Plus they took Cato out. you don't do that. that is a big, big no-no.
the movie shouldn't have been made, anyway.
well i'm not even gonna ask what you think of 1968's
Inspector Clouseau... i can understand that someone might not like that one, anyway, but... are we to believe, then, that you are also not a fan of the original 1963 Pink Panther film starring Peter Sellers, since it also had no Cato?
i'll grant that Cato was a great character, but as much flak as people are giving Steve Martin, do you honestly believe that anyone other than Burt Kwouk can play Cato? because Kwouk
was Cato in the same way Sellers
was Clouseau, but there's no way on earth a 75 year old Kwouk would have been able to play a convincing Cato - i think it would be painfully obvious that he's not 35 anymore!
that's not to say that i think Ponton was the perfect replacement, either, but i understand why they went with the less physical cross between Cato and Hercule instead of just replacing Kwouk, too... times change, and with it, so must we...
did you also boycott Casino Royale simply on the fact that there was no Q this time around?!
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funisfun26
18 years ago
Stop rolling your eyes at me.
My main point is that i dislike remakes/reboots, and I used reasons that would back that up.
I have not seen Casino Royale, nor do i plan to soon. Even so, Bond movies are a completely different conversation anyway - there have always been different actors playing the part. I, myself, enjoyed Sean Connery's charm and Daniel Craig just hasn't grown on me yet.
But, again, different story.
and, back on topic, I don't like Steve Martin as Clouseau, and I didn't like this movie.
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Ultimate007
18 years ago
I, myself, enjoyed Sean Connery's charm and Daniel Craig just hasn't grown on me yet
well seeing as how you've never even seen the one and only film in which Craig played Bond, i'd be surprised if he
had grown on you... but since you think that has nothing to do with what you were talking about (somehow):
My main point is that i dislike remakes/reboots, and I used reasons that would back that up.
the lack of Cato is a very flimsy "reason" to "dislike remakes/reboots"... do you honestly think the film would have been better if a 70+ year old Burt Kwouk had attempted a martial arts fight with a 60 yr old Steve Martin???
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funisfun26
18 years ago
wow, you are really misunderstanding my point.
okay: drop the Cato thing. I happen to like that character in the second and third Sellers Pink Panthers (also, in your first response: liking him in the 2nd and 3rd does not mean i didn't like the first). I am not basing my entire defense upon his replacement, i am simply saying that the character was a great part of the originals, so why didn't they put him in the reboot?
and, drop the idea that i was imagining some old Burt Kwouk to play it in the newer Pink Panther, because your assumption is wrong. If i really were expecting the original actor, i would have said the same for Dreyfus.
What I don't appreciate about the IMDB boards is that posters such as yourself feel it's more interesting to pick apart another's post, as opposed to actually discussing the thread. I was stating why I did not like the movie; that i was disappointed in it. the only thing you can do is roll your eyes at me and pretend that i'm way off the mark with my opinion.
Also, i have a sincere question: (i saw the movie a while ago so i don't remember) the jewel that Beyonce carries, is that the Pink Panther? I dont remember if it was the series' namesake or if it was a new one..
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Ultimate007
18 years ago
see, you make little sense... first you're just upset with the cast/characters - it's a "big no-no" that the film didn't include Cato, etc - but then you change things and say you just "don't like remakes/reboots" in general... and now... now you're not even saying what your complaint is with the film - you seem to wish there had been a Cato character, but now it's no big deal, and your real complaint is that there's one person in the world who seems to disagree with you...
and what's wrong with a good, healthy argument? somebody picking apart what you say teaches you to say what you really mean (theoretically) and either strengthen what you believe or learn to see things a bit more open-mindedly...
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but getting to your sincere question, i'm not sure which "jewel" you're referring to... are you talking about the diamond she took to the diamond-cutter in NYC? or about the one found inside her purse at the Presidential Palace? they're two separate stones...
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