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Absolutely Fantastic

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Being a huge Doors fan for as long as I can remember I put off seeing this film for a very long time. After finally caving in I watched this film with low expectations of watching an inaccurate portrayal of The Doors performed poorly by highly paid actors and actresses. I still feel I was king of correct. However the performance from Val Kilmer saves this film being a complete write off for me.From spending years listening to The Doors, watching interviews and just generally studying everything about The Doors from many different sources. I conclude this film is in fact quite inaccurate in terms of the behaviour and some events portrayed. Although I can understand the truth may need to be stretched in some cases in order to entertain the film goer. Annoyingly this infuriates Doors fans it still seems to get across the general feel of The Doors and creates the overall impression of what I think they actually were like and I was very intrigued by this film for many reasons.Whilst I harshly disagree with the portrayal of The Doors I still think that the films many great aspects were not from the narrative itself. The cinematography in particular caught my eye, loads of sloppy hand held shots and shaky moments particularly during Jim's drunk and high scenes. I believe this was a great attempt in showing the lack of care and general out of the ordinary presence of Jim giving the viewer that intoxicated sense Jim was shown in. The cave scene where Jim dropped acid I believe correctly gave the audience the true sighting of Jim Morrison through the use of his freedom and just open mindedness to every little thing showing the true side of his unbelievably intelligent creative mind. The shots is this scene were almost perfect just showing madness and just a different world through Jim's eyes. On the other hand I believe if Jim was to make a film about himself the visual aspects would play a much bigger role for example really concentrating on the psychedelic high he would always like to be influenced by, I imagine an early Terence Mallick film just solely showing incredible shots of astonishing landscapes or beautifully colourful establishing shots, truly capturing the vision Jim tries to put through his poetry using the clear imagery.Another huge bonus for this film was the performance of Val Kilmer. Spending years picking up small personality traits Jim Morrison possess through interviews and videos of him, I believed no actor would be able to put these in place or even look like Jim does. Val Kilmer managed to play a staggeringly convincing role that clearly shows the hard work he may have put in to achieve this. Previously seeing Val Kilmer in other films I thought there's not a chance he could look like Jim, amazingly I was wrong the appearance in face, hair and clothing was spot on, now his personal traits. Val clearly spent time studying Jim the sense of being careless and having total freedom with no consequences was clearly shown through Vals attempt also the singing was a fantastic effort, although was noticeably different on a few occasions I believe Stones use of Jim's voice for long shots and Vals voice for close ups can make you genuinely question who is singing in some parts. The performance really does play a huge part in making this film as interesting as it is.Withal I feel this film was inaccurate in certain aspects of The Doors' career, which is of course aggravating being a huge Doors fan. This film still intrigued me in the fact it gave off a strong sense of The Doors and clearly shows the creativity they possess which is important to just open the eyes to everyone that hasn't heard of The Doors. Overall was quite pleased with this film I understand it is always going to be a difficult film to create. Learn to forget.

THE DOORS Is a stand out Rock bio. first class all the way. Playing right up to the myths of Jim Morrison. The Story of The Doors is a easy one to tell. The Story of Jim Morrison isn't. Oliver Stone does his best here giving us the old John Ford adage. When the legend becomes fact print the legend. Morrison's childhood wasn't an easy one. A true genius Morrison read everything he got his hands on and memorized it books became his only friends.His only true friends in school remember him as a risk taker and a practical joker. The teachers Hated him Because Morrison Had been more well read then them and always thought outside the box. I time he became a Rebel against the system testing people Always testing them. Morrison became interested in film and went to The film school at UCLA there he met Ray Manzerek a Man that became his best friend and mentor . Thru Ray Morrison met Robby Kriger and John Densmore after Morrison read his poetry to Ray on a beach in Venice California after quitting film school Morrison spent a year on a friends roof top taking drugs and writing poetry. To Ray these sounded like songs. The popular line is Ray told Jim let's start a band and make a million bucks and Morrison replied I already have a name for it THE DOORS. That part is true. Morrison was influenced by the works of Huxley and the poems of William Blake took the line if the Doors of perception were cleared everything would appear as it is infinite. Together They created a revolution that is still felt today. The Myths of Jim Morrison are great stories but they eclipse the Actual Jim Morrison. The Jim Morrison that actually was a nice guy that cared about his fans and loved his friends and had a problem in Drugs and booze. The Drugs and Booze twisted Morrison into a bizarre parody of himself. A Morrison that slept with every woman that crossed his path and caught his eye. Yet a Morrison that was hopelessly in love with Pam Courson. They had a stormy and chaotic relationship as the movie indicates. But each was the love of the other's life. Morrison was also a first rate poet and a first rate singer. A fact that gets overlooked by his looks and his body. A fact he hated which is why in his later years Morrison became fat and bearded trying to destroy the sex god image. Oliver Stone touches on all of this and he gives us the myths trying to look like facts. and he omitted a lot. But it's a two hour long movie and Stone had to omit a lot but add in Indians and Foretelling Morrison's death. But the movie itself never suffers from that. In fact the movie is a steady roller coaster ride. Going from one extreme to the next that by the time it ends you just sit back and go Wow. And man does this movie make me miss Jim Morrison. I never knew him but it makes me wonder .What heights could this man have reached If he had still been alive. The possibilities are endless. Or maybe it was a merciful act by fate to take the Lizard King so early. Either Way the movie is a powerhouse keg of dynamite. As for Val Kilmer I've just one question. How the Hell did he NOT get nominated for his portrayal of Jim Morrison ? He should have been and Won the Oscar. His portrayal is simply that powerful. A Incredible movie by any means of the imagination.

