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The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 1: 1934-1936 
Actors : Three Stooges
Studio : Sony Pictures
by Sony Pictures
Brand : Sony
Release Date : 2007-10-30
Publisher : Sony Pictures
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 2
EAN : 0043396211049
UPC : 043396211049
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 107 reviews)
List Price : $24.96
Our Price : $19.34
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Product Description |
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When The Three Stooges first signed with Columbia Pictures their deal was for one short. 1934's Woman Haters done entirely in rhyme wasn't a huge success but the Stooges hit their stride with their second short Punch Drunks and began to settle into their definitive roles -- Moe as boss Larry the middleman and Curly as their foil.Witness the rise of these comedy icons in this high-spirited collection containing the first 19 Columbia Pictures shorts all of which have been remastered for the best quality picture and sound. You'll experience the eye-pokes face slaps hollow head knocks and knuckle cracks like you've never heard or seen them before. So go ahead nyuck yourself out!Includes:Woman HatersPunch DrunksMen In BlackThree Little PigskinsHorses' CollarsPop Goes The EaselUncivil WarriorsPardon My ScotchHoi PolloiThree Little BeersAnts In The PantryMovie ManiacsHalf-Shot ShootersDisorder In The CourtA Pain In The PullmanFalse AlarmsWhoops I'm An Indian!Slippery SilksSystem Requirements:Running Time: 340 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 043396211049 Manufacturer No: 21104 |
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Finally, the studio knuckleheads got it right! The way that the Three Stooges have been presented on home video has been a real slap in the face and a poke in the eye to fans. The Stooges have been anthologized, colorized, and public domained. Their shorts have been released and re-released in varying degrees of quality. In the immortal words of Curly, they have truly been victims of circumstance. This two-DVD set, then, is for what Stooge-philes have long been waiting. Spanning the years 1934-36, it presents the first 19 Stooges short subjects chronologically. These shorts hail from the Curly era, which makes them essential. The first, "Women Haters," comes billed as a "musical novelty" and is performed entirely in rhyme. More interesting is that Moe, Larry, and Curly appear as Tom, Jim, and Jack. In the second short, "Punch Drunks," they are again not quite a team, but teaming up to make a boxer out of put-upon waiter Curly. This is the one in which Curly "pops" when he hears "that 'Weasel' tune." And the hits just keep on coming. Remember the prologue of The Twilight Zone: The Movie, in which traveling companions Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks trade favorite "Zones"? Many of the shorts gathered here are the ones most quoted or referenced by Stooges fans, such as "Men in Black," the only Stooges short to be nominated for an Academy Award, and the one with the immortal page "Calling Dr. Howard, Dr Fine, Dr. Howard." "Hoi Polloi" is the first Stooges short to tackle the "environment" vs. "heredity" conundrum by introducing the Stooges to high society, reducing the well-heeled stuff shirts into a slap-happy mob. "Pop Goes the Easel" introduces another recurring theme in the Stooges oeuvre as the boys pose as artists in the art school in which they take refuge from a pursuing cop. This short contains a signature Curlyism, "Look at the grouse," as does "Horses' Collars," in which the mere sight of a mouse completely unnerves Curly ("Moe! Larry! The Cheese!) "Three Little Pigskins" is another mistaken identity gem, as the boys pose as three football players (look for a very young and very blonde Lucille Ball). Like the Little Rascals, the Stooges in these shorts were very much of their Depression-era times, but "Uncivil Warriors," "Restless Knights," and the decidedly un-PC "Whoops, I'm an Indian" get their anachronistic kicks by placing the boys behind enemy lines during the Civil War, in the medieval castle of a kidnapped Queen, and in the Old West. Collectors who have suffered through, say, "Disorder in the Court" on one of those $1 bin Stooges collections will be heartened to know that this set at last does these comedy classics justice. More than 70 years old, and they look better than ever! So spread out and get your n'yucks on! --Donald Liebenson |
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Excellent quality, their best comedies came a bit later |
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Stooge fans MUST own this first collection, although their best work would come in the decade following this time period. Pristine transfers. It seems everyone rating this less than 5 is having trouble with their DVD players...they must be full of wires or something.... |
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A "MUST HAVE" for any true Stooges fan! |
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This is hands down the best route for any Stooge fan to build their collection in uncut digital DVD glory. Before, our only option was paying $15-$20 for various themed DVD's with a compilation of four different episodes from varying years. Not anymore. This collection starts out chronologically offering every episode produced each year from 1934 to 1936. A classic collection at a great price! |
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Great? Soitenly! |
It's a no-brainer! Absolute fun from the start, and finally putting out all those other shorts that never made it to DVD in the first place!
What's more, Volume One finally ended my search for one short in particular. May I recommend "Half-Shot Shooters" and the scene where the Knuckleheads beat up their old sarge! Personal favorite!
Got a great deal on this set, which I couldn't find just anywhere in my area! |
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Outstanding set |
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If you, like me, watched (and loved) the faded prints of Three Stooges shorts on TV as a kid, you will be glad you bought this set. All the gags are intact and the images and sounds are crisp and clean as though the film was shot last week. And the material is still really funny. Well, it's stupid, too, but that's why we laugh. |
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Menu woes |
I have nothing but praise for the quality of the video on these DVD's. Also I'm very grateful that a Stooge set has finally been released. I previously had all the shorts on tape from TV but quality was getting not so good as I recorded them many years ago.
But moving on to the point I wanted to make on these DVD sets. The menu's are messed up. Only a portion of the shorts on each DVD show's up on the menu. You can't go directly to about the last half of the shorts without either hitting the 'FastForward' or 'Skip' button on your DVD player or choosing 'Play All' and letting them all run through. This is true with the 1st and 2nd set so far. Hopefully the manufacturer will fix this before releasing the 3rd set. |
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