CommentsXp Best movie ever!

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Joanna Mccarty Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

SnoopyStyle It's the town of Normal Valley. The Mayor (Micahel Jackson) is a fat white guy. He leads a mob to confront the Maestro (Michael Jackson) who lives in his mansion Someplace Else. Maestro entertains the local children in his scary mansion. Maestro asks the mob, "Is this scary?" and performs revealing scary faces.This is a 40 minute music video short. Special effects master Stan Winston directs. This is worthwhile for Jackson fans. For Winston fans, this is a weird side project. It's badly directed but he has some fun with the ghouls. The writing is awful and the story is nothing good. For some reason, the Mayor leads an angry mob and he brings the little kids. The story is very static with the mob mostly standing around gawking at Michael Jackson and his ghouls. The songs are not terribly catchy but the man does do his dancing.

jay Someone scaring people by singing at them. Awesome. Michael Jackson scaring people by singing at them. Even better.And that's where it ends. Turning him into a hero? No thanks. The plot just wasn't what I was hoping for. Of course the acting is terrible; it's a cross between a music video and a story.Here's the story they should have told: An old man moves into a house, seemingly alone. He never leaves his house, so people get the impression he's a bit strange. After a few days, people hear creepy noises at night and see a strange dark figure through the windows. The local townsfolk agree that the figure looks nothing like the old man. One day the old man mysteriously leaves the house to go to an unknown destination, and he hasn't returned after days. However, the same noises and sinister figure continue to appear. On Halloween night, some of the local town boys decide to dare each other to enter the house. They discover strange things in the dark house, and they find an albino (played by Michael Jackson) with psychological disorders and the mind of an 8 year old. They all run out screaming. Having lived a sheltered life, the freak roams around during Halloween night and unintentionally scares all the kids and parents until the police try to shoot him down. They fail, however, and he hides into a forest seeking refuge. A little boy saw the whole thing and takes pity on the poor misunderstood man, who is revealed to be the son of the old man. The boy comforts him, and the man explains his father left to seek help from other family members. The movie ends with the man bringing the little boy to his home and sinister music playing. For my ideal movie, Michael Jackson doesn't need any makeup.For the lead role, Michael Jackson (no exceptions). For the sheriff, Joaquin Phoenix (the incest-driven Commodore From Gladiator). For the old man, Jack NicholsonUnfortunately, this isn't the movie that was told. My hopes were up really high until I actually saw it :(

dwaynebreeden This movie is incredible. I don't think it was released in the U.S. and if you can get it, it is a must see. If your a fan of MJ or not this film is actually better than the Thriller video. It is scary, thought provoking and fun and is a must see!! The effects are done by Stan Winston and by todays standards are a bit dated, However still effective for their intentions. Some notable characters are evident. Mos Def plays a frightened visitor to the home. There are a couple of must see scenes. The possession of the mayor by Michael is priceless, the dance sequence by the demons, and the dance sequence by MJ's skeleton are all unique visions that have not been seen on screen before.

mnshadow24 This is one my my Favorite Michael Jackson videos. Thriller was very good for its time, the main special effects being the makeup and "fog". Now with more advanced computer graphics, I find the dance sequences even more fascinating. I loved the skeleton! Too bad this was not released in North America. I had to set the VCR to record this at 2 A.M. the other night. As for the music, it may not have been his best, but every artist goes through cycles, and I'm sure he will only get better!