Stooge Is All You Need

Laughter abounds In this faithful remake.

In times of global political uncertainty, economic malaise and sporting gloom-and-doom, all the world needs is hairpulling, a sledgehammer to the crotch or a perfectly timed slap to the face. Some critics really panned The Three Stooges, saying that this remake of the slapstick classic lacked the charm and the playfulness of the 80 or so classic short films that the team of Moe, Larry and Curly made beginning back in the 1930s. But the critics didn’t attend this one with the youngster who loudly proclaimed, “That was super funny!” as the credits rolled at the end. In fact, the whole picture elicited laughter throughout the Cinemark Louis Joliet Cinema on Saturday morning, even moreso than American Reunion generated last weekend. I think …

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I really enjoyed The Hunger Games. There, I’ve said it. I should have hated it for three prime reasons: 1) I didn’t read the book, 2) I’m not in the targeted demographic (teens) and 3) the film contained barely any humor. But somehow, the filmmakers here engaged my attention and kept it, despite the marathon length of the picture (a whopping two hours and 22 minutes — I did take a much-needed personal intermission at approximately the halfway point). I went on Sunday morning at 10, and probably 200 other patrons joined me at the Cinemark Louis Joliet Mall, including a 40-something couple all over each other who plopped down right next to me (in the end it was OK, they didn’t mind me taking notes on my mobile device, so their mashing and …

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