The Doors [Blu-ray] | ![The Doors [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RzmKyO22L._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Oliver Stone
Actors: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Kevin Dillon
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  235 reviews
Sales Rank: 7439
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 138 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 16427
UPC: 012236100010
EAN: 0012236100010
ASIN: B000LW7OWE
Theatrical Release Date: 1991
Release Date: August 12, 2008
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Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer) one of the most sensual and exciting figures in the history of rock and roll explodes on the screen in THE DOORS the electrifying movie about a time called the sixties and a legendary outlaw who rocked America's consciousness-forever. Meg Ryan Kevin Dillon Kyle MacLachlan Frank Whaley and Billy Idol also star.System Requirements:Running Time: 138 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: DRAMA/COMING OF AGE UPC: 012236100010 Manufacturer No: 16427
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Thanks in large part to its meticulous re-creation of the late 1960s and early 1970s rock scene and the uncannily authentic performance by Val Kilmer as legendary Doors front man Jim Morrison, Oliver Stone's hypnotic film biography is standing the test of time. Capturing the carefree mood of the Age of Aquarius, the film charts the meteoric rise of the Doors on the California club circuit (including a memorable scene showing the creation of the hit "Light My Fire"), and chronicles the band's exploits with hallucinogenics and Morrison's battles against charges of public indecency on stage. Kilmer's performance is hauntingly perfect, and performances by Meg Ryan, Kathleen Quinlan, and Kyle MacLachlan are similarly impressive. The movie doesn't fully probe the depths of Morrison's character, but as a portrait of excess it is vividly true to the spirit of the self-destructive poet known to his fans as "The Lizard King." --Jeff Shannon
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Good Val Kilmer, distorted history January 30, 2010
bbbs53 (Sequim, Wa US of A)
I found this entertaining and Kilmer plays a pretty good Morrison. That said, the film twists and fabricates the truth in a lot of ways which is what happens whenever Hollyweird makes a film that a lot of us were there to wittiness. I saw the Doors at Whiskey and it was nothing like it was portrayed. I was at the Golden Gate Park gig as well, also a complete fabrication. The genius of Morrison boosted by the rest of the band is hard to capture but we have the music to remind us. I am going to see Ray in a club venue in a few weeks and it will be interesting to hear him play again. I was a lucky boy to grow up only 70 miles from the City and our rescue from the sticks was to go and see music. It was a great time to be alive but Morrison's star went through the sky too fast. I always wondered what the album after L.A. Woman would have been like. It is entertainment and bad history. Nuff said.
 Sums up everything that's good and bad about the band January 24, 2010
One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD)
The Bottom Line:
Oliver Stone's massive biopic of Jim Morrison is ambitious, by turns fascinating and repellent, engaging and dreadfully dull, effortlessly stylish and maddeningly pretentious, and ultimately hard to recommend--just like The Doors themselves.
2.5/4
 A VIBRANT BLENDING OF REALITY AND LEGEND September 6, 2009
Geary A., Jones
This is my favorite Oliver Stone movie, and while I do think he might have been a bit over-the-top in trying to deify The Doors, and Morrison in particular ( I mean, this was also the age of Cream, The Who, Jimmy Hendrix, The Kinks, The Stones, The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Creedance Clearwater, etc... ), the movie resonates with the feeling of rebellion that defined the era, and Val Kilmer's portrayal of 'The Lizard King' was extraordinary, and went way beyond a simple impersonation. It also has one of Meg Ryan's best performances in it. The film definitely rides the storm, and resonates long after it ends.
GREAT PICTURE & SOUND! August 20, 2009
Tricotti Rodriguez Eduardo (Mvdeo, Uruguay)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
(Blu-ray version)
For only those, who just like me, when look for a review, they only hope to find technicals opinions, nothing about the movie, history, critical or something like that, so...
The picture is great and the sound is great too. Buy it!
 Is the Aspect Ratio Correct? August 1, 2009
G. Ratcheson (Washington)
I picked up this 2 disc 15th anniversary edition (THE ONE WITH THE PURPLE COVER) a couple years ago when it was being blown out new for $6 & just got around to watching it. It's one of those ultra wide & short wide screens, & it seems to me that the tops of people's heads are frequently cut off; I'm wondering if Lions Gate messed up on the aspect ratio during mastering as has happened with a few other films. I no longer have the original version to compare it with, but I strongly suspect this was messed up.
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