"Why I Oughta..."

[The_root_of_all_evil]

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Back in the early days of Vaudeville, back in 1925, there were three stooges of Ted Healey. Healey was the ringmaster while Moe, Larry and Shemp interrupted him.

After Shemp was badly treated, he quit and was replaced by Curly - the bald one. Who anyone who has every watched Moonlighting or Futurama might just recognise:


The shows basically consisted of Moe trying to achieve something, while the other two would clown around and goof off, before being slapped senseless by Moe - and has spawned innumerable repeats, re-showings, tributes.

Why this trip down memory lane? Well..

The Three Stooges (2012) - Sean Penn(Larry), Benicio Del Toro(Moe), Jim Carey(Curly) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383010/]

It's often been said that Hollywood have been running low on ideas, and now they're even practicing necromancy. But how can they convert a purely physical slap-stick into today's politically correct arena - without diving to the depths of Meet The Spartans?

Not just could it be any good - but CAN it be any good?

Especially as Saturday Night Live have already made this infamous meme

Which IS the Modern Stooges.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Sean Penn as one of The Three Stooges?!

The most soulless, humorless dried up hunk of cat poo to ever emerge from Hollywood is playing Larry?!

They better not be touching The Marx Brothers.

 

[Wardnath]

Calling it now, it's gonna get panned to hell and back.

 

[Irridium]

Rage... building...
Must... not... kill... Hollywood execs...

I used to always watch The Stooges with my dad. We have stacks and stacks of VHS tapes with recorded Stooges on them. Easily the funniest stuff on television.

And now they're doing this. Way to piss on their graves Hollywood.

 

[child of lileth]

I thought this move idea got canceled closer to 2000. Either way, I hate this, and I hate the actors they picked.

 

[StBishop]

Hilarious.

Perhaps it's a troll.

Personally I'm not a fan on the stooges but I understand that others are.
This has to be a joke.

 

[ultimateownage]

Sean Penn as one of The Three Stooges?!

The most soulless, humorless dried up hunk of cat poo to ever emerge from Hollywood is playing Larry?!

They better not be touching The Marx Brothers.

This. Also, Jim Carey, the person who cannot act and just plays 'Completely bat shit' for every role he's in.

They better not be touching The Marx Brothers.

Starring Simon Pegg, Robert Carlyle and Andy Serkis probably.

OT; It will suck. Period.

You forgot Jack Black, because every single movie has Jack Black in now.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

[This. Also, Jim Carey, the person who cannot act and just plays 'Completely bat shit' for every role he's in.

TBF, in playing Curly, that actually might be an advantage.

They better not be touching The Marx Brothers.

Not yet, though they're already doing "tributes".
Groucho passed on in 77 and would be so much harder to do right.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Wow, really? I expect shit, which really is a shame, seeing as the Stooges were goddamned comedic masterminds in their time. They're essentially the Beatles of comedy; you may or may not like them, but you can not deny their influence.

By the way, if we're going to have Night at the Roxburry in the OP, I feel I might as well post this.

Spoiler: This is for the Devil May Cry fans.

 

[Malkavian]

This. Also, Jim Carey, the person who cannot act and just plays 'Completely bat shit' for every role he's in.

I cannot agree there. In my oppinion, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was a great movie, where Jim Carrey did great acting.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Jim Carey, the person who cannot act and just plays 'Completely bat shit' for every role he's in.

Someone hasn't seen "Eternal Sunshine"...

 

[sheic99]

They better not be touching The Marx Brothers.

If they touch them, I will murder some executives. They best be not touching Abbott and Costello.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

They best be not touching Abbott and Costello.

Unlikely, but I can bring you something that may amuse you.

If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, 'Who's on First?' might have turned out something like this:

COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT.

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: Hello I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.
ABBOTT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.
ABBOTT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?
ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows?
ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.
ABBOTT: Software for Windows?
COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?
ABBOTT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did what?
ABBOTT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended something?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: For my office?
ABBOTT: Yes
COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows
COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?
ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?
ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue 'W'.
COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue 'w' if you don't start with some straight answers. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: That's right . What do you have?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?
ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.
COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?
ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.
COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
ABBOTT: One copy.
COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.
COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!

 

[Super Toast]

But... Sean Penn doesn't have a soul!

 

[FalloutJack]

So, funny story. There had been a movie based upon the Stooge works (I think it was actually called Stoogemania) depicting people 'afflicted' by an obsessive compulsion to act like a Stooge, even to the point of them looking like such people. I'm not exactly sure how it went down as a movie, but I found the idea funny.

As for Hollywood, all I can do is wish 'em luck, 'cause they're gonna need all the help they can get.

Additional: Given the nature of the Stooges, the time of their original release, and other things like that, it probably makes more sense to higher more common funny people (as opposed to famous Hollywood actors) to fill the roles.

 

[sheic99]

They best be not touching Abbott and Costello.

Unlikely, but I can bring you something that may amuse you.

That defiantly made my day, did you write that?

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

They best be not touching Abbott and Costello.

Unlikely, but I can bring you something that may amuse you.

That defiantly made my day, did you write that?

Unfortunately not, found it in my trawl. Glad you liked it though