The Three Stooges

 

By Rosie Githinji

When I was a kid, one of my favorite television experiences was watching “The Three Stooges”. Imagine my excitement when I was reading through the news headlines and came across a Chicago Tribune story and one on Yahoo that proclaimed a Three Stooges film may soon become a reality.

Not everyone liked “The Three Stooges”. I have friends who actually said they were creepy, but I always remember laughing. The Stooges style of comedy is fun, and did not have to use crude humor or disgusting jokes that seem to prevail in a lot of modern day comedy.

As far as the choices for the characters go, I am not sure how I feel. According to the Tribune Jim Carrey is reported to be in negotiations to play Curly. Sean Penn is set to play Larry and Benicio del Toro is the rumored possibility for Moe.

Carrey has certainly shown the public he is fully capable of keeping us laughing. Penn has played a plethora of roles that keep show he is up to the challenge of a new role, but can Benicio del Toro pull off the role of Moe.

Of the three men that may potentially be in the role, del Toro seems the most unlikely. Most of the movies I have seen with him in them (and admittedly I have not watched that many), portrays del Toro as a serious type. This may be typecasting but my mind cannot wrap around the thought of del Toro being able to pull off the unique slap shtick humor that was so great in the original Three Stooges comedy.

The Farrelly brothers have certainly produced movies that were good for a laugh, like The Heartbreak Kid. Hopefully they will be able to make a Three Stooges comedy that will not detract from the original like so many other remakes these days.