What was the worst Prince movie?

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I ask this in advance of seeing Purple Rain, at the BAM. It's the only Prince movie I've seen, so I can't really be the judge.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 21 January 2006 06:49 (twenty years ago)

Purple Rain is the best. You've nothing to worry about.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Saturday, 21 January 2006 06:55 (twenty years ago)

I'm not worried, I just want to know which one is the worst!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 21 January 2006 07:07 (twenty years ago)

by most accounts it's Under the Cherry Moon followed hard by Graffiti Bridge. his best movie, btw, is Sign 'O' the Times.

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Saturday, 21 January 2006 07:12 (twenty years ago)

Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!! (ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!!), Saturday, 21 January 2006 16:41 (twenty years ago)

Under The Cherry Moon is suprisingly watchable. I don't think the critics of the day realized it was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek.

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Saturday, 21 January 2006 16:43 (twenty years ago)

It's hard for me to say which is the worst because all three have qualities that make them worth watching for me, and all aren't "good movies." Purple Rain has the best music scenes. Prince is funniest in Under The Cherry Moon, and Graffiti Bridge is the most entertainingly batshit as a whole. It really depends what you're going for, but all have Prince being ridiculous in them.

― Zwan (miccio), Saturday, 21 January 2006 16:48 (twenty years ago)

One reason I never saw 8-mile or Get Rich Or Die Trying is that I knew neither would involve taunting prospective girlfriends by the river while driving a purple motorcycle.

― Zwan (miccio), Saturday, 21 January 2006 16:51 (twenty years ago)

I love Under the Cherry Moon. People don't have any sense of fun.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Saturday, 21 January 2006 16:52 (twenty years ago)

Under The Cherry Moon is suprisingly watchable.

*surprisingly*, even.

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Saturday, 21 January 2006 16:59 (twenty years ago)

"Purple Rain" was the best date movie ever.*

*NB: My first date with my wife involved the movie "Prick Up Your Ears," so I might not be any kind of judge.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Saturday, 21 January 2006 18:10 (twenty years ago)

tone otm - i think under the cherry moon's actually the best, seeing graffiti bridge was one of the most fun times i've ever had at a movie theater, but purple rain's definitely the safest bet. sign o the times always disappointed me somehow - too close to be exactly what i wanted but not quite close enough. what i'd really like to see is that concert vid that had that looooong ass version of 'america' that bet used to play all the time.

― j blount (papa la bas), Saturday, 21 January 2006 21:07 (twenty years ago)

my fave video is Prince & The Revolution: Live! which is a live show from '84. Has all the great songs from Purple Rain, some earlier hits, Prince inviting us to his house - it's a purple house, and leading a conga line including members of the Time and a little fat french boy in b-boy gear. It's filmed cheaply, which I find more satisfying than the more 'cinematic' style of Sign O' The Times. Plus its not lip-synced like SOTT was. I dunno if it ever came out on Dvd, though.

― Zwan (miccio), Saturday, 21 January 2006 21:31 (twenty years ago)

I think some people here don't understand the question at hand

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 21 January 2006 22:03 (twenty years ago)

Batman is the worst Prince movie.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Saturday, 21 January 2006 22:05 (twenty years ago)

Not to mention the worst Prince song.

― ratty, Saturday, 21 January 2006 22:23 (twenty years ago)

"jughead" was in the archie movie

― j blount (papa la bas), Saturday, 21 January 2006 22:59 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

MOUNTAINS EXTENDED MIX

― Eisbaer, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:47 (eighteen years ago)

lol, Batman is not only a better movie than Purple Rain, it's the best Batman movie (except maybe the Adam West one)

― Dr Morbius, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:58 (eighteen years ago)

two years pass...

I got a DVD of "Under the Cherry Moon" for $3.50 today, felt like a good investment also WRECKA STOW.

― Stop Non-Erotic Cabaret (Abbbottt), Thursday, 20 January 2011 22:49 (fifteen years ago)

The first time I saw it, my friend had a party where she made us "dress in black and white" but pretend we were wearing colorful clothes.

― Stop Non-Erotic Cabaret (Abbbottt), Thursday, 20 January 2011 22:50 (fifteen years ago)

four years pass...

https://40.media.tumblr.com/74a0cac574708c487508fe7ae7ff4916/tumblr_ncdh3cvSHA1rgixi5o1_1280.jpg

― piscesx, Sunday, 19 April 2015 02:47 (eleven years ago)

one year passes...

i watched Under the Cherry Moon for the first time on Saturday, and the first half is... almost good! And intentionally funny at least half the time. "There's a full moon, and I'm a werewolf, bitch!" (slaps own ass)

It is perverse that P never sings onscreen in it, and only starts dancing once in a club sequence until Steven Berkoff and his goons enter. "Party pooper!" No, Prince, YOU are the party pooper.

The vibe in all the Prince-Jerome Benton scenes is "Hope & Crosby Rush a Pansexual Fraternity on the Rivieria." Way more homophilic, even.

Kristin is game and often funny in an utterly thankless role.

― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Monday, 20 June 2016 14:40 (nine years ago)

he made more movies in the 1990s. well sort of. he did those long form videos for the D&P and love symbol albums, basically just the videos, with bits of narrative scenes to stitch them together. they were all mostly quite bad (though the videos were often good/fun). but GB is def the cinematic nadir of his career. UTCM at least has some redeeming 40s hollywood pastiche stuff happening. but GB is just an all out dud.

for ppl in london -
https://www.princecharlescinema.com/events/under-the-cherry-moon/

― StillAdvance, Monday, 20 June 2016 14:49 (nine years ago)

both otm

― Οὖτις, Monday, 20 June 2016 15:08 (nine years ago)

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