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Why Graffiti Bridge is better than Purple Rain (No Joke) 1) Looks - Prince looked better fairer and had nice hair, unlike PR whereby he look like just another brown kid and had mushroom type hair
2) Clothes - Prince wore only cool black n white clothings in GB 3) Musically - GB had gems - Joy in Repetition, Thieves, WCF were tight. I always skipped Baby Star & Die4u which were really throwaways IMO (Stand all time is very underrated tune with unlimited healing power) 4) Settings – GB was v magical, like wonderland and had all amazing lightings, unlike PR in the street and dark stage 5) Star power - Prince was already a star so watching him is nicer (Some magical, unlike PR, a relatively unknown brown star. Everything he spoke or moved on GB was pure magic 6) Storyline – ok both about the same but its always better watching a better looking star powered star 7) its the Overall Feel that GB was superior (Less ingrid to apollonia) Prince ever mentioned that the people just didnt get it - I strongly agree. Purple Rain was better cause Apollonia was sexier but so was Ingrid during love machine It takes only artistic people to appreciate real things, unfortunately not many here (so far only) will ever cross the Bridge to Dawnation. If ONLY u can play music like me here http://www.youtube.com/wa...8fpDboydRM Then u can truely appreciate what GB is all about... Pardon me 4 typing this is my PC. Eye cunt help whats Art to me (& Prince), might be trash to u As what Prince said "They just dont get it" A successful film does not mean the lead star must talk a lot, Silence is ART I believe there are so people out here who actually prefer his 90's music. Its just like some people prefer to watch WRESTLING to SOCCER Wrestling has different characters with different finishing moves whereas soccer has 11 men dressed the same,moving the same, no character at all. Eye believe most of u belong to the common soccer fanatics Eye became a mini fan after Batdance single and after GB movie, got all his back catalogue [Edited 12/10/09 8:16am] [Edited 12/10/09 8:18am] if u cant tell me if Prince or Rosie did the opening scream for Gett Off, then u are not purple !!! | |
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PR has decent acting, direction, and script and seems somewhat believable.
GB is poorly acted, TERRIBLY directed, the script is awful, and is absurd and downright silly at times. it's a monument to prince's ego, if not flat-out celluloid masturbation. Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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1) He looked sloppy in GB. PR had a definite look and feel and attitude in the hair.
2) B&W made him even more boring. 3) IWD4U/BIAS are far from throwaways. They were pure machismo and cockiness on Prince's part. While GB had some gems, there were plenty of clunkers on that album. There's not a clunker on PR. 4) GB looked like a cheap ass set with a bunch of unnecessary neon. The juxtaposition of him riding his bike around the bridge, then out in public looked like Sesame Street spliced with The Godfather. Let's not forget the swing cameras in GB dipping into frame more than once, too. 5) Prince was a star when PR came out too. It wasn't exactly his first album or exposure to the public. PR was the exception, not the rule, to his popularity and record sales. Take out PR, and compare his record sales before and after. 6) Prince hardly spoke, sang half the movie (most songs of which did NOT move the story along). Songs like "The Beautiful Ones", "Darling Nikki", etc moved the story in PR along. It filled in the gaps. If GB didn't have music, there'd be nothing but an empty sound stage. 7) Ingrid was a horrible actress, not that Patricia was any better, but somehow she was more believable as a real person than Ingrid was as some frustrated angelic figure trying to point Prince in the right direction. | |
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chrisslope9 said: I'm sorry but your tag name says it all
u prefer king kong chest then? May I add, some guys prefer tits to butts, its your preference [Edited 12/10/09 9:02am] if u cant tell me if Prince or Rosie did the opening scream for Gett Off, then u are not purple !!! | |
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cborgman said: PR has decent acting, direction, and script and seems somewhat believable.
GB is poorly acted, TERRIBLY directed, the script is awful, and is absurd and downright silly at times. it's a monument to prince's ego, if not flat-out celluloid masturbation. My new favorite phrase! hahaha love it. | |
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i havent seen either movie soi dont know  | |
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Neither movie is a 'good' movie.
