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• Phil H

  
  Love Michael Jackson, I believe he's the greatest musician for along long time. His music is universal and his dance skills and imagination are stunning. Almost all his music videos from the 80's are classics and this film/music video is a legendary collection of the best… More
  Love Michael Jackson, I believe he's the greatest musician for along long time. His music is universal and his dance skills and imagination are stunning. Almost all his music videos from the 80's are classics and this film/music video is a legendary collection of the best with a dodgy story line lol Smooth Criminal is the best, the look and moves are breath taking. Also Jacksons ideas are blueprints for alot of future films, there are some great concepts here and nice touches. Jacksons music and moves still kicks all modern day musicians arses. Untouchable.

• Jani H

  
  "I ask for a BAD guy and he gives me Michael Jackson? I can't take it anymore!" I can't really say that this is a movie. It's more of a compilation of some Michael Jackson songs put together into movie modes. 'Moonwalker' starts with pictures and… More
  "I ask for a BAD guy and he gives me Michael Jackson? I can't take it anymore!" I can't really say that this is a movie. It's more of a compilation of some Michael Jackson songs put together into movie modes. 'Moonwalker' starts with pictures and video footage of MJ when he was a kid and a young artist. All of a sudden he's chased by cartoony people, him wearing a rabbit suit and so on... The only really interesting segment of 'Moonwalker' is the Smooth Criminal part. In that episode, MJ really shoves us, the viewers, that he was an astonishing dancer. It's also beautifully shot and come to think of it, one of the best music videos I've seen. Another nice segment is the one where MJ gets all Optimus Prime and turns into a robot of some sort. 'Moonwalker' is over 20 years old and I believe that the transformation was at that time pretty amazing. But in overall, 'Moonwalker' doesn't come well together as a feature film. MJ can't act. Every time he opened his mouth in this movie, compilation (or whatever), it proved only one thing to us. MJ is an unbeliavable singer but as an movie actor... Like in one of his songs... He's BAD. For fans only.

• Tim S

  
  Love this video. Hopefully it will get a DVD release here in the states soon.

• Lafe F

  
  Weird stuff. A collection of Michael Jackson short films - not yet on DVD in North America. It starts with a live stage performance of "Man in the Mirror" - with shots of audience members freaking and fainting; some needed to be carried away by paramedics. There's a… More
  Weird stuff. A collection of Michael Jackson short films - not yet on DVD in North America. It starts with a live stage performance of "Man in the Mirror" - with shots of audience members freaking and fainting; some needed to be carried away by paramedics. There's a cool journey through Michael's career with music and animation. Next we are presented with "Badder" - a remake of the "Bad" video with kids! This was impressive how close the child performers were to the originals. Weird how some kids had beards and stubble. This is followed by Michael being chased by tourists through a movie backlot. There's a nice mix of claymation and actors wearing masks. It's very cartoonish and as fun as the studio chase in "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure". Michael hides out in the wardrobe department and dons a huge rabbit mask for the getaway on a motorbike, leading into the "Speed Demon" song. The high-velocity chase is awesome, but the song itself wasn't too good. There's a run-in with a traffic cop at the end of the road. After that is the weird "Leave Me Alone" music video. It has a good song and animation. Some of the images were trippy and questionable: like the dogs in suits, lizards, Bubbles the chimp, Michael dancing with the Elephant Man's skeleton and a tribute to Elizabeth Taylor. The main feature is "Moonwalker" - which has Michael and his kid friends in happy world of sunshine and playing ball - but they discover a plot by the shrieking and evil Mr. Big (Joe Pesci), his spiders and guards distribute drugs to all the kids of the world. The direction and effects are cool. The street kids are wholesome and impeccably clean, they. I felt my emotions being tested with the kids crying and then happy at the end. Michael and his friends hide out in an abandoned 30's night club and awaken the ghosts of the past for the entire "Smooth Criminal" music video - one of my favourite songs of his. There's a lot of gun-violence and chasing, with cool things like Michael turning into an armored car and giant robot - it's incredible! The film feels a bit drawn-out, but overall it's impressive. Michael overdoes it at the end by inviting his kid-actor pals to witness a grinding and sweaty stage performance of "Come Together".

