Anyone See Pink Panther?

[castoff]

Has anyone seen the movie Pink Panther that opened last weekend? I was thinking of taking my kids to see it. It looks funny but sometimes the previews in a movie is the only funny thing you see in the movie , if you know what I mean. Thanks, Tina

 

[PixieDust32]

OMG! The movie is hilarious, we went last weekend and we laughed the whole time.

 

[sodaseller]

We loved it

 

[tar heel]

We loved it. It's not Peter Sellers, of course, but it's a lot of fun. It's silly and slapstick -- my 11-year-old thinks it's one of the best movies he's ever seen.

Our reviewer hated this movie. We usually agree with him, but we've finally figured out that this is the kind of movie he just doesn't "get."

 

[castoff]

OMG! The movie is hilarious, we went last weekend and we laughed the whole time.

Thank You ! As long as we don't get snowed in that is what we are planning on doing. Kids are off all next week from school so we have time.

 

[castoff]

We loved it. It's not Peter Sellers, of course, but it's a lot of fun. It's silly and slapstick -- my 11-year-old thinks it's one of the best movies he's ever seen.

Our reviewer hated this movie. We usually agree with him, but we've finally figured out that this is the kind of movie he just doesn't "get."

The critics didn't give it a good review at all. I have learned you can't always go by what they think. My kids are 12 & 15. They are the ones that told me that they wanted to see it. Steve Martin can be really funny at times.

 

[p-nut]

My DD is fifteen and she loved it. I am sure yours will too.

 

[horseshowmom]

I'll cast a dissenting vote here.

DH and I went to see it Tuesday night. About the only part I liked was the last 10-15 minutes, but I didn't want to say anything since DH had picked it. As we left the theater, he said, "That was pretty bad wasn't it?" When I smiled, he said that he might give it a 2. I had to agree with him. We didn't think the slapstick was funny (although we love the 3 Stooges), and there was a lot of crude humor.

There was pretty much NO laughing in the theater we were in except for one woman who laughed all the way through (apparently, she loved it).

JMO

 

[sodaseller]

It got mixed reviews locally, and I was expecting the worst. We had been awaiting the movie for months - we have the collection of the Sellers' movies and love Clousseau. My DD9 loves Clousseau, and we have gathered some EBay memorabilia on him and regularly work in Clousseau into conversations (we have long called our lovable but dumb and clumsy Springer Spaniel the Clousseau of dogs) . The first 10-15 mins were excruciating, and the cartoon was not near as imaginative as anticipated.

But then it picked up. A lot of the humor is subtle, above kids' heads, thought not inappropriate. Some of the best gags are subtle elocutions as scenes switch that are easy to miss. The adult situations were handled very well.

I liked that Steve Martin didn't just try to emulate Sellers, which would not have worked. He added his own foibles, some of which were superior, although the interplay with his chief (here Kevin Kline, originally Herbert Lom), didn't click to me. I also thought they updated the Cato confrontations in a refreshing but not duplicative way, with a mix of his "attacks" on his partner and checking on the room while talking about the weather. Ditto for the "disguises" - it would not have worked for Martin just to try some of Seller's types of disguises, but what they did worked well (I won't spoil it).

I also liked the chemistry with Jean Reno, a very underappreciated actor who did just fine in a role that I thought he would not be able to handle. I loved the gags on the French all vowel pronunciation and the snobbery against hamburgers. I also loved the James Bond touch. The final "unmasking" scene in front of all smacked of a cheap Frank Drebin ripoff, but still had its moments. Martin did make Clousseau more human than Sellers did, more sympathetic, although he likes that storyline (Roxanne).

I would have liked a version of the classic Clousseau initial interrogation/visit to the crime scene, which always rated among the most hysterical scenes in the original movies. They had a series of them, but it didn't measure up. They tried to capture the reaction of the crowd expecting a brilliant detective but realizing they have an idiot through a press conference, but that didn't work for me. I loved the "teamwork" fight scene The prequel back-story was likely necessary but didn't really work, although it did explain how an idiot got a top position, although in the old movies that was supposedly just a joke on the French

 

[makinorlando]

DD8 and I saw it on Sunday. We both enjoyed it, and there were some scenes that had me laughing very hard! There was lots of laughter coming from around the theater. I did not go in with high expectations, but in the end I was glad we saw it!

 

[Boater]

The critics didn't give it a good review at all. I have learned you can't always go by what they think. My kids are 12 & 15. They are the ones that told me that they wanted to see it. Steve Martin can be really funny at times.

Critics are my guide to movies. If they don't like it, I'm sure I'll love it.
If they like it, I'll wait till it's on DVD.

 

[castoff]

It got mixed reviews locally, and I was expecting the worst. We had been awaiting the movie for months - we have the collection of the Sellers' movies and love Clousseau. My DD9 loves Clousseau, and we have gathered some EBay memorabilia on him and regularly work in Clousseau into conversations (we have long called our lovable but dumb and clumsy Springer Spaniel the Clousseau of dogs) . The first 10-15 mins were excruciating, and the cartoon was not near as imaginative as anticipated.

But then it picked up. A lot of the humor is subtle, above kids' heads, thought not inappropriate. Some of the best gags are subtle elocutions as scenes switch that are easy to miss. The adult situations were handled very well.

