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my son wanted this movie. he likes all things indian. he thought it was great! i's not too long & moves fast, keeping your attention.

If you break this movie down, it's flaws come forth, but if you just sit back and take it in, you can get a sense of the Native Way. I have seen this movie several times since it came out, and it always is deeply affecting. I finally realized that the magic came from the presence and performance of the old Indian man who lives in the trailer, Grandpa Sam Reaches. He is played by Marvin Ted Thin Elk, and the understated yet immense power and presence he brings to the movie really makes it for me. He plays a simple character with mostly unspoken wisdom and lightness. My favorite line of his is when he laments "They broke my TV!" after the agents tear apart his trailer and destroy the old black and white television he was always watching cartoons on. He is the reason I am fascinated by this movie. I recently discovered a facebook page 'In Memory of Marvin Ted Thin Elk", and found that he was a beloved and respected Lakota elder in his real life. He is up there for me with Chief Dan George, who was another fantastic Native American actor, whom I came to love after seeing him in 'Little Big Man'.

Just like all movies based on true vents, quite a bit of the story was left out. There was too much focus on Val Kilmer's character perspective and not the perspective of the Native American's. I actually saw the movie in about '94, and remembered little about it. A couple of months ago I read the book "Blood Of The Land". I told my Native American friend that I read the book and what it was about. He reminded me of the Thunder Heart movie. I just recently ordered it and watched it again. I would actually recommend reading "Blood Of The Land" first. It will fill in a lot of "gaps" that the movie left out. The book also has a lot of reference to documents that support the claims against the FBI. If you truly want to know the story, "Blood Of The Land" is a good place to start. It not only raises questions for the reader, it guides the reader to supporting legal documentation, news articles, and eyewitness accounts which the reader can easily reasearch through public records online. Unfortunately, the end of the movie is pure fantasy.

Terrific movie if you are into the life of an American-Native Indian much like it is today. I visited the Lakota Reservation outside of Rapid City, which is the poorest county in the United States. So how the federal government and differences by tribe members make a big difference in their individual lives. I wish them well, and recommend anyone who is interested in history,(past and Present) watch this movie along with "Dances with wolfs", Graham Greene is excellent in both movies !

Thunderheart (1992) Val Kilmer, Graham Greene, Sam Shepard Spiritual, mystical and inspiring. An undiscovered classic. This powerful movie is about the heart wrenching journey of an FBI agent, who happens to be part Indian, given a brutal assignment on the Oglala Sioux reservation in the badlands of South Dakota. He inadvertantly rediscovers his true spiritual heritage as his soul awakens to everything around him. This film is loosely based on a true incident that occured in the 1970's. There is a haunting and mesmerizing score by James Horner. Beautifully filmed on location, the cinematography is vividly breathtaking. There is some humor and warmth, but this is a mystery thriller with some violence and it may be too strong for very young children. Still, it's family fare for most. Not one dull moment due to a surperb director. Repeated viewings never get stale. There are many symbolic overtones that reach out to touch the soul. The story itself contains the spirit of the heart. The entire cast is excellent.

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Great old flick just to wile away the time with your favorite drink and popcorn. Sly comments on how we really won the west and on society in general. And, do those actors look young! Maybe just a touch long, but still fun.

I saw this film again after a hiatus of 25 years recently, and it held up very well. No doubt the fans of the Berger book hated it, but as a movie it comes off very well. It stands as one of the great absurdist movies in the contrasts it draws between the white man and the Indians. And the Indians aren't all good--the Paiutes are portrayed as bad Indians--as bad as the whites. But the strength of the movie is in its hilarious and often tragic comparisons between the two cultures, and we see the absurdity and complexity of the white man's ways thrown into relief by comparison with the simplicity of the Indian ways. The dialog is sometimes totally demented and resembles nothing so much as the European theater of the absurd transplanted to the American west. In one of the greatest ironic/satirical movie roles of all time, Chief Dan George delivers many of these lines, such as when he comments on one of his wives (I think I have it more or less correct, but cut me some slack): "Snake woman cooks dog well, and has very soft skin. But the problem with snake women is that they copulate with horses. She denies it, of course, but she is lying. This is why I call her, "woman who does not like horses"." LOL. Some day I'm going to have to read the book just to see if it was toned down for the movie. The all-star cast all turn in great performances and Hoffman turns in possibly the best performance of his career, and certainly the most wide ranging one in going from a teenager to a 120-year old man during the course of the movie. The other stars were also great and there's not a false note among them. Martin Balsam doesn't always get as much credit as he should having spent his entire career in character-actor roles, but here he is superb as the eternally optimistic snake oil salesman who is continually losing body parts, eventually becoming peg-legged, one-handed, and one-eyed. Faye Dunaway plays a seductive and naughty preacher's wife and she's the perfect choice for this role. Also notable were Jeff Corey as Wild Bill Hickok and Richard Mulligan as the ambitious but narcissistic General Custer. By the way, just a little trivia here, Custer graduated at the bottom of his West Point class, but still made general at a very young age. One thing you could say about the Old West was that there were certainly opportunities for quick advancement that don't exist today. :-) Overall a great movie that has stood the test of time.

