Probably, every Prince fan(Hardcore or not) I talked wit said that the 2 movies ain't all that.

Well, I can't say my openion cuz I haven't watched 'em BUT OF COURSE I'm sure they're great to watch and everything.

Plus watching Prince in the screen is probably enought 4 me. I mean LOL I watched PR 1000,000,000 times and well his acting was LOUZY I mean he was wack 4 real. But seeing him there beside his boys was FUN & ENOUGH 4 me, not to mention his live pre4mance in the movie??? Wheeeooo,,

So yeah as 4 me I'd ENJOY Graffiti Bridge/UTCM if I watched 'em. But what about you guys?? Why do ya'll hate these movies??


Holla!!

I actually love Under the Cherry Moon.

But I know I'm in the minority...

CarrieMpls said:

theC
I liked under the cherry moon 2.graffiti bridge only the scenes with the time were any good.the movie sucked as a whole.

According to Prince/Mojo interview, he said: there's a message behind it all and I hope people think about it when they leave. That's the main thing. It's a lot of fun, but there's something to think about when it's over. You know, there's a reason for everything.


Well, thats why I LOVE PRINCE SO MUCH and I do hope ya'll do 4 the same reason.

I mean I'm tired of watching/hearing, nonsense thangs without messages behind 'em.

P.S. If this topic was discussed 1000 times before, then hey I'm sorry. Lawd have mercy LOL I know you guys are sooo damn strict when it comes down to this issue.
[This message was edited Sat Jul 6 13:08:56 PDT 2002 by Harlepolis]

theC said:

In what way??

Please tell me [the reason why do ya'll hate 'em or it], thats why I posted this thread in the 1st place.

I wouldn't say that I hate either of these movies! Good or bad, they capture Prince at that moment in his life. Sure each one has its incredibly corny moments, but each one also has a message if you look . . .

I just look at them sorta like really long music videos, not as serious movies. I'm glad I have both in my collection!! I'm glad I do, even on VHS, because they'll never be re-released, ever.

Harlepolis said:

theC
it was slow and didn't build 2 a climax.the only funny scenes involved the time.and all of the charaters seemed stiff.the final so called battle between morris and prince was a letdown.

JimmyNothing said:

You're scaring me:(

I just bought copies of Graffiti Bridge/Under the cherry moon from CDNOW and I'm waiting 4 'em.

LOL I don't wanna wait 4ever!

Because they are horrible movies..thats why...Just because Prince is a great singer/songwriter and musician it doesnt mean he has any talent creating cinema...


for those people who consider film as art, these two beasts of cinema are NOT ART!!! They are a pretentous fart from a man who had too many yes man and too few drinks...

I liked Under the Cherry Moon, it was good...

But I don't like Graffiti Bridge. Prince looks bad in it, the story is awful...And it's pretty bad when the only amusing parts of a movie contain The Time, yes. The only thing that makes Graffiti Bridge worth watching is the music...and even that isn't so great.

SkletonKee said:

Art is in the eye of the beholder. It's subjective, just because you dont like it doesn't mean it's not "ART".

theC said:

To be honest I don't know what're talking about but yeah I do feel you on the Times I mean LOL I can neva get sick of watching these brothas. Not to mention, Jill Jones is there too and I like that woman soo much !

Zthe9s said:

true...but when a film is uninversaly panned and called a vain vanity project and not art...the concensus wins out...the only people who enjoy these two films are those *fams* who are too blinded by their dedication of a man that they cant see things objectively...and once you loose objectivity, you cant be subjective.

I don't hate UTCM or Graffiti Bridge. UTCM was a very funny movie except for the part where Christopher gets shot. It was fun to watch a movie in black and white. And the chemistry between Jerome and Prince was great. They were a really funny team. Prince lokked Sexy as hell and the French Riveria was beautiful. Wonderful music also. It's very romantic. Graffiti Bridge was an is a very Spiritual movie with such a wonderful message and I'll never understand why it tanked at the box-office. Why is it Prince is So Mis-Understood? I know that the problem with the audience was they couldn't stop laughing at Prince. People just couldn't take him seriously they thought him ridiculous or foolish . They keep laughing at the constant posturing and posing. They didn't pay attention to the movie just his facial expressions or his Ass. I guess that's why he's covering -up now. You Bastards made him feel Insecure. And now you want the Old Prince back? Well why didn't you appreciate him more back then? I'll say this for Graffiti Bridge the only thing that was lacking was the fact that Prince didn't talk that much in that film. It was a lot of ESP stuff and music to tell the story. But he always had got ideas and good messages. But just like Marilyn Monroe no body took him seriously. Warner Brothers you really should just give Prince his Masters make him happy, Bank-roll Purple Rain 2. And get on with it. I think Prince and all Artists should own their own Material. It just isn't fair and how would you feel if you couldn't own what you created? Prince and Warners together Again??? There is only 1 Prince let him do it his way. He's right and his fans will buy everything he puts out so he can flood the market. Prince is number 1! Prince is the King of Pop not Michael Jackson!