I liked that Steve Martin didn't just try to emulate Sellers, which would not have worked. He added his own foibles, some of which were superior, although the interplay with his chief (here Kevin Kline, originally Herbert Lom), didn't click to me. I also thought they updated the Cato confrontations in a refreshing but not duplicative way, with a mix of his "attacks" on his partner and checking on the room while talking about the weather. Ditto for the "disguises" - it would not have worked for Martin just to try some of Seller's types of disguises, but what they did worked well (I won't spoil it).

I also liked the chemistry with Jean Reno, a very underappreciated actor who did just fine in a role that I thought he would not be able to handle. I loved the gags on the French all vowel pronunciation and the snobbery against hamburgers. I also loved the James Bond touch. The final "unmasking" scene in front of all smacked of a cheap Frank Drebin ripoff, but still had its moments. Martin did make Clousseau more human than Sellers did, more sympathetic, although he likes that storyline (Roxanne).

I would have liked a version of the classic Clousseau initial interrogation/visit to the crime scene, which always rated among the most hysterical scenes in the original movies. They had a series of them, but it didn't measure up. They tried to capture the reaction of the crowd expecting a brilliant detective but realizing they have an idiot through a press conference, but that didn't work for me. I loved the "teamwork" fight scene The prequel back-story was likely necessary but didn't really work, although it did explain how an idiot got a top position, although in the old movies that was supposedly just a joke on the French

Wow what a review. Thanks for not spoiling it for me. looks like more people here enjoyed then not. There doesn't seem like there is alot of PG movies around they are always PG 13 and they may not alway be the best for my kids.

 

[Planogirl]

It got mixed reviews locally, and I was expecting the worst. We had been awaiting the movie for months - we have the collection of the Sellers' movies and love Clousseau. My DD9 loves Clousseau, and we have gathered some EBay memorabilia on him and regularly work in Clousseau into conversations (we have long called our lovable but dumb and clumsy Springer Spaniel the Clousseau of dogs) . The first 10-15 mins were excruciating, and the cartoon was not near as imaginative as anticipated.

But then it picked up. A lot of the humor is subtle, above kids' heads, thought not inappropriate. Some of the best gags are subtle elocutions as scenes switch that are easy to miss. The adult situations were handled very well.

I liked that Steve Martin didn't just try to emulate Sellers, which would not have worked. He added his own foibles, some of which were superior, although the interplay with his chief (here Kevin Kline, originally Herbert Lom), didn't click to me. I also thought they updated the Cato confrontations in a refreshing but not duplicative way, with a mix of his "attacks" on his partner and checking on the room while talking about the weather. Ditto for the "disguises" - it would not have worked for Martin just to try some of Seller's types of disguises, but what they did worked well (I won't spoil it).

I also liked the chemistry with Jean Reno, a very underappreciated actor who did just fine in a role that I thought he would not be able to handle. I loved the gags on the French all vowel pronunciation and the snobbery against hamburgers. I also loved the James Bond touch. The final "unmasking" scene in front of all smacked of a cheap Frank Drebin ripoff, but still had its moments. Martin did make Clousseau more human than Sellers did, more sympathetic, although he likes that storyline (Roxanne).

I would have liked a version of the classic Clousseau initial interrogation/visit to the crime scene, which always rated among the most hysterical scenes in the original movies. They had a series of them, but it didn't measure up. They tried to capture the reaction of the crowd expecting a brilliant detective but realizing they have an idiot through a press conference, but that didn't work for me. I loved the "teamwork" fight scene The prequel back-story was likely necessary but didn't really work, although it did explain how an idiot got a top position, although in the old movies that was supposedly just a joke on the French

Great review and I feel a little more inclined to see it now. I love the original Pink Panther series and I also love Steve Martin but so far my response has been "Steve, what were you thinking?" If he does a fresh interpretation in his own style, this may just be enjoyable.

 

[Deb & Bill]

We went to two movies today - Eight Below (first show) and Pink Panther (second movie). After spending two hours with tears running down my face and wiping my nose, the Pink Panther was what I needed. Very funny, lots of laughter in the theater. Just plain funny. I adore Steve Martin as an actor. He is great. My 12 yr old son and husband both thought it was so funny as well.

 

[makinorlando]

We have seen it twice. My DD8 thought it was so funny, she wanted to see it again so she could remember more of the funny lines!! I thought it was very funny, but I would have rather seen Eight Below today!

 

[azgal81]

It was funny although I liked the originals alot better, I saw it last night. I did notice however that a few of the funny scences had bits and lines from the previous pink panther movies though. It's like they coudln't come up with any new stuff!

 

[raammartin]

DS and I watched that while DH and DD watched Curious George. DS laughed his rear off throughout the entire movie. It was good!

 

[pogopossum]

we took the whole family to see it, dw was not looking forward to it, a compromise with the kids, but she ended up laughing out loud several times and was really tickled by a couple of steve's antics. all four of us really enjoyed the movie. there were a couple of bits that might should have got the movie a pg-13 but overall it was pretty family safe.

 

[castoff]

It was funny although I liked the originals alot better, I saw it last night. I did notice however that a few of the funny scences had bits and lines from the previous pink panther movies though. It's like they coudln't come up with any new stuff!

I was wondering about that. We were suppose to see it this past weekend. Kids were a little dissappointed. I got caught up in watching some local AKC agility shows. Kids are off this week. We will be seeing it.

 

[jenimay]

Dh and I went out Sat and saw it. It was better than I thought it would be. Dh was bothered by his accent, and said "Peter Sellers was more natural at playing the part", but like the movie too.

Jeni