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Summary: No Director Could Have Done It Better
Review: Oliver Stone, the director who, like Picasso and art, bent the idea of moviemaking with his stunning and revolutionary cinematography, directing, camerawork and style was, in my opinion, the only director who could have done this movie as well as it came out looking.For fans of the doors and those who are not (I know I barely knew the group before I saw it and still loved it) this movie's style portrays the life of Jim Morrison; a fascinating man who undergoes a transformation throughout the film. Though not perfectly accurate historically, this film shows the world how Morrison's mind works. He started out as a shy, calm poet who people were interested in but no one really liked. You view how his way of life changed him, and drugs and sex eventually made him become a crazed rock star like all the rest of them. Far from trying to create poetry any more, he is bent on shocking the world with what the media and law will allow him to get away with. His death felt like too-sudden an end, though fitting to his life. His whole life was isolation, because he always felt separate from everyone else. The Doors is an excellent movie because it shows you how one man failed to show his mind as he wished it to be seen to the world. Oliver Stone, however, took it upon himself to succeed where Morrison failed.
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Summary: Is everybody in? the ceremony is about to begin
Review: I can't really explain this movie, it is a piece of art unlike no other I have ever seen released in '91, 20 years after Morrison's passing. Val Kilmer plays the role of Jim Morrison and even thought a little extreme at sometimes does a good job, VERY GOOD! True, the movie is a little over the top and Jim wasn't necessarily as evil as they made him but it got the main points, he loved excess and was always breaking ground, the rules, and got into trouble. The end is very short compared to the rest of the movie but that's how it was, no one knew for sure if Jim had really died of a heart attack, drugs, etc. and no autopsy was made, therefore Oliver Stone didnt' add his own little twist like he did with JFK and Platoon. This is a classic rock bio pic and deserves more recognition than it is getting. I don't own the DVD or any of the movie but I've seen it many times and I just know that the DVD has the interviews plus the missing parts from the movie so I bet it's good. The movie has some great concert sequences I think, recapturing the Doors while they were live and Val doing his best Jim Morrison screams and singing which makes me wish he sang "Light my fire" and "Roadhouse blues" on vh1 storytellers instead of Scott Staap who thinks he's more Eddie Vedder than Jim Morrison, I bet Jim isn't too pleased with someone like Scott singing his songs but oh well. All in all a great movie, get this and "the song remains the same" from Zeppelin and you have essential rock movies.
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Summary: Doors fans this is a must have
Review: This told the story about The Doors through their years up until Jim Morrison died sadly. It gave me a whole new look in the band. Val Kilmer delivers in the great role as one of the best rock and rollers of our time. The Doors have some of the best songs out there and it protrays on how some songswere written. Great DVD..Buy it! I did, It was worth the money! A++
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Summary: Great Movie....but mostly Hollywood!!!!
Review: Well...let me start out by saying I love this movie!...However...after reading Ray Manzerek's book...I must admit...I was a little upset...cause I realized the movie was nothing but a complete fabrication...I understand why Ray manzerek hates this movie so much...it only portrays the negative aspects of such a dear friend...According to Ray and many other people...Jim was charming and funny...a great guy to be around...Val Kilmer's portrayal gives no indication of this...he never shouted "higher!" into the ed sullivan show cameras...he merely sang the lyrics...the doors were never even at andy warhol's apartment...only jim was there...but I'm getting off pace...I thought val kilmer was amazing...I think the movie is great...I own the dvd...and it is a great dvd...if you want a great movie about a band in the sixties...buy this dvd...if you want to know anything about jim morrison or the doors...buy Light My Fire by Ray Manzerek...or do what I did...and get em both!!
