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The Three Stooges return with the next 24 digitally remastered shorts covering the years 1949-1951 in this sixth collection, which continues with Shemp as the third Stooge, who had stepped in two years earlier to fill the shoes left empty when Curly became ill and retired. This collection contains such classics as "Merry Mavericks" (1951), a reworking of "Phony Express" (1943) featuring Red Morgan and his gang of bandits; "Self Made Maids" (1950), in which the Stooges not only play themselves but assume the roles of their fiancées, their fiancées' father (played by Moe) and their three babies; and "Don't Throw that Knife" (1951), which features Larry, Moe and Shemp in brilliant improvisation with nothing but household items while confined to a single room. The Three Stooges Collection Volume 6 showcases Larry, Moe and Shemp at their best -- and things just keep getting better!
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 6: 1949-1951 Reviews
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 6: 1949-1951 Reviews
| 51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:  Probably the final set of great Stooges shorts, This review is from: The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 6: 1949-1951 (DVD) This set contains:1949 The Ghost Talks Who Done It? Hokus Pokus Fuelin' Around Malice in the Palace Vagabond Loafers Dunked in the Deep 1950 Punchy Cowpunchers Hugs and Mugs Do pey Ducks Love at First Bite Self-Made Maids Three Hams on Rye Studio Stoops Slaphappy Sleuths A Snitch in Time 1951 Three Arabian Nuts Baby Sitters Jitters Don't Throw That Knife Scrambled Brains Merry Mavericks The Tooth Will Out Hula La La Pest Man Wins These shorts are from the era when the Stooges were comprised of Larry, Moe, and Shemp. These are the probably the last of the great Stooges shorts. With television encroaching upon the motion picture industry, cost cutting measures were soon underway. One such measure taken at Columbia that had already impacted MGM and other studios was the decrease in scope of the short-subject department in... Read more 36 of 39 people found the following review helpful: The Peak of the Shemp Years, By This review is from: The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 6: 1949-1951 (DVD) The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 6: 1949-1951 contains the following 24 remastered shorts, many of which are making their DVD debut:1949: The Ghost Talks Who Done It? (originally intended to be a Curly short titled 'Pardon My Terror' and it shows) Hokus Pokus Fuelin' Around Malice In The Palace (Of the four public domain stooge shorts, this one's probably my favorite. Curly made another cameo as a chef, but it was cut out of the film and Larry played the part.) Vagabond Loafers (A remake of A Plumbing We Will Go with some old footage reused for the new version.) Dunked In The Deep 1950: Punch Cowpunchers Hugs and Mugs Dopey Dicks Love At First Bite Self-Made Maids (The 3 Stooges played all of the roles in this unique short.) Three Hams On Rye (features the coughing up feathers gag from 'Uncivil Warriors') Studio Stoops Slaphappy Sleuths A Snitch in Time 1951: Three... Read more 29 of 34 people found the following review helpful: The Stooges with Shemp at their height. Guaranteed laughs for comedy fans. This pre-release review only mentions the content., By This review is from: The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 6: 1949-1951 (DVD) Sony has been doing The Three Stooges proud in its continuing series of restored and remastered DVD editions. Volume 6 is highly recommended for comedy fans and a must for Stoogeheads. Many of the 1949-51 films benefit from witty scripts and direction, and are exceptionally funny.The best shorts here were produced by Hugh McCollum and directed by Edward Bernds, who soft-pedaled the gratuitous roughhouse and allowed Shemp, Larry, and Moe to improvise freely. This brings new freshness to the standard slapstick format, and shows how professional and resourceful Howard, Fine, and Howard were. (You'll see many amusing instances when a scene is supposed to be over, but Bernds keeps the camera rolling to see what the Stooges will do.) The films also benefit from Columbia's resident stock company of the late 1940s: the lovely Christine McIntyre and Jean Willes, both equally adept at playing sincere heroines and crafty schemers; the suave Kenneth MacDonald, a definitive villain;... Read more |
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