| | | Steve Martin is Back as Inspector Clouseau!
Features: English, French, Spanish, Subtitled, Dubbed
Steve Martin returns to the scene of the fun as the brilliant, bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau in this side-splitting slapstick comedy for the whole family! When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther diamond, Clouseau is assigned to a dream team of international detectives who are under pressure to bring the master thief to justice before he strikes again. Co-starring Jean Reno, Alfred Molina, Andy Garcia, Lily Tomlin and John Cleese, The Pink Panther 2 will steal your heart...and keep you laughing!
"If you liked the first then you are going to like this one as Clouseau is offensive and outrageous..." Patrick Parker, Premiere
"A comic gem!" Paul Fischer, Dark Horizons
Editor's Note
In this sequel to the 2006 hit THE PINK PANTHER, Steve Martin is back as the less-than-smooth Inspector Clouseau. This time around, he matches wits with Chief Inspector Dreyfus, played by fellow comedic genius John Cleese. THE PINK PANTHER 2 also features returning stars Jean Reno and Emily Mortimer, as well as newcomers to the series Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, and Aishwarya Rai.
| Features | Audio: English DTS HD 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | BD-Live Bootstrap | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Featurettes: Drama Is Easy...Comedy Is Dangerous, A Dream Team Like No Other, & Master Thief - Global Crime Showdown! | | Gag Reel | | Includes A Digital Copy Of The Film For Portable Media Players! | | Includes The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection Volume 1: Pranks In The Pink. 27 Classic Cartoons On A 171 Minute Blu-Ray Disc! | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
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Release Information
| | Studio: TCFHE/MGM |
| Release Date: 6/23/2009 |
| Running Time: 263 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2009 | | Catalog ID: 114076 | | UPC: 00883904140764 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Premiere
3 stars out of 4 -- "Clouseau's sleuthing practices are so unbelievably absurd it's hard not to laugh....If you liked the first one then you are going to like this one..." 02/06/2009Chicago Sun-Times 6 of 10
I was smiling all the way through the opening credits of "The Pink Panther 2." They made me miss the golden age of credits, when you actually found out who the actors were going to be, and maybe saw a little cartoon in the bargain: This time, one about the misadventures of the Pink Panther, of course. And 10 of the actors in the movie's cast!...Imagine these names appearing one after another: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, John Cleese, Lily Tomlin, Jeremy Irons, Johnny Hallyday ... wait a minute! Aishwarya Rai Bachchan! That's India's Aishwarya Rai! The most beautiful woman in the world!...As the movie began, my smile faded. The actors are let down by the screenplay and direction, which don't really pop the supporting characters out into strong comic focus. Maybe the cast is simply too star-studded? There's sometimes the feeling they're being cycled onscreen by twos and threes, just to keep them alive...Opportunities to better develop all of these characters are lost, and we're left with the sight and stunt gags, which are central to the "Panther" films, of course, but feel recycled...Too many of the stunt gags are performed without payoffs; Buster Keaton, the master, always gave you reaction shots. When Clouseau is mistaken for the pope, for example, and seems to fall from his balcony to his death, why isn't there a crowd to contemplate the fallen Frenchman with his black moustache, maybe lurching to his feet, blessing them, and intoning dove la toilette? Or after Clouseau sets the restaurant on fire, why not make him struggle to get back inside, telling the firemen he insists on paying his check?...The first two "Panther" films, "The Pink Panther" (1963) and "A Shot in the Dark" (1964), were a serendipitous coming together of Edwards and Sellers. Truth to tell, none of their others were as inspired. The moment had passed. And it still hasn't come back round again. - Roger Ebert
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