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FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

breakdownthatfilm-blogspot-com Director Blake Edwards has produced a lot of funny films during his time. His most famous film that comes to mind is The Pink Panther (1963). Ironically enough, Edwards ended his theatrical film career with one of his most disappointing sequels to the pink panther franchise financially and commercially. Thankfully, there are still a few fans that believe Son of the Pink Panther is not a total waste of time.The story continues of the last Pink Panther film where the audience follows the actions of Jacques Gambrelli, a clumsy and light hearted inspector played by the brilliant Roberto Benigni. Unknown to him, Gambrelli has no idea that he is the son of the great detective Jacques Clouseau but he's still just as klutzy like his father. Benigni was an interesting choice for the offspring of Peter Sellers' character. Like most think, Benigni wouldn't make a great follow up. But to put it in perspective, he's actually not as bad as one thinks.Benigni is not a professional at speaking the English language but he at least knows how to do it. His voice is a little choppy and his goofy antics are slightly over the top but doesn't that go well with his gaunt figure and puffy hair? I liked him here. Also starring in his last theatrical film is Herbert Lom as Commissioner Dreyfus. He has some good moments, mostly when he's around Gambrelli. I can't say that any of the comical elements in this film are original but I had some good laughs a lot of the time.Robert Davi plays Hans Zarba, the main villain of a terrorist group. I didn't really care for Davi's character. He doesn't make Zarba anything worth noticing for. Oh well, you can't have everything. Henry Mancini did the final soundtrack for this franchise as well. Nothing sounds out of the ordinary and that's a good thing. Too bad he's not around anymore though. Mancini's a good composer.Even though many people think so, Benigni doesn't disappoint in this movie. Son of the Pink Panther is still goofy and it has a lot of the components from the beginning films that made this franchise a success.

elshikh4 This is a movie where the first 2 thirds are bad and the last third is good. You read that part of the movie was directed by Geoffrey Edwards, the son of the movie's director Blake Edwards. Therefore I can't decide; was the good part directed by the son or the father ?! The bad 2 thirds : Roberto Benigni was in absolutely pathetic place. He looked lost, speaking bad English. The material given to him couldn't be more weak and unfunny. For little instance : in his first scene he doesn't find a way to make comedy except by his fallen cap? (as if it's a move improvised in the location !). And for bigger instance his scene as a doctor was terrible and boring. Overall, while he's the already talented and successful Italian comedian I know, I was pushed to wonder "who's that ugly loser? He doesn't fit to cinema in the first place?!".You'll have lazy writing and ton of coincidences. See how Dreyfus, Gambrelli / Clouseau's son, the gang of kidnappers and the kidnapped princess meet in one of the most contrived moments ever. And if I forgave this, how to forgive else matters that nearly format the whole 2 thirds : the kidnappers want to kill Gambrelli because he "saw the princess", while Dreyfus and his assistance did see her as well ?! (Ahh, the thing is Gambrelli had "a good look" to her !), Dreyfus happens to be there, while they're trying to murder Gambrelli, twice ! Gambrelli is in the hospital while the gang is asking for a doctor, originally why these guys need one while you'll discover later that they can handle injuries pretty well ?! The gang's head sees Gambrelli wearing a doc coat and doesn't recognize him ?! When did Gambrelli hear one of the conspirators' name "Uncle Address"? He was away from the kidnappers' radio !The cuts are rough, as if there are missing lines or moments. There is no juice. The lines were all direct, being more like something written by robots to be said by robots just to inform the wanted and that's it. Forget any effort to make the dialog laughable by puns or anything. At the first meeting between Dreyfus and Gambrelli's mom, after less than 1 minute she shouts angrily to Dreyfus admitting that her son is CLOUSEAU'S, from where did that come out ?!! Robert Davi, as the head of kidnappers, was no less than awful. His dead face served nobody's good. And even his last line, supposedly his only comic one, was so badly performed. Claudia Cardinale, who played Princess Dala in (The Pink Panther), now plays Maria Gambrelli, the maid played by Elke Sommer in (A Shot in the Dark)! Confused enough ?!Now, to the good third : right after Gambrelli's salvation from being murdered by a car with no brakes, things got finally alive. The old magic of Edwards awakes very late and makes a clever scene at the hospital; the French chief of police fall, while hanging by the telephone's wire, is not only the first laugh but the first proof that this is a Blake Edwards movie ! Benigni gets active. Watch him, rather enjoy him, doing some decoration with Dreyfus's injured leg. Now every scene has a funny closing or a closing anyway. Burt Kwouk comes back as Cato. The casino's sequence is interesting and well-made. In brief it's where the movie became a movie, not a series of curtailed soulless scenes !The movie has some beautiful elements. Henry Mancini's music is on their top. Using human voices instead of the musical instruments at the opening credits proved to be different and inventive intro for the franchise. Although afterwards he deviated from the famous Pink Panther Theme, but why not, since this is a new character, and the final outcome was something distinct and so elegant. Speaking about elegance, the cinematography of Dick Bush was a nice dream. I loved its smoothness and yummy serene colors. See how it made Debrah Farentino's dark eyes spark ravishingly. Debrah as Princess Yasmin was a brunette queen; she has a one-of-a-kind sex appeal, and Edwards, oh the wicked Edwards, didn't let her go in peace; so he bared her to her panties at one moment, and made Benigni's gun bare her legs at another for no reason but her dazzling beauty (Thanks, dear Edwards. Hot mango and honey indeed !). Herbert Lom is a treat apart; hence his scenes were watchable despite their obvious poorness. The used poetry was excellent. The action compensated the absent comedy with fresh sequences that fit a perfect action movie.The main dealing with the title character showed nice creativity : a Clouseau's son, fond of Opera and poetry. Commissioner Dreyfus marries his mom, turning from his father's nemesis to his alternate father. And a sister to him, namely a possible she-Pink Panther ! All smart, all ambitious if not too ambitious, because (Son of the Pink Panther) opened to poor box office and bitter reviews, Blake Edwards didn't direct any movie after it, and all of these futuristic plans, with Benigni as a new lead accompanied by new Panther family, was entirely drooped.Blake Edwards was criticized for being too sincere for the Pink Panther movies, with or without Sellers. I believe it's not the name's fame, his desire to milk it, No, those movies provide loose slapstick, action and pretty girls, in other words his belief in cinema. It's a lovely game to satisfy his appetite and show off his muscles, thus many was never enough. This time he went to play with no glasses. 50 min out of the 90 were bad. At the last shot Benigni after sort of dull slapstick routine declares "that felt Good". I beg to differ !

