Michael Jackson Mega box

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5 Stars This is Great for any Michael Jackson fan =)
Hey Guys…I know that you have all been wondering what this product contains. I will give you the heads up. It is great. It comes with 4 dvd’s. The first two dvd’s contain interview all through Michael’s life. It is an unauthorized dvd set, but it is wonderful. On the first disc it shows Michael when he was about 9 or 10 in an interview with Jackie..Then it cuts to home movies of him in around 1984 with sister Latoya. Grant it some of the video quality is not the best, but you have to remember this was the 80’s on a home video camera. Also, the first disc has the interview he did with Oprah Winfrey in 1993. Then there is the interview with Babara Walter’s in 1997. On the second disc you have the interview with Diane Sawyer…when he and Lisa Marie Presley were interviewed. All these interview’s look like they came from fan footage that was taped, but at least we now have all of these interview’s in a few disc that we can cherish and watch Michael. Also there are Michael’s interviews/ home movies from 2003 after the Martin Bashir interview. The video show’s the entire true portion from when he talked w/ Martin Bashir caught on Michael’s camera’s the stuff that Martin Bashir left out of his interview. I have not gotten past the rest, but I am sure the rest will be great. Again…if you love Michael Jackson and want to see this man in his fullest and truest self then you will love this box set even though the quality isn’t the best on all of the interviews. I hope this helps for any buyers wanting some info.
4 Stars Recommend this item!
Hello all my MJ buddies at Amazon,
As promised, here is my review of this Box Set.
Aside from the Sad Clown Face of MJ on the cover, (don’t know why they chose that pic)I did enjoy watching these DVD’S.
I’ll tell you the slight problems first (nothing major):
On the outisde case, on the back it does state that this producer of these DVD’S, had no permission of any of the participants to release any footage on the DVD’s, so keep that in mind.
On the actual DVD cases and the “scene selections”, there is no titles telling you what the interviews, press conferences, or fan footage is.
Good stuff on the Interview Discs:
Interview Disc #1: There are some old interviews of when MJ was small and a teenager, and a partial one with Barbara Walters in 1997 (it was after Prince I was born), he was “beaming” when Barbara asked him about Prince. I would say there are about five short interviews in various over seas countries and the longest one was the early one, with him at the Encino home.
Interview Disc #2: Has lengthy interviews, I believe the one from 1993 with Oprah is on there and some from Take 2 – the rebuttal DVD MJ made after Martin Bashir’s documentary, and some of MJ’s Home Movie footage. Also, one is not an interview, but a Deposition from 1993. From watching it, it seemed like it was someone named Raynard Jones who was sueing him over some song rights, saying he wrote them, not MJ. It was very long, over two hours, but be sure to watch it all, MJ was very polite and you will see his cleverness in answering the questions from the proscuting attorney.
Press Conference & Store signing Disc:
I found this very good
I LOVED the first Store Signing: it was in New York, 2001 at Virgin records, when MJ was promoting his Invincible CD. Despite all the security, MJ was kind to EVERYONE in the line. If they wanted a hug or kiss, he obliged. He constantly said “God Bless You” to people and shook their hand. He took everything, anyone had made him, such as posters and thanked them warmly. It was over two hours long. His friends, the Casio brothers were there with him, and he was so cute as they looked at the “hot” girls. You even heard MJ say to Frank Casio, “was she hot?” MJ was blushing as Frank teased him about some of the girls in line as they passed. There was also one girl, whom he got her number. It was toward the end of the signing, and she hugged MJ, as she left, you could hear MJ tell her to leave her number.
The rest of the Press Conferences and Store signings, were short, but very good.
Fan Footage:
This is just about what you would expect. Most of it was rough, but it was probably done with a camera phone, but it’s worth watching.
All in all, if you are MJ fan, you need to purchase this. It’s cheaper to get the box set, instead of getting these DVD’s seperately. There is also a booklet that comes with this, with MJ’s awards and accomplishments listed.
Thanks,
Cindy Hughes
5 Stars MICHAEL IN ALL HIS SPLENDOR
Michael’s admirers will absolutely want to have these dvds! These dvds contain probably 95% of the interviews and videos we’ve all seen throughout the years or watched in excess and some even obsessively on YouTube since the time of MJ’s passing. I’ll try to be as descriptive as I can:
The box contains a set of 2 slim cases, inside of which are 2 dvds each. Each dvd case has 2 small pics of MJ on the front while they both display the full clown face of MJ on the back.
