A good movie for it's time

Rating: 8/10 (1 November 2007)

Like so many other people I was enticed and became a doors fan after seeing this movie for the first time when it was released in 1991 at the cinema.
I also remember seeing the Australian Doors show live in concert in '93 and back than there was still talk going around about the movie. But the thing I find now is that the movie no longer works for me, it seems to of lost it's spark!! Maybe because it's been 15 years since all of this happened?!?! Anyway, at the time I found Oliver Stones production a wild and cool ride into the life of Jim Morrison and the Doors, but at the same time found it to be over the top. One example was the Doors live performance on the Ed Sullivan show. The the real footage of Jim in '67 singing Light My Fire had him standing still, but in the movie Val Kilmer struts over to the camera and says the word "higher" during the song in an in your face kind of way. Another would be the wild side of Jim constantly being shown and as any Doors fan would know Morrison wasn't always like that. I guess Oliver Stone had to make an appealing movie and usually drama and the worse side of someone will draw people to a movie.
No doubt the Doors gained popularity at the time once again because of this film. Back in the early 90's how many people did you see wearing Jim Morrison T-Shirts? For me the best parts of the movie were the three live concerts in New Haven, San Francisco and the notorious Miami. Val Kilmer was awesome and I don't think anybody else including Michael Hutchence would of done a better job at the time. Kilmer was almost Jim Morrison he was that convincing!!! He even sang a little during the live performances.
Like I said earlier an awesome movie at the time and a great experience, but will only remain a memory to me.