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Was Prince a good actor in Purple Rain, Under The Cherry Moon and Graffiti Bridge, or did the critics have a point? I love his music, but I gotta say, he really isn't a good actor. Horrible? No, but not a good one. | |
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I think he was really Cool in Purple Rain and UTCM. He had alot of PROMISE. I don't know what happened with Graffiti Bridge cause he was all SHYLIKE,but he did say it was THE SPIRITUAL ASPECT that he was MOST PROUD OF. Prince needs to Portray another Famous person on screen like Jamie did with Ray Charles. If Prince Can do a COOL JOB doing this..Well, the Acting World would Open Up To Him Again. I'm Not gonna say who he should Portray although I do have 2 good ideas and I'm not telling.  | |
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I loved all his movies because it was him. Of course I'm gonna say he was as good as he needed to be, to hell with the critics. I see people are still talking about his movies after all these years, trust me he did something right! | |
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Prince is a great musician but a pretty mediocre actor. Hes ok in Purple Rain and UTCM, but its only because hes playing himself. Graffiti Bridge was excreable and we all know it. So what are u going 2 do? R u just gonna sit there and watch? I'm not gonna stop until the war is over. Its gonna take a long time | |
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Prince has it in him to be a good actor. (He certainly had his moments in Purple Rain.) He's been hampered in all his outings by bad scripts and...in the case of UTCM and GB...bad direction (his own).
Like anything, acting is a skill that requires training and hard work. Prince is too focused on his music to really make a go as an actor. In addition, his own persona is too strong for him to successfully play someone else. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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I think some of his acting has not been that great, but for a person who has had no training in acting, he does pretty well.
Specially in some of the more emotional scenes in Purple Rain. If you check out the documentary DVD on Purple Rain you will get to know that in the scene where he stops his "dad" from hitting his "mom" and cries, he actually was crying for real. I think the intimate scenes might not be that great, maybe cause it's unusual for someone who is not an actor to suddently act those things out infront of a crew, although he does it really well on stage 
I also love the scene in Purple Rain when he accidentally finds the notes that his father has hidden away in a chest....it's a very genuine scene. Didn't like GB too much and UTCM was hilarious more than anything! "When I want to hear good music, I write it myself" | |
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He's no Heath Ledger. | |
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It is funny because I just watched Graffiti Bridge last night (for the 100th time of course).
Then I saw this thread. Prince was born to sing and perform, not so much to be an actor, but let me say this. I think he did very well! I LOVE all the movies he has done. They all seem to capture his personality (or what I think his personality would be like in real life). I really love his movies, and feel as though he did very well with them all. And of course TOO FINE. 
Or as they say in Graffiti Bridge....3 fine! *grins* -you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude! | |
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peter430044 said: I love his music, but I gotta say, he really isn't a good actor. Horrible? No, but not a good one.
No he is a Horrible actor...but if he was even a good actor ..it would be unfair for a man to have that much talent....sorry prince ...stick to music...  Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
James Brown & Michael Jackson RIP, your music still lives with us! | |
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The critics had a point.  | |
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His acting is actually pretty good when he doesn't have to say any lines. As soon as he speaks his acting is terrible. Some moments in Purple Rain are actually pretty good, especially when he gets all angry at himself and starts prancing around the room like an agitated hamster. | |
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iloveannie said: He's no Heath Ledger.
a suicidal brokeback?  You're so glam, every time I see you I wanna slam! | |
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iloveannie said: He's no Heath Ledger.
Thank God! | |
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Under The Cherry Moon  | |
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He's a decent actor. If he had a good director, they could bring it out in him. That's why he's good in Purple Rain, and not good in UTCM and GB. Because his material to act was awful and his directing was also awful.
I could direct the hell outta' him I wanna be loved to the 9s, so let me cover your ass with this sheet, and baby, you better stay on the beat! Cause you know the Karma Sutra? I can rewrite it. But, with half as many words. | |
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I think Prince was probably a little nervous...yet u have to take into account the time it was....and the fact that these guys did these movies without the financial backing that illuminates movies and their characters.
