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.
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!"
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!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@erikaarnold4780 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 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.
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 🤣🤣🤣.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 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!
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 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
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 😩
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 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.
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
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
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). 🤔
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 😂
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 forgot this film was real! I saw it one night, just to have on in the back, and it felt like a damn fever dream! 😂 (and my god, the dancing and lip sync was god awful!!)
I remember this played non-stop after he passed away. I was like what is going on? And then the music when he was getting surgery 🤣 Away by Shannon Gaye
FLEX ALEXANDER also played on the UPN Sitcom ONE ON ONE which was a Role he got a few years after the Cancellation of HOMEBOYS FROM OUTER SPACE,,,,he was also in SNAKES ON A PLANE as The germaphobic Rap Superstar THREE G's which was based on SEAN 'P-DIDDY' COMBS 😂😂😂
Those effect.. 💀 3:45 Fake nose? 👃 4:55 Martin laugh 😂 9:08 It's so cheap 10:37 WTF!? 😭 13:21 Kid going to the underworld 🔥 14:49 Herman Munster 18:15 No! MJ 21:00 Poor woman looks horrified 22:18 Random jumpscare! 23:09 Lmao 28:00 Eww why would you say that!? 🤮 32:22 Billy moment 😆 33:02 She looks defeated 36:13 Old man 39:00 🔥🤔🔥 40:05 Looking like a vampire 🦇 43:45 It was OJ 🚗 49:00 Wow.. 50:22 Powdered donut MJ 55:25 They did poor Flex Alexander wrong, he's Michael Jackson but if it was played by Herman Munster with a hair perm lmao 😂 This was a hot inaccurate mess. A waste of time and money.
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).
Funny review as always fellas. a bit unrelated but do you ever notice how Flex Alexander always plays a character named Flex in any role he's in? I think the only exception on the top of my head was the sequel to the Hills Have Eyes remake
I've said it once and I'll say it again. Korey looks younger than he is but there's no mistaking he's an Unc once he gets to mixing up names. Whole time I was like who the hell is Flex Anderson? lol
I'm a huge fan of you guys I've been waiting for this one keep up the good work it's great to see educated funny talented men doing entertainment bless you
