They fight and fight and fight and fight and fight it's the... well, not the "Itchee and Scratchee Show", but certainly the remake/re-imagining of/homage to the original trio that inspired generations of cartoons and live action slapstick (that said cartoon-within-a-cartoon is a spoof of), from back in the days before jokes needed words. The good old days when a poke in the eye with a red hot poker wasn't something to be feared but instead something that warmed the cockles and brought forth a cavalcade of chuckles and general good times, even for the person getting poked in the eye.

Armed with an assortment of cheap TV actors, all punching surprisingly well above their weight, the Farrelly brothers (yup, they're still around somewhere) have managed to pull together a far better than you would expect homage to their heroes (somewhat impressively after the years of development hiccups the project went through). The story is suitably all over the place; Moe, Larry and Curly set out to save the orphanage only to be led on a string of loosely tied together adventures that offer plenty of excuses for over-the-top antics and spoofs of modern pop culture (most notably the infamous "Jersey Shore").

Essentially, if you like, ever have liked or are ever going to like silly, slapstick humour then you will definitely get a kick out of The Three Stooges. Haters need not apply.

Inspired by the 1979 comedy Gol Maal, Bol Bachchan is a Bollywood romantic comedy involving siblings Abbas (Bachchan) and Sania (Desai) moving to the remote village of Ranakpur, where Abbas causes a stir by breaking into a temple to save a child. As he scrambles to cover his Muslim roots, a series of comic mishaps unfold.

As is to be expected in a Bollywood film, there is plenty of singing and dancing as the likeable protagonist attempts to extricate himself from the difficult situations he confronts. These sequences also highlight the beautiful locations in which the film was shot. Comedy is primarily provided by Ajay Devgn who, in his role as Akhaada King Pehelwan, frequently attempts to speak in English instead of the normal Hindi, despite his thorough lack of ability to do so.

Director Shetty is well known for his action sequences, even though his films are not traditional action films. Bol Bachchan is no different, with 40% of the film's budget reportedly being spent on the action scenes. There is a memorable scene in which a bus, complete with passengers on the roof, explodes.

Come along and enjoy a rare opportunity to see Bollywood on the big screen here in Canberra.