Seeing it again, well yeah, sorry, it's not Citizen Kane.. boohoo, dudes. It still is a fun movie, though.. without having to resort to "so bad it's good"-ness like Can't Stop The Music, The Apple, or Xanadu.
You could attribute the "so bad it's good"-ness to Under The Cherry Moon, however.
― San Diva Gyna (and a Masala DOsaNUT on the side) (donut), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 20:49 (seventeen years ago) link
― San Diva Gyna (and a Masala DOsaNUT on the side) (donut), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 20:52 (seventeen years ago) link
― San Diva Gyna (and a Masala DOsaNUT on the side) (donut), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 20:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 20:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― gear (gear), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 21:00 (seventeen years ago) link
― San Diva Gyna (and a Masala DOsaNUT on the side) (donut), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 21:01 (seventeen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 21:21 (seventeen years ago) link
wait, Great Balls of Fire is fucking awesome!!!! serrrious love it!
― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 21:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 21:43 (seventeen years ago) link
― douglas eklund (skolle), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 23:00 (seventeen years ago) link
slocki has the best take on this movie... "awesomely bad".
― sleeve (sleeve), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 00:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― sleeve (sleeve), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 01:39 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jay Vee's Return (Manon_69), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 01:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 02:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― nicky lo-fi (nicky lo-fi), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 02:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 02:23 (seventeen years ago) link
― Pete Scholtes (Pete Scholtes), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 03:33 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 03:47 (seventeen years ago) link
that's all i have to say on the subject.
― Dr J Bowman (Dr J Bowman), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 06:01 (seventeen years ago) link
― cosmo vitelli (cosmo vitelli), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 06:16 (seventeen years ago) link
This movie is a classic. End of story. It's a Prince thing--you might not understand.
― Makkada B. (Makkada B.), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 06:56 (seventeen years ago) link
― AleXTC (AleXTC), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 08:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― Grabbing Thistle (Bimble...), Friday, 28 July 2006 17:45 (seventeen years ago) link
― Vornado (Vornado), Friday, 28 July 2006 20:10 (seventeen years ago) link
I rented the video. Oh my god.
I mean, oh my fucking god. I'm not much of a Prince fan, but oh my gucking fod. Why didn't I just buy the thing? It was only $24. I'm ashamed.
His career was spotty, that's how I feel about it. But here he was in his element. He was godlike.
― Bimble, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 09:36 (sixteen years ago) link
purple rain is a movie
― chaki, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 09:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Excellent album. Pointless movie. And the fact that it may be Prince's best movie says more about the rest of them.
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 11:22 (sixteen years ago) link
The whole "Take Me With U" sequence. Oh my god. I'm an anglophile, but even I have to admit you'd probably have to be American to even do that.
I ordered two CD's by the Time, just so you know.
― Bimble, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 11:33 (sixteen years ago) link
That fucking Lisa girl is so hot.
― Bimble, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 11:49 (sixteen years ago) link
Look I can't stand it. I really can't stand it. I can't even find this damn thing for downlaod, soundtrack wise. I'm going to have to buy the DVD I think. Why does God hate me right now that I can't find the fucking soundtrack for download?
― Bimble, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 12:00 (sixteen years ago) link
It's 8 bucks on iTunes.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 12:21 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh god, thank you so much. I can't stand it. Don't you know in the novie when those girls come in you know Wendy & Lisa. I can't stand it. I must have the goddamn soundtrack. I must have it now. I really can't stand it. I'm going to buy the DVD I swear but the store isn't open tomorrow. I used to have it all on vinyl 18 billion years ago.
― Bimble, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 12:29 (sixteen years ago) link
But they don't have the whole thing on iTunes.
Fuck it, I'm just going to go back to the movie.
― Bimble, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 12:39 (sixteen years ago) link
It's all about the Wendy & Lisa man. I only wish their "solo" album had been successful.
I waited so long for this song. This title track Purple Rain I waited so very long. God.
I would Die 4 U
― Bimble, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 13:16 (sixteen years ago) link
Really I bought that damn Wendy & Lisa LP it wasn't very good.
― Bimble, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 13:18 (sixteen years ago) link
The movie almost ruined the album for me. I love the album, but the movie had my sides splitting at times with how bad it was.
Appolonia's tits almost saved it. Morris Day stole every scene he was in.
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 16:04 (sixteen years ago) link
I once ate a pot brownie and went to a Purple Rain screening. Then I laughed uncontrollably during the whole sequence where Prince is being beaten by his Dad.
great great movie. Prince shooting his wad at the end = one of the most brilliant moments in all of cinema.
― Romeo Jones, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 23:32 (sixteen years ago) link
I can't stop playing the title track for this. And the whole thing he goes into with "I Would Die 4 You/Baby I'm A Star" after that is almost as brilliant.
I wanted to see Lisa's tits, though! We never get to see that in the movie. This film was kindof a sexual coming-of-age for me, though.
Like I said, the title track...and that moment where he kisses Wendy in the middle of it. Jesus H. That just kills me.
― Bimble, Wednesday, 26 December 2007 01:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Bimble = my mom in 1984
― Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 26 December 2007 06:15 (sixteen years ago) link
^^^^
LOL
― Eisbaer, Friday, 28 March 2008 19:15 (sixteen years ago) link
This film is perfect while drinking Stone IPA late into the night, home alone. Very comforting. And yes, the acting is bad and the music is great. It's a fucking classic, get the fuck over it.
― ilxor, Sunday, 28 September 2008 06:37 (fifteen years ago) link
"Don't get my seat all wet."
― ilxor, Sunday, 28 September 2008 06:41 (fifteen years ago) link
LOL, Amen to that.
