This a great movie. The only bad things is that kids might repeat. Such as: hello my little yellow friend. But other wise it is totally fine.
The Pink Panther 2
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Common Sense says
Silly sequel elicits more eyerolling than laughs.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 11 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of The Pink Panther 2 was written by Sandie Angulo Chen
Parents need to know that this sequel to 2006's The Pink Panther is very similar to its predecessor. It's full of slapstick scenes involving pratfalls, wine bottles, cakes, fires, karate attacks, etc. There's one glimpse of a dead body, and a climactic scene features a gun-wielding criminal. Language is relatively mild -- mostly insults like "idiot" and "stupid" -- and sexual references are limited to a couple of on-going flirtations, allusions to relationships, and one celebratory kiss. Adults drink wine and cocktails.
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Families can talk about the differences between animated violence and cartoonish, live-action violence that features real people in potentially dangerous situations. How do you know when something "violent" is meant to be funny and not scary or real? Families can also discuss why Inspector Clouseau is considered the best detective in the world, even though he acts like such a dimwit. How does he compare to the other detectives? Is his awful French accent funny? For those familiar with the original Pink Panther movies, how do the new ones compare?
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What’s the Story?
After master thief "The Tornado" steals some of the world's greatest treasures -- including the Pink Panther diamond -- Inspector Clouseau (Steve Martin) is selected to join an international "dream team" of detectives to hunt down the renowned cat burglar. Joining him are investigators from Italy (Andy Garcia), England (Alfred Molina), and Japan (Yuki Matsuzaki), as well as an expert on the Tornado's past crimes (played by Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai). As they track down the Tornado, the other detectives grow tired of Clouseau's bumbling, embarrassing ways -- while the inspector and his faithful assistant Nicole (Emily Mortimer) try to not to act on their obvious mutual attraction.
Is It Any Good?
With such a crack ensemble -- Martin and co-stars John Cleese and Lily Tomlin are renowned comic actors -- audiences are bound to expect a worthy comedy. They'll be disappointed. Despite the cast's considerable collective talent, they can't rise above the movie's ridiculous dialogue and hammy gags; frankly, it's a downright insult to the memory of comedy legend Peter Sellers and is clearly another example of Hollywood prolonging an undeserving franchise to cash in on the generally easy-to-please family demographic.
There are a few moments when the slapstick does elicit a laugh or two, but in the end, THE PINK PANTHER 2 is one of those sequels that should never have been greenlit. The atrocious accents aren't funny at all, and the Pope jokes sound like they were written by a third grader. In these tight economic times, it would be much better to stay home and rent the original series than encourage Hollywood to keep making more Pink Panther flicks.
Movie Details
Studio: Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Director: Harald Zwart
Run time: 92 minutes
Theatrical release: 2/6/2009, DVD release: 6/23/2009
MPAA Rating: PG for some suggestive humor, brief mild language and action
Run time: 92 minutes
Theatrical release: 2/6/2009, DVD release: 6/23/2009
MPAA Rating: PG for some suggestive humor, brief mild language and action
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I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
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an amazing movie
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
funny
this is the most funniest movies ever
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I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
It is quite good some part's it can be rude but funny litte bit of guns but i think it is good
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I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
perfect for kids 9+
It is quite good some part's it can be rude but funny litte bit of guns but i think it is good
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
a classic for the family 9 and up
very funny for the family 9 and up
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
10 times better than the first
it is a lot funnier than the first, but not that great.
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
Hilarious Sequel!
i loved this movie! it was hysterical! Steve Martin is as funny as ever and the newcomers were great too!
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
AWESOME
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Enjoyable
Lots of scenes drag, but the slapstick is surprisingly funny. Steve Martin has a great cast to help him out here, unlike the first one. The plot is a little hard to follow, but it still works. There is mild sexual humor and offensive comments from Clouseau, but he's made out to be such an idiot that it doesn't really matter.
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
It was okay...
The first one was MUCH better than this sequel. Also, the sexual jokes were a little over the top and kinda uncomfortable to watch, especially with parents.
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I rate this title off for age 12 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Better for older kids, not for tweens
The sexual content was way-over-the-top and uncomfortable for me to view with my 11 year old son. Describing "white mounds" and the facial and body expressions of Steve Martin as he responds to the physical description of a "pretty" co-worker were just too much.
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I rate this title off for age 12 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Like most movies made for kids today, (unfortunately) sexual inuendos are present in this film, but the way they are presented are particularly vulgur and I found myself feeling very embarrassed for our eleven year old daughter. The way "exposed cleavage" was discussed, in my mind, was worse than actually showing the cleavage. This would have been a much better movie if the one scene with the detailed portrayal of sexual desire would have been omitted. It did not add to the scene and was really quite offensive.
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
Get ready to press fast forward
This movie is very funny but you may want to skip past a certain scene for 10 and under. But otherwise fine
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
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Awesome Movie!
Awesome movie!! But some of Clouseau's way of woman is kinda gross! besides that i give it a 2 thumbs up!!!
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
Unbelievably stupid
This movie is beyond awful. It's unfunny, it's not clever, it's unfunny, and it has gratuitous sexual references. Mr. Bean's Holiday (rated G) is a much better alternative to this crummy movie.
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I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
Not for kids only adults and older teens
not for kids too much of inappopiate material unhappy
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I rate this title iffy for age 3 and give it
what the heck?!!!!?
i just wasted 21 bucks of monkey sh!t!!! lol!!
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