Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396263826
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: COLD26382D
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Running Time: 396 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 08/26/2008 Run time: 396 minutes

Amazon.com:
The Three Stooges--political satirists? Laugh if you will, but as demonstrated by the shorts "You Nazty Spy" and "I'll Never Heil Again"--both of which are featured on this two-disc, digitally remastered set--the boys were the first act in Hollywood to bring attention to the Nazi threat in the days prior to America's involvement in World War II. "Nazty," which was released in 1940 some nine months before Chaplin's The Great Dictator, and 1941's "Heil," have Moe donning the greasepaint mustache to play Moe Hailstone, a dull-witted wallpaper hanger who runs amok as the dictator of Moronica along with his sidekicks Larry (the Goebbels stand-in) and Curly (Mussolini, natch). If the hijinks aren't exactly drawing room humor, one must still marvel at the foresight of the team and director Jules White for conceiving the idea, and by the sheer ballsiness of the Howard brothers and Fine--all Jews--taking the air out of the most insidious anti-Semitic figure of the period. One might also view 1940's "Boobs in Arms," with the boys accidentally joining the Army, as another riff on the absurdity of the slowly mounting war. Of course, the Stooges were better known for their wild slapstick comedy, and Volume 3 of this long-overdue collection presents some of the funniest shorts in their lengthy careers. Chief among these is "What's the Matador," which pits the boys' bullfighting routine against some real live beef, and the delirious "Sock-A-Bye Baby," with the Stooges attempting to care for an abandoned child. Elsewhere, the two main themes of the shorts--the Stooges as agents of fair play, as seen in "Nutty But Nice" (Curly finds a kidnapped man by yodeling) and "So Long Mr. Chumps" (the boys free an unjustly jailed man)--or menaces to society, as shown by the devastation wreaked at a dinner party in "An Ache in Every Stake," is in full effect. As with the two previous volumes, the shorts featured here (eight of which have never been available on DVD) are presented in chronological order and pristine condition, which soitenly makes up for decades of neglect from previous fly-by-night Stooge releases. --Paul Gaita




Rating: - Sony? Are you there? Call me!
I have been waiting my entire life for the Three Stooges to be remastered and distributed in chronological order. Now that they have I fear that Sony is dropping the proverbial ball on the promotion front. I saw endless commercials and ads on television and my local Hastings when those ridiculous colorized/themed sets came out, and entirely too many stooge fans bought those, bought the old VHS tapes etc. These things WILL sell Sony, I promise you...push 'em and they WILL sell. The Farelly Brothers ... Read More

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Rating: - MORE HILARITY AND HIGH JINKS !!
Once again Sony Pictures has done an incredible job with the video remastering and sound restoration and they should be commended for their ongoing efforts. The digitally remastered video transfers have given new life to the all but faded comedy that was the "Three Stooges" and hopefully introduced them to a new generation of fans waiting to discover them in superior clarity and sound. These shorts look like they were made yesterday with modern equipment and not over 70+ years ago. The completely restored ... Read More

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Rating: - One Dry Stretch, But Still Classic Stooges Hilarity!
This third volume of the Three Stooges Collection again showcases the hilarious slapstick comedy of Curly Howard, Moe Howard, and Larry Fine. If you enjoyed the first two volumes in this collection, or are just a Stooges fan in general, you will heartily laugh along to nearly ever short.

The only negative thing I have to say about this set is that, about 3/4 of the way through the shorts, there is a stretch of 4-5 shorts that just aren't as good as the rest. It was almost as if new directors ... Read More

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Rating: - Bought for an actress friend
This was my second order Volume 3. The first was for me, and the second was for Lorna Gray, who was in several Three Stooges shorts (including ones on this disc). She was thrilled that the shorts are being digitally restored, and presented in order.

Frank Reighter

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Rating: - The Stooges live on
If you don't get them now, you never will. This is a great collection and I love how the video and audio was cleaned up to where it should be and was when they were seen in the theatres. Great collection.

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