It's obvious that the Three Stooges are NOT everyone's taste, as I've asked a lot of people what they think about them. Many people (mostly kids and guys) seem to like them and many (mostly women and sane people) think they are pretty annoying. I am somewhere in the middle. I am a guy and like them in very small doses or if I want to drive my wife crazy! Mostly, I see them as a second-rate comedy team whose antics might be diverting but they are not even close to being the equal of Laurel and Hardy or several other comedians of the same era, though they are a good bit funnier than Wheeler and Woolsey as well as The Ritz Brothers. Because of this, I doubt if I'd ever score them higher than 7 or 8, but they were generally amiable and fun films (aside from the AWFUL films made with Joe Besser and Joe DeRita).
However, if I do feel in the mood for the Stooges, this film (one of their most famous) is about as good as you'll find. The jokes are corny and silly BUT they come at such an alarming speed and the film is so high-energy that you can't help but enjoy yourself. Deep? Coitainly not, but it's still fun.
However, if I do feel in the mood for the Stooges, this film (one of their most famous) is about as good as you'll find. The jokes are corny and silly BUT they come at such an alarming speed and the film is so high-energy that you can't help but enjoy yourself. Deep? Coitainly not, but it's still fun.