Three Stooges Collection: Volume 4, 1943-1945 Synopsis: In this fourth chronological collection of The Three Stooges, we come to the final years of what has become regarded as the high point in their careers - their Golden Age
These 21 digitally remastered shorts from the 1943-1945 era contain some of their best work, including the classic MICRO-PHONIES (1945), in which Curly turns in a brilliant performance as opera diva Senorita Cucaracha. Also included in this collection are two favorites that are so outrageous that television programmers are always hesitant about airing them: THEY STOOGE TO CONGA (1944) features what is considered one of the most violent scenes ever filmed by the Three Stooges and THE YOKE'S ON ME (1944) is what we today refer to as "politically incorrect" in its portrayal of Japanese soldiers. THE THREE STOOGES COLLECTION: VOLUME FOUR is groundbreaking, hilarious and outrageous--classic entertai...
Sony Pictures is doing an excellent job with releasing the Stooges' films & have done so again in fine fashion with Volume Four! As described on the DVD box, these films represent the final years with Curly before a series of strokes forced him to retire from the act in 1946. This is evidenced in the last couple of shorts from 1945, especially in "If A Body Meets A Body", where it's painfully evident by watching Curly that his mannerisms have slowed & his speech has begun to slur.Hopefully Sony will conti..
THIS IS A FULLY VIEWED REVIEW OF AN ADVANCED COPY FROM SONY PICTURES RECEIVED ON 9/25/08.A mere five weeks since Sony's third chronological compilationof Three Stooges shorts dropped, along comes Volume 4. Thisset showcases all 21 two reelers from the years 1943-1945.Although it's not essential to view these shorts in chronologicalorder, it does help to see how the Stooges' pacing advanced. Theirearlier shorts had a slower pace to them. By this volume,their manic style of slapstick was at its most feverish ..
This set completes the better Curly shorts, towards the end of this set he started suffering mini-strokes and the effects show on screen. But for the most part, Curly is still full of energy!The 21 shorts are:1943They Stooge to Conga (wartime. Moe disguises as Hitler!)Dizzy DetectivesSpook LouderBack From The Front (wartime)Three Little TwerpsHigher Than A Kite (wartime)I Can Hardly Wait (one of the weaker ones, Curly has a bad tooth)Dizzy Pilots (wartime)Phony ExpressA Gem Of A Jam1944Crash Goes The Ha..
