Beside him and Shanice was homeless at one point and a pastor they they know pay for a hotel for they family even at one point his tv friends Kelly from one on one have him and his family stay at his cribs at one point
The best line of dialogue you guys didn't discuss from that 9/11 scene: Michael (watching 9/11): "I can't bring another child into this world. Cancel the surrogate!" Bobby: "It's too late, Michael--she's already pregnant!"
One thing I really respect about you guys is that you understand that actors can only do so much. Direction and writing is just as important as acting, if not more so.
Yeah, but that guy is a look a like by career. I think he was the one who got surgery specifically to look like Michael Jackson. I doubt he can act though.
But even Scary Movie 3 did MJ dirty. It was a hilarious scene, but in hindsight it raises some question marks about how we've treated MJ back in the day. It ain't good.
I remember stumbling on this "biopic" one day on TV. It was a few years around the anniversary of his death, and seeing this, it makes you appreciate The Jacksons: American Dream movie so much more because this was awful. Y'all did a fantastic job on this roast. It's definitely one of my favorites of this year, next to It's Pat & Leprechaun 3.
Yeah. American Dream hurt my feelings,too, though. I don’t why it’s so hard to do a decent Michael Movie. Maybe we need Steven Spielberg. He would make an EPIC Michael movie. He is an amazing storyteller, he can humanize any character, and he will make sure you are a sobbing mess when those credits roll. I’m not a big fan of white people telling Black stories, but everyone has failed so far, IMHO. Michael Jackson People! Call up Steven and see if he can do a movie with GOOD WIGS, special effects makeup, full dance numbers, a PROPER Diana Ross, a Janet Jackson who is actually part of the story, and breathtaking concert montage scene at the end, closing with “Man In The Mirror” with the ending credits…then…bonus footage of “Captain Eo”, and BTS footage. Call…Steven… Spielberg!
The Jacksons: An American Dream is a CLASSIC miniseries. The ensemble cast was OUTSTANDING! Angela Bassett, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Terrence Howard, Monica Calhoun, Vanessa Williams, Billy Dee Williams, Holly Robinson Peete, Jason Weaver and the late Wylie Draper who was PHENOMENAL as the King of Pop. ❤ Sidenote: Michael Jackson RIGHTFULLY hated The Man in the Mirror five years before his tragic passing. But, the Double Toasted review of this DEBACLE is HILARIOUS ASF!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@TheErikaShow because these people dont actually know michael, they know the caricature that he was presented as by the media and they play him like that.
Korey hit it right on the nail again. If you don't have the money to produce a biopic on such a legendary artist, DON'T DO IT. Even the Tupac film should've been treated how Spike Lee approached Malcom X.
I was a teen watching this on VH1. Man, me & my family laughed & made jokes through the whole movie. Flex destroyed his career playing MJ in that terrible movie.
A good MJ biopic would need: - An actor who could convincingly play normal and weird-looking Michael -That actor also being an excellent dancer/singer (if you didn't go the lip-sync route) -A script that wouldn't alienate either the "he's guilty" or "he's innocent" crowds -The blessing of the Jacksons and whoever to use Michael's music, without having to turn the movie into a hagiography It's basically impossible and not worth attempting.
The guy that played Michael Flex Alexander, his wife Shanice(of "I Like Your Smile") did a recent interview on QuestLove Supreme Podcast said that they told him after the audition that Michael is going to be involved and they'll use the real recordings. As soon as he got to the set, he find out the movie was going to be unauthorized and the make up was awful. Dude was excited to play Mike, the producers lied to him & made him sign the dotted line. When Flex found out the truth, he couldn't get out of the contract. Shaking my head.
This movie is a whole comedy sketch 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Flex Alexander say he did not even audition he simply had one conversation with the producer and he got the role. He say I said no to the prosthetic nose 🤣🤣🤣.
3:36 Bad Spaceship CGI! 4:47 I knew this was A Bad Idea! 5:47 Tyler Perry Wigs! 7:37 not the wet dreams of Diania Ross! 9:00 Martin Laughing Very Good 10:30 not performing at prom! 12:08 thriller Bad! 13:13 fans love hurts! 14:41 No Chill Korey! 18:15 Flex is a fool! 20:53 No you not taking him to Pressure Island! 22:18 Bad Signs! 23:00 Toastes Run! 25:05 I got something for you! 27:52 My Job is safe! 30:21 Yeah I am Bad! 32:12 What! You take that back! 32:53 King of the Laughs Billy Brooks! 34:28 Thanks for sharing! 36:28 Toasted lost it in this part! 38:51 he wasn't that little 39:57 see you soon Michael Jackson! 41:40 he's in the Sex Terence! 43:40 Interview with the Vampire Make-up 45:13 Jigsaw!😂 46:41 Jackson your Crazy! 48:55 Upstage by OJ Simpson! 50:15 Bad Timing Chumps! 51:18 Dirty Son of Gun! 53:10 Bad Editing of course! 55:15 Krispy Kreme Light 58:46 WTF Michael
27:44 I lol’d when he said “evil temptress” lmao that was a good one. Tbh the way that you guys were all joking and adding fake dialogue to each scene was hilarious and reminds me of how me and my cousins have always joked about movies.
