Watch this slowly become my most-watched movie of 2022, or maybe even my most-watched movie of all time, eventually.
Because this is as good as live concerts get. Prince plays all the songs from Purple Rain, which is among the best albums of all time. Often, the songs here sound even better live. The 19-minute version of the title track has to be seen/heard to be believed. Most of the non-Purple Rain songs are great, too.
Even the lesser songs here are still fun, thanks to Prince's energy and stage presence.
Two years later he'd release Sign O The Times, which was a double album every bit as classic as Purple Rain (and which also has a great concert film).
The 1980s belonged to Prince; I don't know if any other solo artist was on fire in that decade as much as he was.