general comment

Rating: 8/10 (2 April 2005)

First thing first, I really enjoyed this film and it is part of my collection. Oliver Stone's vision of remembering Jim was deeply sown with alcoholism and drug abuse juxtaposed with groupie sex and minimal importance on concert performance. (not to far from the truth) To the reviewers that said Stone only scratched the surface of the Doors front man, I agree. However, in the case of Jim Morrison I think that the public yearns for a secret or something "under the surface" about icons as Jim Morrison that made them who they are remembered for. Maybe that was it; Jim Morrison was simply a drunk posing as a poet. Although I disagree, to a certain extent there is some truth. I wish that Stone could have focused more on concert performance because that is how the Doors got their fame. The Doors of Perception are locked by the patch within lies the key. Two Cents