I think that time has made this film more watchable. Filming it in black and white seems to have paid off now, although I wished it was in colour 1986. The story is also quite cute now, despite seeming embarrassing on release. Anyone got an opinion?

The Sondtrack= a 10...the cinematography= a 10...the acting?...a 2...the plot?...2

Seeing Prince and Jerome clownin with that ladder = 10

"You did it to Mary's MOM, you did it to Mary's MOM!!!"

Still aint seen this one or graffiti bridge. Are they still available & are they any good?

Cloud- U could probably pick them up from ebay...

Anyway, I really liked under the cherry moon jus' that considerin the time period it was set in it was reallly wrong...

now I'm dumb and gullable so it may have been done on purpose but... oh nevermind

JaneyPoos said:

Wow didnt know they were still around, thanx

antuco said:

that f!@#king line! LOL...my favorite line!

I think most major video rental places still carry that movie...
Anyways my favorite part is when they're all in the restaurant and Christopher was teasing Mary "read it aloud so we can all hear how knowledgable you are"...& "if you wanted to buy a Sam Cooke abbum(said without the L)where would you go"... That movie is classic!!!

" I never dance before midnight... but if U insist..."

I love Under the Cherry Moon - it's playful & fun & sad.

Mac said:

ol' boy climbin thru the wrong window = eleventeen

My favorite scene is when Christopher and Mary see each other for the first time right after Mary played the drums at her party and Christopher giving her that look...

rainbowchild said:

ahhh, that look...




don't look at the edit.
[This message was edited Fri Feb 14 20:04:14 PST 2003 by Handclapsfingasnapz]

rainbowchild said:

Same here!

I loved that movie as a kid, but I kinda grew out of that. Seeing it more recenlty I realized that for the beginning of the movie when it stays light and fun, it's actually enjoyable. But when it starts getting dark and sad near the end it just falls apart.

I hated this movie when I first saw it. Of course I was a huge Purple Rain fan and it was not what I expected at all. I was sooo upset The only part of the movie I liked was when Mary reads the poem Honest Man.
But, I actually love that movie now. My favorite scene is at the restaraunt with the bats

Mac said:

Seeing Prince and Jerome in that beginning bath tub scene with Jerome sprnkling flower petals in Princes bath = -100

Over time this has actually become my favorite Prince movie. I still think Purple Rain was the best in terms of raw energy, passion, capturing the audience and really conveying the essence of the '80s, but just in my personal opinion, I like UTCM just a little bit more overall, because of so many things, the black & white, the campy dialogue, the WARDROBE, sure the characters are snotty and the plot is virtually nil, but I love this flick. On the topic of best lines in the movie, here are a few of my faves, off the top of my head:

"Who needs money when you have youth?"

"Who needs youth when you have money?"

"We have Porsche we have cable, how bout it baby?"

"Fascist!"

"Stroke it a couple times for me cuzzin!"

"Wrecka Stow." "- - LOUDER?!"

"I ain't afraid of shit / You afraid of bats?"

"Pizza man!"

"You did it to Mary's MOM!"

"I am my OWN man, just like Liberace!"

There are many more I just wish I could recall offhand. Bottom line, if you have never seen this movie you really should go get it. Whether the movie is "good" or not is a matter of opinion, but I still think the Parade era music and wardrobe is some of the best of Prince at his Princeliest. Worth seeing if for no other reason than to fill the gap in your knowledge of the Prince timeline

vjh said:

These days,I'd rather watch this & GB over Purple Rain, which depresses the hell out of me.

PS: With the exception of about 2 or 3 scenes featuring Morris Day, "Graffiti Bridge" is almost totally unwatchable. What an abortion of a movie. It makes me want to gouge my eyeballs out to watch Prince reduce himself to this halfass attempt at "Purple Rain 2", it was about as good as "Caffiene Free Diet New Coke". If anything should have gone straight out of the camera and into the vault never to be heard from again this movie was it. Sadly, it was released and widely promoted, while things like "roadhouse garden" went straight into lockdown. Oh well, anyway, if you get to rent 2 for 1 then pick it up but best be sedated when you pop this one in. If you actually have to pay to rent it, just pass

Mac said:

along with:

"it's a full moon and i'm a werewolf, bitch, kiss my ass!!"

"tsk, tsk, what a pity...sometime life can be so shitty...here's a girl, who's smart and pretty--"
"and rich..."
"i don't care about that!! honey, i really don't..."

Mac said:

NO,IT SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE STRAIGHT INTO THE VAULT!!!
I love watching it-the way P looks,Ingrid Chavez,Jill in long,dark hair,the Question of U sequence,Love Machine performance,and on and on...

And stop frontin,Purple Rain ain't that GREAT a movie either.No better than GB.

Dont get me wrong, I LOVED (most of) the soundtrack!! And yes there were a couple of scenes worth watching, and Ingrid but seriously, the movie itself?? Someone needs to be bitch slapped for this thing ever getting out of that fake-ass sound stage where it was shot. Morris daring his crew to eat the peppers = George Clinton = most of the music = but come on, "The Kid" riding his bike across a fakeass sound stage? = the serious attempt to carry this forward as an extension of the plot from Purple Rain?? = and really, the RAPS?? = This movie sucks ass just my 2 cents but there it is
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gypsyfire said:

oh really? PR is leagues above GB.

Mac said:

Like a Bad "Olan Mills" Back drop IMHO.

gypsyfire said:

somebody's gonna have 2 hold me back...oh lawd...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

gypsyfire said:

There is no comparison for the two.