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An award-winning, critically acclaimed film, narrated by Nicole Kidman, God Grew Tired of Us explores the indomitable spirit of three "Lost Boys" from the Sudan who are forced to leave their homeland due to a tumultuous civil war. The film chronicles their triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversities and a relocation to America, where the Lost Boys build active and fulfilling new lives but remain deeply committed to helping friends and family they have left behind.
Orphaned by a tumultuous civil war and traveling barefoot across the sub-Saharan desert, John Bul Dau, Daniel Abol Pach and Panther Blor were among the 25,000 "Lost Boys" (ages 3 to 13) who fled villages, formed surrogate families and sought refuge from famine, disease, wild animals and attacks from rebel soldiers. Named by a journalist after Peter Pan's posse of orphans who protected and provided for each other, the "Lost Boys" traveled together for five years and against all odds crossed into the UN's refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya. A journey's end for some, it was only the beginning for John, Daniel and Panther, who along with 3800 other young survivors, were selected to re-settle in the United States.
Customer Reviews:
Its all about pespective.......2007-09-10
I picked up this movie as an after thought at a video store. To be honest I thought it was going to be a regular movie and was disappointed when I realized that it was a documentary. But all of that changed after a couple of minutes of listening to these remarkable boys/men. A very good friend of mine said that the best way to appreciate your country is to leave it for a while.
In this case we get the perspective of those that have never been here and come from such a tragic history. It really brings perspective to yourself.
One thing that stuck in my mind was a lady's question to one of the men at a community pool. She asked him if he noticed that he had more "freedom" here than there. I think in America we are somewhat ignorant of what goes on "out there". Not everything is about "freedom" like freedom of speech or fear of being wrongly prosecuted, or freedom of religion. That is true with respect to communism or dictatorships. These boys may have had greater "freedom" of opportunity, but they were not persecuted while living in Kenya. Yet most Americans must think that everything out there is about freedom and it is not. Most freedom people seek is freedom from poverty yet I bet you that is not what she meant.
That is not a criticism on the movie however. The movie is fantastic and I highly recommend it.
Quite Moving.......2007-08-24
In America we keep being informed about what type of tragedies have happened and still do, in Africa, whether because of diamonds or religious disputes. This documentary takes it much further, I think. It portrays, what is possible, on top of the past, through help of others and through ones love for his own culture. Positively educational.
Footprints of an Exodus.......2007-08-19
The American experience takes on a whole new meaning when it is embraced by another culture. If necessity is the mother of invention, then America is the modern inventor of the immigrant nation with open arms. Immigrants have fled their countries out of want and persecution for nearly two centuries. What makes `God Grew Tired of Us' so captivating is that it traces the footsteps of refugees fleeing war, poverty, and persecution ravaging Sudan since 1983. Due to the keen editing of Johanna Giebelhaar and Geoffrey Richman, this nearly flawlessly paced documentary zeroes in on three male refugees who make their way to America and find a bewilderingly different life. ("The good-hearted people of America asked us to be there.")
Using footage of the aftermath of the civil war between northern Muslim Arabs and the beleaguered southern Christians, we are shown long lines of refugees taking what little they have to Kenya where ghostly, emaciated figures wait warily in new lines for relief. Displacement adds to their anxiety as relatives become unaccounted for. Always concretely laying down the foundation of history, the film unflinchingly gives one a front seat to their predicament.
Enter Daniel Abol Pach, Panther Bior, and John Bul Dau. They are the movie's central focus. Like a few others, they are invited to the United States and offered the amenities of an apartment, a chance at employment, and the perks of our material benefits. Daniel and Panther live in Pittsburgh; John lives in Syracuse. It is a fascinating culture shock, one that shows their innocence in the face of our technology and their resolute determination to retain their culture. (As one example we see almost quiet awe as their guide explains indoor plumbing.) Always taking steps forward in opportunity, we see them work, experience bigotry, and come to terms with our way of life. ("America is a very strange place...[but] if you can manage, it`s a land of opportunity." --John Bul Dau)
While they thrive materially, they also experience separation anxiety. Much of the time is spent showing their efforts to improve conditions for their relatives and countryman of Kenya. Interviewing each man at key times is at the core of the movie. Each man is articulate about his anxieties and aspirations throughout. Visually the men's testimony is backed up by footage that is poignantly presented.
Writer/Director Christopher Quin has assembled a flowing presentation that lives up to `The National Geographic' name. 'God Grew Tired of Us' is profoundly titled for John's reflection of the Armageddon qualities of their native plight while he buried the dead at the tender age of ten. It is also our ticket to a broader horizon and better understanding. (Nicole Kidman narrates.) Fascinating.
heartwrenching and ultimately uplifting.......2007-08-18
This movie blew me away. Words cannot convey how meaningful this movie was. I will be buying copies for friends and family this Christmas. Please see it and prepare to be moved.
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One of the unforeseen (and hugely profitable) benefits of the first Pink Panther movie was the popularity of the cartoon cat from that film's classic credits sequence. Added on a hunch by director Blake Edwards and concocted by the DePatie-Freleng animation team, the slinky pink feline immediately spawned his own series of cartoons, first for theatrical release and later for television. The saga is gathered in The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection, five discs of 124 cartoons, plus extras. This would have to be considered the ultimate such collection, and more than the average fan could handle in a few sittings (or a few dozen). But they're all here.