However, Purple Rain is a good musical when you compare it to other rock musicals. The acting isn't too bad. The directing is pretty good. The music and other scenes are great. And the chemistry between the actors is relatively believable. Graffiti Bridge was so amazingly bad, that it begs to be treated like the Rocky Horror Picture show.... unfortunately none of the musical performances merit that much fan devotion. Graffiti Bridge could possibly one of the top 10 terrible movies of all time above the 10 million dollar production price range. It's so terrible, I'm surprised it did not kill his career. | |
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ass said: 1) Looks - Prince looked better fairer and had nice hair, unlike PR whereby he look like just another brown kid and had mushroom type hair
I get the feeling this might be a 'bait' thread. | |
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Imago said: ass said: 1) Looks - Prince looked better fairer and had nice hair, unlike PR whereby he look like just another brown kid and had mushroom type hair
I get the feeling this might be a 'bait' thread. Yeah, I was about to ask what's up with all the "brown this and brown that". I think that everybody in Grafitti Bridge were characatures of themselves. I was very disappointed when I saw it. And I like Under the Cherry Moon! | |
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ass said: 1) Looks - Prince looked better fairer and had nice hair, unlike PR whereby he look like just another brown kid and had mushroom type hair
2) Clothes - Prince wore only cool black n white clothings in GB 3) Musically - GB had gems - Joy in Repetition, Thieves, WCF were tight. I always skipped Baby Star & Die4u which were really throwaways IMO (Stand all time is very underrated tune with unlimited healing power) 4) Settings – GB was v magical, like wonderland and had all amazing lightings, unlike PR in the street and dark stage 5) Star power - Prince was already a star so watching him is nicer (Some magical, unlike PR, a relatively unknown brown star. Everything he spoke or moved on GB was pure magic 6) Storyline – ok both about the same but its always better watching a better looking star powered star 7) its the Overall Feel that GB was superior (Less ingrid to apollonia) Prince ever mentioned that the people just didnt get it - I strongly agree. Purple Rain was better cause Apollonia was sexier but so was Ingrid during love machine Your username, fits like a glove.  | |
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ass said: 1) Looks - Prince looked better fairer and had nice hair, unlike PR whereby he look like just another brown kid and had mushroom type hair
2) Clothes - Prince wore only cool black n white clothings in GB 3) Musically - GB had gems - Joy in Repetition, Thieves, WCF were tight. I always skipped Baby Star & Die4u which were really throwaways IMO (Stand all time is very underrated tune with unlimited healing power) 4) Settings – GB was v magical, like wonderland and had all amazing lightings, unlike PR in the street and dark stage 5) Star power - Prince was already a star so watching him is nicer (Some magical, unlike PR, a relatively unknown brown star. Everything he spoke or moved on GB was pure magic 6) Storyline – ok both about the same but its always better watching a better looking star powered star 7) its the Overall Feel that GB was superior (Less ingrid to apollonia) Prince ever mentioned that the people just didnt get it - I strongly agree. Purple Rain was better cause Apollonia was sexier but so was Ingrid during love machine 
UTCM was even better, particularly when he straddles his cock shaped motorbike to the moon. Plus, he looks so much better with a shaved head. You kgnob  | |
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xpertluva said: Imago said: I get the feeling this might be a 'bait' thread. Yeah, I was about to ask what's up with all the "brown this and brown that". I think that everybody in Grafitti Bridge were characatures of themselves. I was very disappointed when I saw it. And I like Under the Cherry Moon! I do Believe there are some who would prefer GB to PR. I didnt want to be sound racist but Prince looks better when fairer (Some people looks better dark) The magical star Vs the upcoming star...Dont u guys get the neon lights all over? Have u really watched GB carefully? All the scenes had artistic / spiritual feel which PR didnt (the Artistic / Spiritual Feel which not the general public can feel - Like religon) Silence in the movie actually speaks more than quarralling/ fighting/ screaming at home in PR if u cant tell me if Prince or Rosie did the opening scream for Gett Off, then u are not purple !!! | |
