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starring: Gretchen Becker, Dennis Burkley, Kendal Deichen, John Densmore, Kevin Dillon
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304286968
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6304286961
Label: Avid Home Ent
Manufacturer: Avid Home Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Avid Home Ent
Release Date: February 20, 2001
Running Time: 140 minutes
Sales Rank: 22378
Studio: Avid Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: March 01, 1991
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
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 Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Doors rock!
Highly entertaining film about the Doors rise to fame. The music is great. Not to be missed.
Rating:  - The Doors - Blu-ray Info
Version: U.S.A / Region Free
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 2:20:39
Movie size: 36,35 GB
Disc size: 47,85 GB
Average video bit rate: 26.98 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio English 5119 kbps 7.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 5119kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 224 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 224kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 224 kbps ... Read More
Rating: - "Motel Money Murder Madness..."
This is Oliver Stone's best film, Val Kilmer's best performance, and the 2d best fiction film representation of a rock band (This Is Spinal Tap is the best, of course). But first, the bad news:
Stone's miscogyny nearly sinks the film. Morrison's significant other,Pamela Courson, was by all accounts, a tough as nails hippy chick who had the measure of her man. Jim was as devoted to her as he could be to a woman, and while both strayed often, they always came back to each other. Doors songs memorializing ... Read More
Rating: - Didn't quite light my fire...
My sister is a major fan of this movie, but in all honesty I am not a big fan of The Doors and so seeing the movie was not a huge priority of mine. After her incessant insisting I decided to give it a try though, and while I can't say that the experience was truly mind-blowing, I can say that I found some very entertaining moments in the film (especially when in regards to the acting).
As a whole I don't think that Oliver Stone's `The Doors' works well as a biopic. It never really gets inside the ... Read More
Rating: - Val Kilmer's best performance
Great music, great concert camera work, and great acting by Val Kilmer.
The only real negative is the focus on Lizard King persona, and not
enough real Jim. But overall worth watching w/ the volume set on high.
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