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Summary: A groovy trip of a movie with an perfect lead
Review: Oliver Stone's The Door's is a movie where you might sometimes not be able to tell the difference between the real, surreal and bizzare, but as a whole, the movie presents a often coherent and sprawling tale of the legendary rock group. And although the film is called the doors, don't be mistaken that every band member gets equal screen time. Sure there are moments when they are indeed a "tribe of warriors" as Morrison puts it, but indeed Stone puts most of the focus on Moorison himself and what might've led to his destruction. This is helped immensly by Val Kilmer, exceptionally paying attention to every Jim Moorison detail and very nicely mirroring Meg Ryan's portrayal of Pamela Susan Moorison. Also, the music scene is very acurately depicted in the film for those interested, with a funny moment involving a Ed Sullivan look a-like. The only flaw is that if you already knew a good amount about the Doors, the insight is actually quite little. But of course, that's only for those who know alot. If this is your first time ever watching or hearing anything by the Doors, you will indeed be blown away (and that might even go for some who know about the Doors anyway).
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Summary: A visual and aural feast...
Review: This movie is driven by the psychedelic music of the Doors. In many of the concert scenes, the music is visually translated into colors and motion. The movie itself is more about Jim Morrison himself than the Doors however. When broadly displayed like this, Morrison's contempt for the order of society is obvious. Val Kilmer should've been given better parts after this movie because his performance is the best of his film career.
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Summary: An entertaining biography that bursts with flavor and energy
Review: I don't think that film is 100% factual but the overall performances and effect make up for my doubt. It's the perfect project for Stone: his unique, atmospheric, disturbing direction brings to life a unique, atmospheric, disturbing individual. Kilmer is in top form, giving a very credible portrayal.
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Summary: Head Trip
Review: This was a good show in all. Very Trippy!! Anyone notice that Billy Idol appeared in it?? heehee! Billy played "Kat". He had brown long hair and was on crutches. He was briefly at the bar. Be careful... if you blink, you'll miss him!! :o)
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Summary: really really bad!
Review: All I have to say on that movie is that it was really bad!!! All they wanted to do, was to make Jim and Patricia look bad and make Pam look good. They took every bad thing jim made and made a movie out of it. And by the way Val was horrible!! He did not fit. Jason Patric would have made a better job at it, and Jason looks more like Jim then anybody else!!! thats all I had to say.
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Summary: This movie struck a chord with me....
Review: ... When I saw this movie, my interest in music skyrocketed! ) This movie also turned me into a HUGE Doors fan as it did with many other people...upon reading those books, I discovered that the movie isn't really very accurate. Many scenes in the movie were either over-exaggerated or did not take place at all. There were essentially 2sides to Jim Morrison: The charismatic intellectual poet, and the drugged out drunk... Oliver Stone chose to focus more on the latter side of Jim, and almost completely ignored his charismatic intellectual side. Scenes like the Ed Sullivan Show incident are heavily exaggerated to further portray what he was. Of course I don't expect any biopic to be completely accurate, "The Doors" could have been more accurate than it was. It doesn't seem like Oliver really did his homework. [it was].. mentioned that in the commentary on the DVD, Stone was getting songs mixed up and thought "Riders on the Storm", a VERY well-known Doors song, was called "Killer on the Road." That's just bad. And what about important and interesting events that happened in The Doors' career that weren't mentioned in the film? (for example, The Doors & Van Morrison doing "Gloria" together on stage at the Whiskey in 1966; The Doors' last concert with Jim where he stops singing for a while and then starts slamming the mic stand on the stage before walking off.) Also, no mention of how Robby & John entered the band and no mention of Rick & the Ravens, although I've seen the deleted scene from the laserdisc where Jim gets on stage with Ray's band and sings "Gloria." They could've kept that in the movie and taken out the unnecessary "Thanksgiving" scene (which never really happened). But I can't give this movie a low rating, because A) It turned me on to The Doors B) It heavily fueled my love of music and C) It's absolutely stunning! The visuals are spectacular, and the dream-like tone of the movie is beautiful. The concert scenes are awesome! It still stands as my all-time favorite movie. I also think it still stands as Val Kilmer's finest moment, followed by his role as Doc Holliday in "Tombstone." His impersonation of Jim is exceptional, and he did a fine job with his vocals, even though I don't think he sounds as much like Jim as people say he does. Overall, this is a fascinating masterpiece of a movie. Great acting, great music, great visuals, great story, and an overall good feel. All you gotta do is throw out everything you know about The Doors, pretend you've never even heard of The Doors... kick back, and be entertained.
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