― The More You Live The Faster You Will Die (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Sunday, 28 September 2008 06:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Bimble, at least we can agree on this movie. Stone cold classic.
― ilxor, Sunday, 28 September 2008 07:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Yes, and I did actually put a tape recorder up to the TV last year so I could record the piano piece his father plays.
― The More You Live The Faster You Will Die (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Sunday, 28 September 2008 07:34 (fifteen years ago) link
I think when this is over it's time for 24 Hour Party People. But I'm not yet certain.
― ilxor, Sunday, 28 September 2008 07:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Heheheheh. Oh christ, now don't get me on a roll! I've played New Order videos all day already.
why don't we chat, ilxor? You got AIM or what?
― The More You Live The Faster You Will Die (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Sunday, 28 September 2008 07:46 (fifteen years ago) link
Bimble, I'm on my BlackBerry right now. I apologize.
This is stephen, by the way. New anonymous ilx name.
― ilxor, Sunday, 28 September 2008 07:51 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah I mean it doesn't get much more anon than that!
Why are you apologizing for being on your Blackberry?I guess you don't have any instant messaging program?
― The More You Live The Faster You Will Die (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Sunday, 28 September 2008 07:53 (fifteen years ago) link
All Dylan’s movies are good
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 8 May 2024 17:47 (one month ago) link
Outkast, Neil Young, Elvis…
― waste of compute (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 17:50 (one month ago) link
Perry Farrell
― peace, man, Wednesday, 8 May 2024 17:52 (one month ago) link
Mariah Carey
― henry s, Wednesday, 8 May 2024 17:53 (one month ago) link
There was a couple in our row who brought their grade-schooler, and they clearly had forgotten the gross stuff, as had I. They didn't cover their kids' eyes exactly, but they clearly felt confused and uprepared.
― Bertold Brak (bendy), Wednesday, May 8, 2024 9:34 AM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
a big part of gen x parenting is putting on a beloved movie from childhood that you haven't seen in 25 years with your kid and promptly being like wtf i forgot about that shit and pulling the plug
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 18:06 (one month ago) link
The boobies
― RICH BRIAN (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 18:08 (one month ago) link
the boobies are no problem, there's just so many anti-trans jokes everyone took for granted, racist stereotypes, homophobic slurs, it's weird to see stuff with today's eyes
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 18:12 (one month ago) link
16 Candles for one...jfc that plays different now
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 18:13 (one month ago) link
who doesn't think a little drugged date raping and blatant racism isn't hilarious?
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 18:17 (one month ago) link
yeah it's just a reminder of how prevalent and shitty it all was, and you know being like 10 or whatever it's just kind of the air around you
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 18:46 (one month ago) link
good curative to all the "well that movie couldn't be made today!!" shit like so much of it was just ugly and dumb and hateful
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 18:49 (one month ago) link
the big thing about 80s and to a degree 90s media that really offputs me now is how stalkery behavior got presented as romantic time and again.
like mom started watching LA Law, which I of course hadn't seen as a 6 year old, so it was my first time seeing it, and so they're showing Michael Kuzak basically uncomfortably stalking and manipulating Grace, and I'm watching through 2024's lens going "oh man he's going to be a villainous character and Grace is going to spend season after season trying to get the firm to see his snakiness and then, oh wait, nope, he shows up at her wedding and easily talks her out of it and they're a power couple on the show after that. she even shows up to his house once to apologize for her 'rudeness' in telling him to fuck off due to his stalky behavior!
― RICH BRIAN (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 18:50 (one month ago) link
oh god yeah
i watched st. elmos fire in my peak watching all kinds of old garbage on streaming during covid that movie absolutely toxic
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 18:52 (one month ago) link
was actually a little surprising to see Miami Vice of all shows have an episode where it handled the rape and prolonged abuse of a victim quite sensitively and actually criticized law enforcement's own enabling of the rapist through inaction.
― RICH BRIAN (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 18:53 (one month ago) link
i mean it's dated in the sense that it's a complete fever dream of the 1980s, i don't think anything could be *more* 80s than Miami Vice but i was watching it recently and i agree it holds up a lot better than most
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 19:22 (one month ago) link
Glitter > any Bob Dylan movie
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 19:22 (one month ago) link
xpost yeah there's no actual realism or grounded elements, the style was the hook. i do find it funny that they almost never arrest anybody, pretty much every perp winds up in a body bag
― RICH BRIAN (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 19:25 (one month ago) link
like imagining how much time they would have had to spend doing desk work while each shooting was investigated in real life
― RICH BRIAN (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 19:26 (one month ago) link
...then Crockett would light his twelfth Marlboro Red around her and she dies of lung cancer in 1997.
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 19:26 (one month ago) link
i always loved that sonny crockett's super secret undercover name is sonny burnett
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 19:28 (one month ago) link
'hey boss the guy I'm working with is named Sonny, didn't this cop named Sonny actually like give a deposition in open court against one of your guys last week, is that something you want me to look into'
'nah there's lots of Sonnys here, let's close the deal"
― RICH BRIAN (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 19:29 (one month ago) link
the pilot ep where 3 of the 4 participants in a drug deal are undercover cops made me laugh, always wondered if there was ever a deal that was all cops because everyone got so undercover nobody knew who was who anymore
― RICH BRIAN (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 19:30 (one month ago) link
haha i'm sure it's happened
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 19:46 (one month ago) link
that’s basically the plot of The Man Who Was Thursday except with anarchists instead of drug dealers
― JoeStork, Wednesday, 8 May 2024 21:11 (one month ago) link