The Doors footage in this documentary is drop-dead amazing...especially the "I'm gonna show you my penis..." riot scene. Also, if you happen to be either a female or gay, Johnny Depp (the actor) does the voice-over. I'm not gay, so I wasn't impressed. Enjoy.
From Tom DiCillo:
The story of The Doors is one of the most compelling in the history of American rock music- three hugely talented musicians and a lead singer whose commitment to artistic freedom was so intense, he rocketed them to a success that always hovered on the edge of chaos.
As an independent filmmaker, this sensibility affected me greatly. From the outset, I decided to use only original footage of this astonishing band. To me, there is nothing more powerful and riveting than seeing Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, and Jim Morrison leap into life on the screen.
This is their story. Let them tell it. Long live The Doors.
From Johnny Depp:
DiCillo's When You're Strange is a meticulously crafted, exhilarating ode to one of music's greatest, most exciting ensembles, The Doors. Watching the hypnotic, hitherto unreleased footage of Jim, John, Ray and Robby- both on and off the stage- I felt like I was there, with them, living and experiencing what they were experiencing, seeing it all through their eyes. Ultimately, Jim has been resurrected here to remind us that he is, to this very day, one of the most significant frontmen/poets/shamans to ever grace a stage and that the band behind him kept the music alive every step of the way, adding fuel to an already raging fire, all along their wild and electrifying ride into history. The raw material entrances throughout. In terms of a rock 'n' roll documentary- or any kind of documentary, for the matter- it simply doesn't get any better than this. What an honor to have been involved. I am as proud of this as anything I have ever done.
From Dick Wolf:
They say that if you remember the '60s, you weren't there. I can state definitively that one of the things I do remember is buying The Doors' first album the day it came out and then listening to it abotu ten or 12 times in a row. Both sides. Every song. I've been a fan ever since. This film has been a lobor of love for everybody involved. It's the story of a band, but it's also an insight into a moment out of time that will never be repeated. Jim Morrison was the best and worst of all of us who felt that we could change the world if only people over 30 would listen. He is an icon and an object lesson.
Technical Information:
Title: When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors
Year: 2009
Country: USA
Director: Tom DiCillo
Source: BluRay Retail
Video Codec: 720p-x264
Container: .mkv
Size: 1.5 GB
Length: 1:25:24
Programs used: mkvmerge
Resolution: 1280x720
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Video: AVC H264 @ ~4800 kb/s
Frame Rate: 23.97 fps
Audio 1: English- AAC Stereo @ 128 kb/s
Audio 2: English- AAC 5.1 @ 320 kb/s
Subtitles: Russian (custom)
Thanks to Mikhail Vasilyev for the Russian subs and to nordalin3 at rutracker for the original upload!
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