Michael Jackson Tribute Thread (MJ Lovers Only no Haters PLEASE)

[teacups]

Gawd he's gorgeous! Thanks for posting all of those!

 

[goin2disneyagain]

Gawd he's gorgeous! Thanks for posting all of those!

Even at 50 he was still absolutely gorgeous. I am amazed how great he looked every time I see pics or promos from 'This Is It'.

Don't forget to vote. The website seems to be working again today.... at least for now.

 

[goin2disneyagain]

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-etw-jackson17-2009oct17,0,508329.story



In the footage, Michael Jackson comes across as many things: an arresting performer who still possesses a vast arsenal of streetwise dance moves at age 50. A snappy dresser fond of Froot Loop-hued clothing. A take-charge field general who authoritatively issues orders to his collaborators from the stage. A creative force who was personally invested in the smallest details of his concerts.

But not a dying man.

On Oct. 28, for a limited two-week engagement, Sony Films will release "Michael Jackson's This Is It" -- a feature-length documentary comprised of video footage from rehearsals for what would have been Jackson's return to performing. After a 12-year touring absence, Jackson was set to embark on "This Is It," a series of 50 sold-out concerts at London's O2 Arena. Exclusive footage that Sony Films screened for The Times provides a revealing glimpse of Jackson's take-charge side that few outside the singer's inner circle have seen until now.

"He was the conductor. He was the man," said the movie's director Kenny Ortega, who worked closely with Jackson as director of "This Is It." "He didn't just work through a show, he worked each audience differently. And the band, the dancers, the tech people, the lighting people had to be paying attention to that. He made sure everyone was in touch with that."

Although the singer died on June 25 of acute intoxication by the powerful anesthetic propofol, the footage gives no indication that Jackson was in anything less than good health. And according to his director, choreographer and backup dancers, he was focused, emotionally prepared and fit.

"He was a true dancer," said Daniel Celebre, a "This Is It" backup dancer. "Always moving. He could not stay still."

Fellow dancer Timor Steffens added: "You'd get nervous standing next to Michael. That energy coming from him was so powerful."

In one clip, edited together from four separate performances of his 1983 hit single "Human Nature," Jackson appears sinewy -- thin, to be sure, but not painfully so -- as he effortlessly executes a number of pop-locking-inspired dance moves. Unaccompanied by "This Is It's" retinue of 11 dancers, his singing and dancing (as opposed to the elaborate staging, illusions and aerial dancing being developed for "This Is It") are in the spotlight. And those loyal to the King of Pop will not likely be disappointed: Jackson's ethereal falsetto sounds strong and clear, his movements vigorous and precise.

A second sequence is plotted around a high-tech tableau that was to have been the concerts' visual cornerstone: a 90-foot electronic scrim that Ortega refers to as "the world's largest high-definition 3-D video screen." A metal scaffolding designed to resemble the steel girders of a skyscraper in the process of being built looms in front of the digital projection of a New York cityscape; dancers, dressed as construction workers, lounge on its beams snapping their fingers. The sequence, conjured up by Jackson, is an homage to Lewis Hine, a turn-of-the-century photographer whom the pop icon admired.

Jackson arrives onstage to sing his 1987 single "The Way You Make Me Feel" wearing one of his trademark fedoras and a seersucker blazer. But he interrupts the segment's Broadway musical-like staging to give instructions to the dancers.

"I gotta cue that so you gotta watch me for that growl," Jackson says, with uncharacteristic forcefulness.

The choreography later in the scene is straight out of the song's original music video, which features the singer walking along a city street at night singing to and trying to cajole a young woman to take his romantic overtures seriously.

At the end of the sequence, Jackson can hardly contain his enthusiasm.

"I feel totally, totally nourished!" he exclaims.

 

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[teacups]

I think he was purely edible at 50!
He was gorgeous and sexy and just.... yummy.
It may have been the dad-factor.
He grew up "nicely" to me.

We have kids the same age, and that is just too ... I dont know, perfect?

 

[disneyworldluvr349]

I was really sad to read reports that most of all of the movie is a stunt double of Michael
I really hope that isn't true!

 

[teacups]

Yep, I VOTED!

 

[teacups]

I was really sad to read reports that most of all of the movie is a stunt double of Michael
I really hope that isn't true!

What? Serioulsy? With 100 hours they couldnt manage to use actual MJ footage?

