This seems to be a fitting descriptions for pretty much all the very long music videos by Michael Jackson. Regardless of what you may think of him as an artist, he just does not have it as an actor or as a writer. Jackson contributed a lot to the script here and Stephen king was in the boat as well, but if Martin Scorsese cannot get a great film out of the late Jackson, then neither can visual effects legend Stan Winston. It's basically all the same as always. Jackson is full of himself and has a screenplay that lets him appear like some sort of messiah for the entire thing and if he wasn't already enough in the main role, he basically plays everybody with a slight ounce of importance during these 40 minutes. The genre is also the same as always, supernatural, fantasy, science-fiction, horror etc. His music videos really all look the same sort-of. I am yet to see one that has a truly convincing story and does not get lost in a torrent of make-up, visual effects and general over-the-topness all over the place. And what's even worse is that in "Ghosts" from almost 20 years ago the music is not even particularly convincing. Not recommended.

This movie is incredible. I don't think it was released in the U.S. and if you can get it, it is a must see. If your a fan of MJ or not this film is actually better than the Thriller video. It is scary, thought provoking and fun and is a must see!! The effects are done by Stan Winston and by todays standards are a bit dated, However still effective for their intentions. Some notable characters are evident. Mos Def plays a frightened visitor to the home. There are a couple of must see scenes. The possession of the mayor by Michael is priceless, the dance sequence by the demons, and the dance sequence by MJ's skeleton are all unique visions that have not been seen on screen before.

I am a fan of Thiller even more now than when it originally aired. I stumbled upon this film, Ghosts, on VH1 by accident. I was disappointed. It could have used more of Stephen King's story telling abilities. The direction has created a fairly boring storyline out of what could have been an interesting narrative withamazing dancing. There were some interesting elements. I too liked theskeleton, but the over-abundance of pretty much the same "crowd" reaction shot and the lack of interesting directorial ideas take away from the great special effects and the wonderful dancing. A better director would have made this apiece that could stand on its own merit, rather than just the marquee of Jackson.

I really like this short film, I think it's very Imaginitive and if you have brain cells you'll see very clearly what the plot is, I think it's great! I think while he didn't hit the same pitch as he did with "thriller", I still give this film 4 stars!