Diana Ross coming to Michael in a vision actually kinda reminds me of a brief scene in the Elvis movie where Mahalia Jackson more or less speaks to Elvis from beyond the grave. The difference is a.) it's sort of implied that Elvis is in a drug-induced stupor, and b.) it's a Baz Luhrmann film, so the film is over-the-top enough that you know not to take everything it says as absolute gospel.
You should do a bad movie roast for the Lifetime Aaliyah movie. It was absolutely horrible. Low budget and poorly acted and they also didn’t have her music rights for the film.
Hell, the girl that played Aaliyah didn't look or sound nothin like her either when she would sing in the movie. No hate towards the actress tho but they could've at least found someone that looks & sings like Aaliyah. I'm really hoping they come out wit a way better biopic wit the lead actress that not only sounds & dances like Aaliyah... But also looks like her.
@lenindominguez1986 And I'm really hoping that her brother makes an actual biopic cuz dat Lifetime one doesn't count. Like, you could tell they put zero effort into it. And both Timbaland & Missy Elliott better be a apart of it bcuz having those 2 involved would make it way better.
A lot of actors know they in some shit but have it written in contracts they aren't allowed to outright talk badly about the movies they are in and even once those expire it's generally viewed as possibly career ending to be slagging off movies you were in. Unless you are someone who's a bonafide movie star, it's best practice to keep your yap shut in Hollywood.
Holy hell, I totally forgot about this VH1 biopic 😆 MJ looked horrifying. That reminds me, I would love a DT review of the Black Dynamite episode where Michael Jackson is the villain. Billy & Martin's reactions would be priceless.
40:35--The American Dream/J5 miniseries version of this was unintentionally HILARIOUS! The original footage of the incident had MJ dancing as if nothing's happened, all while his hair was on fire.
That roll down the stairs--which would have broken his neck--was like something out of cartoon. Amazing, Michael Jackson is one of the most well-documented people in history (and that includes his own personal home movies) Yet, people STILL either get simple things wrong or aim for hyperbole. At this point I'm like--screw a biopic--just release every bit of footage from the time he was a baby to his last rehearsal and call it a day.
@@phillipwattsjr.4714 Ugh, I don’t even want it to be done to her. Look what was done to her brother with this monstrosity. Can you imagine what some joker would do with the Superbowl or the “secret baby” nonsense? I see biopics as something for historical figures who aren’t as heavily documented. Edited to add: And even that has to be taken with a grain of salt. I enjoy the biopics on Bessie Smith and Josephine Baker and Frida Kahlo for what they are. But can I be certain of even a little historical accuracy outside of spelling their names right?
I'm a fan of Flex Alexander, I really am. I loved One on One growing up. But yo, he couldn't be more miscast here. It's like casting Shaq as Marvin Gaye. I'd kinda like to see that, actually. Lol.
When it comes to VH1 biopics, the 1 about Dee Snider was the best(Dee Snider actually portrayed himself), this MJ movie was hilarious because of how bad it was.
Now this is one i didn't expect to get reviewed. 😂 I already know I'm about to be laughing like crazy. What's funny is when i rented this film when I was a child I thought I got an adult film by mistake. When flex was saying "Its Armageddon" during the 9/11 scene I couldn't stop laughing
I will never forget the first time I watched it was a year after Michael Jackson passed away. Of all the things they could have aired as tribute, moonwalker, the making of thriller, the 3 hour video retrospective that VH1 did on this man in 1999. No they chose this abomination. The one thing I will give this movie and that I agree with the boys is that they did Joe Jackson right cuz that man was the devil
@@jdrvargo287You call it child abuse but back in the day it was called keeping your children in line.. You guys grew up in a soft society where your children don't have no directions in life.. Joe Jackson may not be perfect but the man was heavily involved in his children's life.. Hate it or love it.. I seen a video where Asian Parents made their 8 year old lift wood on his shoulders while stretching his legs.. We are building men with discipline!
I remember watching this biopic when I was around 6 or 7 on BET. Rewatching this as an adult feels more like a movie from Tubi man. Shit don't get me wrong I love my boy Flex since One on One but damn…Wish they did him more justice
Which is funny considering the Lifetime movie about Michael that that came out later in 2017 "Searching for Neverland" is a lot more better than this trainwreck 😂😂 That had passion and care while this "movie" was a complete joke. Practically a parody of an icon.
They did show it on vh1😂. I remember when Michael first died they were showing all the reruns, I was laughing so hard I started to cry again and got mad because when this movie was made Michael was still alive 😩
The late Wylie Draper who played Michael Jackson (late teens/adult years) in "The Jacksons:An American Dream" (1992) was the best. Jermaine Jackson's son, Jaafar in the upcoming biopic from Antoine Fuqua will definitely pull it off as his uncle Michael. Flex Anderson going from Homeboys in Outer Space to One on One (dressed up as MJ on a Halloween episode) were cool moments in his career. Playing MJ in this was all wrong. They were trying to tell the stories of his life. Somehow it didn't feel right and Flex admitting that it wasn't says a lot.
