Wow..."Graffiti Bridge" really WAS as bad as everyone said...

I picked up the DVD in HMV yesterday for £4, i figured it couldnt be that bad seeing as i enjoyed both "Purple Rain" and "Under The Cherry Moon" loads...however...

When people say:

1) It has no storyline - THEYRE NOT LYING
2) Its just a bunch of music videos put together - THEYRE NOT LYING
3) Prince is an aweful director - THEYRE NOT LYING
4) Prince doesnt put on a very good performance - THEYRE NOT LYING
5) He shouldnt have done it - THEYRE NOT LYING

And another thing i dont understand is, The Time released a full album "Pandemonium", plus like 3 tracks on the "Graffiti Bridge" soundtrack, why couldnt Prince just do us a full album? Having to skip through tracks like "Round and Round" every time i listen to the album gets a bit irritating.

Any of you guys thought "hey it can be that bad" only to be unpleasantly suprised?

xxx

I never said it was bad and I saw it the day it came out in the movies over 20 years ago!

Dayclear said:

If you think that's bad, you should now watch the Gangster Glam video. Prince managed to outdo himself on every single cheesiness level possible for that one--and he did it in 1/20th of the time it took to watch Graffiti Bridge.

THEY"re NOT me. Maybe it didn't cost very much money for Prince and his friends that worked on this project to please some of us...I own about a hundred movies...That I consider worth keeping..."Grafitti Bridge," is one of them...but "Under the Cherry Moon," is not.

Dayclear said:

~ "ITS GON RAIN ON YO HEAD!!" PRINCEY: point me in the right direction 2 make my connection 2 your purple perfection & get my musical infection!"

It was just around the corner!

Tame said:

THEY"re NOT me. Maybe it didn't cost very much money for Prince and his friends that worked on this project to please some of us...I own about a hundred movies...That I consider worth keeping..."Grafitti Bridge," is one of them...but "Under the Cherry Moon," is not.

~ "ITS GON RAIN ON YO HEAD!!" PRINCEY: point me in the right direction 2 make my connection 2 your purple perfection & get my musical infection!"

for us its a cross to carry, great music, great album.

I will refer you back to a topic from last year, one of my all time favourites on the org: http://prince.org/msg/7/256351?&pg=1

superspaceboy said:

It was just around the corner!

Tame said:

greyhoodiegirl said:

Efan said:

If you think that's bad, you should now watch the Gangster Glam video. Prince managed to outdo himself on every single cheesiness level possible for that one--and he did it in 1/20th of the time it took to watch Graffiti Bridge.

Instead of watching this sad fiasco,I'd rather watch the excellent 'Sign O The Times' concert film.

though it did produce this gif



i dunno i dont mind the film that much though i always try to think of it as a seperate film to purple rain rather than a sequal as it doesnt make it seem quite as bad though it is a tad weird

prime said:

Efan said:

If you think that's bad, you should now watch the Gangster Glam video. Prince managed to outdo himself on every single cheesiness level possible for that one--and he did it in 1/20th of the time it took to watch Graffiti Bridge.

WHAT???? Gangster Glam video was nice. Everyone was bumpin' that (song and vid)... To each its own but the Gett off maxi video was #1 on the charts and Graffiti Bridge...well you know where that went.

All that singing in the streets...it was a terrible musical..Man did that movie suck....

There was nothing bad about Diamond and Pearls era...maybe the beard and high hair but that year was it....JMO PEACE

Well at least the soundtrack was good

Wow TAME. That surprised me.

I think GB suffers from being connected to PR in anyway. Beyond that there are some glaring movie editing, script ...etc. UTCM suffers the same plight, but has a more of a feeling of princes humor.

GB he mopes the whole movie that the world is against him...devoid of any reason to cheer for him.

Rev said:

pplrain said:

Rev said:

Wow TAME. That surprised me.

I think GB suffers from being connected to PR in anyway. Beyond that there are some glaring movie editing, script ...etc. UTCM suffers the same plight, but has a more of a feeling of princes humor.

GB he mopes the whole movie that the world is against him...devoid of any reason to cheer for him.

Exactly.. I like the humour in UTCM. I also liked the songs.

Graffiti Bridge was OK. Ingrid Chavez was annoying..

~ "ITS GON RAIN ON YO HEAD!!" PRINCEY: point me in the right direction 2 make my connection 2 your purple perfection & get my musical infection!"

Ellie said:

b3xy said:

though it did produce this gif

Cinnamon234 said:

Well at least the soundtrack was good

One word for Graffiti Bridge the movie: SHIT

I'm a Gay man who's PROUD to also be a Prince fan

Ellie said:

Co to the fucking sign.

purplecam said:

DesireeNevermind said:

Soulstar77A said:

DesireeNevermind said:

DITTO - man i can't believe its been that long!!

Thats because it wasnt over 20 years ago.
GB premiered in 1990 i think...?
[Edited 8/22/08 9:08am]

~ "ITS GON RAIN ON YO HEAD!!" PRINCEY: point me in the right direction 2 make my connection 2 your purple perfection & get my musical infection!"