Movie of the Day – Coming to America

Some people will argue that Eddie Murphy’s best work came from Beverly Hills Cop, a fine mix of comedy and action with his biting attitude and general charisma.  I agree that it is a fine piece of work and makes yearn for the old Eddie Murphy to come back to the screen, I still think that there is one movie that eclipses all others.  Coming to America is probably my favorite Murphy movie out of his entire collection.  It incorporates just about every aspect of his personality, comedic timing and acting abilities in the comedy world into one movie with a funny script and great directing from John Landis.

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Movie of the Day – Purple Rain

First off, ignore the fact that there is no trailer for today’s post.  Nothing can be found on Youtube other than some recut trailer that makes this sexually charged film look like some sort of David Lynchian psychological thriller.  So instead, you get the bombastic, epic sound of the Purple Rain song by none other than Prince and The Revolution.  I don’t know what brought me to picking this movie today, but it might have something to do with me listening to the soundtrack, which is fucking amazing by the way, for a large portion of my work day.  So why not do a movie post on the iconic, for some, film titled Purple Rain.

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