Marilyn Monroe: Classic 9 Film Collection [Blu-Ray]

This was such a fun collection to watch with my wife. She doesn't like many old movies, but like many people, she has a fascination with Marilyn & took the time to watch all 9 of these classic films. She enjoyed the comedy, the drama, the wardrobes, the sets & most of all MARILYN!! I had seen most of these when I was younger & forgot how funny they were & still are. The ones that I hadn't seen before were just as much fun to watch. I'm not a big fan of Marilyn's actual singing & acting (Her singing is especially bad), but the writing is good & Marilyn is easy on the eyes. We payed $38 for the set & let me tell you, it was worth every penny. If you're a fan of old films & are looking for some good old fashioned fun, then this is a good collection to keep you entertained for a while.There are two black & white films (Some like it hot & The Misfits), two musicals (Gentlemen prefer blondes & Theres no business like show business), two dramas (The Misfits & River of no return), one film noir (Niagara) and five comedies (Some like it hot, Seven year itch, How to marry a millionaire, Bus stop & Gentlemen prefer blondes). So whatever you're in the mood for, Marilyn's got you covered.

This is basically the 2012 "Forever Marilyn Blu-ray Collection" of seven movies (still available for $37.75), repackaged and with "Bus Stop" and "Niagara" added. Both of the added movies are available separately for $18.96 each. This nine movie set is a great deal if you want "Bus Stop" and "Niagara," even if you already have the seven movie collection, because for only $2 more than the cost of the two separate movies you get the other seven in individual Blu-ray packaging. If you don't care about "Bus Stop" and "Niagara," or the individual Blu-ray packaging, the seven movie collection is the better deal.By the way, the actual run time is far from the 122 minutes shown by Amazon, it is as follows:Bus Stop 105 minutesNiagara 89 minutesGentlemen Prefer Blondes 91 minutesHow to Marry a Millionaire 96 minutesRiver of No Return 91 minutesThere's no Business Like Show Business 117 minutesThe Seven Year Itch 104 minutesSome Like it Hot 121 minutesThe Misfits 125 minutesTotal Run Time 939 minutes

It arrived before indicated!!. Nicely wrapped, and in excellent condition, Very happy with seller!! Thank You!! I would definitely buy from seller again. Just saw Niagara and it looks fantastic!! Very happy to have had the opportunity to get these tittles now since, I had recently read news that Disney has completed their acquisition of 20th century fox and have even changed the name of the Studio (end of an era). These tittles may or not take a while to surface again or could take longer since might end up in Disney's vault. (Now, I have them in My Vault ha,ha,ha). I have been a fan of Marilyn a long time. Glad that I got these movies.

This was, I think, a really good deal on some really great films -- almost all of the essential Marilyn. It includes NIAGARA (some collections don't) which is one of her best performances, and a terrific film. The prints are terrific, and each disk has whatever extras are on the separate disks (ie they are all the standard commercial disks). This is not a boxed set, but rather all nine movies as stand-alone blu-rays. I only wish the collection had added a few more -- maybe 12 would have been perfect. No love lost with THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL -- I can easily do without that clunker. But one of my personal favorites is DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK (which is not included here) -- if you're an MM fan and you've never seen it, watch it. One of her outstanding dramatic performances. I also miss LET'S MAKE LOVE, which is just an enjoyable romp between MM and her then off-screen lover, Yves Montand. These can be bought separately however, and if it's going to be 9 films, they picked a good 9, and the price is right. I'm happy I bought these, and then just supplemented them.

I got these movies for less than $30.00 during an Amazon Deal of the Day sale. I'm really happy to have these 9 classic Marilyn Monroe movies. You can read more details about each movie at their individual listings or other online review sites. I will tell you these are among Ms. Monroe's best cinematic features. I really enjoyed watching these movies again, especially since it's been a long time since I've seen most of them so, it was like watching these movies for the first time.These are a good array of drama, mystery and comedy movies with many talented stars complementing Marilyn Monroe. I think this is a great set of movies to have in my DVD collection.Having purchased this set in bluray format, the picture quality is a very good transfer from the original films with enhanced sound quality too. Really, this is a great set of Marilyn Monroe movies to have.

As a life long Monroe fan, I've had these films on tape and dvd. What I really love about this blu ray collection is that it doesn't come in "special packaging" i.e. a bulky box with cardboard sleeves or the films stacked so that you have to remove a disc to get to the one behind (the pettily named Rooney/Garland collection comes to mind). These are in individual standard size blu ray cases that look nice.There could be more extras. But, there are no fewer extras on the discs that were on the dvd releases. I'd love these films to get the full "Criterion treatment" they deserve, and when and if they ever do, I'll purchase them again.Hopefully, Ladies of the Chorus, a Warner film, will finally be available on a region 1 disc as it has been in all other regions or better yet blu ray. Why Warner has prevented fans in North America from viewing Ladies of the Chorus is is beyond reason.