ernestsewell said:

Ohh, I don't have the Bluray:( but I did see a video of the Billie Jean outfit online..Would have been just amazing to see him do it in that :O

Does the Blu Ray version happen to have the full performance of Speechless? He sounded so good on it

GraffitiKid said:

It looks like, according to the chart above, that the Costume thing is on the regular 2-disk and 1-disk DVDs, as well.

Here's the crystal outfit. This picture doesn't do it justice. The black outfit is the "Man In The Mirror" outfit, and is actually a dark purple color. It had these layers of "pockets" on them, and the pockets were packed with crystals. It was amazing. The picture just looks like it's buckles or something, but it's SO not. Check the DVD for this:



"Heal The World" and "Black or White". The HTW jacket zips up the back. All the beading and embroidery was done in different techniques around the world. Even the sleeves have different bracelet techniques and ideas. On the beige patch on the lower (your) left of the jacket, in red it actually said "Heal The World" in Arabic or some similar language.
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GraffitiKid said:

No, there are no extra performances. It's a lot of Behind The Scenes stuff, plus the full vignettes of "Thriller" and "Smooth Criminal" made for the 30'x 100' LED screen behind the stage.

There is extra footage of MJ, but there isn't like a bonus performance or anything. The original movie is intact as it was in theaters.

Whoa thanks for the pictures/info ernestsewell! . Those costumes look so amazing . I really got to get a blu ray player .You must have a nice set up at home? I have a pretty bad TV, so in Theaters it was just incredible.

I really hope sooner than later they will release the full performance of Speechless(and others). They have hundreds of hours of footage, so I am pretty sure we will see some more

GraffitiKid said:

BluRay players aren't that expensive. I have a Vizio BRP100 that is just amazing for me. I have a 37" Vizio LCD that is just as awesome.

Reread what I typed: The costume documentary is on all versions of the DVD, to my knowledge, so even if you have the regular 1-disk or 2-disk DVD edition (not BluRay), I believe that's still on it. Good stuff either way.

ernestsewell said:

I must have missed it on the menu, gonna go check it out

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The Twinz were just on the DVD, in the documentary about searching for the best dancers. They were on there about 1 second, not seen them again....yet.

I and other fans expect Sony to release another edition of the movie in the near future to milk it for everything

There's performances of Dangerous, Will You Be There, and possibly Rock With You that weren't included

Any footage of "Dirty Diana" on the BluRay?

Michael Bearden had said they were rehearsing it.

Militant said:

they showed bits and pieces of the set up and a brief part with Michael and Oranthai on the stage


He did other songs but they weren't included on the set

Militant said:

Not that I remember, but there's a LOT of extra footage, mainly packaged in documentaries.

bboy87 said:

bboy right on the money once again as usual. Don't forget "Stranger In Moscow" as-well.

Vanilli said:

from what i hear, theres gonna be a repackage in March or April. the "Collectors Edition" or something of that nature

ViintageJunkiie said:

that's just gonna be the movie with some added postcards and shit

You know we're gonna see

This Is It: The Gold Memorial Set
This Is It: The Legacy Edition
This Is It: The Ultimate Platinum Fan Edition
This Is It: .....This Is The Remix! (The P Diddy Edition)

bboy87 said:

LMAO! You aint never lied! They're gonna milk it, they HAVE to!
*Diddy Bops*

ViintageJunkiie said:

Yet there's no US DVD release for Moonwalker

The estate needs to bring some shit back in print. Making Michael Jackson's Thriller needs to be on DVD. Matter of fact, they need to release a compilation of ALL of Michael's videos in truly remastered form.

