When You're Strange: A film about The Doors

[ifireun]

The new Doors documentary, When You're Strange, which has been announced as a June BD release, will be shown tonight (May 12th), at 9 PM, on PBS as part of the American Masters series (check your local PBS listing).



When You're Strange Blu-ray Review

[Adrock]

Originally Posted by ifireun

The new Doors documentary, When You're Strange, which has been announced as a June BD release, will be shown tonight (May 12th), at 9 PM, on PBS as part of the American Masters series (check your local PBS listing).

Day 1!

I am so excited for this!

That is really cool they are airing it tonight! I will definitely check it out! Thanks, OP!

[borninusa]

I cant wait for this one. Maybe this will put the whole Ollie Stone Doors flick out of my mind forever.

[Gremal]

Thanks, I'll Tivo it.

[Clark Kent]

Just wanted to bump this, because it will play on most PBS stations tonight. I hear it is an interesting, if flawed, look at the Doors.

[Disciple of Vedder]

The listing for the Blu says it's Rated R. Won't the PBS showing be edited?

[liquidice]

watched last night on PBS. There was some censoring, but from what I could tell, it was just a little bit of language and nudity they edited. Not much.

Enjoyed the film, but not sure if I would buy it unless the price goes way down. Didn't really learn anything new, but the footage was cool.

Jim Morrison letters rearranged= Mr Mojo Risin

[P@t_Mtl]

It's too bad none of my local PBS had it on. Maybe they will later on. Curious to see this. I enjoy The Doors, actually have all of their CD.

[Adrock]

Originally Posted by liquidice

watched last night on PBS. There was some censoring, but from what I could tell, it was just a little bit of language and nudity they edited. Not much.

Enjoyed the film, but not sure if I would buy it unless the price goes way down. Didn't really learn anything new, but the footage was cool.

Jim Morrison letters rearranged= Mr Mojo Risen

Yeah, mostly it was just language and nudity that was censored. I enjoyed Johnny Depp narrating it. I thought overall it was really well done, and was more of an introspective look at the Doors, and the end of the Doors. Many of the past documentaries have somewhat glorified Jim's status and behavior, and this really took a more serious look at his destructive behavior without all the sugar coating, and how it affected him personally, the band. I also enjoyed the section which discussed some of both Rothchild's and Botnik's influences on the Doors. I also (sadly) never knew that Jim Morrison's name when rearranged was one of the reasons he began chanting the ever popular phrase "Mr Mojo Risin' ".

I will definitely be picking this up when it comes out, always been a huge fan of The Doors, any and all projects, videos, documentaries, and especially music.

[luwanda]

Originally Posted by borninusa

I cant wait for this one. Maybe this will put the whole Ollie Stone Doors flick out of my mind forever.

I know what you mean; anyhow it's a nice way to listen several songs on DTS

now, i hope they release this bluray region free or else i'll have to buy a region A player once for all!!!!!!

Can't wait for it!

love the scene where Mr mojo risin screams on the road!

[liquidice]

Originally Posted by borninusa

I cant wait for this one. Maybe this will put the whole Ollie Stone Doors flick out of my mind forever.

dude, I loved the movie Stone did. After watching this docu last night I realized I need to get it on blu.

[Clark Kent]

As a huge fan of the Doors, the documentary was a little disappointing. Depp was a horrible narrator in my opinion, clearly picked for the marketability of his name attached to the project. You can always tell the difference between professional narrators who have done it before and amateurs like Depp.

[ifireun]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

As a huge fan of the Doors, the documentary was a little disappointing. Depp was a horrible narrator in my opinion, clearly picked for the marketability of his name attached to the project. You can always tell the difference between professional narrators who have done it before and amateurs like Depp.

I would have preferred Peter Coyote, or Sam Elliot, as the narrator.

[slick1ru2]

I saw it in glorious uncompressed OTA signal from WGTV in Atlanta. I really wish that they did the same type treatment to footage in the Woodstock movie because When You Are Strange had awesome HD scans of period film and photos. I've got it on 2 of my DVR external HDs. If it drops low enough, I will get it. There are extras on the website in the form of 3 interviews.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmast...the-film/1543/

[nefilim]

day 1 purchase, when hits region B. it seems some of you haven`t read any books about Jim. I recommend these :

* Jim Morrison: An Hour for Magic by Frank Lisciandro
* Riders on the Storm: My Life with Jim Morrison and the Doors by John Densmore

* Light My Fire by Ray Manzarek
* Lizard King by Jerry Hopkins
* No One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry Hopkins and Danny Sugerman

some are accurate some not (how am i to know ), but all are interesting ...

[UniSol GR77]

I'm 100% glad they are preserving the vintage DOORS footage on HD via this documentary... and I'm sure we're gonna get even more in the future.

[nefilim]

Originally Posted by UniSol GR77

I'm 100% glad they are preserving the vintage DOORS footage on HD via this documentary... and I'm sure we're gonna get even more in the future.

me too. HWY : An American Pastoral should be released finally - and in glorious HD

[luwanda]

All i need to know if its gonna be region free (or A,B that is) to make the preorder right now; seeing previous bd's from the studio it should be so, but still im afraid

[rpatt]

Originally Posted by liquidice

watched last night on PBS. There was some censoring, but from what I could tell, it was just a little bit of language and nudity they edited. Not much.

Enjoyed the film, but not sure if I would buy it unless the price goes way down. Didn't really learn anything new, but the footage was cool.

Jim Morrison letters rearranged= Mr Mojo Risin

That's an interesting bit of trivia that I've never come across.

[slick1ru2]

Originally Posted by nefilim

me too. HWY : An American Pastoral should be released finally - and in glorious HD

Several clips of this in When You're Strange and for the most part looks like it was shot yesterday with a Morrison look-a-like. That is how good it looks.