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PrintableI like it when Morris says "how do u wanna die".....quite moving.
As I have said dozens of times I think the movies "look" is unique. The lighting is gorgeous. The dark blues and blacks are lovely. Great deep colors. Like a dream world. Seems to be night time alot too. Sorta like "batman" (which I think Prince was inspired by to get behind the camera).....from a lighting perspective it deserves major props. Very much of it's time too. Infact that "turltes" movie looks a bit like this..... But i really wanna see the original cut. As the movie has more then a few scenes cut out (every song had a scene bascially) Who could forget "bang" aswell. "Morris in the mix now, what kinda noise is that"  | |
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TheDeacon said: The movie has everything: comedy, drama, good music, colorful, improved acting; what more could you ask for?
Remember that movie back in the day starring the band members of KISS ? Remember? It took place in an amusement park and was incredibly bad?? It's better than GB | |
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TheDeacon said: The movie has everything: comedy, drama, good music, colorful, improved acting; what more could you ask for?
not to become violently ill when i see it. | |
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AsianBoi777 said: TheDeacon said: The movie has everything: comedy, drama, good music, colorful, improved acting; what more could you ask for?
Remember that movie back in the day starring the band members of KISS ? Remember? It took place in an amusement park and was incredibly bad?? It's better than GB U seen this? 
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It's terrible and to say it is a great movie is a Prince fan with blinkers on. An insult to the acting profession. With the exception of the music, everything about Graffiti Bridge is awful. Not just the amatuer dramatic, pantomime-esque mini-sets, but the horrible acting, terrible dialogue, and incoherent script. An ill conceived idea and proof that Prince really should stick to making music. Seriously, some people need to pull their heads out of Prince's ass. | |
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JDINTERACTIVE said: It's terrible and to say it is a great movie is a Prince fan with blinkers on. An insult to the acting profession. With the exception of the music, everything about Graffiti Bridge is awful. Not just the amatuer dramatic, pantomime-esque mini-sets, but the horrible acting, terrible dialogue, and incoherent script. An ill conceived idea and proof that Prince really should stick to making music. Seriously, some people need to pull their heads out of Prince's ass. Nah Iam by far not Prince's biggest fan. Iam jsut a casual fan really. The love 4 this film may stem for a love of most music and movies that have that late 80's-early 90's vibe to it. How can some of u not at least admire the look of the movie? | |
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JDINTERACTIVE said: It's terrible and to say it is a great movie is a Prince fan with blinkers on. An insult to the acting profession. With the exception of the music, everything about Graffiti Bridge is awful. Not just the amatuer dramatic, pantomime-esque mini-sets, but the horrible acting, terrible dialogue, and incoherent script. An ill conceived idea and proof that Prince really should stick to making music. Seriously, some people need to pull their heads out of Prince's ass.
I change my mind. Normally if JDInteractive hates something, it's probably not all that bad. I'll order my copy on amazon.com today. | |
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AsianBoi777 said: JDINTERACTIVE said: It's terrible and to say it is a great movie is a Prince fan with blinkers on. An insult to the acting profession. With the exception of the music, everything about Graffiti Bridge is awful. Not just the amatuer dramatic, pantomime-esque mini-sets, but the horrible acting, terrible dialogue, and incoherent script. An ill conceived idea and proof that Prince really should stick to making music. Seriously, some people need to pull their heads out of Prince's ass.
I change my mind. Normally if JDInteractive hates something, it's probably not all that bad. I'll order my copy on amazon.com today. 
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thesexofit said: Nah Iam by far not Prince's biggest fan. Iam jsut a casual fan really. The love 4 this film may stem for a love of most music and movies that have that late 80's-early 90's vibe to it. How can some of u not at least admire the look of the movie? Tell me what exactl should I admire about Graffiti Bridge apart from the music? | |
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JDINTERACTIVE said: thesexofit said: Nah Iam by far not Prince's biggest fan. Iam jsut a casual fan really. The love 4 this film may stem for a love of most music and movies that have that late 80's-early 90's vibe to it. How can some of u not at least admire the look of the movie? Tell me what exactl should I admire about Graffiti Bridge apart from the music? The lighting. The colurs it uses. The lens it is filmed with. The darkness of it all. As i said, the dark blues, blacks etc.....the neon shady looking vibe of it all. Like this whole film is a dream. NO film looks like this. The lighting is great. | |
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thesexofit said: U seen this?