Goin' Places, Blame It On The Boogie, Can You Feel It, She's Out of My Life, Another Part of Me, Leave Me Alone, the alternate version of Gone Too Soon, the prison version of They Don't Care About Us, HIStory, and Ghosts haven't been put on any of the compilations

bboy87 said:

They NEED to bring Moonwalker to US DVD RIGHT NOW! With the making of it as a bonus. "Making of Thriller" needs to be re-released with added footage (perhaps for behind the scenes footage from them walking in the woods and in the movie theater) ALL of Michaels videos REMASTERED would be an EYE ORGASM! Not to mention we need those got damn tours! I swear, if I have to take a trip to Hayvenhurst, it won't be PRETTY...AT ALL

bboy87 said:

ViintageJunkiie said:

I'll pay for the travel costs. Haha. You tell em.

ViintageJunkiie said:

It's bewildering that there is no US DVD release of Moonwalker. Luckily I copped the UK release the day the DVD came out lol....although they recently re-released it with the original artwork.....was awesome to get the DVD since I don't even have a VHS player anymore to play my original VHS that I've owned since 1990!

About "The Making Of Moonwalker" - don't expect to EVER see this on any DVD release. This program was made by the BBC. The amount of red tape and paperwork that ANYTHING BBC has to go through these days is unreal (and I worked for the BBC for a year, so I've seen it from the inside). The chance of that getting released is slim-to-none, IMO.

If we could get a Captain EO release (in 3D), Ghosts on DVD, and the Bad, Triumph, and Victory tours, I'd be happy. But shit, we'll probably get 10 re-releases of "This Is It", and 20 more compilations featuring the exact same songs in different orders before any of that happens, LOL.

Hell I'm down for a trip to Hayvenhurst with some of y'all. LOL.

Militant said:

I bought the UK release with the recent artwork, although I about to buy the one with the original artwork. Now I wish I did

So they can't include the Making Of special? That sucks because that needs to be released

bboy87 said:

You have the one with the blue cover? That's the one I have. Knowing me....I'll end up buying the one with the original artwork as well lol.

Yeah, there's no way they can include that special unless they work out a deal with the BBC which is NOT gonna happen.

Quite honestly I'd be surprised if they could even find the master copy. I made a documentary about 2Pac for the BBC (spent a week in LA making it) back in 2006, and I can't even get them to give me certain videos and pictures that were taken. They "lost" an ENTIRE day's worth of photos, which was the day that I went to Quincy "QD3" Jones III's studio and interviewed him. So I don't even have any pictures of that day, and I don't have any of the video footage of me with Johnny J, who became a good friend of mine following that documentary and sadly passed away in 2008.

Getting anything from the BBC is like trying to get blood from a god damn stone. And since that Moonwalker special is over 20 years old at this point....realistically it's just not gonna happen unfortunately.

Militant said:

Honestly, I wouldn't surprised if MJJ Productions has a copy, even if BBC did do the documentary

The blue cover does nothing for me. Looking at it, it doesn't feel like Moonwalker without the original cover

Vanilli said:

LOL! Hayvenhurst is no more than 30 minutes away. I'll barge in that bitch, push everyone out the way and rush INTO that damn vault and snatch EVERYTHING out! I wish somebody WOULD try and stop me. Walk out that bitch, kick my leg, spin, pose! "y'all been hit by a smooth criminal! BOW!"

bboy87 said:

This is just horrible! I really feel like they're (MJJ, etc.) are keeping the good stuff from us. Watch them release all the good stuff when we're dead and gone.

ViintageJunkiie said:

Speak for yourself, muthafucka. I'm takin' ginseng and drinking green tea everyday

bboy87 said:

Ninja please! You not Asian! You know they live...FOREVER!

bboy87 said:

The sad part is.....U are probably correct and that fools will continue 2 buy the nonsense.

bboy87 said:

They might have a copy but that doesn't mean they have the rights to release it. They would have to work out a new deal with the BBC which would be more hassle than I think they care to get involved with.

I mean, they won't even release stuff that they DO have the rights to, like the HIStory and Bad tour footage lol.....so what are the chances they're gonna want to try and put something out that they DON'T own?

Unfortunately a crappy VHS-sourced web rip is the best we're gonna get for "The Making Of Moonwalker".