The Pink Panther
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Movie Reviews of The Pink Panther
Movie Review: The Pink Panther
Summary: 5 Stars
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.Movie Review: The Birth of a classic!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a great movie. I mean, Peter Sellers was a genius in this. Playing the bumbling Inspector Closseau. I mean, this was so good. Actor David Niven was even good playing the rogue jewel thief, the Phantom. It was a good movie and a classic that deserves to be a part of movie history.Movie Review: His Kind of Woman
Summary: 5 Stars
Recently, from film noirs, You released the move "His Kind of Woman" with Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. This movie I have been waiting to buy for many years. It is one of the best Adventure movie I have enjoyed very much. I recomend it to all ages. Robert Mitchum at his best.
Movie Review: A Little Pink In the Center
Summary: 4 Stars
Blake Edward's "The Pink Panther" is part crime caper, part slapstick comedy, all swingin' style.
For the uninitiated among you, the recognized cartoon character debuted in the animated credits to this movie. The actual "Pink Panther" the title refers to is a fictional diamond. The diamond is perfect except for a flaw shaped like a panther.
Like the Pink Panther diamond, there's a very notable flaw in this movie that keeps it from being perfect. It's a simple miscalculation on the filmmaker's part. The audience was expected to root for the wrong person.
The movie follows the adventure of a womanizing jewel thief, the very stylish David Niven, attempting to liberate Princess Dala, the very exotic and very sexy Claudia Cardinale, of the Pink Panther diamond. Niven is in turn pursued by accident-prone French detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau, played so masterfully by comedian Peter Sellers that he would return for four sequels.
The "root for the villain" approach the filmmakers were going for just doesn't work here. As charming, sophisticated, and likable David Niven is, his character's ability to seduce any woman and retain a respectable façade isn't enough to make us like him. Instead, the audience naturally sympathizes with the underdog, Inspector Clouseau. We don't want to see him cheated on by his wife, who is secretly Niven's accomplice. We don't want to see him injure himself when his clumsiness should be causing his antagonist aggravation.
The movie still has its untouchable sense of style going for it. Henry Mancini's score, especially the famous theme music, is absolutely perfect. The opening animation that accompanies the credits, complete with the famous Pink Panther as well as images symbolic of Niven's and Sellers' characters, is definitely memorable. There are plenty of laughs, but in between there are many gags that fall flat, especially when Peter Sellers isn't on the screen. A good start for the series, but easily surpassed by almost any of the sequels.
Movie Review: "THE PINK PANTHER" CLASSIC '60'S NOSTALGIA
Summary: 4 Stars
The first in the classic "Pink Panther" series, starring the comic genius Peter Sellers as the bumbling French detective Inspector Clouseau. Sellers was just cutting his teeth as the accident-prone detective, and appears more clumsy than actually funny. David Niven stars as the suave playboy jewel thief, Sir Charles Lytton, and has several funny moments himself. I like the scene where Niven falls from the hotel window into a snow mound and comes crashing out of the snow into a crowd of his friends, saying "good evening" as though nothing had happened to him at all. The beautiful Capucine stars as Inspector Clouseau's wife, who is secretly involved with Niven's character, romantically and aiding him in attempting to steal the "Pink Panther" diamond from a beautiful Middle Eastern princess, played by Italian beauty Claudia Cardinale. Robert Wagner stars as Niven's dashing nephew, who discovers his uncle is the notorious jewel thief, the Phantom, and decides to help him. This film has one of the most amazing soundtracks ever, by the great Henry Mancini. I enjoyed listening to the music as much as I enjoyed watching the actors perform. "The Pink Panther" is one of my favorite 60's era films, but it's not Peter Seller's best Clouseau performance. My personal favorite in the series is "The Pink Panther Strikes Again," which is also the most televised of the series as well. It has all the classic elements fans have come to love about these films. I have the first dvd release of "The Pink Panther" which features different dvd jacket artwork and is presented in both widescreen and fullscreen formats. I watched the widescreen version, which performed with a clean transfer and a very good audio sound. I highly recommend "The Pink Panther" to fans of David Niven, Peter Sellers, Henry Mancini music lovers, and to all 1960 film buffs, it's an absolute classic.