The entire film for Smooth Criminal (on Moonwalker) is 10X better than Thriller. Even the Bad short film is better than Thriller. That was how Michael worked. Each film had to be more amazing than its predecessor. I've always recognized that. And yet, everyone on TV still jumps on the Thriller bandwagon.

WaterInYourBath said:

"Smooth Criminal" was his real masterpiece. To this day the video mesmerizes me. MORE SO than Thriller ever did. In fact "Smooth Criminal" was my first REAL memory of MJ as a performer. "Thriller" really pales in comparison...it really does. But these bandwagon mourners keep saying "Thriller".

Timmy84 said:

Stupid move. If they want to appease the crowds, they better throw that sheit up on the big screen. I mean come ooooon.

novabrkr said:

I didn't really enjoy that article for some reason. People forget Michael's success was one-of-a-kind.

Red said:

Either way, it's gonna be a circus anyway... lol

Timmy84 said:

I was obsessed with this video as a kid and i'd make my brother play the guy at the pool table and i'd have ground up chalk in my hand and i'd blow it in his face. lol

STILL crazy about this video/short film i can't even put into words. I was born in 87 so I was conscious of this video some years later obviously but THIS made me a fan for life.

matthewgrant said:

I'm an '84 baby so I remembered when this aired in '88. I actually ran away when they were kicking Michael only to see him turn into a robot. I couldn't actually stand the entire film but "Smooth Criminal" made me enjoy it.

10 days and I'm still sad. Poor Michael. Missing him terribly. His poor kids. All this nonsense about his finances and all these whack doctors servicing him. If only someone really cared about him and looked after him properly.

Just goes to show no matter how much money and fame you have, you are not exempt from pain in this life or an early grave.

DesireeNevermind said:

Especially when you were treated like a brand for 43 years.

Has anyone who went to michaeljacksonlive.com about ticket refunds etc. received a confirmation e-mail from the ticket agency you booked with and/or AEG?.I completed the form last Thursday but haven't yet received a confirmation e-mail from Ticketmaster & or AEG. Has this happened to anyone else or will I need to contact Ticketmaster?.

WaterInYourBath said:

Exactly

DesireeNevermind said:

One of his most underrated efforts , Give IN to me is a true masterpiece.
[Edited 7/6/09 14:15pm]

thetimefan said:

same here - filled it out last week on ticketmaster - no email - no nothing yet...

so what time do i need to tune in. I'm on the east coast so at 1 or earlier?

i heard that cnn is starting coverage at 6 am.

seeingvoices12 said:

All I can remember about the video is Michael kinda looking like one of those hair band rockers. And some people fucking in the bathrooms during the concert. Kinda awkward.

I don't get the continuous nonsense about the finances - first it was 300 million, then 400 million, then finally "perhaps as much as 500 million!". I just love it when people are making up abstract sums in their heads, cause you know, there's not much of a difference between 300 and 500 million, right? So you can just keep on adding a hundred million or two the reported figure without it sounding at all like an exaggerated claim, ain't that correct? Jackson had property that wasn't apparently limited to just Neverland, he had his vast song catalogs - and who knows what else he owned - therefore he would have been able to pay it off. It's not like he would have been required to pay back hundreds of millions of dollars next week. Rich people who make investments are pretty much all the time in "debt" to someone. That's how it works these days.

Timmy84 said:

Timmy84 said:

Okay now I feel outta the loop like w/ the Liberace ass inflammation

matthewgrant said:

CalhounSq said:

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

holy moley. has it been mentioned yet how long the memorial is scheduled to last tomorrow?

I haven't read it but I heard this wild claim:

"Will MJ memorial stop the world?"

I swore I read this.

Anxiety said:

I think people were saying about an hour until the list of people expected to make an appearance was released.

Timmy84 said:

HA!

matthewgrant said:

i suspect it will go on for a lot longer than an hour.

Timmy84 said:

IM talking about the song itself, The video was nothing out of ordinary, simple video, Just like dirty diana.

Timmy84 said:

LA can't afford to pay for the security and the Family and AEG won't pay for it.