[Edited 2/21/05 16:00pm] or this? 
or this?  | |
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thesexofit said: The lighting. The colurs it uses. The lens it is filmed with. The darkness of it all. As i said, the dark blues, blacks etc.....the neon shady looking vibe of it all. Like this whole film is a dream. NO film looks like this. The lighting is great. I can see your point but hmm, its still poo. | |
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i love GB, i think its a great film. i am not a hardcore p fan with blinkers on, just a casual fan. i get what he was trying to do and i also realise that he didnt really pull it off too well, but i dont think that makes it a bad film.
an ending would have been nice though. the first time i saw it i felt like the story just kinda stopped. |
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moderatorOkay here's my take:
The cast: Aura - she has to be the cleanest homeless chick I've ever seen sleeping under a bridge. The way Prince slams himself up against the wall when he finds out she's homeless is classic, kinda of like him finding out Fatburgers doesn't sell soy milkshakes. Tevin Campbell - there were so many times in this movie when I wanted Prince to hand him a bat and say "here kid go hit something." Mavis - I love her and I know it just wasn't her fault. (Sniff) George Clinton - Hmmmmm-chaaa. Morris and Jerome - it was cute in Purple Rain, but it got old and cold. Jill Jones - Couldn't wait to move in on Apollonia's leavin's. I thought the removal of the panties in the street was interesting in a trashy corny kinda way. It would have been nice to know why she was so mad at Prince, but then Prince is good for his figure it out on your own plots. Robin - isn't one pissed off chick in this movie enough that we need two? Then you need a pissed off chick in a cage dancing - not sexy. Prince's bandmembers - while I was throwin' back the drinks, I was wondering a few times if there was a strip club nearby they could go to, but then I doubt they would have come got Prince after seeing Aura. They probably would have got him to come back to the strip club to see some chick named Heather with the 38DD and the big ass. The keyboard player - is he somebody important's son? Is that how he got in the film? Is he mentally impaired in some way? If he really is, then I'll make no smartass comments and I'll understand his presence and lines in this film. The Movie: 1. The little jumpy thing Prince does when he wakes up is hilarious, kinda like some little invisible fairy hit him over the head with an invisible hammer. I do that when I realize I forgot to pay my electricity bill. 2. The Time looked pretty goofy busting up Prince's instruments. 3. Honestly, do you think Morris would be hunting down some homeless chick. What is he bored and needs another chick to piss off? 4. Carrying women over your shoulder like a sack of potatoes is not sexy, nor is hovering at the foot of the bed like Uncle Fester either. 5. Prince's boring, day-to-day pointless existence - doesn't somebody think this film should go somewhere beyond writing music, playing music, tagging female stuff. You know like rally up George Clinton's band, Prince's band and Mavis and go over and kick the Time's ass in a street brawl and give Aura a pen and paper to make a poem of it all, that's a plot, ain't it? 6. But instead, we get a moron in a jeep for no reason at all run off and hit Aura who's wandering in the street and kills her. 7. Prince's Jesus dance at the end and all Morris' punk ass can do is go "how do you want to die?" but does nothing. Wait, was he stopped by the power of the Lord? Who the fuck knows, Prince wants us to figure that out on our own also. Gives us shit to talk about here on the .org Conclusion: But what the hell. Yeah, the colors are pretty. Prince looked yummy and I love him with long hair which is the only reason I watch this movie and drink so I won't puke through it. For those of you that like it, oh well. But this wins the Ed Wood Director's Award. LQ [Edited 2/21/05 16:58pm] | |
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LadyQ said: Aura - she has to be the cleanest homeless chick I've ever seen sleeping under a bridge. The way Prince slams himself up against the wall when he finds out she's homeless is classic, kinda of like him finding out Fatburgers doesn't sell soy milkshakes. Tevin Campbell - there were so many times in this movie when I wanted Prince to hand him a bat and say "here kid go hit something." Prince's bandmembers - while I was throwin' back the drinks, I was wondering a few times if there was a strip club nearby they could go to, but then I doubt they would have come got Prince after seeing Aura. They probably would have got him to come back to the strip club to see some chick named Heather with the 38DD and the big ass. [...] 