When United Artists commissioned David DePatie and Friz Freleng (whose new company was born from the eclipse of the old Warner Bros. cartoon unit) to make freestanding Pink Panther cartoons, their first effort struck gold. Literally: The Pink Phink won the Oscar for best animated short subject, and is still a prime example of circa-1964 line drawing and visual humor. Most of the early shorts display a sure sense of timing and a cheeky feel for the era; they were directed by Freleng and Hawley Pratt (Pratt's design for the Pink Panther had been selected by Blake Edwards from dozens of offerings at the time of the first feature). In two of the first handful, Sink Pink and Pink Ice, the Pink Panther himself speaks stray lines of dialogue, a mistake that would not be repeated later. One unwelcome aural intrusion: some of the cartoons here have a laugh track from the TV series, even on the Oscar-nominated Pink Blueprint.
Animation voiceover veterans of the era chimed in with narration or voices for other characters; for instance, the indefatigable Paul Frees does the narration on Phinkfinger, a funny spoof of 007-style spy movies. But most of the cartoons are wordless, which is one reason they remained popular internationally for so many years. The main reason is the slinky character of the Panther, a mischievous hipster who could be either the instrument of chaos or the victim, depending on the cartoon. The plots tend toward the cartoon verities: the necessity of catching a mouse or silencing an alarm clock, for instance. A documentary, Behind the Feline, gives a fine account of the history of the character; it is also bundled on a previous boxed set, The Pink Panther Film Collection. Useful new extras include a portrait of Friz Freleng by his daughters, an illuminating interview with animator-director Art Leonardi, and a delightful vignette with Leonardi instructing us on how to quickly draw the Pink Panther. The opening-title sequences from five Pink Panther movies are included. Throughout the cartoons and the extras, you will be reminded of one incalculable boost to the series: Henry Mancini's lithe, foxy theme music, which surely had much to do with the character's enduring fame. Mancini gets an onscreen shout-out in Pink, Plunk, Plink, in which the Panther tries to inject his theme into an orchestral performance of Beethoven's Fifth. --Robert Horton
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The Pink Panther is - paws down - the world's grooviest cartoon star. In 1964, this pink-inked feline slinked onto the opening credits of Blake Edwards' caper film by the same name and threatened to steal the entire show. Sleek, sophisticated and witty, the animation, produced by Friz Freleng and David H. DePatie, was a stylish departure from its contemporaries…and an instant hit. A subsequent short film, The Pink Phink, would go on to win* an Oscar® and spawn a celebrated series of six-minute cartoons featuring the sly cat. Now, for the first time, 124 cartoons produced by Freleng and DePatie between 1964 and 1980 are collected here in a swingin' 5-disc set. With over 14 hours of "pink comedy," you can't help but lick your whiskers!
Customer Reviews:
Memory Lane!.......2007-08-09
Watching these dvd's is like a delightful trip down memory lane. The Pink Panther/Inspector Clouseau cartoons are hilarious! Just as good as you remember them!
All The "Oldies".......2007-07-29
This is what you want if you want a collection of the old Pink Panther stuff. Neat how they use music and very little dialogue; however, my 11-year-old got very frustrated with the lack of talking in these! She would look in the beginning credits, and if there were no voices listed, she'd say, "Again??! No talking again!?!"
I love these, although they are very short so you have to watch in short chunks of time. Some people would like that, though, I'm sure. Many of the storylines are very predictable--you can see the end coming a mile away--but it's worth it to just see the cool Panther and the very cool music playing. A good purchase for me.
Keeps my daughter rivoted.......2007-07-25
My two year old daughter just loves this stuff. My 63 year old dad also enjoys watching them.
The only thing I don't like is the "madatory viewing" of the producing company, and the "burning copies is stealing" videos at the first of the disk. Just get to the episodes already! but then what dvd doesn't have that stuff these days.
Pink Panther cartoons.......2007-07-14
Great buy! I love the pink panther cartoons. They did not include the Ant and the Aardvark series though. Apart from that, its a good collection to own.
Really funny.......2007-07-03
I got this as a birthday present and I love the collection. There are some episodes that I had not seen before. The quality is also really good.
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- Comedy, Pure and Simple
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The Pink Panther Film Collection (The Pink Panther / A Shot in the Dark / Strikes Again / Revenge of / Trail)
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Cue the Henry Mancini music and watch out for Cato--the gist of the Pink Panther series has been gathered in a six-disc boxed set. At the center of it is Peter Sellers's incarnation of inspector Jacques Clouseau, a hopelessly bumbling detective with a genius for resting his hands in the wrong place (on the surface of a spinning globe, for instance) and mangling the English language.
