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Summary: The Best Of The Doors.
Review: "The Doors Collection" is the best audio/visual source about the band available. It is a stunning, exciting collection of the best of The Doors on film. It is the best Doors DVD out there and a must for big fans, rockers and anyone barely aquainted with the music who wants to know more. All the three segments are excellent documents of The Doors and their hypnotic music and the dynamic persona of Jim Morrison. It is clear from what you see here that he was poet, rock star, artist and genius. The first segment, "Dance On Fire" has some great material. There is the music video for "Break On Through" which is stylish and has aged well, in fact, I saw it air on MTV a few nights ago. There is also the neat video for "People Are Strange" and the legendary performance of "Light My Fire" at the Ed Sullivan Show. The video for "The Crystal Ship" is dreamy, romantic and hypnotic, with a real feel for the song which showcases some of Morrison's best poetry. The performance of "Love Me Two Times" for Danish television is especially entertaining and cool, with Jim all in leather reciting some poetry before breaking into one of their best blues tunes. The video for "Moonlight Drive" is interesting with Jim sporting some black shades and Robby Krieger doing some dreamy slide guitar. The "Roadhouse Blues" footage is especially fun with shots of some wild concert moments and Jim doing a Dionysian dance as images flash by. The second segment, "Live At The Hollywood Boal" is a nice document of The Doors in concert. They performance some of their best songs like "Backdoor Man," "Light My Fire" and "Whiskey Bar." The best performances are those of "When The Music's Over" which is epic and "The End" which is hypnotic. The final segment, "The Soft Parade" is an interesting look at The Doors as the end was coming closer. The beginning features a montage cut to "The Changeling" and shows Morrison and the band in a "superstar" tone. The interview they give is fascinating, especially when Jim predicts advancements in musical technology with incredible precision. The performance of "The Soft Parade" is better than the album version while footage of the band recording "Wild Child" is fun and interesting, not least because it's a great song. The bonus features in the DVD are also great. The commentary by the band members is funny and fascinating with lots of cool facts. Robby Krieger's new version of "The End" rocks while Ray Manzarek's student films are interesting to watch. The memorabilia section is especially fun and interesting, they even show ticket buts. John Densmore's one-man play is really silly and frankly, boring and uninteresting. It's annoying to hear him sing the songs because frankly, he can't sing. All in all, "The Doors Collection" is the best Doors visual collection. It's exhilarating, fascinating, visually alluring and filled with great music and poetry. It shows how there are certain things as timeless music and artists. Though The Doors music and lyrics are kept alive and well by newer bands (Creed, STP, The Cult), nothing beats the originals. The Doors were the first rock band to mix music with poetry and explored dark realms and set in motion things in rock n' roll that we are still living through. This DVD is a great document of how they did that.
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Summary: Get it if you're a Doors fan !!!
Review: 3 video's on one disc and some cool xtras. Watching the videos hasn't been easier before, no forwarding or rewinding anymore,just select it from the easy-to-use menu... Also some cool comments from Ray, John and Robby about the videos. Of course, the quality of the sound is as good aa it can be and the picture is very clear. And if you're a big Doors fan, you gotta see the xtras. They are cool, I just found them a litle short compared to the rest of the disc. Just go see for yourself....
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Summary: The Doors Collector's Edition
Review: Anybody who likes the Doors or for that matter even if you dont this DVD IS FANTASTIC.ALL 3 PARTS KEEP YOU GLUED TO THE TV Put your bose stereo on and let Jim take you away.
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Summary: "Nobody gonna come up here and love me, huh?"
Review: Don't worry, Jim. This DVD is the ultimate treat for long-time Doors fans like myself, as well as recent converts. Three full hours of videos and concert footage, showing us The Doors at their best. There's also an interesting commentary track by the original surviving members of the Doors, plus some extra goodies like Doors memorabilia and one of Manzarek's short films. In a day and age when the biggest up-and-coming artists are the likes of Sugar Ray and Jennifer Lopez, it's not difficult to get a bit nostalgic for the days when - without warning - a Jim Morrison would burst onto the scene. "Best New Artist: Christina Aguillera"? Puh-leez! Give me the Lizard King anyday. The man was a true artist, a poet, and he had ideas. They may have been his own personal tripped-out ideas that the rest of us mere mortals can only hope to understand, but at least he certainly wasn't "created" by a record company. What record exec could have possibly ever thought up Jim Morrison and The Doors, anyway? This is a fantastic DVD, and no DVD-buying Doors fan should even think twice about purchasing it.
