Nostalgia Critic Commentary - Moonwalker

[@cheeselova100]

the whisper in the opening scared the crap out of me!

[@nightofraven]

not me it fun lol

[@jp3813]

The "orgy" scene in Smooth Criminal reminds me of the part in the Black or White video where he destroys a car. My guess is it's supposed to be an abstract dance expression that MJ himself can't really put into words. Lots of martial arts have impractical training as well as far as fighting goes.

[@rct3isepic]

The lean effect was done with strings and magnets in the music video, when he did it live he used the special shoes. The shoe has a v shaped socket that a screw/nail slides into thus bacically nailing him down so he can lean more than 70°

[@Collageman90]

The guy who did the claymation in the movie is Will Vinton the guy who did the visuals in Return to Oz and the first Claymation film The Adventures of Mark Twain. His works are amazing but sometimes are scary and dark and kids need it when they grew up with it. His studio is now Laika (makers of Coraline and ParaNorman)

[@BigSeayProductions]

A lot of the oddness of Michael came from the fact that he did not have a regular childhood and he was trying to let all his childish tendencies come out. Now do I think he was a child molester, I can't say for sure. There is a lot that supports that but then again there is a lot that goes against it too. All we have is his music. Now what I said does not justify any of his odd behavior in the slightest but its just a little insight.

[@kyleday5026]

actually it was child like tendencies he was very mis understood he understood a lot about children the way others dont.

[@pandorasangel2747]

Since the only evidence I seen against him is word of mouth. Along side the decades long FBI & CIA investigations finding nothing illegal & the accusers not getting their dates and locations right multiple times, I'm inclined to think he's innocent just from that alone. But as much as I hate people being framed for something I believe they didnt do I cant really blame people for thinking otherwise in this case, the dude was socially awkward and naive when it came to anything outside of entertainment industry thanks to his "upbringing" by his abusive father & the type of people he was surrounded by for practically all his life. Innocent or not his life was still a tragedy. I just wish people would leave the dead alone and put their energy on stopping criminals and sex offenders who are still alive and active instead of beating on a literal corpse.

[@XXavierTaylor]

about what you refer to as the "orgy scene," michael described it as this build up of frustration and getting out everything the oppressed have wanted to shout out to the world. It's akin to when one "feels the Holy Ghost." go to any black church and this won't seem so weird.

[@StormDragon771]

Artistically and aesthetically, Moonwalker is a wonderful field trip. Have seen those special-effects? They're mind-blowing. Plot-wise, what plot? More than half the movie are music videos, the recycled garbage of MJ's Monty Python cartoons, with Spielberg aftertaste.

[@chuckbatman5]

Looking at that moment where Micheal Jackson turns into a robot, that's actually amazing for the times, considering it predated T2 by like 3 years

[@TheMarvelousM]

True, I saw the film as about him being an Alien trying to help humans trying to achieve world peace, giving up and deciding to leave earth. HOWEVER, after seeing it more recently, I can clearly understand why I was the only one to get it...

[@GroundhogDayisAWESOME]

Funnny thing MJ passed away TWO months after this episode was released in 2009. lol

[@a-1151]

Why is that funny?

[@doodlestrudel1991]

​@@a-1151coincidence is the reason apparently

[@halloweenfan92]

btw the group of kdis the little white boy is john lennons son sean

[@prod.mxmo_mk9]

Whoa as a Beatle fan I really should’ve known that

[@VGAfanatic]

If a Zombie apocalypse featured Michael Jackson and a bunch of other zombies getting up and dancing the Thriller, I'm not sure whether I would stare in awe or laugh my ass off, both for the notion of "Oh my god, this is seriously happening."

[@VGAfanatic]

It's a shame Todd in the Shadows got onto the website as late as he did, because I can totally see him and Doug crossing over for this.

[@musiclover_kb4913]

Yep very true

[@Zenn_Chan]

i can't tell between their voices.....

[@girlwiththeartfolder1854]

I'm not ganna lie, I used to LOVE watching Moonwalker as a Kid XD

[@whenthemusicsover6028]

GirlWithThe ArtFolder And now?

[@cksmith08]

I still love Moonwalker

[@macaro2]

To find the yosimite sam sounds of rackin frackin look up "from hare to heir"

[@ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE]

+Macaro1 Yeah! The one when Bugs plays this....auditor guy who lives with Sam to keep tabs on his temper and then provokes him at every opportunity. That one. Yup, lot of fake swears in that.

