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“Thriller had it all”: MTV’s 10 Coolest Videos: Michael Jackson on 1
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Today is MTV’s 30th anniversary (30! OMG), so we thought we’d let loose with a list of some of the cooler/mind bending/watchable videos to grace the venerable network juggernaut’s air waves. Despite all of MTV’s shortcomings as a commercial cable network channel, which has blighted our screens with TRL and Jersey Shore, there was a time when the channel was a springboard for some of the most creative personalities in entertainment.
We don’t make any claims as to the finality of this list, no doubt you have some of your own favorites from the past three decades. That’s what the comment section is for, we want to hear them–unless it’s about why Nirvana didn’t make the list.
1. Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”
Bet you didn’t see this one coming. The 14-minute visual opus had it all: hot teen lust, precision-choreographed dancing zombies, a genuine disclaimer denying occult involvement, Vincent Price. Featuring a sprawling narrative (for a video), this was Michael Jackson’s ode to iconic horror films of the 1950s. The clip’s prosthetics, including Jackson’s “Werecat” mask were created by special effects wizard Rick Baker who won his first academy award for his work on 1982′s American Werewolf in London. The video was helmed by mainstream filmmaker John Landis, known for pushing crews to their limit. With “Thriller,” he spun cinematic gold and catapulted Jackson into pop immortality. Several years later, while directing another film, Landis saw three cast members lose their heads in a helicopter stunt gone awry. Two of them were children. Jackson would have been appalled.
Check out the full list by clicking here!
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/08/mtvs_coolest_videos_from_micha.php
1 Vote
Today is MTV’s 30th anniversary (30! OMG), so we thought we’d let loose with a list of some of the cooler/mind bending/watchable videos to grace the venerable network juggernaut’s air waves. Despite all of MTV’s shortcomings as a commercial cable network channel, which has blighted our screens with TRL and Jersey Shore, there was a time when the channel was a springboard for some of the most creative personalities in entertainment.
We don’t make any claims as to the finality of this list, no doubt you have some of your own favorites from the past three decades. That’s what the comment section is for, we want to hear them–unless it’s about why Nirvana didn’t make the list.
1. Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”
Bet you didn’t see this one coming. The 14-minute visual opus had it all: hot teen lust, precision-choreographed dancing zombies, a genuine disclaimer denying occult involvement, Vincent Price. Featuring a sprawling narrative (for a video), this was Michael Jackson’s ode to iconic horror films of the 1950s. The clip’s prosthetics, including Jackson’s “Werecat” mask were created by special effects wizard Rick Baker who won his first academy award for his work on 1982′s American Werewolf in London. The video was helmed by mainstream filmmaker John Landis, known for pushing crews to their limit. With “Thriller,” he spun cinematic gold and catapulted Jackson into pop immortality. Several years later, while directing another film, Landis saw three cast members lose their heads in a helicopter stunt gone awry. Two of them were children. Jackson would have been appalled.
Check out the full list by clicking here!
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/08/mtvs_coolest_videos_from_micha.php