Writer-director Blake Edwards cast Peter Ustinov as Clouseau in The Pink Panther, but Ustinov dropped out just before shooting began. Edwards (who recounts this story in a spotty commentary track included here) and Sellers bonded over their affection for Laurel and Hardy, and immediately transformed the character of Clouseau into a walking sight gag. The first film has a delicious swinging sixties vibe, while jewel thief David Niven, Claudia Cardinale, and Capucine occupy as much screen time as Sellers. Sellers really hits his stride in A Shot in the Dark, an elegantly funny tale of Clouseau sleuthing out a murder investigation. This one introduced Herbert Lom, as the increasingly frazzled Inspector Dreyfus, and Burt Kwouk, as Clouseau's houseboy-nemesis Cato. Sellers and Edwards, whose relationship was stormy, put Clouseau aside for over 10 years, until a trilogy of mid-1970s comedies restored the character to commercial (and dare we say cultural) primacy.
Unfortunately, the very funny comeback picture, Return of the Pink Panther, is absent from this set due to rights issues with the studios involved. The Pink Panther Strikes Again has Dreyfus going bananas and targeting Clouseau; Revenge of the Pink Panther puts Clouseau in a hilarious series of disguises, climaxing in a wonderfully mounted sequence in Hong Kong. (Throughout the series, the calm, classical staging of gags by Blake Edwards reminds you of what a lost art this has become.) Trail of the Pink Panther looks better now than it did when originally released in 1982, shortly after Sellers's death; it's a batch of unused Sellers routines from previous pictures, strung together with a loose plot. In other words, it's a "deleted scenes" extra, and quite funny at times.
Subsequent efforts Curse of the Pink Panther and Son of the Pink Panther are neither included nor mentioned. A half-hour documentary gives pleasant memories from Edwards, but feels incomplete. The cartoon Panther gets his own 11-minute mini-doc, plus six cartoon shorts including the Oscar-winning "The Pink Phink." --Robert Horton
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Disc 1: THE PINK PANTHER Disc 2: REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER Disc 3: THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN Disc 4: A SHOT IN THE DARK Disc 5: TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER Disc 6: BONUS DISC
Customer Reviews:
Comedy, Pure and Simple.......2007-07-26
Let me start by saying, I agree with some of the other reviewers; Peter Sellers is the Pink Panthers movies. So any Panther movie not including Sellers should not be included here. These are all classics, and Sellers plays our bumbling, intrepid Chief Inspector like no other has the right to try. These are great for the laugh and there is actually (gasp) something resembling a story line here. Buy this set, watch them, and prepare to laugh.
Hilarious!.......2007-05-09
Just 4 stars. The missing one is for the missing "The Return of the Pink Panther (1974)". If you are looking for extreme and healthy fun, no one could it be better than Sellers to pop ups your laughings, he was great doing any role. This is a delicious collection, just improve the one buying the missing "..return", and of course..."The Party"
Review of The Pink Panther Film Collection.......2007-01-17
It is absolutely first class entertainment. It is intelligent, witty, silly, "classy" - something we rarely achieve these days. Gather your family and give them an education in how to develop a keen sense of humor or, even better, invite your friends to watch - don't forget the martinis.
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Purchased as a gift.......2007-01-13
My dad was always talking about how he wanted this boxed set on DVD since he found out it existed. Christmas rolled around and he hadn't mentioned it in a while, so I surprised him with it and he was thrilled. The set is very nicely packaged, very high quality, and looks very nice. Also, my dad was pleased to see a couple of the lesser known movies (he said two are very common on TV but the others you hardly ever see). He's very happy with it, and I am very happy with my purchase. Well worth the money!
Pink Panther Film Collecton.......2007-01-10
The package arrived in excellent shape and the DVD's are all perfect. If you like the Pink Panther its a great buy.
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The Pink Panther: The Ant & The Aardvark Classic Cartoon Collection features all 17 episodes of the original cartoon series. For the first time on DVD, parents can relive the hilarity as these two characters go head to head.
Customer Reviews:
Hurry up and ship it to me, Amazon!.......2007-07-03
Haven't I been waiting long enough already??? :) I can't WAIT to see these cartoons. I LOVED them as a kid. And I guess in some ways I'm STILL a kid. Good for me!!! :)
"That Aardvark Can Bust Up A Party Faster Than A Skunk In An Air Conditioner".......2007-06-07
Imagine my utter surprise and delight when I found out these 70's comedy classics finally made it to DVD. I mean, how can you NOT love a stubborn Aardvark who talks like Jackie Mason and an Ant who sounds like Dean Martin going head to head in one bizarre hilarious chase after another.
And EXTRA bonus cool points for the great jazz music that accompanied these chases, played by some of the best West Coast jazz cats of the time (like Pete Candoli, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Rowles etc), heck, how many cartoons have musician credits at the beginning?
But this YESTERDAY!!!!!
Forgotten Treasure.......2007-05-18
I bought this for my eight year old daughter. I never sat and watched it with her but listened to the cartoon dialog as she watched. I had forgotten how funny the Ant Aardvark cartoons were, especially the sound-alike voices of Dean Martin for the Ant and Henny Youngman for the Aardvark. I remembered that I enjoyed the Ant-Aardvark cartoons more than the Pink Panther when on Saturday morning TV because of this dialog. It's great.
Must Get For Classic Cartoon Fans!.......2007-05-15
All 17 episodes are included on this DVD (UNCUT and not speeded up...aka Classic Media). These cartoons are hilarious. If you remember watching "The Pink Panther Show" back in the day, you will love this DVD.
