Product: Three Stooges (UK PAL Region 0)
Rating: 1.0
fancy packaging; same old thing inside
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.