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Printablesolandsky said: Well....what we're gonna do here n ATLANTA
 is get all that would like 2 2gether n mayb watch it somewhere that would allow a BIG group. I rembember when it came out down here n it showed one Saturday nite @ The Fox Theater. I had 2 lie 2 my parents 2 go but I went! N 2 c it on that HUGE screen was something that I'll NEVER 4get!!!! It was one of the BEST times n my life no doubt  So when are we doing this in Atlanta? GeSmi1 Baby, Baby, Baby...what's it going 2 b? | |
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GeSmi1 said: SynthiaRose said: You read my mind. But let me say it again: HELL NO! This film has not aged well. The performances kick ass, but the misogyny and chauvinism are repulsive. I cringe now when I watch some parts of this movie and did even when I was a little girl. Plus, the whole 80s androgny act would fall flat these days and make him more of a joke (despite the ultra-cool motorcycle scenes) Get over it! You know Prince doesn't feel that way towards women...I think the movie fit the song "When Doves Cry"...so crying over the misogyny and chauvinism is just as unreal as the fictional story that was made into a Motion Picture...thus, Purple Rain. Dang Sharang! GeSmi1 Got any rational thoughts to go with these histrionics? | |
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Warner Bros would be stupid not to capitalize on this 20th anniversary of Purple Rain, just when a new generation of Prince listeners can put this movie back on top of the box-office!!!!!
If it was up to me, HECK YEAH!!!!! "Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise."
"We had fun, didn't we?" -Prince (1958-2016) 4ever in my life |
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ZAZA2 said: superspaceboy said: We have a Purple Rain Sing-A-Long here in San Fran this Summer.
How awful.  | |
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Yes!
I remember several years ago when "Grease" was re-released in theatres and how much fun it was to see it on the big screen again.It took me right back to the summer of '78,when I saw it several times in theatres.Prince is "hot" right now so I bet a re-release of "Purple Rain" would do pretty good business right now.It would also be cool if there was a remastered "Purple Rain" CD that could be given away to those who buy tickets to see it,lol. | |
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Would anyone go to see a re-release of Flashdance? That's how normal people would view a re-release of PR. | |
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superspaceboy said: I think it would be a big hit. I wish Movie Companies would re-release classics instead of remaking them.
We have a Purple Rain Sing-A-Long here in San Fran this SUmmer. I doubt it'll be with the new footage though...it's in July and that comes out in August. THey remade Purple Rain....it was called 8 Mile | |
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KatSkrizzle said: superspaceboy said: I think it would be a big hit. I wish Movie Companies would re-release classics instead of remaking them.
We have a Purple Rain Sing-A-Long here in San Fran this SUmmer. I doubt it'll be with the new footage though...it's in July and that comes out in August. THey remade Purple Rain....it was called 8 Mile | |
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KatSkrizzle said: THey remade Purple Rain....it was called 8 Mile
yep The Org is the short yellow bus of the Prince Internet fan community. | |
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KatSkrizzle said: THey remade Purple Rain....it was called 8 Mile Yep, and it was a much better movie. Not a big M fan or anything, and I avoided seeing it for a long time. The plot is just 75% Purple Rain and 25% Saturday Night Fever. But there's a lot more filmmaking skill behind 8 Mile. A lot less performance, though. For nostaligia's sake, PR is fine. I'm getting the urge to see it again myself, as well as UTCM. But that can happen just fine at your midnight movie madness type events. New DVD, fine. But to roll the thing out as a re-release is something that a film of this quality simply doesn't warrant. What kind of extra material is the DVD supposed to have? Every now and then
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righteous1 said: Screw it, why not
I'll buy the DVD with bonus footage too If they release it in theaters fine, but I really am hoping that they will release the uncut version on DVD with extra bonus features. I've seen the regular version so much I never thought I'd get tired of seeing it. | |
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Universaluv said: Bad idea. Althoughthe performances rock, the movie ain't that great and it would just affirm the idea that Prince is really just an 80's act.
Truth. "So strange that no one stayed at the end of the Parade..." - Wendy & Lisa's "Song About" on their 1987 self-titled album.
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I will admit this, Purple Rain is not that good of a movie  It is sooooo cheesy.All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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2freaky4church1 said: I will admit this, Purple Rain is not that good of a movie
It is sooooo cheesy.that's one of the things that's so good about it, the cheesiness factor!   | |
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i would love 2 see the performances on the big screen 2 make up 4 the live show i didn't get 2 see last month.... | |
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I'll put i to you this way: If the Warners actually do decide to re-release the flick, then I'll definitely go see it, for nostalgia's sake.
A lot of people seem to be complaining about the movie being outdated, but so what??? I mean THIS IS PRINCE WERE TALKING ABOUT!!!!! HELLLLOOOOO!!!!! This is our hero on the big screen.
Anyways, other folks are complaining about the misogyny and violence. Well.....it's just a movie, right? I mean it's like Prince said in that interview, "violence is something that occurs everyday. I didn't write Purple Rain." So come down too hard on the brother. He was just simply playing a character. Anyways, if the movie is re-released, I'm there. NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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