Adam Ant: The Madness of Prince Charming

Advantages: A real eye opener
Disadvantages: very sad

In the 80's Adam Ant was devastatingly beautiful, which is why I wanted to watch this documentary. I knew he had changed into quite a portly fellow but was not prepared for what turned out to be a very sad story of his life. He suffers from manic depression, which is characterised by mania when a person is convinced they are invincible, which is followed by deep, dark depressions that can last for years. During the depressions he had made many suicide ...
...Act. He spoke about his illness very frankly and two members of the Ants also contributed. All in all this programme left me feeling rather guilty for adoring the personality in his heyday with not a single thought about the real life he was living. I don't regret watching this and would recommend it to anyone, in the hope that it would raise awareness of the devastation that is manic depression. ... Read review

Advantages: Very informative, open and truthful. Very interesting to boot.
Disadvantages: Didn't want it to end. Even though it was sad to know all he has been going through for all these years...it was still great to see and hear from and about him again!

...for any new information about Adam Ant. Living in the US it was not readily available for me to just pick up or tune into a station to watch. So off to ebay I went and I found a bootleg copy for sale. I have watched it about 8 times since receiving the DVD in February. I have always been fascinated with Adam Ant. Yes he was a beautiful creature for sure...but I always loved the way he had of making fun of himself while entertaining us. Even if it ...
...as they went through the years...showing us all the creative steps through his career. Great to see Marco and Merrick.......and to hear from them. Anyone who is or was an Adam Ant fan should watch this. It puts it all into an even bright light and deeper perspective. ... Read review