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Music DVDS Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films 
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| Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films |
| By Afsheen Shaikh | |
Monday, 12 November 2001 After releasing the costly Invincible album, Michael Jackson has turned towards his imminent back catalogue in an attempt to breath a new lease of life into his staggering 30-year career and remind the public on who they are missing out on.Available for the first time on DVD is Dangerous - The Short Films, which captures the visual and musical highlights of the hit singles spawned off his Dangerous album, as well as extensive behind-the-scenes footage from the making of these short films. Let's not forget his entire back catalogue remastered and re-released with extra tracks and mixes added. Kerchink! Amongst the videos featured on this DVD are: the 'controversial' version of 'Black Or White' (controversial - why? 'Cos it has Macaulay Culkin in it?), 'Remember The Time', 'Jam', 'Who Is It?', 'Dangerous', the drippy ballads ('Heal The World', 'Gone Too Soon') and 'In The Closet' - the one where it sounds like a Morphy Richards alarm clock is going off. The sight of Jacko gyrating against a gormless Naomi Campbell ("work it, Naomi!", screams the director) and swinging under her crotch, is more hysterical than erotic. Campbell looks frighteningly constipated, as she swings her lanky legs and shakes her booty. Whatever you prefer to call him (superstar, King of Pop, marketing manipulator), Jacko has gone through thick and thin to submit such an intriguing collection of videos, that have helped him stay afloat in the fickle world of pop. He is no stranger to doing something different and has certainly progressed one step further in the art of video making, with many of his work resulting in short films - an aspiration of Jacko to explore the field of movie making. That certainly explains why (despite some of his music being crap), his videos have each been unique and entertaining. From another perspective, it could look like the man really loves himself, with his videos either showing him as a hero of some kind or reflecting a strong belief in superiority. Regardless of the changing faces and general loopiness about him, this collection of short films gives a clever insight into cinematic and pop music videos and the short behind-the-scenes clips are a bonus. Unfortunately, his slushy songs just won't have the same impact, and quite frankly, are the most forgetful and embarrassing thing about this compilation. (3½/5) Release Date: 12 November 2001
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