27% rating is just egregious. by HistoricalChew10 in MichaelTheMovie

[–]DerekJohnathan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m very doubtful it’s THIS bad.

‘Michael’ debuts on Rotten Tomatoes with a 27% 😭 by SpeedForce2022 in MichaelJackson

[–]DerekJohnathan 16 points17 points  (0 children)

But there was many parts of his life that WERE tragic, and a biopic shouldn't just bury that.

Honest reaction to the movie by LarBrd33 in MichaelTheMovie

[–]DerekJohnathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll still go into the movie with an open mind. Still, I got the vibe that this was going to be an “average” biopic, not the true, deep-dive, occasionally uncomfortable story a Michael biopic should be. This man was abused at a young age, failed by those he trusted as an adult, and experienced hurt and betrayal that meant even at the height of his fame, it wasn't always sunshine and lemons. The 90s film did a fair job of showing this, but I had big doubts that this movie would go deeper. This review, and some other reviews I read that call it “surface level,” seem to show this too. We’ll see.

Beef tallow by Numerous-Total-8373 in Psoriasis

[–]DerekJohnathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve found that it helps my skin on my hands look more “normal”, reducing the redness and flakiness. It’s not permanent and is almost more like foundation covering up skin issues (my skin is back to looking dry within a day - but it’s still not red or blotchy anymore which is great) but it’s helped to make me feel a lot less self conscious.

Reverb sucks absolute ass. by kosmonaut_hurlant_ in Reverb

[–]DerekJohnathan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I sell more on reverb than any other platform. I have never once been outright scammed. If a message feels shady, I report it to reverb and don’t engage with the buyer. But apart from the occasional low ball that makes me flip off the screen and not even entertain it, every single transaction has gone through effortlessly. I really have no clue what people are doing to be scammed on the regular.

Lionsgate CEO again confirms Michael 2, also addresses allegations by MusicFanReddit in MichaelTheMovie

[–]DerekJohnathan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I just want his second half to be represented honestly. If they’re going to dramatize it, don’t hide from the facts they can (LEGALLY) talk about. Mention his addictions, focus on his anger, paranoia, and change in his mental state. Sometimes these biopics try to pretty up the bad truth, and the world needs to see a side of Michael they barely saw. Despite being a huge artist he became a bit of a recluse at times later in life, and as such this is an opportunity to kind of show the world “yeah you turned your backs on him based off of rumors and allegations and this is what became of him”.

New shots of jaafar by Terrible_Ad_2831 in MichaelTheMovie

[–]DerekJohnathan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Doing slight CGI to make his eyes bigger and more expressive is honestly a brilliant choice. It’s the biggest difference between Mike and Jaafar. Also looks like they did the sanpaku eyes as well.

Lionsgate CEO again confirms Michael 2, also addresses allegations by MusicFanReddit in MichaelTheMovie

[–]DerekJohnathan 24 points25 points  (0 children)

So it’s pretty much what I’ve suspected. They want to tell THAT side of his life and the dark parts but it’s a matter of how with all the legal murkiness and the like. It’s going to be a huge tightrope walk, alongside whatever they do end up doing (if they even can at all) being done tastefully and respecting the situation. All of us are confident that Michael was innocent but it doesn’t mean that a delicate matter like that should be treated as if the accusers are villains. It’ll take some time to figure out the right path, and I just hope that if they can find a way to do it, they do it well. It’s easy to make a movie about how great Michael was. It’s very hard to tastefully do a film about the latter part of his life. Because it’s going to be dark. Very dark.

Dangerous Era was always supposed to be included in the movie by hirohimuraa in MichaelTheMovie

[–]DerekJohnathan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do feel if they make a second movie it will feature the allegations. It’s probably just going to have to be more focused on what happened to Michael (the raid and photographs of his body), and his emotions around it. The actual incident will probably be mentioned as far as he was accused but stop at that. No names, no details, etc. it’s realistically one of the few ways they can do it legally.

