Every Prince fan I know favors Under the Cherry Moon over Purple Rain...and I absolutely agree with them...most hardcore Prince "friends" can recite that movie verbatim. If anyone disagrees that UTCM is the better flick come in here so I can SLAP THE WAVES OUT CHO HEAD!!!!!
[Edited 2/11/10 22:27pm]

Is this a bait thread? 'Cause you crazy.

squirrelgrease said:

I aint crazy UTCM is much more fun to watch. PR is great dont get me wrong but Christopher and Tricky are more entertaining imo.

I don't get your sense of humour??

Only want to see you laughing in the PURPLE RAIN!

4Eternity said:

The "slap the waves" comment was a line out of Under the....all nevermind.

Quote from a review I found.....

Ultimately, 'Under the Cherry Moon' is a classy, tasteful, entertaining, musical extravagansa which only Prince could have pulled off. In retrospect, it is not in any way a bad film, and is possibly (dare I say it?) better than 'Purple Rain' - the music is just as good, and the acting far better! If only the outcome of Christopher and Mary's romance could have been destined for happiness, not tragedy...still, as Prince sings in 'Sometimes it Snows in April' 'Sometimes, life ain't always the way...'

Maybe it's because it left a stamp on me at the tender age of 14, but I'll always prefer Purple Rain...

UTCM shits all over that bad ass MJ wannabe PR.

I like them both but have to say that PR rocks !!!!! P is just fantastic (except for the dodgy kissing)

I like the tender gay love story between Christopher and Tricky in UTCM more than the violent domestic abuse love between the Kid and Apollonia in PR. And UTCM is filled with incredibly talented actors (Prince and Jerome being two of the notable exceptions to that). But those actors are fighting against a horrible script and direction, so, ultimately, PR wins.

purple rain was "looslely" based on his life, but UTCM is more of a romantic comedy type of movie. so i loved them both
[Edited 2/12/10 6:11am]

Efan - I think parts of the script work quite well - namely the comedic scenes between Christopher / Tricky / Mary - but agree that the overall flow of the script and storyline isn't exactly great !

re Direction - I do recall one of those talented actors, Steven Berkoff, actually stating that Prince was a good director !! Perhaps we sometimes automatically think that because it's Prince and he's a musician, his direction of a film must be horrible???

UTCM was a first glimpse at how awful Graffiti Bridge should turn out.
Plus UTCM has wet dreams of Purple Rain. Do you favor Planet Earth over Lovesexy, too?

I dont know anybody who enjoyed UTCM in its heyday (if it even had one). Only in time has it become endearing because of the period and ubnreleased music myths and realities. Purple rain was loved imediately and always.

UTCM could have been just as good if there were some elements in PR that were incorporated in UTCM

I like them both, 2 very different types of films, He didn't capitalise on the protege/Revolution

Gangstaglam said:

I can recite lines from both movies as I am a hardcore fan, but Purple Rain is superior, I dont know what FAMS u been talking to.

Both movies are good.

I would pick:

1) Purple Rain; and as a 2nd...

2) UTCM

i like under the cherry moon much more than purple rain! it has many good comedic moments and it does more for me visually, too. the music is more enjoyable for me. i usually listen to parade straight through.

Man, I don't kno'...life's a bitch...

I'd have to choose PR over UTCM even though I was one of those Prince Fams who liked UTCM then as well as now. As one who is not embarrassed by what Prince has done or does, I do remember most Prince fans I knew at the time being quite embarrassed by UTCM, which became the last straw for many who didn't dig ATWIAD.

As one who tries to separate his personal tastes from objective artistic standards, while I see glaring flaws in UTCM, I think that it is still a film that if remade has great possibility to make powerful statements about love, the struggle of man to balance his physical and metaphysical elements, and issues of race and class. While most feel that Prince is off is Jehovah's Witness Rocker, I'd love to see a more mature and racially aware Prince tackle this subject/film today. Of course, I might be disappointed, but the film--as a script/blueprint--does have great possibilities. This final comment may send many running to the hills, but even then I would have loved to have seen someone like Spike Lee get his hands on that script. Of course, Prince, during that time, would have never allowed himself to be directed by Lee, but I think that all of the nuances and possibilities of the script could have been achieved.

I still watch UTCM periodically and enjoy it, but PR is executed more effectively, articulating all of its themes and achieving its potential more clearly than UTCM.

Gangstaglam said:

I actually like Purple Rain more so then U.T.C.M. I like the backdrop of Mpls, reminds me of when I was living in the Mid-West myself (Chicago).

BIG fan of PR...always have been. It IS dated, but its still effective for the stage performances alone. Plus I like the dark story with his parents and Apples. Then of course you have Apples breasts.

UTCM as a movie is ok and of course, great music, but there are some parts that are flat out embarrassing (give em the bella lagosi look...and that whole bath tub scene).

Poplife88 said:

Poplife88 said:

After not having seen UTCM in years, I fired it up the other day via the Netflix streaming service. Every time my wife walked in the room there seemed to be one of those "embarrassing moments" happening on the screen. I am pretty sure she got sick of me saying "baby, I swear this makes more sense in context." (I am not sure I even believed myself when I was saying it...)

I can't wait until I revisit Graffiti Bridge.

UTCM is a goofy movie. I actually enjoy it for what it is, but I certainly don't put it in the same league as PR. Don't get me wrong: PR has it's share of goofy moments too - but they have always seemed to be a less contrived and more sincere form of "goofy" moment (if that makes any sense...).
[Edited 2/12/10 14:02pm]

What about the forgetable Graffiti Bridge? Damn it's a bad movie!!! What came in his mind? PR sequal? It ain't 4 me.....

I bought the trilogy when WB put out the Purple Rain 20th Anniversary Edition DVD. Under The Cherry Moon and Graffiti Bridge are still hermetically sealed. I never had a desire to watch those two again. I would rather watch Purple Rain again for the 200th time, Sign O The Times or Batman.

~Purple Rain.

squirrelgrease said:

Our local Best Buy was selling Graffiti Bridge with a special pair of "handling tongs & gloves."



Make sure you have them handy if you ever "break the seal".

BlackbeltJones said:

Gangstaglam said:

I havent even seen UTCM yet (im dying to)...yet I love purple rain

Purple Rain