Look out! He's got a knife!

I met her in a hotel lobby masturbating with a magazine

I've always wondered about that line from Darling Nikki. Did Prince mean that Nikki was masturbating with a magazine, or that he was, or that they met because they both were using the same magazine? Did he mean she/he/they were masturbating while looking at the magazine, or actually using the magazine to masturbate with?

None of these things occurred to me while watching the movie Purple Rain, because it was such a good movie. I honestly don't believe you can fully understand '80s pop culture and fashion without watching it. The music is brilliant, and goes hand in hand with the movie - some of it was recorded for specific scenes, some scenes were designed around the songs, etc.

The acting is amateurish, but that adds to the movie somehow, especially knowing that almost everyone is playing themselves. Morris Day & Jerome are hilarious, even when doing a corny re-write of Abbot & Costello's "Who's on first?" routine.

It's a movie starring & scored by the guy who was far & away the best thing that happened to pop music in the '80s, it's based on his own life, and it seems warts-and-all - Prince has no problem with showing himself in a VERY bad light on numerous occassions.

Not just highly recommended, it's essential. No opinion expressed about Prince is valid if it's delivered by someone who hasn't seen Purple Rain.

Posted by joey at July 11, 2005 12:48 PM