History on Film, Vol. 2

Truly, the only sad part, is the fact that the videos get better and more technically complex, as well as the songs and orchestrations, and Michael still delivers, but his physical change from the Motown 25th Anniversary at 24 years of age w/Thriller to Dangerous and HIStory is unsettling.

Nonetheless, I would still recommend the title to fans and those in the music video field. This is some to the best directing, editing and cinematography work in videos and all from 1995-1996.

Bottom line, at least he did break some ground in the quality of the performances and videos no matter what you think of him personally.


Great if you don't have it!   December 25, 1999
16 out of 18 found this review helpful

Okay this is a great video for those that want everything probably already at your house in better condition. I for one had better sound of the Motown Billie Jean performance than from the original show shown back in '83. The videos shown are : History advertiserment shown on t.v. to promote the History album with the statue), Billie Jean from Motown performance, Beat It, Liberian Girl, Smooth Criminal (edited moonwalker version not the original video), MTV performance from 1995, Thriller, Scream, STranger IN Moscow, Childhood, Blood on the Dance Floor, You Are not alone, (basically all the History videos, except the mixes) and the Teaser. Basically, I had all this stuff the only good thing about it was it was in stereo and clearer and brushed up from eighties. Other than that I'd think this was a waste of money. Nothing new on here.


The Modern Media *-PLUS-* The Historic Hits   November 21, 2001
Andrea J W (Lawrenceville, Georgia United States)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful

The HIStory On Film, Volume II DVD is an AWESOME disc for those who wanted MORE after buying HIStory On Film or is a suuuper DVD for any collector or Michael Jackson lover. The only fault in the DVD is that it must be flipped to view the second session of its content. It is STILL DEFINITELY a 5-star DVD! It's only a little annoying when you're loafing, dazed by the Michael magic, to pry yourself from your sofa to flip the disc.

Side One is a collection of the greatest performances and classic hits (2 which weren't on HIStory On Film). The compliation is a nice little memory trip. If you're a kid, it is nice to catch some of those old moments that you weren't around to see.

:::Side One:::

~*~ Teaser [from 'HIStory' Album]
~*~ Motown 25: Billie Jean Performance [ Michael Jackson's first MOONWALKING !]
~*~ Beat It
~*~ Liberian Girl
~*~ Smooth Criminal (phenominal full-lenth video)
~*~ 1995 MTV Video Music Awards Performance
~*~ Thriller

Side Two may have been separated from Side One because of its content. Michael Jackson has always liked to be family friendly in his lyrics and videos. However, Side Two features 'SCREAM' in which Janet Jackson flashes the finger, and 'You Are Not Alone' with Michael Jackson and his beloved ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley next to nude. You will still want to watch the 'Earth Song' video which is, to say the least, stunning and 'Brace Yourself', an awesome collage sort of piece.

:::Side Two:::

~*~ Scream
~*~ Childhood [song featured in FREE WILLY 2]
~*~ You Are Not Alone
~*~ Earth Song [an emotional masterpiece]
~*~ They Don't Care About Us [South American version]
~*~ Stranger In Moscow
~*~ Blood On The Dance Floor [Refugee Camp remiX]
~*~ Brace Yourself [klaleidoscope of Michael-mania]

The whole DVD aims to please and is stellar! 'SMOOTH CRIMINAL' will have you dancing for days, while 'EARTH SONG' will keep you crying for years to come. Well worth the petty 17 dollars!! A piece of music history.


KING OF POP   January 8, 2004
amy lynn (pennsylvania United States)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

Micheal Jackson is definetly the king of pop - after u see this collection of his videos you wont dispute that.
THE DVD
1.PROGRAM START
2.teaser-elaborate teaser showing micheal jackson as a huge statue.
3.BILLIE JEAN motown 25- an amazing performance of micheal jackson singing billie jean and doing moonwalk for first time- here he shows his amazing talent - in this performance u think it cant get any better than this but yet he ceases to amaze me - performances keep getting better. 5 star performance
4.BEAT IT- classic mj video great dancing - good song 4.3 stars
5.LIBERIAN GIRL- ok/ catchy song with alot of appearances by celebritys - very rare video- 3 stars
6.SMOOTH CRIMINAL-this one i rank up there with billie jean- here he outdoes himself again showing his amazing talent and dancing abilitys- 5 star performance
7.1995 mtv video music awards-another amazing performance- my personal favorite along with smooth criminal- here he does many songs in a mix of some sort and shows many diffrent dances and it amazes me how he can switch so quick into the diff dances -one of a kind performance - 5 stars
8.THRILLER- classic masterpiece /great performances by all- 5 stars
SIDE TWO
1.SCREAM- innovative original video with sister janet- very cool video - 4 stars
2.CHILDHOOD-pretty good video -3.5 stars
3. YOU ARE NOT ALONE- not one of my favorites but still good video/ shows micheals sensitive side- 4 stars
4.EARTH SONG- beautiful video - have to see it to believe it -5 stars
5.THEY DONT CARE ABOUT US- so so video / fun to watch- 3.5 stars
6.STRANGER IN MOSCOW- diffrent type of video yet beautiful-3.8 stars
7.BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR- the worst video on whole disk - i didnt like this song or video at all but the other videos make up for this one - 1 star( this just wasnt micheal jackson- it wasnt his style ) i expect more from this - hes more talented and hes shown that in his past but maybe he just wanted to try somthing diffrent
8.BRACE yourself-3.5-4 stars
SO I RECOMEND THIS DVD TO ANYONE - any pop music lover or micheal jackson fan - even if ur not a big micheal jackson fan u will be after veiwing this collection and this dvd is also good for chronicaling some very memorable video masterpieces.


MICHAEL JACKSON'S HISTORY VIDEO VOLUME.2 IS NO.1   March 8, 2000
CHRIS.JUAREZ (WESTCOVINA,CALIFORNIA)
9 out of 13 found this review helpful

THIS VIDEO HAS IT ALL I MEAN IT HAS LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM MICHAEL JACKSON LIKE WENE HE PERFORMED "BILLIE JEAN" AT MOTOWN AND WENE HE PERFORMED AT THE GRAMMYS AND MUCH MORE I WATCH THIS VIDEO ALMOST EVERYDAY I JUST CAN'T "STOP TILL YOU GET ENOUGH".MICHAEL'S MUSIC WILL LIVE ON FOREVER AND AS A PURCHASER OF THIS TAPE ITS NO.1 AND SO IS HIS HISTORY VIDEO VOLUME.1.