There's no denying that Jim Morrison at the height of his popularity was a free spirited, larger-than-life icon of the 1960s music scene. Women wanted him and men wanted to be him. Away from the microphone, Jim Morrison's life was plagued by alcoholism, drug use, obsession with death, womanising, and bizarre behaviour which saw him having numerous run ins with the law. Oliver Stone does not apologise in pulling no punches and navigating through controversy in telling the psychedelic tale of Jim Morrison's short life and his band The Doors.The movie centers on Jim Morrison's life (Val Kilmer, Top Gun) as well as his fellow band members including John Densmore (Kevin Dillon, Entourage), Ray Manzarek (Kyle MacLachlan, Blue Velvet), and Robby Krieger (Frank Whaley, Pulp Fiction). The movie also depicts his relationship with Pamela Courson (Meg Ryan, Sleepless in Seattle) and Patricia Kennealy (Kathleen Quinlan, Apollo 13). As the Doors become hugely successful, Jim becomes increasingly infatuated with his own image as "The Lizard King" and his lifestyle descends into alcoholism and drugs. Jim Morrison also raises the ire of many club owners and managers including his own band members and friends grow weary of Jim's bizarre and confrontational behaviour as well as his tardiness for rehearsals and concerts. Jim also finds himself in hot water with the law after being arrested for obscene behaviour on stage.Val Kilmer gives one of his best performances as Jim Morrison. Their likeness is very similar to each other and Val Kilmer does the movie justice by paying tribute to a legend who's untimely death has seen his legacy immortalised. It was also surreal to watch and listen to many of the old songs being resurrected in the movie.The rest of the supporting cast rounds out the movie quite well. In particular the likable Meg Ryan was excellent as Jim Morrison's girlfriend Pamela Courson. There is an assortment of actors and actresses in small roles including Crispin Glover (Back to the Future), Kelly Hu (Cradle 2 The Grave), singer Billy Idol, Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs), Debi Mazar (Entourage), Michael Wincott (The Crow), Josie Bissett (Melrose Place) and Titus Welliver (Bosch).Director Oliver Stone is not one to shy away from controversy especially evidenced by movies such as Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), JFK (1991) and Natural Born Killers (1994). A lot of Jim Morrison's family, close friends and even fellow band members did not appreciate the way how Jim Morrison was depicted and the movie caused a lot of upset. The Doors pays tribute to Jim Morrison and his band The Doors and this was made possible largely due to the efforts of director Oliver Stone who brought the story to life on the big screen and Val Kilmer in one of his most memorable performances showcasing his abilities as a quality actor by bringing to life the tragic tale of Jim Morrison who was destined to live a short life.7/10.

This film is an absolute gem, for both Doors fans, and those looking for a great biopic to watch. Oliver Stone did a great job directing a stellar cast, and combined with a fantastic soundtrack, this film is not one to be overlooked.Val Kilmer was just superb and I felt he really captured the magical and mysterious personality that was Jim Morrison (apparently he sang the songs so well that the real Doors couldn't tell the difference between who was Morrison and who was Kilmer), accompanied with a beautiful, and memorable, performance from Meg Ryan as Morrison's girlfriend Pamela Courson.This film reignited my love for the Doors, and even if you aren't a die-hard fan, I challenge you to watch this fantastic film and come away liking (if not loving) at least one song!