Purple Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Albert Magnoli
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Actor: Apollonia Kotero, Clarence Williams III, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos, PrinceDirector: Albert Magnoli
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Donald E. Thorin
Editor: Albert Magnoli
Writer: Albert Magnoli
Producer: Joseph Ruffalo
Producer: Robert Cavallo
Producer: Steven Fargnoli
Writer: William Blinn
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 111 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of Purple Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)
DVD Review: Great Music, Mediocre Acting
Summary: 4 Stars
Prince's Purple Rain soundtrack is one of his greatest achievements and easily one of the best albums of the 1980s. The accompanying film works much like an extended music video and includes some rousing, high energy performances from the Purple One and his band, the Revolution. Pseudo-live numbers like "The Beautiful Ones" and "Baby I'm a Star" are high energy masterpieces. However, the plot line, which follows The Kid (Prince) amidst struggles with domestic violence and a budding romance with the beautiful Apollonia all while he and his band try to make it big, falls short due to some especially poor acting. Nonetheless, this movie packs a punch thanks to its elaborate musical numbers from The Time and The Revolution, making it essential viewing (and owning) for Prince fans. 3.5 Stars.DVD Review: Prince's classic movie on Blu Ray at new low price!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my faves,this movie was made back when Prince was in his prime!!! I've had this on VHS,Standard Full Frame DVD,The 2 DVD 20th Ann. Special Edition and now I bought the Blu Ray,the PQ,sound and extras are top notch and the good news is that it contains ALL the extras that were on the 20th Ann 2 DVD set,go you get 2 DVD's worth of great content on one nice Blu Ray Disc,plus you get better pic,sound etc!!! And the Blu Ray is actually cheaper than the 2 DVD set!!! Recommended! A+DVD Review: Still lots of fun after all these years
Summary: 4 Stars
I was surprised to see that this made such a great transfer to blu ray. What I didn't like about the disc is that none of the extras were transferred to hi def either. They are grainy as if I was watching it on a EP recorded video tape. The movie itself looks really good. One star off for not giving a better budget to fix up the extras.DVD Review: A fine way to revisit the 1980s, and the music's not bad
Summary: 3 Stars
When PURPLE RAIN was shot in 1983, Prince was a newly mainstream act, finally celebrated outside of his hometown of Minneapolis. Eager for more exposure, he sought out some producers and made this film. A hybrid film and music video, PURPLE RAIN describes the career of The Kid (Prince himself, of course), trying to make it in the music business in spite of the tough competition of swank Morris Day and violence between his alcoholic parents (Clarence Williams III and Olga Karlatos). The arrival of aspiring singer and dance Apollonia introduces some romance into the mix. Basically, things happen during the day, and then in the evening The Kid does his club act, where the songs Prince and The Revolution perform are vaguely related to what's going on between The Kid and Apollonia.
This format of a dramatic plot mixed in with gratuitous concert performance is in no way new. Elvis did a whole series of such films. What makes PURPLE RAIN memorable is how it captures a Zeitgest so broadly. It's a one-stop celebration of early 1980s fashion, car design, club life, and of course music. Of course the plot and much of the acting is risible, though often it descends into "it's so bad it's good" territory. Certainly one chuckles when the club manager tells The Kid, "No one understands your music but yourself", when the soundtrack sold 13 million copies.
The 20th anniversary edition DVD release contains a second disc with extras. There are three small documentaries, which describe respectively the Minneapolis venue featured in the film, the making of PURPLE RAIN, and the influence the film has had. They all feature interviews with the same people, including members of the Revolution and The Time. However, Prince, Moris Day, and Apollonia are missing from this documentary material.
DVD Review: Good movie
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm a huge Prince fan and this movie is a classic. The acting is not that great but you'll get over that because of the music!!!!
Description of Purple Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)
A young man (Prince) with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer Apollonia and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs. A complicated tale of his repeating his father's self destructive behavior losing Apollonia to another singer (Morris Day) and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues.Running Time: 111 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA UPC:?085393353322When Prince's dazzling and dynamic Purple Rain (movie and soundtrack album) and the hypnotic hit single "When Doves Cry" exploded onto the pop-culture scene in 1984, it seemed there was nothing the purple one couldn't do. The film is basically a feature-length music video, but no musician has ever had a better big-screen showcase for his many talents. The plot is really just a theme (about the son of an abusive father struggling not to continue the pattern) upon which to hang some of Prince's most dazzling songs (including "Let's Go Crazy" and the title tune), and some sizzling live-concert numbers. Apollonia Kotero is ravishing as the romantic interest, and Morris Day and the Time provide some terrific musical competition. Purple Rain is an essential artifact of the mid-'80s pop Zeitgeist. Prince took home an Oscar for the song score. --Jim Emerson
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