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\"\"<\/a>The Doors<\/em><\/strong> might not be a great biopic if only because I personally am not a big fan of Oliver Stone (have enjoyed many of movies, however) or of Jim Morrison and his band (though enjoyed many of their songs), it is still worth checking out if you haven\u2019t already, if only to watch the new \u201cFinal Cut\u201d version.<\/p>\n

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The Doors
\n<\/span>\u2014 The Final Cut \u2014<\/span>
\n(1991)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Music<\/span>
\nLionsgate | R \/ Unrated \u2013 141 min. \/ 138 min. \u2013 $22.99 | July 23, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 08\/01\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Oliver Stone
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>J. Randal Johnson and Oliver Stone (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kevin Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Michael Madsen, Billy Idol, Kathleen Quinlan<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Interviews, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos)
\nVideo: <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Lionsgate provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Note: <\/strong>I watched the new Final Cut version which runs about 3-minutes shorter than the Theatrical Version.<\/p>\n

Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>After a psychedelic experience in the California desert, Jim Morrison (VAL KILMER), lead singer of The Doors, and his band mates (KEVIN DILLON, KYLE MACLACHLAN, FRANK WHALEY) begin performing in Los Angeles and quickly become a sensation. However, when Jim begins ditching his musical responsibilities and his girlfriend, Pamela (MEG RYAN), in favor of his dangerous addictions and the affections of the seductive, occult-obsessed Patricia (KATHLEEN QUINLAN), the band starts to worry about their leader.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>I will admit up front, my views on Oliver Stone as a filmmaker and Jim Morrison as a singer are pretty much aligned: both are extremely talented but neither are exactly my type for movies and music respectively. So mixing the two together, my opinion on The Doors<\/em> <\/strong>is that it is well made and certainly breaks the mold of the biopic, but in the end, it felt emotionless, including the final scene, perhaps because all I saw was Morrison as a reckless artist with very little sympathy on display.<\/p>\n

On the plus side, I will say Val Kilmer was fantastic where more often than not, the actor did an amazing job becoming Jim Morrison, he\u2019s not quite the chameleon like a Gary Oldman, Daniel Day-Lewis or even Johnny Depp (of old anyway, and actually think he\u2019d been an interesting choice for the role). In any case, Kilmer\u2019s performance was so good, probably was deserving of some Academy Award attention, personally I would\u2019ve replaced De Niro with Kilmer\u2026<\/p>\n

While The Doors<\/em><\/strong> never really connected on an emotional level, I will say it is always impressive when a director like Oliver Stone is able to churn out two quality pictures in the same year, in this case JFK<\/em> was also released and did garner multiple Oscar nominations, taking the awards for cinematography and editing. I suppose if you\u2019re a big fan of either Stone or Morrison, The Doors<\/em><\/strong> is a worthy effort.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a glossy slip cover<\/strong> and because some of it has a black background, fingerprints do show up. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> and the Blu-ray disc which does contain features not on the 4K disc.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Co-Writer\/Director Oliver Stone provides some insights into his approach to directing a music biopic, going into detail on the actors, locations and such. Available only for the Theatrical Cut.<\/p>\n

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