Blonde [Region 2] |  | Director: Joyce Chopra
Actors: Poppy Montgomery, Patricia Richardson, Patrick Dempsey, Wallace Shawn, Griffin Dunne
Category: DVD
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Rating:  8 reviews
Format: PAL
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Running Time: 240 Minutes
EAN: 5027035002323
ASIN: B000066NV8
Theatrical Release Date: May 13, 2001
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 Should own this! May 23, 2009
Ashley L. Vaneck (Hastings, MI)
If you love Marilyn Monroe, then this is the movie for you! It is awesome!
 Could not watch the DVD August 8, 2008
Brisson Marie (Paris France)
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
I could not watch the DVD because my machine was not prepared to read an American DVD.
 Blonde May 29, 2008
Teresa J. Buhl (Oklahoma City, OK)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This was a truly amazing movie about Marilyn Monroe. I had seen the movie on Lifetime Movie Network and loved it. I looked everywhere for the movie and was thrilled when I found it on Amazon. Poppy Montgomery does an outstanding portrayal of Marilyn Monroe. The movie was a bit long but well worth it. I don't know how anyone could watch this movie and not fall in love with Marilyn Monroe. Outstanding!
 An inaccurate but entertaining biopic February 18, 2008
David Rush (Glasgow, Scotland)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A lot of the 'facts' that this mini-series tries to put across are inaccurate, and on a totally unrelated matter, the lead actress looks nothing like her character. As charming as Poppy Montgomery (from TV's "Without A Trace") is, she does not remotely resemble Marilyn Monroe. Also, the storytelling in this biopic seems frightfully rushed; and it seems at times that the film-makers were frantically trying to condense Miss Oates' book. However, the cast is very talented, and make a good job of it. Overall, 2/5. The production design is the real stand-out, however, especially the re-staging of the "Diamond's Are A Girl's Best Friend" number from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The song 'Happy Birthday, Mr. President' sang at President Kennedy's birthday part is well done, and (thankfully, rather than making the movie delve into conspiracy theories surrounding Monroe's death) ends the movie.
 Decent... March 13, 2007
Jane Plaine (Chicago, IL)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
It seems that most die-hard Marilyn Monroe fans dislike this movie because it doesn't tell her true story, and it bends some facts and dates to fit the story. While that's true, you have to remember that this is based on Joyce Carol Oates novel, "Blonde", which is a fictional account of Marilyn Monroe's life. The novel and the movie are both intended as works of fiction and shouldn't be read as a biography of her life and work. If that's what you're looking for, then pick up a biography (you have plenty to choose from). Otherwise, this is a decent, entertaining movie. Personally, I prefer the novel, but I'm a pretty big fan of Joyce Carol Oates.
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