The Doors (1991)

Posted : 2 months, 2 weeks ago at Sep 1 23:52

by Dane Youssef "Ray Manzarek turned down Stone's many requests to help in the movie. Manzarek has since said that the movie is a horrible account of the history of the band." --FROM Internet Movie Database trivia Gee, I wish he had participated. Oliver Stone's "The Doors" is a film that loves "the lizard king's" stage presence. And the poetic and haunting music he left behind. Stone weaves magnificent unworldly music with mind-blowing visuals, joining the sound and look of two worlds together. We see what the inside of Morrison must've really been like. But seems to have little to no interest in who the rest of "The Doors" really were. There is a moment in this film where Morrison is mugging into the camera, making sexy, seductive smiles, cute little pouts and angry-ti...Read more

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at Jun 10 7:43

"I believe in a long prolonged derangement of the senses to attain the unknown... Although I live in the subconscious, our pale reason hides the infinite from us." Acclaimed and controversial director Oliver Stone has yet again tackled heavy subject matter and trodden on dangerous ground with this rock biopic. The Doors is a film that takes a look at the band of the same name and their profound influence on rock music during the 1960s. There is no doubt that the lead singer of the band, Jim Morrison, virtually defined the rock god image. Despite imitators being a regularity no-one has ever done it better than the talented young rocker. The Doors has always been among my favourite bands as I am fond of classic rock music frequently produced during the decade of hippies, drugs and sex. St...Read more