To me personally 'Purple Rain' (1984) didn't do it for me. Yes, it was a excellent promotional tool for Prince to reach a mainstream level, but the film was awful in a lot of ways - dull acting and a boring script. After watching this, I thought Prince only did this one film and nothing else, therefore my opinion of his acting abilities were narrow.
Then I heard of the movie 3 Chains o' Gold, made during the Diamonds and Pearls/Love symbol era, which, I believe, was Prince's most amazing time of his career up to that time. I actually liked his Diamonds and Pearls and Love Symbol albums respectively. This film is really confusing to follow at times. The music videos are intensely sexual. However Prince's acting is not too bad here, and surprise, he actually talks here.
The movie seems to drag on at times and it's only for the serious Prince collector.
Then I heard of the movie 3 Chains o' Gold, made during the Diamonds and Pearls/Love symbol era, which, I believe, was Prince's most amazing time of his career up to that time. I actually liked his Diamonds and Pearls and Love Symbol albums respectively. This film is really confusing to follow at times. The music videos are intensely sexual. However Prince's acting is not too bad here, and surprise, he actually talks here.
The movie seems to drag on at times and it's only for the serious Prince collector.