Sunday, June 30, 2019

The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)


IMDb plot summary: Inspector Clouseau is put on the case when the Pink Panther diamond is stolen, with the Phantom's trademark glove the only clue.
Directed by Blake Edwards. Starring Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, and Herbert Lom.

Peter Sellers' brand of humor is very, very seldom mine, and that's the case for the majority of this movie. It's not necessarily objectionable or unpleasant the way bad comedy can be, it just falls very flat for me much of the time and leaves me feeling bored, and if there's anything a zany slapstick comedy shouldn't be, it's boring. The plot is pretty thin apart from the jokes, so if they don't work, the movie doesn't either.

How it entered my Flickchart:
The Return of the Pink Panther < To Sir, With Love
The Return of the Pink Panther > Barry
The Return of the Pink Panther < O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Return of the Pink Panther < How to Marry a Millionaire
The Return of the Pink Panther < The Rescuers
The Return of the Pink Panther > MASH
The Return of the Pink Panther < It Could Happen to You
The Return of the Pink Panther < Alice in Wonderland (1999)
The Return of the Pink Panther < Live-In Maid
The Return of the Pink Panther < Eddie the Eagle
The Return of the Pink Panther < Pride and Prejudice (1940)
The Return of the Pink Panther < Les Miserables (1935)
Final spot: #2194 out of 2988.

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