'This Is It' DVD draws fans to midnight release
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TOKYO —
Fans waited outside Tower Records in Shibuya and other shops at midnight Monday as the long-awaited Michael Jackson documentary “This Is It” hit shelves on Blueray DVD. According to Sony Pictures Entertainment, when the DVD officially goes on sale Wednesday, initially 2 million copies will be shipped, the largest number for a new release in the company’s history.
A company representative said the volume and reaction of fans at the release is “a sign of how wonderful and talented an entertainer Michael was, and how his humanity affected so many people.”
On Monday night, Tower Records in Shibuya held a talk show and dance event with singer-songwriter Shinobu Kubotato and music critic Masaharu Yoshioka. “We wanted to get the DVD out to fans as soon as possible,” the Sony rep said of the midnight release.
One 53-year-old fan who came to the release together with her oldest son said before grabbing her own copy of the DVD, “Michael was an artist who crossed the boundaries of race, age and nationality. I’ve been eagerly waiting for this day to come!”
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Altria
If you're a casual fan I'd say you're better off buying a DVD of a concert when he was at his peak, rather than a few rehearsals in a darkened studio.
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Junnama
Amazing!! All these people don't know how to find unauthorized downloads of movies on the internet.
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caffeinebuzz
I was bored of the whole Michael Jackson memorial charade the day it started. Every party I've been to since has to have some tribute to the guy and you can't escape the promos in the CD shops. R.I.P to the guy and all but seriously, what a big yawnfest!
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smartacus
Junnama
Some people, like me, don't want to download from the Internet. The quality is poor and you don't get the extras that you do with DVDs.
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Junnama
Ah, I see.... I don't have time to watch movies anymore. I'm forgetting everything....naki,naki,naki...
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daisan
They just need something to talk about with their friends and show off. Even if they are die hard fans why line up if they could buy it online? Unless they were giving away some freebies but still, they just need to feel special because they 'were' there and bought it first.
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tarento
What, were they afraid it was going to sell out? Could they catch the last train home? How sorry and void must their lives be to have to be the first to buy something that was already in the theaters? May the force be with them.
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S7ro9kGm3aQ
Absolutely pathetic. Why are so many people celebrating and enjoying the life of a dead, formerly unstable, pedo?
Next time I commit a dastardly crime, I'm going to become an entertainer and release a DVD called "Oh No, I Did It Again".
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caffeinebuzz
S7ro9kGm3aQ, My dad called me to say exactly the same thing. I'm a bit more cautious as to what he actually did while alive, and don't have a definite opinion as to whether he was a pedo or not. However, either way the overreaction in the aftermath of his death is incredible.
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dolphingirl
I think a lot of people became 'diehard' fans after his death. Yes, the man was great artist but in the last several years his popularity was waning so it seems for some people this is just a passing infatuation rather than true appreciation of his talent.
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S7ro9kGm3aQ
caffeinebuzz, indeed. It's like Princess Diana all over again.
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bobbafett
I am not buying it. In my opinion This is s%$t
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