Blu-ray Review

Forever Marilyn

Seven-Film Collection

Featured in Issue 170, October 2012

Picture
4
Sound
4
WSR Score
5
Disc Information
Studio 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Catalog Number 2269897
MPAA Rating Not Rated
Retail Price $99.98
Disc Type Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
Running Time 743 min
Color Color/B&W
Chapters Yes
Closed Captioned Yes
Regional Coding A
Release Date 07/31/12
Theatrical Year 1953-1961
Credits
Audio & Video
Aspect Ratio Subscribers only
Measured Ratio Subscribers only
Disc Soundtrack Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Dolby Digital 1.0, DTS HD Lossless 5.1, DTS HD Lossless 1.0, DTS 5.1
Theatrical Sound Subscribers only
Subtitles Subscribers only

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Marilyn Monroe Forever stands alone as Hollywood's quintessential icon of sex appeal and timeless allure. Her breathy voice, voluptuous figure, and wide-ranging talents catapulted her to superstardom, where she remains as legendary today as ever. Immortalized here in this must-own collection are seven of her best and most popular films, presented on Blu-ray Disc—the perfect format to showcase Marilyn's flawless beauty and captivating performances as they're meant to be seen. The collection is divided into two books: Book One contains: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Monroe and Jane Russell as showgirls who set a course for love and laughter onboard a luxury liner sailing to France; How To Marry A Millionaire stars Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall as three Manhattan models who concoct a wild scheme to meet the men of their dreams; River Of No Return stars Monroe and Robert Mitchum in a suspenseful tale of adventure and survival in the Northwest Wilderness; and Irving Berlin's There's No Business Like Show Business stars Marilyn playing an ambitious showgirl who gets involved in the lives and lovers of the Five Donahues, a family of Vaudeville performers. Book Two contains: The Seven Year Itch with Marilyn as a seductive starlet who tests the wedding vows of a married man when she moves into the apartment above him; Some Like It Hot with Monroe as the lead singer of an all-girl band joined by Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon, who are posing as women to hide from the mob; and her last completed film The Misfits with Marilyn as a sensitive divorcée who falls in love with a modern cowboy played by Clark Gable. (Gary Reber)

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