I remember watching this when it aired, around the time of the second trial. I was 14, didn't know shit about movie production and was still ASTOUNDED by how bad this was. As a fan who tried to absorb everything MJ, I blocked most of this movie out of my memory- but this brought it all back. I'm so mad Korey didn't show the cheap Neverland gate in the middle of the woods lmao... Flex tried, and I like him as an actor, but wow. The vibe of his portrayal of Michael was "big dumbass kid" and every time something bad happened, he was like "?????!!!!!". But it was 2004-5, I remember how the media portrayed Michael; even when they were positive it was still hurting his reputation. At the end of the day this was just how y'all said: poor direction, no budget, etc. but also bad timing/luck because it essentially ended on a cliffhanger during one of the worst times of Michael's life. Here's to hoping the next few productions coming out do Michael some justice. Really looking forward to the one his nephew Jaafar is starring in. Also I'm so jealous Billy got to see Michael's 30th Anniversary Special live, I have so many questions!
I remember watching this with a friend when it first aired on TV. It was...fascinating. We got a big laugh when Michael's solution after seeing the 9/11 attack was to go back to Neverland.
@lenindominguez1986 apparently he had a meeting that he missed because he was late or something. Its really strange they were going to make a movie about it but didnt. Either way thats weird as around that time mj said he thinks people are trying to kill him. So thats prob why they had it in the movie
With the way they handled season 5 of One On One, I can’t blame Flex for going to get that check 😂 funny thing is he did a better job as Michael on the show than the biopic as well
I was even more surprised to find out that Kevin Michael Richardson *(Gantu from Lilo & Stitch, the Mauler twins from Invincible, etc)* was also in that show too.
This biopic was a career killer for Flex and he never recovered from this. This is one of the worst music biopics of all time. Please react to the following horrible biopics: The Aaliyah Story The Nina Simone Story All Eyez On Me The Bobby Debarge Story
@@evitagiron I was all excited for it. I got home early from grocery shopping to watch the premiere. It was incomplete & rushed. Then TvOne had the audacity to do an encore & air it two days later. Fun Fact: Roshon Fegan the actor who played Bobby is the son of Roy Fegan (Bird from The Five Heartbeats).
Well, this was done in 2004, when he was too busy with legal shit to do music and the majority of America was okay with treating him as a joke, regardless of whether they thought he was ultimately guilty. E! News once had a daily show of recreating the MJ trial transcripts because they couldn’t film in the courtroom, that's how big he was then.
Thanks, DT, for taking on this poor excuse of a biopic regardless of whether you love or dont care about MJ. He deserves a whole lot better than this by a long shot!
I have nothing to say about this film, but, I do remember reuniting for a second or so with Big Mike and his family after they won said court trial in 2005. We all ran into each other in San Francisco in front of the community hospital. I am the one that helped Micheal out of the black van and into the hospital building. Along the way, he said something funny-odd to me. He said I looked like a Disney Princess. Anyhow, he was extremely dehydrated and that is why they went there.
Please review Lifetime’s Searching For Neverland (2017). It sort of acts as a spiritual sequel to Man in the Mirror. Jackson’s, Man In The Mirror, and Searching for Neverland sort of act as a made for TV Michael Jackson movie trilogy. With a different actor looking completely different as Michael Jackson. It weirdly kind of works. 😂
Yooo was this one that they did whole ass search scene with the FBI ? Or was it that one ? my mans was white as cocaine and forever be in mind as hilarious
The miniseries is a childhood classic. This I remember in bits and pieces because I don’t think I ever watched it all the way. A reason why is this lol 😂
Shanice (Flex Alexander's wife) recently talked about _Man in the Mirror_ on Questlove Supreme podcast. She claimed that the movie Flex agreed to star in was very different than the movie which was filmed. For example, it was supposed to be "authorized" (produced with Michael's permission/blessing), and it would've had a bigger budget. Apparently this movie was in heavy rotation on The Roots tour bus. 📼😸 I haven't seen it in years. It seemed like the first attempt to depict a less flattering side of Michael, with his flaws and missteps. Maybe that's why MJ's authorization was revoked (besides Michael having bigger concerns in 2004). 🤔
Damn it, y'all had me laughing so damn hard that first, I almost pissed my pants. Then, I done woke up the goddang house laughing too loud... *AND I'M ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE VIDEO!* Lawd help me!😂😂😂😂
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“Diana Ross speaking to Michael like she’s Yoda”
That shit killed me😂😂😂
I fell out 😂😂😂
"Use the force, michael!" 😅
@@shanta824 that's obi wan
Beyond dying laughing 🤣
🤣🤣🤣
They basically put pancake batter on that man's face and said yes, perfect smh LOL.
That's not Pancake Batter just straight up Powdered Sugar on this Brother lol.
@@F.Hakeem89 LMFAO they basically smacked him in the face with powdered donuts and said do the moonwalk LOL.
They just dumped flour on his face and dusted him off, then said, “👌🏻 PERFECT!”
They all had a food fight at the cafeteria 😂@@antwanjenkins6735
@@antwanjenkins6735It's just a normal foundation, nothing to see here guys. If your eyes are burning that's normal hahaha.
At first I was like "What was Flex Alexander thinking?😂😂😂" but I look back and think "Well I guess bills have to be paid😂😂😂"
The bills needed the money to pay Flex Adamson
As Michael Caine said; “I never saw the movie, but I saw the car the movie paid for”
Like David Cross who appeared in Alvin and Chipmunk movies to pay for his house
Beside him and Shanice was homeless at one point and a pastor they they know pay for a hotel for they family even at one point his tv friends Kelly from one on one have him and his family stay at his cribs at one point
The best line of dialogue you guys didn't discuss from that 9/11 scene:
Michael (watching 9/11): "I can't bring another child into this world. Cancel the surrogate!"
