LastingAware The greatest movie ever!

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Lee Eisenberg Prince's death last year made me realize that I didn't know much of his work (in fact, I first learned of him during the period when he used a glyph as his name). I only now got around to watching "Purple Rain". What a show! The plot is routine - a man trying to make something of himself in show biz - but the music is to die for. There are a couple of scenes that are probably in there for comic relief (such as the scene by the lake), but most of everything helps move along the story.Like "8 Mile" for Eminem, this is a semi-autobiographical story for Prince. I wouldn't go so far as to call it a masterpiece, but I had a good time watching it. The soundtrack and clothing scream 1980s. Really good time.Prince and Muhammad Ali died less than two months apart, and on the internet I saw a photo of them together, captioned SERIOUSLY, F**K 2016. Sometimes it seems as though the people who died last year (aside from the aforementioned ones, there were David Bowie, Patty Duke, Gene Wilder, Florence Henderson, Fidel Castro, Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds) were the lucky ones: they didn't have to experience the freak show that is the Trump era.

utgard14 With Prince having recently died, I've been meaning to take another look at Purple Rain, which I haven't seen in probably fifteen years or so. After just watching it, I can say my opinion on the movie hasn't changed much since I first saw it. The story is hackneyed and corny with some truly cringeworthy dramatic scenes. The family stuff, the abusive relationship our diminutive hero has with his new girlfriend -- it's all over the top in the worst way. But it does go into 'so bad it's good' territory for me and I think many others will see it that way too. Aside from the soapy stuff, the movie has a few things going for it. The music, for starters, is great. The Purple Rain soundtrack was excellent and most of the songs are used effectively here. Also Morris Day is hilarious as the villain. He steals every scene he's in. Prince himself is pretty bad as an actor but not quite as bad as Apollonia. She really stinks. It helps that she has a nice topless scene, though. Overall it's worth a look if you love the' 80s, Prince, or you're just a connoisseur of cheesy movies.

SnoopyStyle The Kid (Prince) is a young talented leader of his group The Revolution as they play at The First Avenue club in Minneapolis. He comes from a trouble home with an abusive musical father. The loudmouth flamboyant Morris Day and his group The Time are the headliners in the club. Apollonia (Apollonia Kotero) is an aspiring singer who falls for the Kid. Their relationship hits a roadblock when Morris develops a group around Apollonia. The Kid is in danger of losing his spot in the club.The music ranges from experimental jams to incredible pop sensations. Prince is a passable actor. None of the acting is great. Morris Day seems to be having lots of fun. The Kid is surprisingly violent. He's a volatile self-destructive character. Aside from the great music, this movie offers some truly nice moments. The lake scene is fun. And Prince seems to be really trying.

Gideon24 Prince was one of the biggest musical acts of the 1980's and Hollywood decided to get their piece of the pie by offering the musician the lead in a 1984 film called Purple Rain, framed around Prince's music in which he pretty much plays himself (the character is only referred to as "The Kid"), an arrogant musician who has not only alienated the manager of the club where he performs, but his own band members (played by real- life members of his band) who have grown tired of their leaders' music and are ready to walk when the kid adamantly refuses to even listen to a song they wrote, let alone performing it. Things get further complicated when competition from another band (Morris Day and the Time) threatens his regular job as well as a budding romance with an aspiring singer (Apollonia) who the kid attempts to control until he learns she actual has her own career aspirations, which involve the kid's sworn enemy, Morris.Albert Magnoli's music video directorial approach to this film's mounting is more than appropriate, creating an eye-popping, ear-pounding musical drama that stays consistently entertaining, despite the unappealing lead character...the Kid is a sexist, thoughtless egomaniac who thinks it's all about him and objectifies women to the point of distraction, a trait he apparently inherited from his father (Clarence Williams III, in a brilliant performance), a pig who seems to be blaming his failed music career on the kid's mother, evidenced in his beating of her on a regular basis.The story is actually a throwback to musicals of the 1950's but its glamorous 1980's visual and musical trappings do help to disguise that fact. Thank God that Prince's musicianship is so intoxicating because the guy is no actor...though the scene where tries to seduce Apollonia musically onstage with a song called "Nicky", is awesome...a sexually riveting musical number that mesmerizes the rest of the audience but sends Apollonia running from the room. For me, outside of the work of Clarence Williams III, the best scene in the film.The film also features Prince classics like "Let's Go Crazy" "When Doves Cry", and the absolutely gorgeous title song. Morris Day and his band also get a chance to shine as well. Yes, the film is basically just a 90-minute music video, but the music is awesome and the visuals are arresting and despite an unappealing lead character, this film is a lot of fun and has great re-watch appeal.