REACTION to Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (yeah gonna have to pause this one a lot - VEVO) 

That little dancing kid is my favorite part of the video. He's got some smooth moves!

I have been waiting so long to come across a reaction of this song where they stop the video every time they notice a tribute to Michael Jackson and love it. It's an amazing song and video.

I've watched a ton of reactions to this song. No one came close to all the little Easter Eggs you caught. Great job!

Along those same lines I heard that Michael Jackson was so impressed with their cover that he laughed and said "I think you did it better than I did"! What a compliment! They deserved it though this is one of the best covers I've ever heard of any song. You should also check out "movies" and "these days" also great!

Yes AAF had a song called "Movies" and it's great

I just noticed the drummer wearing one white glove, I didn't catch that 20 years ago

The guy at the very end when the music stops with the Mohawk has a tattoo on his back of Elizabeth Taylor and the Mohawk is made of bent spoons which is a reference to Uri Geller. Both of these people were close friends of Michael Jackson.

They have a song called “These Days” that has another awesome video. They crashed the BET awards one year by performing the song live from a nearby rooftop as the stars were all arriving. It catches all their reactions. Super underrated video to go with an underrated song. These guys are great.

They really did this song and MJ himself justice with this video. Always really liked this one.

"Why is the kid in a COVID mask?" Lol! I would've thought the same thing if I hadn't seen it before 🤣

The crowbar segment was from the Black or White video. Remember he walked up as a panther after the face morphing. Then that got censored out. The split screens were from Billie Jean as well as the lit sidewalk.

Ok... so you also missed that the drummer was wearing a sequin glove. The 4 guys on the lawn chairs was their tribute to the guys from King of the Hill. Great reaction though. Love your passion.

9:42 Not to knock you, but you're combining two videos there. The video for "the Way You Make Me Feel" is as you describe it, but it ends with him and his crew dancing backlit in the shadows. The bit with the car comes from a much later video for his song "Black or White" and was quite a gear shift at the time for him.

Best reaction video to this as of yet. Great job! SUBBED!

Omg I’m so glad you got all of the references to MJ!! ❤️ love this video and song

I was looking forward to watching you catch all the easter eggs but you one upped me when you recognized Flea at the end 🤣

This came out the weekend of a volleyball championship in 8th grade and I remember having this song on repeat when it came out

Reason they are in a ring is they were part of the Backyard 90s wrestling scene.

"They got a monkey...." I lost it with that comment...LOL Great reaction video

I loved your reaction to the video! So excited that you spotted SO much!!!!

I love your reaction haha! This band reminds me of my primary school crush, we used to listen to AAF all the time when we walked our dogs together haha, after like 10 years we were still friends and it turned out we used to both send Valentines Day cards to each other and had massive crushes 🤣🤣

The guy at the end eyes were crooked just like at the end of the Thriller video. Plus you may have missed his back tattoo...Liz Taylor who of course was one of his best friends. Plus the guitarist does an hand gesture like MJ does in a video and the drummer has one glove on as well. AAF worked so hard to put as many little details in this it's amazing!

The dancing kid, Bobby Edner, has quite an interesting everything-ogrophy! Pretty cool to see what else hes been a part of

I was stationed at pearl harbor and Michael had a concert at the football stadium in late 90s like 50,000 Japanese fans showed up

The kid dancing like MJ was the best part of this video. 100%

Maaaan this was the best reaction/explenatilon video i ever saw, and i watched alot reactions on this song coz i f*cking love it. Great Job

Michael not only gave them permission but said once or twice he loved it and listened to it himself!

The Boxing Ring was a metaphor to describe Michael's life. He is stuck in one spot, with everyone looking at him. He had to fight to be the best or....

OMG your video was sooo much fun! Loved you reaction!

Im two years late, but, you are the FIRST person, to ever get all of the references! Salute to you!!

I was looking up and Captain EO started running first in 1986 almost a year before the Bad album and Smooth Criminal which debuted on MTV in October 1988. The reason I bring it up is I had remember going to the Disneyland park and seeing Captain EO in 1987 and they had other videos at the time running.

