The Doors (2-Disc Special Edition)
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Artist: Kilmer, RyanDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 138 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-02-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Live / Artisan
Product features:
- DVD,The Doors, Special Artisan Edition, An Oliver Stone film, UPC 012236115816, Running time 138 minutes,
Movie Reviews of The Doors (2-Disc Special Edition)
Movie Review: A Great Rock Spectacle.
Summary: 5 Stars
Oliver Stone's "The Doors" is a blistering, visually hypnotic, visceral and memorable film about Jim Morrison, that leather-wearing idol of the rock world. "The Doors" perfectly captures an era during which an enduring artist emerged. Like "Platoon," "Born On The Fourth Of July" and "JFK," "The Doors," which is less-serious than those other movies, is still an important dramatic film document of an era America, indeed, the whole world lived through. Val Kilmer gives his greatest performance as the rock star Morrison. Nothing Kilmer has done surpasses this. He seems possessed, incredibly making us forget who he is and making us believe that he IS Jim Morrison. He even sang most of the material live, especially the live concerts and went hoarse from doing the 1969 Miami concert sequence. He captures the energy and madness we see in Morrison's most wild performances. Stone's film is not an inside job into Morrison, but an outside view of the man and his times. And of course, there's some great music here. There are truly hypnotic scenes, like the one where the band performs "The End" at the Whisky A Go-Go. And on DVD the visuals look great. Of course there is a lot of unpleasantness when we see Morrison falling deeper into the trap of decadence brought by fame. But I think Stone was giving a warning of how excess can kill a great artist. The concert sequences are spectacular and have the authenticity of a documentary. I do agree that it is one of Stone's lesser movies, but still a good one. It is the best rock movie made so far. Of course it shouldn't be declared THE definitive account of Jim Morrison, but it should be seen by anyone who's either a fan of The Doors, intrigued by the 60s, or is just looking for a true rock movie. Vibrant and alive, "The Doors" is a blast.
Summary of The Doors (2-Disc Special Edition)
The Doors (2-Disc Special Edition) an Oliver Stone film.Thanks in large part to its meticulous re-creation of the late 1960s and early 1970s rock scene and the uncannily authentic performance by Val Kilmer as legendary Doors front man Jim Morrison, Oliver Stone's hypnotic film biography is standing the test of time. Capturing the carefree mood of the Age of Aquarius, the film charts the meteoric rise of the Doors on the California club circuit (including a memorable scene showing the creation of the hit "Light My Fire"), and chronicles the band's exploits with hallucinogenics and Morrison's battles against charges of public indecency on stage. Kilmer's performance is hauntingly perfect, and performances by Meg Ryan, Kathleen Quinlan, and Kyle MacLachlan are similarly impressive. The movie doesn't fully probe the depths of Morrison's character, but as a portrait of excess it is vividly true to the spirit of the self-destructive poet known to his fans as "The Lizard King." --Jeff Shannon
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