That would be amazing, but I wouldn’t hold my breath on that one. It’s a ownership/licensing issue. Which is why they Didn’t include a Blu-ray of it, in the “SOTT Super Deluxe” boxed set (cd or lp version). They instead gave us an alternate, less production, concert. Which is actually an amazing performance, of course. But a good 4k of any of his other movies or concerts, would be a MASSIVE wish come true!! 🙏🏽
I actually saw this at ten years old during a double feature that had both it and Gremlins. Not really a pairing that makes much sense, but those were both were playing, and I saw both that day for the first time. Went out and purchased the Purple Rain cassette after.
I was really hoping the Prince Estate and WB would do something extra special with the movie. Maybe some really cool packaging, poster, replica tickets, deleted scenes (if any are salvageable), the 1983 concert at First Ave etc etc. I think there was a great opportunity to do some cool stuff with the 40 anniversary, but it’s too late now.
*I watched this in a cinema theater back in the 80's.* I still have my VHS version. I was to every Prince concerts in my region from 1986 to the early 90's. Some concert tours I even went to multiple locations in my region to visit. I still have *the black and white Paisley patterned tambourine* I caught, which he threw out to the audience on the Parade Tour. He threw out 3, I was happy enough to catch the third. Then I think it was Wendy, maybe Lisa, who threw out 3 more on that concert. It's still in perfect condition. The black and white ribbons are still there and no rust. I kept it in my home, not in some storage or garage. I still have all my Prince vinyl records from that time, my Sign Of The Times VHS. Also on my wall to this day is the Movie poster for Sign Of The Times, as well as a peach background poster with the whole Sign Of The Times lyrics on it. The last concert I visited was in early 90's when he used his sign, since he was in that dispute with WB to get free from his contract. Prince was the Mozart of our time. I've been to two concert afterparties where he did appear in person (not to perform, but just to hang out and party). Oh, I also watched Under The Cherry Moon in a movie theater back in the 80's. Also Sign Of The Times Concert Movie, plus I went to the real concert as well of course. I was so sad when I got to to know he passed away in April 2016. It really hit me. Indeed *"Sometimes It Snows In April".*
@@stevevlahos1 That makes it even more sad and also chilling in a way. Thank you for that information. Btw, was that an old interview or after he passed away? I would like to try and find it. It's not one that I have watched yet. I like to watch as much as possible surrounding Prince.
@@TheSteveSteele Yeah, it was really cool. It was in not a very large venue, like the later concerts. No big arena. Like more of a local icehockey rink where local teams play. I can't remember if the venue could hold 3.000 or 6.000 people. I think it was 6.000, which is nowhere near the later arena concerst like Sign Of The Times and LoveSexy tours, which I also saw (multiple times actually of lovesexy tour). The intro of Sign Of The Times concert was amazing.
Some guy said the movie is in it's aspect ratio for the first time ever on home video. I had the 20th anniversary 2 disc special edition d.v.d that came out years ago and the movie IS in it's original ratio ''1.85.1''. Those 3 additional missing special features are on that release.
Since this has always looked bad on physical I’m happy to have the upgrade on 4K. The special features on this movie are on my old Blu-ray. Exciting review!
Back in London they did Singalong a Purple Rain. It was so much fun. In addition to singing the songs, you had to cheer prince, Boo Morris. Wolf whistle Apples and go Brrrrrrm brrrrrrm, every time Prince rode his bike. So much fun!
AWEsome.. Still wish Atmos was included or DTS:X. But a totally re-make of the sound is good enough. I think the way Warner brought this out this way cause there might be a Big Boxset coming with All 3 movies in 4k and all the Bells & Whistles.. We can only hope. But not having a restored Blu kinda suck.. But Oh, well....
I normally get rid of my standard blu release when I get a 4k, but I'm holding onto it anyways because I have the "Prince Movie Collection" set that came out right after his death as I doubt we're going to get 4k releases of Under The Cherry Moon or Graffiti Bridge anyways, so I'm keeping the blu anyways to keep the other two movies. As you're a Prince fan from Louisville, did you ever get a chance to see him live? I saw him twice (once in 2007 in his hometown as I was dating someone who lived in Minneapolis at the time, and the second at the Louisville Palace roughly a year before his death) and he was truly a once in a lifetime performer, wish I'd see him more
I saw Prince at Louisville Gardens in 1997! Sadly, I didn’t get to see any of the Palace Theater dates, but I had one friend who got to go to two of those shows.
Watching it now! Movies from 1984 have an interesting feel for me this year with it being my birth year. I'm turning 40 with all of these movies. 😭Love it and the soundtrack.😭The slip is pretty nice as well. I was trying to not get my finger prints all over it 😂😂
I own the LG C3 65inch OLED tv and its by far THE BEST tv ive ever owned and because of the amazing picture quality...4k discs and even regular blu rays look gorgeous...if i look back when i owned just a regular samsung 4k tv 5-6 years ago, 4k discs looked overly dark and thats why i didnt buy i invested in a premium tv. So my advice to 4k non-believers is put some money aside and purchase a high end tv and you will see what the big deal about 4k is.
