'The Pink Panther' "GI Pink" (1968)
Opening thoughts: 'GI Pink' is the forty second Pink Panther cartoon and is another very good cartoon. A few previous cartoons did disappoint, namely 'Shocking Pink' and 'Reel Pink', but there were also some truly great ones including 'The Pink Phink'. 'GI Pink' is not one of the best Pink Panther cartoon, but it is still very good none the less, another very solid effort in a pretty strong batch of cartoons up to this stage, and was actually very close to great because of its many good things being so good.
Bad things: It is predictable story-wise and there is little surprise at how things are going to turn out.
Good things: However, it is still very funny stuff, on-screen and off-screen, especially with the grenades and the mines. The bull-dog does bag the very best moments. Predictable the story may be, dull it isn't, the pace is efficient and keeps one interested throughout.
As ever, the animation is kept simple stylistically but it's also very well drawn and the colours are pretty, very much-improved over the animation in the previous cartoon 'Put-Put, Pink' (the animation was rather simplistic in that one). The music is catchy and distinctively jazzy, with the theme tune still having its infectious staying power. It matches well with what's going on and doesn't slow the cartoon down, the orchestration as always is appropriate and appealing.
Pink is cool, likable and funny as you'd expect, the Little White Guy is a good foil and boss and you sympathise with him and the bull-dog is a great character too.
Concluding thoughts: Overall, a very good and funny cartoon though not one that leaps out as one of the best of the ever entertaining Pink Panther series.
8/10.
Opening thoughts: 'GI Pink' is the forty second Pink Panther cartoon and is another very good cartoon. A few previous cartoons did disappoint, namely 'Shocking Pink' and 'Reel Pink', but there were also some truly great ones including 'The Pink Phink'. 'GI Pink' is not one of the best Pink Panther cartoon, but it is still very good none the less, another very solid effort in a pretty strong batch of cartoons up to this stage, and was actually very close to great because of its many good things being so good.
Bad things: It is predictable story-wise and there is little surprise at how things are going to turn out.
Good things: However, it is still very funny stuff, on-screen and off-screen, especially with the grenades and the mines. The bull-dog does bag the very best moments. Predictable the story may be, dull it isn't, the pace is efficient and keeps one interested throughout.
As ever, the animation is kept simple stylistically but it's also very well drawn and the colours are pretty, very much-improved over the animation in the previous cartoon 'Put-Put, Pink' (the animation was rather simplistic in that one). The music is catchy and distinctively jazzy, with the theme tune still having its infectious staying power. It matches well with what's going on and doesn't slow the cartoon down, the orchestration as always is appropriate and appealing.
Pink is cool, likable and funny as you'd expect, the Little White Guy is a good foil and boss and you sympathise with him and the bull-dog is a great character too.
Concluding thoughts: Overall, a very good and funny cartoon though not one that leaps out as one of the best of the ever entertaining Pink Panther series.
8/10.