Marilyn Monroe Movie:

		List Price: $49.98		Label: 20th Century Fox Salesrank: 33665 Released: May 14, 2002
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Editorial Review:
Contains: *Don't Bother to Knock *Let's Make it Legal *Monkey Business *Niagra *River of No Return

Description of Marilyn Monroe - The Diamond Collection II (Don't Bother to Knock / Let's Make Love / Monkey Business / Niagara / River of No Return):
Some essential examples of the Marilyn Monroe mystique make up this second collection of titles from MM's years at Twentieth Century Fox. After sparkling in small roles, she burst upon the public consciousness in 1952, thanks to five films and a certain nude calendar. Two of the 1952 pictures, showing very different sides of the new actress, are included here. One is Monkey Business, Howard Hawks's raucous comedy about a youth serum, in which top-lined stars Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers regress to a state of adolescent abandon, with Monroe doing spot-on supporting duty. Don't Bother to Knock gives Marilyn her first lead role, in a tense little film noir; she's a babysitter with an unstable streak, a fine performance hinting at depths rarely touched in her career.

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 Marilyn 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, MM 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." Less urgent for Monroe fans than the first Diamond Collection, this set is still a good one for the die-hards. --Robert Horton

Marilyn Monroe - The Diamond Collection II (Don't Bother to Knock / Let's Make Love / Monkey Business / Niagara / River of No Return) Reviews:
You don't own this yet?
2009-11-07 - This is, with only minor exceptions, the greatest of Marilyn!! She is, without a doubt, on of the most talented actresses that ever lived!! And her natural "inner" beauty is unparralled!!! I will cherish this collection for ever!! Loved by all, and murdered by the Kennedys!!!

Best collection
2009-06-30 - The movies they chose for this set are among Marilyns best. I have watched them a hundred times in the past and never get tired of them.

Great for Marilyn Fans!!!
2009-06-02 - You can't go wrong if you're a big Marilyn Monroe fan! The only reason I gave it 4/5 stars is because I wish one of her lesser known movies was replaced with The Misfits - a Marilyn classic that all fans should own!

Marilyn Monroe - The Diamond Collection II
2007-01-19 - These are the movies that made us love her forever and a day or two.

Marilyn Monroe - The Diamond Collection II
2007-01-10 - If you're a fan of Marilyn Monroe, this is a great collection ... each selection is Classic Marilyn. Quality is excellent.