Just seen it on iTunes - my old HD got the 4K Dolby Vision upgrade. On my LG C2 OLED with Apple TV 4K the picture of this film looks outstanding and the sound is incredibly punchy and powerful. They've done a great job of this remaster!!!
For me, when I buy a 4k, I'm not buying it for special features. And if there _are_ any, barring a commentary, I would want them on a second disc, so that every possible ounce of bit rate on the disc is going to the movie. So if the release is 4K only, I'm 100% okay with as few extras as possible. For me, in this case, there being only a few features isn't a huge problem, it's a bonus. That's just me.
To each his own, I guess. I have never watched the special features of a movie. I don't want the curtain pulled back. I don't want to see how the sausage is made. It would make suspending disbelief more difficult when I see the movie again. I just want to enjoy eating the highest quality sausage possible and move on.
you have a point but some of the special features were quite cool on the blu, the music videos that were all over MTV in 84-85 but the real gem is the MTV premiere party of the show from summer 1984 that is a time capsule, interviews with people like Eddie Murphy and Weird Al going to the premiere of the film, etc..... it's definitely fun nostalgia and is a nice extra
I used to be just like that until I started the channel and felt it necessary to dive into them for reviews. Now it’s an important part of my viewing experience
I love purple rain, i've seen it at least 50 times. As far as the acting, they all did pretty well for first time actors. I've seen professional actors struggle with roles half as challenging. Some actors need to just retire and spare us the torture. I have a standard dvd. You've convinced me and i will spring for the bluray. I can't do 4k because i don't have a 4k player. On the the day prince died i posted an article on my X account and called him a rock god. I was inspired to learn how to play an electric guitar because of prince. I aspire to be half as good as him one day.
Great review Ken. Love this movie. I watched it loads of times back in the 80’s. The UK release has a Blu Ray with extras - so not sure why the US release didn’t as well. Strange 😮
When I can, I usually just make my own combo packs with a 2-disc case. Pair the old BD with the new UHD, and keep the old BD case as a spare for the future. I usually put the old artwork behind the new artwork.
Glad I pre-ordered the limited edition steelbook, it comes with the Blu-ray and special features. Correction so does the standard slip version 4K 😅. WB must not like giving the US Blu-rays. Maybe it's because they get digital codes instead. I’ll be adding my old standard Blu-ray to the sell pile. Same with Enter the Dragon, I got the normal slip version, which included a Blu-ray and special features. Although not with Vacation, I had to buy the limited edition. So it's hit-and-miss.
honestly the blu is worth keeping if you own the Prince Movie Collection set, I really doubt Cherry Moon or Graffiti Bridge will ever see the light of day on 4k, it's almost a miracle they even got blu-ray considering some of the titles that never went past DVD, but as long as that set exists, I'm not selling the blu even though I'm getting PR in 4k
@nah....6151 @nah....6151 I’ve got the standard Blu-ray of Purple Rain, not a collection. It’ll be the same disc that’s in the limited steelbook. I don’t have have Cherry Moon or Graffiti Bridge.
Purple Rain is really not a great movie. But get this: I’ve bought it on VHS, old snapcase DVD, 20th Anniversary 2-disc Collector’s Edition DVD, and I just bought it on blu-ray last November. I don’t even have a 4K player yet, but I absolutely plan on getting Purple Rain on 4K!
The music is what makes the movie. Without it, it's not a good movie. Like Grease. The Music is what made Grease. Without it, it's really not that good.
It would be more of a fair comparison to compare this against the 2006 remastered Blu-ray. That Blu-ray you have is the original release which comes from the same master that was made for the 2004 DVD, just in native HD. The 2006 release was considered to be a vast improvement at the time of it's release.
Just wait until the end of July and buy the European version, which will be available on two discs and two versions of the steelbook with all the extras👍😎
I have the 4K disc and saw the film in theaters when it came out. I had the opportunity to see Prince live before and after he was a star. Phenomenal musician. The transfer is stunning. Looks as good as I think it will ever look. While I would have preferred an Atmos mix, the DTS MA 5.1 run through the Neural. Upmixer sounds fantastic.
I have preordered the steelbook version from Amazon UK. I could care less about the extra features. I’m glad to hear they restored it to the best it can be.
Hey Ken, the 4K Steelbook for Purple Rain, which is an import does have the Blu-ray disc inside. So maybe there are extras on that disc. This comes out in July 29.
Your awesome video and *AloneinTheDark68's* comment (further down) made me search a bit and I found the steelbox version on both A-m-a/z-o-n UK, which has a different domain name at the end (after the dot) and the German, again a different domain name at the end (after the dot), to be released late July/early August. It says it's region free, so should work for you in US too. I simply had to get it from UK. It looks like they send globally. At least it said they send to my country which is not in UK, but mainland Europe. It's not due to being in EU, since UK is no longer part of EU, still they send it to my country (which is in eu). The steelbox does indeed seem to include both the 4K UHD plus the blu-ray with all the extra materials (according to the details). 😎
I felt the same about Prince's acting when I first saw this movie opening weekend in 1984. He looked like a musician who was trying to act and even though he was playing himself it turned out to be a daunting task but the musical performances by Prince and Morris Day and the Time makes up for the weak acting by Prince.
