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Summary: A Diamond of a Movie
Review: This is what a Marilyn comedy should be. With Howard Hawks' pacing, together with Jane Russell's performance, the support (often absent in a lot of Monroe's films) is present to create a movie that is genuinely funny and quickly moves. The teaming of Monroe and Russell is great. Marilyn is wonderful - incredibly funny (i.e., the scenes with the small rich kid) and as everyone knows, she gives a dynamite performance on "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend." She and Russell are also great on the other numbers. This is one Monroe movie where everyone seems to be at the top of their game. It's great!
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Summary: The two ladies pretty much carry the whole film.
Review: Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe pretty much carry the whole movie with the songs and dances they perform, under the direction of film maker Howard Hawks. Nuff Said.
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Summary: A Funny Musical with Wonderfully Catchy Songs
Review: GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES is really a four or four and a half star film, but I was generous and gave it a five. This movie is highly entertaining, with great musical numbers with the shining Marilyn Monroe and the great Jane Russel. The opening is grand, with the two entering with shiny red gowns singing "Two Little Girls from Littlerock". Other extremely entertaining songs are the catchy "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" and "Is there Anyone here for Love?". "When Love Goes Wrong... nothing goes right...." Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russel are wonderful. Jane Russel is beautiful and Marylin Monroe is hilarious as a girl who practically will do anything for diamonds. It is a funny movie that you will enjoy.
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Summary: Either you love it or you don't..
Review: And I love it! What could be better than seeing a great piece of 50's musical fluff, with two inimitable stars like Marilyn and Jane? And the songs are really pretty decent. This is great nostalgic fun. And if you just don't get it, I guess you'll have to go the nearest plex for the latest in FX.Most famous of course is Marilyn's "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend", but for me the real highlight is the jaw-dropping "Is There Anyone Here for Love" . Not for you, Jane, apparently!
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Summary: One of Marilyn's best
Review: Marylin Monroe plays a bubble-headed gold digger (sort of) and Jane Russell her witty best friend in this Henry Hawkins classic. When they take a boat to Europe in order for Marilyn to marry her rich beau, what they don't know is that the beau's father has hired an investigator to catch Marilyn doing something wrong. With terrific song and dance numbers (including "Two Little Girls From Little Rock", the opening smash, and the much copied "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend") this movie will please any fan! Marilyn is great, but Jane Russell steals the show with her terrific comic timing.
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Summary: they still got it
Review: i saw this movie for the first time just a few short weeks ago and i'm hooked! i always wondered what the appeal of marilyn was, but after watching this movie, i understand completely. she has that perfect mix of sexuality and innocence that make her irresistable. her drop dead good looks and sultry voice are enough to make anyone come back for more of this movie. (jane ain't that bad, either!) this movie isn't all about the look, though. it is a very smart comedy that is a blast to watch. the one-liners and sight gags are enough to make anyone's head spin. take it from a college student and first time fan of these two ladies, they still got what it takes after all these years!
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Summary: Viva Jane!
Review: I love this movie! Yeah, it's old, but damn, there is nothing today that can match the combination of sophistication and innocent sexualty of this flick. There aren't any actresses today who can even come close to Monroe and Russell. My cheers go to Jane--Marliyn is up front getting all the applause, but Russell is incredible! If you can watch her courtroom show stopper without rewinding and going through it at least once more--check your pulse!
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Summary: marilyn's best!
Review: i saw this movie and i instantly became a huge fan of marilyns.she's my favorite actress now.
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Summary: A Comic Bauble of Entertainment
Review: This musical is a delight from start to finish,with Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee,and Jane Russell as Dorothy Shaw,two showgirls who will not rest until they land themselves filthy rich husbands. The film is based on Anita Loos' Broadway stage hit which starred Carol Channing as Lorelei. Naturally,when the girls board on ocean liner bound for 'France,Paris',the fun and high-jinks come thick and fast with a very old Lord Beekman (Charles Coburn) and the ten-year-old Henry Spoffard (George 'Foghorn' Winslow) caught up in the action.Dorothy falls for the detective following Lorelei,and Lorelei tries to stay faithful to her beau back home,unaware that the detective has been hired by her beau's father! The songs include 'Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend','Two Little Girls From Little Rock','Bye Bye Baby','Ain't There Anyone Here For Love?','When Love Goes Wrong',and they are fantastic! This film is a true gem and I recommend it to any Marilyn or musicals fan (and Jane Russell is pretty good too!)
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Summary: What An Opening!
Review: You can't beat the opening of this movie! Just the 20th logo and then Marilyn and Jane in outrageous red dresses singing and dancing "Two Little Girls from Little Rock" -- so much fun that it makes the credits difficult to sit through in the theater (where I saw it, of course, more than once) until the "girls" come back to finish their number. I had to see this a zillion times to catch all the one-liners Marilyn throws out -- Jane was famous for hers and they catch on quickly. One I missed for the longest time comes from Charles Coburn when Marilyn tells him how her brain is so neglected and he responds "Poor little thing." If I had to pick one of Marilyn's lines from this film, it is when one of the athletes on board boasts to her that he is a four-letter man, in response to which she draws herself up and says, quite offended, "Well, I should think you'd be ashamed to admit it!" Then she does what actors are told not to do, she turns her "back" on her audience and walks rapidly away! jt
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