The Return Of The Pink Panther (1975)
Carry On Loving (1970)
The Early Bird (1965)
An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)
Saturn 3 (1980) ///
The Return Of The Pink Panther (1975) Sketchy plot concerning theft of invaluable diamond provides series of set pieces for Peter Sellers' endearing slapstick and language mangling as Inspector Clouseau, sending Herbert Lom into murderous lunacy. Series of comic gems.
Carry On Loving (1970) Unsurprisingly, the community of Much-Snogging-In-The-Green is infected by an obsession with sex. As comic innuendo turns to more explicit bawdiness, marriage experts Sid James, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams provide the only genuine laughs.
The Early Bird (1965) Extended opening of expert visual and physical comedy is left unfulfilled by flimsy plot and paucity of comic invention. Plucky milkman Norman Wisdom causes typical chaos, accidentally bringing down ruthless corporation and buoyed by lively Ron Goodwin score.
An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) After carefree budding composer Donald Sinden is left with the title character, romantic diversions with Jean Carson disrupt proposed marriage to wealthy Diana Dors. Uneven musical interludes collide with strained farce. Supporting cast and chaotic ending enliven interest.
Saturn 3 (1980) Persuasively designed and smoothly produced, a sometimes provoking Frankenstein story with Harvey Keitel imbuing robot Hecor with his own murderous personality to terrorize Farrah Fawcett and Kirk Douglas on remote space station. Uneven storytelling dissipates tension.
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