pixrox1 Review of The Pique Poquette of Paris

The Pique Poquette of Paris (1966)

From James Bond to Spider-Man, the octopus family . . .

[7/10 · 17 August 2023]

. . . has been given short shrift and a generally bad rap by American filmmakers. Translating its title into American, THE PICKPOCKET OF PARIS is no exception to this rule. These malicious doodlers are so anti-octopus that they dub an obvious squid as "Spider Pierre" here to add in salt to injury. Though the title character may be a few arms or tentacles short of an octet of appendages, this is more the fault of lazy animators who cannot be bothered to draw eight limbs than any hint of octopus-friendly thinking. Anthropologists contend that up to a quarter of the world's population depend upon this maligned critter for their very survival. Ink jet printers are based upon the primary octopus defense mechanism. This species is high on the papal approval list, however, because a female averages 70,000 young ones per litter. Doubtless Pierre is being hard-pressed to pay child support.