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St. Vincent (2014)
Was it worthwhile?
St. Vincent (2014)
Which is a big part of what made him a more enjoyable villain. Once the seventies came along everything about Bond became more of a caricature. Roger Moore never had a chance.
Yes, I would recommend it for sure!Was it worthwhile?
It was the 70s. Everything was screwed up.
It's sad that both Larry and Curly suffered strokes before they died, and that a massive stroke ended Larry's life. I guess getting hit in the head repeatedly really isn't good for you. lolYes, lots of charcter. He was loyal to Moe and the Stooges until he had the stroke that made him wheelchair bound until his death...
And Joe Besser. Initially he refused to be hit because he was afraid of getting hurt, so Larry stepped up and took all of his slaps, eye-pokes, and what not. He eventually got comfortable after working with Moe and Larry for a while, and agreed to take his share of "abuse" once he saw how cautious they actually were about anyone getting hurt, but still......He was in every show he could manage to be in and never complained about taking a smacking---like Curly Joe did---the big wuss...
I concur. It's easy to see why people like "Moe the ringleader" and "Curly the lunatic", but Larry's performances were far more subtle most of the time so he didn't get noticed as much. It took me a long time to realize that, but once I did Larry became my favorite Stooge....Larry you were a good man. RIP. You gave me many laughs during my childhood and still today when I view the masterpieces that still exist...
"2001: A Space Odyssey" and "2010: The Year We Make Contact" on TCM!
VERY good twin bill. I found the second film to be VERY underrated.
Worf
It's sad that both Larry and Curly suffered strokes before they died, and that a massive stroke ended Larry's life. I guess getting hit in the head repeatedly really isn't good for you. lol
And Joe Besser. Initially he refused to be hit because he was afraid of getting hurt, so Larry stepped up and took all of his slaps, eye-pokes, and what not. He eventually got comfortable after working with Moe and Larry for a while, and agreed to take his share of "abuse" once he saw how cautious they actually were about anyone getting hurt, but still...
I concur. It's easy to see why people like "Moe the ringleader" and "Curly the lunatic", but Larry's performances were far more subtle most of the time so he didn't get noticed as much. It took me a long time to realize that, but once I did Larry became my favorite Stooge.
I had a psychology teacher who used the Stooges to explain Freudian theory: Moe was the Ego, Larry was the Superego, and Curly was the Id.
It's sad that both Larry and Curly suffered strokes before they died, and that a massive stroke ended Larry's life. I guess getting hit in the head repeatedly really isn't good for you. lol
And Joe Besser. Initially he refused to be hit because he was afraid of getting hurt, so Larry stepped up and took all of his slaps, eye-pokes, and what not. He eventually got comfortable after working with Moe and Larry for a while, and agreed to take his share of "abuse" once he saw how cautious they actually were about anyone getting hurt, but still...
I concur. It's easy to see why people like "Moe the ringleader" and "Curly the lunatic", but Larry's performances were far more subtle most of the time so he didn't get noticed as much. It took me a long time to realize that, but once I did Larry became my favorite Stooge.
VERY good twin bill. I found the second film to be VERY underrated.
Worf
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Not only those two but Shemp had a massive heart attack in the back of a taxicab. He was smoking a cigar at the time and burned his friend next to him. :doh: There are some really great Shemp "on his own" shorts out there too.
When Moe used to go on Mike Douglas' show, he showed how they used to use slight of hand to make it look like he hit them when he was really off to the side etc. The eye poke usually ended up in the forehead. He also mentioned that the studio loved him because he didn't waste throwing pies. He had dead aim with a pie.
Larry was quite a talented musician(violin) and singer before the Stooges came along. All the Stooges paid their dues and didn't get a ton of money for it either.....
Shemp has his fair share of fans. In fact, Columbia used an uncredited double (Joe Palma) to complete several Stooges shorts that were unfinished at the time of his death. Once word of this reached the fans this double came to be known as the "fake Shemp", and in many Hollywood circles (most notably by director Sam Raimi) a body-double stand-in for any actor is still referred to by that moniker, i.e., "Okay, send in the fake Shemp!"Poor Shemp! He was one of the original Three, but gets no love!