Michael Jackson: This Is It starring
Michael Jackson
This Is It!
Its hard not to watch Thi s Is It without feeling a mixture of sorrow and
elation. When he passed away in the summer of 2009, Michael Jackson
was in the midst of rehearsals for his final tour, an ambitious 50-date
engagement. In editing 120 hours of rehearsal footage together, Jack son
producer Kenny Ortega proves that it wouldve been an event for the ages.
Michael performs material that spans his career, from a Motown medley to
multi-platinum hits from Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad. Though he hadnt
toured in 10 years, it becomes i nstantly apparent, despite rumors to the
contrary, that Jackson was still in full possession of that unmistakable
voice--high-pitched whoops and all--and that he still had the gravity-defying
moves of a man half his age. Jackson and Ortega also collaborate d on
some real showstoppers, such as a graveyard-set Thriller; an imposing
They Dont Care About Us, in which several dancers appear to morph into
thousands; and a film noir sequence in which the singer slides in and out
of Gilda and other black-and-white classics, singing Smooth Criminal all
the while. Not everything works, like the Jackson 5 numbers, in which he
flubs a few lyrics, claiming that his earpiece isnt working properly, but as
he readily acknowledges, Thats what rehearsal is for. Its a tragedy that he
didnt get the chance to share this dazzling show with the world, but Ortega
allows fans to feel as if it actually happened--at least onscreen. --Kathleen
C. Fennessy Stills from Michael Jackson: This Is It (Click for larger image)
I knew that I was going to see this movie from the moment I heard the
conceptual idea of his rehearsals being made into a motion picture film. I
saw it the first night on October 27th at 11pm and I've seen it 3 more times
since then.
Michael was REMARKABLE and FANTASTIC! I just couldn't get enough of
looking at him and feeling his soul up there on that screen. The dancers
were on point and the band was jamming every note the way he wanted it;
when they had it just right.
I read someone's critique of the movie and it said that Michael had on long
sleeves during the rehearsals. I would like to say...THAT WOULD MAKE
SENSE to me because I'm sure the AIR was on HIGH in the stadium and
Michael didn't want to catch a chill and get sick with the flu or get hoarse in
his singing voice. I don't know why people make such dumb observations
and publish it without thinking through what they are saying.
During the 8 hours of my watching Michael upon that screen, I never once
felt that he was not here anymore. I was so happy to see him at his most
energetic self and showing his finesse and power at the same time. I was
smiling and feeling blessed to be watching him make the attempt to bring
his Mega-Talent back to the stage for everyone to see that nothing was
tarnished about his skills. Throughout the whole movie, each time I
watched it, I was totally engaged in every single movement that he made.
The only time my eyes left him is, of course, when he wasn't on the screen.
My only beef is with one of the theaters where I went to see the movie. The
first movie theater closest to my home has the BEST sound system and
you can hear every single decible of what's on the screen. The music was
rumbling inside of me like I was sitting right there in the stadium with the m.
But then I went to this other theater to check out a different atmosphere
and I was SO NOT HAPPY because the sound system in the speakers
seemed to be unbalanced. The music and the voices weren't the same
level of pitch or something of that matter. I don't know why they would have
a CONCERT MOVIE's sound system setup like that.
The 3rd time I went to see the movie was again at the theater nearest my
home and I knew then for sure that the other theater's sound system was
OFF. The 4th time, I had to go again to the other theater with the bad
sound system because it wasn't showing near my home that weekend. I
wasn't too happy about that because they actually charge $3 more than
the one nearest my home, but I went there again anyway because I HAD
TO SEE MICHAEL ONE MORE TIME before they took it from all the
theaters. Even with the sound system still unbalanced, I focused on
Michael and loved every minute of watching him do his thing, just loving
him more and more every second.
Also, I never saw the film with more than 25 people in the theaters that I
visited. I had wished that I could have seen it at least once with a full
theater to feel the energy of everyone enjoying themselves. But then I
thought, this was great that I didn't watch it with a lot of people, because I
wasn't distracted or annoyed or disturbed by not hearing something being
said on the movie because of excessive noise from a crowd. I accepted
that as a blessing in disguise and didn't let it bother me because I know
that in areas all over the world there were theaters that were filled up on
more than one occasion with lots of happy fans.
I have a pair of nice wireless headphones that I know will give me great
sound at home when I get this DVD in my hands. I'm going to watch
Michael in this movie on a regular basis until I can see it in my dreams.
LOL And the additional DVDs will be mine, as well. I CAN'T STOP THE
LOVE and whatever lets me see him and hear him speaking, singing and
dancing is what I have to have in my possession. LOL
I hope all the people who didn't take the time to go out and see this movie
at the theaters will buy or rent this DVD like crazy because it's worth every
single second and every single dime to witness the MASTER at his work.
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