Am I supposed to take Purple Rain (the movie) seriously?

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.

purple rain is a movie

Excellent album. Pointless movie. And the fact that it may be Prince's best movie says more about the rest of them.

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.

That fucking Lisa girl is so hot.

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?

It's 8 bucks on iTunes.

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.

But they don't have the whole thing on iTunes.

Fuck it, I'm just going to go back to the movie.

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

Really I bought that damn Wendy & Lisa LP it wasn't very good.

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.

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.

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 = my mom in 1984

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.

^^^^

LOL

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.

"Don't get my seat all wet."

LOL, Amen to that.

Bimble, at least we can agree on this movie. Stone cold classic.

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.

I think when this is over it's time for 24 Hour Party People. But I'm not yet certain.

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?

Bimble, I'm on my BlackBerry right now. I apologize.

This is stephen, by the way. New anonymous ilx name.

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?

I have BlackBerry messenger. Which I think is useless to non BlackBerry users. I could be wrong though. Oh well, I toast to you Bimble. Someday we will chat.

Yeah, I can't see how that BlackBerry shit would work. I have sent you an email through the ILXor email system, though. Look for it in spam folder if necessary, etc.

Found it and replied. Cheers!

Lovely! And cheers to you!

would this film have been improved by subbing in vanity for apollonia, and 'nasty girl' for 'sex shooter'?

Gosh...that's a fantastic question. I'm tempted to say yes.

Definitely.

http://www.startribune.com/local/261566281.html

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heh heh heh

"...it’s at least patently funny that the first fiction feature ever produced in the Tuareg language, which is spoken by about 1 million people in parts of Algeria, Libya, Mali, and Niger, is nominally a remake of Purple Rain. Or, sort of: there is no Tuareg word for “purple,” so Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai actually translates to 'rain the color of blue with a little red in it.' Constructed around the personality of naturally charismatic lead Mduo Moctar and set in the world of Tuareg guitar music in Agadez, Niger—most internationally recognized for the work of Bombino (who is, come to think of it, signed to a subsidiary of Prince’s former record label)—Akounak gushes with pure, earnest enthusiasm for its sweded source material."

http://www.screenslate.com/whats-showing-today/friday-may-8-akounak-tedalat-taha-tazoughai-at-anthology-film-archives

http://www.screenslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150508-Purple-Post.jpg

that's not lake minnetonka

“Why can’t they be disco,” Corman asked. Arkush responded, “You can’t blow up a high school to disco music.”

lol

saw this again last night in the theatre. obv still a 'bad' movie from a technical perspective, but a great 'bad' movie and those performances are next level. sensitive Prince and Morris Day oozing w/ swagger, what's not to love.

still love that they reframed Prince's rock 'n roll yells at the end of "Computer Blue" to be rage-yells at Morris Day being with Apollonia in the club. Prince getting slapped still hilarious. sexual writhing during "Darling Nikki" awesome display of risque performance art. "Computer Blue" choreo fantastic. Prince's frenetic dancing in "Baby I'm a Star". so good

really not good to be a woman in this film tho - they're either portrayed as not wearing much clothing, getting slapped with brute force by their lovers, or being thrown in a dumpster.

fortunately Wendy and Lisa got better treatment (<3 them)

yeah it's weirdly regressive gender-wise, which is weird in the context of Prince's music, except for Wendy and Lisa as noted

Wendy mocking Prince by playing the "Let's Go Crazy" chords sarcastically a nice moment of defiance.

I do love the implication in the film that Wendy and Lisa are the ones that actually wrote the song "Purple Rain"

Morris & Jerome's "what's the password"/"who's on first" comedy routine is p good

the shot of Prince playing the guitar break in "Let's Go Crazy" while standing, backlit, on top of his amp is such a perfect moment

"what's with this one song shit?"

poor dez with his tepid modernaire song. I'm like uh I know which of your three acts you should drop.

I saw this wednesday night in a one-off screening on 42nd st. It was nice to be in that crowd.

Is the backwards female moaning track when he brings Apollonia in his basement 'Electric Intercourse'?

"what's with this one song shit?"

haha I love that this line is in there, because at first you think it's just going to be glossed over in a typical "it's only a movie!" fashion that they just came out and did one song but then the mgr actually *is* pissed about it, as one would realistically expect

nah Electric Intercourse is an actual song, a ballad, in the vein of Another Lonely Christmas

xp

movie needed more mirrors IMO

i love Sparks, him Jerome and Morris are so great

Morris kind of doesn't get much more good material in the last ~30% of the film though.

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.