[Charles Martel]

Up 'til now, every review I've seen of this film has been extremely negative. This article must be from the bearded-Spock universe.

[SirLinksalot]

Up 'til now, every review I've seen of this film has been extremely negative. This article must be from the bearded-Spock universe.

Actually there are more positive ratings than negative ratings for this movie.

Go to this site :

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pinkpanther05.htm

64% of those who reviewed the film gave it a rating of A or B and above. 23% gave it an F.

I suspect it is because most of those who saw the film compared it to Peter Seller's matchless portrayal of Clouseau ( this is very much the same as every portrayl of the King in any Broadway remake of the Kign and I. Every one who plays the King gets to be compared with Yul Bryner ).

However as I said, every generation has to portray a character in its own fresh new way. Sean Connery can't be James Bond forever. Hence, we've gotta give men like Roger Moore and then Pierce Brosnan after him a chance ( and they did justice to the role of Bond ). In this sense, I believe Steve Martin really has made Clouseau his own for this current generation.

[GAB-1955]

I had the pleasure of seeing the Martin remake this weekend. Steve Martin is not Peter Sellers, but he provides his Inspector Clouseau with a bumbling dignity that is reminiscent of Sellers, but is not his. It is funny. Kevin Kline also does well as his supervisor -- but Beyonce Knowles should not act. Ever.