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Summary: You Can't Go Wrong Here!
Review: Besides "Curly Classics", this one ranks as my second favorite Three Stooges DVD; the excellent shorts "Termites Of 1938" and "Dizzy Doctors" are worth the price of this disc! I know some people have wondered why Columbia included "Brideless Groom" here, owing to the fact that it's an often-used public domain film. Well, for the Stooges "completist", it would be wrong if it weren't included at some point. I will say that the quality of the film on this disc is markedly better than some of the really grainy, bad quality prints used in some of the cheaper priced Stooges discs! A great DVD overall, but some suggestions to Columbia: I think we all could do without the annoying "pinball machine" intro, and the VERY annoying "slot machine" intro on the newer DVD's! Also, start making the discs so the shorts can be played continuously instead of stopping after each one!
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Summary: You Can't Go Wrong Here!
Review: Besides "Curly Classics", this one ranks as my second favorite Three Stooges DVD; the excellent shorts "Termites Of 1938" and "Dizzy Doctors" are worth the price of this disc! I know some people have wondered why Columbia included "Brideless Groom" here, owing to the fact that it's an often-used public domain film. Well, for the Stooges "completist", it would be wrong if it weren't included at some point. I will say that the quality of the film on this disc is markedly better than some of the really grainy, bad quality prints used in some of the cheaper priced Stooges discs! A great DVD overall, but some suggestions to Columbia: I think we all could do without the annoying "pinball machine" intro, and the VERY annoying "slot machine" intro on the newer DVD's! Also, start making the discs so the shorts can be played continuously instead of stopping after each one!
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Summary: Dizzy Goofs and Little Sew and Sews
Review: DIZZY DOCTORS (1937) - Excellent short with the boys finding jobs as Brighto salesmen, but mistaking the medicine for polish. The chase scene in the hospital is a highlight, and the ending is hilarious. GOOFS AND SADDLES (1937) is one of the few Stooge westerns that I like. In this one, the boys are calvalry men assigned to take on cattle rustlers and gangster Longhorn Pete. A fast-paced short, with great scenes. THREE LITTLE SEW AND SEWS (1939) is another great short, which casts the Stooges as tailors on a ship, and Curly pretends to be Admiral Taylor (and Moe and Larry his assistants) at a local party, and the boys end up being tricked into helping a gang steal a submarine. The ending is hilarious. I give this 4 1/2 stars.
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Summary: Columbia Concentrates on the Shemp Shorts
Review: First off, the title of this DVD compilation is not what Amazon originally listed it as -the cover illustration clearly identifies the title as Dizzy Doctors.
Lately Columbia TriStar Home Video has been releasing DVDs loosly around a theme (see Merry Mavericks which was mostly westerns, and Spook Louder, which featured the supernatural). Here the theme is medicine, and like the recent DVDs I've mentioned, the majority of the shorts on this compilation feature the line up of Moe, Larry and Shemp. One of these, Brideless Groom, is in the public domain and has been released in countless versions on both DVD and VHS. But this is the first ever released by Columbia TriStar and I'm hoping it will be a better transfer because of it.
With the exception of Brideless Groom, these are not necessarily among Shemp's best work with the Stooges. Bubble Trouble is a reworking of the earlier, and much superior, All Gummed Up, with liberal stock footage.
I am encouraged, though, by the release of the Shemp Stooges shorts. For decades, many Stooges fans felt Shemp got the short end of the stick. But they must be selling or Columbia TriStar wouldn't bother to keep releasing them. Now if they would only concentrate on selecting better representations of Shemp's work...
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Summary: More adventures of Larry Fine and the Howard Brothers
Review: Here's what you'll see in this collection: Moe,Larry and Curly by order of their wives take a job as salesmen. They try to sell Brighto,which they initially think is a multi-purpose cleaner. It removed paint from somebody's car & made a hole in a cop's uniform jacket. Not realizing Brighto is actually medicine,the Stooges' boss fires and rehires them. So they sell their entire supply to a hospital administrator,who owns the car the Stooges ruined! The Stooges exterminate termites at a black-tie party. Moe,Larry and Shemp fix a doorbell and serve as cooks and waiters at a party. After being fired from various jobs,they study dentistry and go out West to practice by the suggestion of their college dean. They also concoct a "fountain of youth" that works beautifully on their drugstore landlord's elderly wife but turns the landlord into a gorilla! Shemp,in order to receive bequeathed money by a deadline,marries a not-so-attractive chorus student. The titles are DIZZY DOCTORS(1937),TERMITES OF 1938(1938),BRIDELESS GROOM(1947),THE TOOTH WILL OUT(1951),LISTEN JUDGE(1952) and BUBBLE TROUBLE(1953). BRIDELESS GROOM was later used for 1956's HUSBANDS BEWARE. LISTEN JUDGE is basically the same as 1941's AN ACHE IN EVERY STAKE and 1943's THEY STOOGE TO CONGA. BUBBLE TROUBLE is a remake of 1947's ALL GUMMED UP. THE TOOTH WILL OUT is actually leftover footage from MERRY MAVERICKS.Director Edward Bernds decided to make another short out of the leftover footage rather than shelve it. Smart move,Ed! Other directors include Del Lord and Jules White.
