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From: donovan.pa@XEROX.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Purple Rain
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Date: Tue, 31-Jul-84 12:21:02 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 31 12:21:02 1984
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I also saw Purple Rain over the weekend and here is what I thought of
the movie.  First of all I was not an avid Prince fan before I saw the
film..  The only song I knew Prince sang was Little Red Corvette
(although I had certainly known of his popularity).  So I don't believe
you have to REALLY like Prince before you see the movie to enjoy it.  If
you like music, that's all the requirements you need.  When the movie
first started I could tell it was going to be something I would really
enjoy.
I saw it at the Century 22 and the sound system was great.  The movie
kept my interest and entusiasm throughout (it did seem to drag at one
point but not for long).  The music was excellent!!  I had only heard
one of the songs before but I thoroughly enjoyed all of the music.  I
wasn't sure what to think of Princes' acting at first but as the movie
and plot thickened his acting got better and more intense.  I was really
impressed with the way he performed the emotional scenes.  (Yes this is
somewhat of a tear-jerker).  He is a very moving performer in his acting
and his singing.  I left the theatre feeling really good and now that I
have actually seen Prince perform (you really get a chance to see him in
action on stage alot) I can totally understand why he is known for his
stage performances.  I was never aware that this was suppose to be a
factual film at all, but factual or not it was a dynamite movie that I
think alot of people will enjoy.