4. Carrying women over your shoulder like a sack of potatoes is not sexy, nor is hovering at the foot of the bed like Uncle Fester either.
he always reminds me of this pitiful little puppy at the foot of the bed...or of an annoying little cat who wants you to wake up and feed it or something. 5. Prince's boring, day-to-day pointless existence - doesn't somebody think this film should go somewhere beyond writing music, playing music, tagging female stuff. You know like rally up George Clinton's band, Prince's band and Mavis and go over and kick the Time's ass in a street brawl and give Aura a pen and paper to make a poem of it all, that's a plot, ain't it?
i'd actually pay admission to see that. 
6. But instead, we get a moron in a jeep for no reason at all run off and hit Aura who's wandering in the street and kills her.
yeah! and another thing: wasn't she an "angel" or whatever? wasn't she fading in and outta the air at various points of the film? she coulda just, y'know, disappeared before the fuckin jeep hit 'er. but then again... 
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I've watched it once, twice, three times, and you come away with something but not too much...the premise of the film was good, but looks like it needed more work so people can actually 'get it' and feel it. Same thing with '3 Chains 'O' Gold'... [Edited 2/21/05 18:04pm] | |
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I too deciced to pop this in the machine last night. It looks so cheesy. The music is great. I just don't understand how Morris came across as such an over actor. He and Jerome did a good job in PR, the outfits were goofy, especially the black & white outfit Prince wears. Ingrid Chavez was lame, they should have given Jill Jones more to do. And whatever happened to Tevin, man his career went south.
The highlight was actually seeing a live performace of "Question of U" on the special features. "May U live 2 C the Dawn" |
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Graffiti Bridge kicks ass. The movie and the soundtrack. And I'm not Christian. Don't hurt me, I'm a newb. I'm supposed to be stupid. | |
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slvrhrt7 said: I too deciced to pop this in the machine last night. It looks so cheesy. The music is great. I just don't understand how Morris came across as such an over actor. He and Jerome did a good job in PR, the outfits were goofy, especially the black & white outfit Prince wears. Ingrid Chavez was lame, they should have given Jill Jones more to do. And whatever happened to Tevin, man his career went south.
The highlight was actually seeing a live performace of "Question of U" on the special features. Morris acts col I reckon. Tevin hit big with "i'm ready" a few years later..... I agree that Jill should of been in it alot more | |
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LadyQ said: Okay here's my take:
The cast: Aura - she has to be the cleanest homeless chick I've ever seen sleeping under a bridge. The way Prince slams himself up against the wall when he finds out she's homeless is classic, kinda of like him finding out Fatburgers doesn't sell soy milkshakes. Tevin Campbell - there were so many times in this movie when I wanted Prince to hand him a bat and say "here kid go hit something." Mavis - I love her and I know it just wasn't her fault. (Sniff) George Clinton - Hmmmmm-chaaa. Morris and Jerome - it was cute in Purple Rain, but it got old and cold. Jill Jones - Couldn't wait to move in on Apollonia's leavin's. I thought the removal of the panties in the street was interesting in a trashy corny kinda way. It would have been nice to know why she was so mad at Prince, but then Prince is good for his figure it out on your own plots. Robin - isn't one pissed off chick in this movie enough that we need two? Then you need a pissed off chick in a cage dancing - not sexy. Prince's bandmembers - while I was throwin' back the drinks, I was wondering a few times if there was a strip club nearby they could go to, but then I doubt they would have come got Prince after seeing Aura. They probably would have got him to come back to the strip club to see some chick named Heather with the 38DD and the big ass. The keyboard player - is he somebody important's son? Is that how he got in the film? Is he mentally impaired in some way? If he really is, then I'll make no smartass comments and I'll understand his presence and lines in this film. The Movie: 1. The little jumpy thing Prince does when he wakes up is hilarious, kinda like some little invisible fairy hit him over the head with an invisible hammer. I do that when I realize I forgot to pay my electricity bill. 2. The Time looked pretty goofy busting up Prince's instruments. 3. Honestly, do you think Morris would be hunting down some homeless chick. What is he bored and needs another chick to piss off? 4. Carrying women over your shoulder like a sack of potatoes is not sexy, nor is hovering at the foot of the bed like Uncle Fester either. 