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Thriller 40th Anniversary

FMJP said:
- unpopular opinion: the lack of perspective from Quincy Jones kinda hampered it a little bit. I know they woulda had to ask for his permission to a) interview him (which he'd probably shoot down) or b) use archival footage (which he'd probably also shoot down) so I can't fault the director there but some more about what he did for the album might have been nice, regardless of how we feel about him now.
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I agree, but yet even the last time they interviewed Quincy, for Thriller 25, he was not very agreeable.
 
I only have seen a piece of it but I am shocked to see more footage of MJ (there is also the Donna Summer thing), this time in the studio with McCartney, wearing dark make-up: like doesn't anyone see the huge opportunity to let the public know once and for all that he first tried dark make-up before deciding to go for white.. aka proof that he didn't want to be white and it also was exactly like he said 'somewhere between OTW and Thriller'..?!
 
MJbr2 said:
Sonic Fantasy remains the most cohesive documentary on Thriller and Bad 25 is still the best official documentary. Thriller 40 is second, maybe.
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Unfortunately Sonic Fantasy doesn't have any of the music. It's gonna be way more sterile.
 
Victorious said:
I only have seen a piece of it but I am shocked to see more footage of MJ (there is also the Donna Summer thing), this time in the studio with McCartney, wearing dark make-up: like doesn't anyone see the huge opportunity to let the public know once and for all that he first tried dark make-up before deciding to go for white.. aka proof that he didn't want to be white and it also was exactly like he said 'somewhere between OTW and Thriller'..?!
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I definitely noticed this. It was really different. I need someone I can talk to about this. It's way too much typing to express these types of things
 
It was the documentary of the BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM OF ALL TIME. It was supposed to be big. It was a HUGE deal.

The documentary left me feeling that it was just an album that did pretty well and had some cool moments. Not the entire world revolution this was.
 
Rockin R said:
It was the documentary of the BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM OF ALL TIME. It was supposed to be big. It was a HUGE deal.

The documentary left me feeling that it was just an album that did pretty well and had some cool moments. Not the entire world revolution this was.
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I got that impression much more from the Bad Documentary. Which inadvertently, makes a lotta sense.
 
Its clear the emphasis was on the albums impact and influence. This doc isn't for us die hards. So with that in mind, I enjoyed it. The archival footage was the highlight for sure. Especially the victory tour footage. Its 2023. RELEASE IT. Not the best MJ doc, not the worst.

Bad 25 > T40 > OTW
 
I saw a newspaper clipping recently that claimed that a full-length video for “Beat It” (a la “Thriller”) was filmed and went unreleased. Having rewatched the “Beat It” segment, specifically the following unreleased scenes, I now firmly believe it, as I can’t imagine anywhere where clips this comparatively calm would go.

Which thus begins my new campaign:
#ReleaseTheMJCut

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AlwaysThere said:
I saw a newspaper clipping recently that claimed that a full-length video for “Beat It” (a la “Thriller”) was filmed and went unreleased. Having rewatched the “Beat It” segment, specifically the following unreleased scenes, I now firmly believe it, as I can’t imagine anywhere where clips this comparatively calm would go.

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#ReleaseTheMJCut

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A full length Beat It film ala Bad would actually be MJ's magnum opus.
 
I hope it will soon get a release in Denmark.

And hope I'll be able to buy it on Apple TV like BAD25 and OTW-doc.
 
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NetflexKing said:
I see a few people complaining about TikTok and BTS , Polo G sections. I get where this anger comes from. But the reality is that this part is necessary to show the mainstream side of the modern media's approach to Michael, and imo I think it's good to actually have some gen Z artists/business people express their admiration for him.
Best for both worlds.
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Co-Sign
It would be even better if the estate got the whole BTS team on board to
champion Michael Jackson and Thriller.
Not only one track "Dynamite" channels Michael Jackson..., but quite a lot of the BTS's tracks and the
latest from one member JungKook " Standing Next to You" vibe's so very " Baby Be Mine "
We want Michael Jackson's legacy to live beyond generations and his appeal to transcend.
Kudos to Mary J. Blige, Mark Ronson, Usher, Polo G. and Brook Shields. The list can expand to include Offset and Cardi B. Justin Bieber, Beyonce
 
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I saw some people saying the Victory footage is sourced from 16mm and that's not entirely true. Patrick Kelly says it's a mixture of 16 and 35mm they were using, so I guess some angles were 16mm and others 35mm. For example, that front angle from afar is surely 35mm.
 
AlwaysThere said:
I will say, having now seen the studio footage of “The Girl Is Mine,” I’m even more bitter that they didn’t cut together a quick music video for the fortieth anniversary of the single. That brief moment where MJ and McCartney were harmonizing was wild. I kept replaying it.
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I like the part where Michael rolled his eyes!
 
MJbr2 said:
I saw some people saying the Victory footage is sourced from 16mm and that's not entirely true. Patrick Kelly says it's a mixture of 16 and 35mm they were using, so I guess some angles were 16mm and others 35mm. For example, that front angle from afar is surely 35mm.
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What shame the reason they don't share the whole thing is probably because they don't have "usable audio" for it. 🙄
 
dethorro said:
What shame the reason they don't share the whole thing is probably because they don't have "usable audio" for it. 🙄
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I mean, in this case it is and you can hear it yourself. The audio there is from the actual reel, most likely, and it sounds shit. Although AI can be used to fix it, do you think they'd be willing to make such an effort?
 
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