Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | | Cast : | Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn | | Director : | Howard Hawks | | Studio : | Twentieth Century Fox Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | July 18, 1953 | | DVD Released Date : | May 29, 2001 | | Language : | French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | NR (Not Rated) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 05, 2005 | | Summary | What of the best pairings ever! | Content
 | Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell work astonishingly well together in this movie. They have great chemistry! Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is very lush, glamorous, colorful & glitzy. Russell is so witty & almost steals Monroe's thunder. The costumes are gorgeous, the acting is comedic & the scenery is just beautiful. The best part is obviously when Marilyn performs "Diamonds are a girl's bestfriend" & what a great performer she is! Russell is more than impressive with her performance of "Ain't there anyone hear for love". One of the most jaw dropping scenes is when the girl's sashay in to the cruise ship ballroom for dinner wearing stunning bright orange(monroe) & sequined black(russell) dresses. These two are a knock out! Old Hollywood at it's very best! |
| Rating | | | Date | March 30, 2005 | | Summary | Whoa, MAMA that's good fluff! | Content
| I tend to go for films with weightier themes than this one, generally, but "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is so frothy, lovely, fun, and lively that it's impossible not to enjoy. I also tend to not go for musicals, but a couple of the numbers here are inventively staged and played out with enough charm that even an old grouch like me can appreciate them. And there's just enough of it all to go around for 92 minutes. Kewl.
Having said all that, let me state the obvious: This is all about Marilyn Monroe. Young folks who have only seen brief shots of her as a Hollywood icon would do well to see this movie, so they can get an idea of what all the hubbub has been about in the decades since her tragic death that ended her tragic life. Rarely has an actress lit up the screen so completely; the estimable Jane Russell is a sad dog by comparison, although she is fine and lovely here in her own right.
Marilyn is just so right on, so cuddly and cute, curvaceously sexy yet sweet, evilly money-hungry but apparently from such innocent motives, that one (at least this male) can't help but adore her. She presents herself here as the alpha woman-child, and the typical heterosexual male cannot resist and literally has to tear his eyes away from her to see if anything else is going on. I never liked her overly mobile upper lip, but such was her magic that even that affectation is made lovely.
Yes, the entertainment world lost one of the most special ladies in its history when Marilyn passed on. This film is literally the only time I've ever looked at extras and thought how wonderful it would have been to just share the set with the star for a day. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is the dictionary definition of lightweight Hollywood musical, in which the leading ladies and their verve carries the day all by themselves. With Marilyn, it is enough. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 06, 2005 | | Summary | Marilyn at her best | Content
| Yup, it`s her film and she shines all through it. As a musical production it isn`t up to much compared what they did over at Metro. But the performances survive and Marilyn`s "Diamond`s are a Girl`s Best Friend" is an eternal showstupper - just as Gene Kelly`s Singin`in the Rain, Judy`s Over The Rainbow or Julie Andrews`The Sound of Music are all magic moments in the history of the movie musicals.
Jane Russell does hold her own and Charles Coburn is a delight as well. |
| Rating | | | Date | November 04, 2004 | | Summary | One of the best musicals I've ever seen. | Content
| I know, I know... this movie is a total guilty pleasure. But I can't help it! Marilyn is just so damn hot in this movie! The catchy musical sequences, the stylish dialogues, and the glamourous outfits make this movie an irresistably sexy treat. I can watch this movie repeatedly and still never be tired of it. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 17, 2004 | | Summary | Diamonds really are a girls best friend! | Content
| This movie is a delight! I have to say this a great movie! Lorelei (Marilyn Monroe) and Dorothy (Jane Russell) are two singers that go on a cruise to Paris. On the way there they enjoy the company of any eligible men they can find including the Olympic team. This movie has a lot of great music including "Bye Bye Baby", "Ain't There Anyone Here for Love", "When Love Goes Wrong", "Two Little Girls from Little Rock", and the famous and legendary "Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend". The costumes in this movie are awesome. There is never a dull moment. This is not a dull movie. Marilyn and Jane made a really great duo. They should have done more movies together. This movie is a real gem! |
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