THREE LITTLE SEW AND SEWS

Three Little Sew and Sews manages a strong and unique premise with perfect execution. The end result is a bonified laugh riot.
Curly's antics in the admiral's uniform are hilarious, and the writing for these scenes is intelligent. It's wildly fun to watch Curly get the best of Moe and Larry, simply by the clothes he's wearing. The party scene is a gas, as watching the Stooges mingle with high society usually is. The screwy scenes with the submarine at the end top the short off with as much delight as possible.
That's the difference between this short and the previous, Flat Foot Stooges. Three Little Sew and Sews provides goofy zany antics and great chaos meanwhile still being coherent, smart, and fun in the process. This is a Stooge classic to be raved about for all time.
Final Shemp's Final Word: 4 Pokes

Had never seen this until tonight! Thank you Sony for finally remastering and re-releasing this series on DVD. Very funny throughout and not one moment of downtime. Curly shines in this short. His pantomime scene is great. The sofa and spring scene is even better. Moe and Larry are great as usual, but Curly does so much here that he takes this one home as his own.

Good short that does seem to have a slight anti-military slant to it.The Curly pantomime bit is excellent; Curly dominates this frombeginning to end. The submarine parts drag a bit, but the fine endingwith the Stooge Angels makes up for it.3 pokes - Nick Barker"I just changed my socks today, what an experience!"

I just watched this one for the first time in years. Curly is terrific throughout--his lording it over Moe and Larry when they're locked in the brig, his pantomime outside the window, and his reaction to the burning cigar under him when the woman is sitting in his lap (she asks, "Do you smell rubbish burning?").The spring-hooked-to-the-pants gag, a variation on the one in "An Ache In Every Stake," is even better in this version; especially when Curly grabs a cocktail table, they both go sliding across the floor, and then Curly falls down and the table bonks him on the head, almost like it's getting its revenge on him for disturbing it. Like the air hose in "Violent Is The Word For Curly," that table seems to have a (nasty) will of its own... in both scenes, it's like he's fighting with a wild animal! The only other film comedian who could do things like this with inanimate objects was Buster Keaton. This film really does have an anti-military (and anti-authority) slant, but I wonder why it's set in "Televania," when everyone's obviously wearing U.S. Navy uniforms? Was someone at Columbia afraid of offending the brass hats at the Pentagon? Oops, the Pentagon hadn't been built yet--I mean the War Department."Gasoline just don't taste as good since Prohibition!"Edited by - Pilsner Panther on 1/19/2002 7:08:40 AM

Finally caught up with this one, esp significant as it's the first '39 short & 39-43 are THE peak years for the Curly Lineup. SEW & SEWS kicks off the era with a bang - literally, as the Stooges die in this one! SEW & SEWS is also the last of a short-lived breed (Rob, I know this will warm your libertarian heart), the violently anti-military 2-reel comedy (only possible during peacetime when sanity was likelier to prevail). There's no question but that the Stooges are at war with the Navy in general & their superior officers in particular. If anything, the anti-military tone is even more upfront than in HALF SHOT SHOOTERS. Four pokes, if we're still doing that sort of thing.

A great film, and the ending with the Stooges as angels was great. Also the last Stooge short with the Listen to the Mockingbird theme song.