I know there are many sub categories in comedy as some of the comedians may be funny to some but not to others.
I didn't grow up with the stooges as they wern't broadcasted over New Zealand TV whilst growing up, although they played alot of the classics my Old-man used to watch, re-runs of Laurel & Hardy, Marx Brothers and Charlie Chaplin.
There can be funny funny and stupid funny. I like stupid funny. I liked a movie called "Kung Pow - Enter The Fist", but a few friends of mine didn't dig it at all. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXrAYdSeWY8
Can't wait as Three Stooges movie is comming out this week. I've been checkin' out a few clips online of the real stooges. A pie fight which I thought was a crack-up .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-spBDcJyk
For those who are already Stooge fans, what do yous think of the trailer of the up comming movie? Are there any other scenes/episodes of past stooge material you thought were funny?
Posted by Rider Aldebaran (Member # 38525) on :
Upcoming? The Stooges movie has been out for months. At least, here in America.
And the Three Stooges has always been classified as a slapstick comedy.
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
^^SLAPSICK! That's it. Just googled the term slapstick, didn't realise there was an actual word that defines it all. I've always tagged it as stupid-funny as way over exaggerated overkill comedy type action.
Being released in Cinemas this Thursday here in Australia.
Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
I have loved the 3 Stooges since I was a wee child of maybe 4. However, I thought remaking them in a movie was a bad idea and I didn't see it. You need to watch the original shorts they did from the 1930's through the 1950's as the movie is not going to do them justice with all the present pop culture references and cameos by the famous for being famous lameos.
I'm a big Laurel and Hardy fan as well. They are slower paced compared to the stooges, but its all about the buildup to the final gag that makes me laugh out loud like a friggen mongoloid. My brother just bought the complete set of L&H shorts and movies on a big DVD collection and we plan on watching them probably in a big drunken stupor one day.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by Rider Aldebaran: Upcoming? The Stooges movie has been out for months. At least, here in America.
And the Three Stooges has always been classified as a slapstick comedy.
Australia/NZ is the last to get everything like that.
And LeDaemon - Laurel And Hardy - can't fault your taste Posted by lalafeet (Member # 44644) on :
OMG I love Kung Pow
WEE OOH!
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Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
I saw that pie fight clip you posted, SubZero. The best shot was when the butler started the fight by pieing the cake in Moe's face.
Here's another clip that I posted in the Jokes thread. If you're a Stooges fan, try not to laugh at it.
P.S. I haven't seen that movie, but I would recommend against watching it.
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
^^ .... Liked their facials trying to eat the cake Great link. You advising against seeing the movie, you've sorta dropped my expectations on it which maybe be a good thing.
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Can't quote Kung Pow word for word as only seen it three times and my movie memory recall ain't great.
Master Tang: "So here are my options, 'A' Quickly duck sidways dodge the claw and take him out with a spinning crescent kick or 'B' take the claw to the face, roll over and die" Posted by nusuth (Member # 7372) on :
i did actually see the 3 stooges movie and was pleasantly surprised. it's not going to match any true 3 stooges material, but it wasn't a huge disappointment.
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