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Thread started 06/13/04 5:57am

LarrytheGOD

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Prince Movie Rankings Low?

Take a look at some of these movies and the ranking over at Your Movie Data Base
http://www.ymdb.com

#1512 Barbarella
#2172 Bamboozled
#0199 Batman
#5623 Bright Lights, Big City
#0068 Fargo
#4504 Graffiti Bridge
#5327 Girl 6
#4935 I'll Do Anything
#0310 Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
#1188 Jersey Girl
#4919 Krush Groove
#0048 Minority Report
#1244 Purple Rain
#0708 Showgirls
#3215 Sign O The Times
#1420 Under the Cherry Moon
[Edited 9/1/04 1:24am]
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Reply #1 posted 06/13/04 6:18am

rainbowchild

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Well, if we ALL register and put Prince's movies in our top 5 list then we can bring them up!! cool
"Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise."



"We had fun, didn't we?"
-Prince (1958-2016) 4ever in my life
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Reply #2 posted 06/13/04 7:57am

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gb should be lower than #4504.

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Reply #3 posted 06/13/04 8:36am

LarrytheGOD

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rainbowchild said:

Well, if we ALL register and put Prince's movies in our top 5 list then we can bring them up!! cool

Thats what so many do there.. as websites supporting Fight Club and Lord of the Rings invade.

Check it out there is also a Most Hated section where you can rank the worst movies ever.

Worst Movies Ranked on YMDB http://www.ymdb.com

#23 Showgirls
#73 Jay & Silent Bob (gasp)
#214 Minority Report
#959 Purple Rain
#1268 Girl 6
#1431 Under the Cherry Moon
#1716 Graffiti Bridge
#2453 Bamboozled
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Reply #4 posted 06/13/04 10:24am

Anxiety

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

gb should be lower than #4504.

nod


instead of a number, they should just put a little picture of a cinderblock next to it on the list.
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Reply #5 posted 06/14/04 12:42am

LarrytheGOD

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Where's Pusherman he's like a Legend over there at YMDB
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Reply #6 posted 06/15/04 2:20am

PusherMan

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LarrytheGOD said:

Where's Pusherman he's like a Legend over there at YMDB

Did someone ring..... lol
Here I am, you lucky people!
I know a thing or two about a thing or two!!
www.ymdb.com/user_top20_v...rsid=16838
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Reply #7 posted 06/15/04 4:40am

LarrytheGOD

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PusherMan said:

LarrytheGOD said:

Where's Pusherman he's like a Legend over there at YMDB

Did someone ring..... lol


Pusher... Is YMDB working? Can't seem to register.

The IMDB has a star rating system

7.3 Stars Batman
7.2 Stars Sign O the Times
5.4 Stars Purple Rain
5.1 Stars Bright Lights/Big City
5.1 Stars Girl 6
3.6 Stars Graffiti Bridge
3.5 Stars Under the Cherry Moon
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Reply #8 posted 06/15/04 5:09am

mrdespues

LarrytheGOD said:

PusherMan said:


Did someone ring..... lol


Pusher... Is YMDB working? Can't seem to register.

The IMDB has a star rating system

7.3 Stars Batman
7.2 Stars Sign O the Times
5.4 Stars Purple Rain
5.1 Stars Bright Lights/Big City
5.1 Stars Girl 6
3.6 Stars Graffiti Bridge
3.5 Stars Under the Cherry Moon


that's criminal. UTCM should be at least as high as Purple Rain, not lower than Graffiti Bridge! no no no! disbelief


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[This message was edited Tue Jun 15 5:09:38 2004 by mrdespues]
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Reply #9 posted 06/15/04 5:21am

LarrytheGOD

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mrdespues said:

LarrytheGOD said:



Pusher... Is YMDB working? Can't seem to register.

The IMDB has a star rating system

7.3 Stars Batman
7.2 Stars Sign O the Times
5.4 Stars Purple Rain
5.1 Stars Bright Lights/Big City
5.1 Stars Girl 6
3.6 Stars Graffiti Bridge
3.5 Stars Under the Cherry Moon


that's criminal. UTCM should be at least as high as Purple Rain, not lower than Graffiti Bridge! no no no! disbelief


It should at least be higher than Girl 6. Great music aside, that film was awful.

UTCM had a unique "atmosphere" to its cute and light story. Girl 6 was just completely stank tilted with the phone sex and the news of the girl falling down an elevator shaft.
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Reply #10 posted 06/15/04 6:16am

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Girl 6 was not a good film

Purple rain is not good film either

under the cherry moon is shit

graffiti bridge is complete toilet



sign o the times is awesome, but i don't think u can really compare it to the others.
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Reply #11 posted 06/15/04 12:04pm

Savannah

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Girl 6 was a horrid shame because it was made by a supposed great director

Under the Cherry Moon has a huge popular cult following by many folks who surprisingly aren't even Prince fans. I think this is due to the fact that it focuses on the tragic hero and the LOVE story instead of trying to be typical hollywood movie. It has life to it and its full of fun.

Graffiti Bridge is so bad, it never should have been made.
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Reply #12 posted 06/16/04 2:50am

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Currently there is a technical problem with YMDB....but be patient it will be OK.....eventually.....
Here I am, you lucky people!
I know a thing or two about a thing or two!!
www.ymdb.com/user_top20_v...rsid=16838
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Reply #13 posted 06/16/04 3:18am

mrdespues

Here's how I would rate your post, phunkymunky:

phunkymunky said:

Girl 6 was not a good film right

Purple rain is not good film either wrong

under the cherry moon is shit totally wrong

graffiti bridge is complete toilet basically right



sign o the times is awesome, (right) but i don't think u can really compare it to the others. (wrong)
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Reply #14 posted 06/16/04 3:43am

LarrytheGOD

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Well as it stands.. headlp

#1131 Purple Rain
#1335 Under the Cherry Moon
#3222 Sign O the Times
#4380 Graffiti Bridge
#5333 Girl 6

None of these films are on the top 1000 list yet and thats just weak.
Some films on YMDB are supported heavily by fan-sites.