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ass said: xpertluva said: Yeah, I was about to ask what's up with all the "brown this and brown that". I think that everybody in Grafitti Bridge were characatures of themselves. I was very disappointed when I saw it. And I like Under the Cherry Moon! I do Believe there are some who would prefer GB to PR. I didnt want to be sound racist but Prince looks better when fairer (Some people looks better dark) The magical star Vs the upcoming star...Dont u guys get the neon lights all over? Have u really watched GB carefully? All the scenes had artistic / spiritual feel which PR didnt (the Artistic / Spiritual Feel which not the general public can feel - Like religon) Silence in the movie actually speaks more than quarralling/ fighting/ screaming at home in PR  | |
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The only thing that's brown here is this thread.  | |
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ass said: xpertluva said: Yeah, I was about to ask what's up with all the "brown this and brown that". I think that everybody in Grafitti Bridge were characatures of themselves. I was very disappointed when I saw it. And I like Under the Cherry Moon! I do Believe there are some who would prefer GB to PR. I didnt want to be sound racist but Prince looks better when fairer (Some people looks better dark) The magical star Vs the upcoming star...Dont u guys get the neon lights all over? Have u really watched GB carefully? All the scenes had artistic / spiritual feel which PR didnt (the Artistic / Spiritual Feel which not the general public can feel - Like religon) Silence in the movie actually speaks more than quarralling/ fighting/ screaming at home in PR I'm really not getting the brown vs fair thing, when was prince ever 'brown'? very light brown at times, high yellow, fair but not even just light brown, or brown | |
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 congratulations this is the dumbest thread this week.
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Why Graffiti Bridge is worse than Purple Rain (this is dumb that i even have to point this out)
1)The movie was top 10 one of the WORST in the history of film making. 2)Who in their right mind would believe "The Time" as ruthless, money-hungry "gangstas". 3)would YOU be afraid of Morris Day? 4)Ingrid Chavez couldn't act her way out of a paper bag 5)the sets looked liked high school floats 6)two words. TC ELLIS. need i say more? 7)Prince made The Time perform the lamest shit for the movie, when they had way hotter stuff on "Pandemonium". which leads to the album..... 8)the title track is probably one of the WORST Prince songs in history. i could keep going but i'm already bored with this one. http://www.facebook.com/p...111?ref=ts
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where does the org never dare to go....id rather watch GB than PR at this point anyway | |
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Have u really watched GB carefully? All the scenes had artistic / spiritual feel which PR didnt (the Artistic / Spiritual Feel which not the general public can feel - Like religon) That's the main thing that made it so horrible. All that artsy/fartsy spiritual loony toon stuff from the sets all the way to the script. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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I thought this was going to be an intelligent look at GB but, instead.... :-? I thought you were going to point out the undertones to GB that make it more profound than PR but, whether it's a better movie is a something else....ah well. That convo ain't here. This Post is produced, arranged, composed and performed by WetDream | |
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It takes only artistic people to appreciate real things, unfortunately not many here (so far only) will ever cross the Bridge to Dawnation.
