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This Is It to hit Cinemas October 30th 2009

So this still isn't 100% for sure yet....We will find out next Monday if its going through or not. Katherine has to agree to the terms first so let's hope MJ's home lets everything pass.
 
smooth_criminal05 said:
So this still isn't 100% for sure yet....We will find out next Monday if its going through or not. Katherine has to agree to the terms first so let's hope MJ's home lets everything pass.
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So now its up to the jackson family to agree to this project? If not there will be no rehearsal movie?
 
If this takes place this will be a blockbuster of an event. It will generate alot of new fans from this and I only see positive things coming from this.

I can't want to see Michael doing what he loved and that is to Entertain all of us.
God bless him.
 
cgrimberg said:
So now its up to the jackson family to agree to this project? If not there will be no rehearsal movie?
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Sort of - as it stands, Katherine Jackson doesn't have the direct power to actually block it, but the judge does and will listen to her objections. So if she raises objections that the judge considers valid, then the judge could block it - but that would only really require the particular objections to be considered and the deal amended accordingly.

Just going by the information in that article though, I don't see much to object to. A 90% share of the profits is a good deal for the estate, there's conditions in there preventing Columbia doing a smear job portraying MJ badly (not that I think they would, but it doesn't hurt to make sure they can't), and appropriate restrictions on product tie-ins... it all seems pretty reasonable.
 
it says itll be PG and 150 mins long in that article........... who else would have sat through the full 100 hours :)
 
I can't wait. I'll sit at the back and cry lol.
I'll go watch it more than once though! I'll go over and over again.
wow I can't imagine it! I hope it does get released!!
 
i bet MJ would hate the thought of people judging him on a rehearsal.. he will just be going through the motions.. not going all out.. new 'fans' that dont know that much about him will probably be like "o he's not that good" etc

michael would hate this
 
I don't know if I wanna watch it in the movies, omg.. I'll be crying like a baby in there!
I wont see it here in my hometown at least if it's released here! I'll rather travel to a big city and see it..and where no-body knows me.so i can sit in a corner and cry..and people will be like: OMG, shut uuup 'cause of my crying.

maybe I should wait til the dvd comes!
 
MJJ2theMAX said:
i bet MJ would hate the thought of people judging him on a rehearsal.. he will just be going through the motions.. not going all out.. new 'fans' that dont know that much about him will probably be like "o he's not that good" etc

michael would hate this
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believe me, mike would've been not liking a lot of the things that have taken place after his passing :no:

stineLOVESmichael said:
.and where no-body knows me.so i can sit in a corner and cry..and people will be like: OMG, shut uuup 'cause of my crying.
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you won't be the only one crying!
 
Thriller is Michael Jackson. Thriller is Halloween.

Personally I think its perfect.

Plus i expect the new 3d version of Thriller that was filmed for the shows to be shown aswell. hence making Halloween perfect commercial timing.
 
People just need to remember that this is a rehearsal. The adrenalin is missing and he doesn't give it all he has. I you see the Dangerous rehearsals and judge him on that, the tour doesn't look to be good. BUT the see the Dangerous Tour performed in front of a real crowd with the adrenalin and everything, it's amaxing.

So TII would have been fantastic too I think.
 
i will definitely go see it. it should be fascinating but at the same time heartbreaking too but then the cinema crowd is likely to be fellow mj fans so thats a bonus, least we can all cry together
 
Some info I found about the contents of the movie...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h761FDvBOwcXie9NR_ppzHuNvqfwD99SM5980