Zthe9s said:

I AGREE WIT YOU!!!

I listen a lot to Arabic music(Esp the oldies) and man those ppl are the best when it comes to represnt the BLUSY MOOD and the DARKNESS in a song thats why I love 'em so much. But my friend/roommate who have to be a Ruff Ryder hardcore fan say it ain't ART cuz she didn't felt it LOL well look at those teen girlz who's feeling Bitchney/Christina and all these gummy lil' white girls, does they(Teen girls) say that this music is ART just becoz they felt it?? Exactly!!

I love both movies UnderCherry Moon being in
B&W. Prince looking oh so handsome and how
they did the jacket scene oh so smooth and
the music they rock it.

The Bridge is my favorite with George/M.Staples
Love Melody Kool The Time/Tevin the music has
beautiful songs in there and Prince wearing
a beard wrf wrf wrf!!!

Harlepolis said:

Because every aspect of them both were weak. Conceptually, directing, writing, etc. Except for some of the music.

The reason I liked UTCM was because it broke down that enigma effect that Prince displayed in his career up to that point. It showed him being real, speaking, joking around...showed him being human instead of the Prince from 1999, Purple Rain etc. Damn near had him eating a plate of greens metaphorically. However him taking a bath with Jerome right there throwing rose petals into th e water was totally uneccessary But this part you said right here is comedy:

Harlepolis

"Because they picked on a weaker kid"-A Few Good Men
[This message was edited Sat Jul 6 13:33:46 PDT 2002 by rdhull]

Supernova said:

Oh C'mon, now we know that this brotha ain't Denzel and LOL he don't/well neva act like him. BUt he's a musician who's full of hidden messages and since he translate his messages into songs/videos he wanted to translate 'em into 'his' Movies and thats why I think they didn't get that attention.

Harlepolis said:

Damn, you asked and she told you a reason why lol...we know he isnt Denzel, but thats just the acting part. But she also mentioned the writing and directing which IS a bit flawed some would say. Lets just say that the musicians hidden messages that he wanted to "translate into his movies" didnt go over too well...because of th e acting. directing and writing. Although its not that bad of a movie for what it is.
[This message was edited Sat Jul 6 13:38:33 PDT 2002 by rdhull]

Harlepolis said:

I never said anything specific about the acting, but now that you mention it...



Don't kid yourself.

Supernova said:

Well I wouldn't fool myself if I watched 'em and found 'em pretty louzy(Like most of ya'll say). I was just wondering 'Why' and since you gave me 'your openion' then hey,,,

Wait! You haven't seen these movies? Lawd.

Supernova said:

You're half right.

I liked Under the Cherry Moon. Yeah, it wasn't going to win any Academy Awards (although it should have been nominated for soundtrack) but the movie wasn't bad.


Grafitti Bridge was HORRIBLE. Prince run amok. The sets were cheap. The story was childish. Who in their right mind would believe Morris Day as some pseudo-gangster? The Time as a bunch of thugs? Ugh. Prince's attempt to continue the story told in Purple Rain was abyssmal. And then he let his ego ruin the songs used in the film. There were songs on "Pandemonium" that would have been awesome in the film. Pandemonium, Chocolate, Blondie would have worked in the context of the film. But what does he have the Time use for their battle song? Shake??? I wanted to shoot him myself.

Supernova said:

NOPE thats why I posted this thread. I'm a new fresh FAN my friend. And I guess thats why you find it too funny !!!

ButterscotchPimp said:

I'm sooo tempted by Under the cherry moon 4 th fact that its B&W??? Oh man its gonna be one hell of a night when I pick my copy.

Harlepolis said:

No, I don't find it funny that you're a new fan. It's just that your post came across like you had seen them and didn't understand why others didn't like them. But since now I see that you did state you didn't see them it's my mistake for reading so fast. My bad, as folks say.

Let's be honest about both of these movies, OK? They're both pretty awful. The fac tthat Prince stars in them does not make tham good movies. Hell, Purple Rain really isn't very good by any reasonable standard. I watched GB again on VH1 for the first time in 10 years and that one makes UTCM look like Citizen Kane.

Face it, as film makers go, Prince is one hell of a musician. I WOULD like to see him do a Willy Wonka remake though. THAT I think would work. These movies DO NOT. If they starred MJ or David Bowie, I doubt any of you would sing their praises on any level.

Face it. They suck.

Supernova said:

Its alright!!

I just bought 'em from CDNOW and I'm waiting to pick 'em up. I'm just excited and I couldn't anderstand the reason why you guys dis-like these movies thats all.

Much love & respect tho