Bobby: "It's too late, Michael--she's already pregnant!"
How?? How is this a real movie??😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@michaelstrong5383I swear we said that when we first saw the movie on VH1.. We laughed uncontrollably cause it was just horribly stupid..😂😂😂
I thought that was a joke!!! No way that’s real dialogue!!!
@@kenrickkahn from Sweetwater w/ Amy Jo Johnson to THIS??? GODDAMMIT
One thing I really respect about you guys is that you understand that actors can only do so much. Direction and writing is just as important as acting, if not more so.
You know Obama directed this, right?
@@thenormalberries6767 Nope a dude called Allan Moyle directed this.
Even scary movie 3 had a better looking Micheal Jackson and it was a parody 😂😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😚
Yeah, but that guy is a look a like by career. I think he was the one who got surgery specifically to look like Michael Jackson. I doubt he can act though.
But even Scary Movie 3 did MJ dirty. It was a hilarious scene, but in hindsight it raises some question marks about how we've treated MJ back in the day. It ain't good.
An actual costume no doubt
@@rommix0i never liked it or thought it was funny. Just cheap dogpiling bandwagoning by the media.
@@rommix0 not to mention the fact that Charlie Sheen (who starred in that movie) was doing far worse shit while vilifying MJ.
I love how honest flex was in the podcast
Yeah.. I agree...
@lenindominguez1986 I will check his Podcast out.. Thank You for the information.. 👍🏿♥️🔥
I remember stumbling on this "biopic" one day on TV. It was a few years around the anniversary of his death, and seeing this, it makes you appreciate The Jacksons: American Dream movie so much more because this was awful.
Y'all did a fantastic job on this roast. It's definitely one of my favorites of this year, next to It's Pat & Leprechaun 3.
Yeah. American Dream hurt my feelings,too, though. I don’t why it’s so hard to do a decent Michael Movie. Maybe we need Steven Spielberg. He would make an EPIC Michael movie. He is an amazing storyteller, he can humanize any character, and he will make sure you are a sobbing mess when those credits roll. I’m not a big fan of white people telling Black stories, but everyone has failed so far, IMHO. Michael Jackson People! Call up Steven and see if he can do a movie with GOOD WIGS, special effects makeup, full dance numbers, a PROPER Diana Ross, a Janet Jackson who is actually part of the story, and breathtaking concert montage scene at the end, closing with “Man In The Mirror” with the ending credits…then…bonus footage of “Captain Eo”, and BTS footage.
Call…Steven… Spielberg!
tv guide played it constantly in the months following his death
@@TheErikaShow James Cameron would have did an excellent Michael Jackson film.. Steven Spielberg with a budget would do a great job..
The Jacksons: An American Dream is a CLASSIC miniseries. The ensemble cast was OUTSTANDING! Angela Bassett, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Terrence Howard, Monica Calhoun, Vanessa Williams, Billy Dee Williams, Holly Robinson Peete, Jason Weaver and the late Wylie Draper who was PHENOMENAL as the King of Pop. ❤
Sidenote: Michael Jackson RIGHTFULLY hated The Man in the Mirror five years before his tragic passing. But, the Double Toasted review of this DEBACLE is HILARIOUS ASF!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@TheErikaShow because these people dont actually know michael, they know the caricature that he was presented as by the media and they play him like that.
Korey hit it right on the nail again. If you don't have the money to produce a biopic on such a legendary artist, DON'T DO IT. Even the Tupac film should've been treated how Spike Lee approached Malcom X.
At least that Tupac film had someone that actually LOOKED like the dude!
@@keijijohnson9754 Absolutely, but the film was underwhelming. The trailer conjured such anticipation.
@@keijijohnson9754sad thing is that's the only thing the movie has for itself
"Ray" set the standard for how a biopic is supposed to be.. The blueprint is right there..
@@kenrickkahn Heavily concur. I may even put Walk The Line in that category
They got Joe Jackson looking like trick daddy in a jheri curl wig
SPOT ONNNNNNNN😂😂😂😂😂
LMAOOOOOOOO
Trick love the kids! 😂
Slip-N-Slide lookin ahhh😂
@@i_am_gohan9232 🤣🤣
55:25 " A powdered donut with a perm"
I swear, I spat out my drink when I heard that🤣
*”Korey: Who can upstage Michael Jackson? Life b*tch!”* LMAO
Flex is a close family friend and even he makes fun of this when he is around us
That's awesome lol
Tell him to do Part 2
@@Crunch_Buttsteak😂😂😂😂😂
@@Crunch_Buttsteak man you dead wrong 😂
I was a teen watching this on VH1. Man, me & my family laughed & made jokes through the whole movie. Flex destroyed his career playing MJ in that terrible movie.
He got put back on with the TV show One on One
One on One started before this monstrosity of a movie. That show premiered in 2001. This bad movie was after that.
A good MJ biopic would need:
- An actor who could convincingly play normal and weird-looking Michael
-That actor also being an excellent dancer/singer (if you didn't go the lip-sync route)
-A script that wouldn't alienate either the "he's guilty" or "he's innocent" crowds
-The blessing of the Jacksons and whoever to use Michael's music, without having to turn the movie into a hagiography
It's basically impossible and not worth attempting.
bruno mars?