2 hours ago LOS ANGELES — Coming soon to a theater near you (if a judge agrees): a full-length motion picture filled with footage of Michael Jackson's last rehearsals.
The movie would come with all the elements of a major studio release: product tie-ins, merchandising and even a director's cut and special editions.
But that's only if a Los Angeles probate judge approves the deal by Monday. The judge has scheduled a hearing for Monday to see if Jackson's mother, Katherine, has any objections.
A redacted agreement filed on Friday and released on Tuesday details the film project. The agreement is between concert promoter AEG Live, one of Jackson's companies, Columbia Pictures and others.
It was part of more than 500 pages of documents related to Jackson's estate case filed since Friday that were made publicly available on Tuesday.
Last month, AEG President and CEO Randy Phillips revealed that the company had more than 100 hours of footage of preparations for Jackson's series of 50 comeback concerts scheduled for London's O2 Arena.
He predicted the deal could generate much-needed money for Jackson's debt-ridden estate. The proposed contract offers a glimpse at the possible film. Some of the footage that could be used would be clips meant to be broadcast during Jackson's shows.
"If we all do our jobs right, we could probably raise hundreds of millions of dollars just on the stuff we have worldwide and then the estate could eradicate its debt," Phillips said in early July.
The contract states Columbia Pictures paid $60 million for rights to the project.
The deal was negotiated by two men who are administering Jackson's estate, longtime attorney John Branca and music executive and Jackson family friend John McClain.
It calls for Jackson's company to receive 90 percent of the film's profits, with the remainder going to AEG Live. Jackson's stake would move into a private trust the singer ordered established, of which his mother and three children are slated to receive a combined 80 percent share. The remainder is designated for unspecified charities.
The contract notes that Branca and McClain may produce one or more tribute concerts to the King of Pop, and sets out terms so that its broadcast doesn't conflict with the film. The contract doesn't state which network, if any, has been selected to air the tribute. A possible date for the concert's airing has been redacted.
If its creation is approved, the movie will have to meet the standards for a PG rating and not run any longer than 150 minutes, the contract states.
It also states that the movie can't include any footage that is considered to paint Jackson in a bad light. The contract also allows Columbia to work with companies on promotional tie-ins for the films, but even that has limits. Prohibited tie-in products include "alcohol, cleaning products, firearms, gambling, personal hygiene products, pharmaceuticals," as well as those with religious, political or tobacco ties.
Jackson's company would be also be able to block the creation of a new product marketing the film — the example of a "happy meal toy" is given — according to the contract.
The deadline for the judge's approval isn't the only tight timeline the project faces. According to the contract, Columbia must screen the movie for Jackson's representatives no later than Oct. 2.
 
I'd rather watch at home, than with my friends who aren't proper fans and won't appreciate it as much. Plus I'll probably be crying!
 
The movie would come with all the elements of a major studio release: product tie-ins, merchandising and even a director's cut and special editions.

omg thank god i was shaking and crying worried they'd forget to milk money off of a bunch of mourners! :smilerolleyes:

this movie is definitely a go. they're just trying to make us insecure~ the memorial happened and it even stared a golden coffin. this movie is happening.
 
my mom say that the flim of MJ move out on day befoe halloween cause she say that is his thriller in it i was :thinking: maybe :yes: :)
 
london said:
The movie would come with all the elements of a major studio release: product tie-ins, merchandising and even a director's cut and special editions.

omg thank god i was shaking and crying worried they'd forget to milk money off of a bunch of mourners! :smilerolleyes:

this movie is definitely a go. they're just trying to make us insecure~ the memorial happened and it even stared a golden coffin. this movie is happening.
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Omg i thought we were gonna miss out on the tissues!!!
 
Oh wow.. that's very close to my birthday (31st oct) though it will take a while if that ever comes to Finland.
 
I wAS really looking forward to seeing these rehearsals right up until AEG released the TDCAU clip. As soon as I saw it I realised that a DVD release would NOT show a spectacular show with Mike at his best. Mike's dancing was nowhere near polished, he was not singing live (or if it was, the backing track was drowning the live vocals out). Similar to the Dangerous tour rehearsals, this release will show MJ 'coasting' through the show. He won't be putting all his energy into it. He won't be dancing or singing flat out. In fact, he won't even be miming flat out. His dancing will be out of time and he will miss his queues. I don't want this to sound as though I'm being overly critical of MJ himself because I understand that it is just a rehearsal and that's the way it is. He doesn't need to be perfect and he didn't need to put 1000% energy into it.
BUT
my worry is that other people who flock to see this show or buy this DVD will be disappointed in what they see, and that COULD result in widespread bad reviews from the press and bad 'word of mouth' from the public. IT could really affect his image as a great entertainer - one of the last good impressions the public had of him when he died. This effect may be short lived but I don't want this show to be how people remember Mike. I would prefer that Sony do a high profile release of one of his other concerts. Perhaps a BAD tour or Victory tour show. THAT will show Mike as he was in his peak and that is the Mike I want to be remembered the most.

IF
the This Is It rehearsal was one of the final rehearsals with all special effects, all choreohgraphy learned, all songs sung that I may feel differently right now but that's not the case.
I'm not sure if I would see this show in the cinema because I don't want to sit there disappointed along with a cinema full of people equally disappointed at what they see.
The only way I could see this being a good release for Mike is if they release a 'making of' documentary, so rather than just screen the show as a concert in its entirety, they should show clips of TII performances amid other footage of the preparations. I heard they had been making a documentary anyway so I presume they have good footage of Mike in meetings and helping with the designs etc. IF they release that to the cinema then I will see it. It will show the rehearsals in the right context, and it will be clear that they are just run throughs, rather than try to pass them off as his final performances.
 
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