Michael Jackson - Moonwalker [1988] [DVD]

Spectacular entertainment by the King of Pop. What else do you need to know?

Awesome as ever oldie but goodie

Many can remember watching this video as a little kid or a teenager and loving it. Luckily, it is still one of the greatest musical/visual spectacles out there. But be warned, while the film is still magical, it may seem a bit to some like going back to Disney World for adults who watched the film as a child. Amazing, but not like it was at the time. The video is pretty timeless, but the best of special effects then may not have the wow-effect today. The review may be broken down into each section of the video. This film contains: -'Man In The Mirror' [concert footage/tribute to great peacemakers] -'A Retrospective Of 24 Years Of Hits' [history as of 1988] -'Badder' [cute kiddie remake of 'Bad'] -'Speed Demon' [CLAYMATION sequence} -'Leave Me Alone' [short film] -'Smooth Criminal' [the 45-minute feature] -'Come Together' [concert at the end of SMOOTH CRIMINAL] - and as the 'THE MOON IS WALKING' song played through the credits by an African group called Ladysmith Black Mombazo. - Man In The Mirror is a great 'BAD' concert recap which successfully gives the respect to former men and women who have 'made that change' while showing off Michael's undoubtable charisma onstage. Uses a good bit of the split screen technique, which was a revolution back then. - The look back at the '24' years of Michael's history is great. It traces 'ABC' to 'BAD' flawlessly, with some neat high-tech transition animations aiding it and gives lots of hard to find clips of little Michael. Nice little set up of memoirs and newer memories like 'Thriller', 'Beat It', and 'The Way You Make Me Feel'. - The 'Badder' features a group of little kids in a mini-Michael Jackson bad cover. It's flat out cute, and the kiddies do a good job. You still get the feeling that no one does it like Michael. - 'Speed Demon' is cute and is a comical view of what Michael's life is like with his tremendous fame. The segment combines CLAYMATION with live action fairly well. The short features "Spike" the rabbit, as well as an all-star cast being spoofed by the CLAYMATION creators. Very cute! - 'Leave Me Alone' is a classic short film. The bizarre carnival theme laughably, yet with a severe undertone shows the rollercoaster ride which the Tabloid and media have locked Michael Jackson into. Sometimes scary, sometimes funny or cute - the piece is unique and meant to mock and illustrate the bogus media mayhem. - 'Smooth Criminal' is, though I won't spoil it, full of awesome dancing and an adorable adventure. Michael Jackson, Joe Pesci, and son of legend John Lennon - Sean Lennon. The music video portion is beyond belief and your kids will be trying to mimic it eternally. The action/adventure storyline is fun (a bit corny), but meaningfully set against drugs. A sort of blend between Star Wars and E.T. - 'Come Together' is an awesome performance. The Beatles hit is performed with much enthusiasm and forms a nice triumphant little ending. - The credits and behind the scenes selection is also very nice. The sort of chant is accompanied by the group doing some cute little dance with bits of Michael and graphic element sequences dispersed through out. Altogether A GREAT family film that adults will love and children will cherish. Catches your attention and keeps you happy throughout. You'll LOVE it! - AnDie

Perfect gift! Case was broke a bit but still good

I've been a MJ fan since I was 6 years old 🥰 I miss him so much 😢 but Moonwalker is a CLASSIC!! I almost got a chance to meet Mike back in 1989...but I was a few minutes too late..his limo was pulling off😔 God Rest His Soul 🕊 Love Mike...Forever!!

I have had the original VHS since I was BABY practically, and continue to watch it every often, even way BEFORE Michael passed. When I thought they would take advantage after he passed by releasing "past" movies and such, I assumed this would of been first, and too my surprise it wasn't even mentioned. I would like to believe this dvd is a "bootleg" but it seems to genuine and it has the appropriate details from the "Warner Bro's Studios", LOGOS, FBI Warning, the works, so its obviously legit. What I don't get is why the record company would release a "Michael Jackson" dvd in another country rather than his own, this DVD doesn't exist here in the U.S., unless its a bootleg. I am not complaining at all about the situation, I bought the last dvd "new" from this page for only $18.96, thats all...they will probably release and sell it for more in the U.S. soon, I hope, with extra footage of some sort. Even though there is a few Korean writings on the DVD BOX, its ALL in ENGLISH, and works PERFECTLY FINE with my REGION 1 DVD player. I noticed some buyers from another page "accidently" bought REGION 2, which doesn't work for the U.S. and U.K. So be very careful which "REGION" you buy, THIS VERSION was perfect and played crystal clear for me on my MAC and Home DVD player. GOOD LUCK TO ALL SEARCHING FOR THIS GREAT RARE ITEM!!!

A journey of music videos and footage of Bad, but in great quality

Of course as soon as I recieved this DVD I watched it. I happened to be babysitting my Five-year old Nephew at the time and he loved it just as much as I did. He loved "Badder" the idea of a kid dancing like Michael Excited him. He wants to learn to dance like that now. He also loved the fact that Michael turned into a car and then a spaceship during the "smooth criminal" sequence. I think watching it with him was way better than watching it by myself. I got to litteraly sit there and watch someone become a Michael Jackson fan.He would even get upset if you couldn't see Michael for a second. The best part was when Michael was playing with the kids in the meadow, My nephew looked over at me and said, I bet they have fun playing with him, I think he makes kids happy. I was like, YES! he gets it. Like Michael believed innocenct can see the truth. After it was all over he told me that Michael Jackson was awesome. I loved hearing that. So if you have a little one in your life that you would like to spend quality time with and possible make a Michael Jackson fan, BUY THIS DVD and watch it with them. If they are anything like my nephew hey will love it and say some really sweet things that you will definatley want to remember. Also just watching it will be a great experience for anyone. You get a nice little glimpse at what was going on in Michael's head. It has a great message about good over coming evil. Its fun to watch and if you like to see Michael smile and laugh you will love it. It is definatley a must have for any Michael Jackson fan!