Excellent cover... Musically and the video is awesome

The one thing no one ever sees is the drummer is wearing the single glove as well.

Wow someone who actually is catching all the ohmage to MJ, great reaction!!

Thank you for all the times that you stopped-I watched 15 videos before I got to yours-no one pointed out all the things you did-no one old enough, I guess-great video

Best reaction to this song yet! At least you looked up the facts of the song & band before watching it bc I don't think any other reaction video did.

Gotta say, it’s VERY rare to see someone who recognizes AAF from Movies and not this song! Love the video man!

This is great!! I've had this song on my Spotify play list for ages, but I've never seen this video.

I remember reading that MJ loved this cover(or video). He probably loved the video or else his estate would've crushed it by now.

AAF had "Movies" (the song you're thinking of) which is a song that the band really wanted to be a hit, "These Days" which is the song that got them signed after crashing the BET Awards, and "Glow" which is just a personal favourite of mine

Such a great tribute!!!It was done with class

Great Job ! Still missed 3 little Gems.. 1) Drummer has only 1 glove on 2) Flag on the House when he jumps on the car 3) Dancing Kid has ET shirt on Killer Job and Killer Song and Video !

Oh, have you watched We Skeem 's reactions? That is what defines "lot of pausing"

I've never seen anyone catch the reference about the kid dancing...he clearly represents the little kid who started to dance in the alley after peeking through the window. Lol

great to see someone notice all the references.

11:40 - "having way too much fun." Man , that whole video shoot looked fun as hell.

Loved this reaction great as always, was also great finally checking out a stream last night

Finally, someone who gets all of the parodies in a reaction.

These guys were really big fans, Michael Jackson, signed off in it. Maybe everyone’s forgetting how old this is this came out when MTV still showed music videos on TV.

Your reaction was mad realistic and sincere, greetings from the end of the world, Buenos Aires, Argentina!! VIVA MJ!!! 

I actually saw the Epcot thing when I was really young, we had 3d glasses and I thought it was so cool

Also the kid is dancing in front of Michael's childhood home.

Wow it's been quite a long time since I've seen this video, this was such a fun reaction to see! When this cover was first released it was stuck in my head ALL the time! I had a good time remembering those things too, like the chimpanzee! 😁 I was surprised you didn't point out the Michael Jackson flag when you paused the video and he was standing on the car lol

I picked up so many litle htings listening to you . Awesome video. Great noticing a lot of the tributes they threw in

Everyone gets the car part wrong, I'm almost positive it was the extended version of Black or White. I remember recording it off mtv when they announced they were pulling it because of complaints.

They jump into the movie screen and become the movie.

This man's energy helps my depression.

AAF is a great underrated band!!! Some other great songs by them are These Days, She's only Evil, Around the Block, and Attitude. Check them out and let me know how you like them. They did have a song called MOVIES, was good, but was very over played.

I love the moonwalker movie where the kids follow mj to the club, and it turns in to the smooth criminal video.

Hello from Cody Wyoming! You're awesome keep it up🤠

I cannot tell you how much I enjoy that you got the Easter eggs. Many people do not. I have yet to see anyone that catches what the girl in the bikini, the leather jacket, and wolf mask is about. Love the reaction and your enthusiasm. Am now a subscriber!

That kid was the star of the show for sure... lol pimp grew up to be big pimpin.

I’m Glad You Stopped & Caught Everything!!

Another often overlooked Easter egg is the MJ flag hanging from the house when Dryden Mitchell is on the car.

Good catch on the chair/glove, most people miss that!!

The house the kid was dancing in front of was Michael Jackson's childhood home. Michael also hand picked that kid to dance.

I like that you point out the MJ music video Easter eggs for those who don’t know! Great reaction.

Ahhh you keep revisiting my teen years... Flashback time (in a good way) 😂

I got this album when it came out, and I honestly can’t remember what made me get it because I had never heard of them before. Idk if it was recommended to me, if I just thought it seemed interesting, or whatever else. Either way, it became one of my favorites and I think it’s highly underrated. And yes they did have a song off this album called “movies” I believe. It’s an excellent song as well.

