Reviews

This film doesn't receive a lot of attention. I grew up a fan of classic film, and I only saw this one once until tonight. Seeing it for the second time (I can't imagine there are any other major-release MM films I haven't seen over & over) I was extremely impressed by the quality of the performance Marilyn turned in. Hardcore fans seem to generally feel that her performance in "the Misfits" is her finest; the role had more depth than many she played, and seemed highly personal. I argue that she does just as fine a job in just as deep a role in "Don't Bother To Knock." It's my belief that MM was _ALWAYS_ versatile and talented, but that the American public fell so deeply in love with the breathless (& brainless) beauty role, that the studios typecast her until they weren't sure her looks alone would be enough to guarantee the volume of gross profits which they expected from Marilyn's films.

Like a lot of us, I grew up on cartoons, with the Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes ranking firmly at the top. Cartoon Network brought us this show (now played on their spin-off network, Boomerang,) which has taught me a LOT about these cartoons, most of which I have seen hundreds of times. For those of us who wish there were still new Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies cartoons being created by the original artists, this is the next best thing. (I consider it to be head and shoulders above any of the actual new cartoons Warner Brothers has made featuring their all-star cast of characters.) While the cartoons are old, you may see some you haven't seen before; they do manage to play some of the 'toons that aren't politically correct, which one can't find on TV anymore, otherwise.