The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

OK! Maybe it is not the best film making but it is fun, and is the last hurrah for one of the great comic actors of all time. A gentle spoof of all of those Fu Manchu films over the... Full review

I have always been a bit mystified at the rather harsh critical reaction this film received when released in 1980. Granted, it does trade in some Asian stereotypes (as well as American and English stereotypes), but then one should remember... Full review

Whilst not a Sellers classic I still feel this film did have a certain touch of Sellers genius about it. Alas it appears the majority of the reviewers here have never watched the Christopher Lee Fu Manchu films. It was... Full review

I saw this with my dad when I was 10. He is a huge Peter Sellers fan and therefore took me, and anyone who wanted to go, to see every Pink Panther movie. People talk about how awful it was,... Full review

While "The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu" is by no means the best of Peter Sellers' work, for those who are fans and appreciate his whole output, the movie is enjoyable. Multiple characters for Sellers, "Goon Show"-type humor, a... Full review

It is really a shame that this movie is not available on DVD or even VHS. Hope I am wrong on that but I can't find it anywhere.The movie is full of puns and funny side references. No, it is... Full review

Although the thought of a white person playing an Asian sort of makes us cringe, I wouldn't call Peter Sellers's final film (also David Tomlinson's final film) awful. Granted, this was probably less than they would have wanted to end... Full review

Like a couple of other reviewers here, I'm baffled as to why this movie is so lambasted. It is not the gut-busting laugh getter, but then it's not supposed to be. I found it to be rather tongue in cheek... Full review

I'm baffled as to why so many people hate this film.This is vintage Sellers, a return to before Hollywood got it's grip on him. I saw it in the cinema, when I was 15, and laughed my ass off.Lovely characters,... Full review

If you enjoyed the Pink Panther movies, try this one. I keep hearing about how this was a bad end to Peter Sellers' career, but I liked it. Perhaps these people are influenced by what they've heard. Hear me say... Full review

Nobody sets out to make a bad movie, but bad movies are made....Peter Sellers was in too many good comedies, I suspect, to be able to convince himself....Unfortunately, the movie itself gives him little support.....The hazard in these enterprises is that the story sounds so funny....it's a shame Peter Sellers had to end his career with a movie as disappointing as "The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu..... ... Full Review

Nobody sets out to make a bad movie, but bad movies are made....Peter Sellers was in too many good comedies, I suspect, to be able to convince himself....Unfortunately, the movie itself gives him little support.....The hazard in these enterprises is that the story sounds so funny....The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu" doesn't grab the obvious opportunity to satirize all the old Boris Karloff lateshow specials..... ... Full Review

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