The Ant & The Aardvark.......2007-05-14
What a cool blast from the past this collection is. Just recently I saw John Byner on David Letterman's Late Show and in his piece on the show he did the voices for both the Ant and the Aardvark. What a cool surprise. Byner did both their voices. The Aardvark's voice was patterned on comedian Jackie Mason while the Ant's voice sounded a little like Dean Martin. Thanx for reissuing this collection, both parents and kids can enjoy this fun and classic cartoons all over again.
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- I find it's not funny at all.
- The only way to complete the collection
- Pretty darn good for a sequal !!!!
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Return of the Pink Panther
Starring:
Peter Sellers ,
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ASIN: B0009IW8OE
Release Date: 2006-01-10 |
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The comic genius of Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers meet again in The Return of the Pink Panther. The Pink Panther Diamond is stolen with only one clue left behind a white glove, the trademark of the world-renowned jewel thief, The Phantom (Christopher Plummer). Believed to be retired, he immediately becomes the chief suspect on Inspector Clouseau s list. Wanting to clear his name, The Phantom sets out to find the real thief and sends Clouseau bumbling along on a false trail. Inspector Clouseau s antics finally push his boss, Chief Inspector Dreyfus, over the edge and he sets out to murder Clouseau to be rid of him once and for all!
It s non-stop laughs in this timeless comedy masterpiece, hailed as the funniest in The Pink Panther series.
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Running Time 119 Mins.
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Peter Sellers's third go-around as the prideful but bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau is funny enough, but this 1975 Blake Edwards revival of the Sellers-Clouseau connection is a little weak in comparison to predecessors The Pink Panther and A Shot in the Dark (both made in 1964). Costar Christopher Plummer actually gets some of the most interesting screen time as a retired cat burglar whom Clouseau accuses of getting back into the business. (If it sounds like there might be a To Catch a Thief vibe mixed in here, you're right.) Herbert Lom is hilarious as Clouseau's psychologically eroding boss, and Clouseau's ritualistic collisions with valet Cato (Burt Kwouk) are great examples of Edwards's delicious comic timing. --Tom Keogh
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I find it's not funny at all........2007-08-18
I find it's not funny at all. I don't know why British-style comedies usually do not attract me. So far, the only British comedies I like are Mr. Bean, Benny Hill show and Charlie Chaplin.
The only way to complete the collection.......2007-05-11
This motion picture, is not included in the MGM collection, it's a need to get it, to complete the PINK PANTHER series.
Pretty darn good for a sequal !!!!.......2007-03-26
Hey, for the third installment of the Pink Panther franchise. It's not that bad. The acting was excellent as ususal. The plot is a simple one. The famous Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again and all clues are pointing to that rouge jewel thief "The Phantom". Clouseau is brought in to solve the case. But there is one problem, this time "The Phantom" aka ,Sir Charles Lytton really didn't do it this time. So, now both Closeau and Lytton must race to figure out this mystery before they are both killed.
Good but not the best.......2007-01-23
One of better movies from Jacq Clusoe series, although not the best. There are some dull moments but also plenty of laughs supported by Peter Sellers antics. Recommended for "Pink Panther" series funs but also for those who love European comedies in general.
it's a no brainer.......2007-01-20
Never did understand why the powers that be did not include this title in the DVD Boxed Set. For the serious collector of Peter Sellers or Pink Panther, this movie is a must have. Personally, I think it's the funniest out of all of them. Purchase with no fear my humor loving friend.
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- LIfe in pink
- My grandchildren loved it!
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The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 1: Pranks in the Pink
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Rich Little ,
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Aurora Plush 18-Inch Posable Pink Panther
ASIN: B0009S4J2S
Release Date: 2006-01-31 |
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This prized collection of the first 27 theatrical shorts featuring the Pink Panther includes the brilliant, Oscar®-winning* The Pink Phink as well as the only two cartoons (Sink Pink, Pink Ice) in which the mischievous feline speaks! *1964: Animated Short Subject
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pink panther cartoons ..........2007-09-02
the old pink panther cartoons are so much fun to watch ... no dialogue, just music ... the antics of the pink panther are very entertaining ... my 6 year old loves this dvd ... thank you ...
Pink Panther is funny for all........2007-06-02
This is a great collection of Pink Panther cartoons. I was impressed by the length and volume of this dvd, But the icing on the cake is these are still FUNNY as hell. My nephews one 4 and one 10 both laugh at this together....along with me of course. This is great value and fun .
LIfe in pink.......2007-05-14
I thought I was the one who would enjoy this DVD the most, since Pink Panther was my favorite cartoons when I was little, well Surprise!...My 5 years old son fell in love with this Pink Panther collection! A good to have DVD.
My grandchildren loved it!.......2007-05-07
On a recent visit to see my grandchildren I noticed they were watching the old Pink Panther cartoons, that I watched as a child, and they were laughing and giggling. I decided to buy them the DVD so they could watch Pink Panther anytime they wanted. Great to watch my old favorites which now I share with my grandchildren!
The Original Cool Cat.......2007-03-28
From the beautiful graphics on the package cover to the 27 cartoons within, this classic release is in every way a delight. So why not five stars for the felicitous feline? Simply because of the annoying ad you have to skip every time to watch a cartoon. What's more, the ad urges viewers not to steal movies. Ironically, it's addressed to people who actually bought the DVD, the only audience you can be sure didn't steal these cartoons by illegally downloading them.