Lord Of the Rings #3 and Fight Club #2 to name a few
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Reply #15 posted 06/16/04 4:35am

PusherMan

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PusherMan said:

Currently there is a technical problem with YMDB....but be patient it will be OK.....eventually.....



The Technical problem is fixed.....so go to YMDB ( www.ymdb.com ).....and do your thing.....Dont forget to Rank .....Taxi Driver , Raging Bull , Jackie Brown , Casino and King of Comedy too....
But you must start ranking Princes Movies the way you all like it Purple Rain , Under the Cherry Moon , etc;etc;etc;
[This message was edited Wed Jun 16 4:35:49 2004 by PusherMan]
Here I am, you lucky people!
I know a thing or two about a thing or two!!
www.ymdb.com/user_top20_v...rsid=16838
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Reply #16 posted 06/20/04 9:50am

Savannah

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PusherMan said:

PusherMan said:

Currently there is a technical problem with YMDB....but be patient it will be OK.....eventually.....



The Technical problem is fixed.....so go to YMDB ( www.ymdb.com ).....and do your thing.....Dont forget to Rank .....Taxi Driver , Raging Bull , Jackie Brown , Casino and King of Comedy too....
But you must start ranking Princes Movies the way you all like it Purple Rain , Under the Cherry Moon , etc;etc;etc;
[This message was edited Wed Jun 16 4:35:49 2004 by PusherMan]


The YmDb has been down for several days now.. Maybe too many ORGERS flooded the rankings because you can't register right now and he rates have frozen.

Remember when you vote: don't forget your favorite Sci Fi, Comedy and Horror too !!
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Reply #17 posted 06/27/04 1:35am

LarrytheGOD

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Its back up.. running smoothly now.

currently...

#0200 Batman
#1082 Purple Rain
#1277 Under the Cherry Moon
#1518 Barbarella
#2782 Sign O the Times
#4393 Graffiti Bridge
#4521 Girl 6

Strange but the ORG couldn't vault any of them into the top 1000 ?
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Reply #18 posted 06/27/04 5:08am

Savannah

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LarrytheGOD said:

Its back up.. running smoothly now.

currently...

#0200 Batman
#1082 Purple Rain
#1277 Under the Cherry Moon
#1518 Barbarella
#2782 Sign O the Times
#4393 Graffiti Bridge
#4521 Girl 6

Strange but the ORG couldn't vault any of them into the top 1000 ?


only 3 from the org came in and gave these movies a boost.. then again maybe some orgers came in and slammed them in the worst category lol
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Reply #19 posted 06/27/04 5:50am

TheBoostress

LarrytheGOD said:

mrdespues said:



that's criminal. UTCM should be at least as high as Purple Rain, not lower than Graffiti Bridge! no no no! disbelief


It should at least be higher than Girl 6. Great music aside, that film was awful.

UTCM had a unique "atmosphere" to its cute and light story. Girl 6 was just completely stank tilted with the phone sex and the news of the girl falling down an elevator shaft.


And GB was criminal. Way to ruin a great album. I didn't believe my friend who'd seen it for $1.50...and walked out. I thought he was trippin...til I saw it. I'd forgotten (not really) just how bad it was until I recently saw the New Power Generation video. LAWD!

UTCM was bad (I won't watch it again without the FF button ready) but: it was beautiful looking (fanger waves was bangin); it showed lots of folks what Nice, France looked like; Girls & Boys video (:Boostress melts:), and....wrecka stow! (Oh, and the Cheech and Chong French accent: Garcon! Ah-vay vuz-un cray-ohnh!. That tickled me then and still does.)

Truth be told, Purple Rain was pretty bad too...but who cared! It was fun and different and we got to see Prince smile! And the guys got the Apollonia boob shots...and we got 3 albums out of it. (The songs on Sex Shooter sung by Brenda are awesome: A Million Miles and Some Kinda Lover).

Mainly, Purple Rain's music propelled the story forward...UTCM did too but was too artsy-fartsy about it. It should be all about the music...his songs tell stories much better than movies.

Everyone has their strengths, and Prince's many gifts don't have much to do with the movies (unless it's Sign O the Times). Hmmm...we haven't seen any concert movies from anyone lately. Since the 80s are coming back and Prince already has lots of film from taping the shows...that would be the reason for Prince to do MTV etc again. Like Sign O the Times.

I think everyone should have the blessing of hearing the acoustic Little Red Corvette. Played out as it got, it is a BEAUTIFUL song.
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Reply #20 posted 06/27/04 6:00am

TheBoostress

#0310 Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back

?????


The F Song was worth it all...on par with the Uncle F song in South Park Movie.

Some movies have bits in them that outway the rest. Recently saw Airplane the Movie (on TV no less). I STILL quote that movie for various reasons (30-some odd years later).

Oh, and worse than all was that Tom Cruise/Nicole Kidman snorer. You know it's bad when you're watching it on video and your FF it, wondering, "When will this thing END?"

Girl 6: advance notice gave bad buzz and seeing it finally on regular TV many years later only to find that it really was that bad. And I tried to disassociate my fave songs that were in that film from it. smile
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Reply #21 posted 07/08/04 12:18am

LarrytheGOD

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#0199 Batman
#1064 Purple Rain
#1140 Under the Cherry Moon
#1314 Barbarella
#2089 Sign O the Times
#4393 Graffiti Bridge
#4521 Girl 6
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