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The biggest reason I had to see this movie was that it stars Susan Swift, an outstanding and all-too-underappreciated actress. Time travel movies usually don't interest me and neither do movies about witchcraft, but this movie was fascinating and creepy. It didn't rely on outrageous special effects and it didn't focus so heavily on the time travel that the viewer gets lost and confused. This was a really creative movie kept simple and focused with great acting by all.

I was skeptical of how good a TV movie could be about the Three Stooges. Their career spanned nearly fifty years, so how could it be condensed into a two hour program? It was done fairly well, though it seemed to move too quickly. Some of the re-creations of the Stooges old films were not completely accurate either, but Paul Ben-Victor, Evan Handler and Michael Chiklis did outstanding jobs as Moe, Larry and Curly. A good film for any Stooges fan to see, but it could have been a lot more thorough as, say, a three part mini-series.

Ever since I was a little boy, I was a big fan of the Three Stooges. I had seen every movie they ever made, except "Kook's Tour." When it was finally released on video in 1999, my jaw nearly hit the floor. Unfortunately, my hopes were too high for what I was about to see. Billed as "Their last and funniest film," the Stooges simply take a camping trip and that's about it. Larry Fine suffered a stroke and was unable to complete the filming, so Norman Maurer filled the remaining time with scenery and narration by Moe Howard. "Kook's Tour" is indeed an important piece of Stooge history, but it is not a worthwhile film.