So this becomes a prolonged exercise in punishing the innocent (I've checked two other volumes in the series and they both have the ad). Why doesn't MGM pay to put their anti-theft message on television where the guilty parties can view it instead of making the buyer pay to see it? I don't know if the deluxe set with all the individual discs in it also has the ad on every disc, but the menu opens with the same graphics, so I suspect it does.
Although I waited for this release with anticipation, it's not worth it having to skip the ad every time to get to the cartoons. Enough is enough. It's time to rebel. As with Shout Factory releases, I will not be running to buy any more MGM cartoons on DVD until I know they are not bogged down with ads.
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- WHERE DID THEY GET A PINK PANTHER DIAMOND?
- Steve Martin is the New Clouseau
- Not a disaster but not particularly good
- My 11-year-old daughter LOVES this movie
- Best movie for kid's in a long time
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The Pink Panther (Special Edition)
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Release Date: 2006-06-13 |
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If anyone could step into the huge shoes of comedic genius left by Peter Sellers as bumbling French policeman Jacques Clouseau, it's Steve Martin. Sellers made Clouseau a true icon of character and comedy in five Pink Panther movies in the '60s and '70s; Martin has arguably already attained Sellers' rank as an entertainment talent, so it only makes sense that he became Clouseau's heir apparent for the inevitable screen resurrection. This updated story of the priceless eponymous diamond purloined under mysterious circumstance and pursued with Keystone Cop-like antics by Clouseau is a frivolous yet winning pastiche of physical gags and riffs on Clouseau's hilariously impenetrable accent. A famous French football coach (Jason Statham in cameo mode) is wearing the stone, set as an engagement ring for his pop star fiance (Beyonce Knowles). But before a packed stadium crowd of thousands, the ring disappears from his finger as he falls dead from a poisoned dart. The wisp of a plot is secondary to the pratfalls of Martin's prim, prissy, and utterly inept Clouseau. He's brought onto the case by France's top cop (a drolly sophisticated Kevin Kline) who wants Clouseau to fail in a scheme to make himself a national hero. Even in a world where jokes about Viagra, flatulence and other familiar sophomoric subjects are required, Martin makes his Clouseau singularly memorable. You'll be fully expecting Clouseau to shatter priceless antiques, mangle his pronunciations (hamburger, anyone?), and prevail in the end, but Martin carries it off, giving homage to Sellers at the same time that he remakes the character in his own image as a comic master. --Ted Fry
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WHERE DID THEY GET A PINK PANTHER DIAMOND?.......2007-06-08
This is one of the few movies that I have enjoyed with Steve Martin in it.
I wouldn't have recognized Kevin Kline but his character Dreyfus was played to perfection.
I was more intrigued with wanting to see the acting abilities of Jean Reno and Stratham - after seeing their other movies.
The Pink Panther has always been an eye catcher and the music [his theme song] catches your attention whenever it is played.
Loved the comedy of Inspector Jacques Clouseau and his partner Gilbert Ponton [Jean Reno].
The building scenes and scenery was beautiful - both New York and Paris.
Most enjoyable was the featurettes and the informtion on the making of the movie.
Definitely Recommend -- a great addition to your collection.
Steve Martin is the New Clouseau.......2007-06-05
Sacre Bleu, Steve Martin is not just funny in the remake of The Pink Panther - he is priceless. This is mostly due to his outrageous French accent. During the scene toward the end, where Clouseau is working with an American dialect coach to say, "I would like to buy a hamburger," I laughed so hard that I couldn't breathe and had a coughing fit. My stomach ached, too. Wow. That's good stuff.
How the mystery is solved at the end is dumb - I wish they had put more cleverness into the whodunnit aspect. Some mystery lovers may feel insulted at the hastily slapped together resolution.
Not a disaster but not particularly good.......2007-05-20
The latest and least unsuccessful post-Peter Sellers incarnation of The Pink Panther isn't a particularly good movie, but it's certainly a lot better than Blake Edwards last three disastrous bloody-minded attempts to prove that he was the genius of the series and didn't need Sellers (who, to be fair, had he lived was planning to pull the same stunt on Edwards by replacing him with Clive Donner). Steve Martin certainly doesn't make the part his own but at least he fares better than Roberto Begnini, though the accent is wrong in all the unfunny ways. It doesn't need to be a Sellers impression, but remotely amusing would have been nice, especially since director Shawn Levy hasn't a clue how to stage a decent pratfall, rendering much of the physical comedy lukewarm.
Along with being the only one of the series not to be shot in Scope, most of the old faithful setups of the series are discarded - Kevin Kline's rather flat Dreyfuss isn't trying to kill Clouseau all the time (no nervous tic or accidental dismemberment either) and Kato isn't constantly attacking him (though this is reworked as Clouseau constantly attempting to attack his assistant, who effortlessly pre-empts him every time) - with not enough new to fill in the void they leave. Indeed, in a sign of its troubled post-production that saw it shelved for the best part of a year, one of the one of the funniest scenes (a surreal airplane sequence that has nothing to do with the plot) got deleted, as did Dreyfuss' motive for bringing in Clouseau to the case, but at least they're both in the DVD extras.
