I went to see the new Michael Jackson movie last week and found it corny. I enjoyed MJ the Musical much more and that was a little corny too, but at least it had killer dance sequences. The movie didn't have as many musical parts as I was hoping it would. Still, it was entertaining if you're a fan of MJ, as I am.
I understand the relcutance of some to put more money in the pockets of the Michael Jackson estate given his past but my way of dealing with this is to try and separate the music from the man. Some folks can't do that and I totally get it, but I grew up on the music of the Jackson 5, the Jacksons, and Michael as a solo artist. I went to the Victory Tour back in the 1980s at the Pontiac Silverdome outside of Detroit!
Michael Jackson was seriously talented, but he was also certifiably crazy and probably perverted. It doesn't take a genius to look at the changes in his personal appearance over the years and come to the conclusion that this guy had serious issues with himself. I have no idea if he abused kids, but when the molestation accusations started, I can't say I was surprised. What grown man has kids over to his house to sleep in his bed with him, especially kids who aren't HIS kids? Are his kids even HIS biological kids? Probably not, but he brought them up and raised them, so I guess they're his kids now, right?
Taking all of that into consideration, I can still say I enjoy a lot of the music Michael put out before he died. I love really old stuff like Ben and I'll Be There, older solo stuff like Off the Wall and Rock with You, and newer (old) stuff like Remember the Time and the Earth Song. Mike threw down musically and he was a great entertainer. He may have been a mess as a man, but he knew how to put on a show.
