Never before seen footage! | When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors

Decent documentary | When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors | The Doors

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	• When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors The Doors Eagle Rock Entertaiment, 2010 average customer review:based on 30 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

When The Music's Over

John, Jim, Ray, and Robbie - probably the closest an American band ever came to The Beatles. Obviously comparing any band to The Beatles will most likely result in some sort of unjust outcry from the masses, but the comparison is there: 4 guys that the stars aligned to get together for a short period of time to create original music that spoke to a generation and is still going strong after 40 years.

For me, I was born in 1964 so by the time I discovered The Doors, Jim had been dead 7 years. I was rummaging through a stack of old out-of-rotation LPs that a local radio DJ gave to my older sister. In the mix was The Soft Parade. Having heard of The Doors, I gave it a listen. I remember thinking to myself, is this really The Doors' music, but the names on the back of the album confirmed it. Anyway, I liked what I heard and wanted to hear more. At that time, my music collection was mainly British bands like The Who, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd. The Doors fit right in very nicely.

As to When You're Strange (I have the Blu-Ray version) I found it to be entertaining. I have seen some of the footage before, but not this clean or sounding as good. As to the story, well, most everyone probably knows it, so this documentary doesn't veer to far away from what most fans already know. However, it is edited very nicely and covers as much as an 85 minute documentary can reasonably cover. To truly tell the full story with in-depth album by album coverage would require a multi-disc anthology set.

I recommend When You're Strange to both the casual and avid fan of The Doors. I was very impressed with the clips from Jim's Highway movie as well as clips from his UCLA days and from when he was 16. The film is very fair and represents all band members. Certainly Morrison is the most notorious member and therefore, gets more focus. However, as time has proven, despite the vast musical talents of Ray, Robbie, and John, they really weren't anything without Jim as their catalyst.

What The Doors did in 54 months is incredible and this film reminds us of those accomplishments. It also clearly shows that Morrison knew, well before the other 3 realized it, when the music was over.

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Never before seen footage!

I really enjoyed this film.....many things I had not seen before, such as footage from concerts and interaction within the studio and with the fans. Good look at the band, although most of the focus is naturally on Jim Morrison. Nothing much new about him offered here. I feel he remains an enigma. Was he just a gifted jerk, or someone who just couldn't handle his success other than with excess? I will never understand how an otherwise normal 27 year old person can suffer a fatal heart attack while relaxing in a bathtub, even though he was overly indulgent with an unhealthy lifestyle. Others have lived much, much longer living the very same way......

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Decent documentary

This is a great primer for anyone entranced with the Doors' music and who has not been introduced to their video footage before. Having said this and having seen much of the footage presented, I was entertained and happy with my purchase. This isn't a documentary that provides much new insight, or any new anecdotes from the band members themselves. See the excellent Classic Albums: The Doors - The Doors for that.

So this project may warrant some criticism, but it is very well done. Depp's narrative is excellent; the HWY interludes are great (picture quality is astounding in blu-ray) and skillfully weave the narrative in and out.

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When You re Strange, written and directed by
the award-winning Tom DiCillo, is the first feature
documentary released on The Doors. Graced by the
narration of Johnny Depp, it carries the audience
through the journeys of vocalist Jim Morrison,
keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger,
and drummer John Densmore. This 90-minute
presentation features never-before-seen rare archival film,
pulled from their inception in 1966 to Morrison s passing in 1971.
These snapshot scenes of the band s history is as much an intimate
experience, as it is revealing.
After being featured at the Sundance, Berlin, Deauville, and San Sebastian Film Festivals, music fans who didn t catch this in
theaters can now relish in this extraordinary documentary. It celebrates the collaborative power of this illustrious rock quartet
and their revolutionary fusion of creativity and thought-provoking rebellion.

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