Reel Pink (1965) User Reviews

Two Stories In One - And Both Very Strange

[ccthemovieman-1 · 6/10 · 26 May 2007]

Where else but a cartoon can you see a worm, that is about to be used as bait standing on the hook wearing a pair of swim goggles, or see a crab open up and have an artillery gun inside blasting away at you?

This was a strange cartoon. The Pink Panther buys a half-dozen worms and goes fishing. One of the worms is not your normal ones, and one of the little green critters doesn't want any part of being on the end of a hook. He tries to escape but the Pink Panther threatens him with a gun, so he squiggles back into the can!

The next few minutes feature this amazing worm at work, underwater, on shore, in the boat, etc, mostly trying to sabotage the Panther's fishing exploits. It was pretty clever, and certainly different.

Then, the last half of the cartoon deals with a strange crab and his battle against the PP. What happened to the worm? This is like two stories in one.

Note: this cartoon obviously was filmed in widescreen but was not presented as such. It's obvious because early on is a sign on the wall and it's cut in half. You can barely make it out. Later, we miss other parts of this because the screen has cut them out. This is inexcusable and this DVD should have provided us a look at the whole cartoon visuals, not just 60 percent of it.

Boring pink

[CuriosityKilledShawn · 5/10 · 30 October 2005]

The Pink Panther goes to the beach for a day of relaxing fishing. He buys six worms for 25 cents, but one of them is intent on ruining his day. Loads of obvious and predictable gags follow, including one in which Pinky's boat goes over a waterfall. But, hang on, I thought he was supposed to be at the beach. I've never been to a beach with a waterfall.

Overall, this is one of the most boring Pink Panther cartoons I have ever seen. He hardly does anything funny and it just feels like an excuse for some dumb comedy than an actual cartoon with a point to the mayhem. Sorry, not impressed with this one.

When you stop and think about it . . .

[cricket30 · 6/10 · 3 December 2022]

. . . American can recognize SOME Constitutional Rights for animals, fish, birds, insects, flowers, trees, bushes, bacteria, viruses, rodents, clams, crabs, grubs and worms WITHOUT endowing them with others, which may be inappropriate, as implied by REEL PINK. During this picture, both the pink panther and the red crab exercise America's most cherished right, the ability to use peacemakers to settle disputes. Panther and crab alike are armed with long guns, and employ their shooting irons liberally if somewhat inaccurately. On the other hand, why bestow Free Speech upon mute critters, or Freedom of Religion upon well-known orders of Atheists? Worms are androgynous, so gender amendments should not apply to them. Most of these creatures great and small also are cashless, so it's up to we bipeds to keep them in mind through our generous support of BANGS: Broke Americans Need Gun Stamps.

Our Favorite Panther Gets into Some Trouble While Trying to Fish

[Kalashnikovin · 7/10 · 20 June 2022]

The Pink Panther is one of those series that you have to grow up to appreciate all its details, Reel Pink is a Pretty Good Short, the Animation, Music and Atmosphere fit perfectly and result in a Memorable Short of this Great Series.

The Animation is Phenomenal, Depatie-Freleng Enterprises were at their Best Producing Great Series like "The Ant and the Aardvark" and also "The Inspector" and those 2 Series are just as good as this one!, the Animation looks Luxurious Backgrounds are very Empty but the way of being colored makes them look Decent to the Eye, the Movements in the water are Incredibly Detailed, the Movements of the Characters as well as their Designs are Quite Good and are very typical of a Cartoon of Depatie-Freleng Enterprises of that time.

The Music is Too different from the other Shorts, William "Bill" Lava makes quite Tense music, but that's not a problem!, the Music is Good (Unlike the 1962-1969 Looney Tunes Shorts he Composed) the Tone It's Too Uptight and Stiff and it makes this Cartoon feel Different and that gives it a Pretty Good Setting, Bill Lava rocked this short!

The Sound Effects are quite Simple and some of them are Reused from Other Depatie-Freleng Enterprises Shorts!.

In itself, Reel Pink is not the Best of Pink Panther but a Quite Remarkable of that Period where the Pink Panther Was Forging to Become the Character that we all Know!, Music and Animation share the Luxury of being Exquisite and look great in the Environment of this Short and for that I give it an 7!

Transcendent Creature

[owen-watts · 7/10 · 22 January 2021]

Pink Panther Odyssey Part XIII

Pink goes fishing and things go, shall we all agree to say, NOT TO PLAN. The bait is sentient, there's a half-crab/half-tank thing going on. It's a wild afternoon for him - hangs together well and beats the seaweed out of any of the talking/canned laughter ones.

One of Pinky's weakest and strangest

[TheLittleSongbird · 5/10 · 8 May 2013]

That is not to say that Reel Pink is a waste of time, because it isn't. The animation is colourful and elegant enough though simple. The music score's jazzy feel is very memorable and fits beautifully. It is clear also why the catchy theme tune is so iconic in animation even today too. And Pinky is still one cool and endearing character, also clever, though he has worked better in better-written scenarios. The worm is cute and is a good foil, the sequence where he is at work is the highlight of Reel Pink, sadly he just goes with no explanation. While I liked Pinky and the worm, the crab didn't really do much that was interesting and came and went out of nowhere, if I hadn't known that they were the adversaries I would have wondered what the point of it was. It doesn't help that the material isn't very funny, it is not really smart, thick-and-fast or laugh-a-minute, any amusing moment is occasional but much of it is silly and repetitive. The pacing feels both rushed(I did think that the cartoon was a little on the short side too) and because of the humour falling flat dull. And the story was strange to say the least, the two halves were completely different and un-related to one another and I couldn't really tell what the focus of it was supposed to be. All in all, not disastrous and has good things but strange and really not one of the Pink Panther's best. 5/10 Bethany Cox

Pink Panther goes fishing!

[OllieSuave-007 · 8/10 · 6 August 2016]

The Pink Panther goes fishing and, except for catching one fish, runs into one mishap after the other as a couple of the worm baits he bought sabotages his boat and fishing rod, and a crab with a bad attitude, challenges the panther to a duel that results in laughter and unbelievable action.

This one's a pretty good Pink Panther cartoon, one that definitely has plenty of action and slapstick humor, though, predictable outcome at times. It was clear that the panther got himself outnumbered, but his classic self made the cartoon short entertaining.

Grade B