My wife likes Dustin Hoffman, but had never heard of Little Big Man, so I purchased it for her. We both loved it. Nice price and prompt delivery.

After seeing Custer's Little Big Horn uniform in the Smithsonian, I thought the movie softened the battle scenes -- but captured the arrogant ambition of the General.

A happy/sad movie slash history lesson in the guise of an old man recalling his younger days growing up in the old west. The scenes between Jack Crabb (Hoffman) and Gen Custer were my favorite. The actor who played Custer was hilarious and perfectly cast for the part. Actually all the acting and scenes in this movie were well-done. I thought it started out kind of slow at first but found I was getting right into it after a little while. This movie could probably be most appreciated by anyone familiar with the famous/infamous figures of the the American old west, and the movie is something of a marvel in that it seems to bring the old stories alive through the (tall?) tale of the narrator (Jack Crabb) who at one time or another seemed to have crossed paths with all of them. As a testament to the rape of Native American culture this film is very moving, as the on-screen recreation of genocide usually is. It is a humorous picture overall, though while cheerful, retains a tragi-comic edge throughout. Lots of off the cuff unintentional hilarity in lines like "We are even now - I paid you the life I owe you and the next time we meet I can kill you without becoming an evil person." The scope is epic and the movie runs at 139 minutes. Besides the Jack Crabb/Custer scenes ("Muleskinner!"), also bigger than life is the tale of Jack's taking on 3 other wives at the request of his first ("I knew you were a good man."). I read the book before I saw the movie and the book was excellent. I was happy to find that the story also worked well as a film.

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Colonel Wlliam Ludlow and his three sons (Samuel, Tristan and Alfred) live in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, USA, at the beginning of the 20th century. When Samuel brings with him his fiancé Susanna, the fellowship of the 3 brothers is about to be broken. The eldest son, Alfred, falls in love with Susanna, and she falls in love with Tristan. Thing becomes worse when the three brothers decide to join the first World War in Europe in 1914, despite their father's objection. The bond of the brothers is about to be broken forever, and so is Colonel William's heart. This movie is exception. I was left nearly breathless. A dramatic movies that will leave a dramatic effect on you. Seriously an excellent movie.

A good movie to watch when you want to just relax and enjoy a quiet evening.

I know this movie was meant to be a drama, but, honestly, how could anybody take it seriously? Three brothers fall in love with a sultry British beauty who somehow can rope a steer after being raised in Boston (that anomaly was never adequately explained, by the way). The reason they love her is obvious--she's the only available female in a 10,000-square-mile radius. The reason she loves them is a mystery. The youngest, Samuel, is an idiot. The eldest, Alfred,is a crashing bore. And Tristan is Brad Pitt. (Nuff said. Personally, I would have gone for Anthony Hopkins, who was the best man among 'em.) In short order, we have lust, betrayal, tragedy, guilt and estrangement.(All set to a soundtrack remarkably similar to the score of City Slickers.) "Years and years" pass, during which we have WWI, Prohibition, ranching, bears, congressional elections and various journeys to Africa, the South Seas and Crete (but, miraculously, nobody ages--except for Anthony Hopkins, who turns into an old man overnight). Eventually (if you can remember the plot after all that running around) the heart-warming bonds of blood (literally, in this case) overcome jealousy, and everybody hugs after a warm, reassuring burst of gunfire. The emotion-packed but manly reunion of the brothers and their stroke-ridden father over a pile of dead bodies brought tears to my eyes. I don't know when I've laughed so hard. (Now where are my shoes?)

I first saw this film at the movies in the mid 90's when it first hit theatres. Great story-telling, acting, direction and cinematography! I said that then, and I still say it all these years later. Sir Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormand, Henry Thomas, and a stellar supporting cast all went above and beyond what they were hired to do, and it worked brilliantly. The new deluxe version has good special features and the digital remastering has made it even more vivid visually and the sound is rich!--Perfect for my 40" HD 1080p Surround LCD TV. If you don't already have it, this is definitely one to add to your collection.

