Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau

[scaeagles]

I am disturbed that this is happening.

I believe there are certain roles that should never be played by anyone other than the orginal.

Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones. Clark Gable is Rhett Butler. James Earl Jones is (the voice of) Darth Vader. Peter Sellers is Inspector Clouseau.

I will certainly not be able to bring myself to see it. But I was inspired to rent the originals and show my kids. They are certainly not theatrical masterpieces, but they are what they are - silly, slapstick humor.

If this was an original idea, I could see Steve Martin in a movie like this, but it is an injustice to cast anyone else as Clouseau.

I am also saddened that they are obviously going with some political correctness in the movie. Most obviously is the casting of Kato. It was hilarious when Clouseau would refer to Kato as "my little yellow friend". Something tells me that wouldn't have been tolerated in this movie.

Oh well. So much for my pretty much uneducated cinematic thoughts.

[Gemini Cricket]

I don't buy Martin as Clouseau either.
I just don't know why this needs to be remade...

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I don't buy Martin as Clouseau either.
I just don't know why this needs to be remade...

I agree wholeheartedly and I find the cell phone commercials with him in the theater painfully unfunny. Long live Peter Sellars.
Donna

[mousepod]

I would love to stir up controversy and offer a differing opinion - but I saw the tv commercial.

WTF happened to Steve? It seems that his intellectual side has been confined to the New Yorker magazine and he's become a big screen hack. Pity. Cheaper By The Dozen? Two? Ugh!

And what the hell is Jean Reno doing in this travesty?

oh... and I just check imdb - the Pink Panther was directed by the same guy who brought us Cheaper By The Dozen.

I'm so glad I have a big TV and the Sellers/Clouseau set on DVD.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'm really pissed at Martin for this.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Yeah, we make snarky remarks whenever we pass a billboard. The rampant remakeism is killing me.

So I see indie flicks instead.

[katiesue]

The trailers pain me to watch. Why did anyone think this was a good idea?

[Not Afraid]

Why did I think that Kevin Kline was going to be Clouseau?

[LSPoorEeyorick]

He's in the film but not playing the Inspector. If they were going to re-make, couldn't they have gotten the casting right? Kline would be a much better Clouseau. Not that I want a re-remake.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

He's in the film but not playing the Inspector. If they were going to re-make, couldn't they have gotten the casting right? Kline would be a much better Clouseau. Not that I want a re-remake.

I think I saw an ad and made the leap (of faith) that Kline would be Clouseau. That seems passable to me at least - not that any remake can replace the brilliance of Peter Sellers.