This may actually be a perfect cinematic representation of the music of The Doors: overlong, repetitious, and centered around and unlikable asshole spouting junior high level poetry.

The Doors

Or

How a Bloated, Drunk, Greasy Lunatic Captured the Body of Val Kilmer and Has Remained Within Him Until This Very Day

You know that it would be untrue,
You know that I would be a liar,
If I was to say to you,
I've seen a better music biography in my life.

This movie lights my fire.

Ridiculous, but no more so than the rest of Oliver Stone's films. The only other person who ever took The Doors this seriously is Ray Manzarek, but he at least has an excuse - Stone is helplessly enthralled by the Morrison mythology, to the extent that he's incapable of delineating any actual truths about the man. But Kilmer's performance is riveting enough to sustain this thing for almost two-and-a-half hours, and the most absurd sequences are also, fortunately, the most viscerally thrilling. Much like the band itself, what you get out will correspond precisely with what you're willing to put in - my advice is to invest a little more than you think you should. You might be pleasantly surprised with the return.

Jim Morrison: "This is the strangest life I've ever known."

In 1980, Martin Scorsese pulled off a difficult task by making an extremely engaging biopic about a person portrayed as such an unlikable bastard (Raging Bull). While I wouldn't go as far to say that Oliver Stone does just as brilliantly with Jim Morrison and The Doors, he puts in a commendable effort with The Doors, despite the misleading title. Yes, make no mistake, this does feature The Doors prominently, but it would've been better titled if it was called Jim or Morrison.

Stone's direction can get pretty heavy handed at times, making more of an Oliver Stone's perception of The Doors film than a film about Morrison and The Doors, but when there is such great music on display and a mesmerizing, career best performance from Val Kilmer as Morrison, I couldn't care less. I still enjoy the solid effort.

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"An ordinary film with one extraordinary performance." And excellent songs.

The Doors

Or

How a Bloated, Drunk, Greasy Lunatic Captured the Body of Val Kilmer and Has Remained Within Him Until This Very Day

One of the best performances ever!

Finally got around to seeing this, and it was way better than I expected. Val Kilmer was born to play Jim Morrison, he's a rock god!

Publiqué el 28/12/2011:

Los dejo un rato, voy a ver "The Doors" (Stone, 1991) con mi familia...
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2011-12-28 22:56:25 (EST)

Jim Morrison: "This is the strangest life I've ever known."

In 1980, Martin Scorsese pulled off a difficult task by making an extremely engaging biopic about a person portrayed as such an unlikable bastard (Raging Bull). While I wouldn't go as far to say that Oliver Stone does just as brilliantly with Jim Morrison and The Doors, he puts in a commendable effort with The Doors, despite the misleading title. Yes, make no mistake, this does feature The Doors prominently, but it would've been better titled if it was called Jim or Morrison.

Stone's direction can get pretty heavy handed at times, making more of an Oliver Stone's perception of The Doors film than a film about Morrison and The Doors, but when there is such great music on display and a mesmerizing, career best performance from Val Kilmer as Morrison, I couldn't care less. I still enjoy the solid effort.

1.No soy un gran fan de The Doors.
2.Jim Morrison no me atrae na-da,ni como "poeta"ni como "cantante".
3.Meg Ryan.
4.Meg Ryan.
5.Meg Ryan.

1.I don´t like the music from The Doors.
2.Jim Morrison says nothing to me as "poet"o "singer".
3.Meg Ryan.
4.Meg Ryan.
5.Meg Ryan.