Michael Jackson's This Is It (2d)
(PG)- Release Date: 29th October 2009 (Showtimes)
- Language: English
- Running Time: 111 mins
- Genre: Documentary / Music
- Director: Kenny Ortega
- Cast: Michael Jackson
- Local Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing International
"Michael Jackson's This Is It" offers Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning summer 2009 in London's O2 Arena. Chronicling the months from April through June 2009, the film is drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs for the show. Audiences will be given a privileged and private look at the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, and genius as he creates and perfects his final show.
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A Priceless Behind-The-Scene Documentary
While the movie doesn't live up to my expectation, Michael Jackson's This Is It is nevertheless an excellent tribute documentary to Michael Jackson, who died just before he was about to launch his latest world tour, This Is It. In the documentary, we can see how hard Michael Jackson worked in order to prepare a concert no one has ever seen before. This includes the ground-breaking technology, amazing choreography and dancers, enchanting visual and dazzling designs of the concert. Michael Jackson's This Is It will make Michael Jackson's fans feel as if their hearts have just been touched by Michael Jackson's soul. It's the documentary that will leave everyone in awe of the world's pop king -- KANYE WEST you'll never take Michael Jackson's crown.
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A Priceless Behind-The-Scene Documentary
While the movie doesn't live up to my expectation, Michael Jackson's This Is It is nevertheless an excellent tribute documentary to Michael Jackson, who died just before he was about to launch his latest world tour, This Is It. In the documentary, we can see how hard Michael Jackson worked in order to prepare a concert no one has ever seen before. This includes the ground-breaking...More
While the movie doesn't live up to my expectation, Michael Jackson's This Is It is nevertheless an excellent tribute documentary to Michael Jackson, who died just before he was about to launch his latest world tour, This Is It. In the documentary, we can see how hard Michael Jackson worked in order to prepare a concert no one has ever seen before. This includes the ground-breaking technology, amazing choreography and dancers, enchanting visual and dazzling designs of the concert. Michael Jackson's This Is It will make Michael Jackson's fans feel as if their hearts have just been touched by Michael Jackson's soul. It's the documentary that will leave everyone in awe of the world's pop king -- KANYE WEST you'll never take Michael Jackson's crown.
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Long live the legend!!!!!!!!
Michael Jackson is not dead!!!!!!He will always live in the hearts of his fans!!!!!!!What is the real definition of death?Something stagnant and gone?Well,with his music and performance etched so deeply in the minds of his hardcore fans,his legacy will live on forever and ever!!!!!Haven't booked the tickets???Well,do it now or never!!!!!!!If u want to watch the performance of the century,THIS...More
Michael Jackson is not dead!!!!!!He will always live in the hearts of his fans!!!!!!!What is the real definition of death?Something stagnant and gone?Well,with his music and performance etched so deeply in the minds of his hardcore fans,his legacy will live on forever and ever!!!!!Haven't booked the tickets???Well,do it now or never!!!!!!!If u want to watch the performance of the century,THIS IS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It's not a movie
What I loved most: $6 to watch MJ backstage performance.
What I really hated: He's dead.
I respect MJ for he is a true professional world class performer, but I can't help it comparing this show to the one shown on the TV few months ago. Same songs with everyone in their own cloths now, so we are actually watching MJ backstage efforts. Supported by his estate and a few technically accomplished industry players, The Live Concert that never was gets the big screen treatment in a...More
I respect MJ for he is a true professional world class performer, but I can't help it comparing this show to the one shown on the TV few months ago. Same songs with everyone in their own cloths now, so we are actually watching MJ backstage efforts. Supported by his estate and a few technically accomplished industry players, The Live Concert that never was gets the big screen treatment in a rush job project that squeezes the dying dimes out of Michael Jackson's stuttering legend. TRUE RESPECT is one thing, BORING is another, for me. End of show, I thought someone will clap, but no one did. BUT again, all who watched this show will be leaving the cinema with great respect for the one and unique Michael Jackson.
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A movie that should have been a concert
What I loved most: The whole event on how MJ prepare the concert
What I really hated: The concert fails to take place
Respect is the word that I would say to MJ... This movie just make me so feel like spending money to go down to his concert just even once will do. Now I just feel so empty as I will never be able to go down to any of his concert anymore.. The magic and the anticipation of his concert is really well potray in this movie. Well done!
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"Michael Jackson's This Is It" went through the careful process of sensitive marketing, to ensure fans will see it as a definitive must-watch. A press release which quoted movie and tour director Kenny Ortega as saying "This film is Michael's gift to his fans" was recalled and replaced with "This film is a gift to Michael's fans." Sony will hit big returns for the US$ 60 million paid to concert promoter AEG Entertainment for the 100 hours of rehearsal footage and distribution rights. We've all seen concerts but "This Is It" contains some very interesting stuff that were meant only for MJ's reference library, such as an apparently unstaged exchange with keyboardist Michael Bearden over a timing aspect while rehearsing "The Way You Make Me Feel", one that only musicians could probably appreciate. We get to see Kenny Ortega teaching the backup dancers how to use the fancy moving stage apparatus and what is the difference between throwing them up in the air "toaster speed" or "elevator speed". We also get to see the demised star engage in some confrontational exchanges with his colleagues but the cut leads us to believe it's a master genius at work, a sort of perfectionist ace showman trying to get everyone on the same page as him, instead of diva-like tantrums thrown by MJ. For this, some measure of belief can be accorded to the notion that this movie is really for his fans.
However, there is a nagging thought that this movie was never meant to be. The title card reads that MJ passed on just eight days before heading out to the original concert location with his entourage. This assembled movie is almost two hours long but it feels like we haven't seen enough of Michael, like the many unanswered questions we are left with about the star. We leave the cinema hall thinking we were merely snatching at Michael's shadow.
Variety has noted that "rather than a bittersweet farewell, the film will merely serve as the opening salvo to a flood of posthumous releases and merchandising that will make Tupac Shakur's estate seem a paragon of restraint." Michael Jackson is commonly referred to as the most recognised person in the world - yet this concert movie comes off as carefully executed but inescapably inadequate attempt to freeze-capture the star one last time for the watching world. Yet, sometimes this is the best anyone could do. The King is dead. Long live the king.
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