Ben Dawn-Cross
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.
Max_J_Totty
Michael had changed a lot from the time of thriller to this video...his skin was lighter and his features seemed to have changed...but who cares, Bad is still awesome and directed by Martin Scorsese! the song is really catchy and Michael's dancing is very tough and sharp, Wesley snipes makes an appearance also...10/10 Michael delivered the goods with this
peeweehoglie
When I saw this music video for the first time, I really liked it because I liked the song and also that Michael Jackson is my favorite singer of all time. Michael Jackson did a fine job in this music video and the direction and choreography were superb. Michael Jackson has done very cool music videos in the past and they were cool and this one is cool too. My favorite part was Michael saying "Who's Bad?" because it sounded cool and that it goes with the song.Final Rating: 10/10
MisterWhiplash
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-
