Rating: Summary: KING OF POP DOES IT AGAIN! Review: "Number Ones" was good but lacked a little in being creative. "HIStory on Film vol II" was incredible and so was "Dangerous the Short Films." However on this one there are no special live performances, commercials, or interviews. Compared to the rest of the DVD world it was just missing a few things. Plus you don't get the 14 minute video of "You Rock My World", the long unedited version of "Black or White", and I don't like the fast paced version "Smooth Criminal." If you are a big fan or would like to see some of his newer videos I would buy this DVD. Although if you want a good DVD on Michael Jackson I would purchase "HIStory on Film vol II." I only bought it so I could get the last two videos and have easy access to each video instead of fast forwarding to them on the tapes I already own
Rating: Summary: KING OF POP DOES IT AGAIN! Review: "Number Ones" was good but lacked a little in being creative. "HIStory on Film vol II" was incredible and so was "Dangerous the Short Films." However on this one there are no special live performances, commercials, or interviews. Compared to the rest of the DVD world it was just missing a few things. Plus you don't get the 14 minute video of "You Rock My World", the long unedited version of "Black or White", and I don't like the fast paced version "Smooth Criminal." If you are a big fan or would like to see some of his newer videos I would buy this DVD. Although if you want a good DVD on Michael Jackson I would purchase "HIStory on Film vol II." I only bought it so I could get the last two videos and have easy access to each video instead of fast forwarding to them on the tapes I already own
Rating: Summary: It's Michael Jackson, I had to give it 5 stars Review: ...but this is not Michael's best DVD. There are no behind the scenes, making of the video extras, and many of the videos have bee overly edited. Noticibly absent is the controversial "panther" part at the end of "Black or white" when Michael breaks car windows, grabs his croch (ALOT) and turns into a black panther. THIS IS THE BEST PART OF THE VIDEO! It showcases some of Michael's best footwork and dance moves. (you can see it on "Dangerous: The Short Films" and "HIStory on Film, Volume I." Fortunately "Thriller" is the full version (how can you cut the greatest short film of all time?-- YOU CAN'T!) "Smooth Criminal" video sucks! That's right it SUCKS! It's not the amazing dance sequence seen in "Moonwalker" where Michael dances, in my opioion, his best EVER in a short film. But it is a slow motion, weird, cut-up, sequence of shots from the entire 40 minute "Smooth Criminal" video seen in "Moonwalker." Trust me, I am Michael Jackson's biggest fan, and its no good. Also, I wish they would have put the "Moonwalker" version of "Man in the Mirror." Instead they have the mainstream one, a collection of inspirational real-life footage; its good, but I like to see Michael perform with all the passion he does in the "Moonwalker" version. The only videos I'd say are missing are "Jam," "They Don't Care About Us" and "Remember the Time." But all the other MAJOR videos are in there. (You can see these on Michael's other DVD's.) I am so happy, they put "Dirty Diana" and "Rock My World" in this DVD, as you can't see them on any other Michael Jackson DVD. And they are SPECTACULAR videos. "Rock my world" features Chris Tucker and Marlon Brando and Michael does some realy cool dance moves. "Dirty Diana" is a powerful video replicating a live performance. Personally, I had only been able to see these videos a couple of times, when they came on MTV and VH1. Now I can watch again and again. You will definitly LOVE this DVD as it has all (or most of) the Number One hit Videos. I think "Dangerous the Short Films" and "HIStory Continues: Past Present Future, Volume II" are better collections of Michael's short films. Michael Jackson is still the King of Pop, and so it gets 5 stars.
Rating: Summary: Revolutionized MTV Review: 1. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 2. Rock With You 3. Billie Jean 4. Beat It 5. Thriller 6. Bad (short version) 7. The Way You Make Me Feel (excludes beginning few minutes) 8. Man In The Mirror 9. Smooth Criminal (fast/blurry version) 10. Dirty Diana 11. Black or White (includes Macaulay Culkin segment but excludes panther segment) 12. You Are Not Alone 13. Earth Song 14. Blood On The Dance Floor (re-edited version) 15. You Rock My World (excludes beginning few minutes) The very basic packaging tells you that this is a no frills DVD. Many of MJ's best videos are presented and that is all you get. No fancy menu or insert. No live performances, interviews, commercials or still gallery. Nothing. Not even a discography. This doesn't cut it in this day and age of DVD. The videos are great, but this is hardly a difinitive collection. Expecially since all of these (save "You Rock My World") are already available on other discs. And why do video collections keep getting released with shortened or re-edited videos? We want the FULL original video ok! Is that too much to ask? It's hard to go wrong with an MJ music video and these are all great. But this DVD could have (and should have) been definitie. Instead it's just yet another collection of videos collectors already have.
