The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again Blu-ray Review
Reviewed past Dr. Stephen Larson, July 9, 2017
The Pink Panther Strikes Again is beingness released as part of The Pink Panther Movie Collection .
With the box function success of The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), United Artists quickly gave Blake Edwards the go-ahead to make some other film for release the following year. With The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Edwards and co-writer Frank Waldman scripted a straight sequel to its predecessor. The movie opens amongst the lush greenery exterior an insane aviary about Paris before taking us inside the office of a psychoanalyst. The analyst gives in-patient Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) a quiz to determine if he is fit for release. Dreyfus passes and also professes to his annotator that he has been fully cured following a nervous breakdown that he felt was caused entirely by Clouseau (Peter Sellers), who has usurped him as chief inspector. Enjoying the fresh open air before his imminent freedom, Dreyfus is unceremoniously met by the unheeding Clouseau, who ends upwards sending his former boss thrice into the lake. Dreyfus tries retaliating on Clouseau simply is reprimanded and taken dorsum to confinement. He still escapes and starts forming a big network of criminals intent on the annihilation of Clouseau. The latter travels to Scotland Yard to investigate the kidnapping of Dr. Fassbender (Richard Vernon) and his daughter Margo (Briony McRoberts). Clouseau trails the family butler, Jarvis (Michael Robbins), to a transvestite bar where two of the kidnappers try a sneak assault on the Inspector.
The Pinkish Panther Strikes Again is a series favorite of many and it is piece of cake to see why. The film features a seemingly countless succession of running gags and many references to other movies, including Richard Williams's wonderful animation during the main titles where the pink panther is privy to them on the argent screen. Edwards has Sellers imitate the hunchback of Notre Dame, engage in an Enter the Dragon-inspired duel with Cato (Burt Kwouk), and wearing apparel upwards as a craggy, Einstein-like dentist. All of these escapades are very funny and well-choreographed but the picture show turns from hilarity to backlog silliness in Dreyfus'southward Mondschein Castle. Granted, Waldman and Edwards wanted to take the Dreyfus graphic symbol in a completely new direction and should be lauded for their ambitions. Information technology's just that the film extends way beyond the realms of believability and realism, which are impractical even for the far-out parameters that the series has already set. The knocks on Dreyfus's head has acquired a major relapse in which he becomes more senile and obsessed with Clouseau'southward full devastation. Merely equally a sometime law enforcer, information technology'south a stretch that he would go to utterly extreme measures to erase the UN edifice with his Doomsday Car. I enjoyed the imitations of President Ford and Secretarial assistant of Country Kissinger by no-name actors and the jokes run across effectively. The laser beam that Dreyfus launches on buildings, however, doesn't work so well.
Editor Alan Jones notes in an interview on this disc that The Pink Panther Strikes Again had three unlike cuts that screened to test audiences. Jones made a number of editorial changes to each version and Edwards as well shot some new scenes. A Diversity Dec, 1976 review reported: "Edwards has been fine-tuning his cut through several sneaks [previews], and the current 103-minute length is more than than half a reel shorter than an earlier version. En route, some of the supporting turns take been trimmed manner back."
The Pink Panther Strikes Again Blu-ray, Video Quality
The Pink Panther Strikes Once again makes its inaugural Blu-ray debut courtesy of Shout Select on this MPEG-4 AVC-encoded BD-50. The main feature carries an average bitrate of 31998 kbps, with a full bitrate for the disc coming to 41.53 Mbps. Shout advertises a new 4K scan of the interpositive for this tertiary sequel in the series. Overall, color saturation, delineation, and contrast marking an improvement compared to the transfer for The Return of the Pink Panther. See in particular the item on colors in Screenshot #due south 1, 5, 6, eleven, 13, and 18. There are occasional white specks that sometimes mar the presentation, though. For darker shots in Dreyfus's castle, coarse grain, flickering, and mosquito noise are all evident. Additionally, there are some lingering harm marks and calorie-free scratches on the print. (See #twenty on the motorcyclist.) Effulgence is additional a notch. My score is 3.75.
Twelve scene selections can be accessed via the main menu or your remote.
