# Three Stooges Trailer Released **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 8, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542 "2011-12-08T19:01:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/21 "2011-12-08T21:43:03Z")
Reserving judgement. I have _all_ the Stooges episodes (that I know of) recorded from AMC, and I watched the trailer. To me the actors seem dead-on, but I will watch it first and then comment. Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/22 "2011-12-08T21:45:57Z")
I laughed, but I have my doubts about paying to see this movie. We’ve probably seen all the best part just in the trailer - stooges for two hours… I dunno… ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/23 "2011-12-08T22:07:59Z")
It wasn’t _quite_ as bad as I’d expected and was even a bit funny in places, but I don’t think I’ll be seeing it in theaters. Maybe I’ll rent it some day… ---
**Author:** ![planetcory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/planetcory/32/1032_2.png) [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/24 "2011-12-08T22:08:28Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > The problem with this comparison is that it uses the Mona Lisa as a stand in for the original stooges. I think a velvet Elvis would be a more accurate metaphor. The other problem is that Janeane Garofalo is cuter than the Mona Lisa. I didn’t entirely _hate_ the trailer, but Farrelly Brothers humor just feels so dated to me now. And the stunt cameo at the end didn’t inspire confidence at all. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/25 "2011-12-08T23:51:44Z")
I like a Stooges short. But I’m not sure I can take a whole hour of it, much less however much longer it is going to be. The nun in the swim thong was worth the 10 bucks, however. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/26 "2011-12-08T23:53:22Z")
The trailer made me laugh, but I have my doubts about a 90 minute movie. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/27 "2011-12-09T00:02:41Z")
Sean Hayes blew through all that _Will & Grace_ money in just 5 years? ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/28 "2011-12-09T00:04:29Z")
The Curly was pretty good, the others not so much. There’s also something disorienting about watching the Stooges in color. I don’t see the point of the movie if all they will do is reenact old Stooge bits. I’ll watch it for free, but it’s nothing I’ll spend a penny on to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/29 "2011-12-09T00:43:35Z")
I am by no means an Stooges expert but I thought that Moe was spot on and Curly was all kinds of amazing. The movie itself I’m sure will be drab and probably less than it should be, but I am amazed at the actors jobs judging by this trailer. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/30 "2011-12-09T01:24:50Z")
Well, I liked it. Two hours of it might get old, but maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/31 "2011-12-09T01:46:20Z")
I liked the trailer, and the Farrelly brothers have a pretty good track record of finding my funny bone, so I’ll give it a shot. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/32 "2011-12-09T01:46:56Z")
Good points: they got the Stooges routines right. Bad points: the nuns. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/33 "2011-12-09T02:35:16Z")
> [@sco3tt](#): > > Let’s not forget that The Three Stooges weren’t exactly cranking out Oscar-bait films in their day. Nostalgia has elevated them over the years to Comedy God status, but I’m sure they were regarded by contemporary audiences, on balance, with as much distaste as people are showing for this new incarnation. So there’s every possibility this film will be well regarded by Stooges fans in 70 years too. The Stooges were funny not particularly because of what they did; they were funny because people thought they were funny. Think about it: Mechanically hitting someone over and over again to make other people laugh–and then they do. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/34 "2011-12-09T02:38:53Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > The Stooges were funny not particularly because of what they did; they were funny because people thought they were funny. I don’t understand the distinction. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/35 "2011-12-09T02:52:10Z")
I love the Stooges and am perplexed as to how someone came up with the idea of having a trio of contemporary actors step into those roles in a Blues Brothers knock-off. That said, I didn’t hate the trailer nearly as much as I expected to. I will probably watch this and feel dirty afterwards. It can’t be any worse than _Brain Donors_ - at least they are content with doing a disservice to the memory of one classic comedy troupe at a time, instead of doubling up on them. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/36 "2011-12-09T03:02:34Z")
I laughed at it. It’s funny now for the same reason it was funny then: Guys getting hit on the head by hammers, poked in the eyes, doing stupid shit is funny and getting hurt is funny. It’s timeless. The Stooges are not “classic” in the sense Hemmingway or Bach or Van Gogh are. Those artists can’t be replicated. But slapstick? The Stooges? Come one. It’s not high-brow or untouchable or perfect or subtle or fine art or witty. It is what it is. Simple, low-brow, hilarious stuff. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/37 "2011-12-09T03:59:14Z")
Personally, I think one big problem with a Stooges pic is that the Stooges were ideal in short-form, 10 minute pieces. I’m not sure there’s enough there there, even if the original Stooges were in it, for a 90+ minute movie. I assume the Stooges did some sort of longer movies, but my recollection is dim – did they, and was it any good? (and was Shemp in it, which decidedly answers the “was it any good” question: no) ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/38 "2011-12-09T05:43:47Z")
I laughed and I don’t even like the Stooges that much. Will Sasso’s pretty much a perfect Curly. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/39 "2011-12-09T06:18:14Z")
I laughed and was surprised by it. The trailer was very amusing. A 90 minute film? I have my doubts about how that will hold up. I will say the casting seems spot on. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2011, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542/40 "2011-12-09T11:38:33Z")
> [@sco3tt](#): > > Count me among the crowd who expected to hate it but was pleasantly surprised. Let’s not forget that The Three Stooges weren’t exactly cranking out Oscar-bait films in their day. Nostalgia has elevated them over the years to Comedy God status, but I’m sure they were regarded by contemporary audiences, on balance, with as much distaste as people are showing for this new incarnation. So there’s every possibility this film will be well regarded by Stooges fans in 70 years too. > > At the very least, the actors are surprisingly convincing in their roles (even Sean Hayes, whom I didn’t even recognize on first viewing), especially re: the physical comedy. I think this trio is much better than the guys who acted in the [2000 TV biopic](http://www.crackle.com/c/The_Three_Stooges_(2000)), and that film has its fans as well. > > On the other hand, I find Janeane Garafalo oddly attractive, so maybe it’s just me. The actors clearly put a lot of effort into nailing the mannerisms of the originals. I thought they ALL did a bang-up job, and yeah, I had thought this was an idea on par with whatever Hollywood disaster you want to name. Larry’s delivery (WRT the headache, “Yeah, it’s coming on now.”) is dead on, and Moe’s laughing after poking Snookie in the eyes is perfect. Sasso did a really good job as Curly, and I actually thought he was the worst of the three. No, they’re not the Stooges. The Stooges developed the characters, the routines, etc. No imitator is going to get the respect of the original - but these guys, from what I can tell in the trailer, are showing a lot of respect to the source material. It gives us a chance to see old friends again in an updated setting. And Garafalo was the hot one in, “The Truth About Cats and Dogs.”, even though she seems like kind of a grouch IRL. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542.md?page=3)