Soundtrack of this heard of Niagara DVD preview extras amazing!!!!
Added 6/8/2009
When you watch the preview of Don't Bother To Knock on the Niagara DVD, you hear the most amazing Bernstein-like score in the background, first cut off quickly to go to the audio of a scene, but then extended the second time you hear it, and then finally at the end of the preview, this sensational music goes full blast. Just marvelous full bore Leonard Bernstein- ELmer Bernstein style material...the stuff a soundtrack nut hears and just goes nuts...as I have just done. Ordering the film right now, but have the sneaking suspicion that what I heard is only on the preview....lets hope for the best. Worth it.
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This shows Marilyn's true mettle!
Added 4/13/2009
I never was a big watcher of the Marilyn Monroe films. It is sad that all she seems to be noted for are the comedy roles she did. This film is a dark classic...Chilled me to the bloody bone! I agree that this film is ahead of it's time, and if Marilyn had stuck with these types of roles, she wouldn't have ended up typecast. Had she lived past the age of 36, she would have given much more, I'm sure. This film was deep, dark and intriguing and even those who aren't into Marilyn should give this film a view.
I put this way up there with the 1950's version of "The Bad Seed" as far as the effectiveness it has at creeping out even a modern day viewer! Both films were ahead of their time.
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monroe at her best
Added 5/7/2008
wow catch her acting!! with anne bancroft and great richard widmark....all 3 actors are gone now..as is the elevator operator cousin to monroe's character...eddie jr...cant remember his whole name..wow did he steal this movie..classic black and white and so well edited and filmed....yummy...is show monroe was very aware of her dark side from her childhood and mean mom who was in crazy bin, and monroe gives so much of her true feelings in this film!! check it out
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only about an hour long but a great vehicle for marilyn monroe as the crazed/delusional baby sitter.
Check it out.
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I had no idea Marilyn Monroe could act
Added 8/25/2007
If I were to classify Don't Bother to Knock, I would put it into the rarely used category of meta-noir. All of the elements of noir are in full force here: an urban landscape, an inquisitive male lead stuck between two women, a suspenseful plot, but then the noir aspects break down. (I will be intentionally vague in the next few sentences so as not to give the plot away.) The script offers what seems like a femme fatale role, a staple of all noir, but the script blunts and softens her, and the audience must rethink and re-judge her at the close of the film. In many films noir, there is also a nurturing woman to counter the femme fatale and seduce the male lead in a more traditional way. In this film, however, there is no nurturing woman, but rather a strong, independent woman. The film seems to throw noir completely on its head, complicating stock female characters and making the male lead more dynamic than one would expect from noir. The result is a tidy vignette that argues against the noir world, yet unfortunately runs out of time before offering another world in return.
Marilyn Monroe (playing Nell Forbes) steals this film effortlessly. Because she is generally not a strong actor, it's wonderful to see Monroe so confident and subtle. I imagine that she knew Nell better than any other character she ever played. As I was watching the movie, I wondered what Monroe could have been if Hollywood had taken her more seriously and challenged her rather than relegating her to perpetual blonde bombshell. I was surprised and fascinated by the moments in this film when Monroe ceased to be attractive. She spends almost the entire film inside two adjoining hotel rooms, and it's amazing what she can do with few props and very little space.
It's been argued that the script is weak and that all the characters aside from Nell are underdeveloped. I agree that the film showcases Monroe, but the script isn't that bad. The first half of the movie is peppered with cheesy, noir one-liners and sets an intriguing mood slowly. This is intentional. Quite suddenly, a dramatic thriller sets in the second half of the film, the canned dialogue gets tossed, and the noir elements unravel quickly.
Any Monroe fan should treasure this film, but even those who find most of her other films silly should give this one a chance. It's a glimpse of Monroe as she could have been.
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Soundtrack of this heard of Niagara DVD preview extras amazing!!!!
Added 6/8/2009
When you watch the preview of Don't Bother To Knock on the Niagara DVD, you hear the most amazing Bernstein-like score in the background, first cut off quickly to go to the audio of a scene, but then extended the second time you hear it, and then finally at the end of the preview, this sensational music goes full blast. Just marvelous full bore Leonard Bernstein- ELmer Bernstein style material...the stuff a soundtrack nut hears and just goes nuts...as I have just done. Ordering the film right now, but have the sneaking suspicion that what I heard is only on the preview....lets hope for the best. Worth it.
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This shows Marilyn's true mettle!
Added 4/13/2009
I never was a big watcher of the Marilyn Monroe films. It is sad that all she seems to be noted for are the comedy roles she did. This film is a dark classic...Chilled me to the bloody bone! I agree that this film is ahead of it's time, and if Marilyn had stuck with these types of roles, she wouldn't have ended up typecast. Had she lived past the age of 36, she would have given much more, I'm sure. This film was deep, dark and intriguing and even those who aren't into Marilyn should give this film a view.
I put this way up there with the 1950's version of "The Bad Seed" as far as the effectiveness it has at creeping out even a modern day viewer! Both films were ahead of their time.
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monroe at her best
Added 5/7/2008
wow catch her acting!! with anne bancroft and great richard widmark....all 3 actors are gone now..as is the elevator operator cousin to monroe's character...eddie jr...cant remember his whole name..wow did he steal this movie..classic black and white and so well edited and filmed....yummy...is show monroe was very aware of her dark side from her childhood and mean mom who was in crazy bin, and monroe gives so much of her true feelings in this film!! check it out
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