But please save your money and use it, instead, for buying 1941 or for the 2000 production of Rocky and Bullwinkle. This film is listed as one of the 50 worst movies of all time, but don't you believe it! This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. It was Three Stooges in Orbit that made me a fan of the Stooges to this day. ... stooges black and white films from the 60's are better than most reviews, Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2017. The film is reminiscent of Speilberg's zany and astonishing movie, 1941, as well as of the clever and heartwarming The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000), featuring Jason Alexander and Robert DeNiro. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Gather 'round my friends. I still have the old video tape, but in an age where home entertainment goes digital I finally decided to say goodbye to my video tape and switch to DVD. Also the sound is bad. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Hilarious slapstick antics as you'd expect but missing the original Curly who was my favourite stooge. stars getting involved in some weird doings. See reviews & details on a wide selection of Blu-ray & DVDs, both new & used. I still have the old video tape, but in an age where home entertainment goes digital I finally decided to say goodbye to my video tape and switch to DVD. Quality is very good and well worth the purchase. Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe DeRita, Emil Sitka, Edson Stroll. Sure it was an old film, but it was funny to watch as a kid. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2015. I know I could have gone further and go digital like Amazon Video or Google Play but that will be another time for that. ... expect but missing the original Curly who was my favourite stooge. Poking fun at sci-fi movies and Martian invasions (both done sillier in their own right), the Stooges do a film-within-a-film as they play themselves as T.V. Although Three Stooges in Orbit has some clever moments, e.g., the exchange of the submarine's carburator for an atomic bomb about to be tested in the desert, and some amusing moments, e.g., when the flying submarine flies past a laundry line, thereby propelling a woman's brassiere into the face of a U.S. military general, there are some problems. Unable to add item to Wish List. The love interest, deemed so necessary in films aimed at young audiences, is brief and tinged with mild comedy. Before viewing "The Three Stooges in Orbit", I watched all of the many Three Stooges movie shorts on the Three Stooges Collection, Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 6 which were produced from 1934 to 1951. Good, old school stooges slapstick. Prime members enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping, Free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery to select areas, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and more. Since they keep breaking leases by cooking in their apartments, they rent a room in a spooky castle that houses not only a wacky professor (played by "the fourth Stooge," Emil Sitka, veteran of many a Stooge short) and his pretty daughter, but a pair of Martians who are waiting for him to perfect his latest invention and use it to conquer the Earth. stars getting involved in some weird doings. These irritating crackling sounds can also be found in abundance in the video version of the story of Alexander Graham Bell, featuring Don Ameche. Another problem is that the film tries to be a monster movie and a science fiction movie at the same time. The Three Stooges in Orbit: Amazon.ca: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe DeRita, Emil Sitka, Edson Stroll, Carol Christensen, Edward Bernds, Norman Maurer, Normandy Prods., Inc.: DVD "The Three Stooges in Orbit" is a pleasant vehicle, directed by the late, great Edward Bernds & features maybe Joe Derita's best performance as a stooge. I know I could have gone further and go digital like Amazon Video or Google Play but that will be another time for that. I saw this in the theater and it is just as I remember. If the martians had the typical Roswell, Arizona appearance, then I'd give this movie a higher rating. It is a Rube Goldberg gadget, with the charm of the Beatles' Yellow Submarine. Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2008. And so, it might have been nice for Three Stooges in Orbit to be based in a college laboratory. Unable to add item to Wish List. Good good. How uncreative. Three Stooges Collection - 6-Movie Collection, The Three Stooges Collection - Volume One - Triple Feature - Blu-Ray, The Three Stooges Collection - Volume Two - Triple Feature - Blu-Ray, Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [Blu-ray], The Three Stooges: The Ultimate Collection [Import], Three Stooges Collection, the - Complete 1934-1959 - Set. Terrific Stooges movie. It is shown to fly over the Egyptian pyramids, over New York City, over Athens, and over San Francisco. Perhaps it would have been better for these sequences to take place in a university laboratory, e.g., at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Free shipping for many products! --Frank Behrens The film reveals its age when the chief Martian bangs his boot on the table in the manner of Khrushchev and his shoe at the United Nations. One of their best films. I saw this in the Kinema theater on Pitkin Ave in Brooklyn, N.Y. on its original release and actually got to shake hands with Moe on his way out of the theater as the Stooges made a personal appearance on their promotional tour. Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2011. Please try again. Perhaps it would have been better for these sequences to take place in a university laboratory, e.g., at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Although Three Stooges in Orbit has some clever moments, e.g., the exchange of the submarine's carburator for an atomic bomb about to be tested in the desert, and some amusing moments, e.g., when the flying submarine flies past a laundry line, thereby propelling a woman's brassiere into the face of a U.S. military general, there are some problems. For now I'll just enjoy the DVD. This is a full length feature film. But please save your money and use it, instead, for buying 1941 or for the 2000 production of Rocky and Bullwinkle. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Gather 'round my friends. What follows is a typical Three Stooges routine, regarding hotel regulations against cooking, and the Three Stooges' quest for finding a new place to live. Sure it was an old film, but it was funny to watch as a kid. Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2018. Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2013. (The use of stock footage from other monster-invasion films is unintentionally hilarious.) I still have the old video tape, but in an age where home entertainment goes digital I finally decided to say goodbye to my video tape and switch to DVD. The flying submarine is the size of a mobile home, and it is actually shown to fly. Quality is very good and well worth the purchase. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. A long time ago in the late 1990s, in the age of video tapes and renting them at video stores like Blockbuster, my dad and I rented good film series like Godzilla, Abbott & Costello, and of course the Three Stooges. Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2011. This is not your typical Three Stooges short. Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more. Amazon.ca - Buy The Three Stooges in Orbit at a low price; free shipping on qualified orders. Please try again. The flying submarine is the size of a mobile home, and it is actually shown to fly. Much of the story takes place in the scientist's scary castle. The Martian make-up is obviously based on the original Frankenstein head shape, and it is a relief to hear them speak in some babble other than English as subtitles "translate" for us.