ma-cortes This following to Closeau series is a new attempt to maintain the slapstick franchise in spite of Peter Sellers death by means the substituting in Italian actor Roberto Benigni . This eight installment is a passable and average comedy because the formula is run out ; it stars Robert Benigni replacing Peter Sellers as one man show accompanied by an excessive Herbert Lom . After making life intolerable for clumsy Inspector Closeau , previous Chief Inspector Charles Dreifuss (Herbert Lom) encounters Jacques Gambrelli (Robert Benigni), who reminds him painfully to Inspector Clouseau , the man who drove him nutty and got insane . With good reason: Gambrelli is Clouseau's son . While a princess (Debrah Farentino) is in France to accompany her daddy (Oliver Cotton), a king from far Orient on a diplomatic mission . She is abducted by some delinquents (Robert Davi , Jennifer Edwards )who obligate her father to abdicate , which he will not do even for her. And since her nation has such close ties to France the Police Prefect instructs commissioner Dreyfuss to go where the princess was abducted and directing the investigation. On the way he runs into the kidnappers and were to be shot when a Gendarme stumbles into them and saves Dreyfuss. Dreyfuss oversees that there is something familiar about this patrolman. When he goes to the local police chief and says him that he will be handling the investigation and asks for his best man, he assigns him Gambrelli, who just happens to be the Gendarme he met earlier . And having another meeting with Gambrelli, he goes to his home to encounter his mummy Maria (Claudia Cardinale), and is shocked to discover that results to be Closeau's son .¨The revenge of the Pink Panther ¨ release was the fifth part of series of Inspector Clouseau from French Surete and the last entry by the late Peter Sellers though he would follow playing but with outtakes in films as ¨Trail of the Pink Panther¨. After that , it was continued by ¨The curse of the Pinnk Panther¨ that turned to be another flop and starred by Ted Wass . ¨The son of the Pink Panther ¨ is the eight part of Closeau series and a light comedy starred by the great Roberto Benigni as the inept and bungler Inspector of the French Surete . The movie gets entertaining and hilarious moments here and there. This slapstick picture contains amusing , funny scenes , fresh and diverting moments but also flaws and gaps . Herbert Lom steals the show parodying his classic character including his ordinary faces , grimaces and gestures . Appears as secondaries the usual series as Burt Kwouk , Grahame Stark and of course a mature Claudia Cardinale . The actors seem to enjoy themselves immensely but they are supposedly amusing holidays . Lively and atmospheric music by habitual Henry Mancini with songs arranged by Bobby MacFerrin ; furthermore ,magnificent opening and ending cartoon titles by Chris Hummel . Colorful and glimmer cinematography by Dick Bush . The film is regularly penned and directed,as always,by Blake Edwards. Several chuckles and gags , the result of which is one acceptable entry from series but inferior to precedent outings as the original ¨The Pink Panther¨, ¨A shot in dark¨, ¨Return of pink panther,¨Revenge of pink panther¨. Director Blake Edwards although gets some inspired bits penned by him however he attempts to alive his classic personage with no much success . The flick will appeal to Pink Panther series buffs and Roberto Benigni fans. This is arguably one of most mediocre of the series about the botcher and bungling Inspector .

evil_sarah69 Hey everyone,I was just wondering if anyone knew if there was a Pink Panther movie that contained a scene where a mans eyebrows/lashes grows and grows to the point where he has to push them back over his head? Or if anyone recognizes the scene from another movie? Any help is appreciated, because it is my mothers favourite scene from a movie. Cracks her up every time she sees it, but neither of us, nor anyone we know, have any idea about it. Also, just to make it interesting, what is everyone's favourite pink panther movie, and why?Thanks.