Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Pink Panther Review


Pink Panther (2006) definitely does not deserve a big screen dekko. However, Peter Sellers, the legendary "Inspector Jacques Clouseau" of Pink Panther comedies of yesteryears has passed on the mantle to an apt and deserving candidate in the comic master Steve Martin.



The plot is based on a prequel to the 1964 Blake Edwards' classic with Peter Sellers.

While virtually everbody imitates franglish accent exceptionally well, Steve Martin's was freaking funny an left you in utter splits. Steve might me trying hard to fill the huge paw prints but he is definitely following the foot steps.

Besides the usual slapstick comedy, watch out for the witty wisecracks from Inspector Clouseau. Dont miss the scene where Inspector Clouseau tries to pick up American accent for " I would like to buy a ham-bur-ger" from an accent expert.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Peter Sellers is the grand master of all the adjectives you've used. Do catch Dr.Strangelove in which he plays a paranoid army General (whose name is Jack D. Ripper), a mad-cap Doctor (Strangelove) with a mind-blowing German accent, a deranged "Mr.President" of US. The movie is a satire on Cold War, and if you do get to watch it, pay extra attention to character names.

P.S.

It is a Stanley Kubrick film, yes. (The Freudian Slip thing you mentioned sometime back was rather unfair of you)

Anonymous said...

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Parag said...

Saw it on a flight back from Singapore..
Steve Martin has done a good job.. But still prefer Peter Sellers