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Summary: Pretty good
Review: I am glad that Columbia Tristar is recognizing Shemp, but the problem with this DVD is that they released one of the worst Shemp remakes in my opinion, "Bubble Trouble", but hey, I do enjoy every stooge short I see. Plus, they're releasing "Dizzy Doctors", one of Curly's best shorts. They are also finally releasing "Brideless Groom", a short that has been presented in poor quality in those cheap 1980s tapes for so long, and it is also considered the best short by Shemp fans. Now if they would only release some better remakes like "Of Cash And Hash" or "Loose Loot".
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Summary: Shemp Steals The Show!
Review: I've been a Stooges fan for many years, and up until recently, much like everyone else, I took the wonderful talents of Shemp Howard for granted. However, now whenever I watch a Stooges video or DVD, I find myself laughing non-stop at Shemp's lame jokes, funny faces, and hilarious cackle. This DVD is chock full of Shemp, but for you Curly-lovers, there's plenty of "nyuk nyuk nyuks" to go around, as well. Dizzy Doctors (Curly): A great short where the boys try to sell "Brighto." Brighto, Brighto, makes old bodies new. We'll sell a million bottles, woo woo woo woo woo woo. Bubble Trouble (Shemp): Not one of Shemp's best, as it is a remake. There's a few great scenes, including Shemp trying his hand at indoor fishing and the Stooges mixing chemicals in, what else, a boot! Brideless Groom (Shemp): A classic! One of the best Stooges shorts, whether you're a Curly or Shemp fan! Too many great scenes to describe. Must see! Termites of 1938 (Curly): Another great episode. The Stooges, as exterminators, are somehow mistaken for male escorts. An awesome scene ensues, where the guests at an upper class party rely on the Stooges to help them with their table manners! Listen Judge (Shemp): A partial remake of "An Ache In Every Stake," which featured Curly. This one is great as well, especially for a remake. Great scene where Moe talks back to a French chef (played by the great Emil Sitka). The Tooth Will Out (Shemp): One of the best Stooges Westerns. Even if you don't like the Western spoofs the Stooges made, you'll love this one, as dentistry is the main focus, not gunfights and damsels in distress. Shemp does his classic blind act while trying to pull teeth, and the Stooges mix up "The Amatuer Carpenter" with their dentistry manual. You can probably guess what happens from there. I hope this review has been helpful, but I know if you're a Stoogs fan you probably ordered this DVD before even reading the reviews! "We're not ordinary people. We're morons!"
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Summary: Shemp Steals The Show!
Review: I've been a Stooges fan for many years, and up until recently, much like everyone else, I took the wonderful talents of Shemp Howard for granted. However, now whenever I watch a Stooges video or DVD, I find myself laughing non-stop at Shemp's lame jokes, funny faces, and hilarious cackle. This DVD is chock full of Shemp, but for you Curly-lovers, there's plenty of "nyuk nyuk nyuks" to go around, as well. Dizzy Doctors (Curly): A great short where the boys try to sell "Brighto." Brighto, Brighto, makes old bodies new. We'll sell a million bottles, woo woo woo woo woo woo. Bubble Trouble (Shemp): Not one of Shemp's best, as it is a remake. There's a few great scenes, including Shemp trying his hand at indoor fishing and the Stooges mixing chemicals in, what else, a boot! Brideless Groom (Shemp): A classic! One of the best Stooges shorts, whether you're a Curly or Shemp fan! Too many great scenes to describe. Must see! Termites of 1938 (Curly): Another great episode. The Stooges, as exterminators, are somehow mistaken for male escorts. An awesome scene ensues, where the guests at an upper class party rely on the Stooges to help them with their table manners! Listen Judge (Shemp): A partial remake of "An Ache In Every Stake," which featured Curly. This one is great as well, especially for a remake. Great scene where Moe talks back to a French chef (played by the great Emil Sitka). The Tooth Will Out (Shemp): One of the best Stooges Westerns. Even if you don't like the Western spoofs the Stooges made, you'll love this one, as dentistry is the main focus, not gunfights and damsels in distress. Shemp does his classic blind act while trying to pull teeth, and the Stooges mix up "The Amatuer Carpenter" with their dentistry manual. You can probably guess what happens from there. I hope this review has been helpful, but I know if you're a Stoogs fan you probably ordered this DVD before even reading the reviews! "We're not ordinary people. We're morons!"
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Summary: this was pretty good
Review: Stooge fans this is a good movie to add to a collection. If you want some funny good old stooge humor you should get this movie. I prefer the three stooge movies with Curly (he is the funniest). So if you want to get a stooge movie I say get this one or A pluming they did go. do not get the stooges 2 Hour laugh-a-thon. Most stooge movies are good though.
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Summary: Columbia still choosing unusual shorts for DVD releases
Review: The good news with "Dizzy Doctors," Columbia's sixth release of stooge classics, is that every short is meticulously restored. Columbia was slacking on some releases, choosing inferior prints of some shorts for the video and DVD releases ("Monkey Businessmen" and "Three Smart Saps" were disgraceful). All six shorts on this DVD are crisp and sharp. The bad news is that Columbia is releasing Shemp shorts in great abundance, they are already releasing remade shorts, which are usually inferior to the originals. Case in point here is "Bubble Trouble," a remake of "All Gummed Up." If Columbia has any inkling of what Stooges fans want, they would stick to the original shorts for distribution, and return to the remakes at a later date. Columbia has also made the mistake of DVDing three Curly shorts that were filmed after his initial stroke (Why release "Uncivil Warbirds" instead of "Uncivil Warriors"?) In any event, this DVD is worth getting, since the quality is picture perfect.
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