There is a Michael Jackson biopic in the works. Michael’s nephew Jafaar Jackson (Jermaine Jackson’s son) is portraying him.
There’s an eerily uncanny impersonator who’s in his early 20s. Creepy looking and can dance his ass off 👌🏽
Agree totally. None of this has even a chance of happening unless that Joe Jackson pack drops.
@@caliginousmoira8565Bruno Mars isn't black and does not look like Michael
*_"Alone, you are not"_* 💀
That made me laugh so hard!
@@footballislife4ever1me too 🤣
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
"About us they don't care"
"You Are Not By Yourself" by Michael Wackson feat. Lisa Marie Pretzel
The guy that played Michael Flex Alexander, his wife Shanice(of "I Like Your Smile") did a recent interview on QuestLove Supreme Podcast said that they told him after the audition that Michael is going to be involved and they'll use the real recordings. As soon as he got to the set, he find out the movie was going to be unauthorized and the make up was awful. Dude was excited to play Mike, the producers lied to him & made him sign the dotted line. When Flex found out the truth, he couldn't get out of the contract. Shaking my head.
That's shady ASF. Had no idea. 🤦🏾♀️
This movie is a whole comedy sketch 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Flex Alexander say he did not even audition he simply had one conversation with the producer and he got the role. He say I said no to the prosthetic nose 🤣🤣🤣.
This movie is comedic gold!!!😂😂😂😂
Role, not roll
@@jesseowenvillamor6348 correct is right I’ll change it.
@@D.Terrell it sure was 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@lenindominguez1986 SNL, Mad TV, and In Living Color levels so Yes!!!
I remember watching this when it came out. Only time. Jackson: The American Dream is the only biopic that I’ll watch all day.
3:36 Bad Spaceship CGI!
4:47 I knew this was A Bad Idea!
5:47 Tyler Perry Wigs!
7:37 not the wet dreams of Diania Ross!
9:00 Martin Laughing Very Good
10:30 not performing at prom!
12:08 thriller Bad!
13:13 fans love hurts!
14:41 No Chill Korey!
18:15 Flex is a fool!
20:53 No you not taking him to Pressure Island!
22:18 Bad Signs!
23:00 Toastes Run!
25:05 I got something for you!
27:52 My Job is safe!
30:21 Yeah I am Bad!
32:12 What! You take that back!
32:53 King of the Laughs Billy Brooks!
34:28 Thanks for sharing!
36:28 Toasted lost it in this part!
38:51 he wasn't that little
39:57 see you soon Michael Jackson!
41:40 he's in the Sex Terence!
43:40 Interview with the Vampire Make-up
45:13 Jigsaw!😂
46:41 Jackson your Crazy!
48:55 Upstage by OJ Simpson!
50:15 Bad Timing Chumps!
51:18 Dirty Son of Gun!
53:10 Bad Editing of course!
55:15 Krispy Kreme Light
58:46 WTF Michael
Bored?
Thank you. Enjoy a Happy New Year!
@@arnoldrivas4590you too
@@alexandriaburnett2801That's what I do!!
@@erikbyrge2024 props, bro. You're a better man than me lol
I lost it at "powdered donut with a perm".
American dream will always be the best biopic of michael Jackson .
The upcoming biopic looks promising.
@@FALpacino idk bout that fam, we'll see
Yeah, the "water gun" scene caught me off guard too. 😅 "Having an affair would've been better" 😆
27:44 I lol’d when he said “evil temptress” lmao that was a good one. Tbh the way that you guys were all joking and adding fake dialogue to each scene was hilarious and reminds me of how me and my cousins have always joked about movies.
Diana Ross coming to Michael in a vision actually kinda reminds me of a brief scene in the Elvis movie where Mahalia Jackson more or less speaks to Elvis from beyond the grave. The difference is a.) it's sort of implied that Elvis is in a drug-induced stupor, and b.) it's a Baz Luhrmann film, so the film is over-the-top enough that you know not to take everything it says as absolute gospel.
You should do a bad movie roast for the Lifetime Aaliyah movie. It was absolutely horrible. Low budget and poorly acted and they also didn’t have her music rights for the film.
i second this
TLC one too
That one was horrendous
Hell, the girl that played Aaliyah didn't look or sound nothin like her either when she would sing in the movie. No hate towards the actress tho but they could've at least found someone that looks & sings like Aaliyah. I'm really hoping they come out wit a way better biopic wit the lead actress that not only sounds & dances like Aaliyah... But also looks like her.
@lenindominguez1986 And I'm really hoping that her brother makes an actual biopic cuz dat Lifetime one doesn't count. Like, you could tell they put zero effort into it. And both Timbaland & Missy Elliott better be a apart of it bcuz having those 2 involved would make it way better.
Gotta give respect to Flex Alexander to admit that he saw the ominous signs before production.
Movie Diana Ross came to him in a dream to warn him...
@@ChooChooWompers-fi3vr 😆 The omen from Diana Ross! 😆
A lot of actors know they in some shit but have it written in contracts they aren't allowed to outright talk badly about the movies they are in and even once those expire it's generally viewed as possibly career ending to be slagging off movies you were in. Unless you are someone who's a bonafide movie star, it's best practice to keep your yap shut in Hollywood.
