I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Revenge of the Pink Panther was the film which marked the last time Peter Sellers would play the bumbling French detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau before his untimely death two years later. He would feature in the later Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) of course, but seeing as his appearances in that film were made up exclusively of old out-takes, this one is the true final film really. In this one Clouseau is mistakenly thought to have been murdered by a gang of drug smugglers. He uses his anonymity to assist him bring the crooks to justice.This seems to be generally considered to be the weakest of the Sellers 70's comeback Panther films. This is probably a fair assessment, although I wouldn't say there is a lot in it, as while this is clearly an uneven comedy, the other 70's entries are too and this one still has some good scenes and is overall quite an enjoyable watch. Like seems to have become the formula, in this one Clouseau sports all manner of disguises, including a Godfather impersonation. There are, in fact, more disguises here than ever before which isn't necessarily a good thing, as when Sellers is in disguise, he is less Clouseau. Pound for pound, there are probably fewer genuinely funny Sellers moments in this one, with the most amusing scene in fact belonging to Herbert Lom when his Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to give a memorial speech praising Clouseau, where he continually fights uncontrolled laughter. Another memorable moment occurs when Clouseau returns to his home to discover that his manservant Kato has turned it into an oriental themed brothel! Pleasingly, this sequence features the spectacularly gorgeous Valerie Leon as a leather-clad dominatrix replete with whip. The plot runs through the motions and eventually winds up in Hong Kong, which quite a few films did in the 70's. Essentially, while this in a lesser Clouseau outing, it still was very likeable all the same.

There is such a thing as trying too hard to be funny, and Revenge of the Pink Panther does just that. Trying to catch the coattails of the original Pink Panther (1963) and The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), This movie just falls flat. All the original humor is gone, and the overacting is more than can be borne. By the time The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) all the jokes had been played out and the writing had lost all of its juicy humor. The acting is just bad, and some movies are so bad, they are fun to watch, but not this one. Too much make up, karate scenes that had none of the original flavor, and overplayed lines make this movie not worth the price of the ticket. What a bad career move for Diane Cannon this was. One of the worst movies ever. Horrible. Unbearable.

I do not think Revenge of the Pink Panther is the best in the series(Shot in the Dark is hilarious), but it was a funny and pleasant diversion. The plot is a bit of a less though, and while I liked the music in general some of it got a little repetitive or interfered too much in some scenes. Also there is the odd bit of slow pacing. However, I actually kind of liked it. Peter Sellers is a sheer delight as Clousseau, and Herbert Lom was good also, his eulogy scene had me in hysterics. And there is some decent scripting, however I did find the sight gags more memorable, especially the scene in Clousseau's apartment about twenty five minutes into the movie, the funniest moment of that particular scene was when he fell through the ceiling when it was cut through. I quite liked the production values as well, they weren't what I call exquisite, but they were pleasant enough. Overall, decent but I do agree it is uneven at times. Worth watching for Sellers, but for those looking for a more structured plot they'd better see Shot in the Dark for example instead. 7/10 Bethany Cox

For all Peter Sellers was noted for his comic abilities, this one was his last outing (if alive) as the bungling detective Inspector Clouseau and must be the funniest (or silliest) through Sellers' brilliance with dialogue after dialogue and chaos after chaos plus some that may cause discomfort particularly through some conspiracy to murder the great French detective. The film plot too is a bit dated and to be fair, this one is more than 30 years old and Sellers having died almost 30 years ago (on July 24th 1980) by the time I have commented on this film and it also features Clouseau's Chinese servant Cato this time stealing almost every moment through the film's length despite the fact that Burt Kwouk's earlier appearances as Cato were usually to a lesser extent. Peter Sellers delivers what he can deliver on film as Inspector Clouseau and in the aftermath of his death, several attempts have been made to revive the French man notably with Steve Martin but almost to little avail and even Geoffrey Rush was excellent in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, a film based on Roger Lewis' highly controversial book. You can do as much comedy as you want but you can't do Peter Sellers.