Let’s Make Love (1960)
Starring: Marilyn
Monroe, Tony Randall, David Burns, Yves Montand, Frankie Vaughan, Wilfrid
Hyde-White
Company: Twilight Time
My Review and Thoughts:
Another wonderful amazing treat starring one of my favorite
Hollywood Icons the one and only Marilyn Monroe. I am always super excited to
see Marilyn in all things cinema. What better way to watch this goddess then on
a wonderful Blu-ray by an awesome company like Twilight Time, who pays
wonderful homage to the classics of cinema.
I have been a huge fan of classic cinema my whole life. I
love the era with Marilyn Monroe. She had such beauty but also talent that was
often overlooked by that beauty. Her demons and inner darkness to strive and
struggle in Hollywood can be seen in her ultimate choice of suicide. I cannot
imagine what she went through to become the talent that Hollywood wanted her to
become. I can look at today’s horrors in the news where so many female
actresses suffered through sexual abuse by producers and directors and co-stars,
and I can only imagine, back then, what females had to go through in a male
dominated industry of the time. Even with all that said Marilyn Monroe
showcased a natural talent, yes fabricated with blond hair, makeup and a
girlish persona that Hollywood wanted, she still was able to approach cinema in
a classic way that created fans of many generations. Twilight Time has done an
amazing job in picking Let’s Make Love and showcasing it on a new worthy to
praise Blu-ray, that is a must own experience. The high quality imagery and
audio bring forth a prize for any movie buff. Would have loved to have special
features but the imagery and audio themselves is a special feature; that should
be talked about. Twilight Time just released another Monroe film on Blu-ray
last month the 1952 classic Don’t Bother to Knock.
Also starring the amazing award winning actor Tony Randall.
A classic icon of cinema. A true classic actor that starred in many wonderful
features. Such as the classic 7 Faces of Dr. Lao which is a true classic and
must see. Randall was a comical actor and yet also a sophisticated actor of the
natural talent of performing. From classics such as 1959’s Pillow Talk, 1979’s
Scavenger Hunt, 1962’s Boys’ Night Out. He even played the amazing character of
Hercule Poirot that the amazing Agatha Christie created in her long running
novels in the movie 1965’s The Alphabet Murders. He was true cinema treat.
Seeing him in Let’s Make Love is classic Randall. He was not only a movie actor
but a Stage Thespian and TV movie guru. He did it all.
Keep an eye out for the wonderful Broadway actor David
Burns. A true treat to cinema from acting and singing. He was a great actor,
character actor, owned every part he ever did. Started performing in 1921 on
Broadway and acted all the way up to his death in 1971. I love spotting the old
timers of cinema. The ones who started acting when film first started. He began
on film in 1918 and went on year after year of performance. It was great
spotting him in this classic film that Twilight Time blessed with a blu-ray.
Also, what is super cool is keep an eye out for many
wonderful cameo’s. From the greats like Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby and the one and
only Milton Berle. This is a wonderful comical musical that leaves a lasting
fun impression upon the viewer.
Audio/Video:
My Rating: 5 out of 5
Yet again this movie has never looked any better. Twilight
Time has done a fantastic job in creating a wonderful new High Definition,
1080p Blu-ray. The audio is equally fantastic. Twilight Time always touches on
perfection when creating new outlets to older films, and for any movie lover,
that means a perfect entertaining good time.
LANGUAGE: English
VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 2.35:1
AUDIO: English 5.1 DTS-HD MA / English 2.0 DTS-HD MA
SUBTITLES: English SDH
Extras:
Slim pickings here but you do get the wonderful Isolated
Music Track: The music was done by James Van Heusen (music)/Sammy Chan
(lyrics), Lionel Newman and Earle Hagen (arranged/conducted).
Now the music was composed and conducted by Lionel Newman
and Earle Hagen. Newman was a brilliant, music genera master, in his own
reality. Gifted in the art-form of supplying memorable music scores and tunes
for many wonderful films, and for TV shows that most will remember for its
music. First movie for me that really comes to mind, besides this one that he
has worked on, would be the horror classic, The Omen, followed equally by the
Sci-fi Masterpiece Alien. I mean just looking at the scores he has conducted,
The Omen which is one of the greatest and always spooks me anytime I hear it,
showcases his amazement. He was the uncle to music man, Randy Newman. He won an
Oscar for the amazing 1968 Hello Dolly. He was the music supervisor for Star
Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. That should tell you his
mastery. 11 Academy Award nominations and 1 win. He crafted his art-form over
decades upon decades. He crafted composing music and soundtracks all the way
back into the start of the 1930’s. He mastered his talent through both small
and large, from the TV series Mash, to The Green Hornet and music supervisor on
Land of the Giants, Lost in Space, Batman, and Planet of the Apes. He also was
the conductor for many other Twilight Time release’s: The St. Valentine’s Day
Massacre, Doctor Dolittle, Don’t Bother to Knock and The Boston Strangler. Now
Newman also was a part of another movie that Twilight Time graced the Blu-ray
world with. He was the conductor on Flaming Star starring Elvis Presley.
Original Theatrical Trailer
Overall:
Another highly recommended Blu-ray by Twilight Time.
Perfection in audio and video transfer, refreshed on a high quality High Definition
Blu-ray. Let’s Make Love is a fun, laugh out good time with music and silly
antics, that just bring a wonderful entertaining experience. Twilight Time
captured another treat for movie lovers.
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