I doubt the existence of many people in the civilised world whom aren’t aware of the tragic passing of the king of pop in late June of 2009. Jackson was preparing for a grueling 50 comeback concerts, after 13 years away from touring. He passed away just weeks before the first.

However, in the weeks before, Jackson and his team were hard at work rehearsing and forming what would have been a spectacular concert. Multiple high definition Red One and standard definition cameras were utilised to capture these rehearsals which were to be used internally. This is the footage that makes up this film. As a subsequence, This Is It is a hodgepodge of footage, part concert, part documentary. It’s a peer behind the curtain and but a mere taste of what the concerts would have been like. Throughout the film Jackson sings (either in full or condensed versions) 18 songs, including fan favourites ‘Billie Jean’, ‘Black or White’, ‘Smooth Criminal’, ‘They Don’t Really Care About Us’ and what has become a heightened emotional rendition of ‘I’ll be there’.



Link: Tweaktown