A masterpiece in its genre, post Indian war frontier films, Montana in that case. A masterpiece too because of the three sons entirely entrusted to their ex-officer of a father because of the running away of the mother who could not stand the cold winters of Montana and was afraid of grizzly bears, that loving friendly species of furry animals more or less the cousins of our home-friendly teddy bears. Then the eldest son goes to the city of his mother to study and comes back with a fiancée, but it is 1914 and the three sons can only follow their patriotic call to go and fight in Europe on the English side. The father is furious but nothing can stop that call of the wild. The picture of the first world war is dramatic when you see these British soldiers running to the German lines with simple rifles and no helmets when the Germans have machine guns, helmets of course and gas masks against their poisonous gases. The eldest son is killed and the youngest son does what an old Indian rite tells him to do. He gets the heart of his brother out and eventually sends it back to his father for it to be buried in due place. Then he gets his Indian colors on his face and goes out to kill and scalp two German machine-gun operators, two of your teeth for one of my teeth. The middle son, wounded on one leg, is sent home and the younger son eventually comes back home. The real stake of the film then is Susanna, the fiancée of the elder son who was killed in the war. She was in love before the departure of the three brothers and still is after the war with the younger son, a wild but thrilling personality. A competition between the two surviving brothers starts then. Susanna chooses the younger one, but his wild side, what the Indian story teller calls his bear side, calls him away and he yields to that call and leaves the ranch for several years in order to discover the world and conquer his thirst, hunger and even his ravenous greed for the unknown and the savage. When he comes back Susanna has gone to the middle brother who has become a congressman in the meantime. The younger son, Justin, then accepts the situation and marries the daughter of the main family working on the ranch, from an Indian mother and an American father. He will get two children from her but he will try to compete with the prohibition traffickers who have the full support of the local sheriff. That will lead to a drama, the death of his wife, then his vengeance as soon as he is out of prison, on bail I suspect, and the attempt of the main moonshiner with the help of the sheriff to come and kill that rebellious man. And there the plot thickens and from dramatic we jump to tragic. And the main character of the story all get the ends they deserve, the middle brother, the younger brother, Susannah, the father and all the others, including the local moonshiner and his police friends. The end of the younger brother, in 1963 mind you, is absolutely brilliant. Add to that very strong story the beautiful and breathtaking landscape and mountains of Montana and you really enjoy every single scene. And after it all, when the last die is thrown on the marble of the tombstone you keep in mind the strong images about the first world war and the no less strong discourse of the father against all kinds of war that are declared bad by principle. Are they really bad by principle? Is there nothing to save a war now and then? For this film certainly not, and that is the fault of the politicians who are ready to do any kind of profitable maneuver to keep their juicy positions in government. Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, CEGID

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Although not historically or tactically accurate a great enterprising movie. The DVD special features make it worth collecting. A fine example of 3D even though it never caught on. (kinda like Blu-Ray) A must have for a John Wayne movie collector.

If you've seen "The Searchers," then John Wayne's portrayal of Hondo Lane will remind you in some ways of Ethan Edwards, the angry, "racist" lead character in his later, better-known movie. But they're different -- "Hondo" gives its own spin on life in the Old West, unlike the latter movie of Wayne's. Ethan Edwards of "The Searchers" is an enraged, hating man; Hondo Lane is calmer, more observant of life in general, given to wise, laconic comments about how to survive as a loner in the West to Geraldine Page's well-meaning but often flighty ranch wife, who is ultimately his love interest in the film. Ethan Edwards knew the Indians and their ways, and hated them. Hondo Lane knows the Indians and their ways -- he is candid about being part-Indian himself -- and makes no secret of his respect for them. As a result, the Apaches who menace the settlers and fight the Cavalry in "Hondo" are portrayed more sympathetically, and with more nuances, than Edwards' despised Comanches. On the other hand, "Hondo" tends to idealize the Indians as "noble savages" -- Hondo Lane claims in a couple of scenes that the Apaches never lie. In "The Searchers," one might say, the Comanches are at least portrayed as more human and flawed. Edwards had no pets that we are made aware of -- but Hondo has Sam. That is, Sam consents to travel with him. The fiercely independent, don't-pet-me-or-I'll-bite-you dog, who forages for his own food (I don't need no humans to feed me!), tags along with Hondo, once drowning an Indian who had tried to kill his human friend. The film resists the temptation to have Hondo grieve or sentimentalize when Sam is speared and killed later by another Indian. This seems harsh on first viewing -- but wait. Hondo has made it clear that he is an unsentimental, practical loner who takes care of himself. Sam was the same way. Now Sam is gone, and Hondo doubtless hurt for him in his innermost soul. But we are shown no manifestation of it. Somehow, that's the way it should be in this Western. The action sequences in "Hondo" are even better than those in the later, longer "The Searchers." Wayne appears to have done a lot of -- but not all of -- his own stunts in "Hondo." But he was three years younger than when he made "The Searchers". Last but not least there is Ward Bond, playing Hondo's long-time trail pal. Bond portrayed only one part -- if you've seen one movie with him, you've seen all his roles -- but he played it superbly. Also, look for a very young James Arness in a small but key speaking role; a year or two later he would rocket to TV fame as Matt Dillon in "Gunsmoke." Wayne reportedly helped him to land the plum role. "Hondo" is an exceptional Western which never got the attention it deserved because the same year, Alan Ladd made "Shane." Here's your chance to see it for the first time, 56 years after it was made. It's well worth it.

