The Doors
(1991/Blu-ray/Lionsgate)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B+ Extras: C+ Film: B
Oliver
Stone’s ever-controversial film on Jim Morrison and The Doors (1991) is finally hitting Blu-ray with most of its extras
in tact and a decent presentation. To
read about the film, you can see the text for my coverage of the 15th
Anniversary DVD edition at this link:
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/5126/The+Doors
This new
1080p 2.35 X 1 digital High Definition version is not perfect and shows
softness more often than I would have liked, but it is the closest thing to a
35mm presentation that we have seen to date easily after so many substandard
DVDs. Color is consistent and some shots
look really good, but Robert Richardson’s work deserves even more. The DTS 7.1 HD Master Audio (MA) Lossless has
some surprisingly good range, especially considering this was originally a 4.1
digital mix in the defunct CDS (Cinema Digital Sound) format, but it also shows
its age in parts and only going back to the original music masters could this
be fully upgraded to the next level, though music sounds good and is often
ambient.
Extras
are almost the same, including one trailer (instead of several) and the Stone
audio commentary, but only one of the three featurettes is here (Morrison
In Paris) while the others (The Doors In L.A., The
Road To Excess) are also missing.
We also get he deleted scenes, but not in HD.
- Nicholas Sheffo