Prince making a movie today would show more of a truth about comfort and confidence. The movies that Prince makes are built around the music and if the acting falls short of the music...that's okay.  "The Lion Sleeps Tonight... | |
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I haven't seen UTCM yet....I gotta rent that one our love can heal the world | |
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Hotel said: I haven't seen UTCM yet....I gotta rent that one
Here's my advice...don't go in with any expectations. It isn't great movie-making. But is is entertaining. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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I njoyed his acting,but he'z a much better singer/musician. | |
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Yes, I've told this story before, but it may be worth repeating. When I hear anything about this movie this is what I remember:
I brought a friend of mine to see Grafitti Bridge, he said it was so bad that he had to leave. I wanted to watch it for the music portions. About half way through, he could not stand another second (actually I believe it was the quiet scene under the bridge), he stood straight up out of his seat, proclaimed to all 18 people in the theater that he was a movie reviewer and he wanted to share his review! He paused just the right amount of time, and in complete silence farted very loudly then stormed out. Till this day, I do not remember if the tears in my eyes were from laughing so hard, the smell or the movie. If he was a better actor he wouldn't be such a good musician. That much talent ain't allowed! [Edited 2/10/09 22:44pm] | |
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setyrmindphree said: Yes, I've told this story before, but it may be worth repeating. When I hear anything about this movie this is what I remember:
I brought a friend of mine to see Grafitti Bridge, he said it was so bad that he had to leave. I wanted to watch it for the music portions. About half way through, he could not stand another second (actually I believe it was the quiet scene under the bridge), he stood straight up out of his seat, proclaimed to all 18 people in the theater that he was a movie reviewer and he wanted to share his review! He paused just the right amount of time, and in complete silence farted very loudly then stormed out. Till this day, I do not remember if the tears in my eyes were from laughing so hard, the smell or the movie. If he was a better actor he wouldn't be such a good musician. That much talent ain't allowed!
[Edited 2/10/09 22:44pm] I can't breath, I'm laughing so hard. I can totally see that in my head. | |
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Purple Rain, and Under the Cherry Moon, he was okay.
Graffiti Bridge, I don't know, haven't seen it. | |
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setyrmindphree said: Yes, I've told this story before, but it may be worth repeating. When I hear anything about this movie this is what I remember:
I brought a friend of mine to see Grafitti Bridge, he said it was so bad that he had to leave. I wanted to watch it for the music portions. About half way through, he could not stand another second (actually I believe it was the quiet scene under the bridge), he stood straight up out of his seat, proclaimed to all 18 people in the theater that he was a movie reviewer and he wanted to share his review! He paused just the right amount of time, and in complete silence farted very loudly then stormed out. Till this day, I do not remember if the tears in my eyes were from laughing so hard, the smell or the movie. If he was a better actor he wouldn't be such a good musician. That much talent ain't allowed!
[Edited 2/10/09 22:44pm]
I've seen my share of awful movies in my day but I've never left early. Imagine if that had been Roger Ebert, farting and storming out | |
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Prince was pretty good in PRain, did a fantastic job being a comedic actor in UTCM and seemed really at ease in front of the camera, but his performance in Graffiti Bridge was lax and his character empty. I think it depends on whose putting the project together. Like with most films, actors will go where they are led. If the direction, production, set design, script, etc is fucked up then so be the thespians!! | |
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UTCM  I'm hot and I don't care who knows it...I got a job to do.  |
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A good actor makes you feel their emotions and you believe they are the character they are portraying. Although he is playing himself I still think he can act. The scenes in Purple Rain with his parents are his best dramatically. | |
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Prince has fantastic screen presence. He fills a screen. The camera loves him. He is not a good actor. Alhough I think he would be great making cameo appearances or in a role that truly fit his aura. Playing a quiet, brooding type where the focus is on his physicality (facial expressions, body language). | |
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lipstick said: A good actor makes you feel their emotions and you believe they are the character they are portraying. Although he is playing himself I still think he can act. The scenes in Purple Rain with his parents are his best dramatically.
IMHO his best drammatic performance in PRain was when he argues with Apples, gets jealous and bitch slaps her, and when he's getting told by Billy that his job might be in jeaopardy. He had range in those scenes. fragile, hot tempered, jealous, fearful  | |
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DJ016 said: Prince has fantastic screen presence. He fills a screen. The camera loves him. He is not a good actor. Alhough I think he would be great making cameo appearances or in a role that truly fit his aura. Playing a quiet, brooding type where the focus is on his physicality (facial expressions, body language).
I agree with this. I thought PR was really good, UTCM I enjoyed overall but some scenes made me feel a little embarrassed for Prince, and GB I've never watched from beginning to end...because I just couldn't. I think Prince does have a powerful presence onscreen, but to me it seems more potent when served up in small doses. As in, at this point he doesn't seem capable of successfully carrying a lead role without the role inevitably turning cartoony or caricaturish. Smaller roles that aren't so outrageous or 'lofty', but are more realistic and gritty would pack more of a punch, imo. | |
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...many things come natural 2 prince and his acting was great..prince knows what he does and he studied it...the ?..really is will prince ever grace us again on the screen dramatically?...i would FAINT 
..MZSEXYBABY    ..She's Just A Baby..but she's my lady..my loveR..my only friend!..true love that will last!..PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND..WHAT SHE SEES IN AN OLDER MAN..they never stop 2 think that maybe i'm what she's looking 4..THEY NEVER TAKE THE TIME..2 look in her mind | |
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