The Doors (Special Edition)
by Oliver Stone
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Actor: Dennis Burkley, Gretchen Becker, John Densmore, Kendal Deichen, Kevin DillonDirector: Oliver Stone
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 140 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-14
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
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Movie Review: What really kills me is every time one of these movies are
Summary: 2 Stars
made, glorifing these drunken, drug addicted, disease spreading misogynist as "poets" and "artists" instead of what they really were. If you give it any thought, anyone with 3 martini's in them think they sound poetic and profound. Jim was an ego-maniac, like most of the male singers of that period. Men don't change, free love to them is free sex. And the girls he hurt deserved what they got, you let him treat you like crap then don't complain and boo-hoo about him. Jim was just another spoiled brat "singer" who hit it big with a few good songs, then threw it away by drinking/drugging himself to death. The end. Although, it might have been benificial if this movie delved into his childhood, was he sexually molested? Was his father a drunk, too? Did he hate his mother? Did he have bothers and sisters? Was he an Army brat? Why did Jim treat people so badly? Was he too pretty? Was he secretly gay? We never get to find out, all we see is the stumbling, drunk, jerk he turned out to be. And maybe that's all he ever was.
Summary of The Doors (Special Edition)
Thanks in large part to its meticulous re-creation of the late-1960s and early-'70s rock scene and the uncannily authentic performance by Val Kilmer as legendary Doors frontman 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 ShannonDrama DVD Video
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