Horst in Translation ([email protected]) 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.

cdrw62 Horrible excuse for a "movie" (mostly just an extended music video). What's wrong with it: 1. It proved what a terrible actor MJ was.2. Effects were mediocre even for the time when it was made. Terrible stop motion effects when the robot turned into the drum set. Terrible green/blue screen effects: When the orange gerbil flies around you can see where the puppeteers hand goes in it's backside.3. Puppets and creature costumes you'd expect to see in a cheapo Sid and Marty Kroft Saturday morning kids TV show (like Liddsville). 4. Group dance routine that looks like a lame retread of Thriller and Bad.5. The same group of recycled MJ dance moves he used in EVERY music video: thrusts crotch, wiggles fingers, does some "walk like an Egyptian" move, grabs crotch, moonwalks, repeat, etc.6. Completely forgettable song.Absolutely nothing original. The only entertaining part is when a character exclaims "Captain, there's something weird out there!" and I'm thinking "What, something even weirder than Michael Jackson?"

Darth-Helmet In the far reach of space, a goofy team of aliens and robots is lead by the magical Captain EO (Michael Jackson) who are on a mission to bring peace to a dark desolated world ruled by an evil sinister alien queen (Angelica Houston including trying to heal it with his powers.Outstanding 3D 18 minute Sci-fi movie from director Francis Ford Coppola and executive producer/writer George Lucas is one of the best former Disney Theme park attractions around. In 1985 the Disney Corporation came up with a concept for a 3D short film and hired Michael Jackson with George Lucas to be part of it yet it took an entire year to film with a release date of September 1986 at both Disney parks and was a tremendous success. I remembered when i was 12 in 1993 when my dad took me to both Disneyland and Universal in California, we saw this movie in 3D and it was amazing with the unique theater experience with the creatures and things coming at you from the screen.This is a fun trip down memory lane.

MisterWhiplash I never went to Disneyland when they had the Captain EO ride, so I have no nostalgia for this. Matter of fact I never looked up the short film to watch on youtube even because of the names of Coppola and Lucas attached. Only out of curiosity following Michael Jackson's death did I pop it on. Boy howdy - this is one of the biggest, most colossal "WTF" things you'll see in your lifetime. That is, if you don't have fond memories of it, which seems strange to me. Some may have seen this as kids and loved it for the spectacle, of Jackson with a bunch of cuddly and weird alien creatures and then a big musical number that kicks the ass off of an evil alien-metal queen. But seeing it without the nostalgia, it is just... a mess. It's a bunch of fantasy images sprawled with Jackson's ego sprouting up in one of those "Oh-my-GOD-that-is-so-80's" songs and videos. Oh sure, the visual FX from Lucasfilm are impressive, for its time, and the song isn't the worst Jakcson put out. But damn it all if one can't figure out why Coppola chose to direct it (well, money I guess, didn't have enough colossal budget pictures to tackle), or even Lucas produced it. There's moments where you'll laugh out loud, scratch your head in disbelief, and groan at, yes, the boredom. Or, if you're nostalgic for it, you may forgive it on a viewing so many years after it was released and then pulled out of the Disneyland lineup. You have to watch it just out of curiosity. If you watch it repeatedly then, um, you're a bigger fan than I'll ever be. Again, wow.