probably the newest way to make money off music ....since cds cant

I hope they do something like this. Yesterday wasn't the first movie to do this w/ The Beatles, either. Let's not forget Across The Universe, plus things like Moulin Rouge. I think a story about a rock star using Prince's music would so fun and interesting. Rocketman is a fictionalized fantasy about Elton, not a proper bio pic. And Yesterday, like Across the Universe and Moulin Rouge, use the songs to push the narrative. It's a great idea. Outside of the popular stuff, Prince has such a deep catalog with great stories in them, that they become highly adaptable to things like this.

Of course, there will be fans who don't like anything, ever, at all, and will poo poo it. But, it's a huge cash influx to the estate just in licensing, plus subsequent album sales (because there's sure to be a soundtrack release), and new or renewed interest in Prince's music.

Shit, anything that keeps people talking about Prince and possibly speeds up the process of getting his vault material out into the world is fine by me.

mbdtyler said:

Shit, anything that keeps people talking about Prince and possibly speeds up the process of getting his vault material out into the world is fine by me.

I agree....let the younger ones learn of his music through a movie.

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

mbdtyler said:

Shit, anything that keeps people talking about Prince and possibly speeds up the process of getting his vault material out into the world is fine by me.

I agree....let the younger ones learn of his music through a movie.

From December 2018: https://variety.com/2018/...203067739/

This could be cool or it could be cringeworthy. All depends on who’s involved and if they’re interested in doing something good or just making a quick buck.

Sounds like a bad idea to me

nosajd said:

it wlil be dorky

jfenster said:

As others has mentioned, if it introduces Prince's music to younger generations, great! I doubt thought that they'll be using "Head" in this film.

"It was announced last December"

Then it should be titled "Last December" obvs.

There's a movie coming out centered around Bruce Springsteen songs. I think it would be cool to do something similar, like show a fans perspective.

https://www.youtube.com/w...mmHvnS0IKM

AvocadosMax said:

There's a movie coming out centered around Bruce Springsteen songs. I think it would be cool to do something similar, like show a fans perspective.

https://www.youtube.com/w...mmHvnS0IKM

Yeah, these are just jukebox movies, which are meant to be fun. I fully expect half of the Org to lower their panties (once they're firmly in a twist against their balloon knot) and shit on it.

jaawwnn said:

My prediction: in 50 years people will still be discussing Purple Rain and won't be talking about this. But whatever, maybe it'll be good.

You're right, but think of it this way: how many of those people will be OG Prince fans? And how many of them will be folks who were turned onto Prince's music because of these modern attempts at keeping his spirit alive?

Some fans probably consider the Batman soundtrack to be among Prince's lesser albums, just a cheesy cash-grab at the end of arguably his best decade of work. If my dad wouldn't have played that soundtrack for me as a young kid, I might not be here typing this right now. Not everything Prince related that comes out now is going to cater to all of us Prince nerds. If there's a chance that it plants the seeds that help to turn younger folks into super-fans, though, then it's worthwhile.

TrivialPursuit said:

Yeah, these are just jukebox movies, which are meant to be fun. I fully expect half of the Org to lower their panties (once they're firmly in a twist against their balloon knot) and shit on it.

mbdtyler said:

Girl 6?

And it seems like comic nerds fully conscious in '89 go absolute bananas for that Batman Soundtrack. I've heard both Kevin Smith and Howard Stern on their respective shows sound shot out of a cannon heralding it as among Prince's all-time masterworks, effortlessly reciting the lyrics and track order like the back of their hands, their ancillary staff looking at them wtf did this come from. One man's "phoned-in" is another man's life changer.

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WhisperingDandelions said:

Girl 6?

Girl 6 wasn't a jukebox film; it wasn't a musical. Just had a lot of music in it. There were no musical numbers, or characters singing, etc. The music didn't even really push the narrative necessarily (even Prince told Spike some of it work, some of it didn't).

To purposely build a story around some Prince songs, likely about a boy and girl in love, tempted by evil, but hounded by good, etc would be a fun romp.

I wish they would fast track the Lotusflower movie that was completed and shelved.

leadline said:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Yeah, these are just jukebox movies, which are meant to be fun. I fully expect half of the Org to lower their panties (once they're firmly in a twist against their balloon knot) and shit on it.

im worried about he orgers who DONT lower their panties and shit on it

AvocadosMax said:

leadline said:

I wish they would fast track the Lotusflower movie that was completed and shelved.

Considering how torturous it was to sit through Graffiti Bridge (I couldn’t even pay attention the whole way through), I’m gonna pass on that. I’ll watch the music videos but that’s it

You can probably split it down the middle on folks like like or dislike Grafitti Bridge. For me, I loved it, Lotusflower movie was over an hour long, I would love to see what that is all about one day.

leadline said:

AvocadosMax said:

leadline said: Considering how torturous it was to sit through Graffiti Bridge (I couldn’t even pay attention the whole way through), I’m gonna pass on that. I’ll watch the music videos but that’s it

You can probably split it down the middle on folks like like or dislike Grafitti Bridge. For me, I loved it, Lotusflower movie was over an hour long, I would love to see what that is all about one day.

lotusflower?? u mean 3121 movie ??