Why, Soitanly… Not

The Three Stooges are being brought back for a new generation. Film lovers aren’t thrilled about the classic slapstick trio being brought back because it’s only in name. Only the film makers and people who don’t know The Stooges will be filling movie seats for this disaster.

The premise of the new “The Three Stooges” is that Larry, Moe and Curly are trying to save their childhood orphanage, but accidentally stumble into a murder plot and wind up starring in a reality TV show.

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Why is the cast of “Jersey Shore” being mixed with The Stooges? The orange crew may be a joke, but being a joke and being comedic are two different things. F-list celebrities shouldn't comingle with the spirit of A-list comedy.

According to Kofi Outlaw from Screen Rant, at one time Sean Penn was going to play Larry, Benicio Del Toro would play Moe, and Jim Carrey would play Curly. This might have been a good combination. But, for one reason or another, each of them bowed out.

The Stooges are who the original Larry, Moe and Curly were. They didn’t dabble in theater, sitcoms, or play a variety of roles from drama to chick-flicks. They did slapstick sketch comedy and no one did it better. The Three Stooges even have their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They are comedy legends.

What they built should be preserved, not re-packaged. Comedy doesn’t exist in the same way which makes this movie feel out of place and forced. Dumb and Dumber were the closest thing to The Stooges of our time, and that's pretty far-fetched.

Any attempt at recreating what Larry, Moe and Curly did will end in an insult to The Stooges. You can’t do it better, so why do it at all? I wish Hollywood wise guys would learn that you just don’t mess with a good thing.