THE DOORS(Part of the Oliver Stone Boxed Set Collection)
Val Kilmer is terrific as Jim Morrison in "THE DOORS."  In fact, the entire cast is great! Meg Ryan has never looked sexier than she does here either, especially in one particular scene where she,...well, never mind!  The problem with the film lies in the fact that it has such a non-linear narrative.  It's hard to comprehend even for the most knowledgeable "Doors" fans.  The film starts off in a very well structured manner, and it appears that we're going to learn about the "history" of Morrison in a very entertaining, poignant manner.  The formation of the band, Morrison's experience in film school, the hilarious performance on the Ed Sullivan show, and many other wonderful moments help make "THE DOORS" intriguing.
Unfortunately, there are also plenty of other scenes that are completely
forgettable and should have been excised!  Also, the well detailed running image of the Indian reemerging throughout the film, appears more comical than provocative. 
Stone has assembled another terrific ensemble cast, and it's one of the
film's best features.  Again, however, even "guest" appearances can become monotonous.  As much as we enjoy the image of Mimi Rogers, her part is ridiculous here!  However, Stone's fans will get a kick out of him playing Jim's film professor.
It defies comprehension, but for some reason, ARTISAN has for their 2nd time out, has again chosen "not" to present an anamorphic transfer!  Why make a "Special Edition" without providing a 16:9 enhanced image, typically a "standard" by most studio conventions!
The image isn't bad, as it offers decent color values and accurate
fleshtones.  However, it lacks the definition quality achieved in many dvds.
Worse, there are a lot of artifacts.
ARTISAN hasn't remastered the soundmix over their last release of the film. Still, it's a fairly active soundmix, offering plenty of LFE effects and
directional effects, though utilized mostly during the musical numbers, and
less so on atmosphere.
Stone's fans should be pleased with the audio commentary provided here.  As with all of his commentaries, this one's equally fascinating, insightful, and inspiring for want-to-be filmmakers.  While he's quite open, he does fail to define the "fact-from-fiction" moments revolving around the depiction of certain events in the film.
There's a great documentary, "THE ROAD OF EXCESS", filled with archival footage, interviews, and other information certain to please the most discerning "DOORS" fans as well as educate the viewers with little knowledge of the band. There is also a promotional featurette included.  Although it offers some entertaining "behind-the-scenes" moments, it's little more than a "fluff" piece.  The best supplementary feature, is without question, the "DELETED SCENES" section.  Here, there are 14 deleted scenes.  While none of them are 16:9 enhanced, they're actually much sharper in detail and contrast than the average "deleted" scenes sections on other dvds.  Also, several of these scenes are terrific, and we wish they'd been reinserted into the film.