It seems as if Hollywood is only interested in the abusive side of Morrison and not the more down-to-earth side of Morrison. Oliver Stone made Jim's character so one dimensional... and this is a serious flaw in a movie that is based, for the mostpart, on one man.
That being said, Val Kilmer plays a GREAT Jim Morrison. The movie has many fantastic parts: the making of 'Light My Fire', the cinematography in Jim's desert peyote scene, the Miami concert.
It is a great film to watch, but definitely read 'No One Here Gets Out Alive' if you want to understand the more human side of Jim Morrison.
4/5
Drugs, Depression, Opportunity Lost - Loyd E. Eskildson - Phoenix, AZ.
The Doors - directed by Oliver Stone - is a sad story about the 60's rock group and legend Jim Morrison, lead singer, poet and songwriter. The movie covers the period from 1965-1971. Val Kilmer stars as Jim Morrison, a very intelligent man who is his own worst enemy. He cannot handle the pressures of success. We see a slow train wreck as he turns to excesses in drugs, drink, women and exhibitionism.
In the beginning (1965) he is going to college, but also a Southern California beach boy, writing poetry, finding his first true love. It could be the start of Beach Blanket Bingo for that matter. A friend helps Jim form the Doors rock group (named after the book by Aldus Huxley "The Doors of Perception") and from there on it is a marathion of drugs, drink, egotism, confusion and despair. Depending on how much you enjoy the 1960's counterculture will be how you view this movie. It hypnotizes in the treadmill of drug trips, crazy outfits, California, trendy clubs, Andy Warhol parties, and outrageous behavior.
As fabulous as Val Kilmer plays Jim Morrison, the drugged, halucinagenic excess becomes boring fast. The opporutnity lost is that Morrison had talent with words, high intelligence, but spent it on the dark side. Seeing this movie I am wondering if he could have been pulled from the abyss with better handlers and some on-going therapy. Morrison died in Paris at the young age of 27 and is buried in a near-by cemetery for famous artists. Overall, the movie seemed like a long tabloid expose and I felt like this was an intrusion on the Morrison's privacy.
It also starred Meg Ryan (as Morrison's girlfriend), and the Doors group played by Frank Whaley, Kyle MacLachlan
WOW...Turn back time - newfiedad -
Having lived through the era in which this takes place, all I can say is WOW trippin' down memory lane!!!
Really Awesome Movie - JimmyJam -
This movie is really great. Val Kilmer deserves am award for his portrail of Jim Morrison. All the actors that played the Doors were awesome because Val really sang and the other guys really played their instruments. If you love the Doors and Jim Morrison then you will really love this movie. Also with the help of the remaining Doors Oliver Stone made this movie true to life and according to the facts.
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