As a response to the Oliver Stone movie, I expected a lot from this, especially since they had nearly 20 years to put something clever together. What I got is a disappointment. I expected more for a definitive documentary on such a revolutionary band.
The writing of this movie was pretty poor. Of all the directors that would dive in to work on a project like this, they choose DiCillo, who is hardly qualified and it shows through the writing. The editing was only average, which is unfortunate since the film is entirely composed of archival footage, no "talking head" type stuff here.
The fact that they settled on Johnny Depp to narrate this film as a marketing gimmick is quite sad. The new poster clearly shows Depp's name the largest when in fact he contributes very little to the film. His monotone speech is an absolute bore and lacks personality. Completely useless.
The highlight of the film for Doors fans everywhere, has to be the new footage, especially the pristine and sharp footage from Jim's film, HWY. The footage is amazingly clear, easily the best film footage of Jim out there. For the new footage alone, this film is worth checking out, otherwise, don't expect anything creative here. It offers no new insight on the Doors' legacy.
The writing of this movie was pretty poor. Of all the directors that would dive in to work on a project like this, they choose DiCillo, who is hardly qualified and it shows through the writing. The editing was only average, which is unfortunate since the film is entirely composed of archival footage, no "talking head" type stuff here.
The fact that they settled on Johnny Depp to narrate this film as a marketing gimmick is quite sad. The new poster clearly shows Depp's name the largest when in fact he contributes very little to the film. His monotone speech is an absolute bore and lacks personality. Completely useless.
The highlight of the film for Doors fans everywhere, has to be the new footage, especially the pristine and sharp footage from Jim's film, HWY. The footage is amazingly clear, easily the best film footage of Jim out there. For the new footage alone, this film is worth checking out, otherwise, don't expect anything creative here. It offers no new insight on the Doors' legacy.