Michael Jackson's Halloween

If this was a tribute to Michael Jackson, then it failed. Sure it had his music and it had him in it, but the writing was terrible and the integration of the music was forced. It didn't seem to have much of a moral to the story other than to dance. This is an entertaining movie for kids from about 4 to 6 possibly, any older and they might catch on that this show was pointless and sad. So much for honoring the King of Pop.

Very low quality. MJ would have never approved this production. Muted colors, bad animation. The cast roster is the best thing about it.

I'm giving 10 stars not only because I know MJ himself would absolutely adore this film but because it has a lot of unfair low stars from people who expected to see something more grown-up and less Disney-ish, I think. I worked with MJ's inner circle in the 90s and I know Halloween was his favorite holiday and that he watched a lot of cartoons in general. He would have loved the messages in this film, which totally reflected his values. MJ fans will notice the film pretty much has all his famous moves, many of his album covers or themes, and utilizes many characterizations from Ghost and Thriller. Not surprisingly, one of the executive producers is John Branca who is not only an attorney managing the Jackson's estate but who worked with Michael for many years. Branca has stated Michael always wanted to do just such a production but it was not realized before he passed. This special was created and produced by Optimum Productions, owned by Jackson's estate. It's a close as you'll get to something actually sanctioned by Michael himself.

I don't think Michael Jackson would've approved this. Actually, I'm pretty sure MJ would've been offended by it.

Cheap animation, an extremely generic story with shoe-in characters and a terrible use of Michael Jackson music and references end up presenting one of the worst animated TV specials of all time. Stay away from it.

I am a Huge MJ fan and this upset me so much I almost cried and that's sad because I am 36 years old and wanted to cry like a baby. The movie didn't feature enough o his music and plus the main Halloween song that Michael was known for was not even featured. Also I like Jim Parsons but his voice actually had no business voicing the part that it did. Overall I was very disappointed this film did MJ no justice but I only gave it 2 stars because my son liked it.