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Saw Purple Rain in the threatre tonight, and -
It was GREAT!
The Cineplex Odeon chain of movie theatres decided to show Prince's Purple Rain in honour of his death tonight in all of their theatres across Canada. My better half and I decided to go.
It was so cool. First, the threatre was completely sold out. Everyone seemed really anxious. A woman sitting in front of me said she was "ready to cry". A guy came out saying they were starting the movie late because they didn't expect a full house and there were still people in the queue.
When the movie started, the sound volume was cranked up to 10. The audience cheered, clapped, laughed, chair-danced during the entire movie. Morris Day brought lots of laughs with every line he spoke, and Jerome brought howls of laughter when he tossed that girl into the garbage bin. Apollonia was fucking gorgeous in every scene, and the bad acting by the supporting cast was, well, fun.
Prince of course was un fucking real. I hadn't seen the movie in a long time but it was easy to see why he was such a big star after watching this movie. He really owned the stage, and man he could really play. And sing. And dance. And write. And... act!
As the movie was ending I was thinking wow - everyone in the threatre is just really enjoying themselves and celebrating Prince's music and life. No one is going to cry, are they?
Yep. During the song Purple Rain, the camera catches guitar player Wendy crying and Prince gives her a kiss on the cheek. At that moment, my better half bursts into tears. Awww...
Anyway. Sure we have all seen the movie but if you get a chance to see it on the big screen, go check it out. It looks great thanks to all digital restoration, and it sounds even better.
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