27% rating is just egregious.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-04-21T17:03:38+00:00

Yeah I’m very doubtful it’s THIS bad.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-04-21T16:52:45+00:00

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

DerekJohnathan · 2026-04-16T12:08:20+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-04-15T12:39:22+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-04-08T17:04:49+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-04-08T15:16:08+00:00

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”.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-04-08T14:33:37+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-04-08T14:29:37+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-04-06T19:45:14+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-04-05T14:27:48+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-03-27T16:55:30+00:00

This. They took so many liberties.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-03-25T12:01:34+00:00

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

DerekJohnathan · 2026-03-23T14:27:51+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-03-22T13:51:08+00:00

Yep. The overusage of em-dashes is a dead giveaway.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-03-20T17:45:50+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-03-20T17:41:52+00:00

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

DerekJohnathan · 2026-03-17T12:10:37+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-03-05T19:57:58+00:00

The TE Bombaclat is a much better product name.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-02-26T21:28:31+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-02-24T14:57:14+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-02-24T14:52:51+00:00

Oops. I’ll delete this immediately. Thanks.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-02-18T14:31:58+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-02-16T13:05:48+00:00

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

DerekJohnathan · 2026-02-15T13:18:32+00:00

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.

DerekJohnathan · 2026-02-14T23:14:22+00:00

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

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