# I saw the Three Stooges movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 18, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154 "2012-04-18T14:19:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/1 "2012-04-18T14:19:58Z")
Am I the only Doper who’s seen it, or just the only one willing to admit it? I actually quite enjoyed it. Really. Nobody will be holding their breath when the Oscar nominations come out, of course, but taken for what it is, it’s a fun time at the movies. First of all, these guys did a fairly amazing job of mimicking the mannerisms of the original Stooges. Not only the “bits”, but little stuff like simply walking, \*standing \*even. All the postures, facial expressions, etc., were spot-on. If they’d missed by even a little it would have been a pale imitation, but they nailed it so fully that it actually comes off as lovingly nostalgic. With the exception of one prominent fart joke, they didn’t really try to update the comedic sensibility much either. It’s mostly good, clean, silly slapstick, expertly executed. Credit where credit is due. So okay, it isn’t much of a film, plot-wise. But it’s just plain funny. I laughed a lot, and I laughed out loud. That’s pretty much all I was looking for. And, true to the Farrelly Brothers formula, it got a little sappy at the end. But you know what, I bought the sappiness. They actually managed to earn a little bit of emotional attachment from me. Go figure. Bottom line, if you’re a fan of the Stooges, I think you’ll enjoy and appreciate this movie. If you’re not, well then, why’d you even open this thread? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/2 "2012-04-18T14:23:20Z")
It looked good from the commercials. Movie ticket prices are so high that I’ll wait until it’s available for rent. Then I’ll invite the guys over and the nyuks will begin! 😃 The gals will probably leave, more’s the pity. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/3 "2012-04-18T14:23:40Z")
Thanks for the review. The commercials looked much better than expected, so I’ve got my hopes up. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/4 "2012-04-18T14:24:41Z")
I say it a couple weeks ago and loved it. I was worried that it wouldn’t work as a full-length movie, but they divided it into three shorts and somehow that made all the difference. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/5 "2012-04-18T14:47:16Z")
I haven’t seen the movie, but laughed out loud when the review mentioned Larry David playing the role of a nun named Sister Mary Mengele. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/6 "2012-04-18T14:48:49Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I haven’t seen the movie, but laughed out loud when the review mentioned Larry David playing the role of a nun named Sister Mary Mengele. 😃 He is hilarious in the role, and makes several appearances throughout the first and third shorts. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/7 "2012-04-18T15:43:30Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I say it a couple weeks ago and loved it. I was worried that it wouldn’t work as a full-length movie, but they divided it into three shorts and somehow that made all the difference. I did not realize they had done it this way. That would make all the difference. The Stooges worked best in a short format. I need some Y chromosomes to see this with. I highly doubt my lovely and talented wife would willingly see this. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/8 "2012-04-18T15:46:02Z")
Good to hear the good reviews in this thread. I’ve been excited to see this but I’m going to wait until it comes out on dvd and just buy it. I’ve lost all interest in theaters and I was thinking that this movie would be the one to get me back in the theater but now that it’s out I still would rather wait for in on dvd. From the commercials it looks like Sasso and Hayes just nail the characters. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/9 "2012-04-18T16:20:41Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > If you’re not, well then, why’d you even open this thread? 😉 Because I’m still interested in this movie. Maybe I’ll see it this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/10 "2012-04-18T16:23:19Z")
> [@Typo\_Knig](#): > > Movie ticket prices are so high that I’ll wait until it’s available for rent. Then I’ll invite the guys over and the nyuks will begin! Of course, you’ll want to provide snacks. May I suggest a selection of cream pies? ---
**Author:** ![SnakeBabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@SnakeBabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakeBabe)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/11 "2012-04-18T16:50:17Z")
Thanks for the review. I am a big fan of the Stooges and im not sure how I will feel watching this. Now I know how my husband ( who thinks the only real Batman is the 1966 Batman) feels at the Batman movies 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/12 "2012-04-18T17:03:42Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > From the commercials it looks like Sasso and Hayes just nail the characters. I very much enjoyed this movie. It makes me laugh even more to imagine what it would have been like had they actually made it with Benecio del Toro, Sean Penn, and Jim Carrey. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/13 "2012-04-18T17:11:30Z")
Did the (relatively) tall Curly affect your suspension of disbelief? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/14 "2012-04-18T17:36:13Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Of course, you’ll want to provide snacks. May I suggest a selection of cream pies? Oh, a wise guy, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/15 "2012-04-18T18:29:42Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I did not realize they had done it this way. That would make all the difference. The Stooges worked best in a short format. I need some Y chromosomes to see this with. I highly doubt my lovely and talented wife would willingly see this. In lieu of guy friends to see the show with you could look for kids. Kids of both genders tend to love the stooges. My daughters lose it watching them while my wife sits stonefaced. I think we may have a mom’s night in while I take the kids to the movies soon. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/16 "2012-04-18T18:30:47Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I haven’t seen the movie, but laughed out loud when the review mentioned Larry David playing the role of a nun named Sister Mary Mengele. 😃 I’ve mentioned it before, but Larry David played Larry Fine in the Stooges parodies on the old ABC program “Fridays.” https://www.youtube.com/embed/j5zuBE7jpUo?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eo-4p8L0jiY/hqdefault.jpg "3 Stooges get stoned") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo-4p8L0jiY) ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/17 "2012-04-18T19:08:11Z")
I haven’t seen it yet but my brother says he really enjoyed it. My concern was that that kind of comedy just doesn’t work well (at least for me) in a full length film, so I’m glad to hear that they broke it into three shorts. I may check it out this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/18 "2012-04-18T19:14:21Z")
> [@Mtgman](#): > > In lieu of guy friends to see the show with you could look for kids. Kids of both genders tend to love the stooges. My daughters lose it watching them while my wife sits stonefaced. I think we may have a mom’s night in while I take the kids to the movies soon. > > Enjoy, > Steven I introduced my 8 year old to the comic genius of Howard, Fine, and Howard. He loved it, but he’s gone and gotten himself grounded for a couple of weekends. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/19 "2012-04-18T19:20:53Z")
I hadn’t even realized it was released. I saw the trailer on Youtube, but I pay zero attention to what’s coming out in theaters. Good to hear it’s funny all the way through though, I cracked up at the trailer. ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154/20 "2012-04-18T20:53:13Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Did the (relatively) tall Curly affect your suspension of disbelief? Sasso is so good, I never even thought about it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-three-stooges-movie/619154.md?page=2)