The Doors Movie





Starring: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan
Director: Oliver Stone
Rated: R Not for sale to persons under age 18.

It's difficult to criticise this movie...or even write a review. It speaks about the 1960's famous band "The Doors" and it focuses on it's leadersinger James Douglas Morrison. The movie is not fair enough (see below). The outline is fine, but it has too many liberties. In addition, it shows only the drug-addicted, self-destractive, alcoholic side of Jim Morrison. He was like that, but he was witty, charming, intelligent and articulate,too...On the other side, this movie gives an opportunity to those who don't know "The Doors" & Jim Morrison learn about them. And a lot of people loved "The Doors" & Jim Morrison after seeing the movie.So, the rest is up to you. See the movie and form your own opinion. =^_-=

There was far too many liberties taken with the script, for example :
• Jim met Pam at The London Fog while they were the resident band, not on the beach.
• Jim did not quit UCLA Film School, ( but Oliver Stone did ! ) he graduated with his degree.
• Joel Brodsky took the shirtless pictures during a 'Strange Days' photo shoot, not Gloria Stavers.
• Patricia Kennealy did not have a cocaine-blood soaked orgy with Jim.
• Patricia was not in the shower room in New Haven, she hadn't even met Jim at that stage.
• The Doors stopped the car company using 'Light My Fire' for their commercial, so there never was an ad.
• What's low grade acid?
• The Doors never left Jim alone at Warhol's Factory, because they were never there to begin with.

The list is endless.
The most surprising thing is that all these changes were made while painstaking attention was given to the smallest detail. Millions were spent recreating the Whisky a GoGo, Patricia's apartment, the Sunset Strip and sections of San Francisco.

According to Ray Manzarek, Bill Graham, after seeing the film, rang him up and apologised for how bad it turned out. However bad the movie is, and it is bad, it did introduce a whole new audience to the music of The Doors and bring their music back on the shelves in stores. For this I suppose we should be grateful.








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