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This Is It Trailer / Dustin Rowles

Trailers | September 14, 2009 | Comments (10)

Here’s the trailer for the Michael Jackson movie due out on October 28th, which we’ve just learned will be released for two weeks only (that way they can advertise it as a “special engagement.”) Honestly: It looks like what it is — footage from his rehearsals. I don’t know if there will be any attempt to apply a narrative — it doesn’t seem so. Although, Kenny Ortega (High School Musical) does seem to want to explore the character a little more. Michael Jackson, apparently, was a man of great depth. But let’s be honest: He was a bit of a junkie. Dude was more hopped up than a bunny on a pogo stick. Motherfucker needed anesthesia to come down off his high — that is hard core, y’all.

Check out the trailer — you’re going to have a hard time not looking.

Michael Jackson’s This Is It



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Comments

Gotta say...the title makes me think not of the king of pop, but of Ben's hangout in Blue Velvet.

"Heineken?! Fuck that shit...Pabst Blue Ribbon!!"

Posted by: Jacktrade at September 14, 2009 12:27 PM

I was watching bits and pieces of the VMAs last night (my goal is to work in the music industry, therefore I have more of an excuse for this lapse of sanity than most) and this trailer didn't really affect me too much. The man was a consummate performer, I don't think there's ever been any argument about that, and this show would have been amazing.

It made me far more sad to see Janet Jackson dancing on stage with the image of her dead brother dancing on screen behind her. I know what they were going for, and Janet did a great job, but it was just morbid and kind of sad.

Posted by: Rusty (formerly Genny) at September 14, 2009 12:31 PM

This is nothing but concert footage; I don't consider it a film. I'll skip it and wait for it on DVD.

Posted by: Brie at September 14, 2009 12:35 PM

I'll probably have to buy a few tix and fund the machine. Since his death, my daughter has become obsessed with his music and dancing. He was crazy but he was a talented motherfucker.

Posted by: wsapnin at September 14, 2009 12:36 PM

The man was only a year younger than I and I was such a fan of Michael when he was still the cutest damn kid with the pipsqueak voice. Even when I grew out of and away from most of his later stuff there was never any question in my mind of his genius. He was ubiquitous regardless of my change in musical taste--absolutely impossible to ignore him.

The trailer made me feel so damn sad. Clearly Jackson's life was an impressive span of highs and lows accompanied by massive mental and physical pain. I read part of his autopsy report and was stunned by the list of drugs he used and how many of them I'd never heard of before.

So damn sad . . . .

Posted by: NeoCleo at September 14, 2009 12:52 PM

This just gets my conspiracy engine a running

Posted by: Nadine at September 14, 2009 12:55 PM

Hahahahaaa... love the clip of all the crew holding hands, and "We're all here because of Him.." *cue Michael in crucifiction pose*...

Posted by: Dill The Devil at September 14, 2009 2:07 PM

It all seems a bit disingenuous to me. The world went from:
EWWW, he's a baby dangling boy toucher! FREAK! Get the torches and pitchforks!
to:
He was the greatest musical genius the world has ever known, life will never be the same without him!{sob, moan,rend garments}

I'm just not buying it.

Posted by: Lindsey with an 'e' at September 14, 2009 3:03 PM

Goddammit, that would've been an awesome, awesome show.

Posted by: Jen at September 15, 2009 2:01 AM

I thought this was pretty good, he may have dignity in this. And yeah, Jackson was just about the most hated musical genius this side of Phil Spector, but he wasn't convicted, and he has a pitiable quality about him that makes you want to see him salvage himself somewhat.

Posted by: George at September 15, 2009 2:52 AM





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