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I was quite unhappy to know that this wasn't a "Collection" of shows, but more of a "The making of" series. There were only a few episodes on it, and the rest of it was a disappointment by a long shot! If you are looking for watching actual Three Stooges, DON'T BUY THIS!
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I bought this for my husband as one of his Valentine gifts. It ended up being his favorite gift. He is a Stooge fan, and according to him, no decent Stooge fan should be without this. The face-slapping and eye-poking trio are at their best!
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If you're looking for a true "collection" of some funny Stooge moments, it's best to buy the Sony pictures chronological series. This "collectors' edition" contains the same old shorts and other material you've probably seen countless times.
That's not to say the four included shorts aren't funny (in fact, "Brideless Groom," with Shemp as the lead character, and Malice in the Palace, also with Shemp, are both probably in my top five favorites), it's just that this set leads one into thinking they're getting some real gems here, and not just the old public domain stuff we've seen for years, and that we could get cheaper at any dollar store.
One version of this "collectors' edition" from Madacy is packaged in a fancy-looking tin lunch box, with a whoopie cushion inside, like that's going to fool anyone into thinking you're not just getting Brideless Groom, Sing a Song of Six Pants, Malice in the Palace, and Disorder in the Court again, along with the same old unfunny animated cartoons from the 60s, and live-action segments with the almost aggressively unfunny Curly Joe DeRita. Those live action segments are only worth it to see Larry and Moe, and also Emil Sitka from time to time, but it's best to just tune out Curly Joe. Talk about sucking the air out of a room.
In summary, four public domain shorts and a small batch of unwatchable animated cartoons and some obvious filler do not justify this release's claim to being a collectors' set, nor does the actual product you're getting merit its fancy packaging. To claim that this is a "75th anniversary collection" is an absolute insult to the stooges.
Also, the Curly impersonator who intros some of the fluff material needs to shut up already.
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This was a gift for a guy who really loves The Three Stooges. He was very pleased.
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This collection amounts to three dollar-store discs jammed into a pretty package. For those who prefer substance over style, look elsewhere for this material, which is given a pretty shoddy presentation overall.
Disc 3 (which was unplayable on the two DVD players I tried it on) repeats the entire contents of Disc 2, and adds the TV pilots Kook's Tour and Jerks Of All Trades -- making Disc 2 a pointless redundancy. Avoid it at all costs.
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