Movie Review: Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1997)

I'm going to have fun reviewing this short film. Michael Jackson's Ghosts is a 1997 short film that was a collaboration between author Stephen King and pop singer Michael Jackson. Now this movie is the first short film that I've ever reviewed, giving it that much more sentimentality. The plot of the movie is this, basically a mayor of this town leads a revolt (with lots of other people) against this guy who is a musical conductor (sort of). He's played by Michael Jackson, and he can do all this cool magic and make ghosts appear and all that junk. It's a great role for him, and he does an excellent job at it. The movie then goes on as Jackson performs a select # of songs from his 1997 remix album, Blood on the DanceFloor. Now I own BOTDF, and ever since I saw Ghosts, the album's tone becomes more and more like that of a movie soundtrack. Maybe that's because in a way, the album does have a movie's music aka the soundtrack on it. Makeup and visuals are incredible in the film. I will say, that this movie doesn't come close to the goodness and the quality of the Thriller music video. That, as many people know, is one of the best music vids I have ever seen. Everything about it was done perfectly. Ghosts is a great movie, but it has a different vibe to it. It seems like MJ is trying to resurrect Thriller through a longer and more in-depth movie. Speaking of depth, this movie has a lot of strong morals in it. I won't reveal what they are, but if you know about how Jackson was perceived (n the eye of the public, anyway) a lot of those lessons speak truth to himself. Overall, Michael Jackson's Ghosts is a great movie that entertains and maintains the quality of a good short horror story. Three stars.