As someone who has actually seen the movie, I can tell you you couldn’t be more wrong. But most people talking about things they haven’t seen or done generally are.
I have no idea what they did on WWE, nor do I care, as I’m sure it was just a promotional stunt for the movie cobbled together to get it in front of the WWE audience.
The movie itself was very fun, and frankly far better than I expected it to be. That said, I am sure the cutting room floor of this movie was filled with jokes, sight gags and other scenes that were filmed but never made it to the finished product, because they were too tastelsess, crude, offensive, or flat out not funny.
I was genuinely surprised how well a job they did with this movie, I fully expected to go in and see my childhood memories of this franchised ripped apart as Hollywood has done with so many modernizations. I laughed out loud many times at this movie, as did my kids and the rest of the audience.
In terms of what made it to the finished product, the actors did a spectacular job with mannerisms, visuals etc of the original 3. About the only real weakness might have been Moe didn’t visually look more like Moe, Curly and Larry were supurb. However the actor playing Moe’s mannerisms, vocalization and carrying of the character were spot on.
Believe me, I walked into that theater fully expecting to be disappointed, I left about an hour and a half later, having laughed out loud time and again, having truly enjoyed myself.
I am not going to say its an Oscar Nominee, but what made it to the actual theatrical release was a pretty respectful rendition of a classic franchise. I have no reservations telling folks to go see the movie, if you enjoy the classic shorts you will enjoy the movie.
I saw the segment on WWE. Ill conceived. It should have been a fight between Curly and a bully type non wrestler, and Larry should have played ‘pop goes the weasel’ on his fiddle which would have revived Curly and carried him to victory.
I expected this to be a disaster, as I wrote earlier on this thread. It’s not bad at all. It’s not the Three Stooges, of course. It’s more like a tribute band. But even that has its own charm. And so does the movie.
There is not a hint that the attractive nun is a ‘hoochie.’ All the nuns are depicted as loving the orphans and the Stooges. The Stooges are motivated by love for the orphanage and the nuns. The Stooges are bound by brotherly love for each other. There’s nothing offensive here.
Catch the movie on cable or on Redbox. It will make you laugh. And honestly, as a lifelong Stooge fan, I couldn’t ask for more.