Michael Jackson's "This Is It"

[sandycat]

Originally Posted by nuala

It's amazing that we got to see how a concert is prepared behind the scenes, only "after". I wonder how we would view MJ had we seen this earlier. I think we took him and his over-the-top concerts for their face value, without seeing the human working behind the scenes.... without really understanding how much work he put in the months of preparations.

Totally. The process of the whole production of the concert was so intriguing, so much hard work, love, ambition, talent went into the show. It would have been great for him to release this production movie before the London concerts. He was the ultimate performer and the ultimate craftsman. Hands down, the best at what he did. RIP MJ.

[Miss Crabcakes]

I saw it last Thursday and thought it was AMAZING!!!! I would have loved to see the whole, final show.

He was truly the greatest entertainer of my time.

[bayarea-girl]

Saw it last night and took the children. Didn't think it is Oscar worthy, it ran a bit long for me (could have waited to see it on DVD), but his voice was AMAZING which really surprised me and there was so much that was put into the event. I wish there was more personable moments captured in the movie. The best part of the film for me was Thriller, that was better than the first one IMO and how insistent but humble he was, he knew his stuff. After seeing the film I know it would have been an excellent production and all I can think was/is what a loss.