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(06/08/08 12:40 AM) |
Joe Karlosi wrote: I agree with you Joe. I also hope Sony will present the 3D Three Stooges shorts IN 3D! complete with 3D glasses. Columbia presented these shorts on 8mm in the 1970's in 3D, so why not the DVD? Sony also presented the movie 13 GHOSTS in a 3D style. So it can be done! |
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(06/08/08 12:01 PM) |
My review of the set is here:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/33520/three-stooges-collection-volume-two-1937-1939-the/ |
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(06/08/08 2:58 PM) |
There are 7 possible sets left with the official Columbia shorts.
1940 to 1942 YOU NATZY SPY! to SOCK-A-BYE BABY 23 shorts 1943 to 1945 THEY STOOGE TO CONGA to MICRO-PHONIES 21 shorts 1946 to 1948 BEER BARREL POLECATS to CRIME ON THEIR HANDS 25 shorts 1949 to 1951 THE GHOST TALKS to PEST MAN WINS 24 shorts 1952 to 1954 A MISSED FORTUNE to SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND 22 shorts 1955 to 1956 FLING IN THE RING to COMMOTION ON THE OCEAN 16 shorts 1957 to 1959 HOOFS AND GOOFS to SLAPPY BULL FIGHTERS 16 shorts. Of course, the last two could be combined for total of 32 shorts. And there are the SNAPSHOTS and feature films from the 40s/50s. |
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Joe Karlosi |
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(06/08/08 3:07 PM) |
I think Sony would be wise to combine the last two. I'm eager for the Shemp and Joe shorts and I hope they don't get scared and quit if sales start to
taper off a bit because a majority aren't buying the non-Curly sets.
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(06/08/08 3:12 PM) |
It will be unfortunate if they stick to the one set per year schedule. I wish they would release two sets a year like some studios do with their TV show sets.
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(06/08/08 3:30 PM) |
Terrific revue, Stuart.
That 20% DeepDiscount.com sale is looking more tempting by the minute! |
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Terry Pace |
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(06/08/08 8:19 PM) |
From Classicflix.com ...
Great news!!! The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 3 has been announced with an August 26th release date. This set from **Sony** will continue the chronological format with great shorts like You Nazty Spy!, A Plumbing We Will Go, An Ache in Every Stake, Some More of Somoa, Matri-Phony and Three Smart Saps to name a few. It will retail for $24.96, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $19.99. This release may be a good sign of things to come with seven months between volumes 1 (Oct 2007) and 2 (May 2008), and only three months between this release and volume 2. The shorts included should be: 1940
pillaroffire@bellsouth.net "They're going to have to think up a lot of new adjectives when I come back!" -- Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) in King Kong (1933) |
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rvoyttbots |
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(06/08/08 10:25 PM) |
Wow, my wish came true and on the same day.
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(06/08/08 10:41 PM) |
That's good news, and I hope this is some sign Sony is committing to releasing all 190 shorts (Shemp by the end of the year? Eep-eep-eep-eep!).
I'm worried though that there's some threshold saleswise where they'd stop doing 'em. After this next batch the 1943-1946 batch is problematic. (Curly's decline is painful to watch, though perhaps most buyers won't notice or care.) I love the early Shemp shorts but one expects sales to drop markedly, and more so with the Besser ones, though because it's been 25 (or more) years since I've seen those, in a way they're the ones I most want to see again. |
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(06/09/08 12:55 AM) |
Sorry about the self promotion but didnt i give out the info about volume 3 one page back? Where's my thank you? Lol..
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Joe Karlosi |
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(06/09/08 5:46 AM) |
Stuart4th wrote: Another thing to consider is when casual buyers begin noticing a lot of re-cycled stock footage and begin to feel like they're seeing the same movies over and over. I liked my original idea best: THREE STOOGES VOLUME 1: THE 1930s --- This would be a set that would sell very well, as it would be the prime Curly years. THREE STOOGES VOLUME 2: THE 1940s --- Another decent seller, because most fans still want all the Curly shorts, while at the same time they'd have to accept Shemp when we get to 1947 as well, in order to get all the 40s Curly films. Who knows, maybe Shemp would even grown on 'em a bit for the next set... THREE STOOGES VOLUME 3: THE 1950s --- Arguably the weakest all-around seller (though they're the ones I'm itching to see most of all), but they'd feature the rest of the Shemps and the Joe Bessers. Three multi-disc boxed sets, attractively priced, no problem.
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(06/09/08 7:11 AM) |
Joe Karlosi wrote: I agree with Joe. I think that would have prefered if they packaged them by decade as well. I'm still thrilled they are releasing them chronological, but I share your fears that they might abandon the project if sales take a dip with the Shemp years. Keeping my fingers crossed. Cromwell |
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(06/09/08 12:41 PM) |
They could probably raise the profiles of the later Shemp/Joe Besser releases by adding some of the Stooges feature films and other extras (documentaries,
home-movie footage, interviews, etc.), TV appearances, the "Curly Shuffle" music video, etc. There's certainly plenty of material out there.
The fact that they've decided to move so fast on Vol. 3 is a good sign of (1) a certain amount of commitment on their part, and (b) the strength of customer response. Never underestimate the power of the Stooges fan base ... :-) For those of you who have Vol. 2, I'm sure you've seen the promo for the Harryhausen films. Whether you like the "colorized" Harryhausen films or not, it's still a pretty cool and clever promo for the new DVD editions of 20 Million Miles to Earth, Earth Versus the Flying Saucers and It Came from Beneath the Sea. Terry Pace pillaroffire@bellsouth.net "They're going to have to think up a lot of new adjectives when I come back!" -- Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) in King Kong (1933) |
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(06/29/08 1:36 PM) |
Volume 3 is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com.
Three Stooges Volume 3 I had set an alert to be notified when it could be pre-ordered, but never received an email notification. I found out by accident by browsing the page yesterday. Happy Stooging! Lunk |
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(06/29/08 2:27 PM) |
GhostofChaneysLiver wrote: I'm actually happy they are releasing them the way they are. It's a lot easier to afford.
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(06/30/08 6:58 AM) |
Easier to afford this way -- perhaps. Getting the entire series through the Joe Bessers on DVD -- perhaps not.
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(06/30/08 8:00 AM) |
The 46-48 set will have the weakest Curly shorts and some of the best Shemp shorts.
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(06/30/08 9:25 AM) |
j24 wrote:
After his tenure with in the Stooges shorts, Shemp-Joe Palma became a hanger on of Jack Lemmon, and appeared in bit parts in many of Lemmon's films. Maybe Jack Lemmon was a Shemp fan. Director Sam Raimi coined the phrase "Shemping" which means for someone to double for an unavailable (or dead) actor seen only from the back. They don't necessarily have to wear a "Shemp wig", though.
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(06/30/08 10:40 PM) |
I remember the Bea Benadaret stand-in shown only from the back "Shemping" on PETTICOAT JUNCTION.
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(07/01/08 12:49 AM) |
"Shemping" is a lot easier to say than "Benadareting"
They ought to issue all the post-stroke Curly shorts (there's 12) on one DVD and start the classic Shemps on another one, or at least on another disc. As for the Joe Besser ones, they should forget all those and put all his appearances as Stinky on The Abbott and Costello Show instead.
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