Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Red-Barracuda Like many film series before it, the 'Pink Panther' series adopted the approach of going for greater levels of absurdity as it went on. To this end The Pink Panther Strikes Again is by far the most cartoon-like in the series up to this point. It is notable in giving Herbert Lom his most prominent role in the series and he uses the opportunity to chew up the scenery at every given moment. His Chief Inspector Dreyfuss escapes from the insane asylum that he was incarcerated in and transforms into a master criminal who kidnaps a scientist and forces him to make him a death ray which he uses to hold the world to ransom. His demand? Clouseau of course. This results in the inspector being hunted down by an assortment of international assassins.This is the first film in this series where the 'Pink Panther' name has been used in the title with no relevance beyond familiarity. The Pink Panther jewel does not feature at all, although we do get the animated character in more entertaining credit sequence shenanigans. But like is always the case in this series, Peter Sellers is the star attraction as the bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau. His comedy routines do once more rely a lot on disguises and slapstick, with much of his physical comedy in particular being excellent. The interrogation scene in the country manor, especially, being a sequence of comic excellence. As a whole though, this one was probably a slight step down from the previous entry The Revenge of the Pink Panther (1975). The more exaggerated tone diluted the humour slightly for me, making it just a little too absurd for my preference. Still, there remains a good amount of amusing comedy here and Sellers is very good again. Also, of note was an appearance of Lesley-Anne Down as a slinky Russian hitwoman, bringing a nice dose of sensuality to proceedings.

gridoon2018 One of the funniest films in the "Pink Panther" series: the best parts (the Poirot-style interrogation, Clouseau's attempts to enter the castle, the laughing gas, "does your dog bite?", "it was hard in the Resistance but not as hard as it is now", etc.) are hilarious, there is considerable cleverness in many of the elaborately staged gags, and although there are dry stretches, they are fewer than in the other series entries. Peter Sellers is in good form, and Herbert Lom is every bit his equal in laugh-getting. The cinephilic animated credits sequence is wonderful. *** out of 4.

lenjc57 For me, this movie is enjoyable because it's a total parody of the classic Bond films. It includes all the necessary elements: a madman with a doomsday machine who wishes to take over the world, a shapely female spy who abandons her country to join with our hero, (although she only thinks it's Clousseau; it's really Omar Sharif...). And more spies than you can swing a dead cat at, and of course, at the end, the villain's lair is utterly destroyed in a huge display of pyrotechnics. This makes the film unique in the Pink Panther series, and as a huge Bond fan, it makes it my favorite. Tragically, Peter Sellers died shortly after filming this picture, and all of the subsequent attempts to revive the franchise have, in my opinion, failed.

Terrell Howell (KnightsofNi11) Now here is a slice of classic comedy. The Pink Panther Strikes Again is the third film in the Pink Panther saga, and it is arguably one of the strongest in the series. It picks up where the second film left off, with Charles Dreyfus, the villain from the second film, escaping the mental institution he was admitted to. After he escapes he swears his revenge on the new Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. He does so by building the ultimate Doomsday machine, capable of destroying whole cities. He threatens to use this machine unless Clouseau is killed. The whole of the film delivers some of the most amusing and riotous gags from the bumbling Clouseau, and unlike the first film, it was a complete delight to watch from start to finish.The only other Pink Panther film I've seen is the original, and I wasn't impressed. The film was simply just mildly amusing, as opposed to truly funny. The Pink Panther Strikes Again accomplishes what the first film couldn't and is actually very funny. There are a lot of jokes and gags to laugh about in this movie, both visual an verbal. It takes all the antics that were present in the first film and utilizes them much more effectively to make the film a hilarious experience. The jokes never go on too long, but are drawn out just enough to make each silly antic worthwhile and everything from smile inducing amusing, to laugh out loud hilarious. This movie is comedy done right. It's goofy but smart, and there's a lot to be said about that.After the first two movies Peter Sellers was ready to perfect his role for the third film. And perfect it he did. Jacques Clouseau was a great character in the first film and arguably the best thing about it. But by the third film Sellers had mastered his portrayal of this bumbling inspector fueled by dumb luck that saves his life every time. Everything Clouseau does in this film provides a laugh. The originality of his character is uncanny, and it makes him so much fun and such a riot from start to finish. He has grown a little sillier and slightly more bumbling since the first film, but it still isn't overplayed or annoying in any way. His goofiness doesn't tire in any way. Peter Sellers as Jacques Clouseau is pure comedy gold.As far as the story goes in The Pink Panther Strikes Again, there isn't much to it. It's fairly straight forward, but its nothing worth complaining about. If you go into a pure comedy like the Pink Panther series expecting a groundbreaking mystery story then you are clueless. The storyline in this movie isn't complex and obviously lacks the kind of depth you will see in a drama, but that's understandable. The best thing I can say about the story is that despite not having the kind of complexity as a heightened drama or thriller it isn't a completely brainless and idiotic comedy. It definitely has a story with plenty of fun characters, and accomplishes a lot more than your typical idiot comedy does. I can really commend a comedy when it does this.I was very happy with The Pink Panther Strikes Again. Overall, I'll never enjoy a comedy like this as much as a drama, but that is solely out of personal taste. But despite this I can't say that this film in any way a bad film, and I definitely found it worth my time. It is a very funny movie and Peter Sellers is so memorable as the wacky Jacques Clouseau. As far as comedies go, this is a very well made film. A film like this will never make it onto my list of favorite films, but I can definitely enjoy it for what it is.