That's easy to say AFTER the fact.
Michael: She makes me feel like...
Bobby: A man.
Michael: No-- I can be me, little Michael.
"...that's what we DON'T WANT!!" 😂😂
Holy hell, I totally forgot about this VH1 biopic 😆 MJ looked horrifying. That reminds me, I would love a DT review of the Black Dynamite episode where Michael Jackson is the villain. Billy & Martin's reactions would be priceless.
Soon as I saw the thumb nail I heard Billy’s laugh 😂😂😂😂
Glad I'm not the only one
40:35--The American Dream/J5 miniseries version of this was unintentionally HILARIOUS!
The original footage of the incident had MJ dancing as if nothing's happened, all while his hair was on fire.
"Help! Help me please!" 😂
I rewatched it on Tubi and I laughed when he fell down the stairs. I couldn't help it, They filmed his fall like it was a pratfall.
That roll down the stairs--which would have broken his neck--was like something out of cartoon. Amazing, Michael Jackson is one of the most well-documented people in history (and that includes his own personal home movies) Yet, people STILL either get simple things wrong or aim for hyperbole. At this point I'm like--screw a biopic--just release every bit of footage from the time he was a baby to his last rehearsal and call it a day.
@CharliArmstrong frankly, I'm more open to a Janet movie myself, and have it feature just a little bit of MJ's life.
@@phillipwattsjr.4714 Ugh, I don’t even want it to be done to her. Look what was done to her brother with this monstrosity. Can you imagine what some joker would do with the Superbowl or the “secret baby” nonsense? I see biopics as something for historical figures who aren’t as heavily documented.
Edited to add: And even that has to be taken with a grain of salt. I enjoy the biopics on Bessie Smith and Josephine Baker and Frida Kahlo for what they are. But can I be certain of even a little historical accuracy outside of spelling their names right?
This was a parody, not a biopic
I'm a fan of Flex Alexander, I really am. I loved One on One growing up. But yo, he couldn't be more miscast here. It's like casting Shaq as Marvin Gaye. I'd kinda like to see that, actually. Lol.
SHAQ AS MARVIN, DAMN 😂😂😂
@@dreadelectric7745 😂
"Powdered doughnut with a perm." 🤣🤣🤣
When it comes to VH1 biopics, the 1 about Dee Snider was the best(Dee Snider actually portrayed himself), this MJ movie was hilarious because of how bad it was.
The Last Movie Roast of 2023 This shit was played frequently on VH1 before it became the Love & Hip-Hop Channel or BET2.
Easily the funniest bad movie roast ever
After all these years the best thing about this movie is that it introduced me to double toasted
Now this is one i didn't expect to get reviewed. 😂 I already know I'm about to be laughing like crazy. What's funny is when i rented this film when I was a child I thought I got an adult film by mistake. When flex was saying "Its Armageddon" during the 9/11 scene I couldn't stop laughing
And then Katherine Jackson saying afterwards: "It's the beginning of the eeeeend!"
As much as I love Michael Jackson, this movie was not it 😂 Hopefully the new & upcoming biopic does him justice ❤
frr
His name is Flex Alexander, not Flex Anderson.
His name is actually Flex Washington
@@Alburritooooo ayo 😂😂
I will never forget the first time I watched it was a year after Michael Jackson passed away. Of all the things they could have aired as tribute, moonwalker, the making of thriller, the 3 hour video retrospective that VH1 did on this man in 1999. No they chose this abomination. The one thing I will give this movie and that I agree with the boys is that they did Joe Jackson right cuz that man was the devil
They sold this movie at Walmart the week after he died, and of course I picked up that shit.
@@JeonardShadby505 why did you do that to yourself 🤣🤣🤣
Joe Jackson made sure his children made it in life.. How is that evil??
@@therealityofitall4819 All the child abuse and exploitation.
@@jdrvargo287You call it child abuse but back in the day it was called keeping your children in line.. You guys grew up in a soft society where your children don't have no directions in life.. Joe Jackson may not be perfect but the man was heavily involved in his children's life.. Hate it or love it..
I seen a video where Asian Parents made their 8 year old lift wood on his shoulders while stretching his legs.. We are building men with discipline!
Ain’t his name Flex Alexander? 😂
Yup lol.
@@workingonmyself they wrong af 😂😂😂
Yes it is …smfh 😂
I remember channel surfing one night and landing on this movie. I thought I was watching a comedy skit from "In Living Color".
Flex “Anderson” is crazy
😂😂😂 Korey is the best!!😂😅😂😅🤣🤣
A film critic that never knows the actors he's reviewing. 😂 Korey is a G!. LoL
Michael looks like Tommy Davidson when he parodied him on, In Living Color.
I remember watching this biopic when I was around 6 or 7 on BET. Rewatching this as an adult feels more like a movie from Tubi man. Shit don't get me wrong I love my boy Flex since One on One but damn…Wish they did him more justice
I love Tubi movies.. But a Michael Jackson's biopic doesn't deserve the Tubi treatment at all..
@@kenrickkahnTrue, I would have put Straight to DVD films instead. It was either that or hear me out. a Tubi movie with a great movie budget
@@kenrickkahnexactly
First time I've ever heard of this movie. Apparently, this aired on VH1, but it might as well have the budget of a Lifetime movie.
