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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302484427 Format: Color, NTSC ISBN: 6302484421 Label: 20th Century Fox Languages: Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Release Date: January 01, 1998 Running Time: 89 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: January 21, 1953 Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential video: A neatly enjoyable thriller in the pseudo-Hitchcock mode, Niagara offers great fun on a variety of levels. It has film noir themes (albeit in Technicolor), oodles of location shooting, and Freudian symbolism run amok. And, of course, it has Marilyn Monroe as an unbelievably ripe femme fatale: married to unstable hubby Joseph Cotten and stuck in a cabin at Niagara Falls, she plots a watery escape. Jean Peters (a future Mrs. Howard Hughes) and froggy husband Casey Adams are dragged into the intrigue during their delayed honeymoon. Veteran open-air director Henry Hathaway squeezes the most out of the spectacular scenery and the nail-biting climax, slowing down only for traveloguey interludes; the dialogue, pretty racy for 1953, comes from the civilized pen of producer-writer Charles Brackett (Billy Wilder's longtime partner). The baby-doll murmuring and lazy lounging in motel bed sheets is, well, all Marilyn. --Robert Horton Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Different Kind of Roll for Marilyn MonroeThe movie opens with a young couple crossing over to the Canadian Side of Niagara Falls on their way to a motor lodge overlooking the falls. They are on a belated honeymoon. However, their cabin is taken by a gorgeous blonde (Monroe) and her psychotic husband to say the least (Joseph Cotten). While touring at the falls the young bride (Jean Peters) sees Monroe in the arms of another which will fuel her suspicions later on. When Cotton turns up dead, Monroe checks out and our honeymooners ... Read More Rating:  - Murder by Falling WaterThe film begins at Niagara Falls; you can see the rainbow but miss any pot of gold. This atmosphere is filled with negative ions from the spray. A man returns to his cabin. A young couple travels to Canada for their delayed honeymoon. They sail on "The Maid of the Mist". The river falls with a roar. The tour under the falls is like a ritual. But the couple in cabin B has problems. Will a record be broken? Is there a self-destructive problem? The conversations show an earlier America. A sheep rancher married ... Read More Rating: - Add This One to Your Movie Library!This movie has so many twists and turns, just when you expect the movie to go one way, it shifts totally into the opposite. Excellent screen writing for this film. I've become bored w/ recent movies, so I've decided to start looking @ classic movies for entertainment. This is definitely something that you would want to add to your movie library. Keeps you in suspense the whole time. Other than the "Seven Year Itch," I have never seen Marilyn Monroe in film. From my point of view, she does an excellent job ... Read More Rating: - Lots To Look At And AdmireThe great scenery and colors of Niagara Falls, two very attractive female leads, and an interesting story all add up to a very good rating for this classic film. The DVD offers a very nice print: sharp, with color restoration that makes it look great. Niagara Falls never looked better (and I live just 25 miles away), and either did Marilyn Monroe or Jean Peters. Everyone knows about Monroe's beauty (and, I think, underrated acting talents) but Peters was a beautiful woman with a great ... Read More Rating: - Niagara 1953A vacation couple , George and Rose Loomis (Joseph Cotten 1905-1994 / Marilyn Monroe 1926-1962) , rent a quaint bungalow at romantic Niagara Falls , N.Y . But Rose and her lover plan to murder the unsuspecting George - in the falls ! A dramatic departure from her more upbeat roles , Monroe's fascinating performance as the scheming murderess paints a powerful dark portrait of human sexuality . High Quality Transfer . |