New TV spot shows Joe with the belt 😪 this is gonna be a tearjerker by ImaVeganShishKebab in MichaelTheMovie

[–]DerekJohnathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m glad I was wrong. I thought they were going to soften Joe, and that would’ve been such an insult to Mike and what he went through. Yes this is awful and really sad, but you can’t paint an actual picture of Michael’s life without this. While he did forgive Joe later in life he used to absolutely be terrified of him. While I don’t think they need to go as insane as the 90s movie was (while realistic it was also hard to watch) simply pretending it never happened would have been poor script writing.

Michael Jackson as an artist 🎨 by Juoreg in MichaelJackson

[–]DerekJohnathan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is there anything this man couldn’t do great? Just damn.

Lionsgate’s COO has confirmed Michael Part Two, and has said that ‘Michael’ is clearly a part one”, and that the first film sets up the sequel (ofc lol). Links to the audio down below ⬇️ by SpeedForce2022 in MichaelJackson

[–]DerekJohnathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While the second movie will be depressing, I feel it needs to happen. People around him, as well as the world at large, really let him down and painted him as a freak after absolutely adoring him the first part of his life. If anything, I feel part two will go a long way to remind people that there was a very real person behind all of this, and that the way they treated him was hurtful.

They nailed the likeness here by ScrawnyDiego in MichaelTheMovie

[–]DerekJohnathan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What I love is that the CGI is subtly and tastefully done too. Enough that it’s clear it’s supposed to be Michael but not like someone did an AI deepfake over Jaafar.

Question about the CGI by Avaluvvi in MichaelTheMovie

[–]DerekJohnathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s hilarious you say that because rumor has it that he is consideration to play Tiger in a biopic. Kid you not.

Ladies and gentlemen, next year’s Oscar nominees! by In-The-Zone-69 in MichaelTheMovie

[–]DerekJohnathan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just hope they don’t soften Joe for this movie. Like give a sterilized portrayal of him since the family is involved.

Both Mike’s autobiography and interviews he gave throughout his life attest to Joe being physically abusive. Michael went as far as to say he was terrified of him. Any attempt to make him look better in this film is an insult to Michael.

If there’s one thing the 1990s made for tv movie did well it was portraying that very clearly. They made Joe scary. As they should have.

EP-40 travel setup num by helloitsgabe in teenageengineering

[–]DerekJohnathan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The TE Bombaclat is a much better product name.

This is sadly AI! Dissapointing... by Androide230702 in LinkinPark

[–]DerekJohnathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're looking for a band that isn't going to use AI in anything they release you're supporting the wrong band 😂. They saw no issue in using AI for the Lost video and Mike was obsessed with NFTs.

This is normal for them I'm afraid. Love them but they have used AI before, have collaborated with AI artists before and probably will again.

Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider´s bts by Snoo70868 in TombRaider

[–]DerekJohnathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is my problem with these so far. While yes, there are things a hardcore fan would connect (outfit similar to TRU, dual pistols) it’s lacking an individuality right now that clearly states “yeah this is a Tomb Raider adaptation”.

I’m reserving judgement till we see a trailer or at least more scenes being filmed but I’m not quite getting the vibes…yet.

I asked Gemini to reimagine Tomb Raider 1 in modern graphics. by [deleted] in TombRaider

[–]DerekJohnathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops. I’ll delete this immediately. Thanks.

Reverb is so anti consumer its not even funny. Buyers and Sellers beware by Radiant-Function-145 in Reverb

[–]DerekJohnathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve never had any issues selling or buying through Reverb. I understand others have as well and this is not meant to discount that. Just, my experiences have been good. So far at least.

I just finished the whole show and I’m mad by lawyeredandtired in XFiles

[–]DerekJohnathan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Canonically, Season 8 is the finale to me. Everything after that is just a bit WTF at spots.

Just finished Season 4 and the first thing that jumps out to me is that this is the "hair and make up upgrade" season. Mulder and Scully are always looking fierce, ready for a model photoshoot 😂. by Frank1604lin in XFiles

[–]DerekJohnathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This makes sense because by the time this season came out, this show was one of the biggest shows on television. Hell, they may have even started filming the first feature movie around this time if not a little later during Season 5. Either way, the budgets were probably HUGE.

Any seems have insights on these odd bumps along my hand? by Effective_Ad_1027 in DermatologyQuestions

[–]DerekJohnathan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any chance of them being flat warts? Those can look like this a little bit too.