Rainet

I think the title speaks for itself. I enjoyed these movies in my childhood. But its been so long. Do the films still hold up today? Funny? How are the extras? Opinions welcomed.

Groucho

IMHO, the only film that still stands up today is A Shot in the Dark, which I consider to be one of the finest comedies ever made.

The other films have some very funny sequences, but you have to sit through a lot of crap to get to them.

flmfreakcentral

Unlike the previous poster, I think THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN is the best of 'em (particularly love its opening credits cartoon), but A SHOT IN THE DARK is no slouch. I, too, was a fan of them in childhood, and while there's a persuasive argument to be made that they're best left unrevisited (the first one is boring, the last one is atrocious), the discs look and sound beautiful. Wish MGM had retained the rights to RETURN, an underestimated entry in the franchise.

Reviewed each one available in the collection as well as the set's extras (not that great) here, if you're interested - http://filmfreakcentral.net/dvdrevie...collection.htm

Bill C

Living Dead

I enjoy the original, Shot in the Dark, and Revenge, which isn't in the set. The others never did it for me. Like the previous poster said, they have their moments, but mostly they just suck.

Decker

Revenge is in the set, and isn't very good. Old man Sellers looks pretty feeble in it. I'm guessing you mean Return, which is a much better film and was tied up in some rights issue, apparently and isn't in the set as a result.

Living Dead

Yes I did mean Return. Thanks for the correction! Revenge is a rather weak entry, as you said.

dcprules

I don't have the DVDs yet and can't judge the quality, but the movies themselves, in my opinion, are classics. They still to this date crack me up very much. In that way, they are definitely a good blind buy.

TomMiller

All films have their moments. Revenge does have an absolutely great bit where a hitman tries to whack Clouseau in the middle of one of his fights with Kato. But the rest is mediocre. Edwards was like that a lot - many of his bad films have moments of sheer comedic brilliance.

A Shot in the Dark and Strikes Again both hold up very well. The rest, except for Trail, are watchable. Return was just okay. My order of preference: Strikes Again, Shot in the Dark, original, Return, Revenge, Trail.