The Pink Panther Strikes Once more Blu-ray, Sound Quality
For sound options on The Pink Panther Strikes Once again, Shout did what I hoped they would have done on their disc of The Return of the Pink Panther and that is provide iii tracks: a DTS-Hard disk drive Primary Audio five.ane Surroundings (1983 kbps, 24-fleck), a DTS-Hd Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (1636 kbps, 24-flake), and a DTS-HD Master Sound 2.0 Dual Mono (1587 kbps, 24-bit). The 5.1 remix demonstrates dainty spatiality and depth, specially for an older film. The surrounds are prominent for f/10 scenes in the Mondschein Castle. Composer Henry Mancini delivers a thematically rich score (including a theme for Clouseau). Edwards trusted Mancini to the bespeak where he would just exit him to write the music on his own. The Oscar-nominated vocal "Come to Me" is well-rendered on each track. Dialogue is crisp and discernible throughout. The only drawback due to the age of the recording is that there isn't a lot of range.
Optional English SDH are bachelor for the primary feature.
The Pinkish Panther Strikes Again Blu-ray, Special Features and Extras
- NEW Audio Commentary by Jason Simos of The Peter Sellers Appreciation Society - Simos gives a fairly desultory commentary well-nigh the flick. He includes some anecdotes virtually Edwards, the actors, and deleted scenes but gets caught up with the gags on-screen and only watches the moving-picture show and guffaws. At that place are more gaps for the last third of the film. The track would have been more informative if it was scripted or Simos worked from additional notes to fill up expressionless air. In English language, not subtitled.
- NEW Featurette � Panther Musings: An Interview with Actress Lesley-Anne Down (21:l, 1080p) - a sit down-down chat with the lovely Lesley-Anne Down who still looks very glamorous. She recounts her modeling and acting careers, working with Edwards and Sellers, and why she retired from Hollywood. In English, not subtitled.
- NEW Featurette � A Cut Above: Editing the Pinkish Panther Films � An Interview with Editor Alan Jones (24:32, 1080p) - Jones discusses Edwards's unusual hands-off approach, Sellers'due south arroyo to one-act, and the diverse alterations he made to different cuts of The Pink Panther Strikes Again. In English, not subtitled.
- 1976 Featurette � Clouseau: The Greatest Fumbler in the Earth (The Making of The Pink Panther Strikes Again) (7:19, upconverted to 1080) - a vintage backside-the-scenes featurette with cursory interview snippets of Edwards and Sellers. Clips from the other films are also shown. The mono 1.0 sound is deadened but just aural. In English, not subtitled.
- Trailers (v:55, upconverted to 1080) - a rare teaser trailer narrated by Sellers, another teaser featuring actor Byron Kane (both shown in widescreen), a full-screen theatrical trailer, and a widescreen extended pre-release trailer. All are in English language, not subtitled.
- Boob tube Spots (2:57, upconverted to 1080) - five grainy Tv spots broadcast to advertise The Pink Panther Strikes Once again. In English, non subtitled.
- Radio Spots (2:56) - four radio spots that aired to promote The Pinkish Panther Strikes Once again. In English, not subtitled.
- Nonetheless Gallery (5:08, 1080p) - this slide show outset presents nearly 50 high-quality color photos in both portrait and landscape. This is followed by a agglomeration of black-and-white stills from United Artists' archive along with additional color snapshots.
- Poster Gallery (5:22, 1080p) - a very diverse gallery consisting of over lx nearly all-color images comprised of United states/international theatrical release posters, lobby cards, and concept art.
- Lensman Colin Cadle'south On-Set Gallery (two:03, 1080p) - a dozen color photographs and two black-and-white pictures are displayed in this shorter gallery. Upon conclusion, in that location is an afterword by lensman Colin Cadle.
- Easter Egg (0:15, upconverted to 1080) - a few quick outtakes with director Blake Edwards and crew members.
The Pink Panther Strikes Once more Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation
The Pink Panther Strikes Again is arguably the funniest installment in the beloved series. Shout Select delivers very adept video and audio presentations (the best the film has received to appointment). The label has besides washed a very laudable chore in the extras department. There are two new interviews and a pretty good if erratic commentary. More than, there are a lot of precious archival stills to savor in the photo galleries. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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