The posted article on Funkatopia about the Purple Rain script is hilarious.

Did anyone else watch this movie recently and think, "What in the world was I thinking worshipping this movie?". I look back at this film and then cut my kids some slack when they get into flicks like Twilight. Musically it's still fantastic, but on paper it's just awful.

http://funkatopia.com/fun...idiculous/

Awful? I don't agree:

This is not "Godfather". No one expects that from Prince, do they??

It's a "little" movie about a rock funk musician,

still..... it's a damn good music film,

I love Purple Rain. Means a lot to me, I saw it several times in theaters when it had premiere in Denmark in 1984/85). And also on VHS later and again later on DVD.....

funkatopia said:

"What in the world was I thinking worshipping this movie?".

I could never say that: I never liked the fact that Prince made movies, so I never worshipped that stupid egotrip. Gimme the music!

funkatopia said:

The posted article on Funkatopia about the Purple Rain script is hilarious.

Did anyone else watch this movie recently and think, "What in the world was I thinking worshipping this movie?". I look back at this film and then cut my kids some slack when they get into flicks like Twilight. Musically it's still fantastic, but on paper it's just awful.

http://funkatopia.com/fun...idiculous/

It is a rock and roll movie and still one of this best of this genre. No one went to the movie cared about the script you are beyond silly if you do not understand this after all these years.

Recently? This year alone Ive watched it every month

Yes its silly, I laugh @ P's facial expressions, and the script is poorly written. But I cant help but this film

funkatopia said:

The posted article on Funkatopia about the Purple Rain script is hilarious.

Did anyone else watch this movie recently and think, "What in the world was I thinking worshipping this movie?". I look back at this film and then cut my kids some slack when they get into flicks like Twilight. Musically it's still fantastic, but on paper it's just awful.

http://funkatopia.com/fun...idiculous/

It was pretty fresh at the time. It had its own style and really captured Prince as a live performer. Obviously, the songs were fantastic. But, yeah, it's pretty goofy now and, as I said in the other thread, the acting is just absolutely awful on nearly every level. It has its place in history certainly, and came along at just the right time: when MTV carved out a niche for visual elements to compliment popular music.

thedance said:

Awful? I don't agree:

This is not "Godfather". No one expects that from Prince, do they??

It's a "little" movie about a rock funk musician,

still..... it's a damn good music film,

I love Purple Rain. Means a lot to me, I saw it several times in theaters when it had premiere in Denmark in 1984/85). And also on VHS later and again later on DVD.....

Same here,I loved Pr even more that im older. I played it when I had it on vhs

and now having the 20th annivarsary I watch it every year on his birthday!

DON'T I KEEP THE HEAT ON?????

HE'S CRAAAYYYZEEEEE!

YOU DON'T NEED THEM OR THEIR STUPID MUSIC....ALL YOU NEED IS ME!

WHAT'S THIS ONE SONG SHIT?!

LIFE MY ASS MUTHAFUCCA - THIS IS A BIDNESS - YOU AINT TOO FAR GONE TO SEE THAT YET

I WANT THE BITCH TO COME TO ME, I'M THE ONLY STAR IN THIS TOWN!

DON'T FORGET TO BRING A GIRLFRIEND!

yep still silly!

HotGritz said:

WHAT'S THIS ONE SONG SHIT?!

LIFE MY ASS MUTHAFUCCA - THIS IS A BIDNESS - YOU AINT TOO FAR GONE TO SEE THAT YET

Best lines in the whole movie.

no, it's classic

im the silly one for watchin that mo fo about a hundread and ninety times....i just automatically gotta see it tape it, buy it, whereever it is, while the kids lookat me like... ...

imma have to put my addiction down if i ever expect to receive their total respect...

50 years from now and it will STILL be a CLASSIC!

We've all seen PR about a hundred and fifty times on the count of they show it every gat damn month! It's either on VH1 or on Encore and used to be on that MTV channel way back in the way back.

I mean ALL THE TIME this movie is running. The only other over-aired movies I can think of are Matrix and Terminator 2.

It's a very well directed and edited film...obvioulsy great music and choreography and fun performances. The whole is greater than the sum of the ts parts. It's a damn good movie.

It's still a classic.

YOU DON'T NEED THEM OR THEIR STUPID MUSIC....ALL YOU NEED IS ME!

Come on Funkatopia, as U are much matured now, when U watch this movie, you should realise that it's a media through which Prince makes himself known for the music he plays for the musicians around him..definetely it's not a chef d oeuvre, in the movie industry: not a masterpiece with real good actors...

It's only about real good musicians

I'm sorry, but who actually watched Purple Rain for the acting?

mimi02 said:

I'm sorry, but who actually watched Purple Rain for the acting?

I was wondering too.