Review of Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) by Matt K — 22 Mar 2009
The first 40 minutes or so are actually surprisingly non-godawful, that's not to say that they're good, but at least the footage wasn't used in other movies (mostly). It is outtakes, which naturally are less funny, but it has it's few moments of chuckles.
HOWEVER! As soon as we learn that Clouseau has been "lost" the movie turns into the most horrible and extremely morbid film I've ever seen. They have these sad interviews of the lovable minor cast members and then a good scene from a previous film. Also there is usually some terrible new music cue over the old scene (to make it funnier!). And the ending is probably the single most disrespectful image I've ever seen. It is mind-blowing in how horrific it is.
In the opening animated credit sequence it appears for a second that the animated Clouseau is peeing on Blake Edwards' story credit (it is later revealed that he is just spraying a hose). Blake Edwards must have known that this film would make the fans hate his guts...
This review of Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) was written by Matt K on 22 Mar 2009.
Trail of the Pink Panther has generally received mixed reviews.
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