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Documentary about the creation of Michael Jackson's album 'Bad' and its enduring legacy 25 years later. Cast:Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Antonio "L.A." Reid, John Branca, John Robinson, Greg Phillinganes, Siedah Garrett, Bruce Swedien, Jerry Hey, Vincent Paterson, Martin Scorsese, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Mariah Carey, Sheryl Crow, Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, Justin Bieber, Cee-Lo Green, Andrae Harrell, Richard Price, Karen Langford, Joe Pytko, Colin Chilvers, Jim Blashfield, Ollie Brown, Jeffrey Daniel, Walter Yetnikoff, Nelson George, Joe Vogel, Danyel Smith, Lisa Robinson, Ron Powers, John Barnes, Ruben Blades, Will Vinton, Miko Brando, Jason King, Tatiana Thumbtzen, Seth Riggs, Matt Forger, Andrae Crouch, Jerry Kramer, Chris BrownDirector:Spike LeeRelease Date:October 19, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:40 Acres and a Mule FilmworksLength:2 hr 3 min
Bad 25 played in New York City and Los Angeles to excellent reviews. • Guy Lodge wrote in Daily Variety, "...exhaustive and entertaining... refreshingly uninterested in celebrity mythos, focusing principally on the practical and physical nuts and bolts of Jackson's talent..." • And Richard Corliss wrote in Time, "...the movie isn't bad, it's baaad — and great." More Reviews Below...
Bad 25 Positive Reviews (9 Reviews, reviews below)
Richard Corliss, Time: OUTSTANDING "...the movie isn't bad, it's baaad -- and great.... a love letter... an intimate view of a performer at his peak in the intense splendor of creativity."(See all of Richard Corliss's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 997 words, 08/31/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Spike Lee assembles a fond and meticulously detailed mosaic of a perfectionist at work... the film insists you don't need to be a fan: you just need eyes and ears."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 202 words, 10/19/12
Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...there's never any shortage of fascinating insider anecdotes... meticulously researched... it moves in the style of a great pop song."(See all of Mikael Wood's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 488 words, 10/26/12
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "The posthumous campaign to polish Michael Jackson's tarnished reputation continues apace... a less ghoulish exercise than the schlockumentary 'This Is It'..."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 194 words, 10/19/12
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice/LA Weekly: OUTSTANDING "...a bliss-out. The performance footage alone is thrilling, and Spike Lee has augmented it with archival treasures... Come on get your sham on."(See all of Alan Scherstuhl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 829 words, 10/18/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Bad 25 has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice/LA Weekly: OUTSTANDING "...a bliss-out. The performance footage alone is thrilling, and Spike Lee has augmented it with archival treasures... Come on get your sham on."(See all of Alan Scherstuhl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 829 words, 10/18/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Spike Lee assembles a fond and meticulously detailed mosaic of a perfectionist at work... the film insists you don't need to be a fan: you just need eyes and ears."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 202 words, 10/19/12
Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...there's never any shortage of fascinating insider anecdotes... meticulously researched... it moves in the style of a great pop song."(See all of Mikael Wood's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 488 words, 10/26/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Guy Lodge, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...exhaustive and entertaining... refreshingly uninterested in celebrity mythos, focusing principally on the practical and physical nuts and bolts of Jackson's talent..."(See all of Guy Lodge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 632 words, 08/31/12
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: OUTSTANDING "Beyond its value as a deep-probe portrait of the artist, this is a superb account of the music business and an indispensable pop-cultural time capsule."(See all of David Rooney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 917 words, 08/31/12
Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...there's never any shortage of fascinating insider anecdotes... meticulously researched... it moves in the style of a great pop song."(See all of Mikael Wood's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 488 words, 10/26/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Spike Lee assembles a fond and meticulously detailed mosaic of a perfectionist at work... the film insists you don't need to be a fan: you just need eyes and ears."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 202 words, 10/19/12
18.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Bad 25's reviews are separated by an average 18.9 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Coverage:Bad 25's reviews cover 22.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,210 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 579 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Bad 25 Coverage, Volume & Length (9 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 27 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Bad 25's reviews on average broke 27 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Bad 25's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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