I was 12-13 years old when the Thriller album dropped. In my school, it was if there was a literal dividing line down middle of kids separating us into the “MJs” and “DDs”…. Michael Jackson and Duran Duran crowd. 😂 I was part of the MJs and saw the tour with his brothers as adults. It was phenomenal. 🙌🏼 The part where lead singer is walking with sidewalk lighting up in a Billie Jean tribute has a little nugget (to my eyes) in it. There is no obvious signature MJ moon walk in the video. In this scene, the lead singer is taking jagged off balanced looking backward steps which immediately stuck out to me as the moon walk done with a grunge/alternative rock take to it that fits the sound of their take on MJ’s Smooth Criminal. Or maybe that’s just me. 😂 If I’m honest, I prefer this version of the song as I am somewhat of a metal head. This video also came out the year MJ passed. I wasn’t sure if MJ knew about this song or heard it. I’m glad he did. It was a fantastic tribute full of so many nuggets of MJ… many I missed until this video as I fell away from MJ’s music after the beginning going direction of metal and grunge! Great reaction video!! 🙌🏼

The dancing kid is now a 32 y/o rapper Bobby Edner. Wow I feel old.

If you're interested, the Dancing Kid is Robert Charles Edner - he has his own wikipedia article, apparently he is in a band of his own But, I'm not sure if that's true or not

Excellent cover... Musically and the video is awesome. This man's energy helps my depression..

It's great having somebody else that's actually old enough to catch the references, I'm not alone after all lol.

I think the house the kid was dancing in front of represented his childhood home and also behind the singer and chimp and lawn flamingos. I believe MJ also had a bunch of flamingos at his Neverland Ranch

My favorite homage is the singer wearing black pants and white socks at the end.

Yes they do have a song about movies. Its literally called "movies" lol. And yes michael gave them permission. He heard the song before release and liked it.

They had a couple songs come out from the first album. Someone else commented below, “movies” was the name of one of the singles. As many times as I’ve seen this video, I just noticed the drummer had one glove. I hadn’t thought about Epcot and the space movie in probably 30 years, thanks for the memory.

Just noticed Michael on the flag in the back during the car shot 😂😂

5:02 in accurate information. Pins pop up from stage lock shoes in the back heek the lean is all muscle. Videos on line show the pins

Missed nuggets : MJ & little boys, Drummer has on a white glove. MJ burnt up from behind in a Pepsi commercial.

Shoutout to Captain Eo, and also Star Tours for life ✊️

I'm 45, so I'm right there with you with the MJ nostalgia.

Best reaction to this video.

Yeah AAF did a song called “movies” it was on the same album as this one. I actually bought that album when I came out and it was fantastic from start to finish.

This was so much fun to watch you react to!

Still together. Haven't released anything in like 10 years but they have a new album in the works.

I read somewhere, but have not personally verified, that the kid dancing was not planned as part of the video. He was there watching the filming and started dancing, and the producer was amazed and wanted to use him in the video. The problem was that his parents were not there, so they could not get permission. So, they put him in the mask to get around that impasse.

Member the smooth criminal video game, I member.

The eyes at the end, just realized that it's a homage to the end of Thriller- when he & the girl leave and he has the same yellow eyes!!

The part with the exploding car windows and the grate were from "Black or White."

bass player mvp

You are correct about the song movie's, these guys have like 5 albums out.

First time I saw Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal was when the Michael Jackson movie Moonwalker came out

Best review of this song by anyone

I remember that ride at Disney. Suppose I'm dating myself.

Loved the react! For more nostalgia, check out Bowling for Soup's video '1985'

Such a pleasure to watch a reaction where the presenter actually GETS the references. So many do not, and it takes away from the experience.

I don't know if you've found the song that you was thinking of, but there's a band called Buck Cherry that has one called "For the Movies".

That was really interesting about the drummer