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Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection (The Seven Year Itch / Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / Niagara / River of No Return / Let's Make Love / Marilyn - The Final Days) DVD

Unrated :: 20th Century Fox :: Released: 2006-05-30

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	4.5/5 (22 Reviews)

5/5 Diamonds Get Mixed Up
  by joseph Corey (Raleigh, NC United States)
If you've already bought both of the Diamond Collections, then this boxset holds nothing for you - except for a brand new box cover.

from Vol. 1: SEVEN YEAR ITCH, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES & MARILYN: THE FINAL DAYS
from Vol 2: NIAGARA, RIVER OF NO RETURN & LET'S MAKE LOVE

The documentary Marilyn the Final Days is about her failed film "Something's Got To Give" and has an edit of all the complete scenes in the film put together.

5/5 Marilyn Monroe turns 80 years old.
  by Jurai's Heir (Denham Springs, LA, USA)
Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection, celebrates Marilyn Monroe turning 80 years old, this collection includes some of the films Marilyn was most famous for. Unlike "The Diamond Collection" this one includes the original artwork which is way more colorful, however this collection does include the exacted same thing that was in "The Diamond Collection". I can understand if you buy this one too, but don't except anything new, I bought this one because "The Diamond Collection" I had went underwater when the levies broke back in Louisiana, plus now that it is out of print, it is really high in price. This set also includes "Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days" which is a documentary on Mariyln & her last film which was never completed. After the documentary or you can skip it they still include the incomplete film which they remastered & edited into a short, if Marilyn never died I'm sure the film would have been really cute, plus she plays a mother on screen & just by telling you know she loved children. Overall this boxset is an A+, but it reminds me of something that never was, who never really had a chance of being a person maybe a movie star, but never a person in general, someone who was taken way before their time.

The films include, by year:

Niagara (1953) - Full Frame 1.33:1 - Restoration comparison, still photo gallery, Original theatrical trailer.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - Full Frame 1.33:1 - Fox movietone news: Grauman's Chinese Theatre: Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell immortalized in cement, restoration comparison, one sheet still gallery, Original theatrical trailer.

The River Of No Return (1954) - Widescreen 2.55:1 - Restoration comparison, still photo gallery, Original theatrical trailer.

The Seven Year Itch (1955) - Widescreen 2.55:1 - Fox movietone news: The Seven Itch has sneak preview, AMC Backstory: The Seven Year Itch, two deleted scenes, one sheet gallery & restoration comparison, original theatrical trailer.

Lets Make Love (1960) - Widescreen 2.35:1 - Restoration comparison, still photo gallery, Original theatrical trailer.

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001) - Fullscreen 1.33:1 - Fox Movietone News: CinemaScope, Still Gallery.

5/5 New Better Look with Some Classic Films
  by Jackie L. Holstein (MPLS, MN)
If you own the orignal Diamond Collection sets this set may not be for you, but I sold off my originals and purchased this set based on the fact the covers of each DVD feature the Original Poster Artwork for the films not just a giant pic of Marilyn herself. Hopefully FOX will release another set fewturing How to Marry a Millionaire and Don't Come Knocking as well as many others in the FOX/MONROE Cannon.

4/5 Marilyn Monroe
  by Alyssa R. Elwood
While this set doesn't have all the Marilyn Monroe movies, it is a good set to have. Marilyn is beautiful in all of the enclosed movies. She acted various parts and did so in different ways. This set is a good start for anyone beginning a Monroe collection!

5/5 A Great Compilation!
  by Dena Urbano (Minneapolis, MN)
I love this set! It is a really nice display item as well, as it sits nicely on a shelf and has a wonderful picture of Marilyn on there.

Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection (The Seven Year Itch / Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / Niagara / River of No Return / Let's Make Love / Marilyn - The Final Days) Summary Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 05/30/2006

The Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection consists of five Marilyn Monroe films plus the documentary The Final Days. Howard Hawks's 1953 musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes stars Monroe and Jane Russell as friends who go to Paris looking for mates. The film is charged by Hawks's stylish snap, a famous set piece or two (including Monroe descending that staircase while singing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"), Russell's wit, and songs by Leo Robin and Jule Styne. The Seven Year Itch (1955) is a memorable laugh machine. As a married man left alone during a hot summer, Tom Ewell shows off crack timing matched by Monroe's zesty comic flair, and the scene in which her white dress is blown skyward by a passing subway train has entered the encyclopedia of great movie images. In Niagara, Monroe is a full-fledged sex goddess, a scheming wife tormenting husband Joseph Cotten in their cabin by the falls. This Technicolor slice of pseudo-Hitchcock is a fun location picture with a genuinely exciting climax. Otto Preminger's River of No Return has Monroe livened up by the presence of costar Robert Mitchum, in a strong outdoorsy Western that catches the two stars in appealing form. By the time of 1960's Let's Make Love, Monroe looks tired. This backstage musical is more interesting as a time capsule than as a romance, although one number shines: "My Heart Belongs to Daddy."

In The Final Days, producer-director Patty Ivins chronicles Monroe's final, aborted feature film, Something's Got to Give, which was ultimately shut down after the star was dismissed from the production. Beyond Monroe's fragile emotional and physical health, this well-crafted profile examines the financial crisis facing her studio as well as the mounting frustration of meticulous director George Cukor and his cast, including costar Dean Martin, as Monroe's absences drove the shoot over budget. The documentary concludes with a 40-minute reconstruction of footage completed for the feature, which would subsequently be reshot as a vehicle for Doris Day and James Garner, Move Over, Darling.

Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary... DVD Techincal Details Cast: Jane Russell, Charles Coburn, Robert Mitchum, Tom Ewell
Director: Billy Wilder, Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Jean Negulesco Array
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: Unrated
Running Time: 609 mins
UPC: 024543247791
Binding: DVD
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: 2006-05-30
Region Code: 1
Specs: Box set, DVD, NTSC

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