The Interviews Vol.1 (not necessarily in this order)
on this disc you’ll find:
-news anchor Robert Abernethy interviews Michael who was then 12, and Jackie who was 20 at the time
-Michael being interviewed by Oprah at Neverland, also Michael calling her show when she had Quincey Jones on as a
guest
-interviews by Barbara Walters, Sylvia Chase, Diane Sawyer, an Australian reporter
*interview with Diane Sawyer is the one he did with Lisa Marie Presley*
-an interview with Access Hollywood when MJ was working on music in Ireland
-footage from interview with parents at their Encino home
-interview with Japanese reporter where MJ had a case of the giggles (very cute)
-and yes, footage of Michael in his red sweater at home with his llama
The Interviews Vol.2
-part of Martin Bashir interview (don’t worry, it only shows positive outtakes)
*while I could’ve missed seeing Bashir because I quickly skimmed through each dvd, I don’t believe he was shown,
only heard. I will go through each one more thoroughly, so if revisions are necessary later I will do so*
-1993 deposition in which Michael is extensively questioned on whether or not he was the one who
actually wrote some of the songs on his and The Jacksons albums. The deposition lasted hours and
you’ll notice how extremely drained and completely exasperated MJ became after being inundated with question
after question (sometimes the same ones repeatedly). Michael had oral surgery, plus he had not been feeling well
so he was constantly sipping tea, water, fidgeting, playing with his sunglasses, doing anything
he could to stay focused, to stay awake.
I found myself sad at times and angry at others watching MJ try to keep his composure under such stress. They
scrutinized his EVERY word.
Press Conferences & Store Signings
-Michael at Virgin Records during his promoting of Invincible (the one we’ve all watched over and over again on
YouTube where he’s wearing blue) This particular segment was over an hour
-MJ during a Sony simulchat where he’s at a computer answering questions presented by fans (the video where he’s
wearing a red shirt and dark sunglasses, looking very cute)
-”Heal the Kids” speech with Johnny Cochran and Mother Love
-Christmas address
-MJ’s address to the public regarding the 1993 child molestation charges
Fans Camera Footage
-footage of MJ on shopping trips
-Heal the World speech at Oxford University
-Michael speaking at The National Action Network Headquarters (with Rev. Al Sharpton), giving a speech addressing
racism, problems with Sony and other issues
It was nice to see Michael’s natural interactions in “regular” situations. Before taking to the podium to begin his speech you see MJ revising or adding to his notes, being the perfectionist he always was.
You will hear lots of screaming, lots of “I love you Michael!” throughout and you will witness the enormity and scope of just how big Michael Jackson really was, and still is. As one fan declared on her sign “ONLY GOD IS BIGGER!”
Lastly,
The Tribute Book
The cover is of Michael crowned, sitting on his throne. Inside includes quotes from family and friends at his memorial at Staples Center, a couple of classic MJ pics, and a list of achievements. Not all were included because as they stated, “it would take up too much space”. That incomplete list of achievements alone took up 7 pages!
Oh yeah, for some reason, which is beyond me, they added a transcript of a seance where supposedly MJ spoke from the dead via an ouija board. I thought this was completely ridiculous and went against everything MJ believed, and is contrary to my beliefs as well. Needless to say I tore it out of the book.
Other than that, I loved the set of dvds. I love all the personal footage of MJ, seeing all the love from the fans, and all the love he gave back. There will never be another Michael Joseph Jackson…and as it’s been quoted in the past, in speaking on the subject of entertainers, “There is Michael Jackson. Then there is everyone else”.
5 Stars Annoyed by ONE STAR posters!
First of all, can I echo the sentiments of all the recent posts on here in saying that this really is a great DVD set. I’m not going to do a review as such though as everyone else has already done a better job of it than I possibly ever could.
I’m actually here to have a moan. I’m really annoyed by these people who have posted reviews without having actually seen the content, giving only ONE STAR often simply because they just don’t like Michael! I know that early on some people were unaware of what was actually on the disks but now that that has been made clear I really wish that they’d edit their posts and be a bit more objective. Otherwise we end up with the case where a FIVE STAR release only has THREE STARs simply due to Amazon screwing up the listing and we have inferior releases with better scores. The whole point of these reviews is to help people like me decide what to spend our hard earned money on. I nearly didn’t buy this as when I first looked it mainly had negative reviews. Of course, if I’d listened to those I’d have majorly missed out.
I’m going to post this in the hope that some of those people might read this and decide to put things right! I’m also going to post it on the pages for the DVDs in the pack, Interviews Vols 1 & 2, Press Conferences and Fan’s Camera Footage!!! I might even start putting comments onto their reviews!
5 Stars so worth buying
this mega-box set comes in a case with 4 discs in it – there are two disc holders with two discs in each. they each have the great pictures that these discs have as singles if you choose to purchase them as such instead of the mega-box whole set. it does work out better financially though to get the mega-box set rather than getting each of these dvd’s by themselves. the only two differences in purchasing this box-set over the singles is that -
1. in the box-set, you get the booklet coming with the product which has a picture of mj with a crown on his head on the front cover, followed by a talk about his life, a detailing of the memorial service, some tributes, absolutely phenominal pictures, a small section celebrating his awards, and a seance (which is less than a page long)
2. it is far more affordable to purchase this mega-box set rather than get each dvd by itself.
i gave a review of all the dvd’s included in this set in their individual places, so i will not copy that again in this over-all review, but what i will say is – this is a definite must-buy for everyone!! i HIGHLY recommend it. all these dvd’s are phenominal!!
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