Director: Friz Freleng
Release Date: June 10, 1965
Stars: The Pink Panther
Rating: ★
Review:
In ‘Pink Ice’, the Pink Panther is reunited with what he was named after: diamonds. In this film the Pink Panther owns a diamond mine, which is stolen by two colonial Englishmen.
‘Pink Ice’ is a perfect example of how the DePatie-Freleng Studios struggled to hit the right mark in the early Pink Panther films. In ‘Pink Ice’ the Pink Panther behaves particularly unfamiliar. Not only does he wear a dressing-gown throughout the picture, but he talks, and a lot, too. As was to be expected, it’s not a success. The film is vaguely reminiscent of some of Friz Freleng’s Bugs Bunny-Yosemite Sam outings, but its abundant use of dialogue is annoying, resulting in a weak entry in the series. Luckily, this experiment with a talking Pink Panther was not to be repeated.
Watch ‘Pink Ice’ yourself and tell me what you think:
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May 5, 2011 at 06:53
David Gerstein
The strangest of all the Panther cartoons. Unlike many, I don’t object to him talking, or talking with a British accent; what I dislike is the overly clever sound to his voice, making him come across as snooty when he wins and incompetent when he fails. He’s supposed to be the viewer identification character, but this specific voice ruins it.