Most other John Wayne westerns show the Indians as faceless attackers. Not this one! Cavalryman Hondo Lane (John Wayne), himself part Apache, has a working relationship with one of the Apache chiefs. He alludes to the fact that the US government had broken a treaty with the Apaches. Hondo gets to know a solitary-living pioneer woman, Angie Lowe, and her six year-old son Johnny. The absence of her husband leads to problems, such as an Apache chief wanting to take her as his wife. At one point, the six year-old shoots an Apache in defense of his mother. The plot unfolds in more ways than one, as Hondo and Angie develop feelings for each other, and Hondo has to acknowledge what he knows about her husband's death. For her part, she has to realize the fact that the Apaches will soon kill her if she does not flee, and deal with the fact that her husband had been a lout and cheat, and how her little son is to remember his father. Dying an honorable death is paramount in that culture. There are several savage battles shown between the Apaches and the settlers. Only the death an Apache leader will cause the Apache warriors to disperse. WARNING: Some of the scenes are quite violent, even by the standard of westerns, which may upset sensitive viewers. There is a scene of Hondo's faithful dog impaled by a pole. There is a mortal knife fight, and a scene of Hondo being staked to the ground and in the act of being tortured by fire.

Perfect DVD sent to me by Amazon. Of course not surprised since Amazon is as close to perfect as any organization/department can achieve. The movie was outstanding. Sound, color and of course John Wayne is my hero. Althoug the DOG almost upstaged John Wayne.

they never play this one on the western channel so I bought it. I recommend it to those of you who are John wayne fans

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This film somewhat disappointed me. I walked away from this film thinking that Jim Morrison was an alcoholic jerk who cared only about himself. Thankfully, soon after watching this movie I read 'No One Here Gets Out Alive' and I have come to see a better picture of the true Jim Morrison. It seems as if Hollywood is only interested in the abusive side of Morrison and not the more down-to-earth side of Morrison. Oliver Stone made Jim's character so one dimensional... and this is a serious flaw in a movie that is based, for the mostpart, on one man. That being said, Val Kilmer plays a GREAT Jim Morrison. The movie has many fantastic parts: the making of 'Light My Fire', the cinematography in Jim's desert peyote scene, the Miami concert. It is a great film to watch, but definitely read 'No One Here Gets Out Alive' if you want to understand the more human side of Jim Morrison. 4/5

The Doors - directed by Oliver Stone - is a sad story about the 60's rock group and legend Jim Morrison, lead singer, poet and songwriter. The movie covers the period from 1965-1971. Val Kilmer stars as Jim Morrison, a very intelligent man who is his own worst enemy. He cannot handle the pressures of success. We see a slow train wreck as he turns to excesses in drugs, drink, women and exhibitionism. In the beginning (1965) he is going to college, but also a Southern California beach boy, writing poetry, finding his first true love. It could be the start of Beach Blanket Bingo for that matter. A friend helps Jim form the Doors rock group (named after the book by Aldus Huxley "The Doors of Perception") and from there on it is a marathion of drugs, drink, egotism, confusion and despair. Depending on how much you enjoy the 1960's counterculture will be how you view this movie. It hypnotizes in the treadmill of drug trips, crazy outfits, California, trendy clubs, Andy Warhol parties, and outrageous behavior. As fabulous as Val Kilmer plays Jim Morrison, the drugged, halucinagenic excess becomes boring fast. The opporutnity lost is that Morrison had talent with words, high intelligence, but spent it on the dark side. Seeing this movie I am wondering if he could have been pulled from the abyss with better handlers and some on-going therapy. Morrison died in Paris at the young age of 27 and is buried in a near-by cemetery for famous artists. Overall, the movie seemed like a long tabloid expose and I felt like this was an intrusion on the Morrison's privacy. It also starred Meg Ryan (as Morrison's girlfriend), and the Doors group played by Frank Whaley, Kyle MacLachlan

