Cheek said:

Bwwwaaaaahhahahhahahhahahahhahaha ahahhahahaaa. Okay, okay, let's see, Purple Rain is still considered a classic and 8 mile is, is, is, bwwwwahahahahhahahhahahahahha is a is a is wooooo. Sorry.
[Edited 10/22/05 1:14am]

Are they fighting?

Purple Rain of course. But 8 Mile was a good film.

R U Doing Drugs? If U R what R they cause they must be the bomb if U can speak of slim shitty's shitty shite mood movie in the same breath as the explosion that was/is Purple Rain.

If you must compare it compare it to cRAP!

ImLikeTheGoochLookin said:

Is that MJ?

why would you even put those two titles in the same sentence?

Alot of peolpe may not know this. But the movie "Purple Rain" actually more tickets in 1984 than "8 Mile" did in 2002-03.

Purple Rain sold 20.4 million tickets vs. 20.1 million for 8 Mile.
Also if you convert the inflation factor from 1984 to 2005, Purple Rain would've grossed to over 131 million dollars! 8 Mile would've grossed over 129 million by 2005' standards!

Source: http://www.leesmovieinfo....php?t=1267


just my 2 cents.

Purple Rain, no contest.



Eminem does a more convincing "angry" though.

I liked them both but Purple Rain wins this. Eminem himself said 8 Mile was modeled after Purple Rain.

purplecam said:

i hurd that too

8 Mile was the better movie, but PR was a phenomenon for reasons that go beyond the movie itself.

purplecam said:

As soon as I saw 8 Mile I realized it was semi based on/influenced by Purple Rain.

Especially with that whole "Lose Yourself" being put together in various stages across the film, like you see him trying to write the lyrics on the bus, then things from all the battles influence the lyrics and eventually at the end he has the whole song.... just like the song Purple Rain in the movie.

Militant said:

Either way, 8 mile is a sad imitation. What I liked about Purple Rain was that it was original for its time. This is 2005, maybe Em should have just went with his own story, whatever that might be.

Jamzone333 said:

Why should he? It was a success.

PS: the movie was released in 2002.

8 Mile has a lot more in common with Saturday Night Fever than it does with Purple Rain.

RepoMan said:

Whether it was released in 2002 or 4002, it was still lame...

this thread smells like a freshly sucked thumb

I seriously doubt that we will all be talking about 8 mile on its 20th anniversary(unlike Purple Rain).Prince=Sheer class,Eminem=overrated trash.Even snoop dogg has starred in better films in his career.And i think that someone more obnoxious than marshall mathers will come along before 8 mile hits its 20th anniversary.And that picture wasnt arnold from different strokes but michael jacksons first boyfriend(just his type i believe).

Purple Rain had a much more Positive Vibe to IT. 8 mile was such a low life film. First class Trash Rap wins in this one. If you can Trash the other rapper best, then you Win a way out of the Hood. Trash Talk Rap - Not a positive thing. The movie probably was true to life today, but I still think its a Sad way to go through life.
Purple Rain had a much more Positive Vibe.

buttcheeks said:

Perhaps you should just stick to watching Disney movies.
[Edited 11/1/05 8:18am]

Well I never saw 8 mile.....but I don't have to either.

Purple Rain cuz Prince is HOT and Shady's NOT!

Better Movie - Purple Rain
Better Acting Performance - Eminem

i liked the sex scene in 8 mile. i thought i was...well let's say...affective

Smittyrock70 said:

Now thats what I like to see in this site: someone makes a claim and can actually back it up with research and facts. Are the Wendy and Lisa flunkies listening?