Sadly, Jean Reno is almost entirely wasted as Clouseau's sidekick in the film. Looking like he's just had plastic surgery (it's easy to understand why he avoids the clean shaven look: it's scary in a faceless man kind of way), his only genuinely funny moment is a brief dance routine, which at least puts him one up on the one of the film's unbilled guest stars. In a cameo as a thinly disguised James Bond ("006. You know what that means?" "You're one away from the big time?"), Clive Owen proves that while he may have all the dramatic ability of a block of wood with woodworm in `serious' films, when it comes to comedy he's even worse (think Charlton Heston in trying-to-prove-he-has-a-sense-of-humor mode, only much worse). His delivery of even the simplest lines is astonishingly stilted even by his standards, making you wonder if he's unable to speak English unless it's spelt out for him phonetically. Still, if nothing else his leaden touch proves what an unmitigated catastrophe he would have been as 007, and it's a fairly brief moment in a film that's watchable with a few laughs. There's no reason to watch it other than completism, but there's a lot worse out there.
My 11-year-old daughter LOVES this movie.......2007-05-14
Okay, it's not Peter Sellers, but let's face it... some of those old 'original' Pink Panthers were real stinkers! Don't kid yourself. And as with much of life, it's better to suspend some of the cinephile's critical urges when trying to enjoy anything that's just funny.
If you're able to give Steve Martin a chance, and I admit it took a couple of viewings for me (thank my daughter for the repeat viewings), you'll find this to be a pretty clever and very funny gag-fest.
If you want undiluted and critically acclaimed good fun, buy the original Peter Cook and Dudley Moore version of 'Bedazzled.' Otherwise, consider the source and enjoy this Pink Panther with your kids, who will begin speaking in a preposterously bad French accent like most of the actors in this movie.
Best movie for kid's in a long time.......2007-04-09
My children laugh through this movie from beginning to end. They have watched it so many times that I have lost count. It is replayed with every friend that comes over for a sleepover as it is one of their favorite movies. It tickles the funny bone of a child just right and is much cleaner than most of the stuff out there for kids. I would recommend it to any parent who wants a nice movie to entertain the kids. It is not art and it is not educational but it is a really fun 90 minutes of slapstick comedy.
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- The Peter Sellers Giftset
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Release Date: 2007-05-22 |
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Disc 1: WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT? Disc 2: THE PARTY Disc 3: The PINK PANTHER Disc 4: CASINO ROYALE (1967)
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The Peter Sellers Giftset.......2007-03-16
This is a great cross section of Peter Sellers' films. Peter Sellers is well known as Inspector Clouseau as he first appeared in THE PINK PANTHER. My favorite here is WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT even though Sellers is not the main character. Peter Sellers character is that of the longhaired psychoanalyst Dr. Fritz Fassbender who is crazier than his patients. The office visit scene with Sellers and patient Peter O'Toole is a classic. Sellers' character in that film just so off-the-wall. THE PARTY is very. It surrounds around Sellers as a Hollywood extra mistakenly invited to a who's who wild house party. Sellers really makes this film work. Sellers gets top billing in 1967's CASINO ROYALE filmed as a James Bond spoof rather than the genuine article. Essentially Sellers is chosen as a replacement (one of several) for the genuine James Bond (David Niven) who is now in retirement to play and defeat Le Chiffre (Orson Welles) at baccarat at the Casino Royale. Sellers' role is actually small but still memorable. The laughs in CASINO ROYALE are hit and miss in this mixed bag with several directors at the helm that really lacks cohesion but still manages to amuse.
This set of films contains excellent scores from two brilliant composers. The inimitable Henry Mancini scored both THE PINK PANTHER and THE PARTY. Burt Bacharach, near the top of his game for capturing that wild innovative 60's sound scored both WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT and CASINO ROYALE which featured great recorded tunes for Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield and Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.
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- It's Not English. It's Not French. It's Frenglish.
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again
- This One is Hilarious
- THE BEST PANTHER EVER!!
- "Does Your Dog Bite?"
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again
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Release Date: 2006-01-31 |
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The fourth Pink Panther film with Peter Sellers and directed by Blake Edwards is easily the most over-the-top, but it's still pretty entertaining. The story finds Clouseau's former boss (Herbert Lom) totally insane after years of enduring the bumbling detective, and sequestered in a castle with a death-ray gun. Clouseau has to stop him from using the weapon on the world, and his efforts to do so make for some choice, Edwards-style slapstick. The quotient of destruction (a Clouseau staple) is higher than average, but there is also real wit--particularly in a final scene where Lom re-creates his most famous role as the monster from the 1962 Phantom of the Opera. --Tom Keogh
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Peter Sellers is "in top form" (Cue) in this zany adventure that finds the accident-prone InspectorClouseau using some of his most outlandish disguises ever. With "ferociously funny karate encounters" (Time) with the enigmatic Cato (Burt Kwouk) and dangerous intrigue with a sexy Russian spy (Lesley-Anne Down), this hysterical comedy will strike your funny bone! Driven over the edge by the maddeningly incompetent Clouseau, former Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) commandeers a doomsday device and threatens to destroy the world. His only demand? Clouseau's death! But thanks to his nemesis' dumb luck, the assassins hired to kill him can't seem to finish the job - although Clouseau may do it himself by tripping over his own two feet!