If ONLY u can play music like me here http://www.youtube.com/wa...8fpDboydRM Then u can truely appreciate what GB is all about... Pardon me 4 typing this is my PC. Eye cunt help whats Art to me (& Prince), might be trash to u As what Prince said "They just dont get it" A successful film does not mean the lead star must talk a lot, Silence is ART I believe there are so people out here who actually prefer his 90's music. Its just like some people prefer to watch WRESTLING to SOCCER Wrestling has different characters with different finishing moves whereas soccer has 11 men dressed the same,moving the same, no character at all. Eye believe most of u belong to the common soccer fanatics Eye became a mini fan after Batdance single and after GB movie, got all his back catalogue [Edited 12/10/09 8:19am] if u cant tell me if Prince or Rosie did the opening scream for Gett Off, then u are not purple !!! | |
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ButterscotchPimp said: Why Graffiti Bridge is worse than Purple Rain (this is dumb that i even have to point this out)
1)The movie was top 10 one of the WORST in the history of film making. Thats what critics say, if u belong with the general crowd, then its ok 2)Who in their right mind would believe "The Time" as ruthless, money-hungry "gangstas". Thats because u were brainwashed by PR to think they are fun loving musicians 3)would YOU be afraid of Morris Day? No, but in the movie he played bad guy, again cause by flaws in PR. Btw he looked much better in GB and had more class, sort of mafia too 4)Ingrid Chavez couldn't act her way out of a paper bag Ok this I agree, she was the spolier but lets not focus on her too much 5)the sets looked liked high school floats Thats depends how u see it, really. The JIR video was extremely magical 6)two words. TC ELLIS. need i say more? Ok agree but do u know that PR didnt even have any rap?!! He role mainly was to create a bit of comic relief when he kept asking 4 a chance to rap. He behaved like a little like Prince in PR, wanting to be a star 7)Prince made The Time perform the lamest shit for the movie, when they had way hotter stuff on "Pandemonium". Ok agree, Blondie would have been a good song to include but Release it was Da Bomb!!.... there was also George's We Can Funk/ Tevin's Round too...PR didnt even have any musical guest performers besides the Mordenaire song which leads to the album..... 8)the title track is probably one of the WORST Prince songs in history. Nope frankly I feel it has the 'hope' gospel feel and the different vocal tones were really tight. PR is a good song but only 1 voice, and is a copy of Faithfully by Journey. If u hear both songs back 2 back, the guitar solo is ripped off (Prince wrote an apology to Journey). Have u heard November Rain? i could keep going but i'm already bored with this one. Do u watch soccer? Dont get me wrong i still like PR but love GB n feel the need to help others Cross the Bridge, where the Movie meets the Music. A commercial flop doens not mean its lousy. Music is the Power, Love is the Message. Truth is the Answer [Edited 12/10/09 8:53am] if u cant tell me if Prince or Rosie did the opening scream for Gett Off, then u are not purple !!! | |
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ass said: It takes only artistic people to appreciate real things, unfortunately not many here (so far only) will ever cross the Bridge to Dawnation.
If ONLY u can play music like me here http://www.youtube.com/wa...8fpDboydRM Then u can truely appreciate what GB is all about... Pardon me 4 typing this is my PC. Eye cunt help whats Art to me (& Prince), might be trash to u As what Prince said "They just dont get it" A successful film does not mean the lead star must talk a lot, Silence is ART I believe there are so people out here who actually prefer his 90's music. Its just like some people prefer to watch WRESTLING to SOCCER Wrestling has different characters with different finishing moves whereas soccer has 11 men dressed the same,moving the same, no character at all. Eye believe most of u belong to the common soccer fanatics Eye became a mini fan after Batdance single and after GB movie, got all his back catalogue [Edited 12/10/09 8:19am] Whatever dude a shit film is a shit film and PR rocks way harder not just in music but in attitude, script, everything about is sexier.  She Believed in Fairytales and Princes, He Believed the voices coming from his stereo
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ass said: ButterscotchPimp said: Why Graffiti Bridge is worse than Purple Rain (this is dumb that i even have to point this out)
