius of the lamp". John paid 50 cents for the item at a bazaar and gives it to Shemp since Shemp was already interested in it. The "genius" brought Shemp a new suit and it's taken away at the made wish of Larry. Shemp's final wish from the "genius" was a million dollars accompanied by three beautiful girls. In THREE DARK HORSES,also from the Shemp Howard era,the Stooges are hired to be delegates at the Presidential convention by the candidates' managers(who are crooks). The crooks hope to make Hammond Egger the new President. When the Stooges switch their vote in favor of Abel Lamb Stewer,the crooks are outraged(they heard it on the TV news) and seek revenge for the Stooges at the Stooges' home. The crooks are dunked into the Stooges' water-filled bathtub and the Stooges' take a bath with their clothes on!
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Summary: Missing footage a travesty!!!
Review: Using an old print for a DVD is ridiculous! What is going on with Columbia? Also, the fact that there are only five is terrible too. Why not have 10 shorts from the best surviving prints? Each disc could have 5 Curly's, 3 Shemp's, and 2 Joe's. I will still buy them, but I hope the quality goes up...
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Summary: The Stooges themselves are the only redeeming factor.
Review: Well I am a stooges fan so of course I loved the DVD because its the three stooges. Yet I was disappointed with this particular edition for two reasons. One, it only had five shorts. All the others had six, one even had seven. Secondly, probably the funniest scene in the funniest short "Three Little Bears" on this DVD has been cut out. Why the heck did they do that!? Its right after curly says, "I still didn't". What was cut out is (and this isnt a spoiler since its deleted) moe then hits him on the head and curly does his woob woob woob thing and all these golf balls fall out of his coat. Moe then says, "pick out your ball stranger" and the guy picks one up even though you shouldnt be able to tell the difference and says "I think this is it." I memorized the scene after seeing it 5,000 times growing up; goes to show how much of a stooge fan i am. It seems this newest Three Stooges DVD was lazily put together. I will still buy future Stooges DVDs, but I hope they have more then five shorts, and don't delete the funniest scene from the funniest short. Oh and one other thing: the picture on the cover is not from any of the shorts on the DVD.
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