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It's Not English. It's Not French. It's Frenglish........2007-07-21
"The Pink Panther Strikes Again" is one of the defining moments of my early film going experience. I saw it when I was thirteen (sat through it twice) at my neighborhood bijou. I went to my parochial school and during recess related the film's juiciest parts to my male buddies. I was overheard by a nosy female classmate and she told Mother Superior about my off color remarks. After getting tongue lashed about my impure thoughts I was sent home(this is punishment?) and told to contemplate and maybe make an act of contrition. Oh, well. The movie? In my mind Peter Sellers is the greatest comic force to ever hit the silver screen. After a series of box office bombs and ten years after "A Shot in the Dark"(the best in the Clouseau series) Sellers revived the character in "The Return of the Pink Panther" in 1975. That film was a mixed bag but a box office success nonetheless so another entry was inevitable. In 1976 "Strikes Again" came out. I think this is the second best "Pink Panther" film. It's a mixture of witty verbal gags and over-the-top slapstick. For the most part it works but there are some misses. Sellers was incapable of phoning in a performance but to my mind seems a little tired here. I think that has more to do with the heart attack he had recently suffered than any boredom with the character. Herbert Lom, however, as Clouseau's nemesis Chief Inspector Dreyfus has never been better. Lom was usually relegated to supporting roles and director Blake Edwards gives him the opportunity to chew the scenery in royal fashion and he goes for broke here. Another bonus is the presence of the delectable Lesley-Anne Down as the Russian assassin sent to kill Clouseau but falls in love with him instead. Down gave good performances in "The Betsey" and "The Great Train Robbery" later but never achieved the success that her talents merited. I would recommend this film as a good entry level for those unfamiliar with Sellers' comic genius and then graduate them to "Dr. Strangelove".
The Pink Panther Strikes Again.......2007-07-05
The fourth installment in Edwards's riotous Pink Panther series revolves, like the other spy-movie spoofs, around the ingenious comic talents of Sellers, whose klutzy Clouseau is hilariously straight-faced and pratfall-prone. Lom hams it up as master villain Dreyfuss, while Lesley-Ann Down adds some kittenish sex appeal as a slinky Soviet spook who gives up the chase when she falls for the clueless Frenchman. Wonderfully lunatic sequences--like a slow-motion kung-fu fight--and plenty of silly sight gags will keep you in stitches.
This One is Hilarious.......2007-06-01
I love Peter Sellers and I have three Pink Panther DVDs. The first one, "The Pink Panther," has one hilarious scene at the end which is worth having just for that; the second, "The Pink Panther Returns," is fairly funny; but I found "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" absolutely side-splitting - a must-have in your comedy collection.
THE BEST PANTHER EVER!!.......2006-12-17
Sometimes sequels are inferior to the original but not in this case.
This is the 4th Inspector Clouseau movie (after PINK PANTHER, A SHOT IN THE DARK, THE PINK PANTHER RETURNS) and they had perfected it. The combination of action, the clumsiness of Peter Sellers's character, the music score by Henry Mancini, the fight scenes with Kato, the crazy Inspector Dreyfuss and of course the classic "DOES YOUR DOG BITE?" are all there in the right amount and combination.
Also, the movie is set during the time it was filmed in which was 1976.
If you only own Pink Panther movie ever, this is the one. The previous three movies are funny but IMO drag a bit at times.
The next one after this one (THE REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER) came close to this one but never eclipsed it.
"Does Your Dog Bite?".......2006-11-04
This happens to be my favorite Pink Panther movie so far. I have seen The Pink Panther, A Shot In The Dark, Inspector Clouseau, The Return of the Pink Panther, this one, and The Pink Panther{2006}. This one happens to be the funniest in my opinion. It has a great cast. Peter Sellers as Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau, Herbert Lom as Former Cheif Inspector Dreyfus, Lesley- Anne Down as Olga Bariosova, Colin Blakely as Section Director Alec Drummond, and Burt Kwouk as Cato Fong. Now, I will give you a quote from this movie. Clouseau is at a German Hotel when he sees a dog.
He asks the owner of the hotel, "Does you dog bite?" The owner says "No." Clouseau reaches down to pet the dog. It bites him. Then he says "I thought you said your dog doesn't bite." The owner of the hotel says "That is not my dog." That was my review.
