Marilyn Monroe Movie:

		List Price: $29.95		Label: Whirlwind Media Salesrank: 29309 Released: February 20, 2001
		Our Price: $12.00
		MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
A collector's dream! For the first time on DVD, here is a complete collection of all of Marilyn Monroe's studio performances. From her first recordings in the early '50s to the last musical performances she did in the 1960 film Let's Make Love, almost 90 minutes of Marilyn Monroe are contained in the audio chapter of this disc. The video chapter features Marilyn singing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" to GIs stationed in Korea in 1954. Also included is perhaps her most famous singing performance, a surprise rendition of "Happy Birthday" to President Kennedy just months before she died. Special bonus features include a comprehensive collection of film trailers. 232 minutes.

VIDEO CHAPTER
Marilyn in the News, a collection of newsreel stories (B&W, 28 minutes, not rated)
1. Opening Credits
2. Hollywood Spotlight: Marilyn and Jane Russell
3. Joe DiMaggio Weds Marilyn Monroe
4. Japan Acclaims Marilyn and Joe on Honeymoon
5. GIs Mobilize in Korea--Marilyn's There
6. Marilyn Returns to Hollywood, Talks with Reporters
7. Arthur Miller and Marilyn to Marry
8. Marilyn Starts a New Deal in Hollywood
9. Marilyn Monroe Stands Behind Arthur Miller
10. Marilyn and Arthur Travel to England
11. Happy Birthday, Mr. President
12. Marilyn Monroe: 1926-1962
13. Marilyn Monroe's Death: Probable Suicide
14. Farewell to Marilyn Monroe
15. Death of a Star: Marilyn Monroe Dies Tragically
16. End Credits

A Collector's Dream, a collection of trailers for Marilyn's films (B&W/color, 45 minutes, not rated)
1. Love Nest (1951)
2. Let's Make It Legal (1951)
3. We're Not Married (1952)
4. Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
5. Monkey Business (1952)
6. Niagara (1953)
7. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
8. How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
9. River of No Return (1954)
10. The Seven Year Itch (1955)
11. Bus Stop (1956)
12. The Prince and the Show Girl (1957)
13. Some Like It Hot (1959)
14. Let's Make Love (1960)
15. The Misfits (1961)

AUDIO CHAPTER
A complete collection of Marilyn Monroe's studio recordings (audio only)
1. Kiss (3:00)
2. A Fine Romance (2:19)
3. Do It Again (3:12)
4. She Acts Like a Woman Should (2:45)
5. You'd Be Surprised (3:03)
6. A Little Girl from Little Rock (3:04)
7. Bye Bye Baby (5:29)
8. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (3:30)
9. When Love Goes Wrong, Nothing Goes Right (3:27)
10. After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It (3:37)
11. Heat Wave (4:21)
12. Lazy (3:33)
13. River of No Return (2:13)
14. I'm Gonna File My Claim (2:36
) 15. One Silver Dollar (2:02)
16. Down in the Meadow (2:26)
17. Some Like It Hot (1:18)
18. I Wanna Be Loved by You (2:58)
19. I'm Through with Love (2:30)
20. Running Wild (1:05)
21. My Heart Belongs to Daddy (5:00)
22. Specialization (3:29)
23. Let's Make Love (3:46)
24. Incurably Romantic (4:41)

INTERACTIVE CHAPTER This DVD's interactive portion features a digital scrapbook of photos from her amazing career.

Description of The Complete Marilyn Monroe:
Is there another star in the history of movies (with the possible exception of Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp) who was as recognizable, as analyzed, or as much of an icon as Marilyn Monroe? The answer, simply, is no-- and the proof would seem to be in this DVD collection of snippets from the edges of her career. "A Collector's Dream" is how they bill the section of the video program devoted to trailers from Monroe's films--including films such as "Love Nest" and "Let's Make It Legal," in which she barely appears--and it's hard to imagine anyone but a Marilyn completist being satisfied by this disc. The trailers are notable mostly for how much of the movie they show. But they account for the bulk of the video content on this disc, along with approximately half an hour of newsreel footage of Monroe, which is the real find here. Aside from the footage itself from those pre-infotainment days, the newsreels are an intriguing peek into the way news was disseminated during the decade when TV was coming of age. The package also includes a lengthy audio section, containing all of the songs Monroe sang in films (most of which are available elsewhere on CD). --Marshall Fine

The Complete Marilyn Monroe Reviews:
GREAT MARILYN MONROE DVD!
2007-03-11 - This is a wonderful example on DVD about "Marilyn's" life.

Highly recommended.

very enjoyable but....
2002-03-19 - I found this DVD very enjoyable but not as thorough as I had expected. I thought the newsreels were very good but I wish they had included more rare footage, like screen tests, wardrobe tests, commercials and other footage that turn up on numerous documentaries. The collection of movie trailers were great but again some were missing (There's No Buisness Like Show Buisness), and some were of really bad quality (Bus Stop). The audio part of her studio recordings were excellent and thorough, with the best fidelity I've heard so far on CD, unfortunatly I was unable to play it on my CD player as I had hoped. All and all, worthwhile but not as "complete" as they say.

Worth the price
2001-10-17 - I purchased this DVD over a year ago and still see it frequently. First of all, I had never seen some of the newsreels before and it's interesting to see the 1952-1962 newsreels on Marilyn because the commentators look at her in a totally different way than we do. Today we see MM as a tragic goddess, but back then the reporters saw her as a "hot tomato." Also, the trailers are fascinating and you can select to run them all together--which is nice. I also loved the audio tracks because I always enjoy hearing MM's sensual voice. If you're a huge MM fan (as I am), you won't regret adding this to your collection.

OVERALL....DISSAPOINTING
2001-05-06 - I would not have purchased this DVD had i know what was on it. The best part are the Newsreels but here is a lot of familiar footage also. There are only a few, often seen pictures and movie posters,a large selection of Marilyn's songs from her movies (mostly) and a lot of movie trailers. Standard stuff.

A collectors dream..
2001-04-17 - This dvd is full half visual dvd, half music dvd. It contains all of Marilyn's audio recordings with background screen telling more about the song and it's history. No videos to go with it, sorry. This dvd also contains many full movietone news reels and mostly seen before interviews from the 50's and 60's. But, the best reason to buy this dvd is it contains every sinlge movie trailer from all of her films. Some, I had never even seen before. This makes it well worth the price. It also has a few cd rom additions I have not yet checked out.