Hopefully we'll get Sign O the Times on 4k one day.

, Apalonia jumping in that cold water worth the price of admission alone 😂😂 real trooper

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 cannot WAIT to sit down and watch one of the most iconic movies of my childhood in 4K!!!! HELL YEAH LETS GOOOOOOO💪🏻💪🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥

*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".*

The audio is superb, better than CD quality with DTS-HD and Dolby 5.1/2.0 audio, that's the big selling point here.

One of the best soundtracks/albums of all time and the movie is great as well! Definitely picking this up.

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.

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....

Just watched this last night and it looks amazing. I’m guessing this “big” problem is the lack of special features for the 40th anniversary.

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!

Finally! Why wasn’t this masterpiece given the 4k Ultra HD conversation sooner??? Great Movie!

Hey Ken. Just to let you know, the UK release has the blu ray included, with all the special features.

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.

He played “The Kid”. They never said the name Prince in the movie.

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 😂😂

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.

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.

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.

Agree with you Ken, really want the studios to include all the extras so that each 4K I buy is the definitive collection for the movies I love.

Prince's strengths: Smoldering sexuality and raw passion.

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

Great review, Ken! Looking forward to getting this classic on 4K. Takes me back to my childhood. Prince was one of the all time greats!

I'll definitely buy it when the deleted scenes are put in it.

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 😮

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!!!

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.

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!

It's the second movie to be scanned at 8K, the first is 'The Fugitive' and the upgrade audio is also a nice addition. Cool for the fans!

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.

It is perfect for what it is. It’s a one of a kind experience

No shade to Appolonia there is a part of me that wishes Vanity had been his co -star .

Purple Rain came today Monday in the mail so I'm watching it right now 🎸🎸🎸🎶🎶🎶

I have had it pre-ordered since you announced it!

The man, the movie and the music is Iconic. This really is everything that 1984 was about. He owned it. Unbelievable

“Filmed in the 40’s probably in 1983 when they made this film” wuhhhhh

9:17”filmed in the 40s” so Warner sat on this for ages

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.

Thx for the review HUGE PRINCE and FRIDAY THE 13TH!!

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.

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.

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.

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

I have the movie on DVD. And sound track

Dude!!! I believe you should sing every video!!!

Got this ASAP and loved every second of it- made me feel like a kid again! Would have enjoyed those extras though... gotta go scour KZfaq now.

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.

Hope it at least has deleted scenes. Id wish that they would make it to where you can watch movies with the deleted scenes in it

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👍😎

Nice review! Thanks. ❤

I too and a special feature lover. They really add value to the release, especially for those that love the film.

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). 😎

Talk about a classic that takes us back to an ERA and best one ever, when movies music tv and fashion were 💯❤️🎥🎬🎶📺👏🏻

One of my favorite films right here. I was hoping for the deleted scenes but still happy for this release.

The sorta sequel Graffiti Bridge is such a letdown but Morris Day and the Time steal that one too.

I will get it when it’s $12.99

Great, now I got to keep the Blu ray 🤦🏾‍♂️ Cheap Bastards.

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.

WB giving detail on the scan like that is a great thing going forward if - IF they make it policy.

Can’t wait to pick up this classic musical film 😊❤

Great movie! One of the best.

The UK version contain the Blu-Ray also.

FYI! There is NO Dolby Vision on this disk. Nor Dolby Atmos. Picture quality is still great and HDR 10 works well!

Mine already arrived on Friday. Gonna this weekend. BTW, Prince made four films.

Like the movie and will likely pick up the 4K eventually. Looks like I’m keeping the blu ray as well.

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.

Damnit Ken. I just spent more money and preordered it. 💸💸💸

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.

It sucks that we’ll NEVER get the deleted scenes from Purple Rain, being that they were destroyed sad😢

I'm ok with them ditching the bluray disc, but I don't wanna lose legacy special features. I guess this is what it sounds like, when doves cry. 😢

Awesome pick

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.

If only they went the ATMOS or DTS-X rpute for audio which is what i was hoping for

There are actually 2 different 4k steelbooks, 1 is an HMV exclusive, I ordered both 😅

And I'm happy with the 2.0 track.

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!

Ken! Steve. I'm your biggest fan. 😂

thank you ken… for not singing… and the great review of course…

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.

I’m confused….youre a Prince fan, but you “believe” this is his first movie and can’t remember the names of the only other two he was in? 🤔 🤨

Hey Ken. I have my 4k Purple Rain. 👍😎 I'm happy it's in my collection. Glad you like it too.

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?

Purple Rain isn’t a movie about Prince. It’s a buddy movie detailing the Adventures of Jerome Benton and Morris Day

Thank you.Really.Thank you.

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?

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).

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.

Got it from Gruv a week ago!

i still have the hd-dvd… guess it‘s time to upgrade…

they probably cut them because they don't want to pay for licensing and its WB y'know there will be 3 more releases of this.

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 !!

You have a Halloween 6 poster on your wall? That movie is awful!

Wear your Prince Batman Soundtrack proudly purple friends!

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.

So only 4K no regular blu ray release ?

No Atmos no deal.

They should've waited a month. Then it would've been a true 40th anniversary of the movie. July 27th, 2024

Thank U

Warner!!!! ADD THE BLURAY!!!

The heck with xtrSs