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Snow White & Three Stooges |
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Snow White & Three Stooges
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by 20th Century Fox
Sales Rank: 24764
Price: $12.98
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Many Stooges fans will find <I>Snow White and the Three Stooges</I> painful going, while some might find it quite charming. The film was conceived as a vehicle for Carol Heiss, the 1960 Olympic figure skating champion, but it was obvious that her limited acting would not carry the classic plot very far. So the Three Stooges were substituted for the Seven Dwarfs, and Prince Charming (Edson Stroll) became their companion. The start and end of the film follow the Disney version fairly closely, with Patricia Medina providing the only real acting as the Wicked Queen, abetted by the reliable villainy of Guy Rolfe. <p> In fact, Snow White lost in the woods is almost a frame-by-frame copy of the Disney sequence, complete with a live tree out of the 1939 <I>Wizard of Oz</I>. This might grab some youngsters' attention by frightening them and some by amusing them, but the love sequences and the forgettable songs might bore them. The fight sequences are possibly too grisly for some children; Guy Rolfe dies by falling into a vat of boiling oil. <p> As a Three Stooges vehicle, it differs from their other films. Except for Curly Joe's spoonerisms, there is little humor in the dialogue, a bare minimum of slaps (without the reassuring comic sounds), and no eye pokes. (Moe was sensitive to parental complaints about their television shorts.) There is, however, a touching moment when they are mourning the supposed death of Snow White. And you do get to see them in color. --<I>Frank Behrens</I>
Viewer Reviews
Fans of the Three Stooges may find themselves divided on whether or not they like this 1961 re-working of the fairy tale classic. Depending on the age group viewing, children might get bored during the long musical production numbers while waiting for the Stooges to return; die-hard Stooge fans might complain that the Stooges are taking a secondary role, providing much-needed comic relief for Olympic skater Carol Heiss & company; and others might find it a nice change of pace from all the Stooge's usual violent slapstick, and an utterly charming film.
To accomodate the plot, Moe, Larry & Curly Joe have replaced the Seven Dwarfs, Prince Charming is their companion on their travels, and of course, there are many musical numbers performed on ice skates to showcase Heiss' talents (along with skaters who are made up in long shot masquerading as the Stooges).
But, it's actually the villainy of Patricia Medina as the Wicked Queen and Guy Rolfe as her right-hand man who provide the more delicious moments of the story.
It's a rare delight to see the Stooges in a big budgeted production--and in technicolor, no doubt! Their scene in which they return too late to find Snow White fallen victim to the poisonous bite of the apple is well done, and genuinely touching as they openly weep.
It's true that the Stooges have done far funnier fare in their earlier years (even their current 1960's features). But if you can endure the syrupy romantic moments & production numbers, it's enjoyable family fun.
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