Stardust

2mo

I think this movie didnt talk about Michael enough. We get to know his personality, but not a lot about his story. I think this first movie should've focused on his early life until off the wall. For example i think his relationship with his father and his childhood didnt get nearly enough focus. My friend who went with me who had 0 knowledge about michael's life just assumed his dad was bad because of the movie repeating it, not because of anything that actually transpired between them, if that makes sense.
But jafaar did very good, and i still wonder how they nailed michael's voice so well, and of course the music video and concert recreations were very cool

KingOfPop

2mo

You literally see him get beaten as a child

Stardust

2mo

I mean yeah, but a lot of kids went through that, and the abuses were much more than an ass whooping.
Again, a bigger focus on his childhood years would've cleared a lot of issues i have with the movie. The whiplash i got when they skipped to 1978/79 was crazy

Stardust

2mo

I mean yeah, but a lot of kids went through that, and the abuses were much more than an ass whooping.
Again, a bigger focus on his childhood years would've cleared a lot of issues i have with the movie. The whiplash i got when they skipped to 1978/79 was crazy

Teejayx6

2mo

Also the scene with the crips was one of the dumbest scenes in the whole movie

earthwalka

2mo

JAAFAR INNOCENT

Cam Skattebo Fan

2mo

Most fun theater experience I’ve had in years

Could not stop moving the entire time and neither could anyone else

Movie was exactly what I needed it to be

Can’t wait for part 2

I love Michael Jackson

Oak

2mo

Must say seeing the entire theatre dance during the film and afterwards was so wholesome

BrandonM

2mo

Does this movie reveal any significant things about MJ or his upbringing/legacy, etc that most seasoned fans probably don't know?

A New Impression

2mo

They cut studio 54 scenes, also the wiz scenes diana rosses whole character was cut too crazy

MikesVeryOwn

2mo

I defo need the director’s cut for this, gimme the full 4 hours

Fries

2mo

Really great interview with David Bowie from 1983 where he straight-up asks the MTV interviewer about it

relapsed bisexual

2mo

what theatres do yall be going to man? s*** sounds like a nightmare

mjpplus

2mo

I didn’t love this, but when it hits, it HITS. That in particular happened during the performance scenes and basically from Thriller to the end. Jada at Jackson is damn incredible in this, and Coleman Domingo does some great work too. It’s competently shot and edited, and it looked good for the majority of the time. Something just felt off half the time.

I think this is a very surface level look at Michael with small pockets of depth spread throughout. I wanted more, and maybe trying to cram 25 years of one of the greatest performer’s life didn’t work out as well as I wanted it to. Reshoot controversy aside, I feel like there wasn’t a ton of room for certain things to breathe. I feel like I could watch a whole movie on the creation of Thriller alone. I do understand the story here is Michael trying to break from Joe’s control, and that is done decently. As a result of trying to do so much, there’s a lot of telling and not showing.

I feel like I’m being picky but I did have a really good time watching this, hell I may even see it again. At the same time, even ending in ‘88 I feel that they missed a lot.

3/5 overall.

Not bad, even good at times, evenly just solid. I think I might’ve preferred a multi season show honestly, and maybe that’s because I want to see everything.

KingOfPop

2mo

This is still the wildest part to me. He looks SO much like him

9thWonderful

2mo

Latoyas actress

FlyMx

2mo

If Jafaar doesn’t get nominated for something it would be criminal. Any bias aside, it was legit baffling to watch him on screen. I was shocked the minute he started talking. He just completely embodied Michael in a way I thought no one could ever do.