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Farrelly Brothers to Direct “Three Stooges” Movie?

October 24, 2007 by Josh - New Hampshire  
Filed under News-ish

Three Stooges movie

If the Farrelly brothers get their way, a Three Stooges movie will be nyuk-nyuking into theaters soon.

Reported to consist of short vignettes tied together as a comedic compilation (think Paris, Je T’aime with more flour and face-slapping) the film would star four unknowns as the leads.

Four leads? Does that mean Shemp will star amongst the slap-happy trio? I hope not. Read more

The Heartbreak Kid: a Gross Miscalculation

October 5, 2007 by Josh - New Hampshire  
Filed under Entertainment, Movies

The Heartbreak Kid

Ben Stiller is looking old these days. He looks and acts like he could be Jason Biggs‘ dad.

Even before seeing the Farrelly brothers’ latest romp, The Heartbreak Kid, I was a bit worried. The trailers depicted the flick to be a below-average attempt at updating the 1972 cult classic of the same name. Slapstick, teenage gross-outs and love - the Farrelly brothers have traveled down this road countless other times, and each one was better than this painfully-lacking retread.

Stiller, tired but game, plays Eddie Cantrow, a 40-year-old unmarried man (and sporting goods owner) who’s under the constant pressure of his eternal wingman Mac (Rob Corddry) and his father (Jerry Stiller, natch) to get hitched ASAP.

Cantrow, jaded and lonely, does exactly that: upon meeting the bubbly blonde Lila (Malin Akerman) he gets on the fast track to holy matrimony. As expected - and seen in the tell-tale trailer - things don’t work out between Cantrow and his mystery wife. Read more