rudedog said:

DesireeNevermind said:

I knew they were both into each other, it was so obivious.

Another thing, stop making Prince look taller than he really is.

The only thing that would have made "Purple Rain," This Classic, any better than it already is, was to have me as Prince's personal masseuse on call in between scenes.

Tame said:

Keep Dream Kid.

Why mess with perfection?

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Dayclear said:

There's nothing perfect about it that's why.

they could have beefed up the script with more sarcasm, humor and cussing


Wendy: I heard through the grapevine that you got a song from a couple of great girls. Have you heard it yet?


The Kid: I got enough wax in my ears, what the fuck I wanna listen to your trifling ass fo?

Lisa: Forget it Wendy


Wendy: Shut up Lisa please, and cover yourself up, them gals is mopping the floor.

Post Darling Niki performance

Billy: What's this one song shit!


The Kid: Not now Butterball I'm on my break


Billy: Break? This a sweat shop bitch, you don't get no breaks!


The Kid: That's life Butterball


Billy: Life my ass muthafucka! Dis is da club and I got to make money! Now git you lil ass out there and sing Electric Intercourse like I told you to.


The Kid: I'm tryna help Billy.


Billy: You tryna help Billy? Billy aint the muthafucka dat need some help!


Bill bitchslaps Prince into Morris's dressing room where JJ is giving him head.

DesireeNevermind said:

The Kid: You gonna suck my dick bitch or else!!!!!

Apollonia: Or else what [N word snip - luv4u] ?

Prince slaps the shit out of her, then the tear-stricken Apollonia gets to work.

I'll think of more later.

NastradumasKid said:

Olga Karlatos is Greek


Should have done the where are you, WHERE ARE YOU! ANSWER ME MOTHERFUCKER! scene a few more times.
Have Jill singing Mia Bocca perhaps

In the Original Dreams script from May 1983, Daddy did die along with Mummy
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the Kid: where are you, where are you! Answer me muther fuckerrrrr!

Pops: It's "Ansa me MuthaFucca!!" Shit boy I can't teach you nuthin'

DesireeNevermind said:

Huggiebear said:

Oh my mistake . BTW, how the hell they die? I don't remember reading that in the script!
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DesireeNevermind said:

Pops: Look at you trying to be white sayin "Answer me Motherfucker"
.....dumbass little [N word snip - luv4u] don't know nothing.

BTW, MORE SEX!!!!

better scriptwriter and director.

DesireeNevermind said:

Uh, I thought she went to a pawn shop to sell some jewelry so she could buy that guitar.

One problem though. That jewelry she was wearing looked cheap as shit. There's no way in hell she should be able to buy that sweet ass guitar just from selling one funky ass ankle braclet!!!

I think maybe Morris gave her some money for joining the group and "other services".
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Ya'll are acting like they had a 100 million dollar budget to make Purple Rain!!!

They were constantly runnin' out of money during shooting, and Ruffalo, Cavallo, and Fargnoli had to fuckin' beg on there hands and knees for more loot!!!

A better director. Shit, nobody else wanted to work on the movie, 'cause Prince wasn't a big enough name.

They couldn't afford a top scriptwriter, a top director, and top producers.

Everyone working on this was a first timer, and sometimes it showed.

They should get a little credit for making it work.

Paris9748430 said:

Jesus Cyfer Calm Down we were just having fun sheesh what's with you people here. . Besides I've seen movies that had lower budgets then this movie and were a lot better, so that's no excuse . They could have gotten better directors and scriptwriters they did not have to be in no fucking top 10 but they could at least go the ones that had some experience.
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Paris9748430 said:

I'm not surprise if she had to stoop down to that level.

NastradumasKid said:

I'm cool. I'm not mad or upset at all. I was just saying that they couldn't get better scriptwriters or a better director because nobody else wanted to work on the movie.

So just saying, they should've gotten a better director and scriptwriter is a moot point.

Purple Rain is FAR from perfect, but when everybody is slamming doors in your face and telling you no. You don't have that many options.

For what it was, it was a fun little movie with great music and characters that made you care about them.

prince would have kissed kim at the end and said baby how did i not notice you, perform onstage as he did and ride off into the sunset together.

susanscourt said:

Okay

Well, let's start with trying to fix the plot holes and inconsistencies like, I don't know, the band knowing how to play "Purple Rain" even without rehearshing it together in the first place. Complete with string arrangements!

The "slapping" -scene was naive and stupid, but at least it challenges the viewer as an end result somewhat, and doesn't make the movie look entirely like bubblegum entertainment.

at this thread!

I wouldve got Chapelle to play the role of Prince.

Paris9748430 said:

they had 7 million dollar budget and filmed in broke ass Minneapolis. there were no headlining expensive actors as you point out so where did all that extra 6,666,000 bucks go? they could have paid top dollar to a consultant to tell them "this script is whack you need to add this or take away that. this chick is whack you need to fire her and hire that one. this footage will look better with this kind of lighting etc etc".

but hey they did alright cuz it made 80 mil. I aint mad at em.

novabrkr said:

but that was the only inconsistency that was worth watch but I get what you're say.

The slapping scenes was just downright annoying, especially when Apollonia got slapped it just looked so fake.

NastradumasKid said:

Prince did all the bike riding himself

OldFriends4Sale said:

That's what I thought.

novabrkr said:

Alot of that naive stupid slapping happens all the time and all around us
They didn't show enough leading up to that point to explain why he would slap her for joining Prince's band. But it easily fits, we just have to fill in the blanks

That's actually one thing I love about 70's 80's movies
they don't have a lot of dialogue and aren't busy explaining every detail to people, some thing are good to be left open to ask questions

Star Wars, Blade Runner, Terminator Halloween 1/2 the Shining
I was just watching Blade Runner last night(a film Prince said inspired some of his 1999/Purple Rain era music)
I like films that depend on actions more than talking to tell the store, films that make you curious and want to know the background to something/someplace/someone

Purple Rain does that for me