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2 much Pink Panther?

by Bill on July 19, 2009

I’m not sure why, but I keep writing about the Steve Martin Pink Panther movies. A day or two ago I put up an assessment of sorts about The Pink Panther 2. I think it may be because I was surprised when I liked the first one. I was expecting a mess with that one, [...]

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The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

by Bill on July 16, 2009

Directed by Harald Zwart This movie suffers from comparisons. As discussed in my review of Steve Martin’s first The Pink Panther, it gets compared to the Peter Sellers’ movies and that actor’s performances as Inspector Clouseau. This second Steve Martin film, The Pink Panther 2, suffers from the same fate but also from comparisons to [...]

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

by Bill on May 28, 2009

Directed by John Hughes What a joy it is to watch a movie you had forgotten about and weren’t expecting a lot from and discovering it is nothing less than wonderful. Planes, Trains and Automobiles is an absolute gem of a movie. Perhaps one of the reasons it succeeds so well is because it is [...]

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Pink Panther – Martin as Clouseau

by Bill on January 25, 2009

Now that I’m seeing ads for The Pink Panther 2 (due for release in February, I believe), I thought it might be a good time to discuss The Pink Panther, the 2006 film based on the Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers films. As I recall, when it came out a few years ago it was [...]

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The Pink Panther (2006)

by Bill on January 25, 2009

Directed by Shawn Levy Now that I’m seeing ads for The Pink Panther 2 (due for release in February, I believe), I thought it might be a good time to discuss The Pink Panther, the 2006 film based on the Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers films. As I recall, when it came out a few [...]

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Bowfinger (1999)

by Bill on July 21, 2008

Directed by Frank Oz Despite a misstep or two, Bowfinger is a wonderfully funny movie that begins with a great idea and pretty much sees it through. (The idea and script come from Steve Martin.) The premise is so funny, it’s hard to imagine how the movie could go wrong. Fortunately it doesn’t and we [...]

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