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Pink Panther series 12 – The Party
Sure, this movie isn’t part of the Pink Panther series. That said, the Pink Panther film franchise is what both director Blake Edwards and actor Peter Sellers are best known for. Their relationship was quite rocky. In fact, there was … Continue reading
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Pink Panther series 11 – The Pink Panther 2
Of all the movies in the Pink Panther franchise, 2009’s The Pink Panther 2 is the only one with a number in the title. It’s the least creative title in franchise history. While that in itself is not a problem, … Continue reading
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Pink Panther series 10 – The Pink Panther (2006)
The original Pink Panther series remains fairly popular even to this day. The films made during Peter Sellers’ lifetime are well-known and if they’re not legendary comedies, they’re not far off. The film series sadly suffered greatly after Sellers’ death … Continue reading
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Pink Panther series 9 – Son of the Pink Panther
I concluded my previous Pink Panther movie review that the original series should have died with Peter Sellers. That’s even more clear with today’s subject, Son of the Pink Panther. Curse of the Pink Panther was supposed to start a … Continue reading
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Tagged bad movies, blake edwards, burt kwouk, cato, chief inspector dreyfus, claudia cardinale, comedy movie, commissioner charles dreyfus, graham stark, herbert lom, jacques gambrelli, maria gambrelli, mgm studios, movie review, movies, pink panther movies, roberto benigni, son of the pink panther, united artists
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Pink Panther series 6 – Revenge of the Pink Panther
It’s Thanksgiving Monday in Canada, so what better things to do than to watch the final on-set performance of Peter Sellers and review it? Well … I could think of better things to do, but I’ve already had my family … Continue reading
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Tagged blake edwards, burt kwouk, cato, chief inspector dreyfus, classic movies, comedy movie, henry mancini, herbert lom, inspector clouseau, jacques clouseau, movie review, movies, peter sellers, pink panther, pink panther movies, revenge of the pink panther
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Pink Panther series 5 – The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again is a rather interesting entry into the Pink Panther series. This is the point where the continuity of the series starts to go all over the place. Sure, Return of the Pink Panther completely ignored … Continue reading
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Tagged blake edwards, burt kwouk, cato, chief inspector dreyfus, classic movies, colin blakely, comedy movie, dick crockett, henry mancini, herbert lom, inspector clouseau, julia andrews, movie review, movies, new york times, omar sharif, peter sellers, pink panther, pink panther movies, roger ebert
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Pink Panther movies 4 – The Return of the Pink Panther
Return of the Pink Panther represents a major change for the Pink Panther series, in more ways than one. For one, it revived the Pink Panther franchise, after the series went dormant in the aftermath of Inspector Clouseau bombing. It … Continue reading
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Tagged blake edwards, burt kwouk, catherine schell, cato, chief inspector dreyfus, christopher plummer, classic movies, comedy, comedy movie, henry mancini, herbert lom, lady claudine litton, lew grade, movie review, movies, peter sellers, pink panther, pink panther movies, richard williams, sir charles lytton, united artists, walter mirisch
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Pink Panther series 3 – Inspector Clouseau
This blog post was delayed by a couple of days for three reasons. 1, I had an interview for a permanent office position at work that I wanted to be prepared for. 2, this is my first week on the … Continue reading
Pink Panther series 2 – A Shot in the Dark
The backstory behind this week’s review is almost as interesting as the movie itself. With the huge success of The Pink Panther, United Artists immediately approached Peter Sellers to star in an adaptation of the stage musical, L’idiote. The stage … Continue reading
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Tagged a shot in the dark, alec coppel, anatole litvak, blake edwards, burt kwouk, cato, comedy, comedy movie, commissioner charles dreyfus, henry mancini, herbert lom, inspector clouseau, l'idiote, maria gambrelli, movie review, movies, mystery, peter sellers, pink panther movies
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Pink Panther series 1 – The Pink Panther (1963)
More often than not, when a comedy series stretches beyond two movies, each successive entry is worse than the last. Comedy writing is hard, and when you’ve got a series starring the same main character, and at least some of … Continue reading
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