Rating: Summary: The King of Pop at his best!!! Review: 15 of his greatest videos on one DVD, been nice it if would have had all of his videos but if you just want one music DVD by him, this is it. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (4:11) Rock With You (3:22) Billie Jean (4:55) Beat It (4:56) Thriller (13:43) Bad (4:20) The Way You Make Me Feel (6:43) Man In The Mirror (5:00) Smooth Criminal (4:16) Dirty Diana (5:08) Black Or White (6:22) You Are Not Alone (5:37) Earth Song (7:29) Blood On The Dance Floor (4:15) You Rock My World(10:26) I had orignally gave this 5 stars but with Bad, Smooth Criminal, and Black Or White shortened, that knocked it to 4 stars.
Rating: Summary: King of POP Review: A good collection of music videos for fans around the world!Thank you,Michael,you're still the King of POP!
Rating: Summary: michael has came a long way... Review: everyone should know that but this dvd is more like vhs.(No special features)Personally,coming for me,Michael has never had a perfect dvd apart from his 'dangerous:short films',which,if you are a fan you need to pick it up!! It has always touched me about Michael's dvds on why they were never that excellent.This dvd only lasts for 91 mins unfortunately - what happened to those longer short films.Nevertheless,I enjoyed it quite a bit - but i'd pick up Dangerous the short films. Thumbs Up #1: Full-length thriller video!!!!! You Can't forget this fantastic film on!!! Thumbs Down #1: I'll begin by saying there are ALOT of thumbs down... The Smooth Criminal video is crap.It puts it in slow motion so it looks dull and boring... Smooth Criminal video is taking from the film 'Moonwalker'. Thumbs Down #2: They Cut Bad Thumbs Down #3: Black Or White Thumbs Down #4: You Rock My World Thumbs Down #5: And...The Way You Make Me Feel Thumbs Down #6: Referring back to Thumbs Down #1,The Rock With You Video is nothing much either.Michael dancing infront of flashing lights in a black jacket... Thumbs Down #7: Saying it again - NO SPECIAL FEATURES !!!!!! Despite this,I give it credit because it's Michael.Check out JANET's 'Design of a decade 86-96' dvd,which wasn't released that long ago. Buy Only,if you are a diehard fan.
Rating: Summary: Michael rocks!!!!!!! Review: Everything is great about this DVD. The order of the songs, the songs themselves, it is all great! Anyone who has ever liked any Michael Jackson song absolutly needs to have this DVD! It goes from the early Michael solos that put him on the map to the songs that will forever be imprinted on our minds. It touches the soul with "Man In The Mirror", and makes us laugh with "You Rock My World". It turns back the clock with "Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough", and shows us modern day problems with "Earth Song". This music compilation will explore all emotions of all who watch it. This DVD really is one of the most inspirational things I have ever seen in my life. I promise that if you like Michael Jackson and your undecided if you should buy this you should, you will not be dissapointed.
Rating: Summary: Excellent Summary Review: Excellent summary of MJ's videos. These videos are cutting edge amongst musicians.
Rating: Summary: That's it?? Review: First of all, where's Smooth Criminal? The best of all MJ's videos was disfigured, distorted, ripped off... I just bought the DVD because of that masterpiece of magical dancing! It was just a simple thing to do: getting that part out of the Moonwalker movie and injecting into this DVD! What have they done?!! Second, why not all the videos? Should we still depend on VHS old rags? Third, if not all the videos, at least the best ones, right? So where's "Ghost"? That is a masterpiece! Where's "Another Part of Me"? That one is also amazing. They even play it on a huge screen in Disneyland. Where's the final part of "Black or White" (the one he changes into a panther and dances in a dark street)? At least five minutes were cut out!! That's why it deserves only two stars. We, old fans, deserved a little more.
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