tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893202009440373044.post3919817334214062309..comments2023-03-26T05:31:45.042-04:00Comments on Rob Kelly Writing: Movie Monday: The Three Stoogesrob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893202009440373044.post-78876265664910213862014-12-30T15:29:34.812-05:002014-12-30T15:29:34.812-05:00Greetings! Almost 2.5 years late for the party, bu...Greetings! Almost 2.5 years late for the party, but I recall taping this (yep! VCRs...) because I was at work. My mother watched a bit to make sure the VCR timer worked, and when I came home, stated: "I don't know that much about the Stooges, but I'm pretty sure a lot of that is off."<br /><br />I watched it, and I don't know what bothered me more--the fact that Moe was portrayed as someone who HAD to work (if anything, that would've been Larry, but even he wasn't doing THAT badly...even though he did say he was thinking about managing apartments). <br /><br />Another problem I had was actually what Moe said in real life about never receiving raises, always being kept in the dark about their popularity. I don't know why he chose to portray himself (and the other Stooges) that way, when Larry (and others) admitted they did receive raises, were able to work outside of the studio, etc. Granted, Cohn was no angel (and yes, he had criminal ties), but at least he did that.<br /><br />Another problem was when they were having their comeback and rehearsing on the train--Larry (of all people!) is shown to be forgetful--at least 5 years before his minor strokes--when, if you've seen some of their live shows, he's the one that has a natural ad-libbing ability that even Moe's son-in-law admired so much that he stated that Larry (instead of his father-in-law or uncles-in-law) was his favorite Stooge.<br /><br />Final point (I swear!) about that last photo--if I (or someone else) could find the footage from The Jet Set that WAS filmed, I'd be willing to pay at least $100 to watch it. According to Sam Sherman (producer) Moe was able to film at least some of their bits, but no one seems to know where the footage is.<br /><br />I know, (tl;dr) but I love your blog, just discovering it after searching for "Beast of the Yellow Night." Thanks!The 4th Stoogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738088990647454539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893202009440373044.post-59993679792156596172012-04-26T23:33:26.666-04:002012-04-26T23:33:26.666-04:00JBS--Yikes!
Robert--No, it was accidental, I prom...JBS--Yikes!<br /><br />Robert--No, it was accidental, I promise. I'm just that brilliant.rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893202009440373044.post-33004070779680235192012-04-23T10:21:10.724-04:002012-04-23T10:21:10.724-04:00"There's a painful scene...not realizing ..."There's a painful scene...not realizing it actually hurts." Did you mean to do this? It's great either way.Robert M. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859539802875463995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893202009440373044.post-5683845860229633152012-04-23T03:23:49.923-04:002012-04-23T03:23:49.923-04:00Ha ha, fooled me! Great review, though. I've a...Ha ha, fooled me! Great review, though. I've always felt ambivalent about the Stooges, but this made me care.<br /><br />I'm reminded of the "Seinfeld" episode, "The Trip", when Kramer goes to Hollywood and meets a lady, played by Elmarie Wendell in Bette Davis "Baby Jane" drag, who likes to reminisce about her long since past acting career; you find out that the only role she ever had was in a Three Stooges short, in which the boys are looking for a missing baby, but when they find it, it's dead. Inexplicably, the short never aired. (Elmarie Wendell herself actually has had a somewhat more prolific career, having played "Mrs. Dubcek" on "Third Rock From the Sun" for five years.)<br /><br />JBSbribabylkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11836523487644082760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893202009440373044.post-88999293922966935022012-04-23T01:06:11.634-04:002012-04-23T01:06:11.634-04:00Thx for the comment Glenn!
I do wish that the Sto...Thx for the comment Glenn!<br /><br />I do wish that the Stooges could get a big budget bio-pic (if Steve Prefontaine can get TWO...), but if this is all that's ever one I guess it's not too bad. The final scene is still very touching to me, since the Stooges seem like genuine nice guys.<br /><br />Imagine if they were alive today--they'd be MOBBED at conventions and on social media. Moe's FB page alone would have, like, a billions fans!rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893202009440373044.post-45775880077868203282012-04-23T00:32:47.336-04:002012-04-23T00:32:47.336-04:00I loved the 2000 telemovie, Rob, thank you for rev...I loved the 2000 telemovie, Rob, thank you for reviewing this and bringing back such great memories. I'm going to have to hunt this down to own. <br /><br />The new Farrelly flick is not bad, I actually laughed out loud several times, it's very funny. Not the -real- Stooges, but still very funny.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com