2021 Directed by Saman Kesh, Dugan O'Neal …
Without warning, millions of mysterious alien “doors” suddenly appear around the globe. In a rush to determine the reason for their arrival, mankind must work together to understand the purpose of these cosmic anomalies.
Patrick Ewald Brad Miska Aaron Dean Eisenberg Jimmy Loweree Tom Owen J.D. Lifshitz Raphael Margules Saman Kesh Chris White Kimberly Stuckwisch Miranda Kahn
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Doors fits perfectly into the early 2010s horror anthology craze, namely the VHS franchise, where experimental horror auteurs throw their bonkers, Lovecraftian ideas on the wall and see what sticks. With its ambiguous yet artistic dive into the theme of the unknown, Doors is as niche as can be, made specifically for its niche arthouse horror audience who are bound to be head over heels for this one.
With multiple loosely-connected segments that depict the apocalyptic aftermath after mysterious doors appear all around the world, sucking people in with their hypnotic powers, Doors is simply atmospheric filmmaking at its finest, with heavy input of lush visual and eerie sound effects that's both mind-blowing and hair-raising. Other than its devastating account…
Ich wusste im Vorfeld mal wieder nix über diesen Film. Oftmals ist das ein Segen. Hier allerdings nicht. Ich wusste nämlich nicht dass es sich bei Doors um einen Episodenfilm handelt. Vier Kurzfilme die das selbe Grundthema bearbeiten.
So haben wir hier dann die Geschichten in denen es darum geht dass überall auf der Welt mystische Tore erscheinen. Ich hab erst sehr spät begriffen dass sich diese verschiedenen Storys am Ende eben nicht zu einem Gesamtwerk zusammensetzen. Auch schwankt die Qualität der einzelnen Episoden doch recht stark. Wo zwei Episoden recht vielversprechend sind, bleiben die anderen beiden weit hinter den Erwartungen zurück. Interesante Ansätze alleine reichen dann halt doch nicht aus um bleibenden Eindruck zu hinterlassen. Leider hört die beste…
*insert a lazy Jim Morrison gag here*
A hugely intriguing central premise that is very much a blend of Arrival, Annihilation and The Leftovers yet presented as an anthology of very hit and miss stories within that setup. I think overall it bit off more than it could chew with its ambition, and some very shoddy writing for key moments ultimately stopped it being anywhere near the quality of sci fi that is seemingly so difficult to emulate. A frustrating misfire that could have been special in more capable hands, but I can't fault the effort that clearly went in.
its narrative is pretty disjointed and the stories within the anthology just aren’t interesting. it’s poorly written - not even some good visuals can save it. how could someone waste money and time to make a pointless film as Doors?
Josh Peck in SPACE!
Actually, it's JP in the confines of a really shallow HP Lovecraft copycat. The film is split into three segments and his is the best of the bunch. It's one determiner, one Val Kilmer, and one rendition of "Break on Through" short to make this worth your while.
Viewed on Tubi.
Plötzlich erscheinen auf der Erde haufenweise mysteriöse Türen. Vorher sie kommen und was sie für eine Aufgabe/Sinn haben weiß keiner. Die Menschheit ist gefragt.
Kleiner S.F. Episodenfilm von 2021 mit 4 Storys, wo mir jede auf ihre Art gefallen hat. Hatte mit der Episodenhaften Erzählstruktur keine Probleme. Wenn es gut gemacht ist gerne öffters. Atmosphäre und die Optik des Filmes haben mir zugesagt. Auch das alles im kleinen Rahmen gehalten ist, ist mir positiv aufgefallen. Sie haben das was sie machen konnten gut umgesetzt, auch die Effekte sind mir nicht negativ aufgefallen. Ich liebe ja so kleine S.F. Filme.
Not bad of an anthology flick. It's a small indie sci-fi movie with an interesting plot. Good enough to grap your attention but not good enough to be great. Worth watching on a rainy day.
As with any anthology, not every story is great, but I really dug the vibe and visuals as well as the thematic connections the vignettes shared. This is the kind of unsettling, strange sci-fi I want more of.
I remember the days of high school where I would go to my mates house for the weekend and watch a crazy amount of horror films, at times we would love what we're seeing as well other times where it was just an utter slog. But films like these remind me of those more simpler times. It was times where found footage horrors were becoming a trope that people know of. But it was also a time where anthologies were taking a huge toll on the horror scene. Doors opened back those very moments in time for me.
3 short stories surround this film. Even though it's an anthology it all links in on what the film is telling. Each…
Some of the VHS anthology people being involved here should tell you something about the format: various filmmakers doing shorts tied to a central concept. I liked a fair amount of the shorts in that series, but DOORS does not seem likely to inspire the same following.
The titular doors are cosmic “visitors” coinciding with a global event that has caused a large portion of humanity to vanish. Each segment involves characters interacting with the doors and the psychological/temporal phenomena that happens in their vicinity. I’m all for this idea, but the segments don’t have compelling hooks. It doesn’t seem like anyone actually had a script ready to go, they just went out and shot something during lockdown.
I can’t…
40/100
The idea and conception wasn't bad, but it's presented in an exceedingly disorganized way.
There are 4 stories presented in an anthology form.
They're all based on the same strange event, however only 2 seemed redeemable to me.
The last one tries to be distressing but ends up being painfully humorous, and that was completely involuntary.
Is the recurring problem with anthologies. Some stories are better than others.
It could be exploited as a tv series. It has the potential.
But as a film it is utterly mediocre.
