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Es hätte das große Comeback des King of Pop werden sollen. Am 25. Juni 2009 fand der Traum ein jähes Ende. Die Nachricht von Michael Jacksons tragischem Tod erschütterte die Musikwelt. Kenny Ortega, Choreograph von Tanzklassikern wie 'Dirty Dancing' und Hits wie 'High School Musical', gewährt mit 'This Is It' einmalige Einblicke hinter die Kulissen der Probenarbeit zur großartig geplanten Bühnenshow und setzt somit dem einzigartigen Genie Michael Jackson ein filmisches Denkmal. (ORF)
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Ein fürchterlich langer Bonus-Mischmasch zu einer nicht existierenden DVD mit einem nicht existierenden Konzert, der als tolles Konzerterlebnis hinter den Kulissen promotet wurde. Michael Jackson war ein ausgezeichneter Musiker und ein genialer Tänzer, aber das hier ist ein Halbfabrikat, das weder ein Gerüst noch eine Form hat.
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Videos (it's not even appropriate to call them films) of this format should be an hour at most and certainly should never be sold (!) as the film event of the year. The camera aimed at the "stage" for almost two hours, but doesn't look under the lid even once. I understand the genuine love Michael had for his fans in preparing his show, and that it would be an absolutely fantastic and pompous spectacle. Yet the fact that someone is making a quarter of a billion dollars out of it raises the moral hairs on my back. Not to mention the intensity with which people pay forty bucks for Blu-rays. Sad.
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The last adventure of the boy from Neverland didn't end as he wished, but I thank Ortega for allowing me to peek behind the final curtain. It was during this period that an unexpected moment came when I transitioned from respect to almost worship for the King, and to this day I believe that anyone who has ever listened to any of his songs must melt while watching. And that a shiver runs down one's spine exceptionally when listening to "They Don't Care About Us" or "Smooth Criminal". Moreover, it is very difficult to resist the enthusiasm that Michael's persona evokes, especially in moments when tough-looking dancers, who just moments ago were dancing on stage with a rough expression, suddenly stand below him, rewarding each gesture of their god with loud cheers. This charisma literally grounds you. Only a happy ending is not expected in this fairy tale about a famous comeback. So I can only say goodbye one last time. Goodbye. God bless you and heal the world.
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This show must have been really something. For his age, Mike was really in great form and he prepared for his comeback really diligently. But this is still just a documentary and not a record of the live show. A crying shame. It could have been one of the events of the year.
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