Is it weird to say that I miss Peter Sellers?

I had completely forgotten how much fun this film really is. Blake Edwards truly is a master of physical comedy and really turns this into a modern slapstick with all the traditional elements of a good farce.

The cast is exceptional. David Niven is so unbelievably charismatic and charming here it's just ridiculous. But the true star is Sellers. His timing and self-aware humour has not been equalled. He completely inhabits this character and steals every scene he is in, even when he is just sitting in the background.

I struggle to think of an actor/comedian that is like Sellers. He truly is unique and I am happy I can visit him time and again in one of his classic films.

Of which this certainly is one.

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Absolutely bloody amazing.

A farcical masterpiece with Peter Sellers owning his most famous character as David Niven and a very young Robert Wagner ooze charm. Blake Edwards stages his comedic set-pieces with a fantastic amount of grace with everything mapped out to ensure increasing hilarity with a nice sprinkling of surreality throughout also (The climax of one section involving a pantomime horse may genuinely be one of the funniest things I have ever seen).

I adored this film from acting through to production design and costuming, a super fun time.

This movie is so simple, it is so stupid and it is so hilarious. It is pure fun to watch The Pink Panther with its charismatic nature.

Peter Sellers played a supporting role in this first Pink Panther film..
it was in the sequels that he took the starring role.

Henry Mancini's theme music and the Pink Panther animations are already present .. what a great score and fun animation.. both immediately recognizable and both bring a smile.

For me, the Pink Panther series is really about the magic and talent of Peter Sellers (and Blake Edwards, behind the scenes).. Sellers might not have the chance to shine as much in this film as the others, but there are a number of moments throughout this where he 'takes the screen.'

Sellers is clearly the standout of this film. Without him this would have been just another serviceable comic romp from the 1960's.

I could watch Clouseau fall around all day long.

The beginning detracts somewhat from the film in general, and in all honesty the decision to switch the focus from David Niven to Peter Sellers was a poor one. However, The Pink Panther does more than "have its moments," and is a must-see.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Or, "A Little Bit of Slapstick While Everybody Tries to Get Laid"

when i selected this for family movie night, i didn't realize that it wasn't a Peter Sellers film, but a Blake Edwards/David Niven bed-hopping comedy. Our six-year-old insisted on watching the entire thing and had absolutely no questions for us. Not sure if I should be worried or relieved.

A fantastic cast (though Robert Wagner is punching well outside his weight class in almost every scene), some great farcical set pieces, and a pleasant musical interlude (worth watching for the casts' reactions as much as the singing & dancing), but ultimately not much of a film. Fun, though, especially when the flick uses Sellers' physical comedy as a side dish instead of the main course. Also, pretty ladies are pretty, especially when they're pretend-drunk and befriending a tiger rug.