 

[goin2disneyagain]

I was really sad to read reports that most of all of the movie is a stunt double of Michael
I really hope that isn't true!

What?? I really hope that isn't true. I will be furious if it is.

 

[goin2disneyagain]

If they are really going to show us stunt doubles instead of MJ I hope they are prepared for all the outrage and backlash that will come from that. I hope that is just another rumor and not really true.

 

[teacups]

If they are really going to show us stunt doubles instead of MJ I hope they are prepared for all the outrage and backlash that will come from that. I hope that is just another rumor and not really true.

I will be so PO'd.

 

[Vixen]

I think he was purely edible at 50!
He was gorgeous and sexy and just.... yummy.
It may have been the dad-factor.
He grew up "nicely" to me.

We have kids the same age, and that is just too ... I dont know, perfect?

he sure was yummy!!! hot 50 year old man!!
just to darn sexy

 

[Vixen]

I was really sad to read reports that most of all of the movie is a stunt double of Michael
I really hope that isn't true!

dont belive that! thats not true you'll see! thats pure bs thats the real MJ

9 more days!!

 

[disneyworldluvr349]

dont belive that! thats not true you'll see! thats pure bs thats the real MJ

9 more days!!

I really REALLY hope so.

What? Serioulsy? With 100 hours they couldnt manage to use actual MJ footage?

Apparently that's why neither Kathrine or Joe want to see the movie. I guess they are saying that the REAL Michael Jackson didn't perform the entire time during rehearsal. But I don't know what to believe.

What?? I really hope that isn't true. I will be furious if it is.

Me too!

 

[disneyworldluvr349]

Here is the article:

TMZ.com
Katherine Jackson -- This Isn't It
Posted Oct 16th 2009 10:00AM by TMZ Staff
Something is going on with the Jackson family ... multiple sources are telling us the family has been invited with open arms to attend the premiere of "This Is It" ... but Katherine Jackson and other family members insist they have been snubbed.

Here's what we know -- 60 tickets for the Michael Jackson movie have been offered to the family, yet Katherine insists no one ever called them about getting seats. Several sources tell us they believe the ticket offer was made to certain members of the family but the offer was never relayed to Katherine.

Fact is ... Katherine doesn't want to see the movie. She tells TMZ as far as she's concerned it's not a real movie because there is no acting -- just rehearsal footage.

But we're also told Jackson's three kids have been telling Katherine they want to see it ... bad.

Joe Jackson insists "This Is It" is mostly body doubles and "the media is going to tear this movie apart."

Sources say Sony not only offered the Jackson family seats to the premiere, but also offered a private screening.

Is it possible one of Katherine's sons is hoarding info? Just a theory ...

 

[Vixen]

i read that in tmz to i just cant come to belive that tho i dont know i just cant trust joe.... i mean why would the kids want to go se the movie " really bad" if it was just a fake?

and all that footage of mj that has come out sure looks like the real him
we'll just have to wait and see till the 2th to see whats up.. i think they would not do this to us but i have faith it will be the real him

and yeah i would be reaaallly pissed off.... and i bet nothing good would com out of that cuz you cant mess around with us mj fans
am i right?

 

[disneyworldluvr349]

i read that in tmz to i just cant come to belive that tho i dont know i just cant trust joe.... i mean why would the kids want to go se the movie " really bad" if it was just a fake?

and all that footage of mj that has come out sure looks like the real him
we'll just have to wait and see till the 2th to see whats up.. i think they would not do this to us but i have faith it will be the real him

and yeah i would be reaaallly pissed off.... and i bet nothing good would com out of that cuz you cant mess around with us mj fans
am i right?

Yes, you don't mess with us!

That was what I was thinking, that it looked and sounded like him during the rehearsal footage I saw, but I just don't know. We will find out soon enough.

 

[Vixen]

 

[Vixen]

Yes, you don't mess with us!

That was what I was thinking, that it looked and sounded like him during the rehearsal footage I saw, but I just don't know. We will find out soon enough.

i will keep a real close look at the hand! i could tell if its him or not just by looking at his hands lol im in love with them!!!

 

[teacups]

http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Jackson-Untold-Story-Neverland/dp/B002FBH83O/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Anyone hear about this?
Based on the one big review I want to get it.
I will support anything that tries to tell the truth about our man.


Oh and I for one HATE TMZ. Bunch of skanks who hide in the bushes and stalk people and then enjoy making fun of everyone. Scum.