Which is funny considering the Lifetime movie about Michael that that came out later in 2017 "Searching for Neverland" is a lot more better than this trainwreck 😂😂 That had passion and care while this "movie" was a complete joke. Practically a parody of an icon.
More like a Tubi movie budget 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
They did show it on vh1😂. I remember when Michael first died they were showing all the reruns, I was laughing so hard I started to cry again and got mad because when this movie was made Michael was still alive 😩
The moment I saw the thumbnail, I knew this was gonna be a must watch 😂😂😂
The late Wylie Draper who played Michael Jackson (late teens/adult years) in "The Jacksons:An American Dream" (1992) was the best.
Jermaine Jackson's son, Jaafar in the upcoming biopic from Antoine Fuqua will definitely pull it off as his uncle Michael.
Flex Anderson going from Homeboys in Outer Space to One on One (dressed up as MJ on a Halloween episode) were cool moments in his career.
Playing MJ in this was all wrong.
They were trying to tell the stories of his life.
Somehow it didn't feel right and Flex admitting that it wasn't says a lot.
Thats because the Jacksons had a hands-on role in the making of the film. Michael personally picked Wylie to portray him in the movie.
@@hip-hopfan9153 that's why I made the comment.
@@k.delpino1124 I completely agree with it
Just realized the actor that played Bobby is Eugene Clark. He also played Big Daddy in Land of the Dead
Oh shit, that is him!
NOT "AND LATER WE'LL TURN INTO DONKEYS" 😭💀😭💀😭💀😭💀 that absolutely obliterated me
I remember watching this when it aired, around the time of the second trial. I was 14, didn't know shit about movie production and was still ASTOUNDED by how bad this was. As a fan who tried to absorb everything MJ, I blocked most of this movie out of my memory- but this brought it all back. I'm so mad Korey didn't show the cheap Neverland gate in the middle of the woods lmao... Flex tried, and I like him as an actor, but wow. The vibe of his portrayal of Michael was "big dumbass kid" and every time something bad happened, he was like "?????!!!!!". But it was 2004-5, I remember how the media portrayed Michael; even when they were positive it was still hurting his reputation.
At the end of the day this was just how y'all said: poor direction, no budget, etc. but also bad timing/luck because it essentially ended on a cliffhanger during one of the worst times of Michael's life. Here's to hoping the next few productions coming out do Michael some justice. Really looking forward to the one his nephew Jaafar is starring in.
Also I'm so jealous Billy got to see Michael's 30th Anniversary Special live, I have so many questions!
I'm only 17 minutes in but I hope they realize that they've been saying Flex's last name wrong this whole time 😂
Korey has always been terrible with names for some reason, even back in the Spill days.
I'm sitting here: "Alexander... Alexander.."
@@DuncanUdaho67Right lol but no one else is correcting him
I'm at the same spot and came to the comments to see if anyone has mentioned this 😂
I think Washington was his name on One on One. For some reason they used to give characters the actors real first name.
Yeah man that Pepsi commerical basically ruined his life..the trauma and pain from that accident kickstarted his lifelong addiction to prescriptions 😢
So crazy to think
And there's actually google searches with forums that have
"What if Michael Jackson's hair didn't catch fire?"
Oh so that's what caused him to be in bed with children and hang his baby over balcony HUH
47:06 it's so funny how the baby looked at Michael
When dude said “ I ain’t sugar coatin it no more. And that’s the white dude that’s sayin that.” I was dyin 😂😂😂.
I remember watching this with a friend when it first aired on TV. It was...fascinating. We got a big laugh when Michael's solution after seeing the 9/11 attack was to go back to Neverland.
Fun fact mj was supposed to be in the towers that day
@lenindominguez1986 apparently he had a meeting that he missed because he was late or something. Its really strange they were going to make a movie about it but didnt. Either way thats weird as around that time mj said he thinks people are trying to kill him. So thats prob why they had it in the movie
LMAO !!!!! This roast had me in tears, one of your best roast
Jacksons: An American Dream this aint
I was waiting for y’all to do this, this movie had it coming 😂
I had to stop like five times I was laughing so hard
One of the best reviews!
😊
Mannnn me too 💯😂
With the way they handled season 5 of One On One, I can’t blame Flex for going to get that check 😂 funny thing is he did a better job as Michael on the show than the biopic as well
Yea in that Halloween party battle he did w/ Duane Martin in sesaon 1 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@melin4ted_bookworm632 the fact I visually know the exact episode/scene you're talking about is magical..I absolutely love being black 😂
@@JordanWilliams-ix2td Ditto 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This roast right here is pure gold. Love the Double Toasted crew.
Korey never knows the names of the actors.
Wait?… Home Boys in Outer Space was a REAL show? I thought it was a joke from In Living Color, that’s the most shocking think in this review lol
I was even more surprised to find out that Kevin Michael Richardson *(Gantu from Lilo & Stitch, the Mauler twins from Invincible, etc)* was also in that show too.
Unfortunately, it _was_ real. Two flight school dropouts become bounty hunters in space and fly around in a Hoopty.
This biopic was a career killer for Flex and he never recovered from this. This is one of the worst music biopics of all time. Please react to the following horrible biopics:
The Aaliyah Story
The Nina Simone Story
All Eyez On Me
The Bobby Debarge Story
The Bobby DeBarge story was TERRIBLE!!!!