5. Prince's boring, day-to-day pointless existence - doesn't somebody think this film should go somewhere beyond writing music, playing music, tagging female stuff. You know like rally up George Clinton's band, Prince's band and Mavis and go over and kick the Time's ass in a street brawl and give Aura a pen and paper to make a poem of it all, that's a plot, ain't it? 6. But instead, we get a moron in a jeep for no reason at all run off and hit Aura who's wandering in the street and kills her. 7. Prince's Jesus dance at the end and all Morris' punk ass can do is go "how do you want to die?" but does nothing. Wait, was he stopped by the power of the Lord? Who the fuck knows, Prince wants us to figure that out on our own also. Gives us shit to talk about here on the .org Conclusion: But what the hell. Yeah, the colors are pretty. Prince looked yummy and I love him with long hair which is the only reason I watch this movie and drink so I won't puke through it. For those of you that like it, oh well. But this wins the Ed Wood Director's Award. LQ [Edited 2/21/05 16:58pm] There are a million things wrong with it and the continuity is crap at times (thanx to editing).but hey it's a movie that doesn't pretend to be clever. It's just a simplistic film. | |
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TheDeacon said: I guess it takes a MATURE, OPEN-MINDED person to appreciate art
see. i think that if prince stoped answering all the questions in the film and putting a cheezy ending it would have been art and damn good art because no one would of known what the hell was going on. i think you could possibly blame all of this cheezy obviousness of the film down to the edititing, which prince was pressured into doing and he didn't properly witness it(being on the nude tour) | |
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Werid. I just watched it last night after not seeing it for a while. I never thought it was horrible but I think it would have been a better movie if Prince gabe up some creative control. Like having someone eles write or direct it. But yeah it is not as bad as alot of people make it out to be. The music is awsome it is one of my favorite Prince albums. When I was a kid my mom and I used to watch it alot. She loved Prince. In fact I think I saw Graffti Bridge before I saw Purple Rain. Plus Prince was sooooo sexy in the movie, I think that was his sexiest era!  | |
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TheDeacon said: The movie has everything: comedy, drama, good music, colorful, improved acting; what more could you ask for?
A plot. A good script Good acting (hell, I'd take competent acting) Decent dialogue Good direction Sets that don't look like they were rejected from "Teletubbies" Comedy that was funny Drama that was not MELOdramatic Oh, and I've seen the flick about a dozen times. I pull it out every few years to "give it a chance". I thought it was okay the first time I saw it, but as time has gone on I've discovered that its a truly bad film. Shoddy production, all the way around. 
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does the DVD have the deleted videos? Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
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It's sad when the highest praise that you can give for a film is that it isn't the worst movie ever made. Like being in the Top 10 worst movies is OK, as long as it isn't the #1 worst. Face it...it is a piece of sh*t and there is no changing that. | |
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It's just around the corner... Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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superspaceboy said: It's just around the corner...
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Doesn't one turn into a pillar of salt if they view this movie more than once.?
I finally saw this "Masterpiece" for the first time last year. I SO don't see myself taking a second look at it. What I find fascinating is that P had a career after that movie. Usually those kinds of moves are career breakers, but that boy has more lives than a cat. Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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Well i guess i am alone in this but as i stated earlier, it is MUCH better than UTCM and has a message that i find moving and inspired | |
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What bugs me the most about the movie isn't the acting, script, etc.
It is the CHEAP production value of the movie. The movie just looks/sounds/feels cheap. It's not just the sets--it's the background noise and the editing. I mean, Under the Cherry Moon was at least really cool looking and glamorous. Graffiti Bridge's production value was below "3 chains O' Gold" and the "Diamonds and Pearls" skits. It had slightly better production value than a porno. "New Power slide...." |
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