• Sophie B

  
  This movie is a must-see for any Michael Jackson fan. It didn't really flow from the beginning musical section to the main story but I love the way he linked Bad and Speed Demon. The main story was good but confusing at times as I wasn't sure if the children really did know… More
  This movie is a must-see for any Michael Jackson fan. It didn't really flow from the beginning musical section to the main story but I love the way he linked Bad and Speed Demon. The main story was good but confusing at times as I wasn't sure if the children really did know Michael or not. The effects were really good and Michael gave an amazing performance on all levels. He's giving a great message against drugs and I loved his performance of Come Together. R.I.P Michael! <3

• Candy R

  
  I hadn't watched this in years since it was first released, but it is just as capavitating. Michael sings and dances and makes movie magic. He fights a drug lord, plays football and tranforms into a robot. It will blow you away. Michael is legendary and his music will live on… More
  I hadn't watched this in years since it was first released, but it is just as capavitating. Michael sings and dances and makes movie magic. He fights a drug lord, plays football and tranforms into a robot. It will blow you away. Michael is legendary and his music will live on forever.

• Cassandra M

  
  This movie is great. Now, I do tend to like my films heavy on the story and dialogue, but now and then, something like Moonwalker comes along, and it's watchable, despite numerous flaws. This film is no more than a highly entertaining Michael Jackson advertisement. Beginning… More
  This movie is great. Now, I do tend to like my films heavy on the story and dialogue, but now and then, something like Moonwalker comes along, and it's watchable, despite numerous flaws. This film is no more than a highly entertaining Michael Jackson advertisement. Beginning with sickly video set to 'Man in the Mirror' a montage listing his achievements, and bits and bobs from his career, it goes through all the highs of his life, then crashes down into a really, really entertaining segment which acts as a funny music video for 'Bad' and 'Speed Demon', following the adventures of MJ as he runs from manic stop-motion fans, and finally dancing against a rabbit costume. The stop motion isn't that bad as some would have you believe. It's passable. Then we see the great video for 'Leave me alone', and straight into the main feature. Yes, the plot is laughable. Very laughable. We see Michael walk out of a building, then get shot at by thousands of troops. Then we hit flashback, showing MJ and three children stumbling upon an underground lair. 'Mr Big' (Joe Pesci) is the nefarious villain who has a plan to get every child in the world hooked on 'drugs' (no specifics are mentioned) at an early age. MJ and the little girl he is with get caught, then chased... yada yada yada. The plot isn't really the important part. We get two very cool sequences where MJ turns into a car, then a robot-spaceship thing, and of course, the amazing 'Smooth Criminal' sequence. It's a so-so film, but it is fantastic for anyone who likes MJ. It has most of his greatest hits, and some cool little bits, and some quite good special effects (the Robot/Spaceship sequence in particular) Worth it, especially seen as though you can pick it up for about a quid on ebay. It'll keep the kids quiet for a couple of hours, as well as most 20 somethings who were kids when it was first released.

• Tsubaki S

  
  MJ fights drug lord Joe Pesci, plays soccer with some kids in a red sweater, turns into a transformer in the end, plays an actually very cool smooth criminal video and yes, there's a fucking rainbow in the cover.

• Stuart B

  
  erm....NO

• Curtis L

  
  Well...It's MJ playing soccer with kids in a sweater, and fighting drugs. But then he ends up killing lots of people, turns into a transformer starship and does the best video of smooth criminal ever.

• Jason S

  
  A collection of songs and dances with a sci fi ending that is still pretty good.