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- Classic British/American comedy which spawned a franchise
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Release Date: 2006-01-31 |
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The history of film comedy would have been much altered if Peter Ustinov had stayed in the role of Jacques Clouseau, the bumbling French police inspector in The Pink Panther. But Ustinov dropped out, the role went to Peter Sellers, and a classic character was born: suspicious, blundering, with a pompous little mustache and a sometimes impenetrable accent, Clouseau was always one step behind everybody else in the room. The Pink Panther introduced Clouseau hot on the trail of a famous jewel thief (David Niven), who may be planning to make off with an expensive gem known as the Pink Panther. Set in a European ski resort, this bubbly comedy is a wonderful dose of '60s style, from the famous Henry Mancini theme music to the presence of two of Europe's top sex symbols of the era, Claudia Cardinale and Capucine. The film also introduced the popular cartoon Pink Panther, slinking around to Mancini's music in an animated credits sequence. The film's success brought a follow-up, A Shot in the Dark, also released in 1964; after 11 years, Sellers and top comedy director Blake Edwards (10) returned with three more sequels. --Robert Horton
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Meet Inspector Jacques Clouseau - the bumbling French detective whose career is one gigantic bananapeel. Showcasing the comic genius of Peter Sellers, this "delightful caper" (Leonard Maltin) brimswith "winning charm" (The Film Daily) and clever slapstick. David Niven, Robert Wagner and Capucineco-star in the sidesplitting film that launched one of the greatest comedy series of all time! Arriving at an Italian ski resort with a large diamond known as the Pink Panther, Princess Dala (Claudia Cardinale) encounters the suave Sir Charles (Niven), who also happens to be the notorious jewel thief The Phantom. Can Clouseau (Sellers), the clumsiest inspector ever to trip over a case, stop SirCharles' plot...or will The Phantom steal the "cat" and leave Clouseau holding the bag?
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Classic British/American comedy which spawned a franchise.......2007-07-28
One thing not mentioned by other reviewers is that this film, and Peter Sellers' character of Inspector Jacques Clouseau (sounds like someone else, right?), had been meant as a one-off. My understanding is that Sellers was contracted to play a featured part, but not steal the film! Nor was his character slated to develop into a whole film series, resurrecting the physical comedy of the silent masters and emulating the deadpan of the Monseur Hurlot films. Instead, Blake Edwards' hip 60s comedy exploded with Sellers' incarnation of Clouseau, and an even more wacky "Shot In The Dark" (co-written by the Exorcist's William Peter Blatty) was the immediate follow-up. In American TV, we know about "spin-off" series, and that's really what the Clouseau films are: a spin-off of this first classic. The Pink Panther is a must for fans of the swinging 60s comedies like its sequels, like "Casino Royale", "Under The Yum-Yum Tree", "The Graduate", the Flint movies, and others. Favourite scene? The bedroom scene, with David Niven (later of "Casino Royale") and Robert Wagner (of recent "Austin Powers" fame) hiding from the inept investigator. In fact, you can't watch my favourite Blake Edward movie, "Victor/Victoria", without seeing similar classic sight gags and situations from just that bedroom scene! Buy this movie!
The Pink Panther.......2007-07-02
The great Blake Edwards inaugurated the farcical "Panther" series in 1964 with this zesty comedy caper starring David Niven as a covetous, Cary Grant-like jewel thief. But it was Peter Sellers's brilliant performance as clumsy Inspector Clouseau--the very opposite of Niven's refined, urbane criminal--that made this a madcap classic. Goofy and fun, with an indelible, Oscar-nominated score by Henry Mancini.
Pink Panther.......2007-06-08
I never got the DVD in the mail. You sent it to the wrong address and it was lost. Please send me another one at the correct address which is 8132 Hickory St, New Olreans, LA 70118.
Not Very Funny, But Worth Watching........2007-05-21
Everyone is familiar with "The Pink Panther" series, everyone knows about the bumbling Inspector Clouseau, but if you've never seen the original "Pink Panther" and the first in the series you may be surprised. First off, Peter Sellers (who plays Clouseau) isn't in the starring role. That's David Niven as Sir Charles. The other thing that might surprise you is that this first entry isn't very funny. It's got a couple chuckles here and there and only one REALLY funny scene, if you ask me. Anyway, the movie takes place in Rome where Princess Dala (Claudia Cardinale) arrives at a posh resort with her legendary Pink Panther diamond which has a an image of leaping panther within it. Once there, she meets Sir Charles who arranges to have her dog stolen but whose motives seem at once unclear. Meanwhile, there's Inspector Clouseau who's at the same posh resort with his wife Madame Clouseau (Capucine). Inspector Clouseau is there to look for the legendary jewel-thief The Phantom, whom he fears may attempt to steal the Pink Panther. As irony would have it, Sir Charles is having an affair with Clouseau's wife...In another turn of events; Sir Charles' nephew George (Robert Wagner) arrives and seems to attract the attention of both Princess Dala and Madame Clouseau. The film had two hilarious scenes. The first was when both George and Sir Charles are in Madame Clouseau's room (unbeknownst to George) and than Clouseau arrives and Madame is forced to hide everyone from, well, everyone. The other scene comes at the costume party where Inspector Clouseau is waiting for The Phantom to show up and a detective dressed as zebra begins to drink from a bowl on a table. Does that sound funny? Probably not, but it's one of the scenes that made me laugh the hardest. "The Pink Panther" is still a legendary film that was probably much funnier years ago. If anything, it proves that Peter Sellers was a genius (with really low self-esteem, if you've read about him) and Blake Edwards was a great director of comedies. David Niven is also terrific as Sir Charles. This is worth seeing, but don't expect to laugh a lot.
GRADE: B
This is the real Pink Panther!.......2007-04-08
This one started one of the most successful series of comedy films in film history. Peter Sellers is great and so is the story. Steve Martin's 2006 release doesn't hold up to this one. I've enjoyed all of the Pink Panther films. I highly recommend it.
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