Yes, I'm serious... I think people are starting to forget how bloody amazing Purple Rain really was. The album, the movie, the song, everything. Show your love for this masterpiece of the 1980's.
[This message was edited Sun Dec 7 0:17:19 PST 2003 by MrSquiggle]

MrSquiggle said:

bloody right!!! Prince is a genius!!! rock on

Purple Rain

Well, I agree that the album is one of the best ever, and I love the song, but the movie, though I enjoy it for the performances, is corny and just bad.

"That movie was gay. Fucking 80's style!"

Nah, just kidding. Love PR.

theVelvetRoper said:

The movie was NOT corny when it was actually NEW. I seen it opening day and it was funny and worked perfectly on all levels. I watched a couple years ago with my nieces and nephews and I was still laughing and enjoying it and it was TOTALLY lost on them. So maybe it's corny to you because you were actually BORN the same year as it's release.

I agree. The Purple Rain album does kick some serious ass...song after song. It may be his best album or at least is up there in the top 3 for sure. I forget how great it sometimes, but then when I listen to it, it kicks my butt all over again.

A lot of the dialogue (and the delivery of it by some of its "actors") in the movie is corny as all get, no doubt about that. Downright cringe-worthy. Fortunately, I believe the album kept the movie from being a flop. A lesser album might not have kept it afloat.

This is not to say the movie doesn't have any redeeming qualities. I enjoyed it when it was released, but wasn't blind or deaf to certain weaknesses about it. And I still own the movie, but haven't watched it in ages.

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[This message was edited Sun Dec 7 12:57:39 PST 2003 by Supernova]