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| Trail Of The Pink Panther |
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| The Pink Panther Film Collection |
Genre: Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 85 (Jun 2004) Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Peter Sellers, David Niven, Herbert Lom, Richard Mulligan, Joanna Lumley, Capucine, Robert Loggia, Harvey Korman & Burt Kwouk |
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| Special Features |
| The (mis)adventures of Inspector Clouseau return to DVD with a six-disc Special Edition featuring five of the "Pink Panther" movies (with upgraded transfers and new 5.1-channel audio remixes, and the first DVD release of "Trail Of The Pink Panther"). Nicely packaged in a multi-fold slipcase, the set includes on Disc 1 ("The Pink Panther") a scene-specific Blake Edwards audio commentary, a trivia track, a trailer, and a "Shots In The Dark" photo gallery. Discs 2 - 5 ("Shot," "Strikes Again," "Revenge," and "Trail," respectively) include the photo gallery and trailer. Disc 6 (the bonus disc) includes "The Pink Panther Story," which offers a look back at the creation of the film series with vintage photos, film clips, and interviews with the many talents involved with the productions including director Blake Edwards, producer Walter Mirisch, stunt double Joe Dunne, and others. The 29-minute documentary was produced by John Cork and Bruce Scivally, the team responsible for the many great James Bond DVD documentaries. Also included is Cartoon Theatre, which includes the 11-minute featurette "Behind The Feline: The Cartoon Phenomenon" and six original "Pink Panther" cartoon shorts. The featurette addresses the creation of the cartoon character and includes interviews with Blake Edwards and cartoon co-creator David DePatie of DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. The animated shorts are: "The Pink Phink," "Pink, Plunk, Plink," Psychedelic Pink," "Pinkfinger," "The Ant And The Aardvark," and "The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation." "Inspector Clouseau" (1968), "The Return Of The Pink Panther" (1975), "Curse Of The Pink Panther" (1983) and "Son Of The Pink Panther" (1993) have not been included in the set and (except for "Return") have yet to be released on DVD. The titles as they appear in this set are available (at this time) only in the set. Individual DVDs available are the previously released versions. (Michael Coate) |
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| DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
1006065 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Rating Reason): |
NA |
| (Retail Price): |
$69.96 |
| (DVD Type): |
Six-Disc Set: DVD-9 x 1 & DVD-5 x 5 |
| (Widescreen Edition): |
Yes |
| (Full Screen Edition): |
No |
| (Anamorphic Widescreen): |
Yes |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
97 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Regional Coding): |
1 |
| (Theatrical Year): |
1982 |
| (Theatrical Release): |
Yes |
| (Direct-To-Video Release): |
No |
| (DVD Release Date): |
04/06/04 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Special Notes:
This edition available only in "The Pink Panther Film Collection" five-movie, six-disc set ($69.96/cat no. 1006065). Also see "The Pink Panther Film Collection" entry in our database for more review data.
Story Synopsis:
Hot on the "Trail Of The" third-time-missing "Pink Panther" diamond, Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Sellers, through outtakes and re-used footage; the film was shot after his death) is soon up to his old tricks. With rumors of an assassination attempt on the inspector
DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture is nicely rendered, with well-balanced colors that are fully saturated, accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Sometimes the picture appears a bit dim. Images can be sharp and detailed, though textures are limited, and there are some scenes with a soft, dated appearance. Finer details suffer from pixel breakup at times, and edge enhancement is also occasionally noticed. The source element is generally clean, with some minor flecks of dirt noticed. (Suzanne Hodges)
Soundtrack:
The final disc in The Pink Panther Collection includes a Dolby
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