Halloween Death Battle: Thriller Vs Ghosts

[Themidwestcowboy]

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[Galactus123]

I like Ghosts but Thriller is a lot better.

 

[R1chard]

Thriller vs Ghosts

This is about the songs, not the videos

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I wish we could post polls anywhere. Nobody checks that subforum, therefore the polls don't get many results, therefore people don't bother creating new polls.

 

[wonderouzmj]

𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝟖𝟑... 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝'𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟖𝟎𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤.

 

[@mjfanatic777]

I got to say ghosts but Thriller is a Halloween classic. While trick or treating I heard Thriller 8 times. no one even knows the existence of ghosts

 

[zinniabooklover]

𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝟖𝟑... 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝'𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟖𝟎𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤.

Sorry but cannot get my head around this at all.

Ghosts doesn't have even half the vibe of Thriller. I can't see how this would work, tbh. Thriller has got that wild, energetic dance floor vibe - creepy but also upbeat - that makes it so great when you hear it blasting out of a car, a house you're walking past, a building site, a local gym where an aerobics class is happening, whatever. Just anywhere you hear it, the energy changes instantly.

 

[zinniabooklover]

I got to say ghosts but Thriller is a Halloween classic. While trick or treating I heard Thriller 8 times. no one even knows the existence of ghosts

I rest my case!

 

[wonderouzmj]

I got to say ghosts but Thriller is a Halloween classic. While trick or treating I heard Thriller 8 times. no one even knows the existence of ghosts

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐢 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫

 

[Maxym]

I don't know, they're both brilliant in their own way... Thriller is pure entertainment. Ghosts is a metaphor for MJ's relation to (a part of) the world...

I think group choreography fits a tiny bit better with the Ghosts scenario, while in Thriller, I don't remember it serving any other purpose than being a music video. (I haven't seen both videos in a while.) But both are among the best MJ videos and some of his good acting. (I don't think he was a very good actor in general.)

 

[Blues_Away2023]

I was thinking about this last night and really there is no comparison, Thriller is the greatest and most iconic music video (short film) of all time.

I’ve been watching a lot of reaction videos to the full version and how much it still affects people to this day.

As a fan I enjoy Ghosts but it’s not iconic. Thriller just has that X factor, from the clothing to the shots of the Palace theatre to the music and then the dancing and the final still of Michael with the glowing eyes to Vincent Price’s evil laugh.

Michael also looks very good looking in Thriller.

 

[zinniabooklover]

I was thinking about this last night and really there is no comparison, Thriller is the greatest

I'd go for SC, personally, but ...

and most iconic music video (short film) of all time.

... totally agree with this.

I’ve been watching a lot of reaction videos to the full version and how much it still affects people to this day.

As a fan I enjoy Ghosts but it’s not iconic.

As a song and as a video Ghosts just can't compete with Thriller, imo. Ghosts is a fine piece of work. I don't listen to Thriller all that often. But the song and the video have both attained such a huge cultural status that it just dwarfs any other contenders.

Thriller just has that X factor, from the clothing to the shots of the Palace theatre to the music and then the dancing

Short, memorable, easy-to-copy steps. The choreography is brilliant but very accessible even for people who can't dance. Ghosts is hard even for a trained dancer, it doesn't have the same visual impact, imo, plus it really needs the video and all the special effects. With Thriller you just need some raggedy clothes and a desire to have some fun and you're good to go!

and the final still of Michael with the glowing eyes to Vincent Price’s evil laugh. [...]

15 minutes of perfect storytelling.

 

[@mjfanatic777]

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲

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