This movie is a very insightful look into the Doors and Jim Morrison's life. However, if you really want an accurate history I would read Riders on the Storm by John Densmore.

Surely Jim Morrison's life wasn't as debauched as Oliver Stone presents it in THE DOORS (1991). The film plays like a rock music gang bang. OK, not exactly, but if Jimmy was THAT physically active wouldn't he have had a case of terminal johnson blisters? Recently seeing this movie again reminded me of how handsome Val Kilmer was in his youth. Physically he makes a superb Morrison, can even sing like the man. Yes, the music is just great here and the actors playing the other members of the Doors work well in their roles. Crispin Glover's Andy Warhol is also interesting (in a creepy sort of way), but this film is good only up to a point. The early story works best, and then you get to that vampire sequence, geez. And how about Meg Ryan's elevator surprise? If I saw what she encountered that night I'd be outta there on the next flight to San Berdoo. Yet Pamela Courson stuck around for more heartbreak, and more, and more, and... Director Stone must have a message here. Surely it isn't: don't shoot too many scenes with a red filter? With Morrison/Kilmer overdrugging, overdrinking, oversexing, overeating and overschmoozing, it has to be: all things in moderation. In a two year period, Janis Joplin died of heroin and booze, Jim Morrison passed away in a bathtub from a heroin OD and Jimi Hendrix asphixiated while regurgitating the 9 sleeping pills he'd swallowed, which apparently was 8½ too many. All were only 27. All had made wondrous music. The word "tragedy" doesn't begin to describe how Janis, Jim and Jimi left us, and what the world lost in potential new songs as a result. Their deaths marked a turning point in music and in how we fans lived our own lives. Epilogue: Three years after Jim left her, Pamela Courson also died of a heroin overdose. Like the others, Pamela was only 27 years old.

The Doors. I don't very much understand this movie. Not for the story but I am unsure where Oliver Stone was coming from with this take on the life and death of Jim Morrison. Did Stone have an axe to grind? It seemed that way. I have read several books and watched footage of him as well as interviews with those closest to him. Yes, Morrison did have issues with alcohol that at times rendered him ( I am sure) unbearable and obnoxious but it seems this is all we ever see. The character is very one dimensional. Val Kilmer has the look and feel of Morrison down pat. Unfortunately, he had to follow Stone's portrayal which is where the problem is. There was another side that Stone neglects entirely. Morrison in interviews tended to be very soft spoken, shy. We never see this side as it is thrown aside to have the arrogant Morrison 24/7 stoned and /or drunk staggering around spouting lines from songs that were still unwritten and at times written by other band members. Morrison was a talented poet and troubled person with his own demons; however we never get to see this in favor of flamboyant and at times inaccurate depictions. There are some pros to this movie. Some of the cinematography is beautiful, and Kilmer did a great job of sounding like the real Jim Morrison. The music and the feel is pure 60's heaven. I would like to have been around then to see a glimpse. The movie has its' merits, but most will walk away for an utter dislike for Morrison which is based on a lot of falsehoods..

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This film somewhat disappointed me. I walked away from this film thinking that Jim Morrison was an alcoholic jerk who cared only about himself. Thankfully, soon after watching this movie I read 'No One Here Gets Out Alive' and I have come to see a better picture of the true Jim Morrison. It seems as if Hollywood is only interested in the abusive side of Morrison and not the more down-to-earth side of Morrison. Oliver Stone made Jim's character so one dimensional... and this is a serious flaw in a movie that is based, for the mostpart, on one man. That being said, Val Kilmer plays a GREAT Jim Morrison. The movie has many fantastic parts: the making of 'Light My Fire', the cinematography in Jim's desert peyote scene, the Miami concert. It is a great film to watch, but definitely read 'No One Here Gets Out Alive' if you want to understand the more human side of Jim Morrison. 4/5