[@bt3743]

Well technically it was strings. In the Music Video he used Wires and Strings, in the Bad tour the lean was replaced by a dance sequence and for the Dangerous tour, HIStory tour and the This Is It concerts it was a custom shoe mechanism.

[@zombieedrea]

loved the little "bye!" at the end. XD and I will forever be amazed by The Lean. HOW DOES HE DO THAT?! I don't think it was a special shoe, I think he was just an alien or a robot or something. A robot built to be a fabulous dancer.

[@NicoUnken]

At one point in the video it was mentioned that claymation was apparently very big in the 80s. If that's the case, then the craze died out around 90-91, a couple years before I was born. Such a shame! I truly would've loved all the claymation everywhere.

[@Hakkai87]

Oh God you just made me feel horrifically old...and claymation is still around its just not as big.

[@NicoUnken]

Anastasia Alexandra Oh I know, and as a huge animation fan I do look for all sorts of animations to enjoy and admire. I'm aware it's around, I just would've liked to be there when it was actually super-popular. Sorry for making you feel old... ^_^'

[@alienonlsd3209]

Yes the reason why the noid is in this, because the stop motion in this film has done by will venton the same guy behind the California raisins and the noid and pretty much the guy who invented the Term claymation

[@joellennon6736]

ALIEN On LSD sadly he passed away this year 😔

[@youngbounty1394]

"Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, HOLY MOTHER OF GOD THIS IS SO FREAKIN' COOL, crap."

[@Phillip_JT]

Smooth Criminal is better than Thriller

[@ECL28E]

The Monty python jokes are always perfect for these moments

[@KneelB4Bacon]

17:20 Why does a drug dealer have a giant, space laser cannon?

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

Acme

[@t.c.thompson2359]

Just here to hear them talk about Smooth Criminal.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Yup

[@franzsanders9573]

8:50 10:30 11:32 11:54 13:47 15:02 15:19 15:33 17:26 17:38

[@riceymartin2203]

huhuh. MJ starts playuing on the radio as soon as I play this vid

[@spookyrosev6467]

“You should question these things! You shouldn’t just say ‘don’t question it’!” Never has that statement been more relevant! Also jeez this review is ten years old?!

[@johnsondemon6073]

I'm starting with the Man in the Mirror'' I never look myself at the mirror, ever.

[@99annanic]

They really made this movie just so they could have a big story line for Smooth Criminal. And they just added a concert performance, the montage and the just filmed the Speed Demon thing for fun.

[@alonzo9772]

To answer their question the budget for this was only 22 million, which really surprises me, because that means this had less money than District 9 to use.

[@CasualVideoGamer]

The thing is, people die, it's a natural occurance. The difference between making fun of Michael Jackson and making of Average Joe is that MJ was a very weird person in his life. He was just a walking punch-line for just about everything. Look at the things he's said and done, him having passed away doesn't change any of that.

[@jojowarrior1862]

When the nostalgic critic makes a planet of the apes joke, nobody panics When Roseanne Barr makes a planet of the apes joke, everybody LOSES their minds, and you get canceled!!

[@CasualVideoGamer]

What does knowing him have to do with anything? The dude held an infant over a balcony, has his nose replaced more times than a Mr Potato-head, and... well, majority of this movie. I don't have to "know him" to think whether or not he was a weird guy. The fact is that he kept himself in the limelight as a celebrity, so he keeps himself open for all kinds of criticism and/or jokes.

[@rogerpreston7397]

Budget $22,000,000

[@kiraina25]

Wait, they made -this- visually astounding piece of work... for 1/3 the budget of freaking Foodfight?

[@ZakRas]

+kiraina25 All out of Michael's own pocket.

[@kiraina25]

Zak Ras ... MJ funded the whole movie?

[@ZakRas]

Oh yes.

[@lowbudgetboy12]

RIP Micheal Jackson

[@sadsurferx]

Holy crap do they sound alike! I couldn't tell who was who...

[@Creepynazgul]

for some reason i do remember a michael jackson transformer toy awhile back, it was when they were making all these other transformer knock offs like dark vader transforms into a tie-fighter.

[@GreenTengu97]

You seem, *wheezes* to be spacing, *wheezes* your sentences, *wheezes* like that kid, *wheezes* from Malcolm, *wheezes* In the Middle, *wheezes* ate the end, *wheezes* of your state, *wheezes* ment . Though you made a very valid point, don't get me wrong!

