Posted by AsianPersuasion at bu-wcs2-kelly.nipr.mil on March 23, 2004 at 16:32:37:
In Reply to: Kevin Smith/Michael Jackson Story on Yahoo News posted by JoeTz77 on March 23, 2004 at 13:08:37:
In all truth, that's not all that weird.
Any gamer who's ever played "Michael Jackson's Moonwalker" by Sega in the arcades (not the shitty Genesis title) knows that it was far weirder.
You played as one of three Michael Jackson's (red, white or blue suit, if I remember correctly) and your goal was to save some kidnapped children.
Along the way, you could use the almighty smart-bomb (a spotlight on Michael drops and he dances, damaging every enemy on screen. The enemies might have even danced with him, a la "Thriller," but I can't recall.
When you saved a child there was a chance of a powerup drop, be it another dance or some health. Also, if you saw Bubbles the Monkey on screen and touched him, you turned into a robot.
It was a great game and the soundtrack used midi versions of some of his songs (my favorite being "Smooth Criminal" in stage 2), cool cinematic effects (a la Ninja Gaiden), an isometric perspective and was really all sorts of fun.
Anyhow, I'd have to say it was far weirder on paper than the car movie is (though the "being ridden by a boy" thing is just wrong, wrong, wrong) but who knows?
If Michael Jackson asked me to make a movie for him and I were a director, I'd be honored (even though he's a freak) because he's Michael fucking Jackson. Say what you want about him, but there's no denying what a huge success this guy is worldwide. Of course, I'm sure he didn't ask Kevin directly (haven't bought the Playboy, yet) but if he had, I have a hard time believing our publicity whore of a hero would say no.
I'd just make sure my kids weren't around, that Michael didn't select the kid and that there be no personal time between the two.