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Summary: EVERGREEN CLASSIC
Review: This is one of those movies that one just has to watch again every two years or so. It is a grand comedy of errors and well put together, although it goes a bit crazy towards the end. One of the best scenes is where a drunken waiter drops a cooked chicken on an actress' crown where it gets stuck, and then removes it, only to remove her wig as well, revealing her mousy real hair underneath. The actress is blissfully unaware of all these goings-on. It's a real comedy classic with various hilarious scenes weaving in and out of the storyline. A real classic.
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Summary: Howdy Partner
Review: This film ranks up there with Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Blues Brothers, Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop on the funny meter.It is a classic 60s comedy.
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Summary: One of the funniest movies ever made!!
Review: Peter sellers is remarkable... but there are some other awesome performances here as well.... one cannot forget "Wyoming Bill Kelso" played by mega-hunk Denny Miller, who played Tarzan in 1959, the drunk waiter, the irate catering commando, and the very patient go-go dancer.... they added so much to make this a real riot and a half!! Kudos to all who were in the film with the immortal Sellers... this is his best comedy in my opinion. P.S. The music by Henry Mancini is marvelous, as well!
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Summary: Variations on the Theme of Mayhem
Review: Parts of THE PARTY always bring tears to my eyes from uncontrollable laughter-for example, when Sellars, entranced by the effects of his own voice on an accidentally-activated oscilloscope, inadvertently broadcasts his "Birdy Num Nums" and peculiar squawks to the party guests over an in-house intercom. This is slapstick improvisational humor at its finest. On the day of one our recent school proms, when student attendance was at an all-time low, I subjected my seniors to this Sixties gem. Their response was similar to current adolescents' reactions to the Marx Brothers: unutterable, unaffected boredom (with a few exceptions on the part of some brighter kids with open minds and quirky senses of humor). With polite disdain and quiet inattention, the kids seemed baffled by my guffaws and howls. Is humor truly so contextual? Am I amused only because I grew up in the Sixties and loved Sellars in his Pink Panther flicks? I'd prefer to think that anyone with a sensitive funnybone and love of irony would find this Blake Edwards/Peter Sellars collaboration a pure delight.
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Summary: Sheer brilliance that will have you falling out of your seat
Review: The viewer from Marina del Rey, CA, has no idea what they're talking about. This person complains about poor scripting, yet they have no idea that over half of the movie is improve. Believe me, watch the movie, keep in mind that most of it's improve, and I promise that you won't be able to stop laughing.
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Summary: The egg that missed the Caesar Salad
Review: THE PARTY is a movie that ought to be measured by the slapstick scene when the egg missed the Caesar Salad; a scene where a very tipsy waiter grabbed the bowl of anchovied lettuce while head waiter cracked an egg which errantly fell to the deck. Sellers appears on the screen as an actor with the unpronouncable name, Bakshi, from Bombay. His death scene on the movie set of "Son of Gungha Din" stirs the director's mind to a fit of rage--Sellers is 8-balled from Hollywood. Nevertheless, by error he is invited to the producer's posh party. He arrives in a Morgan three wheel automobile. His suit is Bombay summer wear; the other gentlemen guests in tux. As Sellers gads about the party, the humor is quite subtle, but ticklish enough to cough up quite a number of laughs. He is strictly out of place in this social scene with a sugary smile and obsequious curiousity. The poor soul skits and zwacky gags reminded me of Charlie Chaplin. There's the tipsy waiter, the toilet that's everlastingly flushing, the guy with the embarassing toupee, and of course that sit-down dinner featuring soaring squab--and more. There is a small, soft satirical blow to Hollywood's social set. The focus of this movie's humor, however, is Seller's role as the round peg in the square hole--causing trouble. Blake Edwards did the screen play and directed. He created a juggernaut of laugh scenes. The sudsy swimming pool almost got out of hand, but a little Hellzapoppin is good humor now and then. This Sellers movie ought to be better rated. It is funny.
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Summary: I laughed occasionally during this film!
Review: Due to exaggeration in other reviews of this film, I have to raise a dissenting voice. I enjoy Peter Sellers and have seen at least a dozen movies in which he stars. The Party ranks about 12th out of these. The premise and non-plot are described in other reviews. The film is basically a vehicle to allow Peter Sellers to flaunt his brilliant slapstick and ethnic humor abilities (we have seen him do French, Chinese, English, German, and now we see him do Indian). Unfortunately, even Sellers cannot save the poor script and directing. The problems begin from the first scene. With some exceptions, the humor relies on utterly predictable and contrived situations to provoke laughs at about the fourth-grade level. The hostess of the party, seeing her daughter bring a baby elephant into the house, screams hysterically and falls off a catwalk into the pool. Several times. One of the butlers has a drinking problem and stumbles around the house in a stupor, downing whatever is in a bottle. Again and again. The bulk of the comedy is the same kind of tame, low brow stuff that might have made a 1950s teenager laugh. This is not to say there are no exceptions. A few truly hilarious moments get worked in amidst the drivel, but I won't spoil those by revealing them. The question is, are they worth it for the rest of the film? To answer that, you have to decide how many minutes of your life you are willing to spend watching a girl with a horrifically fake French accent sing in a horrifically bad voice while Sellers pretends he has to go to the bathroom real, real bad. Your answer will determine how much you enjoy the film.
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Summary: Forgotten Sellers/Edwards
Review: A forgotten role of the late, great Peter Sellers and from the great director Blake Edwards. (Few people realize that this was their only non-Pink Panther film together) Sellers allows his role as Bakshi to be an Indian counterpart to Inspector Clouseau, so accident-prone. It's nice to see a guest appearance by Gavin McLeod before he hit it off big. The film really is good to laugh at when you really need it.
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Summary: Peter Sellers: Genius
Review: Up until seven years ago, I thought I had seen everything Peter Sellers made that was worth seeing (The Clouseau films, Dr. Strangelove, Being There, The Mouse That Roared, etc). However, when I saw The Party, I realized that I had missed one of his funniest (and least appreciated) films. It's not politically correct, but for sheer laughs it rivals anything Sellers ever did with the possible exception of A Shot in the Dark and Dr. Strangelove. The premise (Indian actor mistakenly invited to a swanky Hollywood party wreaks havoc) might have resulted in a boring, repetitive film in the hands of a lesser comedic actor. However, Sellers brings it off brilliantly, packing the film with wall to wall sight gags that have the viewer gasping for air most of the time. Although The Party is one of Peter Sellers' lesser known films, it definitely is one of his funniest and makes you miss his comedic genius.
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Summary: Birdie Num Num !
Review: Birdie Num Num!
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