[@ECL28E]

Claymation was big because CG wasn't perfected yet.

[@FlyingFocs]

Yeah, the Asian woman in the Smooth Criminal bit is really pretty. I don't know why, just thought I'd say that.

[@ECL28E]

@PhillT1988 That's true. But he's no ICCCCCCE! "I'mma drop some funky lyrics"

[@blue3616]

wait...there's a moonwalker GAME??

[@Dill_Pickle1997]

blue3616 yeah, it’s okay

[@VGAfanatic]

True. I never consider the things that would be so obvious when I imagine crossovers with the Critic, like Digimon with JO.

[@GreenTengu97]

Dammit, I misspelled "at"!

[@Igarappappa]

If they should totally create a Michael Jackson Transformer! The could call him Moonwalker!

[@lenihaylett-o7d]

Also, i think you're quite MISTAKEN Doug. Michael said in multiple interviews that he only got his nose done because he didn't like being teased by people and it was just too much to deal with. He also claims that many other celebrities did it too (sometimes WAY MORE surgery.) I think it's just what was popular at the time.

[@bitterbites3859]

8:50 😂😂😂

[@GreenTengu97]

I refer you to my first comment made in regards to this on this video: "Yes, except that Michael Jackson was a talented musician that didn't make people want to cut their ears off and feed them to a paper shredder."

[@Ontarioku77]

@Igarappappa i think you mean crotchimus prime

[@Behon]

08:48 is the best part. Doug just loses it.

[@SkittleE275]

@Jman92854 YOU SIR! ...Are awesome. Thank you for saying what needed to be said. :D

[@millie8943]

Why is this so entertaining?

[@HinataChick38]

Yeah. To be honest, the Thriller music video scared the SHIT out of me! Zombie Michael Jackson? Ugh, now I can't get that face out of my head.

[@radappletv]

Lucas Skywalker lol

[@Asarelah]

15:31 is hilarious.

[@dexdex1560]

8:52 BES LINE IN THE REVIEW!

[@mgabrysSF]

Jamone!

[@numbr2001]

mgabrysSF Hoooooooooo!

[@mrdropkicker1]

Yeah, most every other dead celebrity has some ridicule in modern culture.

[@507dannyfe]

2019🙂🎶

[@Diamhea]

@PhillT1988 Agreed 100%

[@Gunindividual2]

you couldnt be more right with your statment man

[@Dimensioneer88]

0:45 Channel Awesome in a nutshell.

[@NodDisciple1]

11:53 Someone plz do a custom Transformer of Micheal Jackson as the car or spaceship! T_T

[@YeowMcCheeseProductions]

@lawsturner Holy crap, I never knew that! XD

[@Beanoz4]

Good job Sherlock

[@GreenTengu97]

Side note: I'm not trying to insult you with my last comment.

[@ECL28E]

"Micheal Jackson, the first man to clone himself is now suing himself for molesting himself" -Click

[@MondoTheAlien]

@halloweenfan92 cool and kind of sad

[@Chicomite]

man its scary to be in a generation that excuses knowingly endangering a childs life for any reason. the guy was a great artist yeah but homeboy was fucked up

[@bpark79]

really?

[@GreenTengu97]

Yes, except that Michael Jackson was a talented musician that didn't make people want to cut their ears off and feed them to a paper shredder.

[@SkittleE275]

Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, HOLY SH*T THAT IS SO FREAKING AWESOME, crap.

[@MrJsFunCorner]

HILARIOUS!!

[@scubasteve68419]

Holy shit! Amazing observation and thriller is about monsters!

[@SuperCaptainEO]

He is wrong, Michael Jackson didn't have a massive ego, quite the opposite actually

[@scubasteve68419]

No fucking shit?!

[@rocknroll20024]

i love this you guys are funny

[@Igarappappa]

@Ontarioku77 lol

[@ThePoketeers]

To be honest I was more sad about the death of Billy Mays than Michal Jackson's

[@autobot-jedi-iron-man3166]

Who?

[@foxtoons1999]

Autobot-Jedi-Iron-man Billy Mays. He was in a lot of commercials. For example, he used to be in the Oxi Clean commercials before he died. He had black hair and a goatee.

[@RagingRaven88]

I'm surprised that you guys didn't mention that in the last part of the film Michael escorts these kids to see him doing a sexual and erotic version of Come Together. What the hell.

[@Igarappappa]

Word. XD