The Pink Panther Strikes Again.

Last year I watched two of them and this year I will watch the other three films. Understanding the plot of the first film properly helps to understand how they can make so many films which are still funny. Peter Sellers is Clouseau and no one else will ever be because no one else will be as funny as him in this role. It's scripted, natural humour and it shows the genius of a good scriptwriter.

This one is about the attempted revenge of the former chief inspector who in the previous film was committed to an asylum for the insane. After years of treatment and having to brutally attack a figure of Clouseau he is about to be released from the asylum when Clouseau turns up to say some good words on his behalf, which ends up with Clouseau knocking the man into the water at least two if not three times. He attempts to kill Clouseau and is denied release so he escapes and plots his destruction of Clouseau.

Some typically bad police work from Clouseau shows the entire of England that he is an awful policeman as well as France. However, it is hilarious and good to see some genuinely funny moments and script writing. Some times you can see what is going to happen before it does and you star laughing before the event has even taken place but for other moments, because it is so stupid you know that something is going to happen but you can't guess what is going to happen because there are too many possibilities.

With Herbert Lom as the crazy evil Dracula like villain playing the organ in a castle and the focus just around these two characters from the start until the end there is nothing more enjoyable. The plan was thought out except that they can never predict exactly what he will do because he will always do the unexpected, even if it is incredibly stupid. He is not overly crazy or evil, the character has a really nice balance of evil schemes and pleasantness.

Burt Kwouk reprising his role as 'Cato', the butler like sparing partner of Clouseau who hides in bizarre places like on top of the bed, waiting for Clouseau to come back, settle down and be off his guard. Consequently the bed breaks and everything in the appartment gets smashed as they turn to Kendo sticks and other weapons. It's hilarious and 'Cato' is probably the best character in the series. Every time I finish one of these films I have to fight to stop myself from just loading up the next film. No remake of these films will ever be as good as the original.