The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze

I've never been a big fan of the later Stooges. I think their best on-screen efforts were in the 1930's and 40's. Curly and Shemp had died in 1952 and 1955, long before this movie came out.The last time we saw Curly on film was 1947, and trying to replace him with pale imitations just didn't do it for me (at least Shemp was his own Stooge). Joe DeRita tries his luck at filling Curly's shoes in this one, but it just makes you miss the real Curly all the more.

All adults are familiar with this Jules Verne tale, and this movie just adds two Stooges and Curly-Joe. Old Stooges routines are best seen in the original shorts, not rehashed with a fake Curly that lacks charisma.

With a cast of Americans putting on bad foreign accents, the boys attempt to make the trip around the world. A few chuckles follow, but it's hardly worth the 94 minutes it takes to get this over with. If there is nothing else on, this might be worth a watch, but with over 100 channels available......