Purple Rain
Elias M. Sarraf
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Having been a rather avid Prince fan for the last year and a half,
I just had to see "Purple Rain." I wasn't disappointed in the least.
It was just like a long video, but that suited me just fine, I could
watch and listen to Prince for hours. I also thought that the acting
by Morris Day was good (I am also a Time fan). He was the source of
most of the humor in the movie.
I went with a non-Prince fan, and he thought it was okay. I don't
think he liked it much because he doesn't like that kind of music
at all; although he admitted that he thought the beats were catchy
and songs like "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" tend to grow
on you after awhile.
I am going to see this movie again, with another friend. I would
recommend it to anyone, although my opinion is very biased. Anyone
who enjoys this type of music, though, will most likely enjoy this
movie very much.
..elias
Steve Dyer
reviews it has garnered. By most any standards--acting, dialogue,
pacing, fair treatment of woman, it stinks. This is an inarticulate
little movie about people who are inarticulate, except through their
music. Not that this last point is deliberately realized.
The love interest is bizarre; you simply can't see what "The Kid" (Prince)
and Apollonia see in each other, other than being Beautiful People. Prince
treats her like scum, and she laps it up. In fact, all the women in this
movie are either crawling after their men, or being beaten up, or both.
The theme about the Kid recapitulating the actions of his father is
presented in such a ham-fisted way that it is laughable.
Face it, take Prince's music out of this movie, and you've got a
dog. In fact, the music scenes are pretty good, if you like concert
footage. You wonder why they bothered with the third-rate story.
See it in Dolby Stereo or not at all.
Gimme my MTV,
--
/Steve Dyer
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Sid Shapiro
liked this movie.
It was offensive in its treatment of women. Both Prince and the women
(who is gorgeous) who played Apolonia acted very mechanically.
They had the audacity to re-do the Abbott and Costello "who's on
first" routine.
But, did anyone notice that Prince's father was Linc from the Mod
Squad?
/ Sid /
Mike Musing
Thanks,
Mike Musing