EmeraldSkies said:

Samsung Blu-ray Disc Player (Model BD-P1600-A)
http://www.black-friday.n...riday.html

I see they also have a Sony one for 149 also.
Sony Blu-ray Disc Player (Model #BDPS360) $149.99
[Edited 10/29/09 21:42pm]

Arnotts said:

U do know that it was edited down so that it would fit into 2 hours and they could make a dvd full of extras.

I think the movie did what it was supposed to do. It showed MJ as a sweet and innocent person. Sure, the average MJ fan believes that he is all of those things and more, but we never got a chance to see him do it.

To me, this is the type of movie where it could be "better" but to me, it was good and well done with what they had to work with. It is sure to get nominated for an Oscar or 2. Not to mention, MJ doesn't have an Oscar (I don't think he has a Golden Globe either).

daPrettyman said:

I think he was allowed to take home the Golden Globe for "Ben" in '72, only reason he didn't receive an Oscar was because he didn't write it, lol

Timmy84 said:

Well, that may mean that he accepted it, but didn't take it home (unless they give it to the singer and songwriter).

daPrettyman said:

I think they do give it to the singer and songwriter, but I'm not sure.

Moonwalkbjrain said:

He never got to rehearse it


but there were other songs rehearsed, which is why some ppl like me want them to include more footage on the dvd/blu ray release

I just got back from seeing the movie,and I had mixed emotions. I would be smiling or laughing at somehting that Michael said or did,and then I would remember that he gone,I would start to cry,and think "god,this sucks",not the movie,but the fact that to see it,we had to lose him.

When I left the theater I accidently left my wallet in the seat next to me,I got to the car,and then remembered. When I went back in to get it,the room was empty,but they were still playing music. Before I left the room,I turned to the screen,and said Thank you Michael.

Those shows would have been so amazing.

daPrettyman said:

Cool! Thanks you for the links.

EmeraldSkies said:

At the theater where I went, we all sat there through all of the credits then just kind of sat quietly after all of the credits rolled. We then left and didn't have much to say. We all were just kind of saddened that he was gone, also.

I just saw it today. I wanted to avoid the crowds but now I want to go again when it's crowded. I was crying, laughing, clapping so hard...along with the rest of the small movie audience. It took everything possible for me not to get up and dance. This would have been the most amazing concert EVER!! I thought Michael looked great...He was thin, but it looked good on him. Did everyone stay till the credits were done?

EmeraldSkies said:

No problem. Keep an eye out on that link, they will start posting more sales in the next few weeks. We may get the DVD for about $10!

REALLY enjoyed this movie. My audience clapped and whooped after every full performance. Got kind of choked up a a couple times...

MJ... what a genuine talent. The real thing.

He is missed

noimageatall said:

YES - there were a few more scenes

daPrettyman said:

Was there many people when you went? I was surprised that there was only about 30 people there. Did you get a necklace?

noimageatall said:[quote]I just saw it today. I wanted to avoid the crowds but now I want to go again when it's crowded. I was crying, laughing, clapping so hard...along with the rest of the small movie audience. It took everything possible for me not to get up and dance. This would have been the most amazing concert EVER!! I thought Michael looked great...He was thin, but it looked good on him. Did everyone stay till the credits were done?[quote]

DiminutiveRocker said:

Right!...I never leave until the credits are over. Remember X-Men when Xavier spoke???

daPrettyman said:

Yeah...afterward I had to just sit in the car for a few minutes before I could even drive. I'm glad I went alone the first time. I didn't want to share it with anyone yet. I will take my son Sunday and go with some other people next week. Do we realize just how lucky we are compared to the kids in the future...hell, even today, that won't grow up with someone so talented and amazing? We are very fortunate.

noimageatall said:

I thought of that exact thing on my way home. I will forever be grateful that I was here to see the magic of Michael Joseph Jackson.
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japanrocks said:

Graycap23 said:

Bifocals? contact lenses? Jam jars?

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

can't remember off hand, month 2 I believe. The dates seta numbers etc are printed on the back of the lenticular ticket. Just don't have it to hand. I received a package from fedex.

R

daPrettyman said:

alongside some other awards, there's a pic of the golden globe in 'moonwalk'.

japanrocks said:

You copied that line word for word from a media review. Not so clever are you?

Marrk said:

I just looked for the reviews over here and most of them are in tone of what japanrocks posted. I haven´t found one single really positive review. I personally loved the film. If Mike wasn´t gone and the film did not have the bitter taste because of it, we would have agreed that he gave a great performance and that the show was great (of course, we do agree about this, but for obvious reasons, you can´t get over too excited over it once the reality hits you). The reviews I read over on the org and other foreign websites were all positive. Can´t remember a negative one. I don´t understand why the "know-it-all" journalist overe here can´t see a thing positive about it. They basically wrote that it is a bad document not making any sence desperately putting together any pieces of footage, not showing Michael´s real personality and whatever it shows of Mike´s personality is laughable. They describe him as a naive, childish idiot, basically, and that it is very difficult to look at this "falling-apart, corpse-like creature".
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bboy87 said:

I am not sure he might have rehearsed it, if you look in the trailer the girls are praticing at the staples centre and in the film they are in a warehouse so there is definately more footage from them. Also you can see the bed in the background whilst he is on the cherry picker in one of the scenes. I am hoping it is being saved for the dvd extras

alot of the footage in the trailer arent in the actual film so i hope they make a really amazing dvd with loads of extras

we are missing a few of the songs from the film such as

Dirty Diana
Bad
Dangerous
We are the World
Heal the World
Will you be There

though the last 3 apparently werent being done until they got to London and had the choir there

The most annoying thing is they talk about how they are going to talk about the show ending just before the man in the mirror but they never tell you how it ends.

http://uk.rottentomatoes....his_is_it/

80% positive @ rottentomatoes.

mrsnet said:

It's that X factor. We're so used to manufactured talent these days, that when we see actual, real live, born talent, we can barely define, describe or comprehend it.

I loved how he was the total boss throughout the film. Everybody just literally looks up to him and it kind of provided an inside look into how yes people begin.

One journalist wrote that MJ was a hypocrite speaking about love and the need to save the world. How can someone write that about someone who has given more to charity than anyone else? Why are people so judgemental about this part of MJ´s character? We all know he sang and spoke about it more than anyone else, but he also did in this way more than anyone else which means to me that it was genuine. Still, MJ was not the only person singing about peace and love. Has, for instance, John Lennon ever been accusied of being hypocritical, naive or childish? Not to my knowledge...

They also wrote how this film was just for the die-hard fans, that there´s nothing to appreciate about this film for non-fans. Mike gave better performance at a rehearsal than most "top-world artists" nowadays onstage. His talent shows in this film. Of course, the camera and stage ain´t the way it should be, but it´s just a rehearsal...I just don´t get some people....
[Edited 10/30/09 5:53am]

dag said:

What did they mean by hypocritical? Do they mean he talked about it and never did it? LOL.

purplesweat said:

I don´t even know. Let me look it up again and see if I can figure out what the guy was actually trying to say.