BootDigest
Such a frustrating disappointment
AniInterview
Sorry, this movie sucks
Listonixio
Fresh and Exciting
TaryBiggBall
It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)
Maybe "Captain EO" leaves more of an impact if you actually saw it as the theme park attraction that it initially was, but for me it didn't do too much, maybe because I am not the greatest Star Wars fan. George Lucas' involvement with this movie is clearly visible. Some of the creatures in here look like they were taken right out of one of his films. The director, however, is Francis Ford Coppola, but nothing here reminds me of his work from the "Godfather" films for example. And Michael Jackson just isn't a good actor unfortunately, so it doesn't help the matter either. The second main role (if there is such a thing) is played by Anjelica Huston in the year when she won her Academy Award. All in all, I recommend these 17 minutes really only to huge sci-fi lovers or massive Michael Jackson fans. The rest really does not need to see it as I found it mediocre at best.
chimera-21
...still have a nose.Other than that, lemme see, the effects are dated. The acting is horrible. James Horner should be ashamed. Lucas and the rest HAD to be on some bad drugs...The main value of this thing is as a sad piece of history serving as a reminder to us all that the creature we see on tabloids today was once Michael Jackson. Probably one of the most talented people ever to come along and, then, with a future so bright nobody could imagine where he'd go......certainly we never imagined where he'd wind up.
Brian Patrick
While the 3D effects were thrilling for 1986 this film does not hold up well thru time. Since its heyday we have seen many 3D movies that have better effects and do not have the distinction of having dated music. This was not just a movie. There were several site specific effects during the show that cannot be duplicated if this were ever to be released on DVD. Such as lasers shooting over the heads of the theatergoers, searchlights in the audience and smoke. The effects are terrible by 2006 standards. Michael Jackson is terrible and unconvincing as a space captain. The creatures look like toys and the costumes are dated. So much so that during the climax... the big scene... the huge production number... you'd swear it was Xanadu. The story is thin. Even though this tops out at a little over 17 minutes it seems they story is stretched to fill that time. Oh Francis why did you do this? Best to let this one fade away.
San Franciscan
It is truly some sort of horrendous cultural crime that this ultracool Michael Jackson film was yanked out of the Magic Eye theatres from Disney Parks around the world and replaced with the completely stupid "Honey, I Shrunk The Audience"!The music is HOT! Michael Jackson is GREAT in it! The characters are fun, it has a great message AND its effects are gorgeous! Heck, MY COUSIN DEBBIE LEE CARRINGTON IS IN IT!!!But Disney yanked it out of the parks due to the infamous and ridiculous accusations against Michael which I will not go into here (and of which I still strongly believe him to be completely innocent of) due to cowardice.It deserves a re-release, and its fantastic theme song--one of the best things Michael ever wrote and performed--remains unreleased as well. COME ON, DISNEY!!! Have a little GUTS, RELEASE IT! (But what am I saying?! They're still too cowardly to re-release Song Of The South...!!!)