1)The movie was top 10 one of the WORST in the history of film making. Thats what critics say, if u belong with the general crowd, then its ok No, that's what any person that isn't a card carrying robo-fam would say. Poorly written, poorly directed, poorly acted. BAD, BAD, BAD. PERIOD. 2)Who in their right mind would believe "The Time" as ruthless, money-hungry "gangstas". Thats because u were brainwashed by PR to think they are fun loving musicians Dude, i'm LOOKING AT THEM. Would you buy Pee Wee Herman as a "gangsta"? It's about almost as ridiculous. Morris and Jerome, hell the entire band, ALL of those guys have great senses of humor. they're FUNNY. have you listened to ANY of their albums? they do FUNNY. they ARE NOT BELIEVABLE AS "BAD GUYS". 3)would YOU be afraid of Morris Day? No, but in the movie he played bad guy, again cause by flaws in PR. Btw he looked much better in GB and had more class, sort of mafia too wow. you must be on the payroll. because Morris can barely act. the only reason why he worked in PR was because that's close to his personality, so it's not really "acting". and if you think that The Time in that movie were "sort of mafia" you must literally live in Disneyland. 4)Ingrid Chavez couldn't act her way out of a paper bag Ok this I agree, she was the spolier but lets not focus on her too much only sensible thing you've said in this thread. 5)the sets looked liked high school floats Thats depends how u see it, really. The JIR video was extremely magical Once again, that's for anyone with EYES. did you for a MINUTE believe that they were in a "real city"? like for a second? NO! it looked cheap. period. 6)two words. TC ELLIS. need i say more? Ok agree but do u know that PR didnt even have any rap?!! He role mainly was to create a bit of comic relief when he kept asking 4 a chance to rap. He behaved like a little like Prince in PR, wanting to be a star the whole movie was "comic relief". then get a "rapper" that can deliver a line. "i told the Kid he should've let me rap." good lord. 7)Prince made The Time perform the lamest shit for the movie, when they had way hotter stuff on "Pandemonium". Ok agree, Blondie would have been a good song to include but Release it was Da Bomb!!.... there was also George's We Can Funk/ Tevin's Round too...PR didnt even have any musical guest performers besides the Mordenaire song Um, Jungle Love & The Bird? Sex Shooter? We Can Funk was alright at best, Round and Round was annoying. The Time choices were unforgivable in light of he could have used, Pandemonium, Jerk Out, Blondie, It's Your World or Skillet instead of using the weakest tracks he could find so his shit looked better. which leads to the album..... 8)the title track is probably one of the WORST Prince songs in history. Nope frankly I feel it has the 'hope' gospel feel and the different vocal tones were really tight. PR is a good song but only 1 voice, and is a copy of Faithfully by Journey. If u hear both songs back 2 back, the guitar solo is ripped off (Prince wrote an apology to Journey). Have u heard November Rain? again, i hope that Prince is paying you well. Because Graffiti Bridge the song is hot garbage. i mean it stinks. that was the first Prince song that i was like "yeah, okay i don't think i need to listen to that anymore." YUK. i could keep going but i'm already bored with this one. Do u watch soccer? Dont get me wrong i still like PR but love GB n feel the need to help others Cross the Bridge, where the Movie meets the Music. A commercial flop doens not mean its lousy. No, i don't watch soccer? (and i'm wondering what that has to do with the price of tea in China) i hope Prince is paying you well. look. let's be honest. ALL of Prince's movies were bad. yes, Purple Rain was successful and popular and i was in high school and at the time it was the shit. in hindsight, it's a little painful to watch as a grown up. not the worst thing ever, but not a masterpiece by any stretch. UTCM was bad too (the worst DEATH scene in HISTORY). amazing soundtrack. some funny lines scattered throughout, probably the movie that hurts me the least to watch these days. and i've posted my feelings on GB. bottom line, Prince can't do everything. He should've stuck to music, because as an actor, writer, director my kid could do better. Music is the Power, Love is the Message. Truth is the Answer [Edited 12/10/09 8:53am] http://www.facebook.com/p...111?ref=ts
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I can't believe this thread exist! I remember seeing GB back in 90" and I was sooooo embarrassed to be a Prince fan! The movie was horrible. The only gem in the movie and the soundtrack was "Joy in Repetition" which was, as we all know, recorded during the glory years, 1986! Now just imagine if Prince would have released "Joy in Repetition" as the first single from "Crystal Ball" in 86"? That one song would have changed the direction of his career...Now, that is what we should be talking about, not why "GB is better than PR (no joke)"! That is a joke...
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The GB movie was just awful .. that's my objective view.
I agree though that there are quite a few musical gems on the album – the We Can Funk / Joy In Repetition coupling is pure musicgasm, though they weren't written for GB. BIAS and IWD4U sound like filler to me, relative to the rest of PR. Reminds me of Anything Goes and Rocket Queen from Appetite for Destruction. (somebody at sometime in the future will surely curse me when their Guns n' Roses and Prince search brings up this thread. It's all a Whole Lotta Rosie/Love to me). Life it ain't real funky unless you got that orgPop. | |
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For those of you who think JavariusLovesexy makes dumb threads, I offer this drivel as a rebuttal. I abdicated the throne in Ithaca, but now I am...
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when i saw the thread title, i was skeptical but open to a good argument.
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