― Eppy (Eppy), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 20:05 (seventeen years ago) link
I think my favorite cinematic Prince moment is when he's inexplicably taking a bath with Jerome at the beginning of "Under the Cherry Moon" (which, btw, is NOT saved by the musical sequences)
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 20:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Sir Dr. Rev. PappaWheelie Jr. II of The Third Kind (PappaWheelie 2), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 20:08 (seventeen years ago) link
― Eppy (Eppy), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 20:12 (seventeen years ago) link
Graffiti Bridge and Under the Cherry Moon both suck, however, and I have only been forced to watch both at the behest of the wife, who has thankfully toned down (at least in this respect) her Prince obsession in her "old age".
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 20:15 (seventeen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 20:16 (seventeen years ago) link
Before the movie started, a friendly guy came over (I was alone) and tried to pick me up - I was too dense to get it (though I got the hint when he gave me his card). Him: "Do you collect bootlegs?" Me: "What?... oh, Prince bootlegs... uh, no..."
― morris pavilion (samjeff), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 20:48 (seventeen years ago) link
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
it hasnt aged well.
nnnnnnnnnno, no perceptive viewers thought the non-musical shit was good in '84
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 14:15 (seven years ago) link
there are certain movies that i just hold to a lower standard. this, dirty dancing, point break...patrick swayze's whole filmography, basically.
― dc, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 14:19 (seven years ago) link
Dirty Dancing is a better movie than PR, but, you know, Prince.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 14:20 (seven years ago) link
i love this movie, of course it isn't good, but it's great
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 14:35 (seven years ago) link
its basically like prince's spin on all those terrible youth/teen pics of the 50s etc
― StillAdvance, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 14:48 (seven years ago) link
OK, so I re-watched it for the first time in many years and I have to say …It still sucks. Even worse than I remember. The plot doesn’t make a bit of sense, the story’s self-pitying and pretentious — not to mention misogynistic — and the acting sucks all around. Yeah, I know the musical sequences are good BUT IT’S PRINCE, after all.
― Jazzbo, Monday, 23 May 2016 17:11 (seven years ago) link
Even worse than I remembered. Siskel and Ebert both including it on their year-end lists in 1984 is a true WTF moment. Like, this is basically Rick Springfield's Hard To Hold with better music.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Tuesday, May 17, 2016 9:17 PM (6 days ago)
so wrong. intentionally or not, it's one of the funniest, weirdest, most fucked-up movies ever made. plus prince. can't imagine any sensible person not loving it.
― da vinci beaver testicles (contenderizer), Monday, 23 May 2016 17:18 (seven years ago) link
Really, you can't? Had I seen it when I was 15 or 16, I probably would have enjoyed it. But I was 20 or 21. I thought it was pretty embarrassing as a film, although I loved the music. Now that I’m much older it seems lamer than ever. I mean, take the fanboy glasses off and watch it as a film, not as a 90-minute music video. It’s awful. And there’s nothing even remotely weird or “fucked up” about it. It’s just bad.
― Jazzbo, Monday, 23 May 2016 17:22 (seven years ago) link
yeah, it's one of the funniest movies ever made, except for a couple thousand made by good comedians.
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Monday, 23 May 2016 17:24 (seven years ago) link
I watched it a couple years back fully expecting to hate it. I'd hated it when I last saw it, back in the 80s, as a teen. But no. I loved it. Each image and line is perfect (and, yes, perfectly terrible). People are often at their funniest when they're trying to be something else.
― da vinci beaver testicles (contenderizer), Monday, 23 May 2016 17:31 (seven years ago) link
I'm assuming the people itt saying Purple Rain is awful haven't watched Under the Cherry Moon (etc).
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Monday, 23 May 2016 17:39 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, I'm not getting where this is so bad/funny/fucked up/whatever that its good. It's basically a severely underwritten melodrama that has some fantastic songs in it.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Monday, 23 May 2016 17:41 (seven years ago) link
Pretty sure Magnoli thinks its a great work
― Master of Treacle, Monday, 23 May 2016 17:49 (seven years ago) link
Well, he would, wouldn't he
― The Wally Funk Bible (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 23 May 2016 17:50 (seven years ago) link
I'm assuming the people itt saying Purple Rain is awful haven't watched Under the Cherry Moon (etc)
which both pale in comparison to Graffiti Bridge, it should be noted
― Οὖτις, Monday, 23 May 2016 18:16 (seven years ago) link
(in terms of failing-as-films)
contenderizer's description applies more readily to under the cherry moon. still there's a charming haphazardness to purple rain imo
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 23 May 2016 18:17 (seven years ago) link
i saw under the cherry moon on 35 mm a few weeks ago and imo it's baffling and wonderful
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgvhDBXU4AESgV7.jpg
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 May 2016 18:18 (seven years ago) link
typically stupid simpsons joke. it's not funny, and what's more, SotT is his /best/ movie.
― wizzz! (amateurist), Monday, 23 May 2016 20:19 (seven years ago) link
that seems to be what the joke is saying?
― jello my future biafriend (roxymuzak), Monday, 23 May 2016 20:24 (seven years ago) link
the subtext is that the film is so marginal/obscure that even prince hasn't seen it
which is dumb
― wizzz! (amateurist), Monday, 23 May 2016 20:51 (seven years ago) link
i'm being literal-minded, maybe, but that simpsons joke is made up of 100% low-grade recycled humor so we're even.
depends on what the meaning of "it" is
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 23 May 2016 20:54 (seven years ago) link
i think you mean "that"
― wizzz! (amateurist), Monday, 23 May 2016 20:57 (seven years ago) link
http://rinf.com/alt-news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bill-clinton-05.jpg
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 23 May 2016 20:58 (seven years ago) link
its a bad film in every way. nothing is explained. conflicts arrive without any context for them. resolutions happen without actually being resolved. its never clear if the kid is failing or if he is packing them in at first avenue. tbh i cant remember all the problems i thought of when i saw it, but there were many. it has next to no redeeming features, except some performances. and even those, arent what he was capable of. they are reduced to having to fit the terrible narrative.
― StillAdvance, Monday, 23 May 2016 21:06 (seven years ago) link
the beautiful ones is among the greatest music performances ever committed to film, worth the price of admission alone, fuiud
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 23 May 2016 21:31 (seven years ago) link
^^^^^
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 23 May 2016 21:53 (seven years ago) link
was so gratified to see that someone had written a standalone piece about that, i think it was in rolling stone. as a raw expression of sexual longing it really has few peers.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 00:21 (seven years ago) link
that's not quite right, it's not just raw, it's massively performative, which is maybe part of what makes it so great, that it's this almost ludicrously demonstrative and detailed set of codes/moves telling the story of the most basic pop drama - wanting, not having. and prince just melts your face with it.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 00:27 (seven years ago) link