@@evitagiron I was all excited for it. I got home early from grocery shopping to watch the premiere. It was incomplete & rushed. Then TvOne had the audacity to do an encore & air it two days later. Fun Fact: Roshon Fegan the actor who played Bobby is the son of Roy Fegan (Bird from The Five Heartbeats).
Flex Alexander was also on one on one with Kyla Pratt
Who was in their recent bad movie review a couple months ago Fat Albert
Good show
Didn't even push the Play button yet...and it's the Bad Movie Review we didn't know we needed. Thank you DT crew.
I’m looking forward to the new MJ biopic that comes out in 2025. I know the movie is gonna do him justice because he deserves it.
Yooo not even a minute in the video and i’m already crying😂😂😂
SAMEE 😭😭😂
🎶 keep on with the force , don’t end, Don’t end til’ you receive a sufficient amount 🎶
Man, the idea of doing a Micheal Jackson biopic in the 90’s when he was still in his prime feels weird.
Edit: ah, so this was from 2004. My mistake
Well, this was done in 2004, when he was too busy with legal shit to do music and the majority of America was okay with treating him as a joke, regardless of whether they thought he was ultimately guilty. E! News once had a daily show of recreating the MJ trial transcripts because they couldn’t film in the courtroom, that's how big he was then.
Younger generations can know
I barely remember a 90s TV mini series, but it was about the Jackson's rise to fame. I remember it still focused a lot on Michael.
@@TheJesselopez1981that’s because nobody is sitting around wanting to watch a Jackson 5 movie about Jermaine Jackson.
@@TheJesselopez1981 Maybe that’s what I thinking of
50:08 This looks like something from keel and peel! They wished they wrote something this fucking hilariously dark!
This is Flex Alexander as Teezo Touchdown 😂😭
Thanks, DT, for taking on this poor excuse of a biopic regardless of whether you love or dont care about MJ. He deserves a whole lot better than this by a long shot!
I have nothing to say about this film, but, I do remember reuniting for a second or so with Big Mike and his family after they won said court trial in 2005. We all ran into each other in San Francisco in front of the community hospital. I am the one that helped Micheal out of the black van and into the hospital building. Along the way, he said something funny-odd to me. He said I looked like a Disney Princess. Anyhow, he was extremely dehydrated and that is why they went there.
Alexander....... Flex Alexander......
That is not Michael Jackson, that's Micah Justin😂😂😂
This is the movie review I didn’t know I needed this weekend
I wish they talked about the part where Michael is naked and the cops are taking pictures of him lol 😂
Please review Lifetime’s Searching For Neverland (2017). It sort of acts as a spiritual sequel to Man in the Mirror. Jackson’s, Man In The Mirror, and Searching for Neverland sort of act as a made for TV Michael Jackson movie trilogy. With a different actor looking completely different as Michael Jackson. It weirdly kind of works. 😂
Yooo was this one that they did whole ass search scene with the FBI ? Or was it that one ? my mans was white as cocaine and forever be in mind as hilarious
"this version of mike is just too stupid!"
"....ITS JUST ANOTHER PART OF ME~!"
"Empire Records, the Iconic movie that everyone i talked to didnt like". - Martin
Lmao, yup.
Anybody else notice in the baby dangling scene they used the actual news footage and not a reenactment
It keeps getting worse 😂
52:26--This is PAPA JOE'S HOUSE!! 😂
"Use the Moonwalk MJ".
The miniseries is a childhood classic. This I remember in bits and pieces because I don’t think I ever watched it all the way. A reason why is this lol 😂
Shanice (Flex Alexander's wife) recently talked about _Man in the Mirror_ on Questlove Supreme podcast. She claimed that the movie Flex agreed to star in was very different than the movie which was filmed. For example, it was supposed to be "authorized" (produced with Michael's permission/blessing), and it would've had a bigger budget.
Apparently this movie was in heavy rotation on The Roots tour bus. 📼😸
I haven't seen it in years. It seemed like the first attempt to depict a less flattering side of Michael, with his flaws and missteps. Maybe that's why MJ's authorization was revoked (besides Michael having bigger concerns in 2004). 🤔
Not Flex Armstrong lol 😂😂😂
called that man everything BUT “Alexander” 💀💀💀
@@jgtv2492lol right he said it start with an “A” it’s close enough😂😂
@@jgtv2492 Alexander has too many syllables to remember. I'll give Korey that.
When I first saw the make up look, I thought someone was cosplaying as Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men
Man i knew this movie was coming 😂😭
They would have better casting Michael Blackson:
"I.m starting with the man in the mirror - you mutha fuukah!"
Omgggg I asked for this review a while ago lol 😂 so happy.
First time I saw Flex was on 'Where I Live' with Doug E. Doug. I still miss that show.
Getting flex was comic genius
“Alone You are Not” 😂😂
This reads like a parody not a biopic
Especially the way they cut to 9/11😭🤦🏾♂️ like no fuckin way
Damn it, y'all had me laughing so damn hard that first, I almost pissed my pants. Then, I done woke up the goddang house laughing too loud...
*AND I'M ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE VIDEO!* Lawd help me!😂😂😂😂
This is probably one of if not the worse movies ever.
I watched it on I think Vh1 as a kid and somehow Flex recovered from this 😂
Did he tho?