Moonwalker (1988)
7/10
He may be bad, but he's a good guy!
27 April 2022
Warning: Spoilers
It's good public relations for Michael Jackson in the late 80s to have this extended musical video with a shell of a plot that takes over the second half of the film and introduces a very campy over the top villain played by Joe Pesci. Even on fans of Michael Jackson, this is worth it just to see a montage of his music starting from the very beginning and going up to the present day, and I really had chills even though I am just a moderate fan, not an abscessed one. You get to see the Michael in his Youth, and you wonder where all that energy comes from, and what transitions into adulthood. Practically all of his big hits are heard truncated form, and a few in their entirety, and there's no doubt about it. This man had mega talent.

I thought it was hysterical having claymation characters chasing him around the Hollywood studio, and when he arrives on a western set, all the actors and crew members are claymation as well. Finally he escapes, runs into some children who have overheard Pesce talking about becoming the biggest drug kingpin in the world has ever seen. He's not bad. He's evil. The second half presents him protecting these children and dealing with Pesci, and it becomes very campy. Pesci's an actor I can only deal with in limited doses. When Michaels on stage, all eyes are on him, and it's funny watching security carrying out people who have apparently passed out over that he exudes on the stage.

There were a few moments that I didn't necessarily consider crossword clue family to yours, such as a mini Michael encountering an older gang of boys insinuating all sorts of violence in retaliation for past deeds done to them. I had the last go at the over-the-top cleaner that too young Michael gets from some young hunk as they stalk away. But in spite of the few minor things I didn't care about, it's all about enjoying Michael's charisma and enjoy some profound moments in the film whete it's obviously a statement about how he feels in his private life about always having to be on and never having a moment to be himself. Those moments led me to a profound sadness about what would happen down the road, an emotion that really is inevitable for those who watch this now.
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