Not coming out until August and getting good reviews.Asshole or God? I'll leave it up to you....Soundtrack already in the shops.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCSLnjadUPk
A new film about the Doors!??!
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Re: A new film about the Doors!??!
cybot wrote:Not coming out until August and getting good reviews.Asshole or God? I'll leave it up to you....Soundtrack already in the shops.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCSLnjadUPk
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Re: A new film about the Doors!??!
Yeah, I'd pay to see that.
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Re: A new film about the Doors!??!
LOL Seriously though he really did ruined the beautiful myth surrounding The Doors. They were a bloody good band and their music stands the test of time. So it's great to see that somebody out there is willing to do a proper tribute....here's hoping and I haven't mentioned Johnny Depp!! Don't worry he only narrates Jim's poetry..... Still, from reading the various reviews, I am geniunely excited about seeing the film. The opening scene especially, sounds intriguing, where we find our hero listening to a report of his untimely demise on his car radio.... August can't come quick enough :-)Fran wrote:Once its not Oliver stone!
Re: A new film about the Doors!??!
saw a review of this in Uncut - 2 stars only.
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Re: A new film about the Doors!??!
I am looking foward to this.No matter how good or bad this film is I know i'll have a smile on my face walking out of the cinema,not like that crap Oliver Stone film which i'm only getting over in the last couple of years.
Here's a review of the film
Starring : Johnny Depp, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
Expertly assembled with an array of never-seen footage, this film documents the Doors in a fairly straightforward way, telling their story with remarkable detail but never quite getting beneath the surface.
What makes it interesting is the way DiCillo puts the band's brief five-year career in context with the world around it. By any measurement, 1966 to 1971 were volatile years in America as the flower-power promise of youth was crushed by a series of horrible assassinations and premature deaths, then silenced by a right-wing political and social snap. The Doors traversed this turmoil mainly due to Jim Morrison's raw sex appeal, mercurial talent and addictive obsessions. In this account, the other three seem like fairly normal guys who never really indulged at all.
Surely the truth lies somewhere in between, but then Morrison isn't around to defend himself. What we have instead is the terrific raw footage: performances, interviews and home movies. And it's especially well-edited into a fluid account accompanied by Depp's almost too-cool narration. Alongside such scenes as the Doors' notorious appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, we clearly see the bandmates' classical and jazz musical influences, which is what made them so unusual at the time (and still today). Not to mention Morrison's passion for film and philosophy.
On stage and off, Morrison oozed charisma, charming everyone with his velvety voice and dazzling grin. Meanwhile, we see that behind the scenes the band was struggling to keep Morrison on his feet, dubbing his destructive side "Jimbo".
DiCillo also documents this side of the story with telling detail, including the legendary Miami concert that almost destroyed the band. Although beyond drug-speak, we never quite understand why they took their name from a William Blake poem: "If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite."
It's rather odd that DiCillo never quite cracks through the legend. Most of this information is already on public record, so the film's real strength is the superb archival footage that shows vividly what all the fuss was about.
Watching the Doors play now is still a revelation, because there's never really been a band like them since. So this film is not only an important document, it's also essential for Doors fans.
Review by Rich Cline
Here's a review of the film
Starring : Johnny Depp, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
Expertly assembled with an array of never-seen footage, this film documents the Doors in a fairly straightforward way, telling their story with remarkable detail but never quite getting beneath the surface.
What makes it interesting is the way DiCillo puts the band's brief five-year career in context with the world around it. By any measurement, 1966 to 1971 were volatile years in America as the flower-power promise of youth was crushed by a series of horrible assassinations and premature deaths, then silenced by a right-wing political and social snap. The Doors traversed this turmoil mainly due to Jim Morrison's raw sex appeal, mercurial talent and addictive obsessions. In this account, the other three seem like fairly normal guys who never really indulged at all.
Surely the truth lies somewhere in between, but then Morrison isn't around to defend himself. What we have instead is the terrific raw footage: performances, interviews and home movies. And it's especially well-edited into a fluid account accompanied by Depp's almost too-cool narration. Alongside such scenes as the Doors' notorious appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, we clearly see the bandmates' classical and jazz musical influences, which is what made them so unusual at the time (and still today). Not to mention Morrison's passion for film and philosophy.
On stage and off, Morrison oozed charisma, charming everyone with his velvety voice and dazzling grin. Meanwhile, we see that behind the scenes the band was struggling to keep Morrison on his feet, dubbing his destructive side "Jimbo".
DiCillo also documents this side of the story with telling detail, including the legendary Miami concert that almost destroyed the band. Although beyond drug-speak, we never quite understand why they took their name from a William Blake poem: "If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite."
It's rather odd that DiCillo never quite cracks through the legend. Most of this information is already on public record, so the film's real strength is the superb archival footage that shows vividly what all the fuss was about.
Watching the Doors play now is still a revelation, because there's never really been a band like them since. So this film is not only an important document, it's also essential for Doors fans.
Review by Rich Cline
Re: A new film about the Doors!??!
Quote from jad:
I am looking foward to this.No matter how good or bad this film is I know i'll have a smile on my face walking out of the cinema,not like that crap Oliver Stone film which i'm only getting over in the last couple of years.
Well, well, well thank you for that jad, you've made my day :-) As for the above, you are so right!
I am looking foward to this.No matter how good or bad this film is I know i'll have a smile on my face walking out of the cinema,not like that crap Oliver Stone film which i'm only getting over in the last couple of years.
Well, well, well thank you for that jad, you've made my day :-) As for the above, you are so right!