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Summary: the feast of friends
Review: For anyone who has seen the home video version of dance on fire u havent seen it until u have viewed this collection. A new director approved L.A. Woman is worth the price of this DVD alone. The end has been excluded from this version but dont fret because its on live at the hollywood bowl. The commentary is outstanding and the bonus material is great. A must for any Doors fan.
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Summary: DISSAPOINTED
Review: I FOUND TO MUCH SENSELESS VIDEO MIXED IN WITH GOOD MUSIC.
LA WOMEN HAS 12 SECONDS OF THE DOORS AND NOTHING BUT VIDEO OF STRANGERS AND LA FOR THE WHOLE SONG. WHERE IS JIM IN THE STUDEO?
THE SOUND NEEDS UPDATED. I WOULD EXPECT MORE FROM RAY AND THE GUYS THEN THIS. IT'S NOT THAT GOOD.
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Summary: A must have for Doors' Fans
Review: I learned the power and beauty of DVD when I got this three-hour Doors collection! What you get is three, hour-long videos, with song after song of great Doors material. The sound is simply fabulous - it pumps through my computer's speakers like Riders on a Storm. There are also extras which are best kept as a surprise..You will be entertained for hours with this single DVD. I can't get it off my computer "turntable"...
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Summary: THE DOORS ROCK!!
Review: I love this collection of rare live doors concerts and footage. If you love the Doors you won't be disappointed. This has interviews with the entire band and Jim Morrison. The "Soft Parade" was filmed just a few months before Jim died and is really interesting to see. There is also rare footage of Jim with his girlfriend Pamela in the film. It's very intersting and hypnotic watching Jim. He was an amazing talent we lost too soon. These videos are great!!
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Summary: DISSAPOINTED
Review: I own the overseas version of this DVD which has a different title - " 30th Anniversary edition". It has the exact same core features except the special features are different (ie. not as substantial as the American DVD). The overseas version does include a RARE video clip for "Break on through" which does give it some merit - this is not included on the American DVD.Now that we have got that sorted out, let's look at the main elements of the DVD. There are three documentaries of sorts showcasing many of their classics. Each of these documentaries were previously only available separately on VHS Video. This is proof that the DVD alone is exceptional value for money. I've been searching for a Doors DVD which includes the track "Touch Me" - and I have found it with this DVD. Also included is the famous video from the Ed Sullivan show where Jim Morrison went against orders and sang " Light my Fire" the way he wanted to. Video quality varies across the DVD but is more than acceptable when you consider the age of some of the material. I was pleasantly surprised to see quite a bit of colour footage. I love the Doors, and am thrilled to finally own this DVD.
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Summary: So many Doors DVD's to choose from, but PICK THIS
Review: I own the overseas version of this DVD which has a different title - " 30th Anniversary edition". It has the exact same core features except the special features are different (ie. not as substantial as the American DVD). The overseas version does include a RARE video clip for "Break on through" which does give it some merit - this is not included on the American DVD. Now that we have got that sorted out, let's look at the main elements of the DVD. There are three documentaries of sorts showcasing many of their classics. Each of these documentaries were previously only available separately on VHS Video. This is proof that the DVD alone is exceptional value for money. I've been searching for a Doors DVD which includes the track "Touch Me" - and I have found it with this DVD. Also included is the famous video from the Ed Sullivan show where Jim Morrison went against orders and sang " Light my Fire" the way he wanted to. Video quality varies across the DVD but is more than acceptable when you consider the age of some of the material. I was pleasantly surprised to see quite a bit of colour footage. I love the Doors, and am thrilled to finally own this DVD.
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