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Moonwalker
Moonwalker
1988
Family/Kids, Fantasy
1h 33m
The film consists of separate sections: (1) a performance of "Man in the Mirror"; (2) a biographical montage depicting Jackson's career; (3) "Badder," a remake of the "Bad" music video, but with a child cast; (4) "Speed Demon," a claymation film in which Jackson is pursued; (5) "Leave Me Alone," a music video commenting on the media; (6) "Smooth Criminal," in which Jackson struggles with a gangster; (7) Jackson performs "Come Together" then Lady Blacksmith Mambazo performs "The Moon is Walking."
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Moonwalker
1988
Family/Kids, Fantasy
1h 33m
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Rated 13 Nov 2018
72
23rd
Skip the movie and watch "Smooth Criminal" on YouTube. It's the only decent part of this mess.
Rated 13 Nov 2018
Rated 04 Aug 2009
60
32nd
Rewatched December 2016. It may sound like sophistry, but somewhere in here, between the music videos, the montages, and the dreamlike snatches of plot, is Jackson saying, "Here's who I am, and what I want." While it has major shortcomings to say the least, in general terms it's the right kind of film: surreal, high-energy, kid-friendly, and music-heavy. And not without precedent... The Monkees' "Head" strikes me as a similar project that was also (understandably, TBF) scorned by critics.
Rated 04 Aug 2009
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
32nd
He hee, shamon, shamon. OW!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 29 Sep 2008
99
98th
Underseen and underrated, this gem slipped by everyone's radar in this Reagan era stunner. Jackson's dance sequences and movements manage to capture the very soul and essence of generation x "angst", as well as its bureaucratic racist undertones while still sprinkling a modicum of hope in the flash of a toe-step or a flick of the fedora. Critics concerned only w/ pedophilia allegations miss the power of a major artist's best work. Second only to MJ's clever KKK mocking one glove. - Armond White
Rated 29 Sep 2008
Rated 17 Dec 2009
45
28th
A strange, almost disasterous structured movie - but 'Smooth Criminal' makes it worth the while hands down
Rated 17 Dec 2009
Rated 15 Aug 2016
50
20th
A glorified music video, vanity project, but it's still pretty entertaining. Great dance sequences, as expected from MJ. The video game was fun and corny too!
Rated 15 Aug 2016
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
1st
Even without the creepy ego masturbation of Michael Jackson, it's a pretty putrid watch. I only saw it because my sister was a fan and had it on all of the time.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 01 Aug 2010
23
34th
35 minutes of music videos followed by a 40 minute film, written by Michael Jackson where he turns into :a car a robot a space ship It is self indulgent, egocentric crap. As a paedophile story writer, he is a distant second to Jonathan King It can be summed up as: "and then I turn into a robot, and I'm all like pyoo! pyoo!"
Rated 01 Aug 2010
Rated 14 Jun 2011
70
58th
On the second viewing, it's amazing how something like this was a commercial product for cinemas. The first half of music videos (especially the 'Leave Me Alone' segment) is far superior to the original short film Jackson helped create which makes up the second, but the entire thing is a fascinating mess. Pieces of it don't work, and the potential narcissism of it all is significant, but I am glad that at the height of his fame Jackson helped such an unconventional product to be made.
Rated 14 Jun 2011
Rated 21 May 2017
80
77th
Its like michael Jackson's version of yellow submarine as directed by a disinterested David lynch. You must watch it
Rated 21 May 2017
Rated 14 Aug 2007
15
10th
Oh, my. As much as we all love "Smooth Criminal," this will make you think twice. Don't get caught watching this...you may never live it down.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
64
26th
So terribly indulgent, with horrifying child actors.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
4th
Poor.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
48th
As a fan of MJ during these days I loved this. The "leave me alone" video is worth getting this alone. Sega based a video game on the "smooth criminal" video which you would get the bad guys to dance along with you....yes I am serious. Very entertaining.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
22nd
This managed to make Michael Jackson look amazingly creepy while being weird in a really cool way at the same time. Joe Pesci is great as the villain, and all his henchmen have machine guns that look like movie cameras. Neat stuff, but worth just the one viewing.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 08 Oct 2007
15
9th
Said that, Moonwalker was a movie, is almost a joke.
