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The Return of the Pink Panther
The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his resources – himself and his Asian manservant – to reveal the identity of 'The Phantom'.
Release : | 1975 |
Rating : | 7 |
Studio : | United Artists, ITC Entertainment, Jewel Productions, |
Crew : | Assistant Art Director, Opening Title Sequence, |
Cast : | Peter Sellers Christopher Plummer Catherine Schell Herbert Lom Peter Arne |
Genre : | Comedy Crime Mystery |
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I love this movie so much
Sorry, this movie sucks
Excellent, Without a doubt!!
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
I don't know why I watched this movie. There is no entertainment to be had here. It is really, really, really boring.
This is the first Pink Panther sequel I've seen, and is what I think much, much funnier and exciting than the original film. Here, he is on the trail to find the thief that stole the Pink Panther jewel.This film features Clousseau's obsessive boss Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom), who absolutely loathes Clousseau, and Cato Fong (Burk Kwok), Clousseau's servant. Both Clousseau and Fong join forces to track down the diamond, resulting in nothing but a fun crime story, adventures and non-stop physical, clumsy comedy. The fight between Clouseau and Cato in the apartment is hilarious and Dreyfus losing his mind due to Clousseau driving him insane is priceless.Overall, a sequel that is surpasses the first Pink Panther film by miles.Grade B+
Return of the Pink Panther (1975)Complete with the great Mancini sax theme, the nutty smart Blake Edwards directing, the sassy cartoon panther himself, and of course Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau (taking on many absurd disguises). This is the third of the original Pink Panther movies series (omitting the oddball fourth one from 1968 that didn't have Mancini, Sellers, or Edwards), and it comes over a decade after the first two. Was the public interested? Yes--it did well. It was a great formula. Is it still a good formula in 2012?Good question. It depends on your taste. But surely the names repeated above are all cinema greats that, like Chaplin, rise above their time. But of course, Sellers, as terrific as he was, was no Charles Chaplin. At his best, the comedy is hilarious. And that makes the movie worth watching for sure. But he is sometimes a bit off in his timing, or is stuck playing a stunt that isn't worthy of him. There's also a lag in the filler material, the scenes between the great stuff. Some marginal characters (including the leading woman, who is totally a late 60s type, not a 1975 type, and she feels oddly unnecessary) don't command their parts, or their scenes. The drift begins to drift. And then you realize there isn't much of a plot. The whole recovery (sort of) of the famous Pink Panther diamond after an elaborate theft isn't really the driving force of the movie. What takes its place is a slow interplay of the characters all stumbling over each other trying to trick the perpetrator into revealing the gem. So then you are back to the stumbling as comedy, and sometimes it's great. There are so many ridiculous moments with Sellers being a bumbling fool like no one, you are sure to laugh. And that's what you're here for. "The Pink Panther" is the original, and at times also a bit sluggish, but it's the first. And "A Shot in the Dark" is the best of the three, I think. But if you like them, you'll be just fine here. If you haven't seen any, you might go in order, since the sets and music are really spot on in the first two, and a bit more transporting. There is something a little off kilter here that make it an awkward, but decent, third.
I enjoy a vast majority of the Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellars, with A Shot in the Dark being my personal favourite. The Return of the Pink Panther is for me the second best of the series, and one of the funnier entries. The production values are wonderful with striking cinematography and elegant locations and costumes. And who can forget Henry Mancini's iconic music and the opening sequence? The story is interesting, it isn't as slow as The Pink Panther or as ridiculous as Revenge of the Pink Panther which I did appreciate.The cast and comedy were what elevated this film though. The dialogue is very inspired especially Clousseau's wooing of Catherine Schell's Claudine with his chat up lines that are oddly reminiscent of the style of Humphrey Bogart. The slapstick is bumbling and always delivered, with the best scenes being Lytton's escape from the thugs, Clousseau's distraction during the bank robbery, Clousseau posing as a telephone repair man and especially the scene with the runaway vacuum cleaner. The characters are wonderfully crazy, and the acting is very good, as good as Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom(with his mental breakdown another highlight) and Christopher Plummer are, it is Peter Sellars who steals the show, his Clousseau as always is a riot.Overall, a great comedy and film. If there was anything that wasn't as good with the film, it was perhaps the length, the film could've done with being 5-10 minutes shorter. But it is a genuinely funny and well performed film and for me one of the better entries of the series. 9/10 Bethany Cox