• Caesar M

  
  Michael Jackson was a musical icon at the same level as Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Unlike the legendary Elvis Presley and The Beatles, Michael Jackson didn't have star in many movies. While Moonwalker doesn't have a narrative structure, it's harmless fun with… More
  Michael Jackson was a musical icon at the same level as Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Unlike the legendary Elvis Presley and The Beatles, Michael Jackson didn't have star in many movies. While Moonwalker doesn't have a narrative structure, it's harmless fun with nostalgic values of a very talented musical artist. Unlike most movies I review, Moonwalker does not feature a narrative structure, for most of the movie at least. As a whole it's basically a collection of music videos put together with some animations in between. Because of the lack of structure, I'm going to talk about specific segments in the movie. I'm going to start with the "Leave Me Alone" music video which easily has some of the freakiest imagery ever in a music video and in the movie. The "Leave Me Alone" video has dogs in tuxedo, giant dentures, a goat with two heads, a freaky circus, and believe or not, Elizabeth Taylor. If you thought that was weird, the movie is filled with freaky moments. One of them being a dance off between Jackson and a costume he was wearing earlier to avoid crazy fans (including The Noid). If you do plan on watching this you should know it's not consistent, but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying the movie. While a huge portion of the movie does focus on Jackson career you'll see it through a unique and sometime weird perspective. It's also the only movie where you'll see Jackson transform into Stallone, Tina Turner, and even Pee Wee Herman. It's all pointless with no storyline, but at the same time mindless fun entertainment. The Smooth Criminal segment in the movie is the closest you'll have to an actual movie. This is my favorite segment of the movie mostly of how over the top it is. Michael Jackson transform into a car, a giant robot appropriately named Popitmus Prime, and into a spaceship in the same segment which gave me some good laughs since the movie never explains why Michael could transfer into those things. In case you're wondering, this segment is about a drug dealer (played by Joe Pesci) trying to kill Jackson after Jackson heard his plan in his cave. Once you get past the part of a drug dealer having a cave, the rest of the segment is enjoyable. Though you will see Jackson running a lot and in slow motion before you get to the best music video of all time. The rest of the segment involves Jackson battling against Joe Pesci army as Jackson blasts away his army; don't bother to ask why a drug dealer has a giant laser. Considering that movie doesn't have much in terms of storytelling and really doesn't rely on acting, there's not much more I could say about Moonwalker. Moonwalker is lacking the basic need of a movie like plot, characters, direction, and a narrative structure. Yet despite lacking all the need to be considering a movie, Moonwalker is just pure entertainment that should please any fans of Jackson as well any newcomer.

• Cameron J

  
  Wow, how much stuff has Michael Jackson done that he could do a film where half the thing is snippets of his songs? Seriously though, the film is an original and interesting concept and is well-editied, well-directing, well-produced and has a great hook. Of course, that's where… More
  Wow, how much stuff has Michael Jackson done that he could do a film where half the thing is snippets of his songs? Seriously though, the film is an original and interesting concept and is well-editied, well-directing, well-produced and has a great hook. Of course, that's where the problems start, considering that the opening is too good and could've very easily lead into an amazing biopic, something I much rather wished they had done. (Partly becaue the "Man in the Mirror" TV biopic wouldn't have to exist) This thing also suffers from being so reliant on the music montage segment that when it gets to the anthological segment, it feels really forced. The stories are totally bizarre, random, hold very forced music numbers and are painfully cheesy. (I find it ironic that there's an anti-drug message when this thing is acid trip incarnated) I can ultimatley sum up a lot of hard-to-word problems by concluding that this movie makes absolutely no sense in any way, shape or form. (I will say that its suiting that, at the end there's the cover of The Beatles' "Come Together", seeing as that song makes about as much since as this movie... just barely. Okay, it's a few notches more sensible. Okay, it's way behind. You know what, probably nothing's as senseless as this movie) Am I saying its bad? Not really to be honest. It is a really entertaining time-killer so, by all means, check it out if you want. Heck, it might even make a healthy substitue for drugs.

• Deb J

  
  I loved this movie as a kid and can still watch it while being entertained now.

• Remi L

  
  Regardless of the weirdness that is Michael Jackson's imagination, this will ALWAYS be a childhood favorite!

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