Rated 08 Oct 2007
Rated 15 Mar 2008
78
79th
No matter what's your opinion on Michael Jackson, he IS the king of pop. Though this movie is far away from perfect, it's the best one on market of the talent's musical achievement. As well music maker and dancer. The plot and acted parts are the weakest point of the movie, but I do watch and listen this video regularily since it's my son's favourite as well.
Rated 15 Mar 2008
Rated 09 Jul 2009
55
53rd
Really a kids' movie, but my recollection is that it wasn't marketed that way. Even so, has some definite problems. But the "Smooth Criminal" dance sequence alone makes the whole thing worthwhile. "Badder" is also great. And whatever other problems from which it suffers, it does, in a strange way, seem to want to say something.
Rated 09 Jul 2009
Rated 09 Aug 2009
40
5th
Loved when I was a kid, but watching it again I think it is a waste of time...
Rated 09 Aug 2009
Rated 19 Aug 2009
70
10th
Best part of this movie was the music video for Smooth Criminal.
Rated 19 Aug 2009
Rated 02 Sep 2009
60
47th
A whole lot of elaborate production design and FX to conceal the fact that the music isn't that great
Rated 02 Sep 2009
Rated 14 Oct 2009
25
17th
While there is some outstanding chereography to admire, and some half decent tunes, there is not much else.
Rated 14 Oct 2009
Rated 31 Dec 2010
0
0th
Even for a vanity project this is astonishingly awful! There is no script to speak of, some so so claymation and a struggle with "drug dealer" Joe Pesci. I just KNOW that somewhere, Michael said yes to drugs when he agreed to make this film...
Rated 31 Dec 2010
Rated 10 Jan 2011
70
78th
Completely mental, a jaw-dropping journey into the mind of an idiot savant.
Rated 10 Jan 2011
Rated 20 Apr 2011
36
8th
What the hell is this? Seriously WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? Allegedly this is a film, at least that's what the person who introduced this to me said, but I can't honestly believe them. What we have here is a series of really, really loosely connected music videos that don't have any hint of coherence stringing them together...and Michael Jackson turning into a transformer. Make of that what you will. The only good thing about this...thing is Smooth Criminal, so find that section and avoid the rest.
Rated 20 Apr 2011
Rated 10 Oct 2011
30
7th
A movie that only a true fanatic can fully appreciate.
Rated 10 Oct 2011
Rated 12 Aug 2014
85
63rd
The A-plot is unwatchable (MJ turning into a Gundam notwithstanding) but all the elaborate music videos for songs on Bad nobody gives a crap about (Speed Demon, Leave Me Alone) and Smooth Criminal are awesome.
Rated 12 Aug 2014
Rated 12 Nov 2016
48
22nd
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Rated 12 Nov 2016
Rated 21 Mar 2017
90
94th
Disney Classic!
Rated 21 Mar 2017
Rated 01 Jan 2020
35
9th
Michael Jackson claimed to have made Moonwalker aiming to comment on fans' perceptions of him, but this film (and I use that word loosely) only makes him look even more cloistered, disconnected from reality, and surrounded by yes-men. I usually like my films with a healthy dose of weirdness and batshit, but this one just feels like a transparently greedy tour of narcissism. I liked "Smooth Criminal" though.
Rated 01 Jan 2020
Rated 11 Dec 2021
63
24th
Much like Prince's film efforts, a good soundtrack in search of a movie - comically grotesque egotism and bizarrely surreal imagery makes this a not uninteresting mess, but only really comes to life during the musical numbers, whose appeal are likely to ebb and flow dependent on your inherent appreciation of Jackson. Amusing to see Pesci here, presumably on a near-fall out of the business before the GOODFELLAS revival; as an actor, Jackson again proves himself a charismatic singer.
Rated 11 Dec 2021
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