4 thoughts on “James Talks DVDs – The Three Stooges (2012)”
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I won’t lie that the marketing for this movie put me off seeing it for years, but having seen some clips from it over the last year, it does seem pretty compelling. I think Sean, Will and Chris do a good job replicating the mannerisms of the Stooges (I even heard that Billy West was brought on as a coach to help Sean get his Larry voice down right), and when they aren’t relying on gross-out humor or trying too hard to appeal to then-modern audiences, some of the bits feel authentically Stooge-like. I agree with you that it comes off as pretty average was probably never going to be that successful, but I still give the Farrellys credit for at least trying to be respectful in paying homage to the trio.
It’s sort of like that shot-for-shot remake of Psycho. Is it interesting? Kinda, but ultimately it was pretty pointless.
I won’t lie, though – I kind of would be interested to see a “new” Marx Brothers film. Not one with actors pretending to be Chico, Harpo and Groucho, but more like “Brain Donors” where they play characters inspired by the trio.
THAT might actually make the Marx Brothers proud.