# Three Stooges Movie. Wow that looks terrible. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 27, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899 "2012-03-27T00:57:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/41 "2012-03-27T23:00:30Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Unless, of course, you think that deliberately poking your fingers into someone else’s eyes is the epitome of humor. See, here’s the thing. It wasn’t just Moe poking Curly or Larry in the eyes. They worked entire _routines_ around the eye poke. Moe attempts to poke, let’s say, Curly who brings up his hand blocking the poke neatly between Moe’s fingers. Moe does a quick “oh well” take, as Curly chuckles in triumph, only to change his reaction to surprised dismay as Moe in a cobra-quick counter-counter move pokes Curly with his two index fingers, _past_ Curly’s blocking hand. And this was just the eye poke manuver. They had so many purely physical routines that it has been written about the Stooges that they elevated slapstick to “a manic martial art.” These routines were done lightning quick, and they were a joy to watch. Imagine the split second timing it takes to block an eye poke neatly between the fingers before the blow lands. This wasn’t trick photography. It was expertly honed craft. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/42 "2012-03-27T23:10:27Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > See, here’s the thing. It wasn’t just Moe poking Curly or Larry in the eyes. They worked entire _routines_ around the eye poke. Moe attempts to poke, let’s say, Curly who brings up his hand blocking the poke neatly between Moe’s fingers. Moe does a quick “oh well” take, as Curly chuckles in triumph, only to change his reaction to surprised dismay as Moe in a cobra-quick counter-counter move pokes Curly with his two index fingers, _past_ Curly’s blocking hand. And this was just the eye poke manuver. They had so many purely physical routines that it has been written about the Stooges that they elevated slapstick to “a manic martial art.” > > These routines were done lightning quick, and they were a joy to watch. Imagine the split second timing it takes to block an eye poke neatly between the fingers before the blow lands. This wasn’t trick photography. It was expertly honed craft. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/43 "2012-03-27T23:39:19Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > :rolleyes: Try it sometime. I’m sure that it won’t be a problem to get your nickname changed to “Blinky” or “Winky” or “Patch” if doing such an extended routine proves not so easy as you seem to think. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/44 "2012-03-27T23:41:39Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > :rolleyes: If you were any smarter, you’d be an ignoramus! ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/45 "2012-03-28T00:15:21Z")
I watched that trailer and it looked exactly like what a three stooges movie should look like. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/46 "2012-03-28T00:30:12Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > :rolleyes: Numbskull. just kidding.it was said with love and respect. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/47 "2012-03-28T03:02:53Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > Probably would have been better if Sam Raimi had directed it. 😉 Moe: “Why you…” Moe pokes Curly in the eyes. He pulls his fingers out, and a spray of blood and viscera follows. Curly’s eyes fly straight up in the air. Curly: “Nyuk, nyuk! I can see my house!” ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/48 "2012-03-28T03:07:19Z")
I thought the commercials making it look like a horror movie were clever. I have little hope for the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/49 "2012-03-28T05:56:02Z")
Quote: Originally Posted by Accidental Martyr Probably would have been better if Sam Raimi had directed it. * * * > [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Moe: “Why you…” > Moe pokes Curly in the eyes. He pulls his fingers out, and a spray of blood and viscera follows. Curly’s eyes fly straight up in the air. > Curly: “Nyuk, nyuk! I can see my house!” Army of Darkness 😉 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Awrem5pfhBk/hqdefault.jpg "Army of Darkness - Skeleton Arms scene") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awrem5pfhBk) ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/50 "2012-03-28T06:31:05Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I may be in the minority here but I enjoyed _[Brain Donors](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_Donors)_. As did I. I found out about in the previous Three Stooges thread, and enjoyed it greatly. I am looking forward to the Three Stooges movie. From what I saw in the trailer, the cast did a very credible job with the characters, and I’m looking forward to revisiting them again. Then again, I didn’t hate the Brady Bunch movies, nor the Beverly Hillbillies movie, so what do I know? I hope to have a few laughs and revisit some childhood memories. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/51 "2012-03-28T17:37:28Z")
The concept sounds like a terrible idea. After watching the trailer, I thought that maybe, perhaps it might not be so terrible. Not great, but not offensive to the memory of the original Stooges, at least. But then I saw Kate Upton in her Nun’s habit swimsuit, and I forgot anything else I’d seen up to that point. Clearly, this movie is a classic, and deserves many sequels and a spin-off series starring her character. ---
**Author:** ![CALIBURN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@CALIBURN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CALIBURN)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/52 "2012-03-29T02:32:01Z")
seems the whole movie is gonna fall on Sasso’s shoulders has curley if it ends up being good or not. though i woulda REALLY liked to see jim carrey’s (who was 1st cast) take on curley but it seems while he gained 40 pounds it was still shy of the 90 pounds required and he didnt want to harm his health. the fact that the gang from the jersey shore is in this though… _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/53 "2012-03-29T12:34:01Z")
I caught the trailer on TV last night-I found the routine where Moe pokes the eyes of some poor woman when she looks into a box on his lap pretty appalling, to be honest. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/54 "2012-03-29T12:48:05Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I caught the trailer on TV last night-I found the routine where Moe pokes the eyes of some poor woman when she looks into a box on his lap pretty appalling, to be honest. That’s Snooki, from the “Jersey Shore”. I’m sure people who know who she is will appreciate the eye poke. I did. ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/55 "2012-03-29T14:38:42Z")
My wife has informed me that we are definitely going to see the Three Stooges. But, yeah, initially I thought it looked terrible too, but many people I know seem pretty impressed with the idea. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/56 "2012-03-29T14:50:07Z")
> [@tullsterx](#): > > My wife has informed me that we are definitely going to see the Three Stooges. That’s not possible? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/57 "2012-03-29T14:58:23Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > That’s not possible? 😕 It’s true. . . such women exist. . . she’s even attractive, feminine, and loves flowers, and shiny objects. I was kinda surprised actually. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/58 "2012-03-29T15:36:11Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > The concept sounds like a terrible idea. After watching the trailer, I thought that maybe, perhaps it might not be so terrible. Not great, but not offensive to the memory of the original Stooges, at least. But then I saw Kate Upton in her Nun’s habit swimsuit, and I forgot anything else I’d seen up to that point. Clearly, this movie is a classic, and deserves many sequels and a spin-off series starring her character. I Googled Kate Upton, not knowing who she was. As a late co-worker would have put it: “that’s all meat and no potatoes”. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/59 "2012-03-29T16:15:25Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I Googled Kate Upton, not knowing who she was. As a late co-worker would have put it: “that’s all meat and no potatoes”. Umm… is that a good thing or a bad thing? I mean, I like meat, and I like potatoes, so I can’t tell. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899/60 "2012-03-29T16:20:40Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > Umm… is that a good thing or a bad thing? I mean, I like meat, and I like potatoes, so I can’t tell. It was what he said when someone was built like a brick shithouse. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899.md?page=4)