I am awaiting my steelbook and can’t wait to get it - Shame through hearing about them dropping all those special features. You’d think they could’ve used a 100GB 4k disc and just kept then all. Poor choice on their behalf.
Steelbook in uk is completely purple we have the bluray with the extras...my issue is no atmos..that's a missed opportunity especially as the audio is coming out in atmos later this year!
I have Purple Rain on two separate dvds. I have a copy of the special edition with the premiere party and a interview with Wendy and Lisa probably from 2005. Why they just put all of the special features on another disk and include it separate along with the 4k version?
@@blackphilipalvarez1305 There is NO Dolby Vision on the disc. Just HDR 10. No need to call me a lier. Just see the official disc details. And when I played the disc no Dolby Vision was on it. Just HDR 10.
Thanks for sharing. I remembering seeing it on film in high school at my hometown movie theater (or most it -- "Darling Nikki" got cut because of a play rehearsal, and maybe "Computer Blue," too). Would love to see the restored version. Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music/Sacred & Secular
Been waiting for this and the details. Regarding the special features, the US version is lacking, some releases have all the special features on the digital copy, but not this one. ONLY way to get alll the special features is to get a UK import that has the 4K and Blu-Ray disc. I purchased standard slipcover version from Zavvi US, ships to America for $5.99. Cost me about $33 total. Normally special features might not be worth it, but all you need to know is that there is an album release party. Little Richard shows up to and claims he invented everything, and he has a Bible that he's tried to convert people after recently announcing he was not gay anymore. Watching that '80s celebrity weirdness at the party is worth it. Shocking there wasn't a Charlie Murphy true Hollywood stories about Little Richard showing up trying to convert people at Prince's party.
Ok Ken Thanks 4 the review is was helpful! I own on Blu-ray like you. I bought it around the time he died and because the special features weren't added to this, I probably will keep it for now & and eventually I probably will buy the 4K when the price goes down? P.S.This was his first movie ever, Then he made Under the Cherry Moon which was a flop but it's still worth seeing & Graffiti Bridge which was forced to be Purple Rain part 2 because because Under the Cherry Moon was a flop Anyways ... I'm wondering why the 4K is 1hr & 51mins & The Blu-ray is 1 hour and 54 minutes. it makes you wonder what they took out or took out of the movie. I saw in a review that Film was mishandled which is awful So that might be why but maybe you or someone one here knows?
FYI: the Blu-ray you're holding is the 2007 one, which is based on an older HD scan that was first used for the movie's 20th anniversary DVD. The 2016 Blu-ray release was based on a 2K scan of the interpositive. There is also a 2018 Blu-ray in the USA, which AFAIK is just the 2016 one but in a regular Blu-ray case (the 2016 one is housed in a purple case).
Have to wait a month for mine pre-order to ship as I wanted the steelbook which is only available in the UK release and not shipping till end of July. But looking forward to it for sure. Strangely it looks as if the UK release has the BD with it didn't worry me cos I have BD with all the special features already but yes your right it is nice to have it all in one set.
I saw this film for the first time during the pandemic. It's pretty silly to be honest. I'm glad I saw it, but not something I'll ever want to own. I'd rather listen to Prince than watch him.
How many people remember back in the day when this movie was still in the theaters, they also released it on VHS for home rental? You could go see it in the theater or rent it at the video store.
yep, they also did this with Flashdance as well which came out on video while the movie was still in the theater, VHS was still somewhat niche at the time so it didn't really hurt the box office
I saw it in a theater and also still have my VHS version of it. I also still have my Sign Of The Times VHS. Unfortunetly it seems like my Under The Cherry Moon on VHS has been lost over time.
I got to see this again in theater after he passed. I own the 2 disc dvd which i am happy with and i will not be upgrading, the soundtrack is amazing. The film, well its ridiculous and silly and stereotypical. It was a marketing vehicle for Prince at the time. And of all his other films, under the cherry moon and the god awful Graffiti Bridge which he directed, purple rain is the best of those three, now his concert film Sign of the times THATS HIS BEST FILM.
Hey Ken, do you think Argylle will get a physical media release, or we should abandon all hope because it was a big flop. ? Let's remember Prince won an Oscar for Purple Rain, unfortunately, I haven't seen that film yet. Thank you for the review Ken !!
I hope it does... I actually found a bootleg blu-ray at a flea market awhile back to hold me over (just like I did with Barbarian), I will upgrade both of those if an official release comes out, but they're not giving us an option
Di you know there is an updated Blu-ray of Purple Rain in a 3 movie collection? It contains all 3 of Princes movies. They redid the movie for this release. Why would I want a Blu-ran. Only with a 4K copy. I never watch the blu-ray copy of any 4K release. It is just a vast of material. Can’t wait to want this again for the 100th time.