The Doors - directed by Oliver Stone - is a sad story about the 60's rock group and legend Jim Morrison, lead singer, poet and songwriter. The movie covers the period from 1965-1971. Val Kilmer stars as Jim Morrison, a very intelligent man who is his own worst enemy. He cannot handle the pressures of success. We see a slow train wreck as he turns to excesses in drugs, drink, women and exhibitionism. In the beginning (1965) he is going to college, but also a Southern California beach boy, writing poetry, finding his first true love. It could be the start of Beach Blanket Bingo for that matter. A friend helps Jim form the Doors rock group (named after the book by Aldus Huxley "The Doors of Perception") and from there on it is a marathion of drugs, drink, egotism, confusion and despair. Depending on how much you enjoy the 1960's counterculture will be how you view this movie. It hypnotizes in the treadmill of drug trips, crazy outfits, California, trendy clubs, Andy Warhol parties, and outrageous behavior. As fabulous as Val Kilmer plays Jim Morrison, the drugged, halucinagenic excess becomes boring fast. The opporutnity lost is that Morrison had talent with words, high intelligence, but spent it on the dark side. Seeing this movie I am wondering if he could have been pulled from the abyss with better handlers and some on-going therapy. Morrison died in Paris at the young age of 27 and is buried in a near-by cemetery for famous artists. Overall, the movie seemed like a long tabloid expose and I felt like this was an intrusion on the Morrison's privacy. It also starred Meg Ryan (as Morrison's girlfriend), and the Doors group played by Frank Whaley, Kyle MacLachlan

This movie is a very insightful look into the Doors and Jim Morrison's life. However, if you really want an accurate history I would read Riders on the Storm by John Densmore.

Surely Jim Morrison's life wasn't as debauched as Oliver Stone presents it in THE DOORS (1991). The film plays like a rock music gang bang. OK, not exactly, but if Jimmy was THAT physically active wouldn't he have had a case of terminal johnson blisters? Recently seeing this movie again reminded me of how handsome Val Kilmer was in his youth. Physically he makes a superb Morrison, can even sing like the man. Yes, the music is just great here and the actors playing the other members of the Doors work well in their roles. Crispin Glover's Andy Warhol is also interesting (in a creepy sort of way), but this film is good only up to a point. The early story works best, and then you get to that vampire sequence, geez. And how about Meg Ryan's elevator surprise? If I saw what she encountered that night I'd be outta there on the next flight to San Berdoo. Yet Pamela Courson stuck around for more heartbreak, and more, and more, and... Director Stone must have a message here. Surely it isn't: don't shoot too many scenes with a red filter? With Morrison/Kilmer overdrugging, overdrinking, oversexing, overeating and overschmoozing, it has to be: all things in moderation. In a two year period, Janis Joplin died of heroin and booze, Jim Morrison passed away in a bathtub from a heroin OD and Jimi Hendrix asphixiated while regurgitating the 9 sleeping pills he'd swallowed, which apparently was 8½ too many. All were only 27. All had made wondrous music. The word "tragedy" doesn't begin to describe how Janis, Jim and Jimi left us, and what the world lost in potential new songs as a result. Their deaths marked a turning point in music and in how we fans lived our own lives. Epilogue: Three years after Jim left her, Pamela Courson also died of a heroin overdose. Like the others, Pamela was only 27 years old.

The Doors. I don't very much understand this movie. Not for the story but I am unsure where Oliver Stone was coming from with this take on the life and death of Jim Morrison. Did Stone have an axe to grind? It seemed that way. I have read several books and watched footage of him as well as interviews with those closest to him. Yes, Morrison did have issues with alcohol that at times rendered him ( I am sure) unbearable and obnoxious but it seems this is all we ever see. The character is very one dimensional. Val Kilmer has the look and feel of Morrison down pat. Unfortunately, he had to follow Stone's portrayal which is where the problem is. There was another side that Stone neglects entirely. Morrison in interviews tended to be very soft spoken, shy. We never see this side as it is thrown aside to have the arrogant Morrison 24/7 stoned and /or drunk staggering around spouting lines from songs that were still unwritten and at times written by other band members. Morrison was a talented poet and troubled person with his own demons; however we never get to see this in favor of flamboyant and at times inaccurate depictions. There are some pros to this movie. Some of the cinematography is beautiful, and Kilmer did a great job of sounding like the real Jim Morrison. The music and the feel is pure 60's heaven. I would like to have been around then to see a glimpse. The movie has its' merits, but most will walk away for an utter dislike for Morrison which is based on a lot of falsehoods..