Good concept, poorly executed.

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Even though I love Michael Jackson, I don't think all of of his short films were that great. I mean, his films until this one were good, but nothing spectacular (except Thriller, which was awesome). By this time, Jacko had jumped the shark, and his films became... silly.The film starts out with a kid called Daryl, played by Jacko himself. He doesn't actually do a terrible job of acting, but it's nothing great. Anyway, the kid has just graduated from high school... I think. It's pretty hard to tell, because it's not such a well thought-out story. Moving on, we see him on the bus, talking to a guy, using lines which don't make much sense and are never explained. Later, we see him walking home, and as he walks in, some guys, presumably friends, are waiting for him. They seem to be in the 'tough crowd' which Daryl wants to be part of, but the stuff his teachers have taught him at his 'sissy school of his' say otherwise.We see him trying to do the 'tough stuff' that the gang does, and they chastise him for not being like them. We then see him at a parking lot, where he's asking a guy to give him money, but as the gang closes in, he tell the guy to run. At this point, I guessed the message was 'don't be a jerk like those guys', but all of a sudden, some guys from another gang jump in, and we see Jack dressed as he is on the cover of the 'Bad' album. So after 15 minutes of pointless scenes and clichéd lines, we finally get a dance scene of crotch- grabbing, graffiti, accompanied by a song, which, despite having a good beat seems to say 'change the world by being a 'tough guy'. We also get Jacko pointing at the other guys we saw earlier, singing 'you're doin' it wrong!' over and over and over and over and over... You get the idea.So, in full, it's too long, too stupid, too clichéd, etc. Sorry, Jacko, it failed.

When it was announced the "King of Pop" was dead at age 50, a month before he was to start a series of live comeback shows at London's O2 Arena, it was a huge shock to millions of people around the world. He was, and will forever be one of the most talented voices and dancers in the music industry, and he will be missed terribly. I decided to remind myself how wonderful he was by watching this great music video, from director Martin Scorcese. The story for the first five minutes or so sees Darryl (Michael Jackson) ending school, going home in his derelict neighbourhood. His mother isn't there, but his friends, led by Mini Max (a little known Wesley Snipes), and spends an evening with them, but he realises Daryl has changed with attitudes to petty crime. In an attempt to show that he is still "bad", Daryl meets the gang in a subway station, where Mini Max sees him chickens out of robbing a passing old man. The black and white then turns to colour when Daryl is dressed in leather with huge curly hair, singing the iconic song and creating some fantastic moves with his gang along the way. Daryl eventually has his members repeating his chants, until Mini Max grabs him, accepting he is still "bad", saying the words "that's the way it goes down". The film ends with them walking away, returning to black and white, with hoodie wearing Daryl watching them leave. Michael Jackson was number 14 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons, and he was number 6 on The Ultimate Pop Star, and Wesley Snipes was number 96 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars. Very good!

This music video is honestly one of the best of Michael Jackson. He portrays a high school kid coming home from a high class, preppy school only to hang out with his ghetto friends. As the group gets back into their old ways, Michael refuses to continue with them. His opinions have changed since they last hung out and doesn't want to be the delinquent that he apparently was before hand.After his friends give him one more chance to show that he still is BAD, Michael ditches the chance and tells his friends that they're nothing and not bad either. He goes into a lengthy dance number to show to them that he is BAD too, but just not in the way that they want him to be.The direction and quality of film is excellent. With it's WIZARD OF OZ type feel, by having the film start off in Black and White and then at the point of the song's entrance, turning to color, only to go back to Black and White after the song's finished.Once again, this is one of MJ's better MUSIC VIDEOS and is a must see for fans of both MJ and Scoresce.

I thought that when Jacko had made a music movie right after Thriller, it might be good. Well, I was partially right. While Michael is no longer a minority in this video, his approach to drama is somewhat questionable. But, thanks to virtuoso director Martin Scorsese, he brings this mini-music movie together (though on TV they will usually just show the music part and will leave out the parts with a young Wesley Snipes) by some good editing and music to his images (Scorsese knows how to bring music and movies together with such things as The Last Waltz and Woodstock). Not inspired, but not a waste of a few minutes on MTV either. A-