Review of Purple Rain (1984) by Shiny W — 03 Mar 2008

It's fucking Prince--you have to love it!

This review of Purple Rain (1984) was written by Shiny W on 03 Mar 2008.

Purple Rain has generally received positive reviews.

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By Renovatia (17) on 04 May 2019

A higher score than a mere a 5/10 I cannot give despite having enjoyed the movie; The movie displays every attribute you'd expect from a b-movie…

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By Leroy D (36) on 23 Apr 2016

Might as well be called 80's the Movie. Greatest movie soundtrack of all time…

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By Jessica B (670) on 09 Sep 2017

How can you not love Purple Rain. Like other 80s classics, it's so bad it's good…

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By Eric V (398) on 13 May 2016

Great music and great music performances by Prince are the obvious highlights of this film. The story surrounded it is bone bare on plot…

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By Tyler K (129) on 24 Nov 2018

One of my absolute personal favorites, but only a Prince fan and a few others would enjoy…

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By Simon D (1,648) on 06 Aug 2016

Always loved this movie and always will…

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By Charlotte A (25) on 17 Feb 2018

Star quality. The music is obviously the star and prince oozes sex this whole film…

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By David A (1,816) on 01 May 2016

No disrespect to Prince. He's a great singer and performer, but when it comes to this film, it's awful…

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By Amy R (292) on 01 Jun 2016

Please bring this back to the big screens on June 7th, every year, in honor of Prince's birthday! At least in Minneapolis…

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As a